What Makes Us Strong (quest)
 What Makes Us Strong | |
|---|---|
| Start | Anduin Wrynn |
| End | Anduin Wrynn[59.2, 88.3] |
| Level | 60 (Requires 60) |
| Category | Secrets of the First Ones |
| Experience | 8,150 |
| Rewards |
25 74 |
| Previous |
 [60] What We Wish to Forget |
| Next |
[60] What We Overcome |
- This article is about the quest. For the Battle for Azeroth cinematic, see What Makes Us Strong.
Objectives
Assist with the ritual and infuse the Shards of Domination.
- Activate Third Shard
- Attempt to Collect Will
- Speak to Sylvanas[58.96, 88.69]
Description
I wish that I knew of this place sooner. Where terrible darkness could be purged from oneself, memories examined and expunged...
I am willing to do whatever it takes to help defeat Zovaal, no matter the cost.
This is the only way.
Rewards
You will receive:
- 25 74
- 8,150 XP
[Emblem of Renown]
Progress
It takes more than raw strength to do what must be done.
Completion
I think I understand.
<Anduin steels himself.>
I am ready to try again.
Notes
On accept, Anduin runs over to the northern soul mirror and begins channeling:
Gazing- Anduin gasps in pain.
- Anduin Wrynn says: I pray some good can come from all of this.
Interact with the third shard, causing three Mawbound Memories to spawn from Anduin.
- He screams in pain.
- Anduin Wrynn says: What is this... It... it's too much!
More Mawbound Memories start rapidly spawning until a large pack is swarming around the player. Luckily, they barely do any damage.
- Anduin stops channeling and falls to his knees as the memories stop appearing.
- Anduin Wrynn says: I... cannot.
- Jaina kills the memories with a Frost Nova.
- Lady Jaina Proudmoore says: Anduin! We cannot put him through this again!
- Sylvanas reflects.
- Sylvanas Windrunner says: I see your struggle, young lion. Allow me to offer perspective.
Talk to Sylvanas:
- There is no time to waste.
Show us.
A cutscene plays:
- Memories appear in the chamber, depicting the events of Sylvanas' Farewell in Warcraft III: the Frozen Throne. Sylvanas readies an arrow in slow motion as Arthas Menethil comes riding on Invincible, escorted by four of Sylvanas' banshees.
- Sylvanas Windrunner says: I don't remember the exact moment I wrested control.
- Sylvanas' arrow hits Arthas in the chest. Sylvanas begins circling the image of her past self.
- Sylvanas Windrunner says: I do remember the rush of freedom. The clarity of purpose.
- Sylvanas Windrunner says: When I loosed my arrow, I sought to become his judge and his executioner.
- She walks up to the side of the Arthas memory.
- Sylvanas Windrunner says: I thought that if I could punish him for his crimes, I would be absolved of mine.
- Sylvanas Windrunner says: Forgiven for the atrocities he forced me to commit against my own people.
- A ghostly laughter is heard as a memory of Kel'Thuzad appears and kills the banshees with frost magic. The memories of Arthas and Kel'Thuzad fade away.
- Sylvanas Windrunner says: But there would be no justice that day.
- Sylvanas Windrunner says: For anyone.
- Sylvanas Windrunner says: That... is yet to come.
Sylvanas preparing to fire at Arthas
Arthas is hit
Sylvanas and the past Sylvanas
Kel'Thuzad to the rescue
On the other side, Sylvanas ejects several bolts of dark energy that fly into the shard. Turn in to Anduin.
The shards, infused with Sylvanas' memories
Anduin kneeling at the mirror
Progression
- [60] The Broken Crown
- [60] Our Last Option
- [60] Hello, Darkness
- [60] Elder Eru and [60] Testing One Two
- [60] Cryptic Catalogue
- [60] The Not-Scientific Method
- [60] Two Paths to Tread
- [60] One Half of the Equation
- [60] Oppress and Destroy and [60] Aggressive Excavation
- [60] Where the Memory Resides
- [60] What We Wish to Forget
- [60] What Makes Us Strong
- [60] What We Overcome
- [60] Forge of Domination
- [60] The Crown of Wills
- [60] Reality's Doorstep (optional)
Patch changes
Patch 9.2.0 (2022-02-22): Added.