Crackling Shard Farming & Alunira Mount Guide

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The Crackling Shard is required to unlock one of the special mounts in The War Within. The item is quite difficult to obtain, serving as the main way to break Alunira‘s prison and obtain the Alunira mount.

Acquisition

Crackling Shard are among the hardest items to acquire in The War Within, as their drop chance is extremely low. This means that you will have to face a long grind until you manage to get your hands on them. Crackling Shard can drop from a large variety of mobs in the Isle of Dorn, however, most of them have a drop chance below 1%.

There are 165 mobs in total that can drop a Crackling Shard. We will only be listing the mobs that have a drop chance of 1% or above 1% as we consider them the best way to acquire Crackling Shards!

Farming & Drops

Mob
Mob Type
Location
Drop Chance
Escaped Cutthroat
Rare Mob
The small Northern island above Dharz Oztan – Isle of Dorn
5%
Gar’loc
Rare Mob
South coast, East of Freywold Village – Isle of Dorn
3%
Clawbreaker K’zithix
Rare Mob
North-West side of Rambleshire- Isle of Dorn
3%
Twice-Stinger the Wretched
Rare Mob
Thunderhead Peak, South-West side of Dhar Kazhad- Isle of Dorn
2%
Zovex
Rare Mob
Dalaran Crash Site, East of Dharz Oztan – Isle of Dorn
2%
Shipwright Isaebela
Normal Mob
Cave on the East side of Dhar Kazhad- Isle of Dorn
1.9%
Flamekeeper Graz
Rare Mob
The Northern side of Mourning Rise – Isle of Dorn
1.5%
Kronolith, Might of the Mountain
Rare Mob
North of Dornogal, atop the peak of the mountain – Isle of Dorn
1.4%
Matriarch Charfuria
Rare Elite Mob
The North road next to Cinderbrew Meadery- Isle of Dorn
1.4%
Sweetspark the Oozeful
Rare Elite Mob
The North side of the crossroads, next to Cinderbrew Meadery – Isle of Dorn
1.4%
Rustul Titancap
Rare Mob
The Orecreg, West side of Freywold Village, – Isle of Dorn
1.3%
Tephratennae
Rare Elite Mob
Cinderwold, North of Cinderbrew Meadery – Isle of Dorn
1.3%
Vinechewer Ramolith
Normal Mob
The proximity of Freywold Village, North and East sides – Isle of Dorn
1.3%
Emperor Pitfang
Rare Mob
The Opalcreg, South of Dornogal – Isle of Dorn
1%
Bloodmaw
Rare Mob
The proximity of Freywold Village, South of the village – Isle of Dorn
1%
Warphorn
Rare Mob
South of Rambleshire – Isle of Dorn
1%
Springbubble
Rare Mob
West of Boulder Springs – Isle of Dorn
1%
Malfunctioning Spire
Rare Mob
Dalaran Crash Site, East of Dharz Oztan – Isle of Dorn
1%
Shallowshell the Clacker
Rare Mob
Center Island in The Three Shields, East of Dhar Kazhad – Isle of Dorn
1%

Since the Escaped Cutthroat has the highest drop chance for Crackling Shard, we recommend that you attempt to kill the Rare Mob as often as possible. Keep in mind that most of the Rare Mobs and Rare Elite Mobs on the list have quite a long respawn timer, meaning that you will have to spend a considerable amount of time hunting for them.

Getting the Alunira Mount

As stated previously, the Crackling Shard is the main requirement to obtain the Alunira mount! Once you manage to collect 10 x Crackling Shard, you may Right-Click on the item to turn it into a Storm Vessel. After you gain the Storm Vessel, you can go to the peak of Dhar Oztan and use it on Alunira to break her Protective Stormshroud.

After the Protective Stormshroud is pierced, Alunira can be engaged in combat and slain! Once you manage to do so, all you’ll have to do is loot her and receive the Alunira mount.

 

About the Author

Nevermore

Hey there folks, I am Nevermore and have been deeply passionate about WoW for more than a decade. Whether we talk about the hidden mysteries of Azeroth or the otherworldly Outland, my journey brought me here to share the things that I have experienced with you all.
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