TheWoWDBIn case you forget where to do this quest (as clicking the regular game map in your quest log will not show you), Thaelin's Observocopter is at Redemption Rise (Ally flightpath) in Talador.
Quest
An Eye for a Spy
A World of Warcraft quest in Talador. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Don't Let the Tala-door Hit You on the Way Out ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ The Battle for Shattrath │ └──────────────────────────────┘ 1. One Step Ahead http://youtu.be/7Q1XtbGia-U 2. Through the Looking Glass http://youtu.be/ypfrWxs8rvI 3. Too Many Irons in the Fire http://youtu.be/2BubMxSh8zE 4. In Short Supply http://youtu.be/H7rS5KWJQG4 5. Thaelin's Quick Fix http://youtu.be/ry3z8Qlunzk 6. Decommissioned Mission http://youtu.be/j2eKUNM9zYE 7. Vol. X Pages ? http://youtu.be/t5p_xt6VUr8 8. Dreadpiston http://youtu.be/OH6nzbQUeB8 9. Iron Them Out http://youtu.be/v61qOu6eEP8 10. An Eye for a Spy http://youtu.be/uiXych6J_Hk 11. Born to Shred http://youtu.be/NFYvwP5sW5U 12. Engineering Her Demise http://youtu.be/ZqMVfKBmDBs 13. Khadgar's Plan http://youtu.be/OPnSsW-hAHE 14. The Battle for Shattrath http://youtu.be/_nRKdd37dlU
I saw on another page that to progress through this quest line you need to only do Maraad's quests - this is not true. An Eye for a Spy won't activate unless you do both Maraad and Yrel's quests.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 20-40
ZoneTalador
Quest ID34096
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(34096))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Requires all ofVol. X Pages ?, Dreadpiston, Iron Them Out
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineThe Battle for Shattrath, step 10 of 14
Rewards16g 98s, 5,450 XP
Description
I'll get the prototype shredder working right now! Take a look through my Observicopter. You'll see what you're about to head into...
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.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #535 63.1 26.1
Coordinates
- Turn-inTalador 63.1, 26.1
/way #535 63.1 26.1 - Objective areaTalador 63.0, 26.2
/way #535 63.0 26.2
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 Talador map
- Shredder Manual about 430 yards
- Next Steps about 440 yards
- Due Cause to Celebrate about 450 yards
- The Only Way to Travel about 450 yards
- The Quarry Quandary about 460 yards
- Out of Jovite about 480 yards
- Iridium Recovery about 480 yards
- Gas Guzzlers about 480 yards
- In Ared's Memory about 480 yards
- An Audience With The Archmage about 740 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Talador, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Talador:
- Redemption Rise, Talador
- Fort Wrynn (Alliance), Talador
- Shattrath City, Talador
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.
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Reward details
Reputation: Council of Exarchs +250
Under the leadership of five powerful exarchs, the draenei of Draenor have prospered in a savage world.
Reputation group: Warlords of Draenor.
Other quests in Talador that reward Council of Exarchs reputation: Nightmare in the Tomb (+250), Pieces of Us (+250), Burning Sky (+250), Barum's Notes (+250), Disrupting the Flow (+250), The Heart of Auchindoun (+250).
Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.
Storyline
The Battle for Shattrath
Part 10 of 14.
Previous: Iron Them Out · Next: Born to Shred
- 1Through the Looking Glass
- 2Too Many Irons in the Fire
- 3In Short Supply
- 4Thaelin's Quick Fix
- 5Decommissioned Mission
- 6Shredder Manual
- 7Vol. X Pages ?
- 8Dreadpiston
- 9Iron Them Out
- 10An Eye for a Spy
- 11Born to Shred
- 12Engineering Her Demise
- 13Khadgar's Plan
- 14The Battle for Shattrath
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.
- Iron Them Out
The orcs themselves are not the only threat. They still have siege weapons of significant power. They've already been used against Tuurem, and we must not allow for their continued operation. Sabotage siege weapons using the explosives you collected from the logging camp.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Born to Shred
I've got this prototype shredder operating on most cylinders. Boy, will they be surprised when you stomp them with their own machine! Can't wait to watch you from the safety of the Observicopter.
Other quests with this name
This one: Alliance only · Talador · Level 20-40.
The storyline at a glance
The Battle for Shattrath has 14 steps, from Through the Looking Glass to The Battle for Shattrath.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Talador (14).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Talador map
- Establishing your Outpost
- In the Shadows of Auchindoun
- The Plight of the Arakkoa
- Garrison Campaign
- Gorefiend
- Against the Warsong
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.