Changes: Working the Auction House

Cindermaul, the Portal Master
Start	Jordan Olafson [26.3, 41.9]
End	Jordan Olafson [26.3, 41.9]
Level	81 (Requires 80)
Category	Mount Hyjal
Experience	27700
Reputation	+250 Guardians of Hyjal
Rewards	7 80
Previous	Forged of Shadow and Flame, Crushing the Cores, Rage of the Wolf Ancient
Next	Forgemaster Pyrendius

Revision as of 03:32, 31 March 2011

Objectives

Slay Cindermaul and locate the Tome of Openings.

Cindermaul slain
[Tome of Openings]

Description

Twilight's Hammer is using these corridors, and others like them, to move supplies from the elemental planes up into Azeroth. In order to seal these passages off, we're going to need to know how they're constructed.

Find for me the Tome of Openings, used by the elementals to open gates between the planes.

Cindermaul the Portal Master should have one. You'll have to kill him. Careful! He's probably got some tricks up his sleeve...

("Cindermaul, the Portal Master: Be careful: Cindermaul will almost certainly call forth reinforcements from the other elemental planes.")

Rewards

You will receive: 7 80

Progress

The tome! Have you found it?

Completion

This is the tome we've heard about?

I see... I guess it's good that I can read some of the elemental script. I'll work on translating this. Meanwhile, there's one final problem to take care of.

Notes

Head back in to the tunnel to the east. Across from the Twilight Anvil is a small room with three portals guarded by Cindermaul, a level 81 elemental with 74,374 health, at ^{[30.8, 41.7]}. True to Jordan's word, this is a multi-phase fight: On aggro:

Cindermaul says: Wants to kill us does it? Wants to know our secrets...

Cindermaul casts Wall of Stone, a four second immunity shield, on aggro. When it drops...

Cindermaul says: We must destroys it.

At 75%:

Cindermaul says: We burns it, we burns! Bring fire, yes!

Cindermaul calls forth creatures from elsewhere in the Firelands.

Cindermaul casts Earthsmash, stunning all foes within the area for five seconds as three Firelands Denizens spawn out of the right-most portal.

At 50%:

Cindermaul says: Come winds, whisper whisper... Blows it, blows it, blows it away!

Cindermaul calls forth creatures from Skywall.

Another Earthsmash stun as three Skywall Denizens appear out of the left-most portal.

At 25%:

We ... crushes it! Must ... make crush. Hurry friends!

Cindermaul calls forth creatures from the heart of Deepholm.

The final Earthsmash stun as three Deepholm Denizens come out of the center portal.

On Death:

Cindermaul says: It mustn't know... it mustn't learn... what's ours...

Cindermaul drops the Battered Stone Chest, which contains the Tome of Openings. Any denizens from the other elemental planes despawn at the same time.

Loot the chest then head back.

Quest progression

[30-35] The Return of the Ancients
[30-35] End of the Supply Line
- Side quests: [30-35] Harrying the Hunters, [30-35] In the Rear With the Gear
[30-35] The Voice of Goldrinn / [30-35] The Voice of Lo'Gosh
[30-35] Goldrinn's Ferocity / [30-35] Howling Mad
[30-35] Lycanthoth the Corruptor
[30-35] The Shrine Reclaimed
[30-35] Cleaning House
- Brainwashing side chain
1. [30-35] From the Mouth of Madness
2. [30-35] Free Your Mind, the Rest Follows
- Eye of Twilight side chain
1. [30-35] The Eye of Twilight
2. [30-35] Mastering Puppets
3. [30-35] Elementary!
4. [30-35] Return to Duskwhisper
- Escort side chain
1. [30-35] Gar'gol's Gotta Go
2. [30-35] Get Me Outta Here!

Foray into the Firelands

[30-35] Lightning in a Bottle
- Side quest: [30-35] Sweeping the Shelf
[30-35] Into the Maw!
[30-35] Forged of Shadow and Flame, [30-35] Crushing the Cores, [30-35] Rage of the Wolf Ancient
[81] Cindermaul, the Portal Master
[30-35] Forgemaster Pyrendius
[30-35] Return from the Firelands

Patch history

Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Added

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+{{questbox
-Below is a guide to "working" the Auction House; how to make tons of wicked cash off it.
+| name=Cindermaul, the Portal Master
+| start=[[Jordan Olafson]] {{coords|26.3|41.9|Mount Hyjal|phase=1}}
+| faction=Neutral
+| id=25599
+| level=81
+| levelreq=80
+| category=Mount Hyjal
+| reputation=+250 [[Guardians of Hyjal]]
+| experience=27700
+| money={{cost|7|80}}
+| previous={{quest|Forged of Shadow and Flame}}, {{quest|Crushing the Cores}}, {{quest|Rage of the Wolf Ancient}}
+| next={{quest|Forgemaster Pyrendius}}
+}}
-== Buying/Reselling ==
+== Objectives ==
+Slay Cindermaul and locate the Tome of Openings.
+*{{Mob|Cindermaul}} slain
+*[[Tome of Openings]]
+== Description ==
+[[Twilight's Hammer]] is using these corridors, and others like them, to move supplies from the [[elemental plane]]s up into [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]]. In order to seal these passages off, we're going to need to know how they're constructed.
+Find for me the Tome of Openings, used by the [[elemental]]s to open gates between the planes.
-If you're ever browsing the Auction House and you see an item cheaper than usual (i.e. [[Black Malice]] normally goes for ~10g, but you see it for 6g) buy it and re-sell it on the Auction House for the proper price. That'll teach those idiots to sell things cheap.
+Cindermaul the Portal Master should have one. You'll have to  kill him. Careful! He's probably got some tricks up his sleeve...
-Things to remember:
+("Cindermaul, the Portal Master: Be careful: Cindermaul will almost certainly call forth reinforcements from the other elemental planes.")
-*Be sure to have at least 3 more of the same item to refer to for the real price (ex. perhaps you see two [[Lightforge Gauntlets]] on the AH, one for 30g and the other for 50g. 50g is just really expensive, in fact so is 30g! You need to check the price against at least 3 other examples of the same item to be sure that you're actually buying it cheap)
-*Don't spend all your gold on a single item. You may see [[The Oathkeeper]] for 50g (normally sells for ~100g), and you have 52g 34s. Don't spend it all, as there is still a chance that you won't be able to sell it, the price will go down, etc.
-*When re-selling, always select 24 hours or 48 hours for the auction length.
-== Farming/Selling ==
+== Rewards ==
+You will receive: {{cost|7|80}}
+== Progress ==
-There are many items of value that can be farmed from npc's, either in bulk or a single drop. Some examples of the most coveted items to farm:
+The tome! Have you found it?
+== Completion ==
-*[[Formula: Enchant Weapon - Crusader]]
+This is the tome we've heard about?
-*[[Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing]]
-*[[Runecloth]]
-*[[Heart of the Wild]]
-*[[Blood Elf Bandit Mask]]
-*[[Mageweave Cloth]]
-*[[Rare]]s and [[Epic]]s
-*[[Mithril Bar]]
-*[[Righteous Orb]]
+<Jordan hefts the stone slab into his arms and looks it over.>
-When farming, remember that it is a painstaking process that requires patience and perseverance. Sometimes, to get the item you want, you may have to farm for days or, if you are extremely patient, perhaps weeks at a time! On the plus side, almost all enemies worth farming also give XP and drop other loot as well (also money), so you never know what's going to pop up in your next loot window!
+I see... I guess it's good that I can read some of the [[Kalimag|elemental script]]. I'll work on translating this. Meanwhile, there's {{NPC||Forgemaster Pyrendius||one final problem}} to take care of.
-Suggested Areas to Farm, and the Loot:
+== Notes ==
-*Alterac Mountains - [[Mithril Ore]], [[Iron Ore]], [[Truesilver Ore]]
+Head back in to the tunnel to the east. Across from the Twilight Anvil is a small room with three portals guarded by {{NPC||Cindermaul}}, a level 81 elemental with 74,374 health, at {{coords|30.8|41.7|Mount Hyjal|phase=1}}. True to Jordan's word, this is a multi-phase fight:
-*Western Plagelands, the watchtower along the path to Hearthglen - [[Runecloth]], [[Formula: Enchant Weapon - Crusader]], Blue (rare) drops
+On aggro:
-*Stratholme, Living Side - [[Righteous Orb]]
+:{{text|say|Cindermaul|Wants to kill us does it? Wants to know our secrets...}}
+:''Cindermaul casts Wall of Stone, a four second immunity shield, on aggro. When it drops...''
+:{{text|say|Cindermaul|We must destroys it.}}
+At 75%:
+:{{text|say|Cindermaul|We burns it, we burns! Bring fire, yes!}}
+:{{text|emote|Cindermaul calls forth creatures from elsewhere in the [[Firelands]]}}.
+:''Cindermaul casts Earthsmash, stunning all foes within the area for five seconds as three Firelands Denizens spawn out of the right-most portal.''
+At 50%:
+:{{text|say|Cindermaul|Come winds, whisper whisper... Blows it, blows it, blows it away!}}
+:{{text|emote|Cindermaul calls forth creatures from Skywall.}}
+:''Another Earthsmash stun as three Skywall Denizens appear out of the left-most portal.''
+At 25%:
+:{{text|say|We ... crushes it! Must ... make crush. Hurry friends!}}
+:{{text|emote|Cindermaul calls forth creatures from the heart of Deepholm.}}
+:''The final Earthsmash stun as three Deepholm Denizens come out of the center portal.''
+On Death:
+:{{text|say|Cindermaul|It mustn't know... it mustn't learn... what's ours...}}
+:''Cindermaul drops the Battered Stone Chest, which contains the Tome of Openings. Any denizens from the other elemental planes despawn at the same time.''
+Loot the chest then head back.
-== Pricing an Item ==
-It's important to understand the [[Auction House]] mechanics when posting items. [[Formulas:Auction_House]] has a lot of useful information, but here is a summary of some common calculations.
-==== Bare Minimum ====
+== Quest progression==
+{{Shrine of Goldrinn}}
-If you just want to experiment, and do not want to lose money, do the following:
-* List an item using the default auction house price. Set the buyout to the default price. Set the time limit to 48 hours.
-* If the item expires once, re-list in the same way.
-* If the item expires twice, vendor it.
+==Patch history==
-==== In Retrospect... ====
+{{Patch 4.0.3a|note=Added}}
-Obviously, for some items, you may find after several expirations, it would have been better to have just sold it to the vendor outright. However, you will likely find that this is very rarely the case, if you are simply selling drops.
+==External links==
-If you are doing more advanced auction house techniques like buying and reselling, either from vendors or the auction house itself, you need to be more cognizant of profit margins.
+<!-- Read http://www.wowpedia.org/Wowpedia:External_links before posting your links here.
+Links that do not conform to the rules will be DELETED.
-==== Staying in the Green ====
+Repeat violations may result in a BAN.
-If I list an item at the suggested auction house price, how many times can it expire before I lose money?
+Have a nice day. :) -->
-* 48 hour listing - Two times.
+{{elinks-quest|25599}}
-* 24 hour listing - Four times, break even on the fifth expiration.
-* 12 hour listing - Nine times, break even on the tenth expiration.
-==== Breaking Even ====
-Assuming your item does not expire, or does not have a listing fee (such as with [[Enchanting]] dusts or shards), you must sell the item for a minimum 5% markup of the vendor value. Obviously items that can be sold on the auction house for 50%, 100%, 300%, or even higher markups are much more profitable. The higher that markup, the more room you have for a few expirations.
-==== Price Comparison ====
-Compare your item. The best way to do this is with price statistics. Some people using the median or average price statistics on [http://wow.allakhazam.com/ Allakhazam]. Others use addons such as [[Auctioneer]] that gather historic prices you have seen on your server.
-== Advanced Topics ==
-=== Farming the Auction House ===
-Anyone who has used the auction house as experienced this, whether they realize it or not. Especially after the release of [[Burning Crusade]] with it's nearly 12G [[daily quest]]s, there are a lot of characters with a lot of disposable income.
-==== Small Scale Example ====
-For the casual farmer, let's give an example. Say your [[realm]] has 50 stacks of [[Wool Cloth]] for sale typically at any given time. Maybe one or two have a buyout for 1G, and several more have bids for 1G. The other prices are significantly higher, maybe a few at 2.5G, some at 3, 3.5, 4, and the occasional 4.5G for the desperate crowd.
-* The first week, the monopolizer bids or buys all [[Wool Cloth]] at 1G, his buy price point.
-* At the end of the first week, he has collected his outbid money, and has accumulated 20 stacks of [[Wool Cloth]].
-* The next week, he lists two or three stacks a day with 3G buyouts, a middle to below average price for his server. Because these have 48 hour timeouts, they all sell.
-* He has now made 37G from an 15 extra minutes a week scanning the auction house and checking mail for sales and outbids.
-== See Also ==
-* [[Places to Farm]]
-== External Links ==
-* [http://www.voodex.com/show.html?type=GoldArticle&id=256 Voodex.com: Mastering the Auction House]
-* [http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=108246298&sid=1 WoW Forums -> Making Money: A Guide]
-[[Category:Game Terms]]
-[[Category:Auctions]]

Cindermaul, the Portal Master
Start	Jordan Olafson ^{[26.3, 41.9]}
End	Jordan Olafson ^{[26.3, 41.9]}
Level	81 (Requires 80)
Category	Mount Hyjal
Experience	27700
Reputation	+250 Guardians of Hyjal
Rewards	7 80
Previous	Forged of Shadow and Flame, Crushing the Cores, Rage of the Wolf Ancient
Next	Forgemaster Pyrendius