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Strike Back

Strike Back is a quest for level 45 in Krokuun. It is step 3 of 14 in the Petrified Forest storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Krokuun at 64.5, 62.6. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 6,150 experience and money.

Description

As you may have seen, the ritualists in this forest kidnap our people and perform heinous rituals on them. The souls of our fallen now roam as twisted creatures. This sin cannot go unpunished. Kill as many ritualists as you are able, but be sure to strike at the dark demon that leads them.

Rewards

Money20 gold22 silver
Experience6,150 XP
ReputationArgussian Reach +250
Top Comments

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zedwards+21via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Go DOWN from the quest giver even though it shows an up arrow for Lady Shahrazad. There will be a stairs going up from the left of the area once you go down there. Ran all over the place before I went to what I should have done in the first place. Hope this can help you avoid this mistake.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP6,150
MoneyGold20g 22s
ReputationArgussian Reach+250

Reward details

Reputation: Argussian Reach +250

Although many struggled to oppose the Burning Legion's conquest of Argus, not all were able to escape. Emboldened by the arrival of new allies, these refugees and outcasts stand united in their mission to reclaim their home.

Reputation group: Legion.

Other quests in Krokuun that reward Argussian Reach reputation: Prisoners No More (+75), Threat Reduction (+150), A Strike at the Heart (+250), Vengeance (+250), An Argus Roper (+150), Remnants of Darkfall Ridge (+150).

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 mapKrokuunTurn-in marker at 64.5, 62.6, 13 mapped points
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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.

Krokuun Quest turn-in 13 mapped points
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In-game waypoint: /way #830 64.5 62.6

Coordinates

  • Turn-inKrokuun 64.5, 62.6/way #830 64.5 62.6
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Krokuun 70.4, 64.9/way #830 70.4 64.9
  • Objective areaKrokuun 67.7, 59.6/way #830 67.7 59.6

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 Krokuun map

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

Getting there

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

  • Destiny Point, KrokuunAlliance and Horde · about 340 yards north
  • Krokul Hovel, KrokuunAlliance and Horde · about 360 yards west
  • Vindicaar, KrokuunAlliance and Horde · about 610 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 220 yards east
  • Objective areaabout 140 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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Petrified Forest

Part 3 of 14.

Previous: Duskcloak Problem · Next: Woah, Nelly!

  1. 1An Argus Roper
  2. 2Duskcloak Problem
  3. 3Strike Back
  4. 4Woah, Nelly!
  5. 5Remnants of Darkfall Ridge
  6. 6Nath'raxas Hold: Preparations
  7. 7Nath'raxas Hold: Rescue Mission
  8. 8The Ruins of Oronaar
  9. 9Relics of the Ancient Eredar
  10. 10Beneath Oronaar
  11. 11Shadowguard Dispersion
  12. 12Hindering the Legion War Machine
  13. 13Take the Edge Off
  14. 14Felfire Shattering

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.

  • Duskcloak ProblemKrokuun · Level 45

    Here in this forest, species of talbuk and panthara still roam. However, the balance has been disrupted and now the panthara risk hunting the talbuk to extinction. To ensure their survival, we must decrease the number of panthara. Do not let their suffering linger.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Woah, Nelly!Krokuun · Level 45

    <name>, you have my thanks. My Wranglers should be able to take it from here. If I can ask one more favor, would you pass a message to Chieftain Hatuun? Tell him the forest is secure once again. I'm sure he will reward you for all of your effort.

The storyline at a glance

Petrified Forest has 14 steps, from An Argus Roper to Felfire Shattering.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Krokuun (7), The Vindicaar (3), The Vindicaar (3), Eredath (1).

Other storylines on the Krokuun 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.

Other versions of this quest

These quests carry the same name and the same data in every field we hold. Quest 48453 is the main entry.

QuestID
Strike Back (this page)48453
Strike Back48542
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