TheWoWDBI am having a lot of problems finishing this quest. The eggs do not explode. Is there a mechanic that I am not familiar with? tried fighting and tried laying the eggs in front of the eel.
Update:
Finally figured this one out. The eggs have to be laid down at the southern end of the trench. The eels there will stop swimming long enough for the egg to explode.
Quest
The Brothers Digsong 2: Eel-Egg-Trick Boogaloo
A World of Warcraft quest in Abyssal Depths. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Here's the best way to kill one of these suckers if you're a fresh 80 like myself:
1. Go to the Southern part of the trench.
2. Drop a bomb.
3. Attack the eel that takes the bait.
4. Here's the key. While you're fighting the eel, drop another bomb when the cooldown is up. It'll shave off another 30k damage, and if you're like me, will mean the difference between killing him and dying.And yes, Blizzard's quest text is very misleading. They made it sound like the eel would be nearly dead after the first bomb, but it only shaves off about 15% of its health.
It also feels like it's another quest balanced around players that were geared coming into the zone. I rolled a worgen on release day and now have her in Vashj'ir. I arrived in the zone with about 14k health/mana (frost mage) and I was fighting mobs with 34k health. I'm not sure why they thought it'd be a good idea to assume every level 80 was going to be geared, but oh well.
I discovered that if you drop another egg mid-fight you will attract the attention of another eel!
Quest facts
Quest ID26021
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(26021))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
WhereKelp'thar Forest, Abyssal Depths
StorylineVashj'ir, Abyssal Depths, step 8 of 43
RewardsShoulderpads of Anguilliform Extinction, 
Explosively Decompressed Stompers, 
Eel Cutter, 27g 48s, 6,000 XP
Shoulderpads of Anguilliform Extinction, Explosively Decompressed Stompers, Eel Cutter, 27g 48s, 6,000 XPDescription
Those eels ate my brother. My brother, {name}! It's time someone showed 'em who's boss. <Humphrey removes several sticks of dynamite from his vest and shoves them through the egg's outer membrane.> The great-eels to the south are too tough to fight one-on-one, but with this egg, we should be able to even the odds. Place it near one of those creatures, then... kablooie! If the bomb doesn't kill the eel outright, it should be near enough to death for you to finish it off.
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.
Nearby on the Kelp'thar Forest map
- Better Late Than Dead about 2,870 yards
- All or Nothing about 2,880 yards
- A Desperate Plea about 2,880 yards
- Undersea Sanctuary about 2,880 yards
- The Abyssal Ride about 2,890 yards
- On Our Own Terms about 3,050 yards
- Buy Us Some Time about 3,080 yards
- Rest For the Weary about 3,080 yards
- To Arms! about 3,080 yards
- Traveling on Our Stomachs about 3,080 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Kelp'thar Forest, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Kelp'thar Forest:
- Darkbreak Cove, Vashj'ir
- Silver Tide Hollow, Vashj'ir
- Tranquil Wash, Vashj'ir
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- 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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Other quests on the Kelp'thar Forest map
3D Model
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Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeCloth Shoulder
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +5 Versatility, +6 Mastery
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for37 gold34 silver
TypePlate Feet
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor16
Stats+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +7 Versatility, +5 Haste
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for37 gold21 silver
TypeOne-Handed Sword One-Hand
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon9 - 14 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Haste
Suited toBrewmaster, Vengeance, Havoc, Windwalker, Outlaw, Survival
Sells to vendors for71 gold53 silver
Reputation: Alliance +350
Reputation group: Classic.
Other quests in Abyssal Depths that reward Alliance reputation: The Brothers Digsong (+10), Phosphora Hunting (+250), A Lure (+250), Coldlights Out (+250), Enormous Eel Egg (+75), One Last Favor (+10).
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
Vashj'ir, Abyssal Depths
Part 8 of 43.
Previous: Enormous Eel Egg · Next: One Last Favor
- 3The Brothers Digsong
- 4Phosphora Hunting
- 5A Lure
- 6Coldlights Out
- 7Enormous Eel Egg
- 8The Brothers Digsong 2: Eel-Egg-Trick Boogaloo
- 9One Last Favor
- 10Sira'kess Slaying
- 11Treasure Reclamation
- 12A Standard Day for Azrajar
- 13Those Aren't Masks
- 14Put It On
Showing steps 3 to 14 of 43.
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.
- Enormous Eel Egg
<This appears to be an egg from one of the devious great-eels that float up above the canyon. You wonder whether or not Humphrey might be interested in something like this.>
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- One Last Favor
<name>, I'm gonna need ya to bring this back to Captain Glovaal. With my condition, it'll take me a week to get back to Darkbreak Cove, and we don't have any time to waste.
The storyline at a glance
Vashj'ir, Abyssal Depths has 43 steps, from Bio-Fuel to Defending the Rift.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Abyssal Depths (30), Kelp'thar Forest (12), Vashj'ir (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Kelp'thar Forest map
- Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse
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.