TheWoWDBIgnore the rest of these comments. They're confusing a simple issue. Lets assume you've just left the cave of the quest giver. Turn right and run a short distance. You'll see a wide path leading up guarded by pairs of enemies. Kill them as you ascend.
Kill all the mobs at the top, then mount the altar and right click on it. Then get off the altar and start circling it. Kill each mob as it appears. Im a mage and I two-shotted all of them. Easy kills.
If you remain on the altar it is too difficult to get line of sight as they keep moving.
I lost Loramus once, then started circling the altar and it was very easy
Quest
The Altar of Storms
A World of Warcraft quest in Blasted Lands. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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If you do this as a Demon Hunter you can see what he is saying in demonic.
Parn rakir is "Holy Moley"
and Zila il amanalar is "This is horrible"
Alter is on the spine in the middle. If you have your camera at just the wrong angle (like I did) the alter will look like just another bone in the spine. When you get about half way up rotate the camera to the side and the alter is easy to see.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneBlasted Lands
Quest ID25688
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25688))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineBlasted Lands, step 36 of 56
RewardsHelm of Storms, 
Loramus' Gloves, 
Bracers of the Demonic Altar, 31g 50s, 6,200 XP
Helm of Storms, Loramus' Gloves, Bracers of the Demonic Altar, 31g 50s, 6,200 XPDescription
Up on the bluffs above our comfy cave is a powerful altar. A powerful DEMONIC altar, guarded by cultists, but powerful nonetheless. If you can reach it, you can use it to bring Loramus back to us. The altar will likely resist your efforts, so you'll have to protect Loramus' body while the ritual completes. Bring the demon hunter back to me afterwards.
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 #17 39.4 35.8
Coordinates
- Turn-inBlasted Lands 39.4, 35.8
/way #17 39.4 35.8 - Objective areaBlasted Lands 37.0, 28.4
/way #17 37.0 28.4 - Objective areaBlasted Lands 39.2, 36.3
/way #17 39.2 36.3
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 Blasted Lands map
- Finishing the Job about 180 yards
- When Revenge Burns Green about 320 yards
- Honor the Flame about 590 yards
- Echo of Gul'dan about 660 yards
- Burning Crusade: To Outland! about 730 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Blasted Lands, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Blasted Lands:
- Dreadmaul Hold, Blasted Lands
- Sunveil Excursion, Blasted Lands
- Stonard, Swamp of Sorrows
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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TypePlate Head
Item level28
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor18
Stats+7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +11 Parry
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for31 gold33 silver
TypeLeather Hands
Item level28
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for20 gold82 silver
TypeMail Wrist
Item level28
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor8
Stats+4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for20 gold89 silver
TypeLeather Feet
Item level28
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +7 Haste
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for30 gold88 silver
TypePlate Feet
Item level28
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor15
Stats+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for31 gold22 silver
Reputation: Silvermoon City +500
The capital of Quel'Thalas, home of the blood elves. Though nearly destroyed by Arthas' attack on the Sunwell, Silvermoon is once again a thriving city.
Reputation group: Horde.
Other quests in Blasted Lands that reward Silvermoon City reputation: The Dreadmaul Furnace (+250), Attune the Bloodstone (+25), The First Step (+250), Blood Ritual (+25), Not Just Any Body (+250), A Bloodmage's Gotta Eat Too (+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
Blasted Lands
Part 36 of 56.
Previous: Not Just Any Body · Next: Time is Short
- 31The Dreadmaul Furnace
- 32Attune the Bloodstone
- 33The First Step
- 34Blood Ritual
- 35Not Just Any Body
- 36The Altar of Storms
- 37Time is Short
- 38The Charred Granite of the Dark Portal
- 39The Vile Blood of Demons
- 40Enhancing the Stone
- 41The Amulet of Allistarj
- 42The Amulet of Sevine
Showing steps 31 to 42 of 56.
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.
- Not Just Any Body
Loramus Thalipedes is dead. Well, let me step back... that's an assumption on my part, but I do know that his body lies in three pieces. <Lynnore ponders for a moment.> If you bring me the pieces, we still have a recourse. All three pieces are nearby... the Dreadmaul ogres hide them in their caves.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Time is Short
I was hunting a demon named Razelikh, when his ogre lieutenant Grol assaulted me. I was caught unaware, and I died... but so did Grol. Razelikh plans to return to the Blasted Lands and overwhelm the lands with his demons. Even now, he is preparing to summon his legions to eliminate us.
Other quests with this name
This one: Horde only · Blasted Lands · Level 15-30.
The storyline at a glance
Blasted Lands has 56 steps, from Minor Distractions to The Downfall of Marl Wormthorn.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Blasted Lands (56).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Blasted Lands map
- The Kingslayers
- Allies of the Horde: Mag'har Orc
- Burning Crusade Chromie Time Breadcrumbs
- Some Wicked Things
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.
Guides for this zone
Guides and routes on this site that cover Blasted Lands.
