TheWoWDBAnother awesomely &*!@ing retarded quest design. Get swarmed by mobs that the trap rune does not help against. Die, rez, repeat.
Trap rune does not work - check
Mobs evade regularly - check
Large packs of mobs spawn at too frequent intervals - check.
Quest
Lay Waste, Lay Mines
A World of Warcraft quest in Suramar. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Not a very well set up quest. The trap works sometimes, other times it does not. Seems like when you are lower health it really starts to screw up and not do anything.
If the trap arcane-explosion icon bugs out and disappears from your main screen, you can find and use the Trap Rune in your bags directly.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 45
ZoneSuramar
Quest ID40965
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(40965))
What to do
StorylineMoon Guard Stronghold, step 6 of 12
RewardsEnchanted Nightborne Coin, 20g 22s, 6,150 XP
Enchanted Nightborne Coin, 20g 22s, 6,150 XPDescription
They ransacked my library, {name}. If they want our knowledge, we will give it to them. This piece of rune work will allow you to cast an ensnaring spell on the ground. When the Nightborne cross the threshold they will see the true might of the Moon Guard. Teach them well!
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 #680 36.4 22.4
Coordinates
- Turn-inSuramar 36.4, 22.4
/way #680 36.4 22.4 - Objective areaSuramar 36.6, 22.7
/way #680 36.6 22.7
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 Suramar map
- The Final Blessing about 460 yards
- Natural Adversaries about 460 yards
- Managazer about 460 yards
- Moonwhisper Rescue about 460 yards
- The Backdoor about 460 yards
- Feathersong's Redemption about 480 yards
- Trial of the Crusader: Hides of Legend about 520 yards
- Halls of Valor: The Hide of Fenryr about 520 yards
- Scales for Ske'rit about 520 yards
- Return to Karazhan: Scales of Legend about 520 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Suramar, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Suramar:
- Obsidian Overlook, Highmountain
- Irongrove Retreat, Suramar
- Meredil, Suramar
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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Money20 gold22 silver
Experience6,150 XP
Reward details
Items you receive
TypeConsumable
Item level1
BindingBinds when picked up
Sells to vendors for25 gold
“Handed down for generations, this coin holds lingering knowledge from all its previous holders.”
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
Moon Guard Stronghold
Part 6 of 12.
Previous: The Rift Between · Next: Precious Little Left
- 1Fate of the Guard
- 2Sigil Reclamation
- 3Not Their Last Stand
- 4Take Them in Claw
- 5The Rift Between
- 6Lay Waste, Lay Mines
- 7Precious Little Left
- 8Stop the Spell Seekers
- 9Starweaver's Fate
- 10The Orchestrator of Our Demise
- 11Overwhelming Distraction
- 12Last Stand of the Moon Guard
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 Rift Between
I was with Lothrius when the Nightborne poured into the stronghold. He and his constructs managed to get the majority of us out of the Athenaeum, but he was cornered before he could make good on his own escape. I know he still lives- I feel it in my gut!- but I cannot go back for him myself.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Precious Little Left
I have not been able to leave the safety of my guardians to search, but there are three tomes of great importance to me and mine. They contain secrets and cantrips that the Nightborne must NOT obtain.
Quests that require this one
The storyline at a glance
Moon Guard Stronghold has 12 steps, from Fate of the Guard to Last Stand of the Moon Guard.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Suramar (9), Highmountain (2), Ley Station Moonfall (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Suramar map
- Blood and Wine
- Balance of Power
- An Elven Problem
- Crafting War
- The Waning Crescent
- Eminent Grow-main
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.