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Quest
Heart of the Swarm
A World of Warcraft quest in Dread Wastes. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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"this is strictly reconnaissance"
narrator: it was not
Doesn't seem like you have to shoot the fireworks at all; it's just for "fun." I shot a few groups and then stopped, and there was no downside. The groups don't even really seem to follow you.
Quest facts
Quest ID56645
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(56645))
What to do
WhereVale of Eternal Blossoms, Dread Wastes
StorylineThe Mantid Threat, step 8 of 9
Rewards46g 80s, 8,500 XP
Description
We need to know what we're up against. Before we return to the Serpent's Spine, we should take the opportunity to scout the swarm. I will fly us over the Heart of Fear. We should be able to survey Empress Shek'zara's forces from above. Then we can determine the extent to which N'Zoth has bolstered their ranks with his own.
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-inIn-game waypoint: /way #390 12.2 95.3
Objective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #422 53.2 39.3
Coordinates
- Turn-inVale of Eternal Blossoms 12.2, 95.3
/way #390 12.2 95.3 - Objective areaDread Wastes 53.2, 39.3
/way #422 53.2 39.3
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 Vale of Eternal Blossoms map
- Nope about 100 yards
- Preserved in Amber about 270 yards
- Ancient Vengeance about 270 yards
- Grand Master Aki about 600 yards
- The Codex of Ra about 1,230 yards
- Buried Secrets about 1,360 yards
- Voice of the Gods about 1,360 yards
- Dust to Dust about 1,430 yards
- Slaying the Scavengers about 1,430 yards
- Spiteful Spirits about 1,430 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Vale of Eternal Blossoms, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Vale of Eternal Blossoms:
- The Lion's Redoubt, Dread Wastes
- Serpent's Spine, Vale of Eternal Blossoms
- Stoneplow, Valley of the Four Winds
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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Money46 gold80 silver
Experience8,500 XP
Other quests on the Vale of Eternal Blossoms map
Storyline
The Mantid Threat
Part 8 of 9.
Previous: A Unified Swarm · Next: The Mantid Threat
- 1Reflections in Amber
- 2Once More Into Kor'vess
- 3Crippling the Hive
- 4Rotten at the Roots
- 5Amber Secrets
- 6Old Faces, New Problems
- 7A Unified Swarm
- 8Heart of the Swarm
- 9The Mantid Threat
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.
- A Unified Swarm
It seemed as though the mantid had been producing the corrupted amber for some time before our... intervention. It stands to reason that they are keeping a stockpile of it somewhere. The Shado-Pan's scouts have been reporting an increased presence of the swarm's warriors in Klaxxi'vess.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Mantid Threat
The mantid have been corrupting their kypari trees to imbue their amber with power from N'Zoth. The swarm is enough of a menace on its own. N'Zoth could transform them into something even more dire. The Shado-Pan need to hear about this.
The storyline at a glance
The Mantid Threat has 9 steps, from Reflections in Amber to The Mantid Threat.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Dread Wastes (5), Vale of Eternal Blossoms (3), Vale of Eternal Blossoms (1).
Other storylines on the Vale of Eternal Blossoms map
- Townlong Steppes
- Dread Wastes
- Battle Pet Tamers
- Dominance Offensive
- Escalation
- Kun-Lai Summit
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.