That's right folks, boss number 2 of the Firelands is down. We tweeked the strategy a bit to fit our guild's strengths and four shot her once that strat was in place. Really nice job folks! Keep up the good work and keep an eye out for the video of the fight courtesy of Elias. Thanks for frapsin' Eli!
Here is the video as promised!!!
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Our progress in Firelands has officially begun! Shannox went down on Sunday the 31st of July 2011 on our first attempt of the night. Nice job to all involved! Let's keep it going!
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That's right folks, after a couple of attempts at him, we finally downed Nef last night. Now for the Throne bosses to get our sexy new Phoenix mounts!!!
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The folks at WoWHead News have a great guide to the new dailies and unlocking your path through the Firelands. See the below guide, all credit must go to those folks for giving us such great information!
[UPDATED FOR COMPLETION OF ALL STAGES]
Starting the Quests
Since this quest line takes place in a cleared phase of Hyjal, you will need to have assisted the Ancients and resolved the troubles at their sanctums. If you haven't progressed through Hyjal yet, you can pick up Guardians of Hyjal: Call of the Ancients / Guardians of Hyjal: Call of the Ancients along with the introductory Warchief's Command: Mount Hyjal! from your faction's quest board. This quest will serve you as a guide for how much you need to do to unlock the real deal. The next step in the quest chain will become available after Aessina's Miracle.
Marks of the World Tree
Every daily quest as well as some of the regular quests of the Firelands invasion awards at least one Mark of the World Tree. Players need those to progress further through the various stages of the two quest hubs, as well as to unlock new quests. If you end up with some extra Marks, you will always be able to exchange them for capital cities reputation commendations. If you don't need that either, Zen'Vorka's Cache costs 30 Marks and awards you with a random green item or, in very rare cases, a Scorched Stone.
Mount Reward
Flameward Hippogryph is rewarded to players after all dailies are completed--so expect it to take a while to get, but be the ultimate vanity reward for your troubles.
Objective: Stop the assault on the Sanctuary of Malorne.This is the introductory phase of the event. Players will be asked to assist the druids of Hyjal in their campaign against the forces of the Firelands. Upon your arrival to the Sanctuary of Malorne in the Regrowth, you will be instantly dragged in the ongoing war and will have to defend the area. After the invaders have been repelled, your efforts will go towards putting constant pressure on the fire elementals in Hyjal, as well as protecting the denizens of Hyjal from both fire and invaders.
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Daily Quests
Every day, you will have access to 3 daily quests, which will award you with a total of 4. One of the dailies will always be a Rage Against the Flames, and the rest will be one of the short daily quest chains.
The Next Stage
To progress past this phase, you will need to collect 20 Marks and complete Calling for Reinforcements. With the maximum of 4 Marks every day and the initial 8 earned from the normal quests, you will need at least 3 days to unlock the next stage.
Objective: Gain access to the Molten Front.This is the part where you and the druids from Hyjal establish your forward base in the Firelands area known as the Molten Front. Malfurion Stormrage plants a seed from a sentinel tree in a cave there, so that you will eventually have a defensible position to fall back to. Your tasks here, at Malfurion’s Breach, will be numerous and various. For the most part, you will have to defend your base, cull the enemy’s numbers, and examine different parts of the environment in order to gain a better understanding of what you are all up against. In addition to your missions in the Firelands, you will need to continue your efforts in the Sanctuary of Malorne. Fire elementals are rampaging all over the Regrowth, cute little animals need saving and big ugly commanders need slaying. Hamuul was badly burned during his encounter with Leyara, so you will be helping him - and your forward base - by collecting supplies and vital ingredients.
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The Regrowth Daily Quests
The dailies in the Sanctuary of Malorne are mostly the same as before. You have all of the old quests, mixed up with a few ones. The Protectors of Hyjal will be available to you every single day, and its completion will award you with 2 Marks. The Rage Against the Flames now belongs to the same group as some supplies/ingredients quests, so you will only be able to get one of those every day. And finally, you will have one of the short quest chains, bringing you up to 6 Marks every day.
Molten Front Daily Quests
You get a total of 4 dailies during this stage of the Molten Front development. Each quest awards 2 Marks, which brings you up to a grand total of 14 Marks for all of the dailies during this stage, the ones at the Sanctuary included. As before, mutually exclusive quests (i.e. dailies that belong to a group you can only take 1 quest from) belong to the same bullet point.
Ricket's Daily
If you have advanced far enough into the Molten Front progression, you may have completed the quest Additional Armaments. To get there you must have both the Druids and the Wardens recruited (that's 300 Marks), and then spend an additional 125 Marks to complete Additional Armaments. Now, if you are there, you should know that there is an additional daily quest you can complete at Malfurion's Breach:
The Next Stage
To unlock the next stage of the invasion, you will need to secure the aid of either The Shadow Wardens or the Druids of the Talon. The choice is yours, and you will need 150 Marks for each one of them. With the 15 Marks you received when you complete Through the Gates of Hell, as well as the 14 Marks you earn every day, you will need a minimum of 10 days to unlock one of the two possible next stages.
Objective: Recruit the Druids of the Talon.The Druids of the Talon are one of the big factions you will need to recruit for the Firelands invasion. Their leader, Skylord Omnuron, resides in the Shrine of Aviana and that is where you will find him should you decide to complete Druids of the Talon. Unlocking the Druids will about double your Mark gains unless you have already been questing for their counterpart - the Shadow Wardens. Then your income will increase only slightly, but you will double your quest pool, so you don't get bored questing for the Wardens every day. Once you have both factions recruited, you can choose which one to quest for every day - but you can only choose one.
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Daily Quests
It is worth mentioning that the dailies tied to this stage follow a linear progression of some sort. You will need to complete your four dailies from Stage 2 in order for Into the Fire to open up. You will need to complete that to open the next two dailies - the ones in the Molten Flow. When you are done with those, you will be able to take the two Fireplume Peak. If you have completed Calling the Ancients, you will get one more quest here - Strike at the Heart. This means you'll be earning your 14 Marks from the previous stage, and then an additional 8 for a grand total of 22 Marks. Anren / Tholo and Fire Lasher dailies are not included in this count.
Anren & Tholo Daily
This is a small stage that you unlock if you have already quested for the Druids of the Talon. If you explore the caves of the Molten Flow, you will find Anren Shadowseeker, dehydrated and in need of an escort. Take him out of the caves and he will award you with 5 Marks as well as a daily worth an additional 1 Marks. The daily will be available regardless of which group you choose to help this day (assuming you've unlocked both), but your choice will determine which daily you could get. If you complete Into the Fire, you get one of the two listed below; if you complete The Forlorn Spire, you get one of the two in the Shadow Wardens tab.
Fire Lasher Daily
This is a small stage that you unlock if you have already quested for the Shadow Wardens. If you kill a Druid of the Flame somewhere in the Widow's Clutch, he or she will drop a Dried Acorn that starts a short quest chain (beginning with The Mysterious Seed) to unlock the Fire Lasher dailies. The quest chain awards 5 Marks on completion, as well as a daily worth 1 or 2 Marks. The daily will be selected from the same pool every day, regardless of which group (Druids or Wardens) you choose to help this day.
Ricket's Daily
If you have advanced far enough into the Molten Front progression, you may have completed the quest Additional Armaments. To get there you must have both the Druids and the Wardens recruited (that's 300 Marks), and then spend an additional 125 Marks to complete Additional Armaments. Now, if you are there, you should know that there is an additional daily quest you can complete in the Furnace:
The Next Stage
If you have not yet recruited the Shadow Wardens for the Firelands Invasion, you will want to save up 150 Marks and complete The Shadow Wardens. If you do have them in your team and you just got the Druids to join as well, the next stage will be your call. As soon as you get the Druids to go to Malfurion's Breach, you will see three new quests open up - Calling the Ancients, Filling the Moonwell, and Additional Armaments. You can complete those three in any order you wish, but keep in mind that they all unlock different rewards:
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Additional Armaments - Unlocks two additional dailies (one at Malfurion's Breach and one at the Druids/Wardens camp), as well as the vendor Damek Bloombeard who sells some epic gear and a lot of Blacksmithing and Engineering plans.
Objective: Recruit the Shadow Wardens.The Shadow Wardens are one of the big factions you will need to recruit for the Firelands invasion. Their leader, Saynna Stormrunner, resides in the Sanctuary of Malorne and that is where you will find her should you decide to complete The Shadow Wardens. Unlocking the Wardens will about double your Mark gains unless you have already been questing for their counterpart - the Druids of the Talon. Then your income will increase only slightly, but you will double your quest pool, so you don't get bored questing for the Druids every day. Once you have both factions recruited, you can choose which one to quest for every day - but you can only choose one.
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Daily Quests
It is worth mentioning that the dailies tied to this stage follow a linear progression of some sort. You will need to complete your four dailies from Stage 2 in order for The Forlorn Spire to open up. You will need to complete that to open the next three dailies - the ones in the Widow's Clutch. When you are done with those, you will be able to take the Enduring the Heat quest. If you have completed Calling the Ancients, you will get one more quest here - Strike at the Heart. This means you'll be earning your 14 Marks from the previous stage, and then an additional 8 for a grand total of 22 Marks. Anren / Tholo and Fire Lasher dailies are not included in this count.
Anren & Tholo DailyThis is a small stage that you unlock if you have already quested for the Druids of the Talon. If you explore the caves of the Molten Flow, you will find Anren Shadowseeker, dehydrated and in need of an escort. Take him out of the caves and he will award you with 5 Marks as well as a daily worth an additional 1 Marks. The daily will be available regardless of which group you choose to help this day, but your choice will determine which daily you could get. If you complete Into the Fire, you get one of the two listed below; if you complete The Forlorn Spire, you get one of the two in the Druids of the Talon tab.
Fire Lasher DailyThis is a small stage that you unlock if you have already quested for the Shadow Wardens. If you kill a Druid of the Flame somewhere in the Widow's Clutch, he or she will drop a Dried Acorn that starts a short quest chain (beginning with The Mysterious Seed) to unlock the Fire Lasher dailies. The quest chain awards 5 Marks on completion, as well as a daily worth 1 Mark. The daily will be selected from the same pool every day, regardless of which group you choose to help this day.
Ricket's Daily
If you have advanced far enough into the Molten Front progression, you may have completed the quest Additional Armaments. To get there you must have both the Druids and the Wardens recruited (that's 300 Marks), and then spend an additional 125 Marks to complete Additional Armaments. Now, if you are there, you should know that there is an additional daily quest you can complete in the Forlorn Spire:
The Next Stage
If you have not yet recruited the Druids of the Talon for the Firelands Invasion, you will want to save up 150 Marks and complete Druids of the Talon. If you do have them in your team and you just got the Wardens to join as well, the next stage will be your call. As soon as you get the Wardens to go to Malfurion's Breach, you will see three new quests open up - Calling the Ancients, Filling the Moonwell, and Additional Armaments. You can complete those three in any order you wish, but keep in mind that they all unlock different rewards:
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Additional Armaments - Unlocks two additional dailies (one at Malfurion's Breach and one at the Druids/Wardens camp), as well as the vendor Damek Bloombeard who sells some epic gear and a lot of Blacksmithing and Engineering plans.
Objective: Recruit Elderlimb and the ancients.Recruiting Elderlimb and his Ancients unlocks the final daily quests for the Druids of the Talon / Shadow Wardens - Strike at the Heart, where you have to a kill a miniboss in the Molten Front. Investing in this phase will increase your Mark of the World Tree income by an additional 3, as well as unlock a new vendor - Varlan Highbough.
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The Next Stage
There is no "next" stage here. You have progressed to the point where all you need to do is fill the moonwell, and recruit the Ancients and the armorer. You can complete those in any order you wish, knowing that they offer different rewards each. Once you are done with all three 125-Marks quests, you are done with the Molten Front.
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Additional Armaments - Unlocks two additional dailies (one at Malfurion's Breach and one at the Druids/Wardens camp), as well as the vendor Damek Bloombeard who sells some epic gear and a lot of Blacksmithing and Engineering plans.
Objective: Recruit an armorer.Recruiting an armorer for the Firelands invasion will unlock two additional daily quests in the Molten Front - one at Malfurion's Breach, and one at your local Druids/Wardens forward camp. Those two dailies are worth only one Mark each, but it's probably worth it to open this stage up early. In addition to those two dailies, you will gain access to Damek Bloombeard's goods as well.
Quests
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The Next Stage
There is no "next" stage here. You have progressed to the point where all you need to do is fill the moonwell, and recruit the Ancients and the armorer. You can complete those in any order you wish, knowing that they offer different rewards each. Once you are done with all three 125-Marks quests, you are done with the Molten Front.
Objective: Build a moonwell.Choosing to build a moonwell in the heart of the Firelands will do a few things for you. First, you will get to see the story about Leyara finally come to an end (and earn 15 Marks in the process). Second, a new vendor will open up in Malfurion's Breach - Ayla Shadowstorm. And finally, you will gain access to some eternal conjured food while in the Molten Front - food that restores a lot of health and mana and never runs out (e.g. Eternal Sunfruit).
Quests
Rewards
The Next Stage
There is no "next" stage here. You have progressed to the point where all you need to do is fill the moonwell, and recruit the Ancients and the armorer. You can complete those in any order you wish, knowing that they offer different rewards each. Once you are done with all three 125-Marks quests, you are done with the Molten Front.
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Additional Armaments - Unlocks two additional dailies (one at Malfurion's Breach and one at the Druids/Wardens camp), as well as the vendor Damek Bloombeard who sells some epic gear and a lot of Blacksmithing and Engineering plans.
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That's right folks, we did it! Nice job everyone on the months of hard work to get us there. Go get your Scorpion Mount! Oh yeah and by the way the mount is Bind on Battle.net Account so if you only have one toon exalted with the guild that is ok you can buy it multiple times and send to your alts!

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That's Right, Chimaeron is no more! We are now 9/12 for the current content and on our way to defeating Nef! Stay tuned for a great shot of Nef lying lifeless on the floor of the BWD Arena!
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