What is the Spiked Collar drop rate in WoW Forever?

By George In The Meta · 14 Nov 2026

Short answer: in my combat log, Spiked Collars for Show of Force dropped from about 1 in every 3.4 Redridge Thrashers. 17 Thrashers I hit died, and I got my 5 collars. The drop rate is horrendous, and the Thrashers are only some of the gnolls at their camp, so it took me days. That number comes with caveats, which are further down.

What is the Spiked Collar drop rate in WoW Forever?

The Spiked Collar drop rate in my run was about 1 in 3.4 Redridge Thrashers, or roughly 29%. My combat log has 17 Redridge Thrashers dying after I hit them: 11 on the morning of 12 November, 1 that evening, and 5 on the morning of 14 November. I handed in 5 collars.

Two caveats. First, that count assumes I had the quest from the morning of 12 November; I've had it for three or four days. Second, it counts every Thrasher I hit that died, and some of those another player tagged first, so they could never drop a collar for me. On the Thrashers I tagged myself, the rate is probably a bit better than 1 in 3.4. It's one player's run, not a datamined number.

One Thrasher gave me Wool Cloth, Ice Cold Milk, Gnoll Kindred Bracers and 30 copper and no collar. The last two I killed both dropped one, back to back. Each Thrasher was worth 104 XP to me at level 20.

WoW Forever: the Redridge Mountains map and Show of Force quest log at 5/5 Spiked Collar, with two Redridge Thrasher kills in the chat each dropping a Spiked Collar, player at Three Corners 10.4, 67.2 — Done at last: two Thrashers in a row, a collar each. Three Corners, 10.4, 67.2. Another player's name blurred. Tap to enlarge.

Where do you find Redridge Thrashers?

Redridge Thrashers are at the gnoll camp by Three Corners, in the far west of Redridge Mountains, around 10, 67. I was at 9.5, 64.5 when I took the quest log shot below, and I finished the quest at 10.4, 67.2.

The problem is that five types of gnoll share the camp, and only the Thrashers drop collars. In the same windows my combat log covers, it recorded 87 Mongrels, 39 Poachers, 39 Brutes, 36 Mystics and 63 Thrashers dying, killed by everyone there, not only me. That's about one Thrasher in every four gnolls.

WoW Forever: a dwarf shaman at the gnoll camp by Three Corners in Redridge with the Show of Force quest log at 3/5 Spiked Collar, and a Redridge Thrasher and two Redridge Mongrels fighting in the background — 3/5 collars at 9.5, 64.5, with a Thrasher and two Mongrels up the hill. Other players' names blurred. Tap to enlarge.

Why does Show of Force take so long?

Show of Force takes so long because of the drop rate and the crowds. I kept giving up on this quest because it kept taking too long. There's just so many people killing them there. And it's so hard because I can only kill one thing at a time, and there were mages pulling all of them at once.

When I finally finished it: "Oh my god, I finally just got it. Fuck, that took forever."

If the camp is packed, you're in the same spot as Securing the Lines on the Horde side: a kill quest where launch crowds are the slow part. Other players pulling big packs can also drag mobs onto you.

Where do you hand in Show of Force?

You hand in Show of Force to Deputy Feldon in Lakeshire, at about 25.6, 60.2, beside the gryphon master and the bridge. He's a level 33 Stormwind NPC. His text when you arrive is "A full assessment of the gnolls cannot be complete without facing the worst of their kind. Put those thrashers down!"

The quest asks for 5 Spiked Collars and pays 950 XP. The description says the gnolls are camping close to humans, and that if you kill their thrashers it should put "the fear of the Alliance" back into them.

WoW Forever: a dwarf shaman handing in Show of Force to Deputy Feldon in Lakeshire, next to Ariena Stormfeather the gryphon master, with 950 experience on the reward panel — Deputy Feldon in Lakeshire, 25.6, 60.2. 950 XP. Other players' names blurred. Tap to enlarge.

Quest	Collect	From	Where	Hand in	Reward
Show of Force (17)	5 Spiked Collars	Redridge Thrashers	Gnoll camp by Three Corners, about 10, 67	Deputy Feldon, Lakeshire, 25.6, 60.2	950 XP

Is Show of Force new in WoW Forever?

Yes, Show of Force is new in WoW Forever, so Redridge guides written for the original game don't list it. Lakeshire has absolutely loads of quests for around level 15 to 21, including the two you have to swim for. Three Corners is also where you hand in Waylaid Crates, so you can do both on one trip.

17 kills for 5 drops is the same as my Crag Boar Ribs took back in Dun Morogh.