Battle for Shattrath

For the quest, see  [20-40] The Battle for Shattrath.

Battle for Shattrath
Location	Talador and Shattrath City
Result	The Iron Horde withdraws from Talador. The coalition maintains control of the city until the Shadow Council rebellion.
Commanders and leaders   Alliance & Horde Khadgar Thaelin Darkanvil Gazlowe Thrall Maraad † Yrel Durotan Draka   Iron Horde Blackhand Orgrim Doomhammer † (defected)
Casualties and losses   Alliance & Horde Moderate   Iron Horde Heavy
Previous	Battle of Thunder Pass, Defense of Karabor
Concurrent	Auchindoun crisis
Next	Siege of Grommashar

The Battle for Shattrath was a major battle in the war in Draenor. The Alliance and Horde, alongside the native draenei and Frostwolves have united in their effort to thwart the Iron Horde's effort to conquer the city, and also destroy a doomsday weapon mounted upon one of the warships.

It concluded with a full withdrawal of the Iron Horde from Shattrath and was controlled by the coalition for a small period of time until it was pushed back by the Shadow Council forces under the leadership of Socrethar.

The battle

While Thaelin Darkanvil and Gazlowe worked to get an Iron Star working, the commander faced off against the Iron Horde's forces before ultimately using the Iron Star itself against the Iron Horde's fleet, yet many enemies impeded them on their way to meet with Khadgar and the others at Shattrath Harbor. Once united, the allies turned their attention to destroying the Iron Horde barring their way, and to that end, Khadgar prepared to use a spell to clear their way. The Archmage warned that the spell takes time, necessitating his allies to defend him until he was ultimately able to neutralize the harbor.

With the way cleared, the allied forces rushed to clash with Blackhand, finding him already in combat with Orgrim Doomhammer. As the two orcs battled, Doomhammer was joined by Maraad, Yrel, Durotan, and Khadgar. With their focus on Blackhand, the commander turned their attention elsewhere. Seeking to destroy the enemy to save Shattrath, the commander invaded the Iron Horde's ships, killing Machinist B'randt, afterward joining the fight against Blackhand.

During the fight, Doomhammer and Maraad were ultimately killed by Blackhand, and the ship they were battling on was destroyed by the Iron Star at the command of Khadgar.

Aftermath

Blackhand was able to survive being blasted into the sea but was forced to flee from Talador, even as Durotan vowed to kill him when the opportunity presented itself. Meanwhile, Yrel vowed that Maraad's sacrifice would not be in vain.

With Shattrath saved and the Iron Horde beaten, the commander departed for Auchindoun, to drive off the Shadow Council from its sacred halls. In their stead, a coalition force maintained control of Shattrath City until they were pushed back by the Shadow Council's forces under the leadership of Socrethar.

Notes

Engineer and shipwright Solog Roark would later reveal that Blackhand commissioned the iron star cannon (which Roark was likely responsible for) and Roark then built the battleship that carried it.

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  Orgrim and Durotan

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