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Smarts-is-Smarts

A World of Warcraft quest in Southern Barrens. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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grahamiam+15via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

So I was bored and waiting for Deathwing when I did this quest, so I decided to escort the abomination to see where it went. He goes all the way around the southern end of the scar and then stops in front of the fort and paths around for a while. I left after five minutes of this, guess he depops eventually if he's not killed.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-30
ZoneSouthern Barrens
Quest ID24621

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(24621))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineSouthern Barrens, step 66 of 89
RewardsBrain-Splattered Leggings, Vest of Abomification, Neurosurgeon's Tool, 10g 50s, 4,100 XP

Description

My monstrosity is taking shape! All that's left is to stuff his skull with something useful. I'm talking about brains, {name}. And here I'm going to be picky. The abomification process causes significant brain damage so it's best to start with someone smart. One of the Alliance officers should do nicely. Seek out one of the Captains on the far side of the Battlescar and try not to damage the goods while you kill him.

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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.

Southern Barrens Quest turn-in 13 mapped points
Southern Barrens map showing where to go for Smarts-is-SmartsTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #199 42.6 70.2

Coordinates

  • Turn-inSouthern Barrens 42.6, 70.2/way #199 42.6 70.2
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Southern Barrens 47.2, 66.5/way #199 47.2 66.5

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 Southern Barrens map

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

Getting there

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

  • Desolation Hold, Southern BarrensHorde · about 110 yards west
  • Brackenwall Village, Dustwallow MarshHorde · about 1,000 yards east
  • Vendetta Point, Southern BarrensHorde · about 1,100 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 390 yards north-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.

Related

Choose one of these rewards:

Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
ReputationUndercity +350

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypePlate Legs
Item level20
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor19
Stats+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for3 gold63 silver
TypeLeather Chest
Item level20
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor10
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for3 gold51 silver
TypeDagger One-Hand
Item level20
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon2 - 4 damage, speed 1.8
Stats+3 Intellect, +5 Stamina
Suited toDestruction, Demonology, Affliction, Restoration, Elemental, Shadow, Holy, Discipline, Frost, Fire, Arcane, Balance, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation
Sells to vendors for5 gold13 silver
TypeMail Chest
Item level20
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor14
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for3 gold42 silver

Reputation: Undercity +350

Led by Sylvanas Windrunner, the Forsaken have joined a tenuous alliance with the Horde and established this capital in the vast depths under the Ruins of Lordaeron.

Reputation group: Horde.

Other quests in Southern Barrens that reward Undercity reputation: Parts-is-Parts (+250), Hearts-is-Hearts (+250).

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.

Storyline

Southern Barrens

Part 66 of 89.

Previous: Hearts-is-Hearts · Next: A Growing Threat

  1. 61Claim the Battle Scar
  2. 62Intelligence Warfare
  3. 63The Butcher of Taurajo
  4. 64Parts-is-Parts
  5. 65Hearts-is-Hearts
  6. 66Smarts-is-Smarts
  7. 67A Growing Threat
  8. 68Mangletooth
  9. 69Mahka's Plea
  10. 70Don't Stop Bereavin'
  11. 71Mangletooth
  12. 72The Disturbed Earth

Showing steps 61 to 72 of 89.

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.

  • Hearts-is-HeartsSouthern Barrens · Level 10-30

    These parts - so lovely! Muscle and sinew and fingers and toes ... I am SO hungry right now. But work must come first. Once I stitch this pile of parts together I'm going to need a heart strong enough to pump sludge through this rat's nest of veins.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • A Growing ThreatSouthern Barrens · Level 10-30

    A moment there, <class>. We've got more problems here than just the end of the world as we know it. Our vigil here's threatened by the quilboar. We've been content to leave them be when they stay in the Kraul, sure, but every day they press further and further out towards our camp.

Also counted by Southern Barrens Quests

Its criteria name 25 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Southern Barrens has 89 steps, from Running the Gauntlet to Sabotage!.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Southern Barrens (88), Northern Barrens (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Southern Barrens 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.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.

Southern Barrens QuestsComplete the Southern Barrens storylines listed below.10