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The Mad Magus

The Mad Magus is a quest for level 15-30 in Thousand Needles. It is step 32 of 107 in the Thousand Needles storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Thousand Needles at 96.8, 72.5. It rewards 5 reward items, 5,150 experience and money.

Description

There's only one ting left dat we can do. Ya gotta slay someone with the big mojo in Tony's presence.

No, not me!

Ol' Magus Tirth went crazy when he tried ta stop the waters rushin' in at the Cataclysm. Now he be hauntin' the area just south of the Holdfast.

Take dis soul stick an' use it on his corpse, mon. Then bring Tony back an' we be gettin' him back in his body.

Ya can use me spirit portal ta get down there an' back.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money21 gold
Experience5,150 XP
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After finishing the ritual, a small event will ensue:

Tony Two-Tusk is now alive again after the ritual finishes.
Tony Two-Tusk yells: I LIVE!
Tony Two-Tusk yells: Thanks, mon. You've been true to your word, and I can respect that.
Tony Two-Tusk yells: I need to get back. I'm sure we'll cross paths again. Next time, I'll get to return the favor.
Tony Two-Tusk yells: Bye, hon. See you later tonight.
Tony Two-Tusk departs.
Ajamon Ghostcaller says: No you won't, Tony. Go away, I'm busy summoning up a date for later!

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP5,150
MoneyGold21g

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeArmor Finger
Item level23
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike
Suited toVengeance, Enhancement, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Windwalker, Feral, Guardian, Havoc, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival, Brewmaster
Sells to vendors for24 silver71 copper
TypeCloth Chest
Item level23
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+7 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +9 Versatility
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for13 gold38 silver
TypeLeather Waist
Item level23
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for6 gold75 silver
TypeMail Legs
Item level23
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor13
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for13 gold47 silver
TypeOne-Handed Sword One-Hand
Item level23
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon7 - 12 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+3 Strength, +5 Stamina
Suited toProtection, Frost
Sells to vendors for19 gold32 silver

“Ouch. Good for generating aggro.”

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 mapThousand NeedlesTurn-in marker at 96.8, 72.5, 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.

Thousand Needles Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Thousand Needles map showing where to go for The Mad MagusTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #64 96.8 72.5

Coordinates

  • Turn-inThousand Needles 96.8, 72.5/way #64 96.8 72.5
  • Objective areaThousand Needles 84.3, 91.6/way #64 84.3 91.6

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 Thousand Needles map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Thousand Needles:

  • Fizzle & Pozzik's Speedbarge, Thousand NeedlesAlliance and Horde · about 780 yards west
  • Gadgetzan, TanarisHorde · about 1,300 yards south-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 790 yards south-west

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

Thousand Needles

Part 32 of 107.

Previous: Carcass Collection · Next: Negotiations

  1. 27Two-Tusk Takedown
  2. 28Two-Tusk Takedown
  3. 29Haunted
  4. 30With a Little Help...
  5. 31Carcass Collection
  6. 32The Mad Magus
  7. 33Negotiations
  8. 34Negotiations
  9. 35Get Zherin!
  10. 36Get Koalbeard!
  11. 37The Ancient Brazier
  12. 38Fool's Gold

Showing steps 27 to 38 of 107.

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.

  • Carcass CollectionThousand Needles · Level 15-30

    These organs be a good start, mon, but we still be needin' lotsa other tings. Normally, we'd be gettin' stuff from family now, but dats only me and my sistah's boy, and Tony ain't worth it! So, we be substitutin' some stuff. Lotsa carcasses, in fact!

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • NegotiationsThousand Needles · Level 15-30

    <name>, great job defending the Speedbarge! I've got something else that I need you to help out with. I've sent Crazzle Sprysprocket and Kravel Koalbeard northeast to negotiate with the centaur survivors. Their Splithoof Heights is dripping with oil!

The storyline at a glance

Thousand Needles has 107 steps, from The Grimtotem are Coming to Spread the Word.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Thousand Needles (106), Feralas (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Thousand Needles 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.

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The Lurking Lich
The Machine Speakeasy
The Machine Speakers
The Madness Roots Deep
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The Maelstrom Pillar: Earth
The Mag'har
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