TheWoWDBFor some ungodly stupid reason, this quest is a prerequisite for the next group of quests.
Quest
Crafty Crabs
A World of Warcraft quest in Shimmering Expanse. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Don't bother killing the crabs for the parts, the drop is so low! Go to the ledge above the Rest and pick them up off the ground.
Once this quest has been completed go back to Legion's Rest, the NPC's there will have new quests for you!
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-35
Quest ID25594
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25594))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineVashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse, step 92 of 149
RewardsPart-Picker Wraps, 
Oddly Revealing Chestguard, 
Pocket-Sized Mace, 13g 74s, 4,800 XP
Part-Picker Wraps, Oddly Revealing Chestguard, Pocket-Sized Mace, 13g 74s, 4,800 XPDescription
It was that darn crab! Here I thought that all the exercise from walking here was making me super buff! My pack just kept getting lighter and lighter. But no! That crab snipped a hole in my bag and all my parts were falling out the whole way here. Please, help a good lookin' goblin out, will ya? Go back and help me pick up all of my stray parts. I'm sure those conniving vicious little crabs ran off with some of them too.
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 500 yards
- Wavespeaker's Trail about 500 yards
- Honor the Flame about 850 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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Choose one of these rewards:
Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
Other quests on the Shimmering Expanse map
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeCloth Hands
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor4
Stats+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Versatility, +5 Mastery
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for25 gold18 silver
TypePlate Chest
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor26
Stats+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +7 Versatility, +8 Mastery
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for49 gold90 silver
TypeOne-Handed Mace One-Hand
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon10 - 13 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +4 Haste, +4 Critical Strike
Suited toProtection, Frost
Sells to vendors for71 gold3 silver
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 92 of 149.
Previous: Shelled Salvation · Next: Something Edible
- 87Body Blows
- 88Still Valuable
- 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
Showing steps 87 to 98 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.
- Shelled Salvation
A lot of the men haven't made it to the cave yet. It's a safe bet that they're stranded at the vents on the ridge above us. We found some spiralung shells on the way here. They don't produce much air, but it was enough for us to make the cave.
After 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.
Quests that require this one
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.