Quick Facts

Series

1.	Mossy Fate The Voice of Iyu Super Seeds
2.	Cutter
3.	Is This One of Yours? We Burn the Dead A Green Ogron? Is This One of Yours?
4.	What the Bony Xuk? Shells for Xuk Secrets of the Botani The Crystal Shard Hard Shell
5.	Xuk It! The Life Spring What's Under There? Thieving Dwarves
6.	Fair Warning Leave Every Soldier Behind A Great Escape Down the Goren Hole Will of the Genesaur Leave Every Soldier Behind
7.	Eye in the Sky Iyu
8.	Chains of Iron Power of the Genesaur
9.	Strike While the Iron is Hot Strike While the Iron is Hot
10.	News from Talador
11.	It's a Matter of Strategy It's a Matter of Strategy Warchief's Command: Talador!
12.	At Your Command

Storyline
The Iron Approach Strike While the Iron is Hot Strike While the Iron is Hot

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Comments

Comment by Barky

As beta this quest is currently bugged and cant be completed.

Comment by Malvenue

Quest turn-in is NOT at your garrison, though the NPC says so. The turn-in is at your zone outpost.

Comment by Spudito

This quest is bugged on Live, the same way it was on Beta. Switching Dungeon Difficulty to Heroic, solves the problem ;)

Comment by 941867

No one in Eas%^&*ch is offering "Strike While the Iron is Hot" for me, despite having completed "Power of the Genesaur" - it must be dependent upon all of the quest quests in the region? I've completed all of them except some to the far east edge of gorgond.

This quest line is important because it rewards a "free" unlock blueprint token that can be redeemed in the ashran hub. One great use for it is to upgrade your lumber mill early to open up much faster expansion (otherwise you have to wait until level 98, or after completing all 'spires of arak' quests).

Comment by 281390

Bugged, Unable to receive quest after completing the previous quest. Unable to find workaround.

Comment by Schnoodledorfer

As prerequisites, not only do you have to complete the quests listed at the top of this page, you also need to complete the quest chain to finish setting up your outpost and get your follower. In other words, either A Rediscovered Legend through The Sparring Arena (if you selected the Sparring Arena) or Tangleheart through Penny For Your Thoughts (I think) (if you selected the Lumber Yard). Also, if you selected the Sparring Arena, you do Rage and Wisdom / Rage and Wisdom through On the Mend instead of the first two steps listed above, I think. Finally, some of the quests listed only apply to one or the other choices; for example, Chains of Iron if you do the Sparring Arena, or Power of the Genesaur if you do the Lumber Yard.

Comment by Kragos

It should be noted that this quest will not become available until you have completed Penny's story-arc and added her as a follower to your garrison.

Comment by 1370875

In order for this to work properly for me I had to switch to heroic dungeon mode, abandon quest, and then fly back and start the quest again.

~Kaelune

Comment by mncristy

I'll just come back when there is info on HOW to do the quest.

post - 6.1 Hadn't been back to the area till after 6.1
Everything seems to be working fine now.
Was finally able to now SEE and USE the ability.

Comment by Temugin

The title is a reference to Brothers of Metal by Manowar

Comment by Malvenue

The quest progression above is wrong starting at step 4. While the listed questline is correct for picking the sparring arena in Beastwatch, if you choose the lumber mill you will receive this quest after completing Penny Clobberbottom's questline which ends with Growing Wood, Chapter I: Plant Food, Chapter II: The Harvest, Chapter III: Ritual of the Charred, all of which are completed simultaneously. This will allow you to get a level 2 professional building blueprints as early as level 93.

Comment by Zoomar

When you first arrive, speak to "Draka" and click on the message you answer as "let's go." Everything begins immediately and all NPC's run to the opened door area in the wall they are all facing. There are a few stages of mobs really, but as long as you have your Xtra Action bar set, it should be fairly easy. Just hit the new button they give you, each time it is ready and off of cool down. stay back a bit to avoid too much damage from the mobs and the Giant rolling Starlette. (not sure the actual name sorry) they hit a bit hard. Otherwise, slam what you can, watch your health, and once you hit your special attack you are given, watch the wonderful action you've summoned so to speak, and above all have fun!

Comment by Gempalm

I've done all the quests listed above that I can with the Sparring Arena choice, and Durotan simply does not offer this quest to me. Thoughts? Suggestions?

Comment by Weislet

So finally, months after the expansion launched, I found out who 'brak' was that the commander was ranting was useless about getting the artifact. I've always done Strike While The Iron Is Hot through the Lumbermill chain, because Kaz is amazing. This time I did the other chain, and finally it made sense and Captain Brak was finally found and confronted.

A good five months of confusion, settled.

Comment by Xistt

I do not feel this was planned very well. I killed everything, waved to my followers, and did not see how I was expected to get back, so I decided to ride. I do not know what the problem was, my total latency is 47ms, but all of a sudden, I found myself surrounded by L100 elites. I tried to turn around, but I died instantly. Fortunately, I was able to find a safe spot and time it so that I could use my garrison hearthstone, but I really should have been able to return alive.

Comment by phreakwithanf

In the verbal commentary, Draka says "Let us rally back at your garrison". This differs from what is stated in the chat log as the chat log states "Let us rally back at your outpost". Do not immediately hearth back to your garrison as you will not find an option to turn the quest in. This must be turned in to Durotan at your outpost in Beastwatch, Gorgrond.

Comment by Elrox

Seems they still haven't fixed the spelling mistake in this quest. They are refering to the Heart of the Magnaron but are saying "mangaron" in the text.

Comment by Schnoodledorfer

I was unable to pick up this quest after completing Eye in the Sky. Apparently, Zero Xuks Given was also a prereq for me. I couldn't complete that one because the Spirit of Bony Xuk wouldn't appear. I wrote a ticket and the response basically said they didn't have time to deal with it, so check Wowhead (gee thanks, Bliz) but when I logged into the character a few days later, the Spirit was there and I could continue.

I guess the advice to anyone caught in a similar situation is to try logging out or exiting and maybe writing a ticket if those don't work.

Comment by latuman

I died like five times while the NPC's just took care of this "quest". I have no idea what you are supposed to do in this quest, but whatever you do don't attack the enemy. They do huge damage.

Links

Strike While the Iron is Hot

Speak to Grinslicer to fly to the Iron Approach and attack the Iron Horde.

	Fly to the Iron Docks (1)
	The Iron Approach completed (1)

Description

With the Heart of the Mangaron, we wield a powerful weapon against the Iron Horde.

They amass far to the north at the Iron Approach. This will not be easy, but we must seize the opportunity to deal a blow to the Iron Horde while we possess the artifact.

We are prepared to depart at your command. Speak with Grinslicer when you are ready.

Completion

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

	Goc's Trophy

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

	Goc's Eye		Might of the Magnaron

You will also receive:

	Outpost Building Assembly Notes

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(36573))

Guides

Garrison Outpost Guide: Zone-Wide Perks, Quests, Followers