TheWoWDBWhen doing this quest in beta, I experienced a bug where I could not see the stasis rune at the end of the quest. To complete it, I aimed my camera up to the roof from underneath Gul'dan, and my cursor changed -- I was able to click the rune, even though it was still invisible.
Quest
The Portal's Power
A World of Warcraft quest in Tanaan Jungle. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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A way to walk from Khadgar is: On the platform where he stands, on the right behind m are some stairs down. Take m, and the end turn right and take the stairs again.
Dont take the next stairs, on your right you will have the entrance where you need to be for the first objective.edit: Entrances are at 54.9, 45.5, or 54.9, 51.0 (Thanks Aisenfaire)
Behind Khadgar and to the right is a flight of stairs, go down them. Take the 2nd flight of stairs and at the bottom to your left is the entrance to the Soul Engine.
Quest facts
Quest ID34393
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(34393))
Description
This portal is fueled by powers neither mechanical nor arcane. Look to either side of us, {name}. The screaming souls of slain prisoners are being channeled into the heart of the portal itself. And they are channeling these souls through the body of Gul'dan. Find a way into the chamber beneath us, and do whatever it takes to get Gul'dan to stop his channeling. Our last hope rests on you, {name}.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #577 54.8 48.3
Coordinates
- Turn-inTanaan Jungle 54.8, 48.3
/way #577 54.8 48.3 - Objective areaTanaan Jungle 54.1, 44.9
/way #577 54.1 44.9 - Objective areaTanaan Jungle 54.1, 51.2
/way #577 54.1 51.2 - Objective areaTanaan Jungle 56.0, 46.2
/way #577 56.0 46.2 - Objective areaTanaan Jungle 57.3, 48.2
/way #577 57.3 48.2 - Objective areaTanaan Jungle 56.0, 50.3
/way #577 56.0 50.3 - Objective areaTanaan Jungle 55.8, 48.2
/way #577 55.8 48.2
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
- Ga'nar of the Frostwolf about 320 yards
- Polishing the Iron Throne about 320 yards
- A Taste of Iron about 350 yards
- Taking a Trip to the Top of the Tank about 350 yards
- The Shadow of the Worldbreaker about 400 yards
- The Gunpowder Plot about 400 yards
- Altar Altercation about 430 yards
- The Prodigal Frostwolf about 450 yards
- The Battle of the Forge about 450 yards
- Yrel about 460 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
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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Choose one of these rewards:
- Iron Horde Bramblestaff
Iron Horde Carving Knife
Iron Horde Waraxe
Iron Horde Ritual Staff
Iron Horde Hatchet
Iron Horde Warcudgel
Iron Horde Tomahawk
Iron Horde Bolt-Thrower
Money16 gold98 silver
Experience5,450 XP
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeStaff Two-Hand
Item level39
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon19 - 26 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+12 Stamina, +8 Agility, +9 Haste, +7 Mastery
Suited toGuardian, Feral, Survival, Windwalker, Brewmaster
Sells to vendors for108 gold3 silver
TypeDagger One-Hand
Item level39
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon6 - 11 damage, speed 1.8
Stats+6 Stamina, +4 Agility, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Mastery
Suited toSurvival, Subtlety, Assassination
Sells to vendors for82 gold12 silver
TypeTwo-Handed Axe Two-Hand
Item level39
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon15 - 30 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+12 Stamina, +8 Strength, +9 Critical Strike, +8 Mastery
Suited toFury, Arms, Retribution, Unholy, Frost, Blood
Sells to vendors for107 gold26 silver
TypeStaff Two-Hand
Item level39
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon10 - 13 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike, +8 Mastery
Suited toAugmentation, Fire, Arcane, Restoration, Preservation, Devastation, Frost, Balance, Shadow, Mistweaver, Elemental, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, Discipline, Holy
Sells to vendors for106 gold87 silver
TypeOne-Handed Axe One-Hand
Item level39
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon8 - 17 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+6 Stamina, +4 Strength, +4 Haste, +4 Mastery
Suited toProtection, Frost
Sells to vendors for85 gold18 silver
TypeOne-Handed Mace One-Hand
Item level39
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon5 - 7 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +5 Haste, +3 Mastery
Suited toRestoration, Mistweaver, Shadow, Holy, Discipline, Elemental, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Balance
Sells to vendors for84 gold56 silver
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 Dark Portal
Part 5 of 6.
Previous: Onslaught's End · Next: The Cost of War
- 1Warlords of Draenor: The Dark Portal
- 2Warlords of Draenor: The Dark Portal
- 3Azeroth's Last Stand
- 4Onslaught's End
- 5The Portal's Power
- 6The Cost of War
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.
- Onslaught's End
"Guard Gul'dan and his Shadow Council with your lives! The portal cannot function without our prisoners' fel magic. Fail me and watch all that you hold dear turn to ash. -Grommash Hellscream." The Iron Horde appear to be holding prisoners that are crucial to keeping the portal open.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Cost of War
They called this operation a suicide mission, but I don't plan on throwing away any lives meaninglessly. Everybody, with me!
The storyline at a glance
The Dark Portal has 6 steps, from Warlords of Draenor: The Dark Portal to The Cost of War.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Tanaan Jungle (6).
Other storylines on the Tanaan Jungle map
- The Shadowmoon
- The Blackrock
- The Bleeding Hollow
- The Shattered Hand
- Escape From Tanaan
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.