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A Decisive Strike

A Decisive Strike is an Alliance-only quest for level 5-30 in Loch Modan. It is step 6 of 35 in the Loch Modan storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Loch Modan at 23.4, 75.0. It rewards 4 reward items, 1 reputation reward, 6,200 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.

Description

It appears that these beasts in Loch Modan are following the lead of a chieftain named Grawmug. He's the biggest of all the troggs here, lurking deep within the darkness of the caves to the north.

If you feel yourself worthy, <name>, I want you to lead the assassination mission on Grawmug.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money21 gold
Experience6,200 XP
ReputationIronforge +350
Top Comments

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Sully+9via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

I first saw Grawmug when I was doing the previous quest around 30, 75 near some rocks, and then when I got to this quest he was at the end/top of the cave at 33, 69. Same cave with the Troggs you need for http://www.wowhead.com/quest=26147.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP6,200
MoneyGold21g
ReputationIronforge+350

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeMail Waist
Item level6
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor4
Stats+1 Agility or Intellect, +2 Stamina
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for1 silver35 copper
TypePlate Wrist
Item level6
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+1 Strength or Intellect, +1 Stamina
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for1 silver37 copper
TypeLeather Waist
Item level6
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor3
Stats+1 Agility or Intellect, +2 Stamina
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for1 silver36 copper
TypeCloth Legs
Item level6
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor3
Stats+1 Intellect, +2 Stamina, +2 Critical Strike
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for2 silver70 copper

Reputation: Ironforge +350

This Alliance capital is the pride of the Dun Morogh dwarves. Home to King Magni.

Reputation group: Alliance.

Other quests in Loch Modan that reward Ironforge reputation: Report to Ironforge (+75), Protecting the Shipment (+250), South Gate Status Report (+150), Stormpike's Orders (+150), Resupplying the Excavation (+150), Joining the Hunt (+250).

Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapLoch ModanTurn-in marker at 23.4, 75.0, 2 mapped points
World Map

Where to go

Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.

Loch Modan Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Loch Modan map showing where to go for A Decisive StrikeTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #48 23.4 75.0

Coordinates

  • Turn-inLoch Modan 23.4, 75.0/way #48 23.4 75.0
  • Objective areaLoch Modan 35.1, 65.1/way #48 35.1 65.1

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Nearby on the Loch Modan map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Loch Modan, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Loch Modan:

  • Thelsamar, Loch ModanAlliance · about 530 yards north-east
  • Dustwind Dig, BadlandsAlliance · about 1,100 yards south-east
  • Gol'Bolar Quarry, Dun MoroghAlliance · about 1,100 yards west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 370 yards north-east

Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.

Quest Line

Storyline

Loch Modan

Part 6 of 35.

Previous: Bigger and Uglier · Next: Looking for Lurkers

  1. 1The Lost Pilot
  2. 2A Pilot's Revenge
  3. 3In Defense of the King's Lands
  4. 4The Trogg Threat
  5. 5Bigger and Uglier
  6. 6A Decisive Strike
  7. 7Looking for Lurkers
  8. 8Out of Gnoll-where
  9. 9Thelsamar Blood Sausages
  10. 10WANTED: The Dark Iron Spy
  11. 11A Tiny, Clever Commander
  12. 12Kobold and Kobolder

Showing steps 1 to 12 of 35.

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Bigger and UglierLoch Modan · Level 5-30

    The Mountaineers tell me you are quite brave and capable, <name>. We need a <race> like you around here. The Trogg problem isn't getting any better. The reserves have been called to the front and we're all alone out here. But now that we have a seasoned <class> here, let's see what you can do.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Looking for LurkersLoch Modan · Level 5-30

    I don't know about you, but I'm not much a fan of spiders, much less the kind that come bigger than me. Loch Modan's a gorgeous place, but I'd say it could do without those horrid things waltzing around. Tell you what, I've got some spare coin, and you look like a tough one.

Also counted by Loch Modan Quests

Its criteria name 15 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Loch Modan has 35 steps, from The Lost Pilot to The Winds of Loch Modan.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Loch Modan (33), Dun Morogh (2).

Other storylines on the Loch Modan map

Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.

Loch Modan QuestsComplete the Loch Modan storylines listed below.10
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A Deathly Draught
A Debt Paid
A Debt That Must Be Paid
A Declaration of Intent
A Deeper Dive
A Defector
A Delicate Touch
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