TheWoWDBSince the progress bar keeps ticking up constantly and the team of NPC allies will aggro and kill everything easily on their own, I decided to not help at all on one of my alts. Just stealthed and dodged the occasional swooping enemy. I'm pretty sure there's no way to actually fail this. After running this on a few alts, it's nice to semi-afk through the end.
Quest
Stand as One
Quest facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Here is an AFK spot for the quest. (On the side that you came from, under the diagonal rock)
You are sheltered so the birb droppings cannot touch you, Alt-tab your way to victory!
/way 42.35 43.20
In case you want to read it altogether, here's the dialogue that occurs during this quest with significant actions in < >.
Spoiler
<Your group, consisting of Jaina, Thrall, Anduin, and Baine, have reached the ancient waystone. As you approach it, the waystone seems to react to your presence and starts to glow with power.>
Jaina: When the Jailer realizes our plan, he'll send all his forces against us. Our only chance is to keep them at bay long enough for the waystone to fully charge. Every second counts!
The Jailer: A relic of the First Ones... responding to a mortal? Impossible! Mawsworn! Take them!
<Mawsworn forces attack your group while the waystone charges. As the fight is drawn out, an army slowly gathers around and The Jailer himself arrives on site.>
Jaina: Hold the line! The waystone must finish charging!
The Jailer: My forces are vast! Endless!
Thrall: We have stopped endless armies before. We will never yield!
Jaina: It's nearly charged! Do not falter!
The Jailer: Death comes for the soul of your world! All that you see--all that you know--will be undone!
Baine Bloodhoof: Jaina, something's wrong. It seems the waystone has stopped charging!
Jaina: The stone responds to you, champion! Try to activate it while we hold off the Jailer's army!
<Upon touching the waystone (and completing the quest), a cinematic starts.>
<Mawsworn forces close in on the group, while you run up to the waystone.>
The Jailer: Nothing escapes the Maw. Yield to the inevitable!
Anduin: They've stopped their advance...
<The Jailer raises his hand and sends out a wall of black energy. When it touches Jaina, Baine, and Thrall, black chains rise up to capture them, similar to their initial abductions. Anduin is closest to the waystone and behind the others. Seeing his allies captured, he calms himself.>
Anduin: The Light is with me... even here.
<The Light responds to him and creates a barrier around the waystone that stops the black energy wall.>
Anduin: Go, champion! Go!
<You touch the waystone and it activates, teleporting you away from the Maw.>
The Jailer: Interesting...
<The Jailer raises his hand again and shatters Anduin's barrier. Black chains rise up to capture Anduin as well.>
Anduin: <looking defiantly at The Jailer> You... have failed.
The Jailer: No... I have precisely what I need.
<Cinematic ends.>
<You appear in a strange place, in a city you have never seen before.>
Attendant Protector: An agent of the Maw is attacking Oribos! Defend the Arbiter!
Protector Captain: Hold. The Maw's power does linger upon them, but I sense... No, that cannot be possible!
<Welcome to Oribos!>
Quest facts
Quest ID59770
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Description
<Anduin examines the obelisk intently.> I've never seen markings like these before. I've studied titan artifacts, but this appears to be made by a different hand. Hmm. It doesn't respond to me. I think Jaina's right. The waystone is reacting to your presence. Perhaps you'll have better luck activating it. Stay on your guard. The Jailer's forces paid this no mind when it was dormant, but there's no telling what they'll do if that changes.
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.
Objective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #84 77.1 42.1
Objective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #85 49.1 78.1
Coordinates
- Objective areaStormwind City 77.1, 42.1
/way #84 77.1 42.1 - Objective areaOrgrimmar 49.1, 78.1
/way #85 49.1 78.1
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Getting there
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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Money46 gold80 silver
Experience8,500 XP
Storyline
Through the Shattered Sky
Part 23 of 23.
Day 1 Shadowlands Questline
Previous: The Path to Salvation
- 12Speaking to the Dead
- 13Soul in Hand
- 14The Lion's Cage
- 15The Afflictor's Key
- 16An Undeserved Fate
- 17From the Mouths of Madness
- 18By and Down the River
- 19Wounds Beyond Flesh
- 20A Good Axe
- 21Draw Out the Darkness
- 22The Path to Salvation
- 23Stand as One
Showing steps 12 to 23 of 23.
Also part of: Maw Intro (part 17 of 23).
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.
- The Path to Salvation
We must move quickly if we wish to find the waystone. The soul mentioned it overlooks the Cauldron, which would put it somewhere upon the ridge on the other side. Unfortunately, this area is swarming with enemy forces. We'd best avoid engaging them, lest we draw the Jailer's attention.
The storyline at a glance
Through the Shattered Sky has 23 steps, from Shadowlands: A Chilling Summons to Stand as One.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Maw (21), Icecrown Citadel (2).
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.