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Showdown

A World of Warcraft quest in Blade's Edge Mountains. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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The quest chain:
1. Thunderlord Clan Artifact - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=30431 (Drops from the Bladespires)
2. Thunderlord Clan Artifacts - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10524 (Get the Arrow, Drum and Tablet)
3. Vision Guide - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10525 (Right-click the fragment and see where the last artifact is.)
4. The Thunderspike - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10526 (Go to the place show in the vision. Kill the guy guarding the spike)
---Rewards:
---Thunderlord Scalpel - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31475
---Slow Death Dirk - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31476
---Wand of the Ancestors - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31474
5. The Spirits Have Voices - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10718 (Talk to the ghost leader)
6. Whispers on the Wind - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10614 (Talk with Leoroxx)
7. Reunion - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10709 (alk with Rexxar)
8. On Spirit's Wings - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10714 (Go to the ogres and use the whistle)
9. Baron Sablemane - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10783 (He's at the arena)
10. Into the Churning Gulch - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10715 (Kill random crust bursters for poison)
---Rewards:
---Bloodboil Poison - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31535
11. Baron Sablemane's Poison - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10749 (Take the poison to Rexxar)
12. The Smallest Creatures - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10720 (drum up a marmot to poison the kegs)
......Side Quest......
...Crush the Bloodmaul Camp (From Tor'chunk Twoclaws) - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10784 (Kill ogres while you're poisoning kegs)
......Side Quest......
13. A Boaring Time for Grulloc - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10721 (Use the whistle, grab the sack, laugh)
14. It's a Trap! - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10785 (We can't stop here! This is bat country!...Talk to rexxar, again.)
15. Gorgrom the Dragon-Eater - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10723 (Use the trap at the altar)
---Rewards:
---Fanged Axe - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31542
---Whistling Sword - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31541
---Adjucator's Staff - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31543
......Side Quest......
...Slaughter at Boulder'mok (From Tor'chunk Twoclaws) - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10786 (Kill more ogres)
......side Quest......
16. Prisoner of the Bladespire - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10724 (Kill more ogres, Use the whistle, profit)
17. Showdown - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10742 (Summon Rexxar at the altar and kill Goc)
---Rewards:
---Tourmaline Crown - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31546
---Oilcloth Breeches - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31545
---Leonine Breasplate - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31549
---Clefthoof Leggings - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31544
---Malefactor's Eyepatch - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31547
---Blackened Chestplate - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31548

If someone wants to go through all that and calculate the XP involved...I'm guessing about 1/4 of a level at 69.

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A guide to completing the whole chain detailed in the first comment:

1) First of all fly straight to Bladespire Hold and kill ogres here. They will drop [item=30431], use this to
begin the first part of the chain.

2) Collect the artifacts described. They can be found at the following co-ordinates:
/way 41, 52
/way 40, 58
/way 41, 46

3) Fly to Rokgah Bloodgrip (/way 51.8, 58.4) and hand that in. He will give you then give you
Vision Guide and an item called [item=30481]. Use this while standing beside him and just wait for it
to do it's thing. Hand it in and take the quest The Thunderspike.

4) Fly to the cave (entrance co-ordinates are /way 42.5, 83.4) and run to the end of it. Click the shiny
spear and kill the ogre that spawns on top of you. Return to Rokgah. When you hand it in a Garm
Wolfbrother will appear beside you and offer you The Spirits Have Voices. Take it and hand it into Rexxar who
is just a few yards away (/way 51, 58).

5) Rexxar will then give you Whispers on the Wind. Fly east to Leoroxx (/way 75.2, 60.9) and hand it in.
Collect Reunion and return to Rexxar. He will then give you On Spirit's Wings, accept it and fly
north (/way 58.11, 33.53). Use [item=31128] in your bag and summon the spying bird right on top of
the Taskmaster and Soothsayer. Return to Rexxar.

6) After handing that in, he will offer you Baron Sablemane. Fly north again and hand that in (/way 53.3,
41). Accept the Baron's quest and travel over to the Burning Gultch (/way 49, 43). Kill [npc=21381]s
and loot them. Return to Baron Sablemane and accept his next quest Baron Sablemane's Poison.

7) This is more or less the second half of the chains leading up to Showdown. Deliver the Baron's
poison to Rexxar back at the Thunderlord Stronghold and then accept The Smallest Creatures. For this, fly
north and use [item=31141] at the Marmot Den (/way 56.46, 29.24). After taking control of one of
these little creatures, use it to poison the barrels of alcohol found at:

/way 55.36, 28.27
/way 55.25, 25.95
/way 55.96, 23.04

*Remember that the Marmots can aggro mobs, so avoid them. Use stealth on your pet's action
barand you should be able to sneak around everything. The Drum has a 6 minute cooldown so it's a
pain if your marmot dies.

8) Hand that in to Rexxar and collect A Boaring Time for Grulloc. Fly over to /way 60, 47 and let "Huffer" loose by
clicking on [item=31350] in your bags. When Grulloc has been distracted by the Huffer collect
[item=31349]. Take this to Baron Sablemane.

9) Accept It's a Trap! and take the trap to Rexxar. After handing that in he will give you the quest
Gorgrom the Dragon-Eater. Fly northeast to /way 30, 22 and kill 3 ogres, loot their heads and place them at the
alter in the middle of that open area. Set the trap (found in your bags) on top of the alter and wait for
Gorgrom. Once this is done, return to Rexxar.

10) Second last quest! Pick Prisoner of the Bladespire up from Rexxar and fly north again to /way 66, 22 and kill
ogres and loot the [item=31755]. Then use [item=31144] and the spirit will fly up and release the
Wyvern from its cage. Return to Rexxar to collect the quest you've been waiting for...

11) Collect Showdown and head to /way 64.15, 18.5 . Use [item=31146] here at the Alter of Goc
then kill him. Finally, return to Rexxar at Thunderlord Stronghold and collect your well deserved
reward!

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 20-30
Quest ID10742

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(10742))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

WhereBlade's Edge Mountains, around 51.8, 58.4
StorylineBlade's Edge Mountains, step 72 of 95

Description

Now it comes to this. We will bring Goc forth from his lair, and we will destroy him. With Goc dead, the Bladespire ogres will threaten the Mok'Nathal no longer. Go to Goc's altar outside Gruul's Lair, then blow my horn. I will come, and we will face the son of Gruul together.

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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.

Blade's Edge Mountains Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
Blade's Edge Mountains map showing where to go for ShowdownTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #105 51.8 58.4

Coordinates

  • Turn-inBlade's Edge Mountains 51.8, 58.4/way #105 51.8 58.4

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 Blade's Edge Mountains map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Blade's Edge Mountains, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Blade's Edge Mountains:

  • Thunderlord Stronghold, Blade's Edge MountainsHorde · about 150 yards north
  • Evergrove, Blade's Edge MountainsAlliance and Horde · about 860 yards north-east
  • Mok'Nathal Village, Blade's Edge MountainsHorde · about 1,400 yards east

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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Reward details

Pick one of these

TypePlate Chest
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor25
Stats+7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for55 gold8 silver
TypePlate Chest
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor25
Stats+7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +15 Critical Strike
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for54 gold88 silver
TypeCloth Head
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +6 Versatility, +11 Critical Strike
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for40 gold77 silver
TypeLeather Legs
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor10
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +6 Versatility, +6 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for54 gold5 silver
TypeLeather Legs
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor10
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +11 Critical Strike, +9 Haste
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for54 gold25 silver
TypeMail Head
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor13
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +11 Critical Strike, +6 Haste
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for40 gold92 silver

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

Blade's Edge Mountains

Part 72 of 95.

Previous: Prisoner of the Bladespire · Next: Culling the Wild

  1. 67The Smallest Creatures
  2. 68A Boaring Time for Grulloc
  3. 69It's a Trap!
  4. 70Gorgrom the Dragon-Eater
  5. 71Prisoner of the Bladespire
  6. 72Showdown
  7. 73Culling the Wild
  8. 74Creating the Pendant
  9. 75Whispers of the Raven God
  10. 76Little Embers
  11. 77From the Ashes
  12. 78Damaged Mask

Showing steps 67 to 78 of 95.

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.

  • Prisoner of the BladespireBlade's Edge Mountains · Level 20-30

    Shortly after my arrival in the mountains, I came under attack by a group of Bladespire ogres. Though I fought free of them, and slew many, they took my wyvern, Leokk, captive. Spirit has found him, locked in a cage in the heart of the Bladespire encampment outside of Gruul's lair.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Culling the WildBlade's Edge Mountains · Level 20-30

    The number of atrocities committed by the Burning Legion is countless. Even as we speak, they send their legion forces against the creatures of this land. Helpless to defend against their power, they fall one by one. <name>, help me stop these crimes of nature destroy all which they corrupt.

Other quests with this name

This one: Horde only · Blade's Edge Mountains · Level 20-30.

  • ShowdownAlliance only · Blade's Edge Mountains · Level 20-30

Also counted by On the Blade's Edge

Its criteria name 21 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Blade's Edge Mountains has 95 steps, from The Encroaching Wilderness to Maxnar Must Die!.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Blade's Edge Mountains (95).

Other storylines on the Blade's Edge Mountains 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.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.