Darkspear Islands
Battleground for 15 a side, levels 30–60 · New in Forever · read from the Forever client, build 1.60.1.70755. All instances →
Off the coast of Kalimdor are the ceremonial islands of the Darkspear tribe.
Capture the objectives
What the client says
- A battleground.Its map row is typed 3, the client's number for a battleground; an arena is 4.
- Not rated.Its queue row carries no rated team size, like every Classic Era row. Two Forever rows do: Battle for Gilneas at 10 and Hyjal Crater at 5.
- Fifteen a side.Levels 30–60. Also drawn by the Random Battleground queue.
- Objectives, in the loading screen's words.Capture and hold objectives, capture the Darkspear Islands Flag and earn 2000 resources.
- Built on 24 of its 25 terrain tiles.Those 24 tiles carry 2,461 placed objects and 91 buildings. That is 3.0× the built area of Warsong Gulch and 1.4× Alterac Valley's.
- Dressed for a player.A loading screen, a description and 4 named areas (Ruins, Camp, Shipwreck Cove and 1 more).
Off the coast of Kalimdor are the storm-torn islands of the Darkspear tribe. These islands are coveted by the trolls for their spiritual significance - but the encroaching Alliance seek to gain a foothold off the coast of Durotar.
What it does not say
- Anything the server decides.Objectives, scoring, start positions and rewards are set by the server, not the client tables.
Each line is read from the Forever client, build 1.60.1.70755: the map and queue tables for what it is, its terrain files (measured on build 1.60.1.70425) for how much of it was built.
What else the client carries for it
Read from the tables around the map row, each block only where the build has something: nothing here is typed in. What the server decides (prices, vendors, scoring) is not in these tables.
Marked on the map
4 points the map marks, and a flag.
- Abandoned Tower · starts neutral
- Camp · starts neutral
- Ruins · starts neutral
- Shipwreck Cove · starts neutral
- Darkspear Flag · flag
Level brackets
The queue splits players into 4 brackets.
- 30–39
- 40–49
- 50–59
- 60
Reputation it pays
The spells the map awards reputation with, one per side.
- Theramore Expeditionary Force · Alliance
- Darkspear Raiders · Horde
On the world map
Filed as a map outside the zone hierarchy, under Kalimdor.
Achievements and counters that name it
- Master of Darkspear Islands: Exalted with Darkspear Islands
Counters the game keeps:Battleground played the most · Battleground won the most · Battlegrounds played · Battlegrounds won · Darkspear Islands bases assaulted · Darkspear Islands bases defended · Darkspear Islands battles · Darkspear Islands flags captured · Darkspear Islands Honorable Kills · Darkspear Islands Killing Blows · Darkspear Islands victories · Deaths in Darkspear Islands.
Criteria the client defines for it, owned by no achievement row:Complete Darkspear Islands Battlegrounds (3) · Kills in Darkspear Islands (25) · Win Darkspear Islands while controlling all four bases · Win Darkspear Islands while controlling at least three bases · Win in Darkspear Islands.
Items named for it
44 items Forever added that carry the map's name. Where each is bought or won is server-side; Wowhead's Forever database fills from players' uploads, so a link may answer "not found" for a while.
- Darkspear EpauletsShoulder · item level 65
- Darkspear MantleShoulder · item level 65
- Darkspear PauldronsShoulder · item level 65
- Darkspear ShoulderguardsShoulder · item level 65
- Darkspear ShoulderpadsShoulder · item level 65
- Darkspear ShouldersShoulder · item level 65
- Darkspear SpauldersShoulder · item level 65
- Darkspear Insurgent's SpellbladeMain Hand · item level 63
- Darkspear Insurgent's SpellbladeMain Hand · item level 53
- Darkspear Insurgent's SpellbladeMain Hand · item level 43
- Darkspear Insurgent's SpellbladeMain Hand · item level 33
- Darkspear Raider's CloakBack · item level 63
- Darkspear Raider's CloakBack · item level 53
- Darkspear Raider's CloakBack · item level 43
- Darkspear Raider's CloakBack · item level 33
- Darkspear Raider's ReaperTwo-Hand · item level 63
- Darkspear Raider's ReaperTwo-Hand · item level 53
- Darkspear Raider's ReaperTwo-Hand · item level 43
- Darkspear Raider's ReaperTwo-Hand · item level 33
- Darkspear SignetFinger · item level 63
- Darkspear SignetFinger · item level 53
- Darkspear SignetFinger · item level 43
- Darkspear SignetFinger · item level 33
- Darkspear Skirmisher's BludgeonMain Hand · item level 63
- Darkspear Skirmisher's BludgeonMain Hand · item level 53
- Darkspear Skirmisher's BludgeonMain Hand · item level 43
- Darkspear Skirmisher's BludgeonMain Hand · item level 33
- Darkspear Voodoo SealTrinket · item level 53
- Darkspear Voodoo SealTrinket · item level 38
- Darkspear Warding PendantNeck · item level 63
- Darkspear Warding PendantNeck · item level 53
- Darkspear Warding PendantNeck · item level 43
- Darkspear Warding PendantNeck · item level 33
- Darkspear Islands Mark of HonorConsumable
- Darkspear Advanced Care PackageConsumable
- Darkspear Basic Care PackageConsumable
- Darkspear Battle TabardTabard · item level 20
- Darkspear Islands Enriched RationConsumable · item level 55
- Darkspear Islands Field RationConsumable · item level 35
- Darkspear Islands Iron RationConsumable · item level 45
- Darkspear Islands Mageweave BandageConsumable · item level 45
- Darkspear Islands Runecloth BandageConsumable · item level 55
- Darkspear Islands Silk BandageConsumable · item level 35
- Darkspear Standard Care PackageConsumable
Entering
- 0 players
How much of it was built
A map's terrain is stored as tiles, each 533 yards square. Counting only the tiles with something actually built on them (which leaves out the empty ground a map pads its edges with) gives each battleground's real built area. Warsong Gulch is the yardstick.
Built area as multiples of Warsong Gulch. Every tile of every map was read, not sampled.
One caveat, because this is the figure most worth quoting. Built area is where terrain work exists, not where a player can walk. Alterac Valley's mountains are built ground to a level designer and a wall to everyone else. What this establishes is how much was made, not how much is playable, and not what the map is for, which only its queue rows say, and the card above states.
Every measured PvP map
| Map | Queue | Built tiles | vs Warsong Gulch | Scenery | Buildings | Textures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyjal Crater | 5 a side | 35 of 35 | 4.4× | 8,744 | 58 | 41 |
| Darkspear Islands | 15 a side | 24 of 25 | 3.0× | 2,461 | 91 | 25 |
| Alterac Valley | 40 a side | 17 of 35 | 2.1× | 3,554 | 70 | 19 |
| Battle for Gilneas | 10 a side | 9 of 16 | 1.1× | 2,031 | 38 | 7 |
| Warsong Gulch | 10 a side | 8 of 16 | 1.0× | 1,115 | 19 | 11 |
| Arathi Basin | 15 a side | 7 of 16 | 0.9× | 3,287 | 26 | 6 |
The evidence, tile by tile
For anyone who wants to check the numbers rather than take them. Each square is one 533-yard terrain tile as the client stores it, shaded by how much scenery sits on it; a dashed square is ground with nothing built on it. This is where every figure above comes from.
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Bosses
No bosses; a player-versus-player map.
Quests · 17
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Conflict at Darkspear Islands★ Level 39
Bring 3 Darkspear Islands Marks of Honor to a Horde Warbringer outside the battlegrounds.
Objectives
- Darkspear Islands Mark of Honor ×3
Rewards
You will also receive:
XP1,500 45s Teaches Honor Points +138Reputation:
No database has this quest yet: it is new in Forever, and this page reads it from the beta client itself (quest 98887, from the client's own quest cache). Full page for this quest →
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Darkspear Islands Clash★ Level 39
Bring 3 Darkspear Islands Marks of Honor to an Alliance Brigadier General outside the battlegrounds.
Objectives
- Darkspear Islands Mark of Honor ×3
Who gives it, who takes it in
- Picked up from Alliance Brigadier General Ironforge, Hall of Arms (69.7, 89.7)
- Turned in to Alliance Brigadier General Ironforge, Hall of Arms (69.7, 89.7)
Sources: the WFT Beta Log addon, 23 October 2026 · the beta client's creature cache, 23 October 2026 (creaturecache.wdb, build 70532)
Rewards
You will also receive:
XP1,500 45s Teaches Honor Points +138Reputation:
No database has this quest yet: it is new in Forever, and this page reads it from the beta client itself (quest 98895, from the client's own quest cache). Full page for this quest →
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Darkspear's Basic Care Package★ Level 39
Rewards
You will also receive:
Reputation:
No database has this quest yet: it is new in Forever, and this page reads it from the beta client itself (quest 98910, from the client's own quest cache). Full page for this quest →
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The Battle for Darkspear Islands!★ Level 39 2 versions
Win a Darkspear Islands battleground and return back to Brelinda McFarry at Northwatch Hold.
Objectives
- Win in Darkspear Islands
Who takes it in
- Turned in to Brelinda Mc named in the quest's summary
Those are read from the quest's own wording, not from a sighting on the beta.
Source: the beta client's quest cache, 13 October 2026 (questcache.wdb, build 70338)
Rewards
You will also receive:
XP3,000 90sReputation:
No database has this quest yet: it is new in Forever, and this page reads it from the beta client itself (quest 98903, from the client's own quest cache). Full page for this quest →
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Theramore Basic Care Package★ Level 39
Rewards
You will also receive:
Reputation:
No database has this quest yet: it is new in Forever, and this page reads it from the beta client itself (quest 98913, from the client's own quest cache). Full page for this quest →
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Conflict at Darkspear Islands★ Level 49
Bring 3 Darkspear Islands Marks of Honor to a Horde Warbringer outside the battlegrounds.
Objectives
- Darkspear Islands Mark of Honor ×3
Rewards
You will also receive:
70s Teaches Honor Points +228Reputation:
No database has this quest yet: it is new in Forever, and this page reads it from the beta client itself (quest 98889, from the client's own quest cache). Full page for this quest →
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Darkspear Islands Clash★ Level 49
Bring 3 Darkspear Islands Marks of Honor to an Alliance Brigadier General outside the battlegrounds.
Objectives
- Darkspear Islands Mark of Honor ×3
Rewards
You will also receive:
70s Teaches Honor Points +228Reputation:
No database has this quest yet: it is new in Forever, and this page reads it from the beta client itself (quest 98897, from the client's own quest cache). Full page for this quest →
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Darkspear's Standard Care Package★ Level 49
Rewards
You will also receive:
Reputation:
No database has this quest yet: it is new in Forever, and this page reads it from the beta client itself (quest 98911, from the client's own quest cache). Full page for this quest →
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The Battle for Darkspear Islands!★ Level 49 2 versions
Win a Darkspear Islands battleground and return back to Brelinda McFarry at Northwatch Hold.
Objectives
- Win in Darkspear Islands
Who takes it in
- Turned in to Brelinda Mc named in the quest's summary
Those are read from the quest's own wording, not from a sighting on the beta.
Source: the beta client's quest cache, 13 October 2026 (questcache.wdb, build 70338)
Rewards
You will also receive:
XP4,550 1g 40sReputation:
No database has this quest yet: it is new in Forever, and this page reads it from the beta client itself (quest 98904, from the client's own quest cache). Full page for this quest →
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Theramore Standard Care Package★ Level 49
Rewards
You will also receive:
Reputation:
No database has this quest yet: it is new in Forever, and this page reads it from the beta client itself (quest 98914, from the client's own quest cache). Full page for this quest →
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Conflict at Darkspear Islands★ Level 59
Bring 3 Darkspear Islands Marks of Honor to a Horde Warbringer outside the battlegrounds.
Objectives
- Darkspear Islands Mark of Honor ×3
Rewards
You will also receive:
XP6,400 90s Teaches Honor Points +378Reputation:
No database has this quest yet: it is new in Forever, and this page reads it from the beta client itself (quest 98891, from the client's own quest cache). Full page for this quest →
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Darkspear Islands Clash★ Level 59
Bring 3 Darkspear Islands Marks of Honor to an Alliance Brigadier General outside the battlegrounds.
Objectives
- Darkspear Islands Mark of Honor ×3
Rewards
You will also receive:
XP6,400 90s Teaches Honor Points +378Reputation:
No database has this quest yet: it is new in Forever, and this page reads it from the beta client itself (quest 98899, from the client's own quest cache). Full page for this quest →
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Conflict at Darkspear Islands★ Level 60
Bring 3 Darkspear Islands Marks of Honor to a Horde Warbringer outside the battlegrounds.
Objectives
- Darkspear Islands Mark of Honor ×3
Rewards
You will also receive:
XP6,600 90s Teaches Honor Points +398Reputation:
No database has this quest yet: it is new in Forever, and this page reads it from the beta client itself (quest 98893, from the client's own quest cache). Full page for this quest →
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Darkspear Islands Clash★ Level 60
Bring 3 Darkspear Islands Marks of Honor to an Alliance Brigadier General outside the battlegrounds.
Objectives
- Darkspear Islands Mark of Honor ×3
Rewards
You will also receive:
XP6,600 90s Teaches Honor Points +398Reputation:
No database has this quest yet: it is new in Forever, and this page reads it from the beta client itself (quest 98901, from the client's own quest cache). Full page for this quest →
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Darkspear's Advanced Care Package★ Level 60
Rewards
You will also receive:
Reputation:
No database has this quest yet: it is new in Forever, and this page reads it from the beta client itself (quest 98912, from the client's own quest cache). Full page for this quest →
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The Battle for Darkspear Islands!★ Level 60 2 versions
Win a Darkspear Islands battleground and return back to Brelinda McFarry at Northwatch Hold.
Objectives
- Win in Darkspear Islands
Who takes it in
- Turned in to Brelinda Mc named in the quest's summary
Those are read from the quest's own wording, not from a sighting on the beta.
Source: the beta client's quest cache, 13 October 2026 (questcache.wdb, build 70338)
Rewards
You will also receive:
XP6,600 1g 80sReputation:
No database has this quest yet: it is new in Forever, and this page reads it from the beta client itself (quest 98905, from the client's own quest cache). Full page for this quest →
-
Theramore Advanced Care Package★ Level 60
Rewards
You will also receive:
Reputation:
No database has this quest yet: it is new in Forever, and this page reads it from the beta client itself (quest 98915, from the client's own quest cache). Full page for this quest →
What the beta server told the client about each quest that sends you into Darkspear Islands: the task, its objectives, who hands it out and who takes it in where the quest's own wording or the beta log names them, and the rewards, with item names, money and experience from the client tables. ★ marks quests that did not exist in Classic Era; Wowhead has no page for those yet. Every quest also has a page of its own.
Areas inside
Ruins · Camp · Shipwreck Cove · Abandoned Tower
★New in Forever · map 2997 Sources: Forever client build 1.60.1.70755 · the beta client's quest cache, 13 October 2026 (questcache.wdb, build 70338) · the WFT Beta Log addon, 23 October 2026 · the beta client's creature cache, 23 October 2026 (creaturecache.wdb, build 70532)
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