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Quest

Dark Tides

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

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

This quest is way harder on the Horde version. Alliance has an NPC tank the whole area for you.
I just interrupted the Tidal spell she casts and used the horde AOE spell and slowly whittled her way down. Took a few goes as a fresh 120 in hierlooms as bear tank.

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NeonKitten+5via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Reward from this quest was nerfed into the ground it seems - can confirm on live it rewards a 370, which is 25 item levels below what was being rewarded from world quests in 8.1.5. Vendor trash to pretty much everyone except fresh 120s.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 50
ZoneNazjatar
Quest ID56063

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(56063))

What to do

StorylineAzshara's Trap, step 4 of 11
Rewards46g 80s, 8,500 XP

Description

A Tidemistress leads the naga in this area. She is performing some damnable ritual outside, demanding sacrifices of our soldiers. Stop her before more of our own meet a cruel fate.

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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.

Nazjatar Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Nazjatar map showing where to go for Dark TidesTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #1355 41.9 80.7

Coordinates

  • Turn-inNazjatar 41.9, 80.7/way #1355 41.9 80.7
  • Objective areaNazjatar 42.9, 76.8/way #1355 42.9 76.8

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Nearby on the Nazjatar map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Nazjatar:

  • Wreck of the Old Blanchy, NazjatarAlliance · about 170 yards south-east
  • Wreck of the Hungry Riverbeast, NazjatarHorde · about 250 yards west
  • Newhome, NazjatarHorde · about 550 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 120 yards north

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
Money46 gold80 silver
Experience8,500 XP

Storyline

Azshara's Trap

Part 4 of 11.

Previous: The First Arcanist · Next: Fortunate Souls

  1. 1Upheaval
  2. 2Descent
  3. 3The First Arcanist
  4. 4Dark Tides
  5. 5Fortunate Souls
  6. 6Disruption of Power
  7. 7In Deep
  8. 8Up Against It
  9. 9Stay Low, Stay Fast!
  10. 10A Way Home
  11. 11Scouting the Palace

Also part of: Welcome to Nazjatar (part 7 of 47).

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.

  • The First ArcanistNazjatar · Level 50

    Our situation is dire, <name>. The Horde fleet was decimated by the attack on Dazar'alor. This naga trap has claimed much of what we had left. Survivors report seeing the naga taking captives. Thalyssra has gone on ahead to see what she can do to help them.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Fortunate SoulsNazjatar · Level 50

    <name>, I am glad to see that you survived the wreck. Many were not as fortunate... I am capable of stalling the enemy here for now, but this position is not defensible long term. We need to find somewhere safe for our forces. Once we have taken measure of the wounded we will push on.

Quests that require this one

Other quests with this name

This one: Nazjatar · Level 50.

The storyline at a glance

Azshara's Trap has 11 steps, from Upheaval to Scouting the Palace.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Nazjatar (11).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Nazjatar map

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.