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A Delicate Touch

A World of Warcraft quest in The Storm Peaks. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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fewyn+20via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Garm's Bane starts at 42, 81 and goes east.

The best thing to do is stand one area and put down tons of the land mines close together because it takes 2 to kill any of the invaders. Took about 5 minutes to get them all dead so not too bad was rather quick.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 25-30
ZoneThe Storm Peaks
LocationThe Storm Peaks, Crystalsong Forest
Quest ID12820

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(12820))

What to do

WhereThe Storm Peaks, Crystalsong Forest
StorylineThe Storm Peaks, step 4 of 113
RewardsGale-Wind Guard, Ironwool Bindings, Commemorative K3 Expedition Ring, 10g 50s, 4,100 XP

Description

I've been waiting an eternity for these mines! Well, a few days at least. What took him so long? Here's the low down, compadre... there's this nasty bunch of magnataur--you know, big, hairy, and extremely ugly--and they seem pretty keen on taking K3 for themselves. Not going to happen. We've got some defenses set up in their path, northeast of here. Sadly, our laser turrets have pretty limited power supplies... that's where these mines come in! Get over there and blow them up good!

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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.

The Storm Peaks Quest turn-in 11 mapped points
The Storm Peaks map showing where to go for A Delicate TouchTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #120 40.9 85.3

Crystalsong Forest Objective area 1 mapped point
Crystalsong Forest map showing where to go for A Delicate TouchObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #127 92.3 19.2

Coordinates

  • Turn-inThe Storm Peaks 40.9, 85.3/way #120 40.9 85.3
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)The Storm Peaks 44.7, 81.8/way #120 44.7 81.8
  • Objective areaCrystalsong Forest 92.3, 19.2/way #127 92.3 19.2

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 The Storm Peaks map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on The Storm Peaks:

  • K3, The Storm PeaksAlliance and Horde · about 40 yards north-west
  • Sunreaver's Command, Crystalsong ForestHorde · about 680 yards south-west
  • Frosthold, The Storm PeaksAlliance · about 960 yards north-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 320 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.

Related

Choose one of these rewards:

Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeLeather Shoulder
Item level34
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor8
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for36 gold11 silver
TypeCloth Wrist
Item level34
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor3
Stats+4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +6 Versatility, +6 Critical Strike
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for25 gold54 silver
TypeArmor Finger
Item level34
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+4 Agility or Strength, +6 Stamina, +4 Haste
Suited toVengeance, Enhancement, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Windwalker, Feral, Guardian, Havoc, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival, Brewmaster, Protection, Fury, Arms, Retribution, Unholy, Frost, Blood
Sells to vendors for75 silver3 copper

“Limited edition!”

TypePlate Head
Item level34
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor19
Stats+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for34 gold63 silver

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.

Storyline

The Storm Peaks

Part 4 of 113.

Previous: Slightly Unstable · Next: Reclaimed Rations

  1. 1Clean Up
  2. 2Just Around the Corner
  3. 3Slightly Unstable
  4. 4A Delicate Touch
  5. 5Reclaimed Rations
  6. 6Expression of Gratitude
  7. 7Ample Inspiration
  8. 8Only Partly Forgotten
  9. 9Bitter Departure
  10. 10Cell Block Tango
  11. 11Know No Fear
  12. 12A Flawless Plan

Showing steps 1 to 12 of 113.

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.

  • Slightly UnstableThe Storm Peaks · Level 25-30

    Looking good! No, not you - my new mines. You're just a little full of yourself, aren't you? I, on the other hand, am absolutely brilliant! My intellect cannot be matched. What were we talking about? Oh yes, my new mines! New and improved... ready for whatever devious use Ricket has concocted.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Reclaimed RationsThe Storm Peaks · Level 25-30

    Hey hey! You're a new face! Care to lend Ricket a hand? We have a somewhat unexpected problem - food shortage. I know, I know... we should have seen that coming, but you don't get it.

Quests that require this one

The storyline at a glance

The Storm Peaks has 113 steps, from Clean Up to The Reckoning.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Storm Peaks (110), Zul'Drak (2), Crystalsong Forest (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on The Storm Peaks 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.