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Chiselgrip, the Heart of the Steppes

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

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wharris+10via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Guide to Burning Steppes quests:

Optional breadcrumbs:
Hero's Call: Burning Steppes or Mouton Flamestar

Do anytime before leaving to Chiselgrip:
Done Nothing Wrong

Keeshan is back with either:
Burning Vengeance if you did the Redridge chain or Burning Vengeance if you did not.

These three at once:
Stocking Up
A Future Project
Mud Hunter

Then:
The Sand, the Cider, and the Orb

These two at once: Warlocks Have the Neatest Stuff and Shadow Boxing

Then:
Return to Keeshan
Chiselgrip, the Heart of the Steppes

Enables these quests, which must be completed before General Thor'izog in the main chain:
Prove Yer Allegiance
Scrapped Golems (leads to Golem Training)

Main chain continues:
A Needle in a Hellhole
A Perfect Costume (4 versions) Read the quest carefully. What creature disguise do you need?
---> Orc (given to Humans and Dwarves): 2 Hides, 4 muds, 2 thread
---> Goblin (given to Gnomes): 1 hide, 3 mud, 4 thread
---> Troll (given to Night Elves): 3 Hides, 2 mud, 1 thread
---> Ogre (given to Draenei and Worgen): 4 Hide, 1 Mud, 3 thread

Then:
Into the Black Tooth Hovel
Grunt Work
Look in your quest log -- Strategic Cuts has silently appeared
The Kodocaller's Horn
Taking the Horn for Ourselves
Until Blizzard fixes it, when you turn in this quest, you will get a failed quest sound
with "You don't meet the requirements for that quest". Don't panic.

You must by this time have finished Stebben's quests, listed above.
General Thorg'izog
Trial by Magma
I Am the Law and I am the Lash [I think this completing this one is optional]
When you accept the above, look for Abuse of Power in your quest log

Then:
Enough Damage for One Day
Morgan's Vigil

Completing that quest allows for these four together:
SEVEN! YUP! [rewards Tiny Flamefly]
Blackened Ashes
A Heap of Delicious Worg
Latent Demons of the Land

Then these three together:
Blood Tour
Draconic Vanguard
A Deal with a Dragon

Given when third one above is completed: Placing the Pawns

Then these three:
A Delivery for Thorg'izog
A Delivery for Neeralak
A Delivery for Zi'lun

Auto-accepted when above three are done:
Locked and Loaded

And the epic conclusion:
Assault on Dreadmaul Rock
Glory Amidst Chaos
The Spoils of War

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xnihilo+5via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Don't you just love Ram.. err John. J. Keeshan!

See you in hell.
More blood! I want more blood!
You maggots brought this on yourselves.
Damn these orcs.

And my personal favourite:
Killin's as easy as breathin'.

John, I wanna see more o ya, mon!

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 15-30
Quest ID28184

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(28184))

Requirements

FactionAlliance only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineBurning Steppes, step 20 of 82

Description

We're headed to Chiselgrip, right in the center of these steppes. We'll rendezvous with the Thorium Brotherhood there, as well as with Troteman. You familiar with the Brotherhood? Those dark iron dwarves have helped me out more than once. We may need their help again. We'll pass through Black Tooth Hovel on our way there. What do you say we kill a few orcs while we travel? I'm getting a little restless here in this camp.

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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.

Burning Steppes Quest turn-in 23 mapped points
Burning Steppes map showing where to go for Chiselgrip, the Heart of the SteppesTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #36 46.8 44.1

Coordinates

  • Turn-inBurning Steppes 46.8, 44.1/way #36 46.8 44.1
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Burning Steppes 37.9, 55.5/way #36 37.9 55.5
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Burning Steppes 36.2, 36.2/way #36 36.2 36.2
  • Objective areaBurning Steppes 17.3, 52.1/way #36 17.3 52.1

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 Burning Steppes map

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

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Burning Steppes:

  • Chiselgrip, Burning SteppesAlliance and Horde · about 50 yards north-west
  • Morgan's Vigil, Burning SteppesAlliance · about 920 yards south-east
  • Flamestar Post, Burning SteppesAlliance and Horde · about 930 yards west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 370 yards south-west
  • Objective areaabout 370 yards north-west
  • Objective areaabout 950 yards 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

3D Model

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

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeGun Ranged
Item level26
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon11 - 20 damage, speed 3.0
Stats+7 Agility, +10 Stamina
Suited toMarksmanship, Beast Mastery
Sells to vendors for70 gold91 silver
TypePlate Shoulder
Item level26
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor16
Stats+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +6 Versatility
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for29 gold62 silver
TypeMail Head
Item level26
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor12
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for29 gold51 silver
TypeLeather Chest
Item level26
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor10
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for39 gold28 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

Burning Steppes

Part 20 of 82.

Previous: Return to Ariok · Next: Chiselgrip, the Heart of the Steppes

  1. 15Warlocks Have the Neatest Stuff
  2. 16Shadow Boxing
  3. 17Shadow Boxing
  4. 18Return to Keeshan
  5. 19Return to Ariok
  6. 20Chiselgrip, the Heart of the Steppes
  7. 21Chiselgrip, the Heart of the Steppes
  8. 22A Needle in a Hellhole
  9. 23A Needle in a Hellhole
  10. 24A Perfect Costume
  11. 25A Perfect Costume
  12. 26A Perfect Costume

Showing steps 15 to 26 of 82.

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.

  • Return to AriokBurning Steppes · Level 15-30

    Well I suppose I'm done with you here. I'll go shoo those other warlocks out when I build up the courage. Here, don't forget those supplies.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • A Needle in a HellholeBurning Steppes · Level 15-30

    You and I can't take on an army, <name>. They'll overwhelm us. That's why we've got to stick to Troteman's plan. The next part of the plan is going to require a bit of subtlety... something that I'm not terribly good at. That's where you come in.

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance only · Burning Steppes · Level 15-30.

The storyline at a glance

Burning Steppes has 82 steps, from Done Nothing Wrong to The Spoils of War.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Burning Steppes (82).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Burning Steppes 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.