TheWoWDBThe Ferelas Sentinel can tank pretty much ALL of the mobs for almost the ENTIRE fight. She died when Arnak was at about 4.5% and had held agro on everything just fine. All you have to do is quickly finish off Arnak when she dies (save your cooldowns for the end!).
** If the Sentinel dies during the fight, she will reappear again after a moment. No quests will turn up "failed" due to her death.
Quest
Grimtotem Chiefs: The Chief of Chiefs
A World of Warcraft quest in Thousand Needles. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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she never died when i did this. Just nuke the boss and don't worry about the adds they all disappear once the boss is dead
In reality, once you get the sentinel, all you need to do is work on the bosses. Just avoid taking a lot of hits from the other Grimtotems and she can tank it all on her own. With a level 44 priest, I mostly shot a wand at the Grimtotems and saved the mana for hitting the bosses hard, letting her tank all the other guys into oblivion. For Arnak, the sentinel used her healing potion and died as I was starting to throw a mind blast. I had Arnak and five goons chasing me after her death, but just as she was resurrecting and taking the aggro away, my mind blast finished off Arnak. That was cutting it close!
Quest facts
LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneThousand Needles
Quest ID27327
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(27327))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
Description
And now the time has come to take out the leader of all of the Darkcloud Pinnacle Grimtotem: Arnak Grimtotem. It is said that he's the disgraced nephew of Magatha Grimtotem, the Elder Crone and matriarch of the Grimtotem clan. Supposedly, his indiscretions have left him in a state of disfavor with her. But none of that matters right now. All that matters is that we kill him. For good this time.
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 #64 37.8 26.8
Coordinates
- Turn-inThousand Needles 37.8, 26.8
/way #64 37.8 26.8 - Objective areaThousand Needles 37.8, 26.6
/way #64 37.8 26.6 - Objective areaThousand Needles 42.2, 47.4
/way #64 42.2 47.4
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 Thousand Needles map
- The Crone's Wrath about 160 yards
- Snakes and Stones about 160 yards
- Breaking Chains about 160 yards
- Battle Pet Tamers: Kalimdor about 320 yards
- The Power of Thousands about 570 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Thousand Needles, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Thousand Needles:
- Mudsprocket, Dustwallow Marsh
- Fort Triumph, Southern Barrens
- Shadebough, Feralas
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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TypeCloth Head
Item level23
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor4
Stats+7 Intellect, +10 Stamina
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for11 gold55 silver
TypePlate Legs
Item level23
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor20
Stats+7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for15 gold49 silver
TypeOne-Handed Axe One-Hand
Item level23
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon6 - 13 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+3 Agility, +5 Stamina
Suited toEnhancement, Outlaw, Windwalker, Brewmaster, Vengeance, Havoc, Survival
Sells to vendors for21 gold96 silver
Reputation: Darnassus +350
This Alliance capital is populated by Night Elves and is located in the Island of Teldrassil. Ruled by the Priestess of the Moon, Tyrande Whisperwind.
Reputation group: Alliance.
Other quests in Thousand Needles that reward Darnassus reputation: To New Thalanaar (+25), The Grimtotem are Coming (+250), Free Freewind Post (+25), Grimtotem in the Post (+250), Save the Sentinel (+250), Horn of the Traitor (+350).
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
Thousand Needles
Part 84 of 107.
Previous: The Drums of War · Next: Grimtotem Chiefs: The Chief of Chiefs
- 79The Writ of History
- 80Grimtotem Chiefs: Grundig Darkcloud
- 81Grimtotem Chiefs: Grundig Darkcloud
- 82The Drums of War
- 83The Drums of War
- 84Grimtotem Chiefs: The Chief of Chiefs
- 85Grimtotem Chiefs: The Chief of Chiefs
- 86The Captive Bride
- 87The Captive Bride
- 88Invoking the Serpent
- 89Invoking the Serpent
- 90Trouble at Highperch
Showing steps 79 to 90 of 107.
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 Drums of War
Whatever it is that the Grimtotem are doing with the Drums of War, we do not want them to keep them. Do not worry, <name>, we will figure out what is going on here. But first, we need to gather all of the artifacts.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Captive Bride
Of course! Lakota Windsong! Why didn't I think of this before? Arnak kidnapped Lakota years ago and tried to force her into being his bride. She managed to escape, but in the chaos of the recent attack on Freewind Post, he took her again. She has to be around here somewhere.
Other quests with this name
This one: Alliance only · Thousand Needles · Level 15-30.
Also counted by Thousand Needles Quests
Its criteria name 8 quests; others include:
- Two-Tusk Takedown
- Grimtotem Chiefs: The Chief of Chiefs
- That Smart One's Gotta Go
- The Twilight Skymaster
- Spread the Word
The storyline at a glance
Thousand Needles has 107 steps, from The Grimtotem are Coming to Spread the Word.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Thousand Needles (106), Feralas (1).
Other storylines on the Thousand Needles map
- The Elemental Lords IV
- Battle Pet Tamers
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.
- Thousand Needles Quests: its criteria name 8 quests, this one included.