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The Shovel in the Stone

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

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 80
ZoneThe Ringing Deeps
Quest ID80096

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(80096))

What to do

StorylineThe Verdigrease Knight, step 6 of 8
Rewards61g 96s, 14,700 XP

Description

Now, friend, we quest for blade of legend! Whoever pull from stone it stuck in destined for greatness. Only problem is that it very stuck. In very big rock. No idea how even get there, really. Come! We try you hand at fate!

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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.

The Ringing Deeps Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
The Ringing Deeps map showing where to go for The Shovel in the StoneTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #2214 66.8 78.4

Coordinates

  • Turn-inThe Ringing Deeps 66.8, 78.4/way #2214 66.8 78.4
  • Objective areaThe Ringing Deeps 68.8, 73.8/way #2214 68.8 73.8

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 The Ringing Deeps map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on The Ringing Deeps:

  • Gutterville, The Ringing DeepsAlliance and Horde · about 410 yards south-east
  • Opportunity Point, The Ringing DeepsAlliance and Horde · about 450 yards west
  • Camp Murroch, The Ringing DeepsAlliance and Horde · about 1,200 yards north-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 260 yards north-east
  • Objective areaabout 270 yards north-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
Money61 gold96 silver
Experience14,700 XP

Storyline

The Verdigrease Knight

Part 6 of 8.

Previous: The Holey Grail · Next: The Verdigrease Knight Returns

  1. 1The Verdigrease Knight
  2. 2Squire's Spurs
  3. 3Lord of the Giants
  4. 4Biological Quintainment
  5. 5The Holey Grail
  6. 6The Shovel in the Stone
  7. 7The Verdigrease Knight Returns
  8. 8Lady of the Lake

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 Holey GrailThe Ringing Deeps · Level 80

    Holey Grail, one of very best relics, lost for long time, <name>. Very old, very powerful. Would mean a lot if could find. Set you grand quest for to search for Holey Grail! Try start with Fishcan. He old as dirt, might know something. Seek him by pools to north-east.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Verdigrease Knight ReturnsThe Ringing Deeps · Level 80

    Am back, as promise. Hear you now brave knight. Ready fulfill your end of oath? My turn strike YOU down. Kneel.

The storyline at a glance

The Verdigrease Knight has 8 steps, from The Verdigrease Knight to Lady of the Lake.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Ringing Deeps (8).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on The Ringing Deeps 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.