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Aerial Advantage

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

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Meleamee+136via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

You are meant to scare the bird away, not technically slay it.
You use the hook to mount up one of the roc birds kept by Emeni.
Then you are to scare it away from the battlefield by using the spells that appear on your actionbar.
Target another roc after you get a warning and use the hook to get on another one's back.
Rinse and repeat 6 times, done.

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Omgwtfpwnoobsftw+45via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Super Simple Explanation:


  2. Graple one of the starter Rocs to get started. Wait a few seconds until you are near the other flying Rocs.

  4. press 1 to grapple a flying Roc. You do not need to target it.

  6. Spam 2 & 3 at the same time a few times. A red debuff with stack on you.

  8. After a few stacks of the red debuff, a purple debuff will appear on you and you will get a message that the Roc is panicking. This is good.

  10. Repeat steps 2-4 until quest is complete.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 60
ZoneMaldraxxus
Quest ID60114

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(60114))

What to do

StorylineA Golden Dawn, step 12 of 21
Rewards25g 74s, 8,150 XP

Description

Gharmal's rocs dominate the skies above, striking at our forces as we advance. We cannot move the necropolis into position until they are cleared out! I would slaughter them myself, but the cowards remain out of reach, and I am not constructed for flight. You, however, seem slight enough of build. Take my riding hook and latch onto a roc. Once you are atop of one, beat it to a pulp. Worry about the landing later.

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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.

Maldraxxus Quest turn-in 9 mapped points
Maldraxxus map showing where to go for Aerial AdvantageTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #1536 28.0 37.5

Coordinates

  • Turn-inMaldraxxus 28.0, 37.5/way #1536 28.0 37.5
  • Objective areaMaldraxxus 28.0, 37.4/way #1536 28.0 37.4
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Maldraxxus 27.8, 33.9/way #1536 27.8 33.9

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Nearby on the Maldraxxus map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Maldraxxus:

  • Spider's Watch, MaldraxxusAlliance and Horde · about 700 yards north-east
  • The Spearhead, MaldraxxusAlliance and Horde · about 1,000 yards south-east
  • Theater of Pain, MaldraxxusAlliance and Horde · about 1,500 yards south-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 150 yards north

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
Money25 gold74 silver
Experience8,150 XP

Storyline

A Golden Dawn

Part 12 of 21.

Previous: Charging The Blade · Next: Grave Intent

  1. 7Descended
  2. 8Burn Before Reading
  3. 9An Early End
  4. 10Trouble on the Western Front
  5. 11Charging The Blade
  6. 12Aerial Advantage
  7. 13Grave Intent
  8. 14Power of the Chosen
  9. 15The End is Now
  10. 16Pursuit of Justice
  11. 17An Abominable Discovery
  12. 18Gharmal's Tower

Showing steps 7 to 18 of 21.

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.

  • Charging The BladeMaldraxxus · Level 60

    We can't advance with those juggernauts bombarding our position! I led a strike against the nearest one, but conventional weapons do nothing against their imbued hides. Thankfully, I have an idea.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Grave IntentMaldraxxus · Level 60

    My spies have identified several astral projectors that Margrave Gharmal uses to rally their troops in the Stitchyard. I do not wish for a swarm of frenzied constructs to descend upon us during the final confrontation. Surely you see the wisdom in cutting their fervor.

Quests that require this one

The storyline at a glance

A Golden Dawn has 21 steps, from Machinations of War to Pride of Place.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Maldraxxus (21).

Other storylines on the Maldraxxus 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.