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Swift Approach (Horde)

Swift Approach is a Horde-only quest for level 30-35 in Shimmering Expanse. It is step 95 of 149 in the Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse storyline. It rewards 3 reward items, 4,800 experience and money.

Description

I've taken the liberty of performing some preliminary scouting. The naga may not be aware of our position, but they are not entirely unprepared for intruders.

Beyond their patrols, they have set up magical sentry devices that will warn them of unwelcome guests. Fortunately, they seem to have sacrificed quality for quantity, and there is definitely a window in which the devices can be destroyed before their alarms are answered.

I trust that you can see to this before our other soldiers arrive.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
Top Comments

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678852+3via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

I had trouble with this quests because I was trying to target the stands underneath the monitors when in fact, they're the green glowy things floating ABOVE those little stands. Just target the green glowy ball and fry it!

It's an incredibly easy quest for ranged DPS -- my mage was able to fry them completely with just a single frostbolt. You can easily do it while doing the other quests in the area.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP4,800
MoneyGold13g 74s

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypePlate Chest
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor26
Stats+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Dodge, +8 Critical Strike
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for46 gold29 silver
TypeArmor Neck
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+4 Agility, +7 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +4 Mastery
Suited toVengeance, Enhancement, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Windwalker, Feral, Guardian, Havoc, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival, Brewmaster
Sells to vendors for56 silver50 copper
TypeLeather Feet
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Mastery
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for34 gold78 silver

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 mapShimmering Expanse
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.

Shimmering Expanse Quest turn-in

Nearby on the Shimmering Expanse map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Shimmering Expanse:

  • Stygian Bounty, Vashj'irHorde · about 20 yards north-east
  • Legion's Rest, Vashj'irHorde · about 130 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 410 yards west
  • 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

Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse

Part 95 of 149.

Previous: Caught Off-Guard · Next: An Occupation of Time

  1. 90Waking the Beast
  2. 91Shelled Salvation
  3. 92Crafty Crabs
  4. 93Something Edible
  5. 94Caught Off-Guard
  6. 95Swift Approach
  7. 96An Occupation of Time
  8. 97A Better Vantage
  9. 98Upon the Scene of Battle
  10. 99Visions of the Past: The Invasion of Vashj'ir
  11. 100Reoccupation
  12. 101The Revered Lady

Showing steps 90 to 101 of 149.

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.

  • Caught Off-GuardShimmering Expanse · Level 30-35

    Our escape from the shell can't have gone unnoticed, but either the naga at these ruins weren't informed or they don't consider us a threat. I don't intend to take the opportunity for granted - we strike now.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • An Occupation of TimeShimmering Expanse · Level 30-35

    Look--<name> is it?--I need your help. I know most everyone in this cave thinks that we're not in a position to be worrying about anything but our own hides right now, but I cannot dismiss my ancestors so readily. This was one of the royal cities of the elves in the days when Azshara was queen.

Quests that require this one

Other quests with this name

This one: Horde only · Shimmering Expanse · Level 30-35.

The storyline at a glance

Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse has 149 steps, from Call of Duty to Full Circle.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shimmering Expanse (98), Kelp'thar Forest (48), Abyssal Depths (2), Vashj'ir (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Shimmering Expanse 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

2 quests carry the name Swift Approach. They differ in the faction/rewards shown here.

QuestFactionRewardsID
Swift Approach (this page)Horde4,800 XP, Chestguard of Alarming Dreams, Cowry-Shell Pendant, Gulper Eel Sandals25953
Swift ApproachAlliance4,800 XP, Cowry-Shell Pendant, Gulper Eel Sandals, Chestguard of Alarming Dreams25580
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