TheWoWDBUse the [item=137663] for an easy way to complete this quest if you do too much damage.
Quest
Raptor Captor
A World of Warcraft quest in Dustwallow Marsh. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Anyone doing this or any other low level "wound the mob" quest in patch 7 or later use the [item=137663] which is purchasable in Stormwind, it works perfectly and doesn't require any rez-sickness or other trouble.
use the quest item when the mob have less then 20% hp.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneDustwallow Marsh
Quest ID27242
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(27242))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineDustwallow Marsh, step 49 of 83
Rewards10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Description
The patch of swamp to the northeast is home to a particularly nasty breed of raptors. We've lost more than one unwary soldier to them, but I think we can turn them against our Grimtotem neighbors. Take this rope and use it to capture Bloodfen raptors or Bloodfen screechers that you've subdued. I wouldn't try to capture one of the beasts until you've weakened them quite a bit in combat. It's going to be quite a struggle.
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.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #70 46.7 23.0
Coordinates
- Turn-inDustwallow Marsh 46.7, 23.0
/way #70 46.7 23.0 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Dustwallow Marsh 47.2, 16.8
/way #70 47.2 16.8
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 Dustwallow Marsh map
- Honor the Flame about 1,000 yards
- The Sullied Banner about 1,260 yards
- Aftershocks about 1,540 yards
- Breaking the Cycle about 1,540 yards
- Creative Solutions about 1,540 yards
- A Bitter Reunion about 1,720 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Dustwallow Marsh, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Dustwallow Marsh:
- Northwatch Hold, Southern Barrens
- Fort Triumph, Southern Barrens
- Theramore, Dustwallow Marsh
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- 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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Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
Other quests on the Dustwallow Marsh map
Storyline
Dustwallow Marsh
Part 49 of 83.
Previous: Arms of the Grimtotems · Next: Unleash the Raptors
- 44The Deserters
- 45The Deserters
- 46A Grim Connection
- 47Confirming the Suspicion
- 48Arms of the Grimtotems
- 49Raptor Captor
- 50Unleash the Raptors
- 51Prisoners of the Grimtotems
- 52Tabetha's Assistance
- 53Raze Direhorn Post!
- 54Justice for the Hyals
- 55Peace at Last
Showing steps 44 to 55 of 83.
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.
- Arms of the Grimtotems
If the equipment you found at the ruins of the inn belonged to a Grimtotem attack party, there's likely to be more just like it within their camp to the northwest.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Unleash the Raptors
Now that we've got our raptors, our next move is to "encourage" them to attack the Grimtotems at Blackhoof Village to the northwest. I've got a leftover haunch of... well, it doesn't really matter what it is. It'll be your bait.
The storyline at a glance
Dustwallow Marsh has 83 steps, from Traitors Among Us to Challenge to the Black Flight.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Dustwallow Marsh (81), Stormwind City (1), Thunder Bluff (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Dustwallow Marsh map
- The Blue Dragons
- Testing Loyalties
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.
Guides for this zone
Guides and routes on this site that cover Dustwallow Marsh.
