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An Ore for an Eye

An Ore for an Eye is a Horde-only quest for level 10-60. The quest's turn-in marker is in Vol'dun at 27.7, 69.9.

Description

I have one last request before I can go.

I wish to see de sunset one last time. I have an enchantment in mind, and I have all the materials I need except de metal.

I need you to bring me twenty platinum nuggets.

I have asked de spirits to bring me de ore, but dey do not listen to me anymore. Dat is why I hid de map where only someone who could be of help would find it.

If you help me out, I will teach you what I can about mining platinum.

Rewards

You will receive:

Stuck on this quest?

  • Turn in at Vol'dun 27.7, 69.9 /way #864 27.7 69.9

Check whether you have already completed it in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(52055))

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Where it comes from
Turn-in mapVol'dunTurn-in marker at 27.7, 69.9, 1 mapped point
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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.

Vol'dun Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
Vol'dun map showing where to go for An Ore for an EyeTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #864 27.7 69.9

Coordinates

  • Turn-inVol'dun 27.7, 69.9/way #864 27.7 69.9

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 Vol'dun map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Vol'dun:

  • Sanctuary of the Devoted, Vol'dunAlliance and Horde · about 880 yards north
  • Goldtusk Inn, Vol'dunHorde · about 1,100 yards east
  • Scorched Sands Outpost, Vol'dunHorde · about 1,100 yards 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

Where this quest fits

Other storylines on the Vol'dun 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.

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An Ore for an Eye: what the game data adds

The tooltips of the spells linked here read as follows. Mining Technique: Platinum Deposit (Rank 3): "Teaches you how to gather platinum even more effectively."

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