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Futility

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

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CITADEL FOOTSTEPS Quest Tree From Whiterock

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
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Quest facts

LevelLevel 25-30
ZoneIcecrown
Quest ID13348

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(13348))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineIcecrown, step 147 of 167
Rewards5g 25s, 2,050 XP

Description

Do you see now? Sending your men against the prince's armies just swells their numbers. I don't expect you to understand... you'll probably just end up like the others. You'd best return to whoever sent you. They might be worried.

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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.

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

In-game waypoint: /way #118 62.1 42.9

Coordinates

  • Turn-inIcecrown 62.1, 42.9/way #118 62.1 42.9
  • Objective areaIcecrown 64.5, 44.0/way #118 64.5 44.0

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

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

  • Argent Tournament Grounds, IcecrownAlliance and Horde · about 1,100 yards north-east
  • The Shadow Vault, IcecrownAlliance and Horde · about 1,400 yards north-west
  • Crusaders' Pinnacle, IcecrownAlliance and Horde · about 1,600 yards south-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 160 yards 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.

Related
Money5 gold25 silver
Experience2,050 XP
ReputationWarsong Offensive +75

Reward details

Reputation: Warsong Offensive +75

Garrosh Hellscream commands the Horde's main expeditionary forces as they make their way into Northrend to face Arthas and the armies of the Scourge.

Reputation group: Horde Expedition.

Other quests in Icecrown that reward Warsong Offensive reputation: Orgrim's Hammer (+25), Opportunity (+75), King of the Mountain (+250), Get to Ymirheim! (+10), Assault by Ground (+250), Assault by Air (+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

Icecrown

Part 147 of 167.

Previous: Army of the Damned · Next: Cradle of the Frostbrood

  1. 142Time to Hide
  2. 143Return to the Surface
  3. 144Field Repairs
  4. 145Do Your Worst
  5. 146Army of the Damned
  6. 147Futility
  7. 148Cradle of the Frostbrood
  8. 149Where Dragons Fell
  9. 150Time for Answers
  10. 151The Hunter and the Prince
  11. 152Knowledge is a Terrible Burden
  12. 153Argent Aid

Showing steps 142 to 153 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.

  • Army of the DamnedIcecrown · Level 25-30

    You probably think you're quite strong -- fighting these undead and crushing their bones beneath your war machines. That is nothing compared to the strength it took to create them. I saw the prince do it himself. I can show you how it happened... if you'd like.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Cradle of the FrostbroodIcecrown · Level 25-30

    We need to keep our momentum going. Let's not give the Scourge forces any respite. Sindragosa's Fall lies east just beyond the Valley of Lost Hope. The Cult of the Damned operate there, under close supervision of the Lich King's undead vrykul lackeys.

Other quests with this name

This one: Horde only · Icecrown · Level 25-30.

  • FutilityAlliance only · Icecrown · Level 25-30

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.