Ready for War

If you are playing in Shadowlands or later and cannot start the war campaign, you must first obtain the Heart of Azeroth from Magni in Silithus. Buy a piece of BFA PvP gear that grants azerite powers to trigger the A Dying World quest chain, which awards the Heart of Azeroth and takes roughly 15 minutes.

Start the War Campaign by speaking with Genn Greymane in Boralus Harbor to pick up the introductory quest, then collect War Resources to open the War Cache and proceed into the main campaign.

Establish the Vol'dun Foothold, Zuldazar Foothold, and Nazmir Foothold in any order. These can be started at levels 110, 114, and 118 respectively, and all three must be completed before the remaining storylines unlock.

Purchase Scouting Report: Grimwatt's Crash and other scouting reports from Vindicator Jaelaana at 69.3, 24.93 in Boralus. Each scouting report unlocks a follower mission; after 3–6 hours a mission report quest becomes available, followed by a quest to build an outpost in the corresponding zone.

All campaign chapters after the three footholds — including Blood on the Sand, Chasing Darkness, A Golden Opportunity, Blood in the Water, and The Strike on Zuldazar — require level 120 to access.

The Strike on Zuldazar storyline requires Revered reputation with the 7th Legion (Alliance) or The Honorbound (Horde). Earn reputation through world quests on the Zandalar Isles (75 reputation each), emissary quests (1,500 reputation each), follower missions, and the Island Expedition weekly quest.

Finish Chasing Darkness (requires 4,500 out of 6,000 reputation progress gate), A Golden Opportunity (requires 3,000 out of 12,000), Blood in the Water (requires 7,500 out of 12,000), and finally The Strike on Zuldazar to complete the war campaign and earn Ready for War.