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Vortex (Horde)

Vortex is a Horde-only quest for level 7-30 in Ashenvale. It is step 42 of 42 in the Ashenvale, Horde storyline, the final step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Ashenvale at 52.1, 56.5. It rewards 4 reward items, 5,150 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.

Description

The time has come, <name>. When you have steeled yourself we will speak again and I will summon forth a whirling vortex to speed your way up to the skies over Thunder Peak.

Channel the power of the Earthen Ring through the elemental to slay Lord Magmathar so that we may bring him into balance once more.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money21 gold
Experience5,150 XP
Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

1
523682+29via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

The bug appears to be with the DOT damage. If the quest boss dies to dot damage you may not get credit.

I did the abandon+retry after each failed attempt just to be sure...and I tested it with Lightning Kill , DOT Kill and Manual Kill (flying up and killing it)

Only way I ever got credit was from Lighting Kill...so widdle him down to 10% then just kill with Lighting Attack (1 on Vehicle bar)

2
Abiezar+19via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

I think you are on the right track. When Vortex Vengeance got the killing blow it didn't count for me. Making sure that Sky Lightning did the final damage gave me credit. This is a bit annoying since Vortex Vengeance is doing the majority of your damage. Just get him low and keep spamming Sky Lightning.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP5,150
MoneyGold21g

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeArmor Held In Off-hand
Item level15
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+4 Stamina, +3 Critical Strike, +7 Intellect
Suited toDiscipline, Holy, Shadow, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Mistweaver, Balance, Restoration, Arcane, Fire, Frost
Sells to vendors for25 silver9 copper
TypeLeather Hands
Item level15
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for14 silver77 copper
TypePlate Waist
Item level15
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor10
Stats+3 Strength or Intellect, +5 Stamina, +5 Haste, +6 Critical Strike
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for14 silver82 copper
TypeMail Hands
Item level15
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for14 silver44 copper

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 mapAshenvaleTurn-in marker at 52.1, 56.5, 3 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.

Ashenvale Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Ashenvale map showing where to go for VortexTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #63 52.1 56.5

Coordinates

  • Turn-inAshenvale 52.1, 56.5/way #63 52.1 56.5
  • Objective areaAshenvale 48.1, 39.2/way #63 48.1 39.2
  • Objective areaAshenvale 52.3, 56.8/way #63 52.3 56.8

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 Ashenvale map

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

Getting there

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

  • Silverwind Refuge, AshenvaleHorde · about 380 yards south-west
  • Hellscream's Watch, AshenvaleHorde · about 970 yards north-west
  • Splintertree Post, AshenvaleHorde · about 1,200 yards east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 700 yards north

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

Ashenvale, Horde

Part 42 of 42.

Previous: Thunder Peak

  1. 31Set Us Up the Bomb
  2. 32Breathing Room
  3. 33Small Stature, Short Fuse
  4. 34Blastranaar!
  5. 35Condition Critical!
  6. 36Stalemate
  7. 37Tweedle's Tiny Parcel
  8. 38Mass Production
  9. 39They're Out There!
  10. 40Building Your Own Coffin
  11. 41Thunder Peak
  12. 42Vortex

Showing steps 31 to 42 of 42.

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.

  • Thunder PeakAshenvale · Level 7-30

    Greetings, <class>. Congratulations on your victorious assault on Astranaar. The elves shall not soon forget the humiliation they have suffered at your hand. But you must know, the elves are not the only obstacle to the Horde's conquering of Ashenvale....

Other quests with this name

This one: Horde only · Ashenvale · Level 7-30.

  • VortexAlliance only · Ashenvale · Level 7-30
  • VortexShimmering Expanse · Level 30-35

Also counted by Ashenvale Quests

Its criteria name 11 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Ashenvale, Horde has 42 steps, from Find Gorat! to Vortex.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Ashenvale (40), Orgrimmar (2).

Other storylines on the Ashenvale 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.

Ashenvale QuestsComplete the Ashenvale storylines listed below.10
Other versions of this quest

3 quests carry the name Vortex. They differ in the faction/level/zone shown here.

QuestFactionLevelZoneID
Vortex (this page)HordeLevel 7-30Ashenvale13888
VortexAllianceLevel 7-30Ashenvale13886
VortexSameLevel 30-35Shimmering Expanse25441
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