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The Rider of the Unholy

A World of Warcraft quest in Icecrown. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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249188+16via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

To do the 3 "boss" quests, members of your party have to all either be on the quest or have done the quests. This is a new feature blizzard put in where anyone not up to or past the quest chain will phase out of the area. So before you get a group together, make sure they are all on this quest or have done it in the past, otherwise you are gonna be in a situation where they cant see you or help you.

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Whiterock+15via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

CITADEL FOOTSTEPS Quest Tree From Whiterock

N)Blackwatch<--The Shadow Vault{H}*-->The Duke*
 | The Skybreaker(A)* |         | Orgrim's Hammer(H)*
 |                 |  |         | |
 | 2)Exploiting an Opening(A)  2)Opportunity(H)
 | 2)Securing the Perimeter(A) 2)Establishing Superiority(H)
 | 2)Set it Off!(A)            2)Blow it Up!(H)
 |  |__________________________/
 |  |
 | 2)A Short Fuse{H}--------->1)Parting Gifts
 | 2)A Voice in the Dark{H}    |->6)An Undead's Best Friend
 | 2)Time to Hide{H}           |->6)Honor is for the Weak /
 | 1)Return to the Surface{H} 6)From Whence They Came /  /
 | 3)Field Repairs{H}          \_____________________/__/
 | 3)Do your Worst{H}           |                |
 | 3)Army of the Damned{H}     6)Seeds of Chaos 6)Amidst the Confusion
 | 2)Futility{H}                     \          /
 |  |->4)Sindragosa's Fall(A)        5)Vereth the Cunning
 |  |->4)Cradle of the Frostbrood(H) 5)New Recruit
 |  |                                7)The Vile Hold
 | 4)Where Dragons Fell{H}            |->7)Generosity Abounds
 | 5)Time for Answers{H}              |->7)Stunning View /
 | 5)The Hunter and the Prince{H}    7)Matchmaker /     /
 | 1)Knowledge is a Terrible Burden{H} \_________/_____/
 |  |                 \                 |->7)The Rider of the Unholy
 | 1)Tirion's Help(A) 1)Argent Aid(H)   |->7)The Rider of Blood /
 |  |                 /                7)The Rider of Frost /  /
 | 5)Tirion's Gambit{H}                 \                  /  /
 |                                      2)The Fate of Bloodbane
8)Where Are They Coming From?
 |              |
8)Death's Gaze 8)Destroying the Altars
 |______________|
 |->8)I'm Not Dead Yet!{H}
 |---------------->8)Spill Their Blood 
8)Jagged Shards                    /
 |->7)The Runesmiths of Malykriss /
7)I'm Smelting... Smelting! /    /
 \_________________________/____/
  |                   |
 8)By Fire Be Purged 8)A Visit to the Doctor
 /                   /
8)Killing Two Scourge With One Skeleton-->8)Let's Get Out of Here{H}
8)He's Gone to Pieces         
8)Putting Olakin Back Together Again
8)The Flesh Giant Champion
Quest zones:
1)Unique zones_2)Icecrown Citadel_3)Valley of Lost Hope_4)Sindragosa's Fall_5)Icecrown Citadel(outside)_6)Weeping Quarry_7)Malykriss_8)Fleshwerks
N)Not-needed
The Icecrown is done! Leave your comments/sugestions at my comment in Icecrown zone. Thanks everyone who helped me to make it via comments on wowhead and in-game pre-quest tracking.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 25-30
ZoneIcecrown
TypeGroup
Quest ID13161

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(13161))

Requirements

Requires all ofGenerosity Abounds, Matchmaker, Stunning View

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineIcecrown, step 95 of 167
RewardsDiscarded Slaughterhouse Gloves, Blood-Encrusted Boots, Plated Legs of the Unholy, 21g, 5,150 XP

Description

It's time that we start cutting off the heads of the beast. I served beside Rokir for quite some time. He knows the unholy arts better than most any other death knight I've met and he's equally as ruthless. Rokir's strengths are most apparent when you are fighting him on his own ground. Sadly, we don't have much option in those regards, but stay on your feet to avoid his undead minions and you should come out victorious. Be nimble, {class}, and do not take him lightly.

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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.

Icecrown Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Icecrown map showing where to go for The Rider of the UnholyTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #118 54.2 71.2

Coordinates

  • Turn-inIcecrown 54.2, 71.2/way #118 54.2 71.2
  • Objective areaIcecrown 56.4, 80.2/way #118 56.4 80.2

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 Icecrown map

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

Getting there

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

  • Valiance Landing Camp, WintergraspAlliance · about 1,400 yards south
  • Crusaders' Pinnacle, IcecrownAlliance and Horde · about 1,600 yards east
  • DalaranAlliance and Horde · about 1,700 yards east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 400 yards south

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.

Related

Choose one of these rewards:

Money21 gold
Experience5,150 XP
ReputationKnights of the Ebon Blade +350

3D Model

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

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeLeather Hands
Item level34
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for23 gold72 silver
TypeMail Feet
Item level34
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor11
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for36 gold80 silver
TypePlate Legs
Item level34
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor23
Stats+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +10 Haste, +8 Critical Strike
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for46 gold45 silver
TypeWand Ranged
Item level34
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon3 - 5 damage, speed 2.0
Stats+4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +6 Haste
Suited toFrost, Fire, Arcane, Destruction, Affliction, Discipline, Holy, Shadow, Demonology
Sells to vendors for87 gold14 silver

Reputation: Knights of the Ebon Blade +350

Freed from the grasp of the Lich King, his former Death Knights have regrouped against him under the banner of Highlord Darion Mograine.

Reputation group: Wrath of the Lich King.

Other quests in Icecrown that reward Knights of the Ebon Blade reputation: To the Rise with all Due Haste! (+10), The Story Thus Far... (+10), Blood in the Water (+250), From Their Corpses, Rise! (+250), You'll Need a Gryphon (+250), No Fly Zone (+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

Icecrown

Part 95 of 167.

Previous: Stunning View · Next: The Rider of Frost

  1. 90New Recruit
  2. 91The Vile Hold
  3. 92Generosity Abounds
  4. 93Matchmaker
  5. 94Stunning View
  6. 95The Rider of the Unholy
  7. 96The Rider of Frost
  8. 97The Rider of Blood
  9. 98The Fate of Bloodbane
  10. 99Eliminate the Competition
  11. 100The Bone Witch
  12. 101The Sum is Greater than the Parts

Showing steps 90 to 101 of 167.

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.

  • Stunning ViewIcecrown · Level 25-30

    Gargoyles make effective scouts and can be deadly if left to rain attacks from the air, but they have a very obvious weakness. Most of them have to go through long periods resting as stone to maintain the energy they need to carry their heavy bodies through the air.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Rider of FrostIcecrown · Level 25-30

    Sapph... Sapph's a death knight like no other. She'll shower you with sweet words and you'll swear that she has no evil within her heart, and then she'll run you through without even breaking her smile. I have no fear that you'll be able to best Sapph, but do not grow overconfident.

Quests that require this one

The storyline at a glance

Icecrown has 167 steps, from Honor Above All Else to Light Within the Darkness.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Icecrown (162), Moonglade (2), Dragonblight (2), Shattrath City (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Icecrown 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.