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Hopelessly Gearless (Horde)

Hopelessly Gearless is a Horde-only quest for level 30-35 in Shimmering Expanse. It is step 86 of 149 in the Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse storyline. It rewards 3 reward items, 1 reputation reward, 4,800 experience and money.

Description

I honestly don't know how we've survived this long. The naga took my armor and weapons, and left me with rags and a mining pick... and THAT snapped in half long ago.

If we're to stand any hope of turning the tide, I'm going to need something to fight with... as will my companions, though they may be too proud to admit it.

I've seen weapon racks in the naga storage areas nearby. I'm not accustomed to fighting with a trident, but it'll sure be better than fighting with my fists.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
ReputationHorde +250
Top Comments

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clavarnway+12via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

When you turn in the quest, the NPC says this:

"In my youth, I was given some training on spearfighting.

"Stick them with the pointy end,", I think it was."

I believe this is a reference to A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin. There is a character named Arya who is given the very basic advice of "Stick 'em with the pointy end" when she asks how to use her new sword, Needle.

That is every comment on this page.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP4,800
MoneyGold13g 74s
ReputationHorde+250

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypePolearm Two-Hand
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon15 - 27 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+8 Agility, +12 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +8 Haste
Suited toSurvival, Guardian, Feral, Windwalker, Brewmaster
Sells to vendors for86 gold87 silver
TypeArmor Finger
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+4 Intellect, +7 Stamina, +4 Haste, +4 Critical Strike
Suited toDiscipline, Balance, Restoration, Arcane, Fire, Frost, Mistweaver, Holy, Devourer, Destruction, Demonology, Affliction, Elemental, Shadow, Augmentation, Preservation, Devastation
Sells to vendors for83 silver81 copper
TypeShield Shield
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor77
Stats+4 Strength, +7 Stamina, +4 Dodge, +5 Critical Strike, +13 Intellect
Suited toRestoration, Elemental, Holy, Protection
Sells to vendors for42 gold97 silver

Reputation: Horde +250

Reputation group: Classic.

Other quests in Shimmering Expanse that reward Horde reputation: We Are Not Alone (+75), Body Blows (+250), Still Valuable (+250), Overseer Idra'kess (+500), Waking the Beast (+150).

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.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapShimmering Expanse
World Map

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.

Shimmering Expanse Quest turn-in

Nearby on the Shimmering Expanse map

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

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Shimmering Expanse:

  • Legion's Rest, Vashj'irHorde · about 440 yards west
  • Stygian Bounty, Vashj'irHorde · about 490 yards west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 250 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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse

Part 86 of 149.

Previous: We Are Not Alone · Next: Body Blows

  1. 81Upon the Scene of Battle
  2. 82Visions of the Past: The Invasion of Vashj'ir
  3. 83Capture the Crab
  4. 84Breaking Through
  5. 85We Are Not Alone
  6. 86Hopelessly Gearless
  7. 87Body Blows
  8. 88Still Valuable
  9. 89Overseer Idra'kess
  10. 90Waking the Beast
  11. 91Shelled Salvation
  12. 92Crafty Crabs

Showing steps 81 to 92 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.

  • We Are Not AloneShimmering Expanse · Level 30-35

    <Duarn closes his eyes, pauses, and nods.> Nespirah has just informed me that we are not the only people fighting inside of this shell. A small group of Horde slaves has escaped and is currently fighting off the naga on the other side of the shell, up on the ledge that overlooks Nespirah's heart.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Body BlowsShimmering Expanse · Level 30-35

    <Legionnaire Nazgrim listens intently to your recount of Duarn and Nespirah's conversation.> I see. So the creature wants our help waking it up, is that it? With hundreds of slaves already picking away at her pearls, the beast seems to be a pretty heavy sleeper. You might have better luck, though.

Quests that require this one

Other quests with this name

This one: Horde only · Shimmering Expanse · Level 30-35.

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

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.

Other versions of this quest

2 quests carry the name Hopelessly Gearless. They differ in the faction/rewards shown here.

QuestFactionRewardsID
Hopelessly Gearless (this page)Horde4,800 XP, Beakless Polearm, Dusky Pearl Ring, Sand-Scoured Protector25992
Hopelessly GearlessAlliance4,800 XP, Sand-Scoured Protector, Dusky Pearl Ring, Beakless Polearm25918
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