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Ahead of the Game

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

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Amerelock+88via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

This quest requires you to collect 3 different heads of Champion's.

However - one champion [npc=96255] is not there to be killed.
Don't make the mistake I did and wait for his respawn - because he isn't there.
Just run into the camp where he is supposed to be and you will get credit for that portion of the quest.

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albinoette+61via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

  • [npc=90734] at 42.08 46.08 - kill and loot head
    - (optional) there is a Small Treasure Chest in the tent to the right of him (41.75 46.04)

  • [npc=90747] at 44.83 40.58 - kill and loot head

  • Felskorn Champion is missing, but if you approach the skeleton by the campfire at 45.32 48.03 you get credit for the quest and Havi says, "The vrykul champion is nowhere to be found. Oh well, the heads of the other champions will have to suffice."


If you're also on A Worthy Challenger, Slash is near the top left corner of the border of the quest area and Gro is on the bottom left corner. Skirt the border counterclockwise from Gro to get to the campfire with the missing Felskorn champ.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-45
ZoneStormheim
Quest ID39590

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(39590))

What to do

StorylineThe Trial of Might, step 2 of 7
Rewards20g 22s, 6,150 XP

Description

The watcher Yotnar keeps the vault, and he is a fickle one. Challengers come from far and wide seeking the trials, but the watcher chooses not to see. If you wish to catch his eye, show him you are worth being seen. Some of these challengers await in camps throughout the Valley of the Sword. Bring their heads to Yotnar, so that he may see them, and you.

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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.

Stormheim Quest turn-in 6 mapped points
Stormheim map showing where to go for Ahead of the GameTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #634 46.8 44.5

Coordinates

  • Turn-inStormheim 46.8, 44.5/way #634 46.8 44.5
  • Objective areaStormheim 44.8, 40.6/way #634 44.8 40.6
  • Objective areaStormheim 42.1, 46.1/way #634 42.1 46.1
  • Objective areaStormheim 45.3, 48.3/way #634 45.3 48.3
  • Objective areaStormheim 43.2, 49.2/way #634 43.2 49.2
  • Objective areaStormheim 41.8, 43.1/way #634 41.8 43.1

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 Stormheim map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Stormheim:

  • NastrondirAlliance and Horde · about 340 yards north
  • Stormtorn Foothills, StormheimAlliance and Horde · about 480 yards north-east
  • Cullen's Post, StormheimHorde · about 580 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 190 yards north-west
  • Objective areaabout 280 yards west
  • Objective areaabout 170 yards south-west

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
Money20 gold22 silver
Experience6,150 XP
ReputationValarjar +150

Reward details

Reputation: Valarjar +150

These are the chosen warriors of Odyn, sworn to his service in life and death.

Reputation group: Legion.

Other quests in Stormheim that reward Valarjar reputation: A Grapple a Day (+150), Havi's Test (+10), Built to Scale (+150), Another Way (+150), To Weather the Storm (+150), Impalement Insurance (+150).

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 Trial of Might

Part 2 of 7.

Previous: Havi's Test · Next: A Trial of Valor

  1. 1Havi's Test
  2. 2Ahead of the Game
  3. 3A Trial of Valor
  4. 4A Trial of Will
  5. 5The Shattered Watcher
  6. 6A Trial of Might
  7. 7The Blessing of the Watchers

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.

  • Havi's TestStormheim · Level 10-45

    I could sense your power the moment you arrived in this land. You carry great purpose and a heavy task. Know that the Aegis of Agrammar rests in the high halls of the All-Father. Only if you prove your valor, can you claim it against your foe.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • A Trial of ValorStormheim · Level 10-45

    To seek the Aegis of Aggramar, a champion must complete three great trials before riding into glorious battle through the Gates of Valor. Here you will find the knowledge of the trials you must seek out, as well as the first challenge you must face.

The storyline at a glance

The Trial of Might has 7 steps, from Havi's Test to The Blessing of the Watchers.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Stormheim (7).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Stormheim 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.