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Exploiting an Opening

Exploiting an Opening is an Alliance-only quest for level 25-30 in Icecrown. It is step 75 of 167 in the Icecrown storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Icecrown at 51.7, 86.7. It rewards 1 reputation reward and 2,050 experience.

Description

I've got an interesting assignment for you, <name>. If you're up for a challenge, that is.

We've been tipped off about an opening below Icecrown Citadel. Our engineers have studied the layout and have decided it's a structural weakness.

We've sent some men there along with some "borrowed" saronite bombs. They're under Captain Kendall's command.

With a little help we could deal a huge blow to the forces of the Scourge. What do you say, <name>?

Rewards

Experience2,050 XP
ReputationValiance Expedition +75
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Whiterock+43via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

CITADEL FOOTSTEPS Quest Tree From Whiterock
Give + to 10/19/2008 Ramsay aswell.

N)Blackwatch<--The Shadow Vault{H}*-->The Duke*
 | The Skybreaker(A)* |         | Orgrim's Hammer(H)*
 |                 |  |         | |
 | 2)Exploiting an Opening(A)  2)Opportunity(H)
 | 2)Securing the Perimeter(A) 2)Establishing Superiority(H)
 | 2)Set it Off!(A)            2)Blow it Up!(H)
 |  |__________________________/
 |  |
 | 2)A Short Fuse{H}--------->1)Parting Gifts
 | 2)A Voice in the Dark{H}    |->6)An Undead's Best Friend
 | 2)Time to Hide{H}           |->6)Honor is for the Weak /
 | 1)Return to the Surface{H} 6)From Whence They Came /  /
 | 3)Field Repairs{H}          \_____________________/__/
 | 3)Do your Worst{H}           |                |
 | 3)Army of the Damned{H}     6)Seeds of Chaos 6)Amidst the Confusion
 | 2)Futility{H}                     \          /
 |  |->4)Sindragosa's Fall(A)        5)Vereth the Cunning
 |  |->4)Cradle of the Frostbrood(H) 5)New Recruit
 |  |                                7)The Vile Hold
 | 4)Where Dragons Fell{H}            |->7)Generosity Abounds
 | 5)Time for Answers{H}              |->7)Stunning View /
 | 5)The Hunter and the Prince{H}    7)Matchmaker /     /
 | 1)Knowledge is a Terrible Burden{H} \_________/_____/
 |  |                 \                 |->7)The Rider of the Unholy
 | 1)Tirion's Help(A) 1)Argent Aid(H)   |->7)The Rider of Blood /
 |  |                 /                7)The Rider of Frost /  /
 | 5)Tirion's Gambit{H}                 \                  /  /
 |                                      2)The Fate of Bloodbane
8)Where Are They Coming From?
 |              |
8)Death's Gaze 8)Destroying the Altars
 |______________|
 |->8)I'm Not Dead Yet!{H}
 |---------------->8)Spill Their Blood 
8)Jagged Shards                    /
 |->7)The Runesmiths of Malykriss /
7)I'm Smelting... Smelting! /    /
 \_________________________/____/
  |                   |
 8)By Fire Be Purged 8)A Visit to the Doctor
 /                   /
8)Killing Two Scourge With One Skeleton-->8)Let's Get Out of Here{H}
8)He's Gone to Pieces         
8)Putting Olakin Back Together Again
8)The Flesh Giant Champion
Quest zones:
1)Unique zones_2)Icecrown Citadel_3)Valley of Lost Hope_4)Sindragosa's Fall_5)Icecrown Citadel(outside)_6)Weeping Quarry_7)Malykriss_8)Fleshwerks
N)Not-needed
The Icecrown is done! Leave your comments/sugestions at my comment in Icecrown zone. Thanks everyone who helped me to make it via comments on wowhead and in-game pre-quest tracking.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP2,050
ReputationValiance Expedition+75

Reward details

Reputation: Valiance Expedition +75

The main armies of the Alliance in Northrend, moving against the Scourge and unified under King Varian Wrynn's command.

Reputation group: Alliance Vanguard.

Other quests in Icecrown that reward Valiance Expedition reputation: The Skybreaker (+25), King of the Mountain (+250), Assault by Ground (+250), Get to Ymirheim! (+10), Assault by Air (+250), Get the Message (+250).

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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapIcecrownTurn-in marker at 51.7, 86.7, 2 mapped points
World Map

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.

Icecrown Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Icecrown map showing where to go for Exploiting an OpeningTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #118 51.7 86.7

Coordinates

  • Turn-inIcecrown 51.7, 86.7/way #118 51.7 86.7
  • Objective areaIcecrown 63.3, 45.9/way #118 63.3 45.9

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 Icecrown map

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

Getting there

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

  • Valiance Landing Camp, WintergraspAlliance · about 700 yards south
  • Fordragon Hold, DragonblightAlliance · about 1,400 yards south-east
  • DalaranAlliance and Horde · about 1,800 yards east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 1,900 yards north-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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Icecrown

Part 75 of 167.

Previous: The Duke · Next: Securing the Perimeter

  1. 70If He Cannot Be Turned
  2. 71If He Cannot Be Turned
  3. 72The Shadow Vault
  4. 73The Shadow Vault
  5. 74The Duke
  6. 75Exploiting an Opening
  7. 76Securing the Perimeter
  8. 77Set it Off!
  9. 78A Short Fuse
  10. 79Opportunity
  11. 80Establishing Superiority
  12. 81Blow it Up!

Showing steps 70 to 81 of 167.

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 DukeIcecrown · Level 25-30

    We need you focused, <name>. We're barely holding The Shadow Vault as it is. As you can see, we've greatly angered the Lich King. <The baron chuckles.> I need you to speak with Duke Lankral. He's in charge here now. You'll find him inside the vault building proper.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Securing the PerimeterIcecrown · Level 25-30

    The saronite bombs are in place, <name>. We're only going to get one shot at this, however. Let's make it count. We need temporary control of the area for a safe detonation. Let's try to put a dent in the Scourge's numbers.

The storyline at a glance

Icecrown has 167 steps, from Honor Above All Else to Light Within the Darkness.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Icecrown (162), Moonglade (2), Dragonblight (2), Shattrath City (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Icecrown 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.

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