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The Rune of Command

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

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Apply Rune to any YELLOW Stone Giant in the Target Zone (as shown on main map)... then go to
Cordinates : 72 . 25
and kill Binder Murdis
the Stone Giant that you enslave will help you kill Binder Murdis and any other thing you want to kill ,,, remember there is a timer on the Rune of Command ,,, and after you kill Binder Murdis you can not recast Rune of Commad ,,, however you can recast the Rune of Command BEFORE you Kill Binder Murdis and use the Stone Giant to help you do some looting and/or Leveling (depending on your level at the time)
Binder Murdis is a level 70 with 8,982 Health Points ,,, and he is also a Caster

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-30
ZoneHowling Fjord
Quest ID11348

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(11348))

Requirements

FactionAlliance only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineHowling Fjord, step 146 of 162
Rewards10g 50s, 4,100 XP

Description

Can you feel the power emanating from the runes I've carved on this tablet? They're smaller versions of the runes that the Iron Dwarves are using. We'll use it to shut down their operation. Take it to Giants' Run and use it on a stone giant that the dwarves have not altered. The giant should obey you, but I've tailored the runes to restore it to its natural state after a time. The giant may prove a valuable ally in the battle against Binder Murdis, the leader of the Iron Dwarf forces at Giants' Run.

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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.

Howling Fjord Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Howling Fjord map showing where to go for The Rune of CommandTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #117 62.3 17.2

Coordinates

  • Turn-inHowling Fjord 62.3, 17.2/way #117 62.3 17.2
  • Objective areaHowling Fjord 71.9, 24.9/way #117 71.9 24.9

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 Howling Fjord map

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

Getting there

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

  • Fort Wildervar, Howling FjordAlliance · about 140 yards west
  • Valgarde Port, Howling FjordAlliance · about 1,900 yards south
  • Westguard Keep, Howling FjordAlliance · about 2,200 yards south-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 660 yards south-east
  • Objective areaabout 650 yards south-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.

Related
Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
ReputationExplorers' League +250

Reward details

Reputation: Explorers' League +250

This organization seeks to find the origin of the dwarven race by collecting Titan artifacts. Their most recent research has led them to various archeological sites in Northrend.

Reputation group: Alliance Vanguard.

Other quests in Howling Fjord that reward Explorers' League reputation: My Daughter (+10), See to the Operations (+10), Danger! Explosives! (+250), Send Them Packing (+250), Leader of the Deranged (+250), The Book of Runes (+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

Howling Fjord

Part 146 of 162.

Previous: Mastering the Runes · Next: March of the Giants

  1. 141Spawn of the Twisted Glade
  2. 142Seeds of the Blacksouled Keepers
  3. 143Keeper Witherleaf
  4. 144The Book of Runes
  5. 145Mastering the Runes
  6. 146The Rune of Command
  7. 147March of the Giants
  8. 148The Lodestone
  9. 149Demolishing Megalith
  10. 150See to the Operations
  11. 151I've Got a Flying Machine!
  12. 152Gjalerbron Attack Plans

Showing steps 141 to 152 of 162.

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.

  • Mastering the RunesHowling Fjord · Level 10-30

    I've got a set of picks, hammers, and chisels with me, but they won't work for carving these runes. The tools used by the Iron Dwarves are imbued with magic during their forging. When they're used to carve runes, the symbols form much more than mere words.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • March of the GiantsHowling Fjord · Level 10-30

    To the east, at Giants' Run, rune-inscribed stone giants have started to migrate north toward Frostblade Peak. What their ultimate destination is, I do not know. The glowing runes inscribed in the stone flesh of the giants guide them on their journey.

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance only · Howling Fjord · Level 10-30.

Also counted by I've Toured the Fjord

Its criteria name 18 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Howling Fjord has 162 steps, from Hell Has Frozen Over... to Alpha Worg.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Howling Fjord (147), Grizzly Hills (15).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Howling Fjord 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.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.

I've Toured the FjordComplete the Howling Fjord storylines listed below.10