<![CDATA[Circle of Souls WoW Articles]]>http://www.bladekeep.com/forum/showforum.php?fid/45/Circle of Souls dumping spot for any World of Warcraft Articles or Content.noneFri, 16 May 2008 09:45:37 GMTFri, 16 May 2008 09:45:37 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssFusionBB 2.0.1 (www.fusionbb.com)<![CDATA[Archos' Guide to Bear Tanking]]>http://www.bladekeep.com/forum/showtopic.php?tid/1574567/http://www.bladekeep.com/forum/showtopic.php?tid/1574567/Archos' Guide to Bear Tanking
(Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying about Getting Punched in the Face)

Here is a basic guide for all you little Ronster's who want to grow up and be just like Sir Ron. I have done a bit a research on this topic and filtered out what I believe to be true, however I am always open to different ideas or contrary ideas from other people. The goal of this guide is to provide a person a template for his first suit of bear tanking gear BEFORE he starts on the heroic and raid instances. You may have hit 70, but that 9,000 hps and 17k armor is not going to get you or your group anywhere.

First a little bit of stat info about Bear Tanking.

Crit Immunity
According to Wowwiki, a level 73 mob has a 5.6% chance to crit a level 70 player with 350 defense. When this happens in the Heroic and/or Raid instance, you will probably end up as worm food. Your goal is to augment this cap by increasing your defense skill to decrease the chance of the mob critically hitting you to zero percent.

Warriors and Paladins for the most part need to hit 490 +defense before they are “crit immune.” The bad news for Druid is to obtain that much defense; you will sacrifice your other important stats. (Stamina, armor, agility) The good news is that deep in the Feral Tree is a talent called Survival of the Fittest. Fully maxxed out, this talent decreases the chance to be crit on by 3%. That means you only need 415 defense to reach the crit immunity cap.

Crushing Blows
Here is the bad part about being a bear. Crushing blows are hits against mobs that are a three or more levels higher than you are. In short, they hurt…. A lot. As of patch 2.0 no amount of +defense helps you above your original 350. Paladins and Warrior seem to have more tools to avoid these things. A bear tanks with high armor and dodging. This means these blows on boss fights will most likely be hitting you more than the other two tanking classes. However, you are a bear. A BEAR dammit! When you are looking that level 73 boss mob in the eye you just do what ole Cliff O’Malley would do. You yell, “Come on man! KICK ME IN THE JUNK” right into the Ventrillo mic so your healers know you aren’t afraid to take it. Trust me, it instills confidence in those feeble squishy bastards and they WILL heal you, or face some bear humpings when you let them die the next time.

Important Stats
Armor and Stamina are your friends. Agility is your lover. You openly lobby for Armor and Stamina in gear, enchants, and gems, but you secretly lust for Agility. Agility helps your tanking in so many ways; I’m not even going to spend time covering it on slime buckets like you, dear reader. If you do not understand that bears are built around tanking via getting punched in the face, you need to change your name to Nancy and roll a Warrior.

Gear
I have split the gear up into two parts: what you need to get started and what you should be working towards. Do not think you’re going to take that basic set of blues and gear yourself up via 10 and 25 man instances. You need to keep working as you advance through Kara and beyond. Some of the best tanking gear is obtained through Heroic instances and badge/spirit shards. I also include the enchants and gems you should be putting on said items. Your +def should add up to 419, so combine the gems with the def/sta gems where needed you can also throw in some agility gems. If you can farm an item upgrade or buy it on the AH, feel free. I am approaching this as you being on your first level 70 and broke as a priest in Vegas.

Head
Helm of the Claw (Quest) http://www.wowhead.com/?item=28182
-or-
Stylish Purple Hat (Crafted) http://www.wowhead.com/?item=25680
Enchant: Glyph of the Defender (Revered Keepers of Time)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=29186#sold-by
Gems: Tenacious Earthstorm Diamond (meta)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=25898
Enduring Talasite (yellow/blue)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24062
Thick Dawnstone (yellow)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24052

Neck
Mark of the Ravenguard (Quest) http://www.wowhead.com/?item=29336
Strength of the Untamed (Faction) http://www.wowhead.com/?item=29173

Shoulders
Shoulderpads of Assassination (Drop) http://www.wowhead.com/?item=27776
Gems: Enduring Talasite (yellow/blue)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24062
Thick Dawnstone (yellow)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24052
Shifting Nightseye (red/yellow)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24055
Enchant: Inscription of Warding (Faction)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=28882
Inscription of the Knight (Faction)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=28908

Back
Bogstrok Scale Cloak (Drop) http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24379
Thoriumweave Cloak (Drop) http://www.wowhead.com/?item=28256
Enchant: Dodge
http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=25086
Major Armor
http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=27961

Chest
Heavy Clefthoof Vest (Crafted) http://www.wowhead.com/?item=25689
Gems: Enduring Talasite (yellow/blue)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24062
Thick Dawnstone (yellow)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24052
Shifting Nightseye (red/yellow)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24055
Enchant: Exceptional Stats
http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=27960

Wrist
Umberhowl’s Collar (Quest) http://www.wowhead.com/?item=30944
Enchant: Major Defense
http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=27906

Hands
Verdant Gloves (Quest) http://www.wowhead.com/?item=30943
Enchant: Superior Agility
http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=25080

Belt
Manimal’s Cinch (Quest) http://www.wowhead.com/?item=30942

Legs
Heavy Clefthoof Leggings (Crafted) http://www.wowhead.com/?item=25690
Gems: Enduring Talasite (yellow/blue)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24062
Thick Dawnstone (yellow)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24052
Shifting Nightseye (red/yellow)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24055
Enchant: Clefthide Leg Armor (Leatherworking)
http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=35555

Feet
Heavy Clefthoof Boots (Crafted) http://www.wowhead.com/?item=25691
Gems: Enduring Talasite (yellow/blue)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24062
Thick Dawnstone (yellow)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24052
Shifting Nightseye (red/yellow)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24055
Enchant: Dexterity
http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=27951

Rings
Iron Band of the Unbreakablex2 (Drop) http://www.wowhead.com/?item=27436#dropped-b y
Violet Signet (Quest) http://www.wowhead.com/?item=29276

Trinkets
Mark of Tyranny (Quest) http://www.wowhead.com/?item=13966
Badge of Tenacity (Drop) http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32658

Idol
Idol of Ursoc (Drop) http://www.wowhead.com/?item=27744

Weapon
Braxxis’ Staff of Slumber (Drop) http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31186
Enchant: Major Agility
http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=27977
Mongoose
http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=27984
Battlemaster
http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=28004 ]]>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:45:03 GMT<![CDATA[Class gear guides]]>http://www.bladekeep.com/forum/showtopic.php?tid/1574131/http://www.bladekeep.com/forum/showtopic.php?tid/1574131/Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:52:01 GMT<![CDATA[Gem Slots by Color]]>http://www.bladekeep.com/forum/showtopic.php?tid/1574075/http://www.bladekeep.com/forum/showtopic.php?tid/1574075/Red
Crafted
+6 STR - Bold Blood Garnet
+7 Healing/+1 Mana per 5 seconds - Royal Shadow Draenite
+4 Hit/+3 AGI - Glinting Flame Spessarite
+3 AGI/+4 sTA - Shifting Shadow Draenite
+6 AGI - Delicate Blood Garnet
+3 Spell Crit/+4 Spell Damage - Potent Flame Spessarite
+3 STR/+4 STA - Sovereign Shadow Draenite
+8 STR - Bold Living Ruby
+8 AGI - Delicate Living Ruby
+18 Healing - Teardrop Living Ruby
+9 Spell Damage - Runed Living Ruby
+16 Attack Power - Bright Living Ruby
+8 Dodging - Subtle Living Ruby
+8 Parry - Flashing Living Ruby
+4 STR/+6 STA - Sovereign Nightseye
+4 AGI/+6 STA - Shifting Nightseye
+5 Spell Damage/+6 STA - Glowing Nightseye
+9 Healing/+2 Mana - Royal Nightseye
+4 Crit/+4 STR - Inscribed Noble Topaz
+4 Spell Crit/+5 Spell Damage - Potent Noble Topaz
+9 Healing/+4 INT - Luminous Noble Topaz
+4 Hit/+4 AGI - Glinting Noble Topaz
+3 All Resists - Prismatic Sphere (Crafted with Enchanting)
+4 All Resists - Void Sphere (Crafted with Enchanting)
PvP Reward
+12 Spell Damage - Runed Ornate Ruby
+6 Spell Damage/+5 Spell Crit - Potent Ornate Topaz
+20 Attack Power - Bold Ornate Ruby
+10 Attack Power/+5 Crit - Inscribed Ornate Topaz
Vendor
+8 Spell Damage - Stark Blood Garnet
+14 Attack Power - Might Blood Garnet
+4 STR - Bold Tourmaline
+4 AGI - Delicate Tourmaline
+9 Healing - Teardrop Tourmaline
+5 Spell Damage - Runed Tourmaline
+8 Attack Power - Bright Tourmaline
+8 STR - Don Rodrigo's Heart
+8 Attack Power/+5 Resilience - Empowered Fire Opal
+8 STR - Don Amanico's Heart
Dropped
+6 Crit/+5 Dodge - Assassin's Fire Opal
+5 Dodging/+4 Resilience - Beaming Fire Opal
+5 STR/+4 Def - Champion's Fire Opal
+8 Attack Power/+5 Crit - Deadly Fire Opal
+11 Healing/+4 Resilience - Durable Fire Opal
+8 Attack Power/+5 Resilience - Empowered Fire Opal
+5 STR/+4 Crit - Enscribed Fire Opal
+5 STR/+4 Hit - Etched Fire Opal
+5 Parry/+4 Def - Glimmering Fire Opal
+5 AGI/+4 Hit - Glinting Fire Opal
+4 AGI/+5 Def - Glistering Fire Opal
+6 Spell Damage/+4 INT - Infused Fire Opal
+11 Healing/+4 Spell Crit - Indescent Fire Opal
+11 Healing/+4 INT - Luminous Fire Opal
+6 Spell Damage/+5 Spell Penetration - Mysterious Fire Opal
+5 Dodge/+4 Hit - Nimble Fire Opal
+6 Spell Damage/Spell Crit - Potent Fire Opal
+10 Attack Power/+4 Hit - Pristine Fire Opal
+5 STR/+4 Resilience - Resplendant(LOL) Fire Opal
+6 Spell Damage/+5 Spell Hit - Shining Fire Opal
+5 Parry/+4 Resilience - Splendid Fire Opal
+5 Def/+4 Dodge - Stalwart Fire Opal
+11 Healing/+6 STA - Blessed Tanzanite
+10 Attack Power/+6 STA - Brutal Tanzanite
+5 Parry/+6 STA - Defender's Tanzanite
+6 Spell Damage/+4 SPI - Fluorescent Tanzanite
+6 Spell Damage/+6 STA - Glowing Tanzanite
+5 SPI/+9 Healing - Imperial Tanzanite
+5 Dodge/+6 STA - Regal Tanzanite
+11 Healing/+2 Mana - Royal Tanzanite
+5 STR/+4 AGI - Shifting Tanzanite
+5 STR/+6 STA - Sovereign Tanzanite
+6 Spell Damage/+6 STA - Infused Amethyst
+10 Attack Power/+6 STA - Pulsing Amethyst
+11 Healing/+6 STA - Soothing Amethyst

Yellow
Crafted
+7 Healing/+3 INT - Luminous Flame Spessarite
+3 Critical Strike/+4 STA - Jagged Deep Peridot
+6 Spell Crit - Gleaming Golden Draenite
+12 Attack Power - Bright Blood Garnet
+7 Spell Damage - Runed Blood Garnet
+4 Hit/+3 AGI - Glinting Flame Spessarite
+3 Def/+4 STA - Enduring Deep Peridot
+6 Def - Thick Golden Draenite
+3 Spell Crit/+4 Spell Damage - Potent Flame Spessarite
+1 Mana/+3 Int - Dazzling Deep Peridot
+6 Hit - Rigid Golden Draenite
+6 Crit - Smooth Golden Draenite
+8 INT - Brilliant Dawnstone
+8 Crit - Smooth Dawnstone
+8 Hit - Rigid Dawnstone
+8 Spell Crit - Gleaming Dawnstone
+8 Defense - Thick Dawnstone
+4 Crit/+4 STR - Inscribed Noble Topaz
+4 Spell Crit/+5 Spell Damage - Potent Noble Topaz
+9 Healing/+4 INT - Luminous Noble Topaz
+4 Hit/+4 AGI - Glinting Noble Topaz
+4 Def/+6 STA - Enduring Talasite
+4 Spell Crit/+5 Spell Penetration - Radiant Talasite
+4 INT/+2 Mana - Dazzling Talasite
+4 Crit/+6 STA - Jagged Talasite
+3 All Resists - Prismatic Sphere (Crafted with Enchanting)
+4 All Resists - Void Sphere (Crafted with Enchanting)
PvP Reward
+10 Crit - Smooth Ornate Dawnstone
+10 Spell Crit - Gleaming Ornate Dawnstone
+6 Spell Damage/+5 Spell Crit - Potent Ornate Topaz
+10 Attack Power/+5 Crit - Inscribed Ornate Topaz
Vendor
+10 Resilience - Sublime Mystic Dawnstone
+3 STA/+4 Spell Crit - Notched Deep Peridot
+3 STA/+4 Crit - Barbed Deep Peridot
+4 INT - Brilliant Amber
+4 Crit - Smooth Amber
+4 Hit - Rigid Amber
+4 Spell Crit - Gleaming Amber
+4 Def - Thick Amber
+8 Attack Power/+5 Resilience - Empowered Fire Opal
Dropped
+6 Crit/+5 Dodge - Assassin's Fire Opal
+5 Dodging/+4 Resilience - Beaming Fire Opal
+5 STR/+4 Def - Champion's Fire Opal
+8 Attack Power/+5 Crit - Deadly Fire Opal
+11 Healing/+4 Resilience - Durable Fire Opal
+8 Attack Power/+5 Resilience - Empowered Fire Opal
+5 STR/+4 Crit - Enscribed Fire Opal
+5 STR/+4 Hit - Etched Fire Opal
+5 Parry/+4 Def - Glimmering Fire Opal
+5 AGI/+4 Hit - Glinting Fire Opal
+4 AGI/+5 Def - Glistering Fire Opal
+6 Spell Damage/+4 INT - Infused Fire Opal
+11 Healing/+4 Spell Crit - Indescent Fire Opal
+11 Healing/+4 INT - Luminous Fire Opal
+6 Spell Damage/+5 Spell Penetration - Mysterious Fire Opal
+5 Dodge/+4 Hit - Nimble Fire Opal
+6 Spell Damage/Spell Crit - Potent Fire Opal
+10 Attack Power/+4 Hit - Pristine Fire Opal
+5 STR/+4 Resilience - Resplendant(LOL) Fire Opal
+6 Spell Damage/+5 Spell Hit - Shining Fire Opal
+5 Parry/+4 Resilience - Splendid Fire Opal
+5 Def/+4 Dodge - Stalwart Fire Opal
+5 INT/2 Mana - Dazzling Chrysoprase
+5 Def/2 Mana - Efflugent Chrysoprase
+6 STA/+5 Def - Enduring Chrysoprase
+6 STA/+5 Crit - Jagged Chrysoprase
+5 Spell Hit/+2 Mana - Lambent Chrysoprase
+6 STA/+5 Spell Crit - Polished Chrysoprase
+5 Spell Crit/+5 Spell Penetration - Radiant Chrysoprase
+5 Spell Crit/+2 Mana - Rune Covered Chrysoprase
+4 INT/+5 SPI - Seer's Chrysoprase
+6 STA/+5 Resilience - Steady Chrysoprase
+5 Crit/+2 Mana - Sundered Chrysoprase
+5 INT/+6 STA - Timeless Chrysoprase
+5 Spell Hit/+6 STA - Vivid Chrysoprase

Blue
Crafted
+3 Critical Strike/+4 STA - Jagged Deep Peridot
+7 Healing/+1 Mana per 5 seconds - Royal Shadow Draenite
+6 SPI - Sparkling Azure Moonstone
+3 Def/+4 STA - Enduring Deep Peridot
+3 AGI/+4 sTA - Shifting Shadow Draenite
+8 Spell Penetration - Stormy Azure Moonstone
+1 Mana/+3 Int - Dazzling Deep Peridot
+3 STR/+4 STA - Sovereign Shadow Draenite
+2 Mana - Lustrous Azure Moonstone
+12 STA - Solid Star of Elune
+3 Mana - Lustrous Star of Elune
+10 Spell Penetration - Stormy Star of Elune
+4 STR/+6 STA - Sovereign Nightseye
+4 AGI/+6 STA - Shifting Nightseye
+5 Spell Damage/+6 STA - Glowing Nightseye
+9 Healing/+2 Mana - Royal Nightseye
+4 Def/+6 STA - Enduring Talasite
+4 Spell Crit/+5 Spell Penetration - Radiant Talasite
+4 INT/+2 Mana - Dazzling Talasite
+4 Crit/+6 STA - Jagged Talasite
+8 SPI - Sparkling Star of Elune
+4 All Resists - Void Sphere (Crafted with Enchanting)
+3 All Resists - Prismatic Sphere (Crafted with Enchanting)
PvP Reward
None!
Vendor
+3 STA/+4 Spell Crit - Notched Deep Peridot
+3 STA/+4 Crit - Barbed Deep Peridot
+6 STA - Solid Zircon
+4 SPI - Sparkling Zircon
+1 Mana - Lustrous Zircon
Dropped
+5 Spell Hit/+2 Mana - Lambent Chrysoprase
+6 STA/+5 Spell Crit - Polished Chrysoprase
+5 Spell Crit/+5 Spell Penetration - Radiant Chrysoprase
+5 Spell Crit/+2 Mana - Rune Covered Chrysoprase
+4 INT/+5 SPI - Seer's Chrysoprase
+6 STA/+5 Resilience - Steady Chrysoprase
+5 Crit/+2 Mana - Sundered Chrysoprase
+5 INT/+6 STA - Timeless Chrysoprase
+5 Spell Hit/+6 STA - Vivid Chrysoprase
+11 Healing/+6 STA - Blessed Tanzanite
+10 Attack Power/+6 STA - Brutal Tanzanite
+5 Parry/+6 STA - Defender's Tanzanite
+6 Spell Damage/+4 SPI - Fluorescent Tanzanite
+6 Spell Damage/+6 STA - Glowing Tanzanite
+5 SPI/+9 Healing - Imperial Tanzanite
+5 Dodge/+6 STA - Regal Tanzanite
+11 Healing/+2 Mana - Royal Tanzanite
+5 STR/+4 AGI - Shifting Tanzanite
+5 STR/+6 STA - Sovereign Tanzanite
+6 Spell Damage/+6 STA - Infused Amethyst
+10 Attack Power/+6 STA - Pulsing Amethyst
+11 Healing/+6 STA - Soothing Amethyst

Meta
Crafted
+18 STA/5% Stun Resist - Powerful Earthstorm Diamond
+26 Healing/2% Reduced Threat - Bracing Earthstorm Diamond
+12 Def/Chance to Return Health on Hit - Tenacious Earthstorm Diamond
+3 Melee Damage/Chance to Stun Target - Brutal Earthstorm Diamond
+12 INT/Chance to Restore Mana on Spellcast - Insightful Earthstorm Diamond
+14 Spell Crit/1% Spell Reflect - Destructive Skyfire Diamond
5% on Spellcast that Next Spellcast is Half Time - Mystical Skyfire Diamond
+24 Attack Power/Minor Run Speed - Switft Skyfire Diamond
+12 Crit/5% Snare and Root Resist - Enigmatic Skyfire Diamond
PvP Reward
None!
Vendor
+20 Attack Power/Minor Run Speed - Swift Windfire Diamond
+12 Spell Damage/Minor Run Speed - Swift Starfire Diamond
]]>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:38:42 GMT<![CDATA[Burning Crusades: Gain Faction the Ron Jeremy Way]]>http://www.bladekeep.com/forum/showtopic.php?tid/1574065/http://www.bladekeep.com/forum/showtopic.php?tid/1574065/Get That Rep the Right Way
By: Archos


One of the easiest things to overlook in the Burning Crusades is Faction. You get so caught up in the level grind you forget to do the low level repeatable quests to get to Neutral, Friendly, Honored, etc… before doing the quests that push you closer to Revered. (aka: Obtaining the Heroic Keys for the Zone dungeons) Plus, each faction has nice loot at the upper levels.

I try to keep the mob grinding to a minimum. I also attempt to make this solo friendly. A lot of other guides out there say wonderful things like “Grind Dungeon X until Friendly/Honored.” Who the fuck gets that many group invites or whose guildies are going to run them through said dungeon fifteen times just for rep they already have?

Honor Hold

After saying the above, of course the first rep begins with Grind Dungeon X until Friendly!

Neutral to Friendly

Hellfire Ramparts and Blood Furnace give rep until Friendly. Run these any time you have the opportunity.

Shatter Hand Orcs give you 5 rep until Friendly.

There’s no good news here. The only comfort is that those opening “Through the Dark Portal” Quests give you about 1100 rep, so you’ll only need about 2k in grinding.

Friendly to Honored

The quest “Hellfire Fortifications” gives you 250 rep each turn-in until honored. This can be a pain in the ass because you need to wait for the Horde to recapture the towers.

Honored to Revered
Do all the quests in the zone. You should be really close to Revered. You may be forced to do the “Hellfire Fortifications” quest a few times to roll it over. It gives 10 rep at Honored.

Revered to Exalted

You will not be able to use most of the gear until you hit level 70. Finish off your rep with Shattered Halls and Heroic Ramparts/Blood Furnace runs. The quests in Shattered Halls also give you nice rep.

Cenarion Expedition

Neutral to Honored

Buy/Farm 360 Unidentified Plant Parts. Turn them in at the camp near the eastern entrance of Zangarmarsh. The quest giver hands you a bag of stuff. Save any Uncategorized New Species until the Revered to Exalted trip.

Honored to Revered

Do all the quests in Zangarmarsh. You will also have a few CE rep quests in other zones later. There is roughly 14,400 rep to be gained in quests from Zangar, Terrokar, Coifang Resivoir, Blades Edge Mt., Nagrand, and Netherstorm. You should hit Revered between levels 66-68.

Bosses in the Slave Pens and Underbog will also give you about 300 rep per run.

Revered to Exalted

Turn in Uncategorized New Species and any Coifang Armaments you may get out of the Steamvault.

Steamvault gives about 2000 rep per run. Heroic Slave Pens and Underbog give a ton of rep.

Sporeggar

Unfriendly to Friendly

Turn in any Bog Lord Tendrils to Fahssn just east of the Cenarion Outpost in Zangarmarsh. Run the rep quest to gather Mature Spore Sacs. This quest is easy and fast. You also get rep from the mobs you kill in that area.

Friendly to Honored

Do the quests in the Sporeggar Village.

The repeatable quests for Glowcaps, Fertile Spores, Sanguine Hibiscus (Underbog), and the Naga killing quests combine to make Honored easy to get.

Honored to Exalted

The repeatable Naga quest continues here. If you are a stealth class, you can actually pick Sanguine Hibiscus in several spots in the Underbog solo. Five Hibiscus are 750 rep. You can also buy these and Fertile Spores off of the AH.

Lower City

Once again another poorly thought out rep grind similar to Honor Hold.

Neutral to Honored

There is a repeatable quest to turn in 30 Arokkoa Feathers that can be bought on the AH. From my experience these things have horrible drop rates. Buy what you can.

Run Auchenai Crypt, Sethek Halls and Shadow Lab (if you are of level). Turn in the quests after you hit Honored.

Honored to Exalted

Complete the quests in Terrokar Forest and the instance quests.

You will mostly do Shadow Labs and Heroic versions of the Crypts and Sethek post level 70 to hit Exalted.

The Consortium

There are many ways to level this faction. They share some of the turn-in repeatables with the Kurenai, so you may have to pick which one you want to focus on. For me I went a different path.

The only real trick is pushing through the Mana Tombs first.

Neutral to Honored

Mana-Tombs! Mana Tombs! Mana Tombs! This is an easy and quick instance with a lot of rep mobs. Running it twice should get you to Friendly. Running it four times more will make you honored. There is a lot of caster and hunter loot here.

Turn in the Mana Tombs quests after you hit Honored.

Honored to Exalted

The Consortium is in almost every zone fro Terrokar Forrest to Netherstorm. You should be well into Revered before having to do the repeatable quests if you run the Mana Tombs until Honored. Else you’re stuck with about 80+ rep grind quest runs.

Various turn in repeatable quests involving Obsidian Warbeads, Tusks, and so on and so forth. There is a really nice quest in Netherstorm (A Heap of Ethereals) that gives you 250 rep for 10 Zaxxis Insignias from mobs.

Kurenai

There is not really much of a reason to do this faction to Exalted unless you really want the epic land mount. Most of the items are sub-par, however there are some decent Leatherworking and Alchemy Patterns/Recipes at Revered.

Almost everything humanoid gives you rep in this zone. You also have the Tusks, Warbeads, and Dust to turn in along with a number of quests.
Neutral to Exalted

It makes no real difference if you hold off on doing quests to grind mobs or vice versa. Everything seems to give faction all the way to Exalted. Ivory Tusks can be bought on the AH.

Scryer

Neutral to Honored

Turn in Firewing Signets until Honored. This is about 220 signets, which you can buy off the AH or farm.

Honored to Exalted

Complete the quests in Terokkar Forrest, Blades Edge Mt., Netherstorm, and Shadowmoon Valley.
Supplement what rep you do not have by turning in Sunfury Signets (250 rep) and Arcane Tomes (350 rep) Both can be purchased off the AH.

Aldor

Neutral to Honored

Turn in Marks of Kil’jaeden until Honored. This is about 220 marks unless you are a Draenai. You can buy these off the AH or farm them.

Honored to Exalted

Complete all the quests through Shadowmoon Valley.
Supplement what rep you do not have by turning in Marks of Sargeras (250 rep) and Fel Armaments (350 rep). Both can be purchased from the AH.

Sha’tar

Neutral to Honored

You gain rep with Sha’tar whenever you gain rep
with the Aldors or Scryers until you hit Honored.

Honored to Exalted

All dungeons in the Tempest Keep (Botanica, Mechanar, Arcatraz) give rep all the way to Exalted.

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