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Chains of the Anub'ar

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

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202062+99via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

All directions are coming from the east, Agmar's Hammer.

Anok'ra - 24.95, 43.90 - As you enter Icemist, take the first ramp up then turn left and run along the cliff face. You'll see a doorway into a "steam room". That's his hangout.

Does a mind blast, mind flay and wavering will debuff.

Sinok - 25.69, 44.22 - Climb up to the second plateau level of Icemist and look to your left at the series of connected houses. Sinok is on an outdoor platform closest to you.

He does a casted shadow AoE that knocks you back a short distance, so don't fight with your back to the ledge or you have to run back up!

Tivax - 23.88, 39.15 OR 26.72, 39.11 - one of two houses in the back of the village on either side of the waterfall.

Tivax can put out the most damage of the three doing a scorch and a burn which is like Flame Wave but has no cast time and hits much harder and more frequently. Quick burn, no big deal.

All three has a relatively short respawn - 1:30 to 2:00 minutes.

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70925+81via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

It took me forever to find this guy. Easy instructions: Start at Banthok Icemist: Follow the river counter-clockwise. You will pass a canoe and hit land. You will see a hut with tusks on your left. Anok'ra is in there. Continue Counter-clockwise, go up the ramp, turn left. Sinok is in there. Hope this helps. Good Hunting.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 15-30
Quest ID12064

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(12064))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

WhereDragonblight, Wintergrasp
StorylineDragonblight, step 101 of 149

Description

They have my father bound by magical chains in the middle of Icemist Village. From what I have been able to gather, the prison is controlled by three powerful Anub'ar magi - each holding a piece of the key. Scour Icemist and locate the magi. Kill them and take their key fragments. With all three pieces we might be able to free my father. Once he is free... Retribution will come swiftly.

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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.

Dragonblight Quest turn-in 4 mapped points
Dragonblight map showing where to go for Chains of the Anub'arTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #115 22.6 41.7

Wintergrasp Objective area 1 mapped point
Wintergrasp map showing where to go for Chains of the Anub'arObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #123 66.2 85.8

Coordinates

  • Turn-inDragonblight 22.6, 41.7/way #115 22.6 41.7
  • Objective areaDragonblight 24.9, 43.9/way #115 24.9 43.9
  • Objective areaDragonblight 26.8, 39.0/way #115 26.8 39.0
  • Objective areaWintergrasp 66.2, 85.8/way #123 66.2 85.8

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 Dragonblight map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Dragonblight:

  • Agmar's Hammer, DragonblightHorde · about 850 yards east
  • Kor'kron Vanguard, DragonblightHorde · about 1,500 yards north-east
  • Warsong Camp, WintergraspHorde · about 1,700 yards north-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 160 yards south-east
  • Objective areaabout 250 yards north-east
  • Objective areaabout 180 yards south-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.

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3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeCloth Shoulder
Item level33
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for34 gold46 silver
TypeLeather Shoulder
Item level33
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor8
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for35 gold67 silver
TypeMail Shoulder
Item level33
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor12
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for36 gold6 silver
TypePlate Shoulder
Item level33
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor18
Stats+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +12 Haste
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for37 gold13 silver

Reputation: Horde Expedition +250

The combined forces of the Horde in Northrend, spearheaded by the Warsong Offensive.

Reputation group: Wrath of the Lich King.

Other quests in Dragonblight that reward Horde Expedition reputation: The Lost Empire (+150), Strength of Icemist (+150), Return of the High Chief (+500), WANTED: Gigantaur (+350), Strengthen the Ancients (+250).

Reputation: The Taunka +250

These hardy people are cousins of the Tauren and have become valuable scouts for the armies of the Horde as they march northward.

Reputation group: Horde Expedition.

Other quests in Dragonblight that reward The Taunka reputation: A Tauren Among Taunka (+10), Into the Fold (+250), The Taunka and the Tauren (+10), Blood Oath of the Horde (+150), Strength of Icemist (+150), Return of the High Chief (+500).

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

Dragonblight

Part 101 of 149.

Previous: Strength of Icemist · Next: Return of the High Chief

  1. 96The Good Doctor...
  2. 97In Search of the Ruby Lilac
  3. 98Return to Soar
  4. 99Where the Wild Things Roam
  5. 100Strength of Icemist
  6. 101Chains of the Anub'ar
  7. 102Return of the High Chief
  8. 103All Hail Roanauk!
  9. 104The Might of the Horde
  10. 105Attack by Air!
  11. 106Blightbeasts be Damned!
  12. 107The Kor'kron Vanguard!

Showing steps 96 to 107 of 149.

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.

  • Strength of IcemistDragonblight · Level 15-30

    <Greatmother Icemist bows.> It is an honor to meet you, hero. It is because of your actions that many of us are here now, alive and ready for battle against the Scourge. You have done so much for us that it shames me to ask you for your assistance once more.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Return of the High ChiefDragonblight · Level 15-30

    <Banthok hands you the prison key.> You must hurry, <name>. Take the key and use it to unchain my father from the Anub'ar prison. Once he is freed, assist him in destroying the Anub'ar leader, Under-king Anub'et'kan.

The storyline at a glance

Dragonblight has 149 steps, from The Liquid Fire of Elune to Really Big Worm.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Dragonblight (144), Crystalsong Forest (5).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Dragonblight 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.