TheWoWDBQuest is a part of In Pursuit of Gul'dan / In Pursuit of Gul'dan achievement.
To get on the The Cipher of Damnation garrison campaign you have to complete all previous Tanaan Jungle campaigns:
All Hands On Deck, The Invasion of Tanaan - an introductory part of the Tanaan questline, can be completed on the same day.
Bane of the Bleeding Hollow, Dark Ascension, The Fate of Teron'gor - a random campaign will appear at your Tanaan Jungle Outpost. You can do only one campaign a week from this list, so it will take you 3 weeks.The Cipher of Damnation quest chain:
- Garrison Campaign: The Warlock http://youtu.be/P1lnuv1_Cg8
- Breaching the Barrier http://youtu.be/tMAtZUFSrYc
Opens the path to [object=241666] treasure. Loot is [item=128320] which deals 13k damage a hit, good for aoe.- The Cipher of Damnation http://youtu.be/1Ca4161JumQ
[object=241671] becomes available after this quest. Loot is [item=128309].
Oronok's Offer, after which [follower=468] will join your garrison.
Rewards:
[item=128225]
[item=124551]
[follower=468] follower
2500 reputation with [faction=1847] / [faction=1848]
Quest
The Cipher of Damnation
A World of Warcraft quest in Tanaan Jungle. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Speak to Exarch Yrel at Tanaan Jungle, The Felblight at 62.6, 31.1 to begin the ritual.
Step through the barrier and defeat Cyrukh. He doesn't do a lot. Interrupt/stun whatever casts you can and don't stand in the Fel Rain. He has about 920k HP, not very difficult. Turn in the quest to Exarch Yrel.
While you are in there, don't forget to grab your Forgotten Shard of the Cipher, which is a Tanaan Jungle treasure which awards you a pet. If you do not see the clickable shard, walk out of the circular area and walk back in. It may not have spawned after you completed the quest until you "zone in" again. The shard is located precisely at 63.4, 28.1 in Tanaan Jungle.
was under the impression 6.2 made followers useless..sooooo..why are we gettting more of them? i already have 50+ 675 followers sitting around doing nothing. can i at least sellt his one for gold or something?
Quest facts
Quest ID38463
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(38463))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineGul'dan Finale, step 3 of 3
RewardsBaleful Tunic, 
Empowered Apexis Fragment, 50g 94s, 1,350 XP
Baleful Tunic, Empowered Apexis Fragment, 50g 94s, 1,350 XPDescription
Your ally and I will remove this barrier now, though it will take a greater part of our strength. What lies beyond will not be easy. Gul'dan will have empowered an elemental lord with the Cipher, driving it insane. He will use it to destroy the link between the elements and Draenor. If you destroy that elemental, we could recover the Cipher.
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 areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #534 62.9 27.9
Coordinates
- Turn-inTanaan Jungle 62.9, 27.9
/way #534 62.9 27.9 - Objective areaTanaan Jungle 62.2, 30.4
/way #534 62.2 30.4 - Objective areaTanaan Jungle 62.7, 28.0
/way #534 62.7 28.0
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 Tanaan Jungle map
- I Sunk Your Battleship about 630 yards
- The Assault Base about 630 yards
- Garrison Campaign: In the Shadows about 670 yards
- In, Through, and Beyond! about 810 yards
- Obstacle Course about 980 yards
- The Bleeding Hollow about 1,580 yards
- The Invasion of Tanaan about 1,610 yards
- The Eye of Kilrogg about 1,620 yards
- Following the Bloody Path about 1,630 yards
- Finding the Killer about 1,970 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Tanaan Jungle, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Tanaan Jungle:
- Vol'mar, Tanaan Jungle
- Malo's Lookout, Tanaan Jungle
- Vault of the Earth, Tanaan Jungle
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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Reward details
Items you receive
TypeArmor
Item level44
BindingBinds when picked up
UseCreate Chest
Requires level40
Sells to vendors for1 copper
TypeArmor
Item level45
BindingBinds when picked up
UseEmpowering Item
Requires level40
Sells to vendors for5 gold
Reputation: Vol'jin's Headhunters +2,500
Seeking to protect Azeroth with a decisive victory on Draenor, Warchief Vol'jin is assembling an elite team of champions to establish a foothold in Tanaan Jungle and to overthrow Gul'dan.
Reputation group: Warlords of Draenor.
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
Gul'dan Finale
Part 3 of 3.
Previous: Breaching the Barrier
- 1Garrison Campaign: The Warlock
- 2Breaching the Barrier
- 3The Cipher of Damnation
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.
- Breaching the Barrier
The ritual site is already prepared, and it is protected by a barrier... one that I created. I can destroy the barrier, but I will need three items currently in use at Forge Camp Vengeance. If you can get those ritual items, I will meet you at the Corrupted Refuge and remove the barrier.
Other quests with this name
This one: Horde only · Level 40.
Also counted by In Pursuit of Gul'dan
Its criteria name 6 quests; others include:
The storyline at a glance
Gul'dan Finale has 3 steps, from Garrison Campaign: The Warlock to The Cipher of Damnation.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Tanaan Jungle (3).
Other storylines on the Tanaan Jungle map
- The Bleeding Hollow
- The Search for Iskar
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.
- In Pursuit of Gul'dan: its criteria name 6 quests, this one included.