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Shortcut to Ruin

Shortcut to Ruin is a quest for level 30-35 in Dread Wastes. The quest's turn-in marker is in Dread Wastes at 54.5, 35.8. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 4,800 experience and money.

Description

There is a champion among the loyalists, Vess-Guard Na'kal, whose strength comes not from experience or development, but from genetic modification. He was meant to be an example of the future of mantid - the sick idea that we can be born strong, without earning it.

He's a mockery of my work! Gene augmentation was meant for mature, post-swarm veterans ONLY!

End him. Perhaps it will serve as a lesson to Grand Empress Shek'zeer that taking shortcuts leads to ruin.

Rewards

You will receive:

Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
ReputationThe Klaxxi +130
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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
CurrencyLesser Charm of Good Fortune2
ExperienceXP4,800
MoneyGold13g 74s
ReputationThe Klaxxi+130

Reward details

Reputation: The Klaxxi +130

These Mantid Elders are untouched by the corruption and insanity that has overtaken the remainder of the Mantid Swarm. They seek to work with the races of Pandaria to restore their Queen to glory.

Reputation group: Mists of Pandaria.

Other quests in Dread Wastes that reward The Klaxxi reputation: Psycho Mantid (+250), Preserved in Amber (+500), Wakening Sickness (+250), The Klaxxi Council (+250), Kunchong Treats (+130), Fires and Fears of Old (+500).

Currency: Lesser Charm of Good Fortune x 2

Possession of the Lesser Charms of Good Fortune will result in great happiness and the eventual conversion into Warforged Seals, which allow players to risk a coin to receive a bonus reward from raid encounters.

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 mapDread WastesTurn-in marker at 54.5, 35.8, 3 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.

Dread Wastes Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Dread Wastes map showing where to go for Shortcut to RuinTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #422 54.5 35.8

Coordinates

  • Turn-inDread Wastes 54.5, 35.8/way #422 54.5 35.8
  • Objective areaDread Wastes 39.5, 31.0/way #422 39.5 31.0
  • Objective areaDread Wastes 54.4, 35.9/way #422 54.4 35.9

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 Dread Wastes map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Dread Wastes:

  • Klaxxi'vess, Dread WastesAlliance and Horde · about 80 yards north-east
  • The Sunset Brewgarden, Dread WastesAlliance and Horde · about 880 yards north
  • The Briny Muck, Dread WastesAlliance and Horde · about 950 yards south-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 820 yards west

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

Where this quest fits

Other daily quests in Dread Wastes

Other storylines on the Dread Wastes 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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Shots Fired
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Shoulder to Shoulder
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