Proving Grounds

Summary

Quest level

60

Required level

51

Zone

Alterac Valley

Race

Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome, High Order Skyborne (Forever)

Side

Alliance

Starts from

• Lieutenant Haggerdin NPCForever
  Alterac Mountains · ≈ 39.5, 81.2
  Source evidence

  source-only

Coordinates are approximate points from third-party spawn data and are not verified for this build.

Objectives

• Collect: Stormpike Banner
  Source evidence

  source-only source objectives[3] #1

Turn in to

• Lieutenant Haggerdin NPCForever
  Alterac Mountains · ≈ 39.5, 81.2
  Source evidence

  source-only

Coordinates are approximate points from third-party spawn data and are not verified for this build.

Map

Other quest location evidence

• Alterac Valley · Zone only (Questie DB report)

Source locations are approximate and not verified for this build. Sets of points are not a single exact location.

Rewards

Reward items

• Stormpike Insignia Rank 1Forever
  Source evidence

  Supported by 2 sources: source-only quest data; source-only AllTheThings 5.3.15 · also-asserted-by:questie · choice semantics: unspecified-by-source
• The Frostwolf ArtichokeForever
  Source evidence

  Supported by 2 sources: source-only quest data; source-only AllTheThings 5.3.15 · also-asserted-by:questie · choice semantics: unspecified-by-source

Whether these are all given or a choice between them is not established.

Experience

• 6,600 experience
  Source evidence

  corroborated fixed-per-source-field

Reputation

• +100 with Stormpike Guard
  Source evidence

  source-only fixed-per-source-field
• +100 with Ironforge
  Source evidence

  source-only fixed-per-source-field

Reputation amounts come from third-party data and are not verified for Forever.

Requirements

• Requires Stormpike Guard — Neutral
  Source evidence

  source-only

Quest chain

7 Quests · 0 possible prerequisite ancestors · 5 dependents/follow-ups. Each Quest appears once; links show branches and joins.

Groups preserve ALL / ANY conditions. Next is progression, not a completion requirement. Breadcrumbs and alternatives are separate context. Known roots do not establish complete server eligibility.

1. The Sovereign Imperative #7261 Level 60 · known root
   Next (source progression): Proving Grounds #7162

   Breadcrumb for: Proving Grounds #7162
2. Current Quest · Proving Grounds #7162 Level 60 · known root
   Next (source progression): Rise and Be Recognized #7168

   Breadcrumb quests that lead here: The Sovereign Imperative #7261
3. Rise and Be Recognized #7168 Level 60
   Prerequisites: Complete Proving Grounds #7162

   Source evidence

   questiedb-1.0.5-33c298038c373956 · preQuestSingle · SourceOnly

   Next (source progression): Honored Amongst the Guard #7169
4. Honored Amongst the Guard #7169 Level 60
   Prerequisites: Complete Rise and Be Recognized #7168

   Source evidence

   questiedb-1.0.5-33c298038c373956 · preQuestSingle · SourceOnly

   Next (source progression): Earned Reverence #7170
5. Earned Reverence #7170 Level 60
   Prerequisites: Complete Honored Amongst the Guard #7169

   Source evidence

   questiedb-1.0.5-33c298038c373956 · preQuestSingle · SourceOnly

   Next (source progression): Legendary Heroes #7171
6. Legendary Heroes #7171 Level 60
   Prerequisites: Complete Earned Reverence #7170

   Source evidence

   questiedb-1.0.5-33c298038c373956 · preQuestSingle · SourceOnly

   Next (source progression): The Eye of Command #7172
7. The Eye of Command #7172 Level 60 · leaf
   Prerequisites: Complete Legendary Heroes #7171

   Source evidence

   questiedb-1.0.5-33c298038c373956 · preQuestSingle · SourceOnly