Cutting Wind

[h3]Vortex - Cutting Wind - The Forbidden Reach[/h3]
World Quest: Cutting Wind
Location: /way #2151 18.34 13.24 Vortex
Pet: [npc=200769]

[icon name=quest_start][/icon]Unique Mechanic: This pet can be fought as a Legendary, Epic or Rare pet. To reduce the difficulty of this pet, defeat the [npc=200677] around the area until Vortex reaches your desired difficulty. Defeating Vortex on Rare (the easiest) difficulty will reward you a pet.

[icon name=quest_start][/icon]Easy Strategy: Use 3 level 1's with Aquatic type abilities.

Pet

Abilities

Breed Used

[npc=71163]

[pet-ability=210], [pet-ability=218], [spell=48181]

H/H

[npc=86447]

Any, [pet-ability=919], [pet-ability=581]

P/S

[npc=127857]

[pet-ability=1890], Any, [pet-ability=1960]

S/B

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Vortex:653P:121616M:11181FS:212B211:N:Curse of Doom\nHaunt\nBlack Claw\nFlock\nTwilight Fire\nTwilight Meteorite

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1. 
   
2. Curse of Doom
3. 
   
4. Haunt
5. 
   
6. Black Claw
7. 
   
8. Flock
9. 
   
10. Twilight Fire
11. 
    
12. Twilight Meteorite
13. 
    

Notes: Tested on Legendary difficulty. Can be used for lower difficulties.

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[h5]Replacements[/h5]

Unborn Val'kyr

Ikky

Twilight Clutch Sister

None

[npc=143564]

[npc=154803]

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Looking for more pet battle world quest teams or alternate strategies? Check out the official Wowhead guides - [guide=19300] & [guide=17818]!

Solo'd with [npc=97206]

turn 1: [pet-ability=1087]
turn 2: [pet-ability=525]
turn 3: [pet-ability=525]
turn 4: [pet-ability=598]
turn 5: [pet-ability=1087]
turn 6: [pet-ability=525]

Done :)

Mine one was P/P, didn't try with other breeds nor other [pet-ability=1087] pets as Vortex disappears after combat and you cannot repeat fight. Have second [pet-ability=1087] pet as backup in your team, just in case, and you'll be fine :).
Enjoy!

PS. Vortex was of a legendary quality, I didn't fight [npc=200677] to weaken him.

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• Location of Vortex: /way #2151 18.34 13.24 Vortex (Cutting Wind)
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• Objective of World Quest: Cutting Wind
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• The stats & quality of the enemy can be reduced from Legendary > Epic > Rare if you defeat two (sometimes three) [npc=200677]s in the small area around the enemy. This weakening will time out, causing them to regain their previous qualities, and you will need to re-battle the [npc=200677]s to re-weaken Vortex again. It appears that other players can benefit from someone else weakening the enemy, so if you weaken it down to rare it will weaken down to rare for everyone there at the time, too.
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• Additional Information: Defeating this enemy in its RARE form will also reward [item=202413] which teaches a pet by the same name: [npc=200769]. You will not receive the pet while defeating the Legendary or Epic versions. However, you can receive credit for the WQ while fighting their Legendary & Epic versions.
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Teams for the [npc=200677]s

Slot 1: Any pets with Explode & 1400+ health x 2 (I used the spores because they're faster and we get to skip attack animations)
Slot 2: Mechanical Pandaren Dragonling (2,x,1) & Darkmoon Zeppelin (2,2,x)
Slot 3: Any pets with Call Darkness and Nocturnal Strike & 300+ Power (I used Fledgling Warden Owl & Nightwatch Swooper)

Moves for both teams are the same

Turn 1: Explode

Bring in your MPD or DZ

Turn 2: Flyby
Turn 3: Explode

Bring in your Call Darkness / Nocturnal Strike pet

Turn 4: Call Darkness
Turn 5: Nocturnal Strike

Teams for Vortex

This team is meant for the Rare version. It can also be used (with different moves) for [npc=200697] & [npc=200688]

Clanking Scrapsorter (2,x,2), Crimson Spore (x,x,2), & Anything with Surge & Blood in the Water

Turn 1: Chop
Turn 2: Explode
Bring in your Crimson Spore
Turn 3: Explode
Bring in your third pet
Turn 4: Blood in the Water
Turns 5+: Surge

pbScript

ability(Chop:943) [!enemy.aura(Bleeding:491).exists]
ability(Explode:282)
ability(Blood in the Water:423)
ability(Surge:509)
change(next)

This team is for the Legendary & Epic version

Timeless Mechanical Dragonling (1,2,2), Infected Squirrel (2,1,2), Severs (1,2,x)

Epic Team Moves:

Turn 1: Time Bomb
Turn 2: Armageddon
Bring in your Infected Squirrel
Turn 3: Rabid Strike
Turns 4-6: Stampede
Turn 7: Corpse Explosion
Clean up with Severs as needed

pbScript

ability(Time Bomb:602)
ability(Armageddon:1025)
ability(Stampede:163) [self.round=2]
ability(Corpse Explosion:663) [enemy.aura(Shattered Defenses:542).exists]
ability(Rabid Strike:666)
ability(Squeeze:1572)
ability(Grasp:249)
change(next)

Legendary Team Moves

Turn 1: Time Bomb
Turn 2: Flame Breath
Turn 3: Armageddon
Bring in your Infected Squirrel
Turns 4-6: Stampede
Turns 7+: Rabid Strike until your Infected Squirrel's Undead round
Undead: Stampede
Bring in your Severs
Turn 1: Squeeze
Turn 2+: Grasp

pbScript

ability(Time Bomb:602)
ability(Flame Breath:501) [!enemy.aura(Flame Breath:500).exists]
ability(Armageddon:1025)
ability(Stampede:163) [self.round=1]
ability(Stampede:163) [self.aura(Undead:242).exists]
ability(Rabid Strike:666)
ability(Squeeze:1572)
ability(#1)
change(next)