TheWoWDBHere's a link to a video I've found pretty useful. It shows the most common spawn points for the eggs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rumkxSmhrQ
Quest
The Great Netherwing Egg Hunt
A World of Warcraft quest in Shadowmoon Valley. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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The easyest way to spot it is because theres a column of gray smoke coming out of it!
These seem to spawn at certain locations, though I am not sure how long the respawn time is. I've seen one respawn behind the two elite drakes near the 'dock' where Netherwing Transporters land and fly off from, and it respawned in the same exact place. However, getting it required one person distracting the drakes because it was too close to them to open up without aggroing.
I've also seen them drop off the Nethermine Flayers more than once, though it's rather rare most of the time. I have also seen some spawn at different places in the cave, but finding them is tough since the mines are so camped most of the time.
Some other things to note:
1. Like Sasquatchiii said, if you're grouped you roll need/greed on the eggs if you come across one on a mob or 'open' a spawned egg up.
2. They DO stack, I think either to 10 or 20 per stack, but not sure because I only have 5 at the moment.
3. You only get the gold reward once on the FIRST turn in, and any eggs turned in after that just net you 250 rep.
4. You can turn in as many as you like in one day as the quest to turn them in IS NOT considered a daily quest.
5. A spawned egg is considered to be like a treasure chest in that you CANNOT open it up if you're in combat. You have to be OUT of combat to open it up and get the egg.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 25-30
Quest ID11049
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(11049))
Requirements
ReputationNetherwing: Neutral or higher
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineShadowmoon Valley, step 145 of 147
Rewards21g, 5,150 XP
Description
Should you discover any Netherwing eggs while exploring, bring them to me. Be warned, a Netherwing egg is a rare discovery. Do not become frustrated if you cannot locate one. These Dragonmaw have been very thorough in collecting most of them and shipping them off to parts unknown. Eggs might be found on creatures of the island, near crystal formations, in the mines, or even inside a nethercite node or netherdust bush. Keep a low profile. We don't need Mor'ghor catching wind of your actions.
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.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #104 66.0 86.5
Coordinates
- Turn-inShadowmoon Valley 66.0, 86.5
/way #104 66.0 86.5 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Shadowmoon Valley 70.4, 84.5
/way #104 70.4 84.5 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Shadowmoon Valley 69.3, 61.1
/way #104 69.3 61.1
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 Shadowmoon Valley map
- Honor the Flame about 1,860 yards
- Desecrate this Fire! about 1,870 yards
- Hero's Call: Shadowmoon Valley! about 1,890 yards
- Grand Master Antari about 2,550 yards
- Warchief's Command: Shadowmoon Valley! about 2,780 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Shadowmoon Valley, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Shadowmoon Valley:
- Sanctum of the Stars, Shadowmoon Valley
- Wildhammer Stronghold, Shadowmoon Valley
- Altar of Sha'tar, Shadowmoon Valley
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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Reward details
Reputation: Netherwing +350
This unusual brood of dragons was spawned from the eggs of Deathwing's black dragonflight, and infused with raw nether-energies. Now, they seek to find their identity beyond the shadows of their father's destructive heritage.
Reputation group: The Burning Crusade.
Other quests in Shadowmoon Valley that reward Netherwing reputation: Ally of the Netherwing (+42,000), In Service of the Illidari (+250), Netherwing Crystals (+250), Nethermine Flayer Hide (+250), Netherdust Pollen (+250), Nethercite Ore (+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
Shadowmoon Valley
Part 145 of 147.
Previous: Your Friend On The Inside · Next: Enter the Taskmaster
- 136The Force of Neltharaku
- 137Karynaku
- 138Zuluhed the Whacked
- 139Zuluhed the Whacked
- 140Ally of the Netherwing
- 141Ally of the Netherwing
- 142Blood Oath of the Netherwing
- 143In Service of the Illidari
- 144Your Friend On The Inside
- 145The Great Netherwing Egg Hunt
- 146Enter the Taskmaster
- 147A Job Unfinished...
Showing steps 136 to 147 of 147.
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.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Enter the Taskmaster
<Mor'ghor crumples up the service letter and tosses it aside.> Alright grunt, first things first. If you're gonna join my beloved Dragonmaw army, you'll need to work. Everyone works up here on the ledge.
The storyline at a glance
Shadowmoon Valley has 147 steps, from Spleendid! to A Job Unfinished....
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shadowmoon Valley (129), Terokkar Forest (10), Nagrand (7), Shattrath City (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Shadowmoon Valley map
- Battle Pet Tamers
- Burning Crusade Chromie Time Breadcrumbs
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.