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Molten Core

Molten Core is an Alliance-only quest for level 40-90. It is step 2 of 6 in the Allies of the Alliance: Dark Iron Dwarf storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Stormwind City at 52.0, 13.7. It rewards 9,500 experience and money.

Description

We'll need a fragment o' the core tae repair the Black Anvil an' who knows how much dark iron tae achieve the necessary purity. Thaelin can figure that part out.

In fact, I think he oughta go with ye tae get yerself a Fragment o' the Molten Core.

It's too dangerous tae go deep via mole machine, but he's got a hardy tank that can get ye the rest o' the way from the top.

Talk tae me when yer ready.

Rewards

Money28 gold9 silver
Experience9,500 XP

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BowWow+39via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

OK - I found this quest a little confusing...having run MC literally hundreds of times over the years, I made some assumptions:

1) The goal would be to kill Ragnaros
2) You'd need to navigate through the dungeon to get there

Both are WRONG. When you get in there, look at the map, and make your way to the curly-Q path that leads to Ragnaros (there will be a "1" quest indicator where you're heading). Almost immediately after turning into the curly-Q, you encounter a pile of rocks and your tank goes off into the lava. This is not your fault - it's part of the encounter. The dwarf along with you has a dialog that confirms that.

Proceed along the curly-Q and kill the mobs as you go - not difficult, all singles. When you get near the center, you'll see Gezzrok the Keeper, but he's not attackable. This is the guy you need to kill (NOT Ragnaros). To get him to be attackable, go all the way around the curly-Q and when you get to the end, he will charge you.

Kill him, and he'll tell you that you earned your MC Fragment. To loot, click him after the dialog finishes. Look around, you'll see the mole machine - enter it, and it takes you back to the front of the building where Moira (the quest giver) is. Turn in the quest and pick up the next one, which takes you to Firelands.

Ta da!

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP9,500
MoneyGold28g 9s
Where it comes from
Turn-in mapStormwind CityTurn-in marker at 52.0, 13.7, 1 mapped point
Objective areaBlackrock Depths
Objective areaBlackrock Depths
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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.

Stormwind City Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
Stormwind City map showing where to go for Molten CoreTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #84 52.0 13.7

Blackrock Depths Objective area
Blackrock Depths Objective area

Coordinates

  • Turn-inStormwind City 52.0, 13.7/way #84 52.0 13.7

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 Stormwind City map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Stormwind City, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Stormwind City:

  • Stormwind, ElwynnAlliance · about 760 yards south-east
  • Goldshire, ElwynnAlliance · about 1,500 yards south-east
  • Furlbrow's Pumpkin Farm, WestfallAlliance · about 1,700 yards south

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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Allies of the Alliance: Dark Iron Dwarf

Part 2 of 6.

Previous: Blackrock Depths · Next: The MOTHERLODE!!: Ironfoe

  1. 1Blackrock Depths
  2. 2Molten Core
  3. 3The MOTHERLODE!!: Ironfoe
  4. 4Firelands
  5. 5Forged in Fire an' Flame
  6. 6Dark Iron Dwarves

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.

  • Blackrock DepthsLevel 40-90

    Have you heard how the Dark Iron dwarves joined the Alliance? It was a most unusual turn of events. Brave heroes of the Alliance had been fighting the Dark Iron dwarves for years until a schism happened in their ranks.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The MOTHERLODE!!: IronfoeLevel 40-90

    Mogul Razdunk has always been a jealous sort, wishin' he was Gallywix or better. But he's the worst sort o' greedy. He won't stop at anythin' tae achieve his ends, nae matter the cost. It was a bold move even fer him tae strike at us in Blackrock Depths. He should've knaewn he was goin' too far.

The storyline at a glance

Allies of the Alliance: Dark Iron Dwarf has 6 steps, from Blackrock Depths to Dark Iron Dwarves.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Stormwind City (4), Blackrock Depths (2).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Stormwind City 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.

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