Where to Find the Ancestral Awakening Rune in Season of Discovery (SoD)

Author: Luxrah
Date: February 7, 2024
Updated: March 1, 2024
Expansion: WoW Classic

This guide will cover how to get the Ancestral Awakening rune for Shamans in Season of Discovery. We’ll go over all of the locations and requirements in the walkthrough below as well as any useful tips and tricks.

Rune: Ancestral Awakening
Engraving: Engrave Boots – Ancestral Awakening
Class: Shaman
Slot: Boots
Added: Phase 2
Level: 30 (Required)

How to Get the Ancestral Awakening Rune

The method to get this rune is shared by all classes:

To get the Ancestral Awakening rune, you must be level 30 to start the quest. Note that you will need to fight a level 40 NPC at the end of the quest chain.

Head to Desolace and look for an Extinguished Campfire on a cliff overlooking the Kodo Graveyard (47, 54). Interact with it to pick up the quest Highway Robbery.

season of discovery highway robbery rune extinguished campfire desolace — The Extinguished Campfire in Desolace

how to find ancestral awakening eclipse trap launcher in desolace step 1 — The Extinguished Campfire in Desolace

The quest will send you to Bibbly F’utzbuckle outside Kormek’s Hut, the building that is marked at the northern crossroads (63, 39). Speak with him to progress to the quest On the Lam.

season of discovery highway robbery rune bibbly futzbuckle desolace — Bibbly F’utzbuckle to the left of Kormek’s Hut

how to find ancestral awakening eclipse trap launcher in desolace step 2 — Bibbly F’utzbuckle to the left of Kormek’s Hut

Next, head to Booty Bay in Stranglethorn Vale and find Tokal inside The Salty Sailor Tavern (27, 77). Speak with her to progress the quest to Cherry for Your Thoughts?
Visit Nixxrax Fillamug, the Food and Drink vendor nearby, to buy a Cherry Grog for 3 40.
Talk to Tokal again progress the quest to No Honor Among Thieves.

season of discovery highway robbery tokal booty bay — Tokal is near the bar

season of discovery highway robbery cherry grog booty bay — Tokal is near the bar

Finally, head to Arathi Highlands and look for a Rowboat near Thandol Span, the bridge to the south that connects the zone to Wetlands (53, 91). You’ll have to cross the rope bridge beside the larger stone bridge and pass through a small camp of level 30-32 Dark Iron Dwarves. Go down the hill and use the Rowboat and it will teleport you to the east coast of the zone on the other side of the mountain range.

season of discovery highway robbery bridge arathi highlands — The rope bridge leads to the boat

season of discovery highway robbery arathi highlands boat — The rope bridge leads to the boat

Follow the coastline from the boat to a small dock. There you’ll find Illari Duskfeather, a night elf. Speak with her and progress her dialogue, and then you will have to fight her. She’s level 40.
Defeat Illari and she’ll vanish, leaving a Dropped Pouch on the ground where she was standing. Click on it to get Illari’s Key.
Look for Illari’s Loot Cache, a small chest in front of the nearby shack on the dock. Open it to loot a Jewel-Encrusted Box. Right-click this box in your inventory to get your Rune of Ancestral Awakening.
When you’re done, you can take the Rowboat back to Thandol Span.

season of discovery highway robbery illidari duskfeather — Illari Duskfeather is on the dock

season of discovery highway robbery illidaris key — Illari Duskfeather is on the dock

About the Author

Luxrah

I've been playing World of Warcraft on and off since vanilla, usually as a healer or caster and often as a guild leader. I play both retail and classic. I also love RPGs, sandboxes, and sims.