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Breaking the Ranks
Breaking the Ranks is the 3rd quest in The Secret of the Storm Horns story arc![]() Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward.. |
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The first four quests can be completed in any order to unlock What Goes Up. |
The Tracker's Trap • Lines of Supply • Breaking the Ranks • A Break In the Ice • What Goes Up |
The Netherese army's central camp is not expecting a fight - but it's always ready for one.
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Breaking the Ranks | |
Heroic level: | 19 |
Epic level: | 27 |
Duration: | medium |
Heroic XP: | ♣2,593Solo/Casual ♦4,478Normal ♥4,634Hard ♠4,790Elite |
Epic XP: | ♣8,642Solo/Casual ♦14,807Normal ♥15,210Hard ♠15,613Elite |
Takes place in: | Netherese Central Camp |
Bestowed by: | Orin Arroway |
NPC contact: | Orin Arroway |
Quest acquired in: | Eveningstar |
Patron: | The Harpers |
Base favor: | 6 |
Purchase: | Shadowfell Conspiracy |
Extreme Challenge: | No |
Overview
Seeing the coordination and training evident in the latest Orc raids against Eveningstar, Swordcaptain Arroway believes that the monsters of the Storm Horns are gathering into an army.
Arroway is barred from investigating by his superiors, so he asked you to go up in the Storm Horns in his stead. If you do find a Central Army Camp in the peaks of the Storm Horns, he has tasked you to destroy it!
Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!
Objectives
- Make your presence known
- Defeat the Gnoll troops
- Defeat the Orc troops
- Survive against the Hill Giants
- Defeat Draeton
- (Optional) Defeat the Gnoll General, Yrrgal — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣259 ♦448 ♥463 ♠479 ) Epic( ♣864 ♦1,481 ♥1,521 ♠1,561 )
- (Optional) Defeat the Orc General, Naznub — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣259 ♦448 ♥463 ♠479 ) Epic( ♣864 ♦1,481 ♥1,521 ♠1,561 )
- (Optional) Defeat the Hill Giant General, Glumdalclunk — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣259 ♦448 ♥463 ♠479 ) Epic( ♣864 ♦1,481 ♥1,521 ♠1,561 )
- (Optional) Ring the bell before Draeton awakens the Orcs — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣259 ♦448 ♥463 ♠479 ) Epic( ♣864 ♦1,481 ♥1,521 ♠1,561 )
- (Optional) Ring the bell before Draeton awakens the Giants — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣259 ♦448 ♥463 ♠479 ) Epic( ♣864 ♦1,481 ♥1,521 ♠1,561 )
- (Optional) Ring the bell before Draeton awakens the Shadar-kai — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣259 ♦448 ♥463 ♠479 ) Epic( ♣864 ♦1,481 ♥1,521 ♠1,561 )
Known Traps
- Spell Wards, around the edges and in the entry; spawn after ringing the bell to "make your presence known". Be careful when disarming the traps around the gnoll tents – new waves of gnolls can and will spawn on top of you while you are searching for and disarming the traps.
Tips and Misc
- Just a Hack 'n' Slash battle-quest, where monsters come in waves (of about 25 monsters on Heroic Hard). It seems to be much harder than other flagging quests, so be careful.
- Shrines pop up between waves, and you have 30 seconds or so to use them. Be quick!
- The Rest Shrine does not get "renewed" when it reappears (unlike Devil Assault). After you use it once, you can't use it again, except on Normal or Casual difficulty.
- If you ring the bell, the next wave starts early, and you get some bonus XP.
- Above the Orcs' entry, an Undead White Dragon, named Arricaxerxes (CR: depends on level), is 'firing' ice at the party. Meanwhile, Draeton is standing on a platform above the quest entrance and will fire spells if you get too close.
Bonus XP
- Aggression bonus: 35 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣259 ♦448 ♥463 ♠479 )
- Onslaught bonus: 45 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣389 ♦672 ♥695 ♠719 )
- Conquest bonus: 57 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣648 ♦1,120 ♥1,159 ♠1,198 )
- Tamper bonus: 9 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣259 ♦448 ♥463 ♠479 )
- Neutralization bonus: 12 or more traps disarmed +20% Bonus.( ♣519 ♦896 ♥927 ♠958 )
- Ingenious Debilitation bonus: 15 or more traps disarmed +30% Bonus.( ♣778 ♦1,343 ♥1,390 ♠1,437 )
- Mischief bonus: 11 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣207 ♦358 ♥371 ♠383 )
- Vandal bonus: 14 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣259 ♦448 ♥463 ♠479 )
- Ransack bonus: 17 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣389 ♦672 ♥695 ♠719 )
- Notes: Conquest values may not be precise; anyway conquest bonus is guaranted.
Loot
- Chests: 2
- One chest for ringing the bell all times.
- One end chest
- Collectables:
- NPC rewards: standard and all of:
Last Edited | Item | Type | Enhancements | ML | Bind | Quests |
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Guardian's Helmet (Level 19) (edit) | Helm |
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19 | Bound to Character on Acquire![]() |
Breaking the Ranks, End reward |
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Sage's Skullcap (Level 19) (edit) | Helm |
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19 | Bound to Character on Acquire![]() |
Breaking the Ranks, End reward |
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Skirmisher's Circlet (Level 19) (edit) | Helm |
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19 | Bound to Character on Acquire![]() |
Breaking the Ranks, End reward |
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Guardian's Helmet (Level 27) (edit) | Helm |
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27 | Bound to Character on Acquire![]() |
Breaking the Ranks, End reward |
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Sage's Skullcap (Level 27) (edit) | Helm |
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27 | Bound to Character on Acquire![]() |
Breaking the Ranks, End reward |
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Skirmisher's Circlet (Level 27) (edit) | Helm |
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27 | Bound to Character on Acquire![]() |
Breaking the Ranks, End reward |
Named Chest Drop
Last Edited | Item | Type | Enhancements | ML | Bind | Quests |
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Elemental Fury (Level 17) (edit) | Short Sword |
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17 | Bound to Character on Equip![]() |
Breaking the Ranks, End chest (Heroic Normal); The Secret of the Storm Horns, Quest chain end reward (Heroic) |
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Shield of Morning (Level 17) (edit) | Small shield |
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17 | Bound to Character on Equip![]() |
Breaking the Ranks, End chest (Heroic Normal); The Secret of the Storm Horns, Quest chain end reward (Heroic) |
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Elemental Fury (Level 18) (edit) | Short Sword |
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18 | Bound to Character on Equip![]() |
Breaking the Ranks, End chest (Heroic Hard) |
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Shield of Morning (Level 18) (edit) | Small shield |
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18 | Bound to Character on Equip![]() |
Breaking the Ranks, End chest (Heroic Hard) |
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Elemental Fury (Level 19) (edit) | Short Sword |
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19 | Bound to Character on Equip![]() |
Breaking the Ranks, End chest (Heroic Elite) |
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Shield of Morning (Level 19) (edit) | Small shield |
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19 | Bound to Character on Equip![]() |
Breaking the Ranks, End chest (Heroic Elite) |
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Elemental Fury (Level 26) (edit) | Short Sword |
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26 | Bound to Character on Equip![]() |
Breaking the Ranks, End chest (Epic Normal); The Secret of the Storm Horns, Quest chain end reward (Epic) |
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Shield of Morning (Level 26) (edit) | Small shield |
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26 | Bound to Character on Equip![]() |
Breaking the Ranks, End chest (Epic Normal); The Secret of the Storm Horns, Quest chain end reward (Epic) |
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Elemental Fury (Level 27) (edit) | Short Sword |
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27 | Bound to Character on Equip![]() |
Breaking the Ranks, End chest (Epic Hard) |
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Shield of Morning (Level 27) (edit) | Small shield |
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27 | Bound to Character on Equip![]() |
Breaking the Ranks, End chest (Epic Hard) |
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Elemental Fury (Level 28) (edit) | Short Sword |
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28 | Bound to Character on Equip![]() |
Breaking the Ranks, End chest (Epic Elite) |
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Shield of Morning (Level 28) (edit) | Small shield |
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28 | Bound to Character on Equip![]() |
Breaking the Ranks, End chest (Epic Elite) |
Monsters
Name ( picture ) | CR | Type | Race |
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Arricaxerxes ( view • edit ) | ♦22Normal ♥26Hard ♠32Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard | Undead | White Dragon |
Draeton ( view • edit ) | ♦22Normal ♥26Hard ♠32Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard | Humanoid | Human |
Glumdalclunk ( view • edit ) | ♦22Normal ♥26Hard ♠32Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠76Epic Elite | Giant | Giant |
Gnoll Skirmisher ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦25Epic Normal ●♠29Epic Elite | Gnoll | Gnoll |
Gnoll Tracker ( view • edit ) | ♦19Normal ♥23Hard ♠29Elite ●♦30Epic Normal ●♥34Epic Hard | Gnoll | Gnoll |
Gnoll Warlock ( view • edit ) | ♦19Normal ♥23Hard ♠29Elite ●♦30Epic Normal ●♥34Epic Hard | Gnoll | Gnoll |
Hill Giant Shaman (Forgotten Realms) ( view • edit ) | ♦19Normal ♥23Hard ♠29Elite ●♦30Epic Normal ●♥34Epic Hard | Giant | Giant |
Hill Giant Warrior ( view • edit ) | ♦19Normal ♥23Hard ♠29Elite ●♦30Epic Normal ●♥34Epic Hard | Giant | Giant |
Naznub ( view • edit ) | ♦22Normal ♥26Hard ♠32Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard | Orc | Orc |
Orc Archer ( view • edit ) | ♦17Normal ♥20Hard ♠25Elite ●♦29Epic Normal ●♥33Epic Hard | Orc | Orc |
Orc Battle Priest ( view • edit ) | ♦17Normal ♥20Hard ♠25Elite ●♦29Epic Normal ●♥33Epic Hard | Orc | Orc |
Orc Berserker ( view • edit ) | ♦17Normal ♥20Hard ♠25Elite ●♦29Epic Normal ●♥33Epic Hard | Orc | Orc |
Shadar-kai Assassin (Monster) ( view • edit ) | ♦19Normal ♥23Hard ♠29Elite ●♦30Epic Normal ●♥33Epic Hard ●♠48Epic Elite | Humanoid | Shadar-kai |
Shadar-kai Blackguard ( view • edit ) | ♦19Normal ♥23Hard ♠29Elite ●♦30Epic Normal ●♥33Epic Hard ●♠34Epic Elite | Humanoid | Shadar-kai |
Worg ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦25Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard | Magical Beast | Wolf |
Yrrgal ( view • edit ) | ♦22Normal ♥26Hard ♠32Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard | Gnoll | Gnoll |
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