Break the Blockade

Quest Giver: Bombardier Petrov — Westguard Keep, Howling Fjord

Objective: Use Petrov’s Cluster Bombs from the zeppelin to destroy 25 Blockade Pirates and 10 Blockade Cannons in the Shattered Straits, then return to Bombardier Petrov.

Quick Facts

• Level: 71
• Type: Daily quest (repeatable)
• Location: Shattered Straits, off the coast of Westguard Keep

Walkthrough

Boarding the Zeppelin

• The zeppelin is docked near Harrowmeiser at approximately [28, 42], just west of Bombardier Petrov. If it’s not there, it’s on its route. The zeppelin stays docked for about 2 minutes between trips; the full round trip takes roughly 6 minutes.
• Put Petrov’s Cluster Bombs on a keybind. Clicking the icon and then clicking the ground target is slow. A keybind lets you press and click much faster, which matters when the zeppelin is moving.

Bombing the Ships

• The zeppelin passes 5 pirate ships. The route goes:
  • Ships 1-2: Zeppelin passes to their right. Stand on the left side of the zeppelin (the side opposite where you boarded).
  • Ship 3: Zeppelin flies directly overhead. Stand at the front.
  • Ships 4-5: Zeppelin passes to their left. Stand on the right side.
• Best solo strategy: Stand at the very front of the zeppelin and face backward. This lets you throw bombs both forward and behind you (through the zeppelin), covering ships on both sides without repositioning. If you face forward instead, the zeppelin body blocks your backward throws.
• Aim directly at cannons and pirate clusters. The bombs have an AoE splash, so dropping them between groups of pirates is effective.
• Completing the quest in a single pass solo is possible but tight. Most solo players need 1-2 passes. Grouping with other players on the zeppelin shares kill credit and makes a one-pass finish easy.

If You Don’t Finish in One Pass

• You can ride the zeppelin around again (another ~6 minutes).
• With Cold Weather Flying, you can fly directly to the ships. Landing on a ship’s mast spar or the bow keeps you out of melee range, and there are reports the bombs still work from ships and nearby icebergs despite the tooltip saying “only while aboard the zeppelin.” You can also kill pirates and destroy cannons manually with your own abilities for quest credit.
• Without flying, you can jump off the zeppelin near a ship, land in the water (no fall damage), and engage from the water or swim to the ship.

Efficiency Tips

• Disable “Click to Move” in your settings before boarding. Some have accidentally walked off the zeppelin by click-targeting.
• If you finish the quest mid-trip and have a flying mount, just jump off and fly back to Petrov instead of riding out the rest of the route.
• Group up if others are on the zeppelin. There’s no downside, and it nearly guarantees a one-pass completion.
• Fun detail: there’s a dancing pirate on top of the mast on the last ship.

Explore Howling Fjord’s hidden easter eggs, lore mysteries, and connections across Warcraft history in Vikstone’s Howling Fjord Chronicles, along with the complete quest storyline.