TheWoWDBI was confused at first, because several elites seemed not to count toward the quest progression. These were elites around the outskirts of the arena. In the middle, where it's a huge mess, they count quite rapidly. Just tag as many as you can.
Quest
An Opportunistic Strike
A World of Warcraft quest in Maldraxxus. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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To complete this quest you need to defeat 10 elite contenders.
Simple kill-them-all quest, you need to defeat any elite mobs within the arena.
Sometimes you'll get extra abilities to use once, they can help to kill a mob fast.
You can locate and kill nearly dead mobs, this will greatly help you to complete the quest.An Opportunistic Strike - https://youtu.be/-zdVft1UnM8?t=302
There is a table covered under the spoiler, you can check you progress through [storyline=1057] quest storyline.
Spoiler
[storyline=1057] quest storyline / Blade of the Primus*OrderQuest TitleVideo Time Link
Go to the middle of the arena and focus elites with relatively low HP. Tag multiple elites at once.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-53
ZoneMaldraxxus
Quest ID60020
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(60020))
What to do
StorylineChampion of Pain, step 5 of 12
Rewards24g 10s 20c, 7,200 XP
Description
I'm impressed you made it this far. But don't get too full of yourself. Most of the fodder you plowed your way through were amateurs at best. Only one combatant will leave this arena a champion. Each of the five... uh, three houses has fighters in the field. Most merely seek to test their own limits or earn a bit of favor. Only a few have a real chance at claiming victory. Seek out those challengers if you wish to claim true glory this day.
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.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #1536 50.4 44.3
Coordinates
- Turn-inMaldraxxus 50.4, 44.3
/way #1536 50.4 44.3 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Maldraxxus 50.6, 47.3
/way #1536 50.6 47.3
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 Maldraxxus map
- WANTED: The Key of Eyes about 210 yards
- Unfair Fight about 240 yards
- An Unbreakable Will about 240 yards
- This Thing of Ours about 240 yards
- Leave Me a Loan about 240 yards
- Working for the Living about 240 yards
- WANTED: Appraiser Vix about 240 yards
- RSVP: Grandmaster Vole about 260 yards
- Grandmaster Vole's Best Friend about 260 yards
- Juicing Up about 260 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Maldraxxus, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Maldraxxus:
- Theater of Pain, Maldraxxus
- Keres' Rest, Maldraxxus
- The Spearhead, Maldraxxus
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
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.
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Money24 gold10 silver
Experience7,200 XP
Storyline
Champion of Pain
Part 5 of 12.
Previous: To Die By the Sword · Next: Champion the Cause
- 1The Arbiter's Will
- 2A Land of Strife
- 3If You Want Peace...
- 4To Die By the Sword
- 5An Opportunistic Strike
- 6Champion the Cause
- 7Land of Opportunity
- 8Arms for the Poor
- 9Walk Among Death
- 10Memory of Honor
- 11Trench Warfare
- 12The House of the Chosen
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.
- To Die By the Sword
What's this? You fly no colors! Where is the pride in your house, gladiator? Bah, this drought has left us with slim pickings indeed, if this is the best Maldraxxus can muster! I remember the old days. The strongest souls arriving, then being divided among the five houses... No matter.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Champion the Cause
Now you're starting to show potential! I'm guessing your name was well known on whatever mortal world you hail from. But don't rest on your laurels. The harder you fight, the harder others will strive to strike you down. That's the Maldraxxi way!
The storyline at a glance
Champion of Pain has 12 steps, from The Arbiter's Will to The House of the Chosen.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Maldraxxus (10), Oribos (2).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Maldraxxus map
- A Golden Dawn
- The House of Rituals
- Theater of Pain
- Righteous Retribution
- House of Constructs
- The House of Eyes
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.