Research Ruination is a quest for level 50-60, added in Battle for Azeroth. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 8,150 experience and money.
The Cult of the Damned continue their work within the halls of Aldur'thar.
Infiltrate their chambers and destroy their research. It may not stop them, but it will buy us valuable time.
You will receive:
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Entrance at the base of the tower (51.9,33.0). Research notes will be highlighted laying on tables or in bookshelves. They are guarded by lesser mobs.
| Type | Reward | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Currency | Argent Commendation | 3 |
| Experience | XP | 8,150 |
| Money | Gold | 25g 74s |
| Reputation | Argent Crusade | +75 |
Led by Tirion Fordring, the Argent Crusade combines the reformed Order of the Silver Hand with the Argent Dawn in one final push against the forces of the Lich King.
Reputation group: Wrath of the Lich King.
Commendation from the Argent Crusade in northern Icecrown for actions taken against the invading forces of the Shadowlands.
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.
| Objective area | Icecrown | 1 mapped point |
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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.
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #118 45.0 44.8
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/way #118 45.0 44.8Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Icecrown, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on Icecrown:
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.
First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight patch 12.0.7, the oldest build in our datamine).
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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/way 51.9 34.5 Entrance
The entrance is not at the base of the tower, but on the first tier. The coordinates given are right for location of entrance.
