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The Goblin Braintrust

The Goblin Braintrust is an Alliance-only quest for level 7-30 in Ashenvale. It is step 21 of 50 in the Ashenvale, Alliance storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Ashenvale at 35.1, 71.6. It rewards 4 reward items, 1 reputation reward, 4,100 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.

Description

If we could just stop the damned bombing from the goblins' creations we'd be able to launch a counter-offensive to take back Silverwind Refuge!

It's been my experience that goblins are either lazy and unproductive, or too productive and end up killing themselves with their own explosives. Unfortunately for us, they're being motivated by the brilliant Chief Bombgineer Sploder.

Get up to the Skunkworks on the west side of the refuge and don't come back until you have the Chief Bombgineer's head!

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
ReputationDarnassus +250
Top Comments

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1
713717+18via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

FYI: this is a single quest - no chain required. The target isn't even an elite (1398 HP). So basically, at level 23, come get a free blue item.

Sploder stands on a little balcony on the front of the bomb tower. Access by walking up the track / ramp in the back of the tower. He's standing in front of a backlit window, dual wielding torches.

If you're twinking 24, the ring is temporarily good for rogues, hunters & feral druids while you're grinding for your monkey or agility [item=9461] in Gnomer (which will be an upgrade but may take a long, long time to get).

Horde side has a marginally better ring: [item=65725]

2
278023+2via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

If you approach from the S as I did, you will need to go around to the N side of the tower the bomb is on and climb up the tracks or whatever they are to kill the technician and the approach Sploder on up the track.

He is on the S side and not a difficult kill and you get his head.

Do not forget the quest from the bomb after killing Sploder. I had to go around to the N side and farthert uo killing one more technician on the way.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP4,100
MoneyGold10g 50s
ReputationDarnassus+250

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeTwo-Handed Sword Two-Hand
Item level16
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon9 - 15 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+6 Strength, +5 Stamina
Suited toBlood, Frost, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Unholy
Sells to vendors for77 silver59 copper
TypeLeather Chest
Item level16
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor8
Stats+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for42 silver20 copper
TypeArmor Finger
Item level16
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+3 Agility, +4 Stamina
Suited toVengeance, Enhancement, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Windwalker, Feral, Guardian, Havoc, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival, Brewmaster
Sells to vendors for13 silver56 copper
TypeMail Chest
Item level16
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor12
Stats+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for40 silver63 copper

Reputation: Darnassus +250

This Alliance capital is populated by Night Elves and is located in the Island of Teldrassil. Ruled by the Priestess of the Moon, Tyrande Whisperwind.

Reputation group: Alliance.

Other quests in Ashenvale that reward Darnassus reputation: Supplies to Auberdine (+500), Don't Forget the Horde (+250), Of Their Own Design (+250), Naga of the Strand (+250), West to the Strand (+10), Delivery for Orendil (+25).

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.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapAshenvaleTurn-in marker at 35.1, 71.6, 2 mapped points
World Map

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.

Ashenvale Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Ashenvale map showing where to go for The Goblin BraintrustTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #63 35.1 71.6

Coordinates

  • Turn-inAshenvale 35.1, 71.6/way #63 35.1 71.6
  • Objective areaAshenvale 46.1, 61.6/way #63 46.1 61.6

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 Ashenvale map

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

Getting there

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

  • Stardust Spire, AshenvaleAlliance · about 20 yards south
  • Astranaar, AshenvaleAlliance · about 910 yards north
  • Windshear Hold, Stonetalon MountainsAlliance · about 1,000 yards south-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 740 yards north-east

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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Ashenvale, Alliance

Part 21 of 50.

Previous: Retaking Mystral Lake · Next: Three Friends of the Forest

  1. 16All's Well
  2. 17Dryad Delivery
  3. 18Search the Bole
  4. 19Playing Possum
  5. 20Retaking Mystral Lake
  6. 21The Goblin Braintrust
  7. 22Three Friends of the Forest
  8. 23In a Bind
  9. 24Clear the Shrine
  10. 25The Last Stand
  11. 26Return to Raene
  12. 27Dartol's Rod

Showing steps 16 to 27 of 50.

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.

  • Retaking Mystral LakeAshenvale · Level 7-30

    We could easily have held Silverwind Refuge from the Horde had they not taken control of our water elemental defenders on Mystral Lake. One of their shaman summoned in Tideress, an old and angry water spirit of the forest who befouled our elementals and turned them against us.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Three Friends of the ForestAshenvale · Level 7-30

    Care to make a quick trip to the south? I've three friends that I haven't heard from in a while. With these strange tentacles popping out of the ground to the north, and all of the demonic activity, I don't dare leave my family.

Also counted by Ashenvale Quests

Its criteria name 12 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Ashenvale, Alliance has 50 steps, from Bathran's Hair to The Forest Heart.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Ashenvale (50).

Other storylines on the Ashenvale 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.

Ashenvale QuestsComplete the Ashenvale storylines listed below.10
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