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Ar'kelos the Guardian

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

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 25-30
ZoneNetherstorm
Quest ID10176

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(10176))

What to do

StorylineNetherstorm, step 80 of 103
RewardsPendant of the Battle-Mage, Core of Ar'kelos, Cloak of the Valiant Defender, 10g 50s, 4,100 XP

Description

Now that you've gathered all the items I'll need to break Kael'thas's curse, one thing remains to be done. When Kael'thas sealed the tower, he placed an arcane golem, known as Ar'kelos, at the bottom of the tower. You must defeat Ar'kelos in order allow me to work magic within the tower again. When you enter the Violet Tower, the curse will begin to affect you. Once you have defeated Ar'kelos, ascend the tower and assist me in making preparations for the ritual.

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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.

Netherstorm Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Netherstorm map showing where to go for Ar'kelos the GuardianTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #109 58.3 86.4

Coordinates

  • Turn-inNetherstorm 58.3, 86.4/way #109 58.3 86.4
  • Objective areaNetherstorm 58.1, 86.5/way #109 58.1 86.5
  • Objective areaNetherstorm 31.3, 66.2/way #109 31.3 66.2

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 Netherstorm map

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

Getting there

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

  • Cosmowrench, NetherstormAlliance and Horde · about 820 yards north-east
  • Area 52, NetherstormAlliance and Horde · about 1,600 yards north-west
  • The Stormspire, NetherstormAlliance and Horde · about 2,000 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 1,700 yards north-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

Choose one of these rewards:

Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeArmor Neck
Item level31
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike
Suited toDiscipline, Balance, Restoration, Arcane, Fire, Frost, Mistweaver, Holy, Devourer, Destruction, Demonology, Affliction, Elemental, Shadow, Augmentation, Preservation, Devastation
Sells to vendors for36 silver87 copper
TypeArmor Trinket
Item level31
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+7 Agility or Strength
UseAncient Power
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 for74 silver4 copper
TypeCloth Back
Item level31
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor3
Stats+4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +6 Dodge, +2 Versatility
Suited toProtection, Fury, Arms, Retribution, Unholy, Frost, Blood
Sells to vendors for33 gold74 silver
TypeWand Ranged
Item level31
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon3 - 5 damage, speed 2.0
Stats+4 Intellect, +4 Versatility
Suited toFrost, Fire, Arcane, Destruction, Affliction, Discipline, Holy, Shadow, Demonology
Sells to vendors for81 gold12 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

Netherstorm

Part 80 of 103.

Previous: Summoner Kanthin's Prize · Next: Finding the Keymaster

  1. 75Building a Perimeter
  2. 76Krasus's Compendium
  3. 77Torching Sunfury Hold
  4. 78Unlocking the Compendium
  5. 79Summoner Kanthin's Prize
  6. 80Ar'kelos the Guardian
  7. 81Finding the Keymaster
  8. 82Capturing the Keystone
  9. 83Run a Diagnostic!
  10. 84Deal With the Saboteurs
  11. 85To the Stormspire
  12. 86Diagnosis: Critical

Showing steps 75 to 86 of 103.

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.

  • Summoner Kanthin's PrizeNetherstorm · Level 25-30

    The next thing we must do is reclaim my familiar, Glacius, from the blood elf summoner who holds it captive. Summoner Kanthin was one of the most senior magisters in the force Kael'thas sent to decimate Kirin'Var. It's only natural that he would claim my familiar as a kind of trophy.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Finding the KeymasterNetherstorm · Level 25-30

    In retrospect, I suppose I should've expected Kael'thas's magic to be this robust. He's always been a talented mage, but I've never seen anything like the power he wielded during the attack on the tower.

The storyline at a glance

Netherstorm has 103 steps, from Distraction at Manaforge B'naar to Dimensius the All-Devouring.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Netherstorm (98), Shattrath City (4), Terokkar Forest (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Netherstorm 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.