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Like a Knife Through Aether

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

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 80
ZoneK'aresh
Quest ID84900

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(84900))

What to do

StorylineShadows En Garde, step 5 of 11
Rewards30g 98s, 11,750 XP

Description

Very good, my champion. You are a swift and sharp blade of destruction. We will put all that power to use now. We will slaughter the Shadowguard that seek to raise Dimensius, and the machines created to feed his insatiable hunger. The Shadowguard must have a Reshii Ribbon among their spoils. As we destroy their garrisons, look for this final ribbon. It is our way forward to kill a Void Lord.

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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.

K'aresh Quest turn-in 16 mapped points
K'aresh map showing where to go for Like a Knife Through AetherTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #2371 48.6 26.6

Coordinates

  • Turn-inK'aresh 48.6, 26.6/way #2371 48.6 26.6
  • Objective areaK'aresh 50.0, 26.7/way #2371 50.0 26.7
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)K'aresh 49.8, 26.5/way #2371 49.8 26.5
  • Objective areaK'aresh 55.1, 30.4/way #2371 55.1 30.4

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 K'aresh map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on K'aresh:

  • Shadow PointAlliance and Horde · about 320 yards north-west
  • Untethered SpaceAlliance and Horde · about 440 yards east
  • Overlook Zo'ShuulAlliance and Horde · about 570 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 110 yards east
  • Objective areaabout 90 yards east
  • Objective areaabout 80 yards east

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
Money30 gold98 silver
Experience11,750 XP

Storyline

Shadows En Garde

Part 5 of 11.

Previous: Shadowguard Diffusion · Next: Adverse Instantiation

  1. 1The Next Dimension
  2. 2The Calm Before We Storm
  3. 3The Sands of K'aresh
  4. 4Shadowguard Diffusion
  5. 5Like a Knife Through Aether
  6. 6Adverse Instantiation
  7. 7Until the Sands Bleed Void
  8. 8And We Will Answer
  9. 9To Walk Among Shadow
  10. 10Nexus Regicide
  11. 11That's a Wrap

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.

  • Shadowguard DiffusionK'aresh · Level 80

    With or without Xal'atath, the Shadowguard have long been a thorn in my side. It would be wise to take out as many as we can on this rock. I still do not trust her, but we must focus on the enemy we can defeat right now. Do not relent, <name>. If you see any Shadowguard, cut them down.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Adverse InstantiationK'aresh · Level 80

    Turning into beings of energy was a choice we made when we had no other option. In the time since then, we have become reliant on consuming energy to survive. The Shadowguard are feeding that power to Dimensius.

The storyline at a glance

Shadows En Garde has 11 steps, from The Next Dimension to That's a Wrap.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): K'aresh (11).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the K'aresh 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.