Dropping the Hammer

Kill 12 Twilight Stormbenders and Servias Windterror using one of the gryphons at Firebeard's Patrol.

• slain x12
• slain

Thanks to you and, we've got enough riders together that we can take the fight back to the Twilight.

We're trained to fight while ridin', but a second rider to handle the Stormhammer tends to be more efficient. I thought you might enjoy the honor.

Pick your gryphon and join the fight. Best be quick about it though - we're aimin' to clear every last one of those Twilight off of those floatin' rocks before the hour's out.

You will also receive:

Today is the day that the tables turn.

Now that's how it's done, <lad/lass>!

With a real gryphon wing back together, we can take the fight to the rest of the Twilight. You're welcome to fly with us anytime.

The Mullans, Moores and Firebeards are all nearby. Pick a gryphon and hop on. Players have access to two abilities: The gryphon will circle the lower rocks until players have killed 12. The stormbenders have 50,000 health, so two hits of the Stormhammer is required to take them out. They also have the following ability: Whenever a cultist is channeling on the gryphon, pop the shield. The empowered Storm Hammer attack is big enough to take out an entire rock full of cultists.

• There are reports in the Wowhead entry for this quest of a bug that causes the red and blue gryphons to land prematurely but not on the ascendant's rock and leave the player stuck in combat. The gold gryphons don't appear to suffer the problem.

After killing 12, the rider will head up to the top rock. Servias Winderror is a level 85 elite ascendant with 774,000 health and the following abilities: This fight works much like the underlings did. However, once the player gets knocked off of the gryphon, it becomes a regular fight. The Static Flux targets a location on the ground, not the player, so move before it explodes. The abilities hit for roughly half as hard as they did against the gryphon.

Stormbender taunts: Boss emote hints: The rider also has a few lines:

• Your screams will carry far on the winds....
• Whispers... whispers in the wind... yes, master...
• Storms of the sky, obey the call of the Twilight's Hammer!
• Give in.
• Your life is meaningless.
• Use your Storm Shield before the Static Charge finishes!
• You've absorbed 3 Static Charges. Your next Storm Hammer will deal massive AoE damage!
• Move away before the Static Flux explodes! (cast in the ground phase)
• Good work, <lad/lass>! Now to attack their leader! (after killing 12)
• He's castin' something big! Stop'm! (during the Coming of the Windterror channel)

This concludes the Firebeard's Patrol chain. Up next, Dunwalds Don't Die and A Coward's Due.