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Offensively Defensive

Offensively Defensive is a Horde-only quest for level 10-60 in Zuldazar. It is step 2 of 10 in The Zanchuli Council storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Zuldazar at 56.6, 34.8. It rewards 8 reward items, 1 reputation reward, 8,150 experience and money.

Description

Let me guess, Loti had you kill any trolls dat smelled of blood magic, yes? Well, dat is barely a half measure.

See, blood magic comes from de old ways, and our people have only been giving in to its allure since de walls fell on our northern border.

Come, we will go for a little ride and patrol de border to Nazmir. Dat is where all dese bad ideas are coming from.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money25 gold74 silver
Experience8,150 XP
ReputationZandalari Empire +75
Top Comments

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varenne+8via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Speak with questgiver and use [npc=130238] mount near the edge of the temple, behind the questgiver
Use action bar spell [spell=251899] and place totems on the ground in spots where you see glowing effect.
Initially it was hard to see the glow, so i hope it will be more noticeable.

Offensively Defensive quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrk8qjV2chQ
This quest is part of the The Zanchuli Council questchain of The Throne of Zuldazar <= more info inside or look under the spoiler.

Spoiler
Quest before this questchain is Trust of a King
ID
#
Quest
The Throne of Zuldazar
Questgiver
Note
Video
23
The Zanchuli Council
The Zanchuli Council
Yazma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh-t21hkufg
24
Pests
Get Hek'd sidequest
[npc=127665]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KlPdy7_jNo
24
Curse of Jani
Get Hek'd sidequest
[npc=126334]
Bow to Your Masters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UPJ4L89Q6I
25
Forbidden Practices
The Zanchuli Council
Wardruid Loti
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjPJ8pwCyQE
25
Offensively Defensive
The Zanchuli Council
Hexlord Raal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrk8qjV2chQ
26
1
Restraining Order
The Zanchuli Council
Wardruid Loti
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkiqQn7wxGs
27
2
Pterrortorial Dispute
The Zanchuli Council
Wardruid Loti
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD3dmGLrkQs
28
Competitive Devotion
The Zanchuli Council
Hexlord Raal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHzkWSJY948
29
Dire Situation
The Zanchuli Council
Wardruid Loti
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBl6uz0tOck
30
Picking a Side
The Zanchuli Council
Wardruid Loti
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuZm1d2cliQ
31
Pa'ku, Master of Winds
The Zanchuli Council
Hexlord Raal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knnn7VRJ7rs
32
The Bargain is Struck
The Zanchuli Council
[npc=127489]
[currency=1553] Reward
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiK7ivd3fR8

Id column is approximate quest № In Zuldazar sroryline
# is additional ordering info. Can take multiple quests at the same time if you see number there

Quest after this questchain is A Port in Peril
The Throne of Zuldazar <= for more info about order

Read all 14 on Wowhead ↗

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP8,150
MoneyGold25g 74s
ReputationZandalari Empire+75

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeMail Hands
Item level50
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor13
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Haste, +7 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for25 gold69 silver
TypePlate Waist
Item level50
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor19
Stats+8 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +7 Versatility
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for25 gold12 silver
TypeLeather Waist
Item level50
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor9
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Haste, +7 Versatility
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for25 gold41 silver
TypeMail Waist
Item level50
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor13
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +7 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for25 gold31 silver
TypeCloth Waist
Item level50
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+8 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Haste, +7 Mastery
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for25 gold21 silver
TypeLeather Hands
Item level50
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor9
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +7 Mastery, +8 Versatility
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for24 gold72 silver

Reputation: Zandalari Empire +75

The oldest empire of Azeroth, the Zandalari are powerful trolls who bargain with fearsome loa and whose navy is unmatched on the Great Sea.

Reputation group: Battle for Azeroth.

Other quests in Zuldazar that reward Zandalari Empire reputation: The Word of Zul (+75), Shakedown (+150), Punishment of Tal'aman (+250), Punishment of Tal'farrak (+250), Deterrent (+75), Rastakhan (+75).

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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapZuldazarTurn-in marker at 56.6, 34.8, 7 mapped points
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.

Zuldazar Quest turn-in 7 mapped points
Zuldazar map showing where to go for Offensively DefensiveTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #862 56.6 34.8

Coordinates

  • Turn-inZuldazar 56.6, 34.8/way #862 56.6 34.8
  • Objective areaZuldazar 58.6, 33.0/way #862 58.6 33.0
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Zuldazar 58.5, 26.1/way #862 58.5 26.1

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 Zuldazar map

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

Getting there

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

  • The Sliver, ZuldazarHorde · about 210 yards east
  • The Great SealHorde · about 480 yards south
  • Garden of the Loa, ZuldazarHorde · about 750 yards north-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 200 yards north-east
  • Objective areaabout 220 yards north-east
  • Objective areaabout 520 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

The Zanchuli Council

Part 2 of 10.

Previous: Forbidden Practices · Next: Restraining Order

  1. 1Forbidden Practices
  2. 2Offensively Defensive
  3. 3Restraining Order
  4. 4Pterrortorial Dispute
  5. 5Competitive Devotion
  6. 6Dire Situation
  7. 7Picking a Side
  8. 8Gonk, Lord of the Pack
  9. 9Pa'ku, Master of Winds
  10. 10The Bargain is Struck

Also part of: Unrest in Zuldazar (part 21 of 81).

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.

  • Forbidden PracticesZuldazar · Level 10-60

    You come at a good time, <name>. I have need of a weapon such as yourself. Yazma's spies say dere are blood cultists in our ranks. King Rastakhan has charged me with tracking down any trolls guilty of practicing blood magic and purging dem.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Restraining OrderZuldazar · Level 10-60

    "Something feels different"? Dat was all Raal said? His flock of pterrordaxes have swarmed de courtyard of Zanchul. Dey are being driven mad. Shoo dem away before dey hurt demselves or others.

The storyline at a glance

The Zanchuli Council has 10 steps, from Forbidden Practices to The Bargain is Struck.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Zuldazar (10).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Zuldazar 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.

Related
Off-the-Books Brawlin'
Off-the-Books Brawlin'
Offensive Behavior
Offensive Counter
Offer of Freedom
Offer of Power
Offering for the Loa
Offering Thanks
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