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The Ritual of Binding (Alliance)

The Ritual of Binding is an Alliance-only quest for level 35-40 in Nagrand. It is step 8 of 13 in The Throne of the Elements storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Nagrand at 71.7, 19.6. It rewards 4 reward items, 5,450 experience and money.

Description

It is time for you to undergo the Ritual of Binding, <name>. I will wait here as you speak with Kalandrios to begin the rite.

During the ritual, you will experience the vision of the elements. Return to me when the ritual is complete, and we will speak more.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money16 gold98 silver
Experience5,450 XP
Top Comments

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90902+14via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

You unlock this quest after turning in The Debt We Share, which is the end of a quest series you get from Gar'rok almost as soon as you arrive at the Throne of Elements. Edit: Also I should add, I unlocked it after completing that chain, but had already completed all the other Throne quests - so I would guess you have to do them all, including the Gar'rok quest, to unlock this quest.

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yoshimario40+5via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

In this quest, you get to witness a cutscene involving Cho'gall and Gul'dan


You see a vision of a cave. Lots of pale orcs are coming out of it. Inside the cave, you see Gordawg, the Fury of Earth under Mind Control. Then it cuts to a chamber with Cho'gall channelling some sort of spell at a naaru drained of its light. Gul'dan teleports in.
Gul'dan: Cho'gall! I sent you here to enslave this thing.
Gul'dan: Where is my power, ogre?
Cho'gall: Your power? (It's MY power!)
Gul'dan: You will obey, disciple. Hand over its reins.
Cho'gall: I think not. (We're done taking orders from you!)
Cho'gall thwacks Gul'dan away.
Gul'dan casts a demonic bolt at Cho'gall, but Cho'gall raises a barrier deflecting the bolt away.
Cho'gall: We've learned much from K'ure. (We're writing a book.)
Gul'dan: You're insane.
Cho'gall: Run away, old man. (Soon Highmaul will burn. Then, the world!)
Gul'dan sinks away.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP5,450
MoneyGold16g 98s

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeCloth Chest
Item level44
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor8
Stats+9 Intellect, +14 Stamina, +9 Versatility, +9 Haste
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for59 gold44 silver
TypeLeather Chest
Item level44
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor14
Stats+9 Agility or Intellect, +14 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike, +9 Versatility
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for60 gold11 silver
TypePlate Chest
Item level44
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor30
Stats+9 Strength or Intellect, +14 Stamina, +9 Mastery, +9 Haste
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for59 gold67 silver
TypeMail Chest
Item level44
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor20
Stats+9 Agility or Intellect, +14 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +9 Haste
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for59 gold89 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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapNagrandTurn-in marker at 71.7, 19.6, 2 mapped points
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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.

Nagrand Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Nagrand map showing where to go for The Ritual of BindingTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #550 71.7 19.6

Coordinates

  • Turn-inNagrand 71.7, 19.6/way #550 71.7 19.6
  • Objective areaNagrand 72.8, 19.7/way #550 72.8 19.7

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 Nagrand map

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

Getting there

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

  • Throne of the Elements, NagrandAlliance and Horde · about 280 yards south
  • Joz's Rylaks, NagrandAlliance and Horde · about 740 yards south-west
  • Yrel's Watch, NagrandAlliance · about 950 yards south-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 60 yards 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

The Throne of the Elements

Part 8 of 13.

Previous: The Debt We Share · Next: The Call of Oshu'gun

  1. 1Nobundo Sends Word
  2. 2Called to the Throne
  3. 3Elemental Attunement
  4. 4An Old Friend
  5. 5A Rare Bloom
  6. 6Guise of the Deceiver
  7. 7The Debt We Share
  8. 8The Ritual of Binding
  9. 9The Call of Oshu'gun
  10. 10Dark Binding
  11. 11The Pale Threat
  12. 12The Fate of Gordawg
  13. 13The Dark Heart of Oshu'gun

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.

  • The Debt We ShareNagrand · Level 35-40

    These mortal shells that we call bodies are not ours to keep. The body is a gift of earth that must one day be returned from whence it came. The time has come for this body to return to the elements. Know that you have lifted the weight from an old heart, <name>.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Call of Oshu'gunNagrand · Level 35-40

    The elements have spoken and a vision has been revealed, <name>. Together we shall travel to the great mountain Oshu'gun and put an end to the dark disturbance there. If what you saw in the vision is to be believed, then great danger awaits us.

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance only · Nagrand · Level 35-40.

The storyline at a glance

The Throne of the Elements has 13 steps, from Nobundo Sends Word to The Dark Heart of Oshu'gun.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Nagrand (13).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

  • Nagrandeur Complete the Nagrand storylines listed below.

Other storylines on the Nagrand 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.

Other versions of this quest

2 quests carry the name The Ritual of Binding. They differ in the faction shown here.

QuestFactionID
The Ritual of Binding (this page)Alliance35330
The Ritual of BindingHorde35265
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