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Quest
Fathom-Lord Zin'jatar
A World of Warcraft quest in Shimmering Expanse. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Fathom-Lord is at 67.3, 49.6
Guide to Vashj'ir Shimmering Expanse Alliance quests:
The Vashj'ir quests start in Stormwind with Call of Duty.
The immediate pre-requisite for these quests is Across the great Divide which starts in Kelp'thar Forest .Initial chain:
The Looming Threat
Backed Into a Corner
Rundown
Silver Tide HollowSeveral side quests are now enabled:
Slippery Threat, Don't be Shellfish, and A Distracting Scent
Also a side-chain:
- The Great Sambino
- Crabby patrons
- Undersea Inflation
- Totem Modification
- Back in One Piece
- Toshe's Vengeance (optinal linking quest)
The main chain continues at Toshe Chaosrender
Vortex (optional)
Vengeful Heart
Fathom-Lord Zin'jatar
A Pearl of Wisdom (optional;starts from Luminescent Pearl from the boss)
Nespirah
Making Contact
Slave Labor and Stick it To Them
Capture the Crab
Breaking Through
We Are Not Alone
Body Blows, Hopelessly Gearless, and Still Valuable
Overseer Idra'kess
Waking the Beast (also unlocks A Cold Welcome)
A Powerful Need to Eat
Clamming Up and Art of Attraction plus Odor Coater
Bellies Await
You can do all these simultaneously:
While killing naga, hope Ancient Elven Etching drops to start Piece of the Past
If you do these quests and haven't already continued on the main chain,
The Call of the Blade will set you back on track.Main chain continues:
Upon the Scene of Battle [You can actually get this quest a bit earlier]
Visions of the Past: The Invasion of Vashj'ir
Turn to Naga and do:
- Reoccupation
- The Revered Lady
- To the Fathom-Lord's Call and Built to Last
- Not Soon Forgotten (ends first vision)
Looking Forward
Clear Goals, Not Entirely Unprepared, and Properly Inspired
Swift Action
Fallen but Not Forgotten and Gauging Success
Visions of the Past: The Slaughter of Biel'aran Ridge
As a naga again, complete:
- By Her Lady's Word
- No Trespass Forgiven and Stolen Property plus Chosen Burden
- Setting an Example (optional)
- The Culmination of Our Efforts (ends second vision)
Losing Ground
Desperate Plan
Come Prepared, Unfurling Plan, and Hostile Waters
Honor and Privilege
Welcome News
Visions of the Past: Rise from the Deep
As a naga, work on
If you are missing any of the naga optional quests, you may now talk to Wavespeaker Valoren to get the Blade of the Naz'jar Battlemaiden which allows you to repeat any of the visionsThis chain [for this zone] wraps up:
A Breath of Fresh Air (enables The War has Many Fronts link to Deepholm)
Full CircleThe Vashj'ir quests conclude in the Abyssal Depths
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-35
Quest ID25440
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25440))
What to do
StorylineVashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse, step 59 of 149
RewardsPriapulid Bracers, 
Sea-Bending Gloves, 
Displaced Crown of Azrakir, 13g 74s, 4,800 XP
Priapulid Bracers, Sea-Bending Gloves, Displaced Crown of Azrakir, 13g 74s, 4,800 XPDescription
The Fathom-Lord is here, at the far side of the ruins. He's still injured from our last battle. I'll leave this pleasure to you. Make sure he doesn't get away this time.
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
- Honor the Flame about 710 yards
- To the Deeps about 1,200 yards
- Wavespeaker's Trail about 1,200 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
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Shimmering Expanse:
- Sandy Beach, Vashj'ir
- Silver Tide Hollow, Vashj'ir
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- 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:
Other quests on the Shimmering Expanse map
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeCloth Wrist
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor3
Stats+4 Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +4 Mastery
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for25 gold54 silver
TypeLeather Hands
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Versatility, +6 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for25 gold45 silver
TypeMail Head
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor13
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +7 Versatility, +8 Mastery
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for37 gold75 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.
Storyline
Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse
Part 59 of 149.
Previous: Vengeful Heart · Next: Nespirah
- 54The Great Sambino
- 55Undersea Inflation
- 56Totem Modification
- 57Back in One Piece
- 58Vengeful Heart
- 59Fathom-Lord Zin'jatar
- 60Nespirah
- 61Making Contact
- 62Slave Labor
- 63Stick it to Them
- 64Capture the Crab
- 65Breaking Through
Showing steps 54 to 65 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.
- Vengeful Heart
These are the naga that took our people. I only need one to interrogate, kill the rest. Show no mercy, <class>, for they would surely show us none.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Nespirah
It is clear to me at this point what must be done, <name>. The naga can only be obtaining these pearls from one place: Nespirah, the ancient, shelled creature that rests outside of this cave. Why Nespirah would submit to the naga, however, is beyond my understanding.
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.