I have never posted but thought I would for this one. I went to Pridefall Hamlet (around 69 80) and Had the best luck with no agro. (Horde)
Quest
Things They Leave Behind
A World of Warcraft quest in Maldraxxus. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Best method I've discovered (unfortunately requires flying):
- Find a secluded spot on a ledge or somewhere high up where there is not a lot of ground to cover and no mobs.
- Stay on your flying mount.
- [item=178554] (don't forget to dismiss your other construct if you have one).
- Use [spell=314037].
- Immediately fly straight up for about 5 seconds.
- Fly straight back down using "x" (or your hotkey for "sit/move down").
The shiny should be right there within a few feet, if not directly underneath you. No need to dismount as [npc=161270] will reappear with about 3 seconds left on your cooldown.
Any of the high ramparts without NPCs work well, since they don't have ground clutter and they box Chordy into a smaller area.
Personally I fly to Charred Ramparts, go through Hole in the Wall, and follow the stairs up to: /way #1525 39.07 44.22 Luckydo Finding Spot
There's no NPCs here. Position yourself near the parasol on the ledge, use [spell=314037], loot the salvage, move back to the parasol, repeat. By using [spell=314037] near the ledge, you're shrinking the usable area for him and so you don't have to chase him as much.
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(61511))
Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API and the quest filters in the current retail client build.
What to do
Description
Chordy bored. Chordy want to go on adventure! You want to go too, yes? Pale people in tall buildings have many shinies and luckydos. We go there and find some for ourselves! You ready to go?
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.
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #1536 54.5 68.6
Coordinates
- Objective areaMaldraxxus 54.5, 68.6
/way #1536 54.5 68.6
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 Maldraxxus map
- Something Old, Something Used same spot
- Shinies of Bastion same spot
- A Bountiful Haul same spot
- The Last Word about 20 yards
- Corpse Run about 30 yards
- Say The Magic Words about 30 yards
- Fighting Words about 30 yards
- Ember Court: Maldraxxus Army about 30 yards
- A Place To Call Home about 40 yards
- Build-A-Bomination about 40 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Maldraxxus, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on Maldraxxus:
- Bleak Redoubt, Maldraxxus
- Plague Watch, Maldraxxus
- Theater of Pain, Maldraxxus
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.
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Reward details
Items you receive
“Quality limbs used to create superior constructs. Can be obtained by completing tasks for the Stitchmasters.”
Reputation: Stitchmasters +750
The Stitchmasters are renowned for their ability to fuse flesh, bone, and anima into constructs that make them a powerful ally in Maldraxxus, and they have taken up residence in Butchers Block after seceding from the treacherous House of Constructs.
Reputation group: Shadowlands.
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.
Quest chain
- 1Build-A-Bomination
- 2Tracking Quest
- 3Tracking Quest
- 4Things They Leave Behind
Step 4 of 4. Chain order is read from the prerequisite data in the current retail client build, so it reflects what the game requires, not a curated storyline.
Where this quest fits
Before this quest
Taken from the quest's prerequisites.
- Build-A-Bomination
We need to get to work, every soul here needs a body. We have the parts to build a body for Chordy. Chordy is a great scavenger, rebuilding him could allow us to find more construct parts easier. Would you help me to rebuild him?
Also counted by Abominable Lives
Its criteria name 31 quests; others include:
- Give A Dog A Bone
- Bring Your Own
- Something Old, Something Used
- Scrounging for Scrolls
- The Two Sides of History
- Pie Not?
- Baker's Dozen
- Supply Chain
Other storylines on the Maldraxxus map
- A Golden Dawn
- The House of Rituals
- Theater of Pain
- Righteous Retribution
- House of Constructs
- The House of Eyes
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.
- Abominable Lives: its criteria name 31 quests, this one included.