If you're confused (like I was) about where Magatha is to turn in, don't go back to where she gave you the quest. From Doomsayer Baelresh's rock (Thousand Needles 35,31), take the east bridge to the rock at 37,31. She's there.
Quest
Breaking Chains
A World of Warcraft quest in Thousand Needles. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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[npc=117537] npcs located across the quest area, locked in cages.
As they help you to fight demons that walking across the village, free them asap.Breaking Chains - www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY8geQyfYcw
This is a part of shaman quest chain for new class hall champion - [champion=992]. Full quest chain is under the spoiler.
Spoiler
[champion=992] quest chain
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Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(45725))
Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
Description
The Legion shall not make fools of the Grimtotem. Free my people, and we will grace you with our aid in the coming battle.
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 areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #64 37.2 32.3
Coordinates
- Turn-inThousand Needles 37.2, 32.3
/way #64 37.2 32.3 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Thousand Needles 38.1, 40.2
/way #64 38.1 40.2 - Objective areaThousand Needles 42.1, 45.1
/way #64 42.1 45.1
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 Thousand Needles map
- Grimtotem Chiefs: The Chief of Chiefs about 160 yards
- The Drums of War about 210 yards
- Invoking the Serpent about 210 yards
- The Captive Bride about 210 yards
- Battle Pet Tamers: Kalimdor about 240 yards
- Darkcloud Grimtotem about 270 yards
- Grimtotem Chiefs: Grundig Darkcloud about 270 yards
- Grimtotem Chiefs: Elder Stormhoof about 270 yards
- No Weapons For You! about 280 yards
- The Writ of History about 290 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Thousand Needles, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Thousand Needles:
- Mudsprocket, Dustwallow Marsh
- Westreach Summit, Thousand Needles
- Desolation Hold, Southern Barrens
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- 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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Storyline
The Elemental Lords IV
Part 5 of 14.
Previous: The Crone's Wrath · Next: Against Magatha's Will
- 1A "Humble" Request
- 2The Power of Thousands
- 3Snakes and Stones
- 4The Crone's Wrath
- 5Breaking Chains
- 6Against Magatha's Will
- 7Demonic Disruption
- 8Infernal Phenomena
- 9Elemental Cores
- 10Brothers and Sisters
- 11The Firelord's Offense
- 12Conflagration
- 13The Calm After the Storm
- 14Champion: Magatha Grimtotem
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.
- The Crone's Wrath
These demons come into my home, take my things, and capture my people? They will see my wrath. Destroy them, child. Surely you are capable of at least that.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Against Magatha's Will
Well? What are you waiting for? Hand over the Doomstone.
The storyline at a glance
The Elemental Lords IV has 14 steps, from A "Humble" Request to Champion: Magatha Grimtotem.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Maelstrom (5), Broken Shore (5), Thousand Needles (4).
Other storylines on the Thousand Needles map
- Thousand Needles
- Battle Pet Tamers
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.