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Runic Resistance

Runic Resistance is an Alliance-only quest for level 50. It is step 23 of 24 in The Pride of Kul Tiras storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Drustvar at 27.5, 58.9. It rewards 6,800 experience and money.

Description

Whatever is going on with this effigy, I don't think it's going to open the gateway without our help.

These runes must be the key. There must be some way we can use them to activate the effigy.

Rewards

You will receive:

Money23 gold40 silver
Experience6,800 XP

Stuck on this quest?

  • Turn in at Drustvar 27.5, 58.9 /way #896 27.5 58.9

Known issues

Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

1
varenne+449via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

You'll have to use runic wards in the right order to open the passage.
You can see the right rune order on the wall from left to right.
Click Right Up Down Left
Runic Resistance quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5m55uQal6w
This quest is a part of The Pride of Kul Tiras achievement. More info under the spoiler:

Spoiler
ID
Quest
Questgiver
The Pride of Kul Tiras
Subzone
Video
1
What You May Regret
Cyrus Crestfall
Boralus Harbor
Harbormaster's Office
https://youtu.be/vHrGHFllzW8
2
Lost Shipment
[npc=140495]
Tiragarde Sound
Lord Admiral's Rest
https://youtu.be/p_BNbje6Z3w
3
A Local Guide
[npc=140649]
Tiragarde Sound
Lord Admiral's Rest
https://youtu.be/FToveMERUJA
4
An Explosive Entrance
[npc=140732]
Boralus Harbor
Harbormaster's Office
https://youtu.be/BdMvZcZpIbY
5
The Keys to Success in Freehold
[npc=140732]
Tiragarde Sound
Freehold
https://youtu.be/-pMCw7QQ9yY
6
Sweete's Strongbox
[npc=141032]
Tiragarde Sound
Freehold
https://youtu.be/Vrkow0e6iNA
7
Tol Dagor: The Fourth Key
[npc=140732]
Tiragarde Sound
Bridgeport
https://youtu.be/LDI3QLOFtlg
8
The Mysterious Island
[npc=140732]
Boralus Harbor
Harbormaster's Office
https://youtu.be/amqM7tdiadQ
9
A Forlorn Hope
[npc=140495]
Tiragarde Sound
Proudmoore Keep
https://youtu.be/RxPiy0i1uNI
10
The Strength of the Storm
[npc=141223]
Stormsong Valley
Path of Storms
https://youtu.be/I3ahWUks414
11
Ritual Effects
[npc=141223]
Stormsong Valley
Path of Storms
https://youtu.be/ca1DDR9Uvjc
12
Shrine of the Storm: The Missing Ritual
[npc=137691]
Stormsong Valley
Shrine of the Storm
https://youtu.be/XMw2yWAufeY
13
Opening the Way
[npc=141223]
Stormsong Valley
Crescent Cove
https://youtu.be/KaEi8kqU7Io
14
Fate's End
[npc=141223]
Stormsong Valley
Crescent Cove
https://youtu.be/KrZmHxSOHew
15
Lost in Darkness
[npc=141223]
Stormsong Valley
Fate's End
https://youtu.be/qwAGxFXKnsw
16
Of Myth and Fable
[npc=140495]
Tiragarde Sound
Proudmoore Keep
https://youtu.be/G1JkrApFSVU
17
The Old Bear
[npc=129642]
Drustvar
Arom's Stand
https://youtu.be/FpX68y1ZHoo
18
Nightmare Catcher
[npc=141894]
Drustvar
Ulfar's Den
https://youtu.be/4knCzGjceNg
19
Buried Power
[npc=141159]
Drustvar
Ulfar's Den
https://youtu.be/ZQEPw1SMds4
20
Hatred's Focus
[npc=141159]
Drustvar
Ulfar's Den
https://youtu.be/xS0-B_2qapo
21
Waycrest Manor: Draining the Heartsbane
[npc=141159]
Drustvar
Ulfar's Den
https://youtu.be/voxxll4a8uk
22
Into Darkness
[npc=129642]
Drustvar
Arom's Stand
https://youtu.be/PRusvw_vVbM
23<
Runic Resistance
[npc=142287]
Drustvar
Gol Inath
https://youtu.be/f5m55uQal6w
24
Thros, the Blighted Lands
[npc=141785]
Drustvar
Gol Inath
https://youtu.be/FhQQbvNRX4I
25
Siege of Boralus: Lady Ashvane's Return
[npc=141785]
Tiragarde Sound
Proudmoore Keep

Id column is approximate quest № In The Pride of Kul Tiras storyline <= for more info)
2
Headhunt+31via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

The puzzle is easy to solve especially if you have played Skyrim! :)
You have four runic wards near the puzzle - two on the left side and two on the right one!
Look at the wards from left to right and click their puzzle equivalent - in other words you need to click the right one, then the top one, the down one and the last is the left one!
Hope I helped you!

1 more comment below ↓

Check whether you have already completed it in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(52488))

Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

1
varenne+449via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

You'll have to use runic wards in the right order to open the passage.
You can see the right rune order on the wall from left to right.
Click Right Up Down Left
Runic Resistance quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5m55uQal6w
This quest is a part of The Pride of Kul Tiras achievement. More info under the spoiler:

Spoiler
ID
Quest
Questgiver
The Pride of Kul Tiras
Subzone
Video
1
What You May Regret
Cyrus Crestfall
Boralus Harbor
Harbormaster's Office
https://youtu.be/vHrGHFllzW8
2
Lost Shipment
[npc=140495]
Tiragarde Sound
Lord Admiral's Rest
https://youtu.be/p_BNbje6Z3w
3
A Local Guide
[npc=140649]
Tiragarde Sound
Lord Admiral's Rest
https://youtu.be/FToveMERUJA
4
An Explosive Entrance
[npc=140732]
Boralus Harbor
Harbormaster's Office
https://youtu.be/BdMvZcZpIbY
5
The Keys to Success in Freehold
[npc=140732]
Tiragarde Sound
Freehold
https://youtu.be/-pMCw7QQ9yY
6
Sweete's Strongbox
[npc=141032]
Tiragarde Sound
Freehold
https://youtu.be/Vrkow0e6iNA
7
Tol Dagor: The Fourth Key
[npc=140732]
Tiragarde Sound
Bridgeport
https://youtu.be/LDI3QLOFtlg
8
The Mysterious Island
[npc=140732]
Boralus Harbor
Harbormaster's Office
https://youtu.be/amqM7tdiadQ
9
A Forlorn Hope
[npc=140495]
Tiragarde Sound
Proudmoore Keep
https://youtu.be/RxPiy0i1uNI
10
The Strength of the Storm
[npc=141223]
Stormsong Valley
Path of Storms
https://youtu.be/I3ahWUks414
11
Ritual Effects
[npc=141223]
Stormsong Valley
Path of Storms
https://youtu.be/ca1DDR9Uvjc
12
Shrine of the Storm: The Missing Ritual
[npc=137691]
Stormsong Valley
Shrine of the Storm
https://youtu.be/XMw2yWAufeY
13
Opening the Way
[npc=141223]
Stormsong Valley
Crescent Cove
https://youtu.be/KaEi8kqU7Io
14
Fate's End
[npc=141223]
Stormsong Valley
Crescent Cove
https://youtu.be/KrZmHxSOHew
15
Lost in Darkness
[npc=141223]
Stormsong Valley
Fate's End
https://youtu.be/qwAGxFXKnsw
16
Of Myth and Fable
[npc=140495]
Tiragarde Sound
Proudmoore Keep
https://youtu.be/G1JkrApFSVU
17
The Old Bear
[npc=129642]
Drustvar
Arom's Stand
https://youtu.be/FpX68y1ZHoo
18
Nightmare Catcher
[npc=141894]
Drustvar
Ulfar's Den
https://youtu.be/4knCzGjceNg
19
Buried Power
[npc=141159]
Drustvar
Ulfar's Den
https://youtu.be/ZQEPw1SMds4
20
Hatred's Focus
[npc=141159]
Drustvar
Ulfar's Den
https://youtu.be/xS0-B_2qapo
21
Waycrest Manor: Draining the Heartsbane
[npc=141159]
Drustvar
Ulfar's Den
https://youtu.be/voxxll4a8uk
22
Into Darkness
[npc=129642]
Drustvar
Arom's Stand
https://youtu.be/PRusvw_vVbM
23<
Runic Resistance
[npc=142287]
Drustvar
Gol Inath
https://youtu.be/f5m55uQal6w
24
Thros, the Blighted Lands
[npc=141785]
Drustvar
Gol Inath
https://youtu.be/FhQQbvNRX4I
25
Siege of Boralus: Lady Ashvane's Return
[npc=141785]
Tiragarde Sound
Proudmoore Keep

Id column is approximate quest № In The Pride of Kul Tiras storyline <= for more info)
2
Headhunt+31via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

The puzzle is easy to solve especially if you have played Skyrim! :)
You have four runic wards near the puzzle - two on the left side and two on the right one!
Look at the wards from left to right and click their puzzle equivalent - in other words you need to click the right one, then the top one, the down one and the last is the left one!
Hope I helped you!

Read all 10 on Wowhead ↗

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
CurrencyAzerite200
ExperienceXP6,800
MoneyGold23g 40s

Reward details

Currency: Azerite x 200

The blood of Azeroth crystalizes into chunks of Azerite, an extremely potent and powerful material.

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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapDrustvarTurn-in marker at 27.5, 58.9, 2 mapped points
World Map

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.

Drustvar Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Drustvar map showing where to go for Runic ResistanceTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #896 27.5 58.9

Coordinates

  • Turn-inDrustvar 27.5, 58.9/way #896 27.5 58.9
  • Objective areaDrustvar 27.6, 58.8/way #896 27.6 58.8

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 Drustvar map

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

Getting there

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

  • Falconhurst, DrustvarAlliance · about 510 yards south
  • Arom's Stand, DrustvarAlliance · about 660 yards east
  • Anyport, DrustvarAlliance and Horde · about 760 yards north-west

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

The Pride of Kul Tiras

Part 23 of 24.

Previous: Into Darkness · Next: Thros, the Blighted Lands

  1. 13Opening the Way
  2. 14Fate's End
  3. 15Lost in Darkness
  4. 16Of Myth and Fable
  5. 17The Old Bear
  6. 18Nightmare Catcher
  7. 19Buried Power
  8. 20Hatred's Focus
  9. 21Waycrest Manor: Draining the Heartsbane
  10. 22Into Darkness
  11. 23Runic Resistance
  12. 24Thros, the Blighted Lands

Showing steps 13 to 24 of 24.

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.

  • Into DarknessLevel 50

    I didn't think you would find a way. Though at this point, I guess I shouldn't be surprised when you accomplish what seems impossible. I guess all that is left is to brave the Crimson Forest and see if this thing works.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Thros, the Blighted LandsLevel 50

    The Blighted Lands... If the legends are true then inside we will witness suffering and torment the likes of which we have never known. .. ...but if that is what I must endure to right what I have wronged, then I will cross that threshold gladly. Will you join me, <class>?

The storyline at a glance

The Pride of Kul Tiras has 24 steps, from What You May Regret to Thros, the Blighted Lands.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Drustvar (8), Tiragarde Sound (7), Stormsong Valley (6), Boralus (3).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Drustvar 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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