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Banner of the Fallen Quest: Raise the Banner and Finish
Banner of the Fallen is an Alliance quest in World of Warcraft: Forever (WoW Forever): you find Mountaineer Ylva in a trogg cave in Loch Modan, raise the Ironforge banner she carried to call out the trogg Headsplitter, kill it, and report to Captain Rugelfuss for 1,250 experience, 100 Ironforge reputation and a choice of two weapons. Wowhead rates it level 17, requiring level 10, as of November 9, 2026.
Quick answer: Find Mountaineer Ylva (a player says 29.41, 84.58) in the middle of a small cave above the big trogg cave, place the Banner of Ironforge, kill the trogg waves and Headsplitter, then hand in to Captain Rugelfuss in the Valley of Kings.
Key facts
- Quest: Level 17, requires level 10, Alliance, not sharable, added in patch 1.60.1 (Wowhead)
- Races: Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome and High Order Skyborne (Wowhead)
- Start: Mountaineer Ylva; end: Captain Rugelfuss (Wowhead)
- Rewards: 1,250 XP, 100 Ironforge reputation, choose Mountaineer's Greataxe or Invader's Mace (Wowhead)
- Zone: the whole quest is in Loch Modan (Wowhead)
Where do you start Banner of the Fallen?
Mountaineer Ylva is a fallen mountaineer in a trogg cave. Wowhead's quest text says she bore a standard of Ironforge that was cast down and trampled, and that raising it may call out the trogg that killed her. Wowhead's objective list shows the Banner of Ironforge as provided, so you do not need to loot one. Player reports on where she is: one says she is in the middle of a small cave at 29.41, 84.58 (the "way" format used in a Wowhead comment), another says the cave sits directly above the larger cave with the shamans and Bonesplitters, reached by going left up a ramp. Treat these as pointers. The Loch Modan guide covers the zone.
How do you call out Headsplitter?
A Wowhead commenter dated September 23 says to pick the banner up and put it down where you found it, next to Ylva. According to that player, waves of troggs at about level 13 to 16 then enter from both sides, one or two at a time, and after you clear them Headsplitter (level 15 to 17) spawns and runs at you. The same commenter says the banner has a 30-second cooldown and does not disappear, so you can retry if you miss the tag, and that the boss spawned on the same side both times. A second commenter confirms waves from both sides. All of this is player-reported.
Where do you hand it in?
Captain Rugelfuss is placed by the Warcraft Wiki in the Valley of Kings in Loch Modan at 23, 73, and the wiki lists Banner of the Fallen under his Forever quests. A player says he stands up top looking out a window facing the signpost, in the bunker where you take other trogg quests. The wiki also lists him as giving The Trogg Threat and In Defense of the King's Lands, which match a player's description of that bunker.
Is it a group quest?
Wowhead does not tag it Elite or Dungeon, and the commenter who describes the waves says he did the quest himself. Wowhead shows it as not sharable. For general help with quests that will not progress, see the stuck quest fix.
What is not confirmed yet
- Ylva's exact spot: coordinates are one player's
- Wave sizes and levels: from one player, partly confirmed by another
- Time limit: none listed anywhere I opened
- Mountaineer's Greataxe and Invader's Mace stats: hidden on Wowhead's Forever pages
- Mountaineer Ylva: no Warcraft Wiki page found
More low-level Alliance routes are in Alliance leveling zones, and the quests and quest log guide covers the log.
Can the Lore Forever add-on and Willo help with Banner of the Fallen?
The free Lore Forever add-on has a Lore button on the quest dialog and quest log that opens a quest's story. It is fan-made, not affiliated with Blizzard, has no internet access, and its narration uses generated voices. Ask Willo out loud ("where is Mountaineer Ylva") while you play. Willo is free to start (50 answers a day) and is a separate companion app for Windows 10 or 11 and Apple Silicon Macs (macOS 12 or later), per her page, though the Lore Forever CurseForge page still calls her a companion app for Windows. She can be wrong and is not official, so the in-game quest text and Blizzard's pages are the source of truth.
Frequently asked questions
Who gives Banner of the Fallen?
Mountaineer Ylva, in a trogg cave in Loch Modan.
Where do you turn in Banner of the Fallen?
Captain Rugelfuss in the Valley of Kings, Loch Modan.
What do you kill?
The trogg Headsplitter, after waves of troggs, per a player.
What are the rewards?
1,250 XP, 100 Ironforge reputation, and Mountaineer's Greataxe or Invader's Mace.
Is Banner of the Fallen new in Forever?
Wowhead says it was added in patch 1.60.1.
Sources
Reviewed November 9, 2026. Lore Forever and Willo are fan-made and are not affiliated with Blizzard Entertainment.