TheWoWDBNote with this quest that the Asz'hir Patrollers can drop Ancient Elven Etching for a quest back at the hub. If you're unlucky in the 10 you have to kill, spend some time and see if you can pick it up. It's a few more Exp. :D
Quest
Caught Off-Guard
A World of Warcraft quest in Shimmering Expanse. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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i made i playthrough of this quest if anyone wish to see how to do it :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmHhOSHXQTI&feature=youtu.be
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-35
Quest ID25952
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25952))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Requires all ofShelled Salvation, Something Edible, Crafty Crabs
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineVashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse, step 94 of 149
Rewards13g 74s, 4,800 XP
Description
Our escape from the shell can't have gone unnoticed, but either the naga at these ruins weren't informed or they don't consider us a threat. I don't intend to take the opportunity for granted - we strike now. I need you to slip into the lower level of the ruins to our west and take out as many of their patrols as you can. We cannot risk any of those patrols finding out about our occupation of this cave - make sure none escape.
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.
Nearby on the Shimmering Expanse map
- To the Deeps about 270 yards
- Wavespeaker's Trail about 270 yards
- Honor the Flame about 780 yards
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'ir
- Legion's Rest, Vashj'ir
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
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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The quest to bring this item to someone, (different per faction), offers the zone's only wand reward.
Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
Other quests on the Shimmering Expanse map
Storyline
Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse
Part 94 of 149.
Previous: Something Edible · Next: Swift Approach
- 89Overseer Idra'kess
- 90Waking the Beast
- 91Shelled Salvation
- 92Crafty Crabs
- 93Something Edible
- 94Caught Off-Guard
- 95Swift Approach
- 96An Occupation of Time
- 97A Better Vantage
- 98Upon the Scene of Battle
- 99Visions of the Past: The Invasion of Vashj'ir
- 100Reoccupation
Showing steps 89 to 100 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.
- Something Edible
Were they trying to starve us all to death?! Not giving prisoners food is just despicable. We need to get these soldiers fed. The best prospect I spotted on the way here were those giant grouper. Several of those and we shouldn't want for meat for a while.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Swift Approach
I've taken the liberty of performing some preliminary scouting. The naga may not be aware of our position, but they are not entirely unprepared for intruders. Beyond their patrols, they have set up magical sentry devices that will warn them of unwelcome guests.
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
- Azshara's Power
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.