Quest Log

The Shadow Vault (Horde)

The Shadow Vault is a Horde-only quest for level 25-30 in Icecrown. It is step 73 of 167 in the Icecrown storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Icecrown at 42.8, 24.9. It rewards 3 reward items, 1 reputation reward, 525 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.

Description

It sounds like you did extremely well. And you secured three very important allies for the Knights of the Ebon Blade in the process.

You should head back. By now, Baron Sliver and the other death knights will be fighting tooth and nail to hold The Shadow Vault against the might of the Scourge.

I'm sure they'll need your help.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money1

Experience525 XP

ReputationKnights of the Ebon Blade +10

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223375Dec 9, 2008+24via Wowhead

Here is the sequence of quests that lead to the Final Challenge.
(A for Alliance, H for Horde)
1A It's All Fun and Games
1H It's All Fun and Games
2 I Have an Idea, But First...
3 Free Your Mind
4A If He Cannot Be Turned
4H If He Cannot Be Turned
5A The Shadow Vault
5H The Shadow Vault
6 The Duke
7 Eliminate the Competition
8 The Bone Witch
9 Deep in the Bowels of The Underhalls
NOTE: You do not need to complete step 9, but you must be on the quest in order to loot Dr. Terrible's "Building a Better Flesh Giant", which starts step 10. I never handed in step 9, even after the Final Challenge, just to be sure.
10 The Sum is Greater than the Parts
11 The Art of Being a Water Terror
12 Through the Eye
13 Find the Ancient Hero
14 Not-So-Honorable Combat
15 Banshee's Revenge
16 Battle at Valhalas
17 Battle at Valhalas: Fallen Heroes
18 Battle at Valhalas: Khit'rix the Dark Master
19 Battle at Valhalas: The Return of Sigrid Iceborn
20 Battle at Valhalas: Carnage!
21 Battle at Valhalas: Thane Deathblow
22 Battle at Valhalas: Final Challenge
Enjoy! :D

61261Nov 21, 2008+14via Wowhead

When you go to turn this quest back in, the area will have changed. Vile and The Leaper will be friendly and standing out front. As well there will be a flight path there, and everything else most towns come with.

WhiterockSep 21, 2009+12via Wowhead

SHADOW VAULT Quest Tree From Whiterock
Give + to 12/09/2008 Rawkster aswell.

                    1)It's All Fun and Games{H}
                    1)I Have an Idea, But First...
                    1)Free Your Mind
                    1)If He Cannot Be Turned{H}
                     |->Blackwatch*
                     |
Orgrim's Hammer(H)* 1)The Shadow Vault{H} The Skybreaker(A)*
         |         /  |         \             |
      Opportunity(H)* |         Exploiting an Opening(A)*
                     1)The Duke
                      |      |
2)Eliminate the Competition 2)Honor Challenge---->2)Get the Key
3)The Bone Witch            2)Shadow Vault Decree 2)Let the Baron Know    
 |->3)Reading the Bones      |____________________/
 |  R)Reading the Bones                    |->3)Vandalizing Jotunheim
 |                                         |->D)Leave Our Mark
 |->4)Deep in the Bowels of The Underhalls |->3)Crush Dem Vrykuls!
 |                                         |  D)Vile Like Fire!
 |->4)Revenge for the Vargul               |
 |                                        N)Vaelen Has Returned
4)The Sum is Greater than the Parts       3)Ebon Blade Prisoners
 |                                         |->D)Shoot 'Em Up
3)The Art of Being a Water Terror          |
 |                                        N)To the Rise with all Due Haste!
3)Through the Eye                         6)The Story Thus Far...
 |                                         |->D)From Their Corpses, Rise!
3)Find the Ancient Hero                    |->7)Blood in the Water
 |                                         |  7)You'll Need a Gryphon
3)Not-So-Honorable Combat                  |  D)No Fly Zone
 |                                         |->D)Intelligence Gathering
3)Banshee's Revenge                           +7)The Grand (Admiral's) Plan
 |                                             7)In Strict Confidence
5)Battle at Valhalas                           7)Second Chances
5)Battle at Valhalas: Fallen Heroes            7)The Admiral Revealed
5)Battle at Valhalas: Khit'rix the Dark Master
5)Battle at Valhalas: The Return of Sigrid Iceborn
5)Battle at Valhalas: Carnage!
5)Battle at Valhalas: Thane Deathblow
5)Battle at Valhalas: Final Challenge
Quest zones:
1)Shadow Vault_____2)Savage Ledge_____3)Jotunheim_____4)The Underhalls_____5)Valhalas_____6)Death's Rise_____7)Onslaught Harbor
D)Daily_____N)Not-needed_____R)Repeatable
*Click to see more info about that quest-line.
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Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Experience	XP	525
Money	Gold	1g 5s
Reputation	Knights of the Ebon Blade	+10

Reward details

Pick one of these

Thorny Rose Brooch

TypeArmor Trinket

Item level34

BindingBinds when picked up

Stats+9 Haste

UseBleeding Heart

Sells to vendors for1 gold7 silver

Chuchu's Tiny Box of Horrors

TypeArmor Trinket

Item level34

BindingBinds when picked up

Stats+7 Agility or Strength

EquipTentacles

Suited toVengeance, Enhancement, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Windwalker, Feral, Guardian, Havoc, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival, Brewmaster, Protection, Fury, Arms, Retribution, Unholy, Frost, Blood

Sells to vendors for1 gold8 silver

Softly Glowing Orb

TypeArmor Trinket

Item level34

BindingBinds when picked up

Stats+7 Versatility

UseWarm Glow

Sells to vendors for1 gold8 silver

Reputation: Knights of the Ebon Blade +10

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.

Where it comes from

Turn-in map	Icecrown	Turn-in marker at 42.8, 24.9, 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.

Coordinates

Turn-inIcecrown 42.8, 24.9/way #118 42.8 24.9
Objective areaIcecrown 64.1, 46.8/way #118 64.1 46.8

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

Cleaning Out the Vault about 200 yards
Defending the Rampart about 840 yards
Research Ruination about 840 yards
Scourge War Machines about 840 yards
Frozen Solid about 840 yards
A New Foothold about 840 yards
Cult Couture about 840 yards
Secrets in Shadows about 840 yards
A Message from Above about 840 yards
Only Shadows Remain about 840 yards

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

Getting there

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

The Shadow Vault, IcecrownAlliance and Horde · about 60 yards north-east
Death's Rise, IcecrownAlliance and Horde · about 1,800 yards south-west
Argent Tournament Grounds, IcecrownAlliance and Horde · about 1,900 yards east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 1,600 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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Icecrown

Part 73 of 167.

Previous: The Shadow Vault · Next: The Duke

Showing steps 68 to 79 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.

If He Cannot Be TurnedIcecrown · Level 25-30
Death knights, such as General Lightsbane, are held on too tight of a leash to be able to be turned from the Lich King's will except under the most extraordinary circumstances. The general keeps himself within the vault overseeing the creation of new weapons.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

The DukeIcecrown · Level 25-30
We need you focused, <name>. We're barely holding The Shadow Vault as it is. As you can see, we've greatly angered the Lich King. <The baron chuckles.> I need you to speak with Duke Lankral. He's in charge here now. You'll find him inside the vault building proper.

Other quests with this name

This one: Horde only · Icecrown · Level 25-30.

The Shadow VaultAlliance only · Icecrown · Level 25-30

Also counted by Icecrown: The Final Goal

Its criteria name 21 quests; others include:

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).

Other storylines on the Icecrown map

Return of the Scourge15 steps, starts with Securing the Area
Class Mount: Death Knight4 steps, starts with Amal'thazad's Message
An Uncertain Fate7 steps, starts with An Urgent Request
Lorewalking: Arthas9 steps, starts with Lorewalking: The Prince Who Would Be King

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.

Icecrown: The Final GoalComplete the Icecrown storylines listed below.10

Icecrown: The Final Goal: its criteria name 21 quests, this one included.

Other versions of this quest

2 quests carry the name The Shadow Vault. They differ in the faction/rewards shown here.

Quest	Faction	Rewards	ID
The Shadow Vault (this page)	Horde	525 XP, Thorny Rose Brooch, Chuchu's Tiny Box of Horrors, Softly Glowing Orb	12899
The Shadow Vault	Alliance	525 XP, Softly Glowing Orb, Thorny Rose Brooch, Chuchu's Tiny Box of Horrors	12898

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The Shadowguard Incursion

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The Shadow Vault (Horde)

Description

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