TheWoWDBThis quest will only continue if you enter the pit area through the southwest entrance, as opposed to trying to get to brak where she is up top. If your on the wrong side simply run through the pit area and when you get to the southwest entrance, the other npc's will spawn. Help them clear out the pit, kill brak, pick up the artifact, and ride the bird back home.
Quest
Chains of Iron
A World of Warcraft quest in Gorgrond. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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This quest, and the chain that leads to it, is only available to players that choose to build the gladiator arena in Gorgrond, instead of the lumber yard.
In order to open this quest up you need to first complete a long list of other quests (below). Rexxar will not appear in the location on the map until you have completed these quests (as I found out the hard way). Note that Chains of Iron is for the acquisition of a garrison follower! [npc=85278]Sorry this is so long but it took me forever to get this information, as I chose to build the lumber yard and haven't leveled any alts yet. I looked forever for this quest, only to find out I can't get it, and I want to make sure this info is shared, thoroughly, with everyone who may need it.
Rage and Wisdom (5 quest chain)
Horde - Rage and Wisdom
Alliance - Rage and WisdomSeedbearers of Bad News
Horde - Seedbearers of Bad News
Alliance - Seedbearers of Bad NewsA Harsh Reminder
Horde - A Harsh Reminder
Alliance - A Harsh ReminderWe have Company
Horde - We Have Company
Alliance - We Have CompanyCauterizing Wounds
Both factions - Cauterizing WoundsOn the Mend
Both factions - On the MendComplete Basilisk Butcher, available for both factions - Basilisk Butcher
Complete Is This One of Yours?
Horde - Is This One of Yours?
Alliance - Is This One of Yours?Horde - What the Bony Xuk? - What the Bony Xuk?
Alliance - The Crystal Shard - The Crystal ShardHorde - Xuk Me, Right? - Shells for Xuk
Alliance - Hard Shell - Hard ShellIf you want to, you can skip right down to - Bad at Breaking - Bad at Breaking but you will have to continue the chain anyway. I am not sure it matters if you do the faction specific quests first or not.
Both factions - Nisha's Vengeance - Nisha's Vengeance
Both factions - The Gronn Strategy - The Gronn Strategy
Horde - Xuk it - Xuk It!
Alliance- What's Under There? - What's Under There?Both factions - Fair Warning - Fair Warning
Leave Every Soldier Behind
Horde - Leave Every Soldier Behind
Alliance - Leave Every Soldier BehindBoth factions - A great Escape - A Great Escape
You may also have to complete Down the Goren Hole - Down the Goren Hole
And Will of the Genesaur - Will of the Genesaur
before getting the next required quest.Both factions - Eye in the Sky - Eye in the Sky
And that should open up Chains of Iron.
Enter canyon from southwest, otherwise quest bugs. Rexxar will fight with you. You will face a few waves of increasingly difficult Dominated Gronns. Then Brak will engage, and Rexxar will also call in Nisha as support.
Brak is a simple fight, just watch for the ground ability that stretches out in a straight line and does about 10K on mail. Once Brak is killed, Rexxar will run up to the ramp where the "Heart of the Magnaron" artifact resides (49.7, 43.9). Interact with it.
Down the ramp Nisha awaits. Interact with the mount, and she will fly you to Vindicator Maraad
Quest facts
LevelLevel 15-40
ZoneGorgrond
Quest ID35702
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(35702))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineIn the Land of Giants, step 35 of 35
RewardsFoundry-Fired Plate Chestplate, 
Wildwood Wrangler Vest, 
Overgrowth Cutter Vest, 25g 47s, 5,450 XP
Foundry-Fired Plate Chestplate, Wildwood Wrangler Vest, Overgrowth Cutter Vest, 25g 47s, 5,450 XPDescription
The artifact we seek is within our grasp. Be prepared for a fight. If they truly have learned how to control gronn, this may be more difficult than I anticipated. I will join you in this battle as soon as you arrive.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #543 52.8 59.7
Coordinates
- Turn-inGorgrond 52.8, 59.7
/way #543 52.8 59.7 - Objective areaGorgrond 49.3, 44.7
/way #543 49.3 44.7 - Objective areaGorgrond 43.9, 48.9
/way #543 43.9 48.9
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 Gorgrond map
- Strike While the Iron is Hot same spot
- We Need An Outpost about 10 yards
- The Sparring Arena about 20 yards
- Rescue Rangari about 30 yards
- Lost Mole Machines about 60 yards
- The Giant Cauldron about 220 yards
- The Descent about 220 yards
- Heating Up about 230 yards
- A Goren's Feast about 280 yards
- Chapter III: Ritual of the Charred about 690 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Gorgrond, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Gorgrond:
- Highpass, Gorgrond
- Breaker's Crown, Gorgrond
- Everbloom Wilds, Gorgrond
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- 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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Choose one of these rewards:
Money25 gold47 silver
Experience5,450 XP
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypePlate Chest
Item level41
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor29
Stats+9 Strength or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +9 Versatility
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for62 gold43 silver
TypeMail Chest
Item level41
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor19
Stats+9 Agility or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike, +7 Versatility
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for61 gold99 silver
TypeLeather Chest
Item level41
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor13
Stats+9 Agility or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike, +8 Versatility
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for61 gold77 silver
TypeCloth Chest
Item level41
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor8
Stats+9 Intellect, +13 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike, +7 Haste
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for60 gold20 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
In the Land of Giants
Part 35 of 35.
Previous: Eye in the Sky
- 24Basilisk Butcher
- 25Is This One of Yours?
- 26Bad at Breaking
- 27Nisha's Vengeance
- 28The Crystal Shard
- 29Hard Shell
- 30The Gronn Strategy
- 31What's Under There?
- 32Leave Every Soldier Behind
- 33Fair Warning
- 34Eye in the Sky
- 35Chains of Iron
Showing steps 24 to 35 of 35.
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.
- Eye in the Sky
The notes you recovered tell of a device capable of subjugating even a magnaron. Ancient legends speak of such artifacts, crafted by the worldbuilders to keep these creatures in check. I had discounted them as silly stories, but if they are true... <name>, Draenor is doomed.
Other quests with this name
This one: Alliance only · Gorgrond · Level 15-40.
Also counted by Putting the Gore in Gorgrond
Its criteria name 10 quests; others include:
- We Need An Outpost
- The Sparring Arena
- Power of the Genesaur
- Chapter III: Ritual of the Charred
- Chapter II: The Harvest
- Growing Wood
- Chapter I: Plant Food
- Strike While the Iron is Hot
The storyline at a glance
In the Land of Giants has 35 steps, from The Razorbloom to Chains of Iron.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Gorgrond (35).
Other storylines on the Gorgrond map
- Supporting Your Garrison
- Establish a Foothold
- We Need An Outpost
- Garrison Campaign
- The Iron Approach
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.
Achievements
Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.
- Putting the Gore in Gorgrond: its criteria name 10 quests, this one included. Unlock: "Treasure Map: Gorgrond".