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Legendary Tempest's Spine
The mountains of Tempest's Spine are home to a storm giant, Sor'jek the Summoner. He does not take kindly to unexpected guests.
Legendary Tempest's Spine | |
Heroic level: | None |
Epic level: | 32 (considered Legendary) |
Tier 2 end game raid![]()
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Duration: | very long |
Heroic XP: | See Tempest's Spine |
Epic XP: | ♦43,285Normal ♥44,334Hard ♠45,383Elite |
Takes place in: | Tempest's Spine |
Bestowed by: | Dagobard Kell |
NPC contact: | Dagobard Kell |
Quest acquired in: | House Jorasco |
Patron: | House Jorasco |
Base favor: | 11 |
Free to Play: | Yes |
Extreme Challenge: | No |
Overview
Sor'jek Incanni is seeking to create an army of Giants and other creatures, promising to return the Giants to the glory days of the Stormreaver. Travel to Tempest's Spine and stop the Storm Giant's plans.
Note: unlike the heroic version, this one has 3 days raid lockout timer. No flagging is required.
Objectives
- Defeat the storm giant summoner, Sor'jek Incanni
- (Optional) Purge the Mountaintop of foes (30 total) — Bonus (20%): Epic( ♦8,657 ♥8,867 ♠9,077 )
- (Optional) Obtain access to the rune in the Lair of Fire and Ice — Bonus (10%): Epic( ♦4,329 ♥4,433 ♠4,538 )
- (Optional) Obtain access to the rune hidden in The Flooded Tunnel — Bonus (10%): Epic( ♦4,329 ♥4,433 ♠4,538 )
- (Optional) Obtain access to the rune in the Bridge to the Inevitable — Bonus (10%): Epic( ♦4,329 ♥4,433 ♠4,538 )
- (Optional) Kill Ranger A'tchkar — Bonus (10%): Epic( ♦4,329 ♥4,433 ♠4,538 )
- (Optional) Kill Wizard Llyndarus — Bonus (10%): Epic( ♦4,329 ♥4,433 ♠4,538 )
- (Optional) Kill Sorcerer Vyikkus — Bonus (10%): Epic( ♦4,329 ♥4,433 ♠4,538 )
- (Optional) Kill Zerisenz — Bonus (10%): Epic( ♦4,329 ♥4,433 ♠4,538 )
What to Expect
- Traps (fixed)
- Puzzle (mandatory: tile puzzle)
- Spawning/respawning monsters
- Rune (mandatory: requires an INT check of ♦35Normal ♥41Hard ♠-50Elite)
- Levers (mandatory: require a STR check of ♦45Normal ♥60Hard ♠75Elite)
- Item checklist: Enhancement, Exceptional, Insight, Quality, Psionic +6 (Warforged Titan Cookie/Gloves of Titan's Grip), Alchemical +4 (Tenser's Transformation), Profane up to +4 (Litany/Epic Litany/set items/Abishai Cookies), Yugo Pot +2, Madstone Boots (untyped) +2, Store pot +2
- Buff checklist: Morale bonus +2/+5 (Rage/Primal Scream), Competence +2 (Bard Inspire Excellence)
- Locked doors (can be knocked/picked or can be skipped by taking another route and going outside)
- Monsters that have to be killed almost simultaneously (mandatory: 2, a Fire Reaver and an Ice Flenser)
Known Traps
- Spinning Blades
- Fire
- Spikes (Rune that opens the dark barrier after defeating A'tchkar)
- Acid (Bridge to Inevitable)
- Poison (Bridge to the Inevitable)
Tips and Misc
Bonus XP
- Aggression bonus: 168 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus. No experience numbers available.
Loot
- Chests: Nine minimum, thirteen possible
- Two in the lair of Fire and Ice.
- One just before underwater swim for killing Clay Golem.
- One for killing a Clay Golem in a pocket to the right of the underwater swim.
- One to the left side of the first Beholder encounter for killing the Clay Golem.
- One near the shrine for killing the first Beholder.
- One near resurrection shrine for killing the Inevitable.
- Two after slaying Sor'jek Incanni for completion of the quest. (Only one chest drops Tempest Runes and raid loot)
- Four possible red-named bosses that can spawn a chest each.
- Tempest Rune drop rates - ♦64Normal ♥84Hard ♠125Elite
- NPC rewards: Standard, no 20th list mechanic
Named Chest Drop
Monsters
Name(picture) | CR | Type | Race |
---|---|---|---|
A'tchkar (view) | ♦11Normal ♠16Elite ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠61Epic Elite | Elf | Drow Elf |
Beholder (view) | ♦14Normal ♥16Hard ♠19Elite ●♦20Epic Normal ●♠66Epic Elite | Aberration | Beholder |
Blackbone Marksman (view) | ♦8Normal ♥10Hard ♠13Elite | Undead | Skeleton |
Clay Golem (view) | ♦10Normal ♥13Hard ♠16Elite ●♦21Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite | Construct | Golem |
Drow Assassin (view) | ♦10Normal | Elf | Drow Elf |
Drow Barbarian Shaman (view) | ♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite | Elf | Drow Elf |
Drow Blackguard (view) | ♦13Normal ♠18Elite | Elf | Drow Elf |
Drow Captain (view) | ♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite | Elf | Drow Elf |
Drow Death Priest (view) | ♦14Normal ♠19Elite | Elf | Drow Elf |
Drow Fighter/Wizard (view) | ♦10Normal ♠15Elite | Elf | Drow Elf |
Drow Necromancer (Eberron) (view) | ♦12Normal ♠17Elite | Elf | Drow Elf |
Drow Paladin (view) | ♦13Normal | Elf | Drow Elf |
Drow Prophet (view) | ♦12Normal ♠17Elite | Elf | Drow Elf |
Drow Scorpion Cleric (view) | ♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite | Aberration | Drow Scorpion |
Drow Scorpion Wizard (view) | ♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite | Aberration | Drow Scorpion |
Drow Scorpion (view) | ♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠16Elite | Aberration | Drow Scorpion |
Enraged Rust Monster (view) | ♦5Normal ♠9Elite | Aberration | Rust Monster |
Fire Giant Slayer (view) | ♦16Normal ♠22Elite | Giant | Giant |
Greater Fire Elemental (view) | ♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite | Elemental | Fire Elemental |
Greater Ice Mephit (view) | ♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite OR Summoned by another mephit: ♠6Elite | Air Outsider | Mephit |
Hill Giant Soothsayer (view) | ♦16Normal | Giant | Giant |
Huge Rust Monster (view) | ♦8Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite | Aberration | Rust Monster |
Ice Flenser (view) | ♦14Normal ♥16Hard ♠19Elite | Evil Outsider | Demon |
Inevitable (view) | ♦15Normal ♠22Elite ●♥38Epic Hard | Construct | Golem |
Iron Golem (view) | ♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite | Construct | Golem |
Large Rust Monster (view) | ♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠11Elite | Aberration | Rust Monster |
Llyndarus (view) | ♠16Elite | Elf | Drow Elf |
Mephit of Fernia (view) | ♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite | Fire Outsider | Mephit |
Mephit of Risia (view) | ♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite | Air Outsider | Mephit |
Sor'jek Incanni (view) | ♦16Normal ♥18Hard ♠20Elite ●♥45Epic Hard ●♠66Epic Elite | Giant | Giant |
Thaarak Hound (view) | ♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite ●♦21Epic Normal ●♠44Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Hellhound |
Vyikkus (view) | ♦11Normal ●♥38Epic Hard | Elf | Drow Elf |
Zerisenz (view) | ♦11Normal ♠16Elite ●♥38Epic Hard | Elf | Drow Elf |
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- Compendium:Level 32 quests
- Level 32 quests
- Quests with 11 base favor reward
- Quests with maps
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- Raids
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Quest pages using a generic xp parameter
Tempest's Spine quests
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