TheWoWDBFree 4 earthbreakers from [object=288474] west of Xibala.
Mole Machinations quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6K9L5kFm3Q
This quest is a part of the Alliance War Campaign (gated behind the [faction=2159] reputation).
Zuldazar Foothold questchain of the Ready for War achievement.22Zuldazar Foothold[npc=135612]Wind's Redemptionhttps://youtu.be/VW7eo7M7I0M
Id column is approximate quest № In storyline (Ready for War <= for more info)
Quest
Mole Machinations
A World of Warcraft quest in Zuldazar. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Just a word of warning. The mobs in this quest are fairly buggy; possibly due to the uneven ground.
So you may want to try avoid fighting as much as possible.There are a few enemies that are stuck. So they'll aggro you, but not be attackable; and just keep you in combat.
Many of those that aren't stuck, have a tendency to evade-bug.
It's easy enough to kill them when you have to; and the peons are especially squishy.
But it can be annoying to get one of the officers down to 10% health, only to: suddenly run 15 ft away; reset back to full health; and charge back in for the attack.The quest you do at the same time, [quest 51309], is easier to avoid mobs because the objects can all be picked up on the edge of the area.
But the mole machines may need some patience. Either to wait for mobs to pass, or to 'kill them' multiple times.
If you are a druid you can use your flight form, or Zen Flight for a monk. Just hover over the mole machines and click them.
Quest facts
Quest ID51331
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(51331))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
Description
Seems the enemy's anticipated our moves. While we developed our refinin' techniques for Azerite, the goblins 'ave done the same. It wasn't five minutes after we established ourselves here that the Horde arrived to disrupt our progress. We've got several shaman of great import waitin' impatiently in the mole machines on that beach. You can take the key and clear the way so they arrive safely.
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 areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #862 40.8 70.8
Coordinates
- Turn-inZuldazar 40.8, 70.8
/way #862 40.8 70.8 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Zuldazar 39.2, 73.0
/way #862 39.2 73.0
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 Zuldazar map
- How to Sink a Zandalari Battleship same spot
- Victory is Assured same spot
- Bringing Down the Fleet same spot
- The Treasury Heist about 20 yards
- The Abyssal Scepter about 20 yards
- The Void Elves Stand Ready about 20 yards
- Find the Paper Trail about 20 yards
- The Void Solution about 20 yards
- Bilgewater Bonanza Go Boom about 20 yards
- Sensitive Intel about 30 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Zuldazar, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Zuldazar:
- Xibala, Zuldazar
- Veiled Grotto, Zuldazar
- Mistvine Ledge, Zuldazar
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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Money25 gold74 silver
Experience8,150 XP
Storyline
Mole Machinations
Part 9 of 13.
The Dark Iron dwarves have set up camp in Zuldazar, near the Zandalari capital. They've discovered Azerite, and need your assistance securing the area.
Previous: Xibala · Next: Rocks of Ragnaros
- 1Zuldazar Foothold
- 2The Troll's Tale
- 3Granting a Reprieve
- 4Save Them All
- 5A Lack of Surplus
- 6Disarming the Cannons
- 7That One's Mine
- 8Xibala
- 9Mole Machinations
- 10Rocks of Ragnaros
- 11Fragment of the Firelands
- 12Champion: Kelsey Steelspark
- 13Return to Boralus
Also part of: Gaining a Foothold (part 19 of 55), Gaining a Foothold (part 17 of 52).
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.
- Xibala
<name>! How's things going over here? Oh. Wow. There's Horde soldiers everywhere. And Zandalari trolls. And hardly any machines at all. We should DEFINITELY head back to Xibala, with the dark iron dwarves. It's perfect for our foothold!
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Rocks of Ragnaros
With me shaman still in their conveyances, a vital component o' our upcomin' ritual remains scattered among the supplies. I can only hope the Horde haven't taken 'em. They're rare an' precious... If you see any glowin' objects out there, recover 'em. They're o' tremendous value.
The storyline at a glance
Mole Machinations has 13 steps, from Zuldazar Foothold to Return to Boralus.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Zuldazar (12), Tiragarde Sound (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Zuldazar map
- Unrest in Zuldazar
- Among the People
- Serious Monkey Business
- The Strike on Zuldazar
- Warbeast Kraal
- Of Prophecies and Prophets
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.