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7.1.5 PTR: Call of the Scarab Micro-Holiday

posted 2016/12/06 at 1:59 AM by perculia

hereCall of the Scarab

Call of the Scarab (January 21 - 23): "On this date, the Scarab Gong was rung, opening the gates of Ahn'Qiraj. Represent your faction by gathering supplies or by slaying Twilight and Qiraji forces. The winning faction gets to fly their banner next to the Scarab Gong for the rest of the year!"

Call of the ScarabVideo Preview of the EventAcquiring CommendationsAlliance Qiraji CommendationHorde Qiraji Commendation

Turn in 20 meat for 20 Commendations.

World Quests award between 100-140 Commendations.

Defeating Abyssal Dukes grants a quest for 200 Commendations

Defeating Abyssal High Council grants a quest for 500 Commendations

World Quests

Lesser Wind Stones: Defeating Templars at Lesser Wind Stones - 150

Ahn'Qiraj: C'thun: Defeating Ossirian the Unscarred in Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj - 150

The Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj: Ossirian: Defeating C'Thun in Temple of Ahn'Qiraj - 100

Silithyst: Collecting Silithyst - 100

The Colossus of Ashi, The Colossus of Regal, The Colossus of Zora: Defeating mobs like Colossus of Ashi which were only part of the AQ Opening Event - 150

Twilight Cultist CampsTwilight AvengerTwilight StonecallerTwilight GeolordTwilight Master

There are four places to find Twilight Cultists: Twilight's Run Cave, Twilight Outpost, Twilight Post, and Twilight Base Camp.

These mobs can drop Encrypted Twilight Text and pieces of the Twilight Cultist Armor: Twilight Cultist Robe, Twilight Cultist Mantle, Twilight Cultist Cowl. This is personal loot.

Good news on the armor: each piece now stacks! When you summon an elemental at the Windstone, you only lose one armor buff instead of all three as well.

Lesser Wind Stone requires all three Twilight Cultist buffs. You can summon a Crimson Templar, Hoary Templar, or Azure Templar which can be defeated solo. These all drop an Abyssal Crest for everyone in the group, and can also be tossed around to friends.

Wind Stone requires all three Twilight Cultist buffs and Twilight Cultist Medallion of Station. You can summon a The Duke of Fathoms, The Duke of Zephyrs, The Duke of Cynders, or The Duke of Shards which can be defeated in a small group.
Related quests: Cinder of Cynders, Pearl of Fathoms, Salt of Shards, Song of Zephyrs. These bosses drop an item which starts a turn-in quest for 200 Commendations.

Greater Wind StoneTwilight Cultist Medallion of StationTwilight Cultist Ring of LordshipBaron KazumHigh Marshal WhirlaxisLord SkwolPrince Skaldrenox

Related quests: Coreforged Sigil of Skaldrenox, Diamondine Sigil of Kazum, Glimmering Sigil of Whirlaxis, Tidal Sigil of Skwol. These bosses drop an item which starts a turn-in quest for 500 Commendations.

Twilight Cultist Medallion of StationTwilight Cultist Ring of LordshipAbyssal CrestGathering SuppliesThe Alliance Needs Roast Raptor!Master Sergeant FizzleboltWarlord Gorchuk

Sandworm Meat from Silithus zone mobs

Crunchy Spider Leg from level 20-30 mobs

Chilled Meat from Wrath Beasts

Crocolisk Tail from Cataclysm beasts

Raw Tiger Steak from Pandaria beasts

Raw Clefthoof Meat from Draenor Beasts

Lean Shank from Legion Beasts

Crocolisk TailsEvent History

This event commemorates one of the most memorable times in WoW: the server-wide effort to unlock the gates of Ahn'Qiraj.

One person on each server completed an elaborate questline to bang the gong and open the gates: you can read about all the requirements on the Veteran of the Shifting Sands page. For a brief overview, there were three different shards which were scattered around Azeroth:
Red Shard: Complete a speed run of Blackwing Lair (Nefarius's Corruption) after grinding out Brood of Nozdormu reputation (The Path of the Righteous).

Blue Shard: Acquire 500 Pound Chicken by completing Dirge's Kickin' Chimaerok Chops, acquire Draconic for Dummies pages around the world in The Only Prescription, farm goggles in Scrying Goggles? No Problem!, and create an expensive Arcanite Buoy to summon The Wrath of Neptulon. This part of the chain is narrated by colorful characters like Azuregos and Narain Soothfancy.

Green Shard: Defeat the four Green Dragon World Bosses (The Nightmare's Corruption) and complete an epic event to save Nighthaven from Eranikus (The Nightmare Manifests).

Black Qiraji Resonating CrystalBang a Gong!Teebu's Blazing LongswordColossal Bag of LootEncrypted Twilight TextPrincess HuhuranLieutenant General AndorovGeneral RajaxxPlans: Obsidian Mail TunicPlans: Jagged Obsidian ShieldBand of Unending LifeTemple of Ahn'QirajRuins of Ahn'QirajRuins of Ahn'QirajGeneral RajaxxBuru the GorgerOssirian the UnscarredTemple of Ahn'QirajBattleguard SarturaFankriss the UnyieldingPrincess HuhuranTwin EmpsC'ThunSharpened Silithid FemurThe Burrower's Shelltransmog setsTemple of Ahn'QirajResonating CrystalWhy? Because It's RedOn this day, many years ago, a hero by the name of Kalahad rang the Scarab Gong, opening the gates to Ahn'Qiraj and beginning a war the likes of which Kalimdor had never seen.

Today we celebrate the heroics of those past adventurers by returning to Silithus and walking in their footsteps.

What's more: this is a competition between the Horde and Alliance. Whichever group can earn more credits over the next 24 hours earns the right to fly their flag next to the gong for the rest of the year.

How can I help the war effort?

Disrupt the Twilight's Hammer camps, and strike at their Abyssal High Council!

Slay the mighty silithid colossi that dwell in each of the three large silithid hives.

Gather silithyst, a valuable red spice, for our faction.

Venture into Ahn'Qiraj itself and deal with the qiraji and old god menaces that dwell inside!

Even adventurers that prefer not to fight can participate by donating war supplies, in the form of meat, to our cause.

Why are the items you sell so expensive?

Yes, both the Medallion of Station and the Ring of Lordship are expensive - far too expensive for any one person to purchase on their own.

I suggest you team up with other adventurers and select a champion. Only one medallion or ring is required to summon the high-ranking members of the Abyssal Council - but many heroes will be required to defeat them.

Good luck.

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Comment by YograinI wonder why there is no linen required.Comment by JoshmaulAh, so Kalahad is our official Scarab Lord now? (I was on Medivh during that event, heh.) I thought it was some night elf chick for lore purposes...Comment by Pierre91Guys do we have any word on rewards for these mini holiday things? Purchasable items? Heirloom Upgrades? Anything?Comment by CaspianRoach Acquiring the rare red mount rewarded Why? Because It's RedComment by supakillaFinally WQ's in Silithus!Comment by AzunyanJust noticed some errors.

Temple of Ahn'Qiraj was considered the easier raid and only required 20 players, but was difficult for undergeared players due to the endless waves on General Rajaxx, exploding eggs of Buru the Gorger, and minimap coordination needed for Ossirian the Unscarred.Ruins of Ahn'QirajOne special vendor was Plans: Jagged Obsidian Shield, who had to be kept alive after General Rajaxx, to sell Plans: Obsidian Mail Tunic and Plans: Jagged Obsidian Shield.Lieutenant General AndorovComment by ledukI'm from the horde on a 90%horde server, so I don't worry too much for me, but... it will be hard for some people.

No it didn't. Achievements were only introduced with WotLK, way past the classic content.Why? Because It's RedComment by Dimhirielbeside the fact that your faction will have a flag over the gong in a zone where no one ever goes during the rest of the year. Isn't there any kind of reward even toy or anything? you're gonna go 5min to test when it goes live and then forget about it very quickly and go back to world quests. just saying...Comment by MileronSince there are world quests pointing you to AQ, does this mean the raid zone will be, for lack of a better description, set up "timewalking" style and allow dropping of higher ilvl loot?

Or will I be able to flatten it at character level 80+ and still contribute to "The Cause" ?Comment by stymFinally WQ's in Silithus!Comment by towa1I'll pass on this one.Comment by jfett47When the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj were opened, two raids were available: Temple of Ahn'Qiraj and Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj. Temple of Ahn'Qiraj was considered the easier raid and only required 20 players, but was difficult for undergeared players due to the endless waves on General Rajaxx, exploding eggs of Buru the Gorger, and minimap coordination needed for Ossirian the Unscarred.
Temple of Ahn'Qiraj was a very challenging raid. Players are sure to have memories of Battleguard Sartura whirlwinding, the gauntlet going to Fankriss the Unyielding, crafting resistance gear for the soakers on Princess Huhuran, using Warlock tanks for Twin Emps, and accidentally chaining the beams on C'Thun.Comment by avatarofshadowNo pet. No toybox item. No thank you.Comment by leowowAnd what will happen on servers full of Horde and less Alliance?. We already know the banner that will go for the rest of the year....

They should have added a recolored version of the Black Qiraji. An armored Black Qiraji would have been awesome for the winners.

Not interesting at all being like the way it is now.Comment by perculiaFixed the typos linking to the wrong pages, sorry it was a late night for us :)Comment by FalcarraGuys do we have any word on rewards for these mini holiday things? Purchasable items? Heirloom Upgrades? Anything?Comment by KanariyaSo excited they're actually bringing back the old content Cataclysm removed, especially the windstone bosses. Silithus was WoW's first max-level zone, and it had so much to do. It was devastating to see it gutted, but now new players will finally get to see a lot of what once was. Just wish this holiday lasted more than a couple days.

Also should note that picking up Silithyst auto-flags you for PvP without warning, and each turnin awards 3 Honor and a stacking buff: Traces of Silithyst.Comment by WinfreeI like how blizzard is bringing old inactive zone back to life. Good job!Comment by myman1111Blizzard said at blizzcon there will not be any special obtainable items on these days because people may miss them.Comment by trestI hope they make this scaling to character level — like with the Legion pre-patch invasions. I’m not particularly interested in taking my main there if there aren’t any substantive rewards beyond “participation”. But, if I could at least be getting some xp on a lower level alt (like 60-109), I would totally jump into the fray.

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