TheWoWDBI read all of the notes and even watched the videos posted in the notes section on this quest and.... they're useful if you already know that it all takes place in Utgarde Catacombs but if you don't then they all suck!
You may inadvertently pick up this quest and for whatever reason while down in the Utgarde Catacombs doing other quests in the area and somehow did not complete this quest at the time you picked it up, if that happened and you are running around later trying to figure out how to complete the quest then these notes are what you are looking for... if not then you have already completed the quest.
Be aware there are lvl 68-69 regular mobs throughout the entire area. Be prepared for that...
#1 This quest is in the Utgarde Catacombs (underground cave area) the cave entrance is /way 56.66 49.57
#2 Go down the swirly cave like entrance, it will open up and start looking like the inside of Utgarde Keep instance. Just keep going straight until you get to /way 57.24 56.22 and turn towards the west direction and go down the first flight of stairs and through the opening into the next room to /way 55.75 57.25
#3 Now if you still have the quest in your quest log for the sake of a possible bugging of the quest just abandon it and retake the quest from the NPC Daegarn. Daegarn is in the cage just on your left.
#4 a. Now when the quest is selected you will notice that it highlights the location of the quest objectives at /way 56 59 which are not correct because that would be through the huge wall and in the mountain side and there is no possible way to get to that location inside of the Utgarde Catacombs. Completely ignore the blue quest objective highlighted minimap area.
b. The fighting ring is right in front of you and the mobs will spawn and then fight you in the general area of /way 55 57.47
#5 After killing two or three of the guys that spawn and fight you in the ring the Ancient Cipher drops on the ground. Pick it up and turn the quest into NPC Glorenfeld located back up the staircase at /way 56.88 53.81
Sumary:
#1 Utgarde Catacombs - Entrance: /way 56.66 49.57
#2 #2 Staircase you go down after you get through main entrance: /way 55.75 57.25
#3 NPC Daegarn (quest giver) location - /way 55.75 57.25
#4 Actual mob spawning location area: /way 55 57.47
#5 After getting item head back up the stairs - Turn in quest to NPC Glorenfeld located at: /way 56.88 53.81
Quest
Stunning Defeat at the Ring
A World of Warcraft quest in Howling Fjord. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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A bunch of named mobs spawn in the ring 1 at a time. After you defeat 1 the next will spawn after a few seconds giving you time to eat/drink up. Prisoners also come periodically to help you fight. Finally Oluf drops the cipher rather than you looting it so it would appear that if you walk in on him already dead you can complete the quest without killing a thing. Can't say for sure though.
The 4 named mobs you have to fight are
- Firjus the Soul Crusher (10,379 HP)
- Jlarborn the Strategist (11,976 HP)
- Yorus the Flesh Harvester (14,371 HP)
- Oluf the Violent (15,968 HP, you can let NPCs to tank you till at least 85%)
And do not make the same mistake I did, do not loot with your bags full. Unlike other loot objects, where you can discard some trash and loot again, the Ancient Cipher on the ground would disappear.
I had to do it again, but it was easy for a 72 mage.
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(11300))
Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
Description
Oluf will come out if you defeat the other gladiators. That's 'bout the only way we're getting' that cipher back. Put on your whompin' boots and get busy in the Ring of Judgment. If you do manage to get the cipher back, return it to Glorenfeld o'er near the entrance to these catacombs. Me? Don't worry about me! We're on the brink of discovering the missing link to human-kind!
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.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #117 56.9 53.7
Coordinates
- Turn-inHowling Fjord 56.9, 53.7
/way #117 56.9 53.7 - Objective areaHowling Fjord 55.0, 57.4
/way #117 55.0 57.4
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 Howling Fjord map
- Hero's Call: Howling Fjord! about 440 yards
- To Northrend about 1,000 yards
- Honor the Flame about 1,520 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Howling Fjord, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Howling Fjord:
- Valgarde Port, Howling Fjord
- Fort Wildervar, Howling Fjord
- Westguard Keep, Howling Fjord
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- 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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Other quests on the Howling Fjord map
Reward details
Reputation: Valiance Expedition +250
The main armies of the Alliance in Northrend, moving against the Scourge and unified under King Varian Wrynn's command.
Reputation group: Alliance Vanguard.
Other quests in Howling Fjord that reward Valiance Expedition reputation: Break the Blockade (+250), Scare the Guano Out of Them! (+250), Shoveltusk Soup Again? (+250), The Clutches of Evil (+250), Mage-Lieutenant Malister (+10), Two Wrongs... (+250).
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
Howling Fjord
Part 13 of 162.
Previous: The Ring of Judgment · Next: Return to Valgarde
- 8The Echo of Ymiron
- 9Zedd's Probably Dead
- 10And Then There Were Two...
- 11The Depths of Depravity
- 12The Ring of Judgment
- 13Stunning Defeat at the Ring
- 14Return to Valgarde
- 15The Explorers' League Outpost
- 16Locating the Mechanism
- 17Anguish of Nifflevar
- 18Dragonflayer Battle Plans
- 19To Westguard Keep!
Showing steps 8 to 19 of 162.
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 Ring of Judgment
You might have already seen the room where Daegarn is being held while you were gatherin' the tablets. It's through this corridor and then down a set of steps. Daegarn will be in the room at the bottom of the steps - locked up tight! Get down there and find him.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Return to Valgarde
'Tis a shame we lost two of our best dwarves while uncovering these relics. They sacrificed their lives to keep this information safe. <Glorenfeld wraps the cipher and tablets in a tattered cloth.> Take these back to Valgarde. McSorf will know what to do with the find. As for me?
The storyline at a glance
Howling Fjord has 162 steps, from Hell Has Frozen Over... to Alpha Worg.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Howling Fjord (147), Grizzly Hills (15).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Howling Fjord map
- Truthguard
- Wrath of the Lich King Chromie Time Breadcrumbs
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.