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I just bought the midnight lvl 80 boost on my druid and cant fly in war within because i have the too dangerous to fly debuff and cant start the war within story quests

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I asked Perplexity AI, and it said:

This is a known issue affecting players who use the Midnight Level 80 boost in World of Warcraft: The War Within. Your “Too Dangerous to Fly” (Dangerous Skies) debuff prevents flight because your character has not correctly triggered the introductory War Within campaign sequence that unlocks Skyriding access.

Here is how to fix it:

Step-by-step fix

  1. Go to the Isle of Dorn (Tranquil Strand area)
  • From Orgrimmar or Stormwind, take the portal to Silithus.
  • Speak with Thrall (Horde) or Jaina (Alliance) if present.
  • If they are missing, travel manually to the Isle of Dorn (east from Dhar Oztan).
  1. Look for the “buried under debris” quest

  • When you arrive, check your map for a quest marker.

  • It’s called something like “Dig Yourself Out” or “Rising Up”. Completing this allows you to interact with your faction leader (Thrall or Jaina) to start the main War Within campaign.

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  • Complete the initial chain

  • Do the early quests that involve helping Magni Bronzebeard and your faction’s heroes on the beach.

  • Once these are complete, the game registers you as part of the War Within storyline, and the debuff will clear automatically after logging out and back in.

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  • If the campaign won’t start

  • Try speaking directly with Brann Bronzebeard in Dornogal—he offers the “Skip Leveling Campaign” option which can fix the quest state.

  • After confirming the skip, log out and back in; this triggers the War Within Pathfinder achievements and removes Dangerous Skies.

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If nothing works

If none of the above helps, it’s likely your boost didn’t properly flag your character’s War Within progress. Open an in-game support ticket via Help → Submit Ticket → Character Boost Issue. Blizzard has acknowledged this bug and can manually reset the quest state for your character.

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In short, you must either:

  • Progress or skip the War Within intro with Brann, or
  • Manually start the first questline on the Isle of Dorn.

Once complete, the “Too Dangerous to Fly” debuff will disappear and flying (Skyriding) will unlock normally.

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Thank you. My daughter had the same issue.

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