Very easy when done correctly.
Stand at about 56,68 at the top of the stairs, and use the scroll. 4 elementals will immediately come running towards you, fire blast one and move back across the bridge, by then the others would have gone. Then bring the elemental back to your original location, and use the container when he stops attacking.
Repeat to complete quest :)

I read some of tips here and picked up a little of each --- all in the name of saving my life and armor!

I picked this quest up w/ my&nbsp lvl 18 BE mage alt in Org (for some reason it wasnt available when I hit 16), went to the UC died and then came here.

I used arcane explosion to get them to appear and only 1 appeared at a time, when i used the scroll all 4 appeared and i was dead. I didnt have to run away to the stairs or anything. Just arcane explosion, frost nova (for a little distance) fireball, arcane explosion 1 or 2 more times and capture that bad boy!

Good luck!
Ganebi lvl 18 BE mage on Staghelm

On 4/9, I was personally able to complete the quest.

The rift spawns attack fast, but given a little range, they can be easily dispatched. As soon as the stunned symbol appears above their head, activate the containment coffer. Then wait...do not click on them until a containment disk appears on the floor. I repeat, DO NOT click before the filled containment coffer appears (everytime I did, no filled coffer).

It took me 11 charges to complete (had to throw away the x10 charge box once).

Well, I died twice, but hadn't used all of my charges, so I didn't have to go back. This quest was Awesome, definitely more challenging than what I'm used to as well.
You spawn the 3 dudes, and fight them one at a time. The don't agro if you don't use an AOE, so you can pull one back with Fireball. I just spammed that until the mob had no HP left, then I was able to open the crate. It got sucked in, and then you open the disc. After that, you retrieve the full charge, and it aknowledges it in your inventory!
:)

If you are on this step here's how to do it.

1. Talk to "Anastasia Hartwell" 2nd floor magic quarter left side.
2. Look behind her and collect the two items. (Chest of containment coffers, and cantation of manifestation)
3. Head to apothecarium coordinate 51,74
4. Use the "contation of manifestation" by the alchemists
5. 3 ghosts will appear
6. Nuke and kill the ghosts to under 10% and then use "Chest of containtment coffers"
7. Wait for it to become CLICKABLE
8. capture the Coffers
9. hand in quest

It's pretty easy

1. Go to the apothecary district and look for the export alchemist and alchemy supplier.
2. Use use the scroll to see the elementals.
3. Fight an elemental until it stops attacking.
4. Right click the box to capture it.
5. Open the box to collect the coffer.

Careful... they help each other.

Becuase I was a little lost finding it heres a map: http://classicdb.ch/?maps=1497:528739

do like allknowingpants said and just creep into the room. I only had to deal with two at a time.

Note that the Mana Rift is upstairs in the shop, not downstairs in the laboratory.

The entire Ghostbuster scene made this a fun quest for me.

Not very difficult, just make sure you start it upstairs.

I just did this with my level 15 Undead Mage alt with no problems... the elementals that spawn are level 17s and were no problem with Fireball (Rank 3) spam. This whole thing is an obvious rip off of the Ghost Busters movies, good show!

I have been searching for these rift spawns and i can't find any with the scroll i'm near the alchemist trainer.

I like teh stairs tactic really much. Just to piss horde off, the alliance version of this is so much easier... it's inside an inn, u use the scroll at the door and none of them aggroes and you can just pull them 1 by 1, that's why i got wtfpwned the first time I tryed it with my UD mage. Altough I almost (about 5% life) killed 3 of them at the same time at lvl 16... Frost nova and arcane explosion rank 1 lol had to use a lesser healing lol (I'm alchemist)

i'll confirm it worked.

I tried this quest last night (4/3) and it is still not working...even when using Frost Nova for the final hit. 8-( I have reported the bug so I guess we'll see what comes of it.

Wow, this quest sure is frustrating, I'm even getting the message that the spawn rift was sucked into the contaiment thingy, but the quest is not counting and I can't loot it. I get the gear and wait until the last possible second before the box closes, but still get nada!

I wonder what the red and green jewels are for ...

Have done this at least 4 times now, what is the point?

~Zeerieshi

This is how I (brandspanking new lvl 16 Mage) ended up doing it (yes, I died twice before I worked out this strategy :).

I stood on the middle of the bridge (the right edge, really) facing the Alchemy shop. With both coffer and scroll in the right sidebar I clicked on the scroll and 4 rifts spawned in the shop.
I selected the Rift that was a bit ahead of the others and fireballed it as soon as I could. At this time it was right in front of me while the other 3 Rifts had given up and disappeared by then.
So next I simply used Frost Nova, Fireball, all the usual things (I even spat on it, don't think it helped much lol). As soon as its health was gone I right-clicked on the coffer, the Rift got sucked into it, and next I right-clicked on the disc that appeared where the Rift had been umm... rifting. Another click in the little window that pops up and Bob's your uncle (unless he ain't got balls then he's your auntie).
Rinse & Repeat.
Take it from me, it is easy once you get the idea of how to do it no kiting... no strafing... no problem :)!

I don`t have the @#%^ing scroll! But the damn quest is on my list....

Edited, Jan 30th 2007 5:56pm by Sydnee

This quest is the most messed up quest ever.

i had to "refill" my box 4 times and i got lucky 2 and got 2 of them but cant get the last one. I spent an 1hr on it and only ever got 2.

Adarrak lvl 16 UD Mage

Long live the horde!
and eat gnomes

Guys I dont get it ,i should hunt down some ghost in the shop?
i tryed to,activated the scroll but still
can anyone tell what should i do?in details pls

Like said, if you simply stand on the stair case just south of the shop area, your almost guaranteed to not even get hurt, I just soloed this with no problems by standing on the stairs and aiming for one of the ghost things, that was the only one that stayed and fought.

As others have mentioned below, stand to the right on the bridge just past its zenith and use the scroll to summon the beasts. Only one will come all the way up to you on the bridge. Kill, rinse, and repeat.

Thanks for passing this info along.

Experience gained is 1150.

this quest was a huge pain to get. i looked on practically all the sites because i didn't know where to get the chest and the scroll.

the chest and the scroll are behind Anastasia

you go to the alchemist shop and you should go to the stairs and use the scroll. i tried it near there and got killed twice. got jumped by like 6 of those things. when they're almost dead you use the chest on them and then drink something. after like 2 seconds they turn into the coffee containments

just hit them with firebolts till it has a little life left then make sure the las thit is a frost nova. then it will work. kind of a bug to fight the bug

Here was how this quest went for me. Located the ghosts or the apparitions via the scroll u get in the area up the ramp where there are 2 shop keepers or personel. Its on the outer rim part of the canals, which can be considered upground and not in the apocathery itself. If I recall rightly there were even UC guards around. Used the scoll, they appeared as (yellow VW), so u can attack as when ready. I used any spell at my disposal til i got all their green health bar to nil (none), then i stopped attacking. With them still targeted, i used the box via clicking on it, then it goes thru a fast action bar and the apparition gets consumed into a crate, takes a little bit to go thru the process. All i do is wait, then it goes into a flat disk like material and indicates success. Then i go and click on it with a right click as in a gold like star to get said crate, once again goes thru an action bar "like opening a chest". Then it was added as one capture into my quest log. I had 3 consecutive success like this and thus was easiy done for me. Only catch for me was after second one i died as i didnt pay attention to my health due to the ease i was getting this done in as opposed to previous posts listed above. lmao, Hope it helps.

Edited, Fri Jun 10 19:09:09 2005

First, you need to learn how to kite, if you don't know already: Use strafe. This way your target is 90° from the direction you're facing, so a little glance back that way will put it "in front of" you. (If you put an arrow through your head from ear to ear, anything on the eyes side of the line of the arrow is "in front of" you.) There are some good instants you can cast while you're running. But you only want one of them to stay in combat with you. Another thing about this quest is that when you "stun" the thing by depleting its health, you have to be in the alchemist's shop where the rift is.

So: Set a hotkey for the box and the scroll. Read the scroll in the shop, from 1 to 4 monsters will appear and attack. Pick your target and Fire Blast it. Start to strafe run around the outer ring by the green canal. Whenever Fire Blast cools down glance back enough to put it "in front of" you, and blast it again. This will keep it in combat with you. After 2-3 times, the others will give up the chase and leave combat and fade out. Reverse your running, head back to the shop. by the time you get back there, Fire Blasting all the way, the monster should be almost down to nothing. Finish it and then use the box. Don't forget to right click the box after the monster is trapped and collect your quest item. Rinse, repeat.

If you're interested, this video is worth the watch.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5767167495196384205&q=faxmonkey&hl=en
Faxmonkey's Even Stupider Mage Tricks. This is where I learned the skill of kiting. I've done some of these with my first mage. The Fire Blast trick is shown in the Round 2 (starts at about 6:45) vs. Chronalis to lead the dragon all the way to Steamwheedle Port. I recommend the entire video. <3 Maging!

Yep, I had to do the final blow w/ a Frost Nova for it to work. Anything else and you are just wasting the "ectoplasmic containment system" and you have to try another "spirit". FYI, if you run out of charges, throw away the box and get another.

Have good get give,
AgentLars

GHOST BUSTERS!

lol this quest was awesome - slightly frustrated at the beginning because i couldn't find them - was downstairs in the lab - but once i found them, i got them easily.

These are the types of quests that should be WAY more abundant, rather then just "kill X amount of these", or "kill X amount of these and take their watevers, then bring them to me"...Bliz should definitely do more intuitive and "complex" quests like this.

For any morons like me who just take quests without really reading them listen up.
You need to take the quest then, get the scroll and box right behind the quest giver. I myself spent 30 mins looking around the Alch shop for a damn scroll.

I use the scroll once and got 4 mobs and died, then i read further and saw the post about using flamestike. So all I stood where everyone else said to stand and casted Flamestike near the metal wagon and got 1 to spawn at a time. very easy to do this quest all you need to do is read.

I tried this quest last night (4/3) and it is still not working...even when using Frost Nova for the final hit. 8-( I have reported the bug so I guess we'll see what comes of it.

I did the quest today, and the only way i could get the coffers was to use frost nova as last hit.

I have been searching for these rift spawns and i can't find any with the scroll i'm near the alchemist trainer.

Easier way to do this is to not use the scroll at all, then you can do it at lvl 16 like my girlfriend just has.

The trick is to use flamestrike near the left of the metal wagon.
That will aggro only one of the Manifestations.
Then you can deal with it in your usual fashion.

Eat and drink to full health then in about another 20 seconds it will respawn in the same place, rinse and repeat twice more.

Just found another method, killed 3 of them with my 15 mage.
Here it is: I stood at the middle of the bridge (not the stairs), at the edge of the mana rift. When the elementals trespass that imaginary line, they disappear... unless they're after you.
So that's what you do: hit one of them, get almost off the bridge, so the others disappear, and just one will fight. Kill him. Repeat three times.

Same for me dude... just isnt working at all