TheWoWDBWhat a weird quest. I got one shotted when I first got there. I rezzed on top of the red drum off to the left. From there you can toss bombs at him w/o getting hit or aggro'd. Once he dies the little ones wont spawn & you can loot.
Quest
Dr. Boom!
A World of Warcraft quest in Netherstorm. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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He is at 35,59. This is soloable.
All you have to do is walk in, bomb him, then run out. Wait for the cooldown and then do it again. Repeat until he is dead.
Great tip, I just stealthed into place on top of the barrels and was able to drop bombs on him without being touched once. Note that this is also a great spot to level up your ranged weapons, my throwing skill was a little low so I just stood there and plugged him repeatedly until I maxed out!
Quest facts
LevelLevel 25-30
ZoneNetherstorm
Quest ID10221
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(10221))
What to do
StorylineNetherstorm, step 42 of 103
RewardsSparky's Discarded Helmet, 
Nether Leggings, 
Nether Vest, 10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Sparky's Discarded Helmet, Nether Leggings, Nether Vest, 10g 50s, 4,100 XPDescription
{name}, my former protege, Sparky Uberthruster, wouldn't wear his helmet while down here and one day transformed into the infamous Dr. Boom! And he stole off to the northeast with most of our sapping equipment! He and his Boom Bots have been a menace to Area 52 ever since. I need you to go to his Camp of Boom just outside of town and put an end to him! Use these Boom's Doom bombs to take him out. And make sure not to get too close to him or his Boom Bots!
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #109 34.2 68.2
Coordinates
- Turn-inNetherstorm 34.2, 68.2
/way #109 34.2 68.2 - Objective areaNetherstorm 35.0, 59.5
/way #109 35.0 59.5
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 Netherstorm map
- Desecrate this Fire! about 110 yards
- Honor the Flame about 120 yards
- Warchief's Command: Netherstorm! about 140 yards
- Hero's Call: Netherstorm! about 140 yards
- Nexus-King Salhadaar about 1,670 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Netherstorm, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Netherstorm:
- Area 52, Netherstorm
- The Stormspire, Netherstorm
- Mok'Nathal Village, Blade's Edge Mountains
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- 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:
Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypePlate Head
Item level31
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor19
Stats+7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +12 Critical Strike
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for34 gold53 silver
TypeMail Legs
Item level31
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor14
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for45 gold96 silver
TypeLeather Chest
Item level31
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor11
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for45 gold79 silver
TypeCloth Shoulder
Item level31
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor4
Stats+6 Intellect, +8 Stamina
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for34 gold53 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
Netherstorm
Part 42 of 103.
Previous: Invaluable Asset Zapping · Next: Consortium Crystal Collection
- 37Assisting the Consortium
- 38Report to Engineering
- 39Essence for the Engines
- 40Elemental Power Extraction
- 41Invaluable Asset Zapping
- 42Dr. Boom!
- 43Consortium Crystal Collection
- 44A Heap of Ethereals
- 45Warp-Raider Nesaad
- 46Request for Assistance
- 47Rightful Repossession
- 48An Audience with the Prince
Showing steps 37 to 48 of 103.
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.
- Invaluable Asset Zapping
See the fissure running through Area 52? We did that! <grin> It's yielding up all sorts of goodies for the X-52 Nether-Rocket, but we're running short on equipment. We had an operation at the Arklon Ruins to the southeast until the Burning Legion moved in.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Consortium Crystal Collection
Our leader, Nexus-Prince Haramad, has tasked me with the acquisition of a crystal artifact from the Arklon Ruins to the southeast. They're old draenei ruins. Unfortunately for both myself and the goblins here, the Burning Legion has decided to move in to perform their own excavation.
Also counted by Into the Nether
Its criteria name 14 quests; others include:
- Down With Daellis
- Torching Sunfury Hold
- Building a Perimeter
- Back to the Chief!
- Capturing the Keystone
- Securing the Celestial Ridge
- Full Triangle
- Destroy Naberius!
The storyline at a glance
Netherstorm has 103 steps, from Distraction at Manaforge B'naar to Dimensius the All-Devouring.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Netherstorm (98), Shattrath City (4), Terokkar Forest (1).
Other storylines on the Netherstorm map
- Lorewalking: Ethereals
- Burning Crusade Chromie Time Breadcrumbs
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.
- Into the Nether: its criteria name 14 quests, this one included.