Quick Facts

Series

1.	Return to Thrallmar
2.	Forge Camp: Mageddon
3.	Cannons of Rage
4.	Doorway to the Abyss

Storyline
Hellfire Peninsula Eradicate the Burning Legion Felspark Ravine Forward Base: Reaver's Fall Disrupt Their Reinforcements Mission: Gateways Murketh and Shaadraz Mission: The Abyssal Shelf Return to Thrallmar Forge Camp: Mageddon Cannons of Rage Doorway to the Abyss The Assassin A Strange Weapon The Warchief's Mandate A Spirit Guide The Mag'har Cruel's Intentions The Agony and the Darkness Bonechewer Blood Apothecary Zelana Spinebreaker Post Boiling Blood Apothecary Antonivich A Burden of Souls The Demoniac Scryer Report to Nazgrel The Foot of the Citadel WANTED: Worg Master Kruush Zeth'Gor Must Burn! The Eyes of Grillok Grillok "Darkeye" The Warp Rifts Void Ridge From the Abyss Make Them Listen Decipher the Tome The Battle Horn Bloody Vengeance Honor the Fallen Ravager Egg Roundup Helboar, the Other White Meat Smooth as Butter In Case of Emergency... Voidwalkers Gone Wild Outland Sucks! How to Serve Goblins Shizz Work Beneath Thrallmar The Great Fissure Marking the Path Trueflight Arrows Birds of a Feather Arelion's Journal Arelion's Secret The Mistress Revealed Arelion's Mistress Source of the Corruption In Need of Felblood The Cleansing Must Be Stopped Magic of the Arakkoa Demonic Contamination Testing the Antidote Keep Thornfang Hill Clear! Colossal Menace Crimson Crystal Clue The Earthbinder Natural Remedies

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Comments

Comment by dJe781

Takes place north of Thrallmar.
The key loots from Arix'Amal (53,26) and has to be used on the Burning Legion Gate (53,28).
He doesn't hurt that hard but he strikes pretty fast.

Comment by hklown

The gate is a little hard to see- you actually have to stand inside the big portal thing to be able to see/activate it once you have the key.

Comment by 15585

Arix'Amal isn't that hard at all, so long as you don't aggro anything else or too much else with him.

The area has a high respawn rate and many, many enemies so the whole area has a high aggro rate.

Comment by Dimar

Arix had a very fast respawn time (like 1 min or less) when I had the place to myself, so be careful. Other mobs had pretty fast respawn too.

Comment by 34266

No one has said anything about the little path right above Thrallmar that will lead you right to a large group of guys that you can kill for the first parts of this quest. Its kinda hard to find but saves a lot on the trip.

Comment by 24033

Leads to Cruel's Intentions
http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10136

Comment by 53694

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH holy priest sucks!!!

Hard to solo the fucker with **** ass moves

Comment by 63571

He didnt drop the key first time, but he respawns really fast. Second time he dropped it.

I was lvl 60 Rouge

Comment by Bogcom

Has a VERY fast re-spawn which means less than 30 seconds
Make sure to get away from the boss as soon as you kill and loot him

also theres a pat who stands next to him for a while and then walks away just wait a little and he'll walk away by himself

Comment by 71679

Soloed 60 Lock...Easy. Bring your voidy. Kill everything around one by one...or two by two. Go round back of boss. Pull him, kill him. Sac voidy...go to south side of portal and use the key. Run like hell.

Comment by 71609

going to back worked for me. repop is ridiculous, killed the boss, stopped to drink/heal and they all were back on top of me, boss included, so I would recommend getting into the portal asap upon drop.

current screenshot is wrong, I think that is Forge Camp, which you need to pass on the west side and continue up the hill

Comment by 60248

The respawn rate is retarded, gj blizz.

Comment by 36554

outland was crowded right when the expansion came out, so they made everything crowded with mobs with high respawn rates. IMO, they should lower the respawn rates, and make it less crowded. some areas are really annoying to do quests in if you are the only one there now.

Comment by 18034

One note on Arix'Amal, it may have been a bug but it seems like he kept disengaging somehow so i suggest strike fast and furious to keep him in battle

Comment by 78259

I just want to add the the respawn rate is in fact, insane. I'm not killing things terribly fast but I do OK. In some instances I was pulling mobs back into mobs that I'd already killed only a minute or so earlier.

Just make sure you really keep your wits about you. I found it easiest to get to the portal where you activate your key by approaching from the Southwest.

Its a 4 second (if memory serves) time to disable the Gateway. Plan accordingly.

Comment by 78922

Wow, his respawn rate is insane. i pulled him out of the back of the base away from other mobs to kill him. looted his body, spent about 15 seconds killing another mob that had respawned and he was back!

He seems to have a very small aggro radius though, attacked a mob almost right next to him and he didnt seem to care, pet ran up right next to him too and he didnt move. This was at level 60.

Comment by Hotpockets

Becareful! The mobs respawn at the highest rate I have ever seen!

Comment by 88582

This quest sucks. this sucks bad. the mobs are crowded in the place, they respawn almost instantly you kill them, the patrols seem to be everywhere you are etc etc etc etc etc. I got to the boss with some luck and when I got to him, it seemed as an easy fight, only one add, but at halfway of the battle, surprise surprise the respawned patrol attacked me and pulled fourth mob to me also! :D whatta nice place I say. So I decided to wait my friends to come online and boost me this !@#$ing annoying quest.(##RESPBREAK##)8##DELIM##Kangi##DELIM##

Comment by Krypto

Have fun rogues/droods :D

Comment by 86382

Just soloed with my 61 fury warrior, definetly not a real easy quest. Died three times in the process. One time trying to get to the boss kill, then body run, pulled the boss with pats of course. after that ran to the portal to which i was ganged by like 8 mobs. Positioned myself before I died right in the middle of the portal, then body ran and waited for the pat to walk away, used the key, mounted up then ran out of there. Not the most cost effective way, but unless you have another person to do it with it could be a long quest.

Comment by Geron

Being a holy priest and not having alot of health i had trouble with the warbringer so if you are having trouble too be sure when he uses flame wave step out of the flame wave either to the left or right of it

Comment by 105259

Here is the Details:

Head north outta Thrall, (the back door past windrider)

Once you get past all the big Fel Guard Guys, Kill and loot the big guy with two double edged blades,

Go into the middle of the Portal-esque rocks and Right click your newly looted key and click the giant portal.

Done

Comment by shawarmakriger

Died 3 times as BM hunter, but that's because I'm stupid. Don't be stupid.

Comment by Kaynos

That quest is crazy, so many mobs with insane respawn rate. Managed somehow to makes it solo with my 61 warrior with the help of a major heal pot at the end, i died right after closing the portal, had to used my intimidating shout to get rid of the adds, it allows me to close the portal. I just rezz back at the spirit healer, no way i was gonna get my corpse there without dying a few more times.

Comment by metalsyko

This quest is insane. Utterly insane. Respawn rate is absolutely bat@#$%. We're talking about 30 seconds for Arix'Amal, and maybe 1 to 2 minutes for the rest of the demons. 60 Enhancement Shaman - downed Arix'Amal and got the key with two deaths (one a stupid mistake on my part - that'll learn me to try to light a cigarette in the middle of a fight). Died twice more after that because of respawns and mobs hitting like big angry speeding trucks. Spare yourself the headache and get a high-level friend (or just a group) to nuke everything in sight.

Comment by 138067

The respawn rate on the mobs is fast, that is true. But the universal rule "don't loot and and the mob will not spawn as fast" applies even on these mobs. Went up all the way in the back (stealthed but you can fight your way through), cleared the back area, left them unlooted and pulled Arix'Amal. Halfway to me he for some odd reason went back but second time (mobs still hadn't spawned) he took the bait. Killed, looted used the key and got out of there like a bat out of hell.

Next stop, Arazzius the Cruel.

Comment by 75508

A real handy hint to fellow paladins; you can channel the key while under Divine Shield. I rushed him; took the key, ran to the Rune and Bubbled / used the key... (After that I died =D )

Comment by 151485

The respawn rate is excessively high in this area so I suggest if you are a rogue, like me, stealth in there, make sure your vanish is ready, stand directly infront of the warbringer and distract him. He may resist it, but try again until he turns around. If you go behind him instead, when you unstealth you will aggro 3-4 other npcs. After you take him down, which shouldn't be too hard, since he is a magic user, vanish and head to the portal, but make sure and wait for the guy inside it to walk away. Use the key and then sprint over the cliff. You will die, but you won't have to worry about being stuck in 5-6 mobs. Also if you run to the edge of the cliff between the 2 cannons and then die, when you rez you can hit stealth and still be alright, but do it quickly. I was able to kill the boss and finish the quest as a level 61 hybrid spec rogue. Good luck, and I hope this helps.

Comment by Hoshi

You really need to clear the entire area, I start near the cliff edge and work my way along the cliff face, killing whatever is in the way, best way it to pull, even doing this as a rogue, I pull using my bow.

Respawn rate and aggro range are terrible, I hope in the next expansion they think of something a bit more original, ok they want you to level slow so they get more money, but that just takes the biscuit.

Comment by 154124

Just soloed as a 63 pally......easy.....7 minutes. Clear the mobs on the way, kill the guy and get the key, use the key, kill the "1" mob that attacks you, mount and run. DONE!

Comment by 151989

As every post above states, this quest is insane. Why it isn't labelled a group quest is beyond my understanding. I'm a level 60 enhancement shaman and it took me several corpse runs to complete this. What I did is go through the right side of the camp, dying of course on the way. Then rezzing and trying to fend of mobs. Then I went after Arix, who had one of those Felguard fellas with him. I died there, and came back, and Arix was by himself and then I killed him. I went for the portal, died again inside of it. Then I came back, rezzed and tried to use the key, but pulled two of those f***ing "Sisters of Grief" along with another guard and died where I stood. Came back and there was a Felguard standing IN the damn portal, so I had to wait for him to move. Then I rezzed, used the key and got the hell back to Thrallmar.

As you can see, it's a very difficult quest. So do it with a group since the following quest leads to Cruel's Intentions which is actually labeled a group quest anyway. Plus it'll save you a repair bill and frustration.

Comment by 163842

>Quest is still bugged on Nordrassil, Arix goes down to 50-75% health, evades and runs back to his starting position and back to 100% health. Otherwise fairly easy as a lv60 affliction warlock.

Comment by 169570

Bugged on Frostwolf as well.

Comment by 125818

The annoying parts of this quest are the high density of mobs in the area (both static and patrols) and the extremely fast respawn of the boss (~1 min). The only real way to do this quest is to clear a huge area around the boss. You will probably need to pull the mobs to a safe spot. Once you have a little room, pull the boss to you. Don't stand where he spawns if you can help it.

After the boss, go for the portal. If you look at the portal from where the boss is standing, you won't be able to click on anything. You need to look at it from the opposite side.

There are no short cuts on this quest. You have to either bring a group or be slow and methodical in clearing some room. And never fight where the boss spawns.

Comment by 173233

Confirming what every other poster has said: this quest is ridiculously hard to solo because the mobs are tightly packed and respawn quickly. You also have to deal with a mix of melee and ranged damage, between the small mobs and the cannons.

However, a paladin should be able to reach Arix and kill him quickly thanks to Exorcism, and the portal can be closed while bubbled. A well timed Divine Shield (preferred since the cannons will hit through Blesssing of Prot) activated just as you reach the portal means you'll finish the quest and only die once, after your bubble goes away.

Comment by mthrl

I wish they'd fix this quest. I eventually just got my lvl 70 buddy to log in and clear the camp for me. This is probably your safest option.

Comment by 42334

If you are a stealther you might want to stealth near the end of the camp and fight to the boss (near the end) then use the key. Stealth out afterwards.

Comment by 32933

I simple solution to avoid the rediculous respawning. Fight your way along the side of the mountain around to the area behind the boss. Single pull any servants near the boss and dispose of them. Then pull the boss right back and kill him well out of the way. Avoids the messy respawning and getting jumped by patrols.

Comment by 194724

i actually found to close the portal you have to stand in the big portal (53, 28) and there is a coin of sorts in the middle. There is two sides, one side has some spirals and the other has three triangle indentions. you have to be in side the middle, and have to right click on the side with indentions.

Comment by 39449

From now on, i'll fear the Burning Legion for their insane respawn rate...

Comment by 180903

Unfortunately I haven't gotten to enjoy the insane respawn rate because the named keeps evading, even at 10% health. I've tried pulling him to me and sending my pet in. You'd think after BC being out for 1.5 years this quest would be fixed. It's just plain awful. Oh, and when I put in a ticket I was told to delete my WTF folder..

*edited for rage-induced grammar errors

Comment by 218951

I have NO idea what you guys are talking about! This quest was way closer to the easiest quest i have done in outland, than the hardest.

Killed about 7 mobs, pulled arix'amal with a pyroblast critt and a fire blast as a lvl 60 fire/arcane mage. Then i looted the key, and ran straight to the portal. Diddnt have to face a single mob.

Yes, the place is crowded, but it's very easy if you know what to do! Wich mobs you need to pull, wich ones you can skipp, etc.

All in all, a very easy quest. Atleast for me :)

Comment by kaze950

This quest is really annoying. I killed Arix, looted the letter and tried to get rid of his adds, only to find out that he re spawns like 30 seconds to a minute later.

Note to Blizzard: Not many people are doing this quest nowadays. Arix does not need to available to fight 24/7

Comment by 211364

Very hard quest i died multiple times on it i would not reccomend doing this quest unless you want the trinket i had a 3g repair as a rogue

Comment by 215071

I was over-leveled when I did this (65 enhance shaman) and I still managed to get screwed over by the respawn rate. Arix'Amal respawned and attacked me while I was in the middle of a fight, bringing a legionnaire and one of the worker guys along with him...Just bad timing and my own fault for standing so close to Arix'Amals spawn point.
The corpse run isn't too far, so dying isn't as annoying as it could be.

There was a Sister of Greif standing just inside the portal so I had to kill it before I could use the key. The key also didn't work when I tried clicking the portal from the north side or from inside the portal itself, I had to stand on the south side of it and then click it.

It was a pretty easy quest to do though. I suggest you do this with a group or when you are a couple of levels higher than the mobs.

Comment by 247791

As a lvl 59 Blood DK, i EASILY soloed this-

ran in on the right side, pulled 2 of the little mobs, easily killed, they don't hit too hard on plate. Then used death grip on main guy (btw, face your back to the mountain, so that when he does his kick thing, he pushes you into that and not into mobs, looted key, ran to portal, closed it, then 1 of those chick things aggroed, easily killed.

best strategy imo- RIGHT SIDE

Comment by 251762

Solo'd today as lvl 61 Prot Paladin. Took the advice of a previous poster and did not loot the corpses after killing them. This seemed to work for me, as after I got the gate key, unlocked it and headed out the corpses were still laying around, so I looted them on my way out. No real difficulty using this method. Good luck

Comment by 314581

Quest is, as you all may agree, is pretty naff. As a 61 Orc Hunter was having a lot of trouble with the mobs in the local area. Respawn rates are hugely insane and i was pretty close to giving up & calling it a day. Now im loggin my 80 DK & hoping that i can quickly clear the trash, log the hunter again, then finish the quest...

Reckon i can get it in time? Wish me luck!

Comment by ankorafeonix

I agree with mthrl, its near to impossible to do this without aggro. Luckily with my lock I put all aggro onto the Voidwalker while I strolled in and used the key. Downside was that I had to die to get out =(

Comment by Phrobe

This quest was really easy on my level 60 Enchant-Shammy. Since I have heal and pretty high DPS I could easily solo it. Had to use Feral Spirits on the boss because I aggrod 2 extra mobs. But not a problem. Take your time and it's easy

Comment by 345585

they made him come back fast i kill thie guy on my warior and come back in 10 sec

Comment by zemmix

Pulled it off with my 61 Rogue first try. Very hard!

Burned him down really quick, grabbed the key then vanished. I was just about dead though.

Comment by 51561

Also, leads to The Agony and the Darkness:
The Agony and the Darkness

Comment by 733583

This must be much easier with a mount. I dropped into the gate at 53.xx, 28.xx. I got two Sisters of Grief aggros, and just clicked on the gate and flew out.

Comment by 717646

These .. forge camps, are nothing but rage-inducers. Multiple patrols.. some that act like they're stationary but start walking again.

It's not only a headache for Rogues, but for any class.

Comment by 880580

Go kill the Demon Arix'Amal then loot the key and go to the portal behind him and click it and wait=done

Comment by Suuckamedrya

I managed not to die with my level 63 hunter but only barely, while trying to activate I got attacked by about 5 of the patrols and one of the razor thrower guys so I had to dismiss my pet quick and feign death, then when they moved away a little I got lucky because someone else was doing the quest and distracted the patrollers closest to me and I managed to activate, mount, and GTFO before getting mobbed again.

But it still sucked majorly, and while trying to get the key I got attacked by about four groups of four, not fun.

Comment by 1010656

Possibly my most hated quest.

-Pull mobs like crazy 3 at a time (if your a hunter its hard not to run into them)
-The paths they take are erratic the entire time
-Get to boss, watch out you can pull 3-5 (sigh)
-They're basically spawn every 2 mins (the boss 1min)

Its a real b*tch. SO much fun :/

Comment by 1440987

Doorway to the Abyss http://youtu.be/jRrwg2GP72Q

Comment by WoWGnGP

I made i playthrough of this quest if anyone wish to see how to do it :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZZgzaEbFwk

Links

Doorway to the Abyss

Slay Arix'Amal to get the Burning Legion Gate Key. Use the Burning Legion Gate Key on the Rune of Spite, then return to Nazgrel in Thrallmar.

	Warbringer Arix'Amal slain (1)
	Close Burning Legion Gate (1)
	Burning Legion Gate Key (1)

Description

You are an honor to us, <name>. But now we must strike before the Legion recovers! To the north of Thrallmar lies Invasion Point: Annihilator. It houses a warp-portal through which the Legion draws its reinforcements.

You must overload that portal - and blast it back to the abyss it came from. The portal's activation key will be held by the Point's commander - Warbringer Arix'Amal. Slay him. Take the key. Use it on the portal and do what must be done. May the warchief's blessings be with you.

Progress

Completion

Rewards

You will receive:

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

250 reputation with Thrallmar

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(10392))