Sealing the Rifts

WotLK Classic Northrend Leveling Guide

Sealing the Rifts

Quest 2 of 3 in the Jin'Alai Chain

Both Factions • Zul'Drak • Level 77 • Zim'Torga

Seal 7 Elemental Rifts at Drak'Mabwa northwest of Zim'Torga.

Scalper Ahunae at Zim'Torga [59, 56] sends you northwest to Drak'Mabwa [54, 47]. Attack the blue swirling rifts directly. Each one spawns a Frozen Earth elemental when damaged, kill the add, then finish the rift. Grab The Frozen Earth from Element-Tamer Dagoda at Zim'Torga first, since the same elementals drop Essence of the Frozen Earth, completing both quests in one trip.

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Seven rifts, elementals, and a greataxe. Vikstone appreciated a job where the solution was just hitting things.

“Dagoda gonna be sendin’ you northwest to Drak’Mabwa to get her more stuff for her defenders if she didn’t already. While you up there, Ahunae be wantin’ you to destroy the rifts those elementals pourin’ out of. The last thing we needin’ is for them to attack us! Just watch out, more of those frozen earth’ll show up when you try to seal the rifts.”

-Scalper Ahunae

Objective

LEVEL

77

Requires level

74

Start

Scalper Ahunae

END

Scalper Ahunae

Scalper Ahunae at Zim’Torga has asked you to seal 7 Elemental Rifts.

Elemental Rifts sealed (7)

Locate the Elemental Rifts:
Head to the area around 54,47.
Look for blue swirling elemental rifts scattered in the area.
Engage the Rifts:
Attack the rifts directly. They are considered "mobs" and can be damaged like any enemy.
Defeat the Frozen Earth Adds:
When the rift’s health reaches around 50%, it will summon a Frozen Earth elemental. — **Locate the Elemental Rifts:** Head to the area around 54,47. Look for blue swirling elemental rifts scattered in the area.

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Reward

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Soothsayer’s Sandals

Supple Belt of the Bloodletter

Boots of the Great Sacrifice

Ring of Ancestral Protectors

You will also receive:

Candy Bar

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

11,770 experience

500 reputation with Argent Crusade

Walkthrough

Quest Giver: Scalper Ahunae — Zim’Torga, Zul’Drak [59.2, 56.3]

Objective: Seal 7 Elemental Rifts.

Quick Facts

Level: 77
Location: Drak’Mabwa, northwest of Zim’Torga, around [54, 47]
Chain Position: 2 of 3 (The Leaders at Jin’Alai → Sealing the Rifts → Scalps!)
Also Unlocks: Bringing Down Heb’Jin
Pairs With: The Frozen Earth (same area, same mobs)

Walkthrough

Get to Drak’Mabwa

Head northwest from Zim’Torga to Drak’Mabwa, a water-filled crater south of the Altar of Rhunok around [54, 47]. This is NOT at the Pools of Jin’Alai where you did the previous quest.
Look for blue swirling Elemental Rifts scattered around the area. There are plenty of them.

Seal the Rifts

Attack the rifts directly. They function as targetable mobs with a health bar.
As a rift takes damage, it will summon a Frozen Earth elemental to defend itself. Kill the add, then finish off the rift.
Once the rift’s health reaches zero, it despawns and counts as sealed.
Repeat until you’ve sealed all 7 rifts.

Efficiency Tips

Grab The Frozen Earth first. Element-Tamer Dagoda (also at Zim’Torga) offers The Frozen Earth, which requires 7 Essence of the Frozen Earth dropped by the same Frozen Earth elementals that spawn from the rifts. Doing both quests simultaneously means you’ll finish them in a single trip with zero extra effort.
Rifts respawn quickly. Even if other players are in the area, there are plenty of rifts to go around. Competition is rarely an issue.
The Frozen Earth adds are level 76-77 non-elite elementals and go down quickly.
Straightforward quest, typically takes about 10-15 minutes.

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Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

11,770 experience

75 reputation with Argent Crusade

Vikstone's War Journal

“Destroy the rifts those elementals pourin’ out of,” Ahunae said. “Just watch out, more of those frozen earth’ll show up when you try to seal the rifts.”

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Each rift I approached, another elemental clawed its way through to stop me. My greataxe had become quite practiced.

Ahunae seemed satisfied. “With those rifts sealed, it’s not likely Dagoda’ll be gettin’ any more defenders.”

Good. After Voltarus and Gundrak and gods dying in their temples, it was almost refreshing to deal with problems you can hit.

The rifts were sealed and the elementals had stopped coming, which meant Ahunae could finally get to the part he’d been waiting for in Scalps!

“Kill enough trolls, their leaders show up,” Ahunae said. “Get their treasures, mon.”

Simple enough. Jin’Alai’s pools ran red before Kutube’sa emerged from his totem. Chulo the Mad lived up to his name. Gawanil tried to rally his warriors. My greataxe answered all three the same way.

Their treasure boxes waited by the totems. Ancient Drakkari heirlooms, surely. Relics of a proud empire.

“What’s these candybars doin’ in here?” Ahunae turned the contents over in his hands, genuinely baffled. “What we do with this, mon? Ahunae say that you can have them back!”

Some treasures aren’t worth dying for. Someone should have told them.

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Objective

LEVEL

77

Requires level

74

Start

END

Zul'Drak Storyline

Reward

6 Gold

50 Silver

11,770 experience

500 reputation with Argent Crusade

Walkthrough

11,770 experience

75 reputation with Argent Crusade

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