Coldain 10th Ring Quest: Ring of Dain Frostreaver IV Guide
Recommended Tradeskills before beginning the quest:
Tailoring – 75
Blacksmithing – 75
Brewing – 250+
Ring #1 – Copper Coldain Insignia Ring
Farm the following items:
Once you have all four items, combine them in a Sewing Kit or Loom to create
Go to Garadain Glacierbane (-2700, -400) (Red Circle) in a hut in Eastern Wastes. Give him
See Green Circle on map for general farming area.
Ring #2 – Silver Coldain Insignia Ring
Say “assistance” to Garadain Glacierbane (-2700, -400) (Red Circle) in Eastern Wastes to receive
Now go to Boridain Glacierbane (-2450, +1550) also in Eastern Wastes (Blue Circle). Give him
Go back to Garadain Glacierbane (-2700, -400) (Red Circle). Give him
Ring #3 – Gold Coldain Insignia Ring
Collect the following 3 items:
Combine all 3 items into a forge to receive
Go back to Garadain Glacierbane (-2700, -400) in Eastern Wastes. Give him
Ring #4 – Platinum Coldain Insignia Ring
Say “what smithing hammer” to Garadain Glacierbane (-2700, -400) to receive
Find Tain Hammerfrost in Eastern Wastes (-4950, -2650). Give him
Give the
Ring #5 – Obsidian Coldain Insignia Ring
Locate a Ry’gorr messenger. He roams. A tracker helps but is not required. He runs from the north camp towards the orc fort in the middle of the zone (see map). At which point he despawns and respawns at the north camp again (until killed). Kill him and loot
Find a Coldain lookout (-2600, -520). Give it
Garadain Glacierbane (-2700, -400) is nearby, give him
Ring #6 – Mithril Coldain Insignia Ring
Locate Korrigain in Eastern Wastes. (-7950, +3300). He spawns at 9pm gametime. Give him your
Just northwest of the the big Orc Fort you’ll find Rodrick Tardok (-3400, +1000). Although he may not always be up. If he’s not, you’ll typically need to wait 10 min or so for a dialogue script to run. Ry’Gorr Emissary spawns here as well, who is waiting on Rodrick Tardok. I do not recommend killing the Emissary to ensure Rodrick Tardok spawns, so stay invis. Just let the script play out so that you can kill Rodrick Tardok once he pops. Loot
Go back to Garadain Glacierbane (-2700, -400). Give him your
Ring #7 – Adamantium Coldain Insignia Ring
Find Warden Bruke on The North Side of the Eastern Wastes (+300, -350). He may not be up. His PH is Kromrif Prison Guard. Kill the Kromrif Prison Guard until Warden Bruke pops. Respawn is 5 minutes. Attacking Warden Bruke also may cause up to 3 adds to spawn and attack you. Loot
Locate Corbin Blackwell (+200, +75) nearby . Give him
Go back to Garadain Glacierbane (-2700, -400). Give him
Ring #8 – Velium Coldain Insignia Ring
Read all of the Ring 8 steps before beginning
Give Garadain Glacierbane (-2700, -400) in Eastern Wastes
Bring at least 4 in era groups. *If you fail this event you lose all progress and have to get all of your rings again*
Give
Your goal is to protect Garadain Glacierbane (You can buff and heal him) while killing Chief Ry’Gorr, who spawns just inside the Fort. *If Garadain Glacierbane dies you fail and must redo all rings* Loot
Note: Wait for his final emote:
Ring #9 – Coldain Hero’s Insignia Ring
You’ll need to collect 7 items:
Go to Icewell Keep (Thurg B). Find Seneschal Aldikar. He is either near Dain Frostreaver IV during the day or in a room downstairs at night. Give him
If you’re following the guide you should already have
Go to the caves in Great Divide (see map). You may need up to 2 groups to be safe in era? Find Murdrick Tardok in the caves (see screenshot, the entrance to this cave is not actually on the map). He is surrounded by dwarves. Have the person doing the quest run up to him invis. Stay invis until the dwarves complete their entire dialogue. If you engage him early, he will despawn. See screenshot for when the dialogue ends. Attack after “…Ry’gorr chief like he was nothin!“
Once you engage, all mobs aggro. Some of them are mezzable, but not all. Some of them also Complete Heal. You will need heavy DPS for this. Bring a lot of melee as hes highly resistant to spells. Your best bet is to seperate Murdrick Tardok from the other dwarves in some manner so they’re not in CH range. Zerg him down as fast as possible. If he is up for more than a minute or so he will also despawn and you’ll have to wait an hour for him to respawn.
Loot
Make a
1x Sealed Poison Vial – Bought (Loran Thu`Leth, Western Trader Building, PoK | Loc: -115, +1400)
1x Ethereal Suspension – Bought (Loran Thu`Leth, Western Trader Building, PoK | Loc: -115, +1400)
1x Quicksilver – Crafted (Poison Making, Trivial 15, No Fail, Mortar and Pestle)
1x Cinnabar – Bought (Myre, North Kaladim | Loc: -570 +220, Next to Rogue Guildmaster outside bank)
1x Gnomish Spirits – Bought (Tabben Bromal, Southeastern Trader Building, 2nd floor, PoK | Loc: -390, +540)
2x Mt. Death Mineral Salts – Dropped (The Temple of Droga, Drops off Goblins)
Give
Loot
This might take a group or 2 in era.
Have see invis. Go to the Giant Fort (see map) in Eastern Wastes and find Peffin Ambersnow (who is invis). Pre-clear all the trash in the fort between the room she is in and the fireplace just outside. Give her
Outside at the fireplace you’ll see 5 giants and Peffin Ambersnow. Kill her. You can kite or kill the giants. Loot
Head to Kael and find Doldigun Steinwielder. To do this, go to the throne of the Iceshard Fort (see map) at -850, +1150. Clear all the mobs in the throne room. Stand on the throne and say “the dain shall be slain for the peace we must obtain” to spawn Doldigun Steinwielder. Give him
Attack him. He will despawn. 5 giants will spawn, but only 1-2 at a time. They are all mid 50s in level. Kill them. The last giant of the spawns is Valorankt Zekkin. He is level 60. Once he dies Doldigun Steinwielder will respawn and run for the front door. Aggro him before he runs off. Kill him and loot
Head to Dain’s room in Icewell Keep. You’re looking for Councilor Juliah Lockheart. She will be on the opposite side of the room as Dain and on the left side. If the councilors are not there, it’s because its night time and they are down stairs. At 8am all of the Councilors move back up to Dain’s room. Give her
She is level 55. Other mobs do not aggro. This should be 1 groupable in era. Loot
Final Turn-in for Ring 9
Combine all 5 heads and
Give
Ring #10 – Ring of Dain Frostreaver IV
Assuming you’re still in Icewell Keep from Ring 9: Give
Read the entire Ring #10 Guide before beginning.
Now head out to the Great Divide and find Sentry Badain (see map). Give him
At this point you’ll be at a group of sitting dwarves. Give
Fight Overview
Bring a full raid force in era (50+ people).
Waves of giants spawn throughout the zone. There are 18 waves followed by a named. The giants attempt to rush Thurgadin. Do not let any giants get to Thurgadin or you will lose. I find it is best to keep a person near Thurgadin (usually the person doing the quest) near the Thugradin zone line area to watch for giant stragglers.
The entire event takes somewhere between 2 – 2.5 hours. Each wave takes a while to spawn. The giants generally spawn near the middle north of the zone, but sometimes as far east as the Wizard Spires. There are between 5-12 mobs per wave. Each wave is a bit different.
You’ll want to have multiple trackers spread out to assist with finding giant spawns. A couple of the waves spawn at the same spot every time, but most waves of giants can spawn in one of several locations.
Wave 1 – 7
– Most mobs level 48, with a few exceptions.
– Spawn time between waves approx. 4-6 minutes.
– Wave 1: Always spawns a bit “south” of Thurgadin
– Wave 7: Double spawn of giants
– Up to 10 minute wait between wave 7 and 8.
Wave 8 – 13
– Most mobs level 53, with a few exceptions.
– Spawn time between waves approx. 5-8 minutes.
– Wave 8: Always spawns a bit “south” of Thurgadin
– Up to 10 minute wait between wave 13 and 14.
Wave 14 – 18
– Most mobs level 58, with a few exceptions.
– Spawn time between waves approx. 5-8 minutes.
– Wave 14: Always spawns a bit “south” of Thurgadin
– Up to 10 minute wait between wave 18 and final boss.
Final Boss
After all 18 waves are dead Narandi the Wretched will spawn. Level 65. Spawns a bit south of Thurgadin. Kill him and have the person doing the quest loot
Go back to Seneschal Aldikar near the Thurgadin zone line. He will again be in his circle of dwarf bros. Give Seneschal Aldikar
Bonus Loot
Give
Choker of the Wretched – Garadain Glacierbane
Crown of Narandi – Churn the Axeman
Earring of Frozen Skull – Corbin Blackwell
Eye of Narandi – Kargin the Archer
Faceguard of Bentos the Hero – Dobbin Crossaxe