Saddest questline goes to

[Aestariel-dathremar]

Since no one brought it up, the quest where you try to save civilians during the burning of Teldrassil, which is made worse by the fact that you’re shown an obvious counter and timer, that makes it plaintively clear that - no matter what you do - most of these people are going to die in one of the most horrible ways possible.

And then on top of that, the priestesses’ sacrifice to keep the portals open, in the hopes that just one more person might come running through the door.

Absolutely this. This quest is at the heart of why I chose to go back to the Alliance this expac, after maining Horde in Legion.

[Eithris-doomhammer]

What about when Ysera died

i missed this and just now found out. please give me a summary so i don’t have to look it up. i buried my doggo today, she got hit by a car when i went to check the mail today. i have too much of the sad.

[Valunarde-tichondrius (Valunarde)]

Kingslayer Orkus (Hillsbrad questline)
I found him to be quite a jerk at first. But then he showed he cared for his frost wyrm and for the Horde. He died a hero. Lok’tar friend.

[Alysandir-dalaran (Alysandir)]

i missed this and just now found out. please give me a summary so i don’t have to look it up

During Legion, Ysera was corrupted by the Fel and needed to be put down. Her soul was cleansed and preserved by Elune, but her body is destroyed.

EDIT: The cutscene is one of the saddest WoW ever produced, but it can be found easily on Youtube.

[Zsang-goldrinn (Zsang)]

Nightmare, I don’t know if the Nightmare is fel tainted (fel is green and nightmare is red/black)

[Hamstar-draktharon (Hamstar)]

Then you realize he is Dark Wing Duck.

[Vainyn-wyrmrest-accord]

Rheas egg trinket

I still have this in my bank to stay for as long as the game lives.

[Thicctiran-stormrage]

Pamela Redpath questline in WPL was not only a good story, but an adventure all over azeroth.

I will be glad to play that again once i hit 60 on the classic realms

[Unian-lightbringer (Unian)]

Wait he went full withered? how what where? O_O

[Quinzen-area-52]

Sunwalker Dezco and Leza: "Are we a joke to you?"

[Meiying-moon-guard]

I think the questline where Ysera gets corrupted and you have to kill her is the one that still gets me the most. The cutscene at the end just

[Ataxerxes-dalaran (Ataxerxes)]

Most definitely. I had a daughter right about Pamela’s age the first time I did this quest, and that was a real punch in the gut.

Although Runas the Shamed was right up there – when I first met him I was halfway sure I’d have to give him the smackdown, but by the end I was ashamed for having thought that. I wish we could have helped him.

And Bridenbrad … at their best, the writers can create stories that will hit you where you live and keep you thinking about them years later.

[Weathervane-windrunner (Weathervane)]

why, dude? why did you bring up Runas? i had just gotten over the loss of my friend! /sniffle

seriously though, that whole questline was great. voice actor was spot on and the ending was heartbreaking. :X

[Uthic-burning-blade (Uthic)]

Meh, disloyal junkie got what was coming to him. Shame I couldn’t smash his skull in.

[Magicmojo-nazgrel]

Believe it’s the last quest in the chain at Azerwing Repose in Azuna. Either Khadgar, or one of the blue dragons there sends you into one of the caves there to find the nightfallen. It’s Runas, and then you get some dialogue to where he goes full withered. Pretty good questline. One of the best in azuna imo.

[Paladina-kargath (Paladina)]

WE all picked up poop during this game, don’t forget that.

[Murgatroyd-lightbringer (Murgatroyd)]

Saddest? That red rose lying on the desk in my garrison. Without a doubt the saddest moment the writers have ever given me in this game.

Every Rose has it’s thorn.

[Paulde-moon-guard]

Runas got me more than the Bridenbrad one, but it’s pretty much in the same vein—they both succumb in the end. However, the Runas quest was so good to me because he seemed so shady at the start, and it actually turned out that he felt like he didn’t matter until I came along to “make his final moments matter.”

Then he doesn’t even die, he remains there, mindlessly swimming in his pool of arcane magic. It’s sad.

[Malvikson-sargeras (Malvikson)]

No its the one in Norhtrend and it was made in honor of a Blizzard worker who was fighting cancer and then he died. A paladin gives you the quest. I did it years ago when it came out, then just did it again recently. I forgot the name.

[Koloi-moon-guard]

Pamela the little girl ghost in the plaguelands