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A Better Vantage

A World of Warcraft quest in Shimmering Expanse. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 30-35
Quest ID25955

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25955))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineVashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse, step 97 of 149
Rewards13g 74s, 4,800 XP

Description

This cave is our only refuge. There's no help on the way. Whatever happens, this cave must remain safe or we are all sure to die down here. We need a forward post to launch our attacks from. Something defensible. In the eastern portion of the ruins on the lowest level, scout the north end of the gardens, the passage leading under the main structure just west of the gardens, and the cluster of buildings at the southeast corner of the ruins, under the bridges. Bring me back any information you can.

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Where to go

Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.

Shimmering Expanse Quest turn-in no plotted point

Nearby on the Shimmering Expanse map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Shimmering Expanse, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Shimmering Expanse:

  • Stygian Bounty, Vashj'irHorde · about 50 yards north-east
  • Legion's Rest, Vashj'irHorde · about 160 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 560 yards north-west
  • Objective areaabout 720 yards west
  • Objective areaabout 430 yards south-west

Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.

Related
Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP

Storyline

Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse

Part 97 of 149.

Previous: An Occupation of Time · Next: Upon the Scene of Battle

  1. 92Crafty Crabs
  2. 93Something Edible
  3. 94Caught Off-Guard
  4. 95Swift Approach
  5. 96An Occupation of Time
  6. 97A Better Vantage
  7. 98Upon the Scene of Battle
  8. 99Visions of the Past: The Invasion of Vashj'ir
  9. 100Reoccupation
  10. 101The Revered Lady
  11. 102To the Fathom-Lord's Call
  12. 103Built to Last

Showing steps 92 to 103 of 149.

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • An Occupation of TimeShimmering Expanse · Level 30-35

    Look--<name> is it?--I need your help. I know most everyone in this cave thinks that we're not in a position to be worrying about anything but our own hides right now, but I cannot dismiss my ancestors so readily. This was one of the royal cities of the elves in the days when Azshara was queen.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Upon the Scene of BattleShimmering Expanse · Level 30-35

    All around you lie the remnants of a fierce battle. The naga skeletons are no surprise, but the weapons and remains of their apparent opponents are somewhat more unexpected. Amidst the bones, you spot a strangely prominent piece of metal jutting out from one of the skulls.

Quests that require this one

Other quests with this name

This one: Horde only · Shimmering Expanse · Level 30-35.

The storyline at a glance

Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse has 149 steps, from Call of Duty to Full Circle.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shimmering Expanse (98), Kelp'thar Forest (48), Abyssal Depths (2), Vashj'ir (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Shimmering Expanse map

Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.