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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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Malvenue+19via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

If you are having difficulty completing this quest, change your dungeon difficulty to Heroic and you should be able to complete it.

Quest turn-in is NOT at your garrison, though the NPC says so. The turn-in is at your zone outpost.

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Thebe2+19via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Hope this gets fixed, its quite confusing. When the scenario completes, go south and head for the most southwest building in the area, pass around it heading to your right and you will find Nisha and see a new flightpath on your map. You can then ride her back to Highpass where you turn in this quest. I did do the switch to heroic and back, but not so sure that was needed. Also logged out\in, also not sure if that was needed. I would just try to find Nisha first, you may not need all the other stuff.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 15-40
Quest ID36576

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(36576))

Requirements

FactionAlliance only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineThe Iron Approach, step 2 of 2

Description

With the Heart of the Magnaron, we wield a powerful weapon against the Iron Horde. They amass far to the north at the Iron Approach. This will not be easy, but we must seize the opportunity to deal a blow to the Iron Horde while we possess the artifact. We are prepared to depart at your command. Speak with Rangari Rajess 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 4 mapped points
Gorgrond map showing where to go for Strike While the Iron is HotTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #543 53.4 60.2

Coordinates

  • Turn-inGorgrond 53.4, 60.2/way #543 53.4 60.2
  • Objective areaGorgrond 52.8, 59.3/way #543 52.8 59.3
  • Objective areaGorgrond 44.8, 17.7/way #543 44.8 17.7

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

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

  • Highpass, GorgrondAlliance · about 60 yards north-west
  • Breaker's Crown, GorgrondAlliance and Horde · about 680 yards north-west
  • Everbloom Wilds, GorgrondAlliance and Horde · about 840 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 70 yards north-west
  • Objective areaabout 2,400 yards north
  • Objective areaabout 50 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.

Related

Choose one of these rewards:

Money2 gold54 silver
Experience675 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: Alliance 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.