This quest is obtained after completing the Bracers of valor quest. Its a very expensive Q, so think twice before completing it. After you hand in the items needed and the 40g, he gives you a bag and the Ectoplasmic Distiller. Open the bag, and you will find Goblin Rocket Oil. The next quest says that you have to use the Ectoplasmic Distiller to collect Ectoplasm from Undead. I went to Silithus first, since it is not far away. This, is the hardest part. Go to Southwind Village and put a Distiller in front of the gate. Pull a mob into the light and kill it. Beware, if a mob dies 3 swarmers appear. If you can't AoE, bring a friend. Next is Eastern Plaguelands. Visit Stormwind or Ironforge to buy some more Goblin Rocket Fuel. It's a hard Q to complete just with 8. gather the Ectoplasms at Corrin's Crossing. Winterspring is easy.

Confirmed, heaps of ash at 44,44 and along that lava river, got bugger all from around the little lava pools.

Read somewhere on here that you had to grind for the ash. Not true. So, just for clarification, its like Un'Goro Soil, in piles around the lava areas.

Think about what you are getting and how much it's costing. 80g? I think that is damn cheap for a nice blue and a epic. I'm not sure if all sets are layed out the same, but my Devot to Virtuous hand is purple. You are paying 80g for 2 great items (I say great if you are casual and don't raid, yes they do exist).

The most expesive thing about this quest is the Delicate Aranite Converter (that and teh 40 some gold to even turn it in). This is how casual stuff work. It's not supposed to be easy and cheap. If you don't raid, then they have to make it take more than 20 mins to get your tier .5 gear. THey do this by making is expensive so that it might take you some time to complete it all. Makes sense to me.

Be aware that after you have the distiller there is more expense.&nbsp (also note that in two weeks of asking I could not find anyone to make the converter so learned engineering from scratch to 285 just to be able to get one whcih cost a fotune in parts).&nbsp The converter itself costs about 40G if you buy the Arcanite Bar and ironweb silk, plus you need to give the quest giver 40G with it, so about 80g.

When you hand in you then collect ectoplasm which isn't hard, however you need Goblin Rocket Fuel to power the collector and what I was given wasn't enough so bout 6 more for 5G

After you hand the ectoplasm in you then have to go to Buring Steppes and kill Magma Lord Bokk and take his Magma Heart which is easy and free!

When you hand this in you have to go to Winterspiring and dodge the 60 Elites in Dark Whisper Gorge to get to a cave and buy a rod from a Shifty Dealer which costs another 40G.

Then when you hand this in you get given the quest item to take back to the guy in Thralls hall who gave you the quest in the first place.&nbsp He then accepts this and gives you another quest to collect the Gloves and Belt reward.&nbsp I was stupid and had not realised at this stage that he would not just give me the gear (having spent the best part of 150G).&nbsp You can only get them by swapping them for Belt and Gauntlets of Valor as with the Bracers.&nbsp Just checked AH and these cost on my realm about 100G - 120G for the pair or you need to quest your feet off to get the drop.

All in all for 200 - 300G there is probably better value in AH for similar items.

boy what a waste of time this was.&nbsp I spent an hour killing everything in Burning Steps and could not work out why it would not drop.&nbsp
Finally i saw a silver cog when my mouse was moving around and i followed that, and there was a pile of the ash on the freakin ground.

THE ASH is just a pickup! You dont need to kill anything.&nbsp It looks like an upside-down cone of grey brown dust about a 1/2 meter diameter.&nbsp It's all through the volcanic lava flow right beneith the Horde flight point in Burning Steps.

To gather all 25 Volcanic Ash took less than 5 mins as it tends to drop in 3s and 2s.

since there isnt any thread for follow up q plz keep here update cause mats needed for those qs are dissapearing fast from Ahs and they going crazy epxpensive...

This leads to the quest Hunting for Ectoplasm first. THEN to A Portable Power Source.

help me where can i get the mats ? where should i grind and can i buy all of them ?

U can buy all of the items exept volcanic ash.

If you want to turn in the quest at the end you will need to also hand over your SC gloves and belt. you can still do the quest with out having them but b4 you can turn it in and recieve the Darkmantle pieces you MUST have the sc pieces as well.

My initial quest started from IF (Deleria)just inside the door to left where King Bronzbeard is. She sent me to get 15 bloods from the Winterspring Cats and/or bears. Upon completion she took my Beaststalker Bindings, the blood and 20G and turned them into Beast Master bindings. Afterwards she was attacked my 3 stealth baddies and then gave me the quest to go see Mux Manascrambler and bring the blood samples to him.&nbsp I gave him the samples picked up another 3G and changed and now have this Ectoplasmic Distiller quest. Does this tie in to more BS to BM equipment conversion or am I just going to end up with a bag of crap or items that are soulbound that I can only sell for 2G after spending 80g?

YOu get your tier 0 armor pieces (belt and gloves) upgraded after this quest, by doing the next parts in the chain. So dont get ticked off from spending all this money and not getting anything. Just do the next part.

Maybe I'm just not understanding this quest.&nbsp I had my magister's gloves and belts on my character when I completed this quest, and none of it upgraded to sorcerer's.

I'm lead to believe that each part of this quest upgrades a differnt part of the set.&nbsp can someone give me info on what needs to be done?&nbsp I have these things to consider:

* I was (and still am) lvl 58 while I started and completed the quests thus far.

* I don't have the full set.&nbsp Just the bracers (which upgraded) the belt, and the gloves.

I haven't completed the whole quest series, because i'm afraid that if I do, I won't be able to upgrade the set pieces I don't have.

Please tell me I didn't blow 100+ gold on this quest for nothing.

I am doing this questline on my new alliance shaman, for no good reason, just to be doing it.
The arcane crystal was 85s on AH, thorium bar was like 60s. Used em together to get a arcanite bar for 1.45g. Then bought an ironweb spider silk for 1g on AH, and combined it with the arcanite bar for a delicate arcanite converter total cost of 2.45g. Stonescale oil I didn't feel like fishing for, so i got 20 on AH for 17g, and resold the other 10 I didnt need for 9g. Got the 4 greater eternal essences from my enchanting alt who holds a ton of enchanting mats, and the volcanic ash was easy to get scroll up for locations in Burning Steppes. Nice easy quest at lvl 70 =P

ye i wasted like 80 g on this quest to the volcanic ash can you find in Burning stepp around the lava and the rest i just buoght :)

I just completed the quest for the Bracers of valor, and got this quest i dont want to waste time and gold&nbsp if it does not upgrade my other valor items, If i do this quest does it make my gaunlets and belt heroism? and if so after i upgrade those do i upgrade my other pieces of Valor as well? Please comment back

no one is mentioning the 40g that you have to turn in with it, and few are mentioning the set pieces you turn them in with. So using the above prices if you buy everything its 125g + 2 pieces you still have to grind for or buy (more gold).&nbsp Even with the guy who said he did it for 1g (you must have found some nice poeple to help you) its really 41g + 2 set pieces. This is by no means a cheap quest.

this armor upgrade quests are freaking expensive. i wish they would cost the amount of gold required by the quest by half because of all the stuff is expensive too

In my bag, i got:
&nbsp
&nbsp &nbsp 8 x Goblin Rocket Fuel
&nbsp &nbsp 6 x EZ-THRO Dynamite II
&nbsp &nbsp 1 x Discombobulator Ray

And i got my Ectoplamic Distiller, Looking forward to some more Sorcerer's :)

YUo guys always talk about money but what's the reward what's in that bag? a belt or somethink else or a chest? is it epic or not?

First, I never spend anywhere near 120g for an epic in MC/BWL. It takes about 5-6 raids per peice (you hav to accrue dkp usually), which comes to about 20-30g in repair bills.

Considering the steps, these quests should not require money. Did Blizzard forget that you'll have to GET the tier 0 pieces first? Why not make the quests so that you cannot get them until you have the pieces, then not charge so much gold?

I understand casual players shouldn't be able to run out and get a full epic set in 2 hours, but this isn't the way to implement it. Most are going to get tired of this quest line and give up. Why are we spending so much time doing these in Tanaris/Silithus/EPL and not in the DUNGEONS?

These quests were slapped together real quick at Blizzard design, and I fear that's the direction a lot of end-game content is taking. The new quests always require:

- lots of gold
- something from EVERY tradeskill (which inflates the AH)

This step alone, I've spent 40g on the oil,40g on the turnin, 30g on the distiller, another 40g on the essences, and about 4g on repairs.

154g is in no way a casual expense for one step of a long quest chain.

It should be noted that this quest chain is prefaced by upgrading your Dungeon Set Bracers to the next level. The end of this long chain of quests will upgrade your Belt and Gauntlets to the next tier. Don't think immediate needs on this one. :)

Edited, Jul 13th 2006 at 9:02am EDT by Wynder

Reward is ...

Goblin Rocket Fuel x 8
EZ-Thro Dynamite II x 5
Discomb Ray x 1

Plus ..

Ectoplasmic Distiller x 1

Which leads to the next quest ..

Hunting for Ectoplasm

very expensive for a tier0.5

can you tel me where can i get the stuff for this quest plz?

This really isn't that expensive. I lucked out and my level 29 enchanter had 7 essence i need, so i had the 4 so no paying... My main which i am doing this for has 300 fishin +25 with fishing pole and +75 more with the bobbers, so that makes it a cake walk to get the fish to make the oil.

My main is also alc 300, with herb 315 so i can make the oil as well...

Only cost is the Arcanite and the turn in... Which wasn't even half the gold i have...

At level 60 you can get 50 gold or so in an hours worth of farming. Thats just basic herbs.

Worth it in my opinion because its such a pain to just get into a raid guild let alone have to run 6 times just to be able to pay (dkp) for an item, and thats IF or WHEN it drops.

This isnt really expensive as a 60 guy... Did this quest as 58 or 59 tho. :S

These r the items needed in the quest The Ectoplasmic Distiller:

1x Delicate Arcanite Converter costed me 40g, allakhazam average price is 35g.

4x Greater Eternal Essence costed me 5g each, allakhazam average price is 8g.

10x Stonescale Oil] dont remember the price I bought them for, but average allakhazam price is 90s each.

25x Volcanic Ash can be found around Ruins of Thaurissan (Horde camp) in Burning Steppes.

Items needed for the quest Hunting for Ectoplasm:

12x (Item #21937) which can be looted from killing ghost night elves in a camp in Silithus, south East of Cenarion Hold, using the device u get from the quest The Ectoplasmic Distiller.

12x (Item #21936) which can be looted from ghosts around the ruins in Lake Kel'Theril in Winterspring, South West of Everlook, using the device u get from the quest The Ectoplasmic Distiller.

12x (Item #21935) which can be looted from Death Singers etc at Browman Hill and Corin's Crossing.

Items needed for the quest A Portable Power Source:

1x (Quest #8925)], which can be looted from Magma Lord Bokk, lvl 60, pretty big fire elemental in Burning Steppes. Soloed as lvl 58 or 59 (lol) dual wield warrior.

Items needed for the quest A Shifty Merchant:

1x (Quest #8928) which can be bought of a god damn imp named Vi'el in the beginning of Darkwhisper Gorge in Winterspring. Had to do a suicide run to get to this guy, only died once tho :/. He wants 40g for the rod.

Items needed in the quest Return to Mokvar/Deliana:

1x (Item #22115) which ull get from one of the other quests in the chain. This is for use in later t0.5 quests.

Items needed in the quest Just Compensation:

1x (Item #16737) which can be , if ur lucky, looted from Ramstein the Gorger, 2th last boss in Stratholme Baron Rivendare run. May aswell be bought in the AH.

1x (Item #16736) Which can be looted in LBRS - Dont know of which mobs. May aswell be bought in the AH.

Rewards r:

(Item #21994) think it was well worth the time.
I use the belt for tanking and gloves for dps/PvP. :-)
Hope u find use of this 'guide'.

Hehh,
lvl 60 female tauren warrior, thunderhorn

Btw sry, couldnt get links with names :/

expensive and long and boring quest line...zzzz...

I'm surprised nobody has really pointed out that the gold price part isn't all that bad. Especially when you get 3-5g on EACH quest turnin, you end up making probably half (or more!) of your money back just by turning in the quests. Probably reputation gains as well, but I haven't thought to look at that yet.

LOL...
I see that a lot of u says that its so expensive..
I got all the items for a cost of 10g, but after my sale of the loots of the mobs I slayed under the Q its down on 5g.... Where did u buy it so expensive...

EDIT: Just realished that u needed 4 Essence only thought it was 1 and didnt see that u had to pay 40g to complete...
Well now its sudently a 60g Q.... BAH... Expensive..

Edited, Thu May 11 10:44:28 2006

reward= ?

I cannot have this quest :(

i'm a hunter lvl 55, with beaststalker's gloves, belt and bindings.

Do you think i need some prerequisites ?

thx a lot

Anyone knows why I can't loot the volcanic ash? i got the quest already.. but when i stand in front of the ash i cant loot =/

Oh yeah, don't forget to pay 40g for this quest...

At 60 you can farm 50-60g a day easily as a casual player just soloing SM repeatedly - up to 100g with a lucky drop or two. Most people just don't like to take several of their few days in the week to play doing it, but it's what you have to do for this quest if you're a casual player. Hardcores shouldn't even be bothering with the 0.5 set.