Vortex Pinnacle

The Vortex Pinnacle is the level 82-84 five-man wing in the Skywall complex, accessed at via the floating spires off the southeastern Uldum coast, introduced in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. Queuing for the Vortex Pinnacle through the Dungeon Finder requires level 82 and an average item level of 272.

Here the armies of Al'Akir reside, and will not take kindly to any intruders in his elemental plane. The air elementals have entered an unholy alliance with the Worldbreaker, Deathwing and now threaten the denizens of Uldum. It is up to the adventurers to stop the elemental incursion to the ancient land, and the task is uneasy as they have to face the most powerful lieutenants of the Windlord.

Dungeon Journal
''The Vortex Pinnacle exists within the elemental plane of Skywall. Its elegant structures, crowned with bronze and gold, sit atop platforms bridged by pure air. Yet behind its exterior beauty, the pinnacle harbors Neferset tol'vir, as well as Al'Akir the Windlord's merciless elemental legions. As long as the barrier between Skywall and Azeroth remains open, terror will rain down on Uldum from the skies.''

Description
At present, however, it is more than a breathtaking spectacle - it is the staging ground of an army. The lieutenants and servants of Al'Akir, the elemental lord of wind, have allied themselves firmly with Deathwing, and they gather in the pinnacle to lay siege to Azeroth. Their incursion into the ancient, vital land of Uldum will be impossible to repel on the ground, so those who would defend their world must do the nearly impossible, and take wing to invade Skywall before it is too late.

After Al'Akir's fall
When Typhinius obtained the Fists of the Heavens and returned to the Skywall, he immediately set out to end the air elementals' civil war. A huge battle nearly ripped apart the Vortex Pinnacle.

Geography
The Vortex Pinnacle is located at the southeast corner of Uldum.

Quests

 * 1. The Vortex Pinnacle (quest)
 * 2. A Long Way from Home
 * 3. Vengeance for Orsis
 * Whispers of the Djinn
 * Whispers of the Djinn
 * Whispers of the Djinn

Achievements

 * The Vortex Pinnacle (achievement)
 * Heroic: The Vortex Pinnacle
 * Heroic: The Vortex Pinnacle Guild Run
 * No Static at All
 * Extra Credit Bonus Stage