TheWoWDBThese 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.
Quest
Panther Prowess
A World of Warcraft quest in Northern Stranglethorn. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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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.
I found these panthers in the same place as the Jungle Stalker Raptors of this q:
http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=196Coords: 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.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-30
Quest ID192
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(192))
What to do
StorylineNorthern Stranglethorn, step 54 of 60
Rewards4,100 XP
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.
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.
Nearby on the Northern Stranglethorn map
- Steven Lisbane about 510 yards
- Honor the Flame about 810 yards
- Desecrate this Fire! about 820 yards
- There is Another about 970 yards
- One with the Loa about 1,320 yards
- Looking for Lukou about 1,320 yards
- Stolen but Not Forgotten about 1,320 yards
- Heart of Lukou about 1,320 yards
- The Unkillable about 1,320 yards
- Stalking the Stalker about 1,710 yards
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 Vale
- Grom'gol, Stranglethorn
- Bambala, Stranglethorn
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- 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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Experience4,100 XP
Other quests on the Northern Stranglethorn map
Storyline
Northern Stranglethorn
Part 54 of 60.
Previous: Tiger Prowess · Next: Raptor Prowess
- 49Tiger Stalking
- 50Panther Stalking
- 51Raptor Stalking
- 52Some Assembly Required
- 53Tiger Prowess
- 54Panther Prowess
- 55Raptor Prowess
- 56Excelsior
- 57Tiger Mastery
- 58Panther Mastery
- 59Raptor Mastery
- 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 Prowess
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 Prowess
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
- Darkspear Troll Heritage Armor
- Battle Pet Tamers
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.