Beyond the Dark Portal (WC2 Human)

For other uses of Beyond the Dark Portal, see Beyond the Dark Portal (disambiguation).

Beyond the Dark Portal
Location	Stair of Destiny, Hellfire Peninsula
Result	Alliance Expedition victory
Belligerents   Alliance Expedition   Horde of Draenor Shadowmoon clan Warsong clan Shattered Hand clan Laughing Skull clan
Commanders and leaders   Alliance Expedition Unknown Alliance commander   Horde of Draenor Unknown Horde commander
Casualties and losses   Alliance Expedition Moderate   Horde of Draenor Heavy
Previous	Once More Unto the Breach
Next	Upon the Shadowed Seas
Alternate level	The Rift Awakened

This article contains lore taken from Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal, the manuals, and/or official bonus maps.

Beyond the Dark Portal is the fourth mission of the Alliance campaign in Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal.

Mission briefing

Elven scouts bring chilling news from Azeroth. A tearing of shadows heralded the arrival of the mighty Orc Shaman Ner'zhul and his guard of Death Knights within the Royal Library of New Stormwind. Unleashing their black magiks, they slaughtered all who opposed them and then fled into the night with their prize - the Book of Medivh.

This serves to confirm what Khadgar has gleaned from the Battle of Nethergarde. He is convinced that the Horde is attempting to learn how the great sorcerer opened the rift between our world and that of the Horde, known in the Book of Medivh only as Draenor.

With countless domains to plunder, the Horde would become an unstoppable power. The High Command believes that our only recourse is to venture through the Portal - both to reclaim the Book of Medivh and to ensure that the Horde can never again threaten Azeroth.

Objectives

• Erect a castle to protect the Portal
• Destroy all enemy forces

Forces

Alliance Expedition

• Footmen
• Archers
• Rangers
• Knights
• Paladins
• Ballistae
• Mages
• Demolition Squads
• Flying machines
• Gryphon riders

Horde of Draenor

• Grunts
• Axethrowers
• Berserkers
• Ogres
• Ogre magi
• Catapults
• Death knights
• Sappers
• Zeppelins
• Dragons
• Skeletons
• Daemons

Trivia

• It is unsure if the Laughing Skull clan actually participated in the battle considering they are only made of "neutral" monsters like skeletons and daemons. They may just be creeps.
  • Additionally, victory can be achieved without wiping them out.
• The area can be very roughly compared to the one depicted in Assault on the Dark Portal, with the Umbral Halls and Kargathar Proving Grounds being situated where the current Shadowmoon base is, and Heartblood being where several swamps and mushroom forests now are.

Video

Mission playthrough