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The Shell of Shadra
A World of Warcraft quest in The Hinterlands. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-30
ZoneThe Hinterlands
Quest ID26530
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(26530))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineThe Hinterlands, step 29 of 61
RewardsGreathammer of the Hinterlands, 
Grips of Fanatical Zealotry, 
Gwenyth's Wristguards, 10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Greathammer of the Hinterlands, Grips of Fanatical Zealotry, Gwenyth's Wristguards, 10g 50s, 4,100 XPDescription
The final piece is all we need to burn Shadra out for good. The Shell of Shadra is held by the spider god's last living high priestess, Qiaga the Keeper. She stands atop the Altar of Zul, guarded by other fanatical zealots. You've got to climb that altar to the top and take her out! She'll have the Shell in her possession. Bring it back here.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #26 30.7 47.1
Coordinates
- Turn-inThe Hinterlands 30.7, 47.1
/way #26 30.7 47.1 - Objective areaThe Hinterlands 48.4, 67.7
/way #26 48.4 67.7
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 The Hinterlands map
- Honor the Flame about 630 yards
- Desecrate this Fire! about 1,910 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on The Hinterlands, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on The Hinterlands:
- Aerie Peak, The Hinterlands
- Stormfeather Outpost, The Hinterlands
- Chillwind Camp, Western Plaguelands
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- 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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Choose one of these rewards:
- Greathammer of the Hinterlands
- Grips of Fanatical Zealotry
- Gwenyth's Wristguards
Gown of the Last Priestess- Gwenyth's Bracers
- Gloves of Fanatical Zealotry
Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
Other quests on the Hinterlands map
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeTwo-Handed Mace Two-Hand
Item level20
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon14 - 18 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+8 Strength, +7 Stamina
Suited toFury, Arms, Retribution, Unholy, Frost, Blood
Sells to vendors for6 gold59 silver
TypeMail Hands
Item level20
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor8
Stats+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for1 gold86 silver
TypeMail Wrist
Item level20
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina, +10 Versatility
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for1 gold85 silver
TypeCloth Chest
Item level20
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +9 Haste, +9 Critical Strike
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for3 gold65 silver
TypeLeather Wrist
Item level20
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina, +10 Versatility
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for1 gold84 silver
TypeLeather Hands
Item level20
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for1 gold85 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.
Storyline
The Hinterlands
Part 29 of 61.
Previous: Starvation Diet · Next: Summoning Shadra
- 24The Highvale Documents
- 25The Eye of Shadra
- 26Can't Make An Omelette Without...
- 27The Fang of Shadra
- 28Starvation Diet
- 29The Shell of Shadra
- 30Summoning Shadra
- 31Shadra the Venom Queen
- 32The Savage Dwarves
- 33Stomp To My Beat
- 34Thornar Thunderclash
- 35Snapjaws, Mon!
Showing steps 24 to 35 of 61.
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.
- Starvation Diet
The Creeping Ruin to the east is crawling with fully-grown Shadraspawn spiders. They're large enough to drag off an entire dwarf in the night, and you'll see evidence enough of that when you get there... bodies are cocooned all through the ruins.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Summoning Shadra
Our best fighters are ready, we've got the idol assembled... it's time, <name>. Here's what we're gonna do. You'll travel southwest to Shadra'Alor ahead of us with the idol. You'll need to use the idol at each of the three temples, fighting through the trolls guardin' them.
Other quests with this name
This one: Alliance only · The Hinterlands · Level 10-30.
The storyline at a glance
The Hinterlands has 61 steps, from Razorbeak Friends to Starvation Diet.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Hinterlands (61).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
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.