TheWoWDBThis is for the Alliance quest Friend of the Exarchs which requires you to choose one of three followers to join your garrison. You choose from
Rangari Chel ([follower=185]) - Comes with [garrisonability=101] & a random trait
Apprentice Artificer Andren ([follower=184]) - Comes with [garrisonability=102] & [garrisonability=57]
Vindicator Onaala ([follower=186]) - Comes with [garrisonability=125] & a random traitThese followers are exclusive, and once you choose one, you can not go back and obtain the others. So, the obvious question is "Which is the best follower to choose?"
Choose Andren if:
a. You know you will want to have an Engineering building in your Garrison and don't want to wait until level 96\Spires of Arak to obtain the other Engineering follower.
b. You do not want to complete a short quest line to obtain a different follower that counters Danger ZonesChoose Chel or Onaala if:
a. You have no plans to build an Engineering building and want to take a chance that the random ability is more favorable for you
b. You know you will want to have a Leatherworking building in your Garrison and/or plan to complete the quest chain that rewards Shelley Hamby ([follower=182]).Chel or Onaala?
This is completely a personal preference. Both Chel and Onaala's counters are the same as you will get from two other followers early on in missions (Bruma Swiftstone [follower=153] and Daleera Moonfang [follower=463]) so there is no benefit to choosing one over the other.
Update: Now that I have leveled most of my followers to Epic and been playing the follower "endgame" I would recommend choosing Vindicator Onaala. As pointed out in the below comments, there are other easy to obtain (at level 100) followers that counter Minion Swarms, and less that counter Magic Debuff. However, if you are not concerned with high level missions, then it still comes down to personal preference.Note this applies only to the Alliance version of these followers. The Horde versions have slightly different abilities.
Quest
Friend of the Exarchs
A World of Warcraft quest in Shadowmoon Valley. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Chel vs Onaala is not quite just personal preference (and you probably don't want Andren). Here's why:
At the time of this comment,
- Onaala is one of only 3 followers who can counter Magic Debuff.
- Danger Zones and Minion Swarms each have 6 followers who can counter them.
- Having more than one (but not too many more) follower with a given ability will noticeably reduce your frustration from having to wait for the right ability to be available.
- Kimzee Pinchwhistle can handle all your engineering needs.Minion Swarms (Chel) and Magic Debuff (Onaala) each have one other follower you will find fairly early (Bruma Swiftstone and Daleera Moonfang respectively). Danger Zones has several (Shelly Hamby, Ahm, Weldon Barov, Pinchwhistle, etc) so don't worry about struggling to deal with that one.
The differentiator is where you get a second follower with the ability you don't choose here. Magic Debuff has only one more follower who can handle it (Talonpriest Ishaal). That follower you can get just by doing the Spires storylines achievement. Whereas Minion Swarms has many more (Rukaryx, Steelbringer, Leeroy Jenkins, and Talon Guard Kurekk) but they all come from level 100 activities (raids, heroics, reputation, etc).
Keep in mind, if you are not an engineer but plan on having an engineering building for the bonuses, you don't need an engineer follower at your building full time. You can assign Pinchwhistle to the engineering building, buy the gizmos, then send her back out on missions. In any case, having two followers with the same professions trait is always a waste.
So, choose:
Andren only if you are an Engineer (or just gotta have Walter now) and can't wait until you pick up Pinchwhistle. (personally, I strongly recommend against this)Onaala if you expect to be getting into heroics and raids very quickly, gaining you access to the other Swarms followers.
Chel if you want to have good follower ability diversity before you get to 100 (you'll have your 2 of each around 97 when you pick up Ishaal).
This is just like the start of every pokemon game all over again.
Quest facts
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Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
Description
Only three members remain of the Exarch Council, but we are all deeply indebted to you. The vote is unanimous: Your Alliance will have our full support on Draenor. We are also going to place a draenei representative under your direct command. Three potential candidates are here in the courtyard. Speak to them and choose who you want - we will dispatch him or her immediately to your garrison!
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #539 62.5 26.2
Coordinates
- Turn-inShadowmoon Valley 62.5, 26.2
/way #539 62.5 26.2 - Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 62.7, 26.1
/way #539 62.7 26.1
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 Shadowmoon Valley map
- Garrison Campaign: The Exarch's Call about 230 yards
- In Need of a Hero about 760 yards
- Shadows Awaken about 1,010 yards
- Think of the Children! about 1,050 yards
- Dark Enemies about 1,060 yards
- Closing the Door about 1,060 yards
- The Righteous March about 1,110 yards
- Darkness Falls about 1,130 yards
- Ancestor's Memory about 1,130 yards
- Chasing Shadows about 1,130 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Shadowmoon Valley, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Shadowmoon Valley:
- Elodor (Alliance), Shadowmoon Valley
- Path of the Light, Shadowmoon Valley
- Exile's Rise, Shadowmoon Valley
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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Other quests on the Shadowmoon Valley map
Reward details
Reputation: Council of Exarchs +250
Under the leadership of five powerful exarchs, the draenei of Draenor have prospered in a savage world.
Reputation group: Warlords of Draenor.
Other quests in Shadowmoon Valley that reward Council of Exarchs reputation: The Fate of Karabor (+250), Think of the Children! (+250), Into Twilight (+75), A Hero's Welcome (+250), The Clarity Elixir (+250), A Grandmother's Remedy (+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.
Storyline
The Exarch Council
Part 11 of 18.
Previous: Exarch Maladaar · Next: Speaker for the Dead
- 6Naielle, The Rangari
- 7Fun with Fungus
- 8Hataaru, the Artificer
- 9Engorged Goren
- 10Exarch Maladaar
- 11Friend of the Exarchs
- 12Speaker for the Dead
- 13The Sting
- 14Warning the Exarchs
- 15The Traitor's True Name
- 16Shut 'er Down
- 17Trust No One
Showing steps 6 to 17 of 18.
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.
- Exarch Maladaar
The council is almost assembled: Othaar, myself, Hataaru and Naielle are ready. Only Exarch Maladaar remains. He has not been himself since he returned from his capture at the hands of the Iron Horde... but Vindicator Maraad was able to track him down.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Speaker for the Dead
This was a betrayal from within. There's no other explanation for it. None of the Exarchs trust each other now - especially me. But Othaar and Akama can damn their laws. We've got to rout out the traitor and the only way to do it is to speak to the corpse!
The storyline at a glance
The Exarch Council has 18 steps, from Migrant Workers to Supply Drop.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shadowmoon Valley (18).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Shadowmoon Valley map
- The Light of Karabor
- On the Shadow's Trail
- Garrison Campaign
- The Dark Side of the Moon
- Shadows Awaken
- Botani In Bloom
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.