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Panther Prowess

Panther Prowess is a quest for level 10-30 in Northern Stranglethorn. It is step 54 of 60 in the Northern Stranglethorn storyline. It rewards 4,100 experience.

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Description

Now the hard part. As panthers grow older, they become more wily, blending in with their environment and becoming difficult to spot. These cunning panthers are known by the name "shadowmaw", for their tendency to suddenly appear out of the darkness... with a waiting mouth full of teeth.

If you want to prove yourself as a true panther hunter, shadowmaws are the only way to do so. They prowl to the southeast, across the river.

Rewards

Experience4,100 XP
Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

1
1651+37via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

These panthers can stealth, so they're a big pain to track down, especially so if you're sitting about the same level as them and your stealth detection kicks in at just about aggro range.

There's two main areas of them, but they're pretty spread out. Try East of the main road, just as you cross the second bridge heading south, around 47, 23. Another good place is along the main road just North of the Gurubashi Arena; just head off either side of the road and see if any pop up. From about 37, 44 to 40, 34.

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16379+10via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

These are really spread out, but generally stick close to the main roads. They're stealthed, so you need to be almost on top of them to see them. If you're not a hunter who can track beasts, then just set a macro to /target Shadowmaw and spam the hell out of it as you walk a few feet off the side of the road.

As far as I've explored, I've never found a cluster of them exclusively, so be patient and prepare for a lot of walking.

3
45812+10via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

I found these panthers in the same place as the Jungle Stalker Raptors of this q:
http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=196

Coords: 32, 37

Just near and around the coast.

I posted a screenshot of the area too. The pic just needs to be approved to show up.

Read all 47 on Wowhead ↗

Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP4,100
Where it comes from
Turn-in mapNorthern Stranglethorn
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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.

Northern Stranglethorn Quest turn-in

Nearby on the Northern Stranglethorn map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Northern Stranglethorn:

  • Rebel Camp, Stranglethorn ValeAlliance · about 330 yards north-east
  • Grom'gol, StranglethornHorde · about 810 yards south
  • Bambala, StranglethornHorde · about 900 yards south-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 1,000 yards south
  • Objective areaabout 1,000 yards south-east
  • Objective areaabout 1,000 yards south-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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Northern Stranglethorn

Part 54 of 60.

Previous: Tiger Prowess · Next: Raptor Prowess

  1. 49Tiger Stalking
  2. 50Panther Stalking
  3. 51Raptor Stalking
  4. 52Some Assembly Required
  5. 53Tiger Prowess
  6. 54Panther Prowess
  7. 55Raptor Prowess
  8. 56Excelsior
  9. 57Tiger Mastery
  10. 58Panther Mastery
  11. 59Raptor Mastery
  12. 60Big Game Hunter

Showing steps 49 to 60 of 60.

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.

  • Tiger ProwessNorthern Stranglethorn · Level 10-30

    Elder Stranglethorn tigers are the strongest of the bunch. More than one <race> <class> has seen his own demise at the tip of those razor-sharp teeth and heavy claws. Ajeck will be thrilled to know that you have bested them.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Raptor ProwessNorthern Stranglethorn · Level 10-30

    A particularly cagey brand of raptor, known by locals as the "Jungle Stalker", prowls the forests to the south, across the river. They are far more difficult to track down and kill than the other breeds you've been trying your luck at.

The storyline at a glance

Northern Stranglethorn has 60 steps, from The Fate of Kurzen to Big Game Hunter.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Northern Stranglethorn (60).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Northern Stranglethorn 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.

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WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this quest is in the Classic Era client's data too

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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Quest Location and Connections

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