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Strike While the Iron is Hot

A World of Warcraft quest in Gorgrond. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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nurseferatu+123via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Just to note, at the end of the quest Draka tells you to meet back at your Garrison.
Quest completion is actually at the Gorgorond outpost. There is a flight master nearby who can fly you back to Beas^&*!ch.

*as of 6.1 this has now been corrected and text sends you to your outpost at BeasTWATch, although the audio still says "garrison".
(and apparently the program here no longer flags this outpost as a profanity, ah well)

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 15-40
Quest ID36574

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(36574))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineThe Iron Approach, step 2 of 2

Description

With the Will of the Genesaur, we wield a powerful weapon. Our scouts have discovered an Iron Horde base, and I believe it is time to seize an opportunity. They amass far to the north at the Iron Approach. This will not be easy, but we must deal a blow to the Iron Horde while we possess the artifact. We are prepared to depart at your command. Speak with Grinslicer when you are ready.

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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.

Gorgrond Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Gorgrond map showing where to go for Strike While the Iron is HotTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #543 46.1 70.2

Coordinates

  • Turn-inGorgrond 46.1, 70.2/way #543 46.1 70.2
  • Objective areaGorgrond 46.0, 69.2/way #543 46.0 69.2
  • Objective areaGorgrond 45.0, 17.8/way #543 45.0 17.8

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 Gorgrond map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Gorgrond:

  • Beastwatch, GorgrondHorde · about 50 yards north
  • Breaker's Crown, GorgrondAlliance and Horde · about 830 yards north
  • Evermorn Springs, GorgrondHorde · about 1,000 yards south-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 50 yards north
  • Objective areaabout 2,900 yards north

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.

Related

Choose one of these rewards:

Money25 gold47 silver
Experience5,450 XP

Reward details

Items you receive

TypeMiscellaneous
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Requires level10

“Sought by architects in Ashran. Handwritten scribbles regarding the construction of an outpost building, including numerous "improvements" which are vigorously crossed out.”

Pick one of these

TypeArmor Trinket
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+6 Agility
EquipItem - Attacks Proc Haste
Suited toFeral, Guardian, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival, Assassination, Outlaw, Subtlety, Enhancement, Brewmaster, Windwalker, Havoc, Vengeance
Sells to vendors for6 gold90 silver

“A collection of loosely strung bones.”

TypeArmor Trinket
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
EquipItem - Attacks Proc Intellect
Suited toArcane, Fire, Frost, Holy, Balance, Restoration, Discipline, Shadow, Elemental, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, Mistweaver, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Devourer
Sells to vendors for6 silver77 copper
TypeArmor Trinket
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+8 Critical Strike
EquipItem - Proc Strength
Suited toProtection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost, Unholy
Sells to vendors for6 gold60 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

The Iron Approach

Part 2 of 2.

Previous: Strike While the Iron is Hot

  1. 1Strike While the Iron is Hot
  2. 2Strike While the Iron is Hot

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

Other quests with this name

This one: Horde only · Gorgrond · Level 15-40.

Also counted by Putting the Gore in Gorgrond

Its criteria name 10 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

The Iron Approach has 2 steps, from Strike While the Iron is Hot to Strike While the Iron is Hot.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Gorgrond (2).

Other storylines on the Gorgrond 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.