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Come Hell or High Water

A World of Warcraft quest in Kelp'thar Forest. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Whiterock+18via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

The Distant Island Quest Tree From Whiterock
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1)A Personal Summons{H}
 |                    \
1)Eye of the Storm(A) 1)The Eye of the Storm(H)
 ├─────────────────────┘
 |
G)To the Depths{H} S)Hero's Call: Vashj'ir!(A) S)Warchief's Command: Vashj'ir!(H)
 |  ┌───────────────┴───────────────────────────┘
 |OR|
1)Call of Duty{H}──>2)Once More, With Eeling
2)Sea Legs{H}
2)Pay It Forward{H}
2)Rest For the Weary{H}
 |                    \
2)Buy Us Some Time{H} 2)Traveling on Our Stomachs{H}
 ├─────────────────────┼──┬────────────┐
2)Girding Our Loins(H) | 2)To Arms!(A) |
 ├>G)Pay Attention!(H) |  |            |
 |                  |OR|  | 2)Stormwind Elite Aquatic and Land Forces(A)
 |      2)Helm's Deep(H)  └───┤
 |      2)Finders, Keepers(H) |
 |      /                     |
2)Bring It On!(H)       2)On Our Own Terms(A)
2)Blood and Thunder!(H) 2)All or Nothing(A)
 ├──┬────────────────────┘
 | 3)Better Late Than Dead  3)Kliklak's  Craw
 | 3)The Abyssal Ride
 | G)Good Deed Left Undone  3)The Horde's Hoard
 |OR|
3)Gimme Shelter!────────>3)A Case of Crabs
3)Ain't Too Proud to Beg
 ├>3)A Girl's Best Friend
 ├>3)A Taste For Tail
 ├>3)An Opened Can of Whoop Gnash
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3)Can't Start a Fire Without a Spark──>3)Nerve Tonic
 ├>4)Oh, the Insanity!
 | 5)Dah, Nunt... Dah, Nunt...  4)Blackfin's Booty
 | 5)Shark Weak
 | 5)DUN-dun-DUN-dun-DUN-dun
 | 4)A Bone to Pick
 | 5)Decisions, Decisions
 | 
3)Ophidophobia──>4)Lady La-La's Medallion
3)A Desperate Plea
3)Undersea Sanctuary
6)Spelunking{H}
6)Debriefing{H}
6)Wake of Destruction─────┬>6)Decompression{H}
6)Come Hell of High Water ├>6)What? What? In My Gut...?{H}
6)The Warden's Time       └>6)How Disarming
7)Across the Great Divide
7)The Looming Threat
7)Backed Into a Corner
7)Rundown            ┌>9)Slippery Threat
8)Silver Tide Hollow─┼>9)Don't be Shellfish
9)The Great Sambino  └>8)A Distracting Scent
9)Undersea Inflation
9)Totem Modification  9)Crabby Patrons
8)Back In One Piece
G)Toshe's Vengeance──>Vengeful Heart*
Quest zones:
1)Orgrimmar+Stormwind_____2)Legion's Fate+Seafarer's Tomb_____3)Shallow's End+Smuggler's Hole_____4)Gurboggle's Ledge_____5)Skeletal Reef_____6)Deepmist Grotto+The Clutch_____7)Damplight Chamber+Shimmering Grotto_____8)Silver Tide Hollow_____9)Silver Tide Trench
G)Gluing Separate Questlines_____S)Skippable
* is another Quest Tree.


IMPORTANT INFO:


  2. In order to getPay Attention! you must completeGirding Our Loins before acceptingHelm's Deep.

  4. Better Late Than Dead andThe Abyssal Ride are NOT needed to takeGimme Shelter! and followups, however that would make you unable to getGood Deed Left Undone.

  6. [item=55186] have 0% drop chance beforeOphidophobia done and 100% after, however anyone can share you this quest as long as you are 80+lvl.

  8. Anyone can takeVengeful Heart and do it's followups as long as they are 80+lvl. Quests above are NOT needed for it.


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819487+10via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

This quest isn't available until you complete several other quests. Undersea Sanctuary which leads to Spelunking will make Rendel appear, but he isn't ready to give you quests until after Wake of Destruction.

So, if you're new to the zone, you basically have to :


  2. Do the quests to get sea legs

  4. Do the quests to get your sea horse

  6. Undersea Sanctuary

  8. Spelunking

  10. Rendel is Visible.

  12. Debriefing

  14. Wake of Destruction

  16. Come Hell or High Water is available

Good hunting!

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 30-35
ZoneKelp'thar Forest
Quest ID25884

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25884))

What to do

StorylineVashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse, step 43 of 149
RewardsConch-Inlaid Gauntlets, Medusoid Staff, Pipefish Bracers, 13g 74s, 4,800 XP

Description

Oh fer the love of... I know our survivor friend here means well, but the lad's been severely traumatized. There only be one way ta deal with these accursed beasts, an' that be a fine dwarven axe buried hilt-deep in the noggin. Pile up enough o' their corpses an' they'll think twice before fiddlin' with yer tasty bits. Mark me words laddie, them buggers don't like the sight o' their own blood any more than you or I. Now git out there an' give 'em what fer!

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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.

Kelp'thar Forest Quest turn-in no plotted point

Nearby on the Kelp'thar Forest map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Kelp'thar Forest:

  • Smuggler's Scar, Vashj'irAlliance and Horde · about 590 yards north
  • Sandy Beach, Vashj'irAlliance · about 640 yards west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 360 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

Choose one of these rewards:

Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
ReputationThe Earthen Ring +250

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeLeather Hands
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +7 Haste
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for23 gold91 silver
TypeStaff Two-Hand
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon9 - 12 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +8 Critical Strike
Suited toAugmentation, Fire, Arcane, Restoration, Preservation, Devastation, Frost, Balance, Shadow, Mistweaver, Elemental, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, Discipline, Holy
Sells to vendors for85 gold24 silver
TypeMail Wrist
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor9
Stats+4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Haste, +3 Mastery
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for23 gold82 silver

Reputation: The Earthen Ring +250

This gathering of the most powerful shaman of Azeroth seeks to maintain the balance between the world's elemental forces. Their main focus during the cataclysm has been to repair and stabilize the damage caused by Deathwing's arrival.

Reputation group: Cataclysm.

Other quests in Kelp'thar Forest that reward The Earthen Ring reputation: Sea Legs (+250), Pay It Forward (+250), The Abyssal Ride (+350), Pressure is Mounting (+250), A Test of Wills (+250), Better Late Than Dead (+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

Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse

Part 43 of 149.

Previous: Wake of Destruction · Next: What? What? In My Gut...?

  1. 38Spelunking
  2. 39Debriefing
  3. 40Spelunking
  4. 41Debriefing
  5. 42Wake of Destruction
  6. 43Come Hell or High Water
  7. 44What? What? In My Gut...?
  8. 45What? What? In My Gut...?
  9. 46Decompression
  10. 47Decompression
  11. 48The Warden's Time
  12. 49Across the Great Divide

Showing steps 38 to 49 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.

  • Wake of DestructionKelp'thar Forest · Level 30-35

    Our time here draws to a close. I must somehow follow the trail of these naga captives if we are to discover their purposes in this region. But before I move on, I would see the destruction of this operation! Nevermind their numbers, I have a plan that has the potential to even the odds.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • What? What? In My Gut...?Kelp'thar Forest · Level 30-35

    Wha...what IS this!? There's great pain growing... from deep in my bowels. I think... ugh... they must have poisoned me! They fed us strangely glowing seaweed that they grow around their stronghold... I think these cramps will worsen if I don't get more soon... Please, <race>. Try to find me some!

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 Kelp'thar Forest map

  • Vashj'ir, Abyssal Depths43 steps, starts with Bio-Fuel

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.