TheWoWDBThe boss is very similar to the first boss of Black Temple - Warlord Najentus (I believe that's what his name was).
The model almost identical, and when you fight him, he tosses spikes on the ground that you can pick up and use against him, similar to the Black Temple fight.
Great reference, and the fight is a lot of fun :)
Quest
Head of the Snake
A World of Warcraft quest in Azshara. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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This was a fun fight, actually felt like I was inside an instance fighting an epic boss, pick up the Impaling Spine on the ground and throw it back on to the boss and this will give him a debuff to take 50% more damage to kill him faster.
or check out this video if you don't know what to do.
Entrance at 34.66, 50.00
Quest facts
LevelLevel 5-30
ZoneAzshara
Quest ID14484
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(14484))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineAzshara, step 47 of 88
Rewards4,100 XP
Description
They taught us at officers camp to always cut off the head of the snake. Seemed dumb considering we never fought any snakes, but I guess it kind of makes sense now. Take your men in there and kill Lord Kassarus.
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.
Turn-inObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #76 34.5 44.7
Coordinates
- Turn-inAzshara 34.5, 44.7
/way #76 34.5 44.7 - Objective areaAzshara 36.0, 49.9
/way #76 36.0 49.9
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 Azshara map
- Order of Incantations about 530 yards
- Arms: The Thieving Apprentice about 570 yards
- Professionally Good Looking about 570 yards
- Havoc: The Thieving Apprentice about 570 yards
- Frost: The Thieving Apprentice about 570 yards
- Survival: The Thieving Apprentice about 570 yards
- Subtlety: The Thieving Apprentice about 570 yards
- The Archmage Accosted about 570 yards
- Ready the Navy about 1,060 yards
- Ready the Air Force about 1,130 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Azshara, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Azshara:
- Bilgewater Harbor, Azshara
- Valormok, Azshara
- Gates of Sothann, Hyjal
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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Experience4,100 XP
ReputationBilgewater Cartel +250
Reward details
Reputation: Bilgewater Cartel +250
Run by the ruthless Trade Prince Gallywix, the Bilgewater Cartel is the most powerful trading company on the Isle of Kezan. From their headquarters at Bilgewater Port, the cartel dominates trade all over the South Seas.
Reputation group: Horde.
Other quests in Azshara that reward Bilgewater Cartel reputation: Runaway Shredder! (+250), The Captain's Logs (+250), Up a Tree (+250), Defend the Gates! (+250), Arborcide (+350), Basilisk Bashin' (+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
Azshara
Part 47 of 88.
Previous: Field Promotion · Next: Ticker Required
- 42Rapid Deployment
- 43There Are Many Like It
- 44Mop Up
- 45Halo Drops
- 46Field Promotion
- 47Head of the Snake
- 48Ticker Required
- 49Handling the Goods
- 50Still Beating Heart
- 51Extermination
- 52Shore Leave
- 53Azshara Blues
Showing steps 42 to 53 of 88.
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.
- Field Promotion
Commander Molotov sent word directly that you should be dispatched to our forward post. We're preparing to send squads into the ruins to rout the naga and recover the artifact, and he would like you to lead one of them.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Ticker Required
Our best demo-man, Ticker, is on assignment with the Gob Squad. He's got WAY more than enough explosives for all the runestones in the ruins. All you have to do is get him there and keep him covered - he'll handle the rest.
Quests that require this one
The storyline at a glance
Azshara has 88 steps, from Runaway Shredder! to The Conquest of Azshara.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Azshara (88).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Azshara map
- Twilight Highlands
- Xylem Challenge
- A Golden Opportunity
- The Jade Forest, The Remains of Hellscream's Fist
- Mists of Pandaria
- Legion Blacksmithing
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.
Guides for this zone
Guides and routes on this site that cover Azshara.
