TheWoWDB2nd quest available to new Pandaren. The name of the quest is dependent on your class. Casters will receive this quest, instructing them to loot and equip a Trainee's staff.
Quest
The Lesson of the Iron Bough
A World of Warcraft quest in The Wandering Isle. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Hmmm. Nice set of starter quests to get you into the game; but very poorly thought out for caster classes.
All the emphasis on "weapons" and we get a "spell blade" that is utterly pointless: caster should not use it; and it gives zero benefit to caster.
There's not even so much as a clue to use your spells in the quest text.It turns out that if you follow the quest text literally; i.e. equip the your "weapons" and use them to attack the targets in the follow-up quest: it takes longer to destroy them than if you attacked bare fisted!
(Of course the correct thing to do as a caster is sell the useless gear and cast your spells.)
I'm pretty sure this quest is both Mage and Warlock linked, I've tried with a newly created Mage Pandaren and also with a Warlock Pandaren.
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Quest facts
LevelLevel 1-20
Quest ID30033
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(30033))
Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineThe Wandering Isle, step 2 of 74
Rewards5g 35s, 2,750 XP
Description
First, you will need weapons suited to your talents. Retrieve a spellblade and a hand fan from one of the weapon racks below, bring it to me, and show me that you know how to hold it properly.
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 areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #378 56.7 18.2
Coordinates
- Turn-inThe Wandering Isle 56.7, 18.2
/way #378 56.7 18.2 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)The Wandering Isle 57.7, 18.2
/way #378 57.7 18.2
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Getting there
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- 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 Wandering Isle map
Reward details
Reputation: Shang Xi's Academy +250
For nearly three generations, the esteemed Shang Xi has prepared pandaren heroes for lives of adventure.
Reputation group: Mists of Pandaria.
Other quests in The Wandering Isle that reward Shang Xi's Academy reputation: Much to Learn (+10), The Lesson of the Iron Staff (+250), The Lesson of the Sandy Fist (+250), The First Sign of Winter (+250), The Lesson of the Burning Scroll (+250), The Disciple's Challenge (+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
The Wandering Isle
Part 2 of 74.
Previous: The Lesson of the Iron Bough · Next: The Lesson of the Iron Bough
- 1The Lesson of the Iron Bough
- 2The Lesson of the Iron Bough
- 3The Lesson of the Iron Bough
- 4The Lesson of the Iron Bough
- 5The Lesson of the Iron Bough
- 6The Lesson of the Iron Bough
- 7The Lesson of the Iron Bough
- 8The Lesson of the Sandy Fist
- 9The Lesson of Stifled Pride
- 10The Lesson of the Burning Scroll
- 11The Disciple's Challenge
- 12Aysa of the Tushui
Showing steps 1 to 12 of 74.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Where this quest fits
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Lesson of the Sandy Fist
I'd like to observe you putting your new weapon to use, my young student. This will aid me in determining what degree of training will be best suited to your talents. We have many training targets in the training grounds below.
Other quests with this name
This one: Warlock, Mage · Pandaren, Pandaren, Pandaren · The Wandering Isle · Level 1-20.
- The Lesson of the Iron Bough
- The Lesson of the Iron Bough
- The Lesson of the Iron Bough
- The Lesson of the Iron Bough
- The Lesson of the Iron Bough
- The Lesson of the Iron Bough
The storyline at a glance
The Wandering Isle has 74 steps, from The Lesson of the Iron Bough to Joining the Horde.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Wandering Isle (71), Elwynn Forest (1), Stormwind City (1), Orgrimmar (1).
Other storylines on the Elwynn Forest map
- Elwynn Forest
- Lost Honor
- Northshire
- The Scarlet Enclave
- Battle Pet Tamers
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.