Between a Rock & a Rock is a quest for level 60 in Zereth Mortis. It is step 7 of 11 in the A Means to an End storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Zereth Mortis at 49.4, 26.8. It rewards 8,150 experience and money.
<Piles of rock are scattered around the area. The devourers have done enough damage to obscure the cypher you seek.
Perhaps one of the nearby servitors could be made to clear the rubble.>
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This quest starts at the Primus Locus flight point at the Locus Teleport Network.
If you are confused like I was as to why the next quest in the chapter didn't immediately show up, you have to find the rune all the way up the ramps and click it to unlock the Secondus Locus Arrangement (Locus Shift) [npc=184384]
Once you teleport up to the Secondus Locus Arrangement, Pocopoc will give you the next quest
Find 4 piles
/way 49.42 26.77 pile 1
/way 49.83 28.55 pile 2
/way 48.94 29.32 pile 3
/way 49.46 25.48 pile 4If you die, grind some more [npc=183569] and use the [npc=184384]
/way 50.58 31.77 teleport vault entrance location
Full Between A Rock & A Rock with timecodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4APyOrmz5bI
Full questchain:QuestQuestchainQuestgiverVideo
Final reward is the A Means to an End and you will need it to get the [spell=366736]
| Type | Reward | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Experience | XP | 8,150 |
| Money | Gold | 25g 74s |
| Turn-in map | Zereth Mortis | Turn-in marker at 49.4, 26.8, 10 mapped points |
|---|---|---|
| Objective area | Gravid Repose |
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 areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #1970 49.4 26.8
TheWoWDB/way #1970 49.4 26.8/way #1970 48.3 26.7/way #1970 49.1 27.3Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Zereth Mortis, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Zereth Mortis:
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
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.
Part 7 of 11.
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Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
The cyphers are the key. Each one, a step along the path. You must find them all. Enter the inner chamber. The Prime Locus Arrangement awaits. The first step toward ascension. Toward the vessel.
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
Three locks upon the door, three keys hidden atop the zenith. Find the phrases. Speak the words. Secure the vessel.
A Means to an End has 11 steps, from Something Wonderful to Arbiter in the Making.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Zereth Mortis (11).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
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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