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Crabby Patrons

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

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660897+14via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)
Does everything down here only come in jumbo size? Oooh! That's a thought. Maybe there are some hunky sea goblins around here somewhere.

Thanks, by the way.

All she wants is a nice, strong man. Nothing else big! ;)

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Whiterock+3via 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:


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

  2. 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.

  3. [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.

  4. 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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Quest facts

LevelLevel 30-35
Quest ID25360

The client quest POI data records no map location for this quest, so no map is shown.

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25360))

Description

These crabs are not friendly. Not. Friendly. Sam's endless drilling is riling them up. I know from experience that there's no stopping Sam, so let's look into the other side of things, shall we?

Related

Choose one of these rewards:

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

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypePlate Feet
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor16
Stats+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Dodge, +5 Critical Strike
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for35 gold87 silver
TypeMail Chest
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor17
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Haste, +7 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for48 gold10 silver
TypeCloth Legs
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Haste, +8 Critical Strike
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for48 gold28 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 Shimmering Expanse that reward The Earthen Ring reputation: Backed Into a Corner (+350), A Distracting Scent (+250), Totem Modification (+250), Undersea Inflation (+250), Don't be Shellfish (+250), Slippery Threat (+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.