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The Skettis Offensive

A World of Warcraft quest in Shattrath City. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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TheUz+78via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

About the Encounter:
It is important to note that you have a limited area in which you are allowed to fight. If you walk too far from the quest giver you will fail the quest. This means limited kiting. I would say you should try to stay within a 20 yard radius of the quest giver. This is a multiple wave event and you will have 5-10 seconds of rest between each wave.

The Opponents:

There are 4 waves of enemies:

Wave 1:
2 Birds 1300-1700 health – Melee attacks for 350-700 on 0-1k armor
Wave 2:
2 Birds 1300-1700 health – Melee attacks for 350-700 on 0-1k armor
Wave 3:
3 Birds 1300-1700 health – Melee attacks for 350-700 on 0-1k armor
Wave 4:
1 Bird 10k-12k health – Melee attacks for 1200-2500 on 0-1k armor
This bird also has a pushback ability with about 2 seconds of cast time.
The pushback does no damage
Multiple pushbacks can lead you far enough from the quest giver to fail the quest

My Experience:
I soloed this quest as an elemental mage at 70. I would rate the encounter as moderately difficult because of the limited area in which to fight. Still, I would strongly suggest that this quest be done in a group.

I was able to use all of my crowd control abilities including Polymorph, Blast Wave, Frost Nova, Frost Bolt, and Cone of Cold. Having cold snap with three ice barriers made a huge difference as well. I fought him with 6800 health (add 3 ice barriers for nearly 10k). I did pop a potion mid battle but it turned out to be unnecessary, his attacks while very large were not fast enough to make his DPS as scary as his crits.

I would suggest that any mage who wants to fight him solo open on him with a polymorph to prep a larger damage spell as an opener.

Be prepared that all CC seems to break about 50% quicker on the big bird. Expect 6-9 seconds on Polymorph, and 5 seconds on Frost Nova.

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Humbaba+36via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

You must complete Veil Shalas: Signal Fires and a quick follow up trip to Shattrath in order to start this. It was easily done with an enhance shaman and a warrior as well as with an enhance shaman and a frost mage.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneTerokkar Forest
LocationShattrath City
Quest ID10879

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(10879))

What to do

StorylineTerokkar Forest, step 57 of 78
RewardsChoker of Bloodied Feathers, Necklace of Bloodied Feathers, 31g 50s, 6,200 XP

Description

Skettis has waged war on us! Have you gathered enough strength to help with Shattrath's defense? Hold off the attackers!

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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.

Shattrath City Quest turn-in 6 mapped points
Shattrath City map showing where to go for The Skettis OffensiveTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #111 52.5 21.0

Coordinates

  • Turn-inShattrath City 52.5, 21.0/way #111 52.5 21.0
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Shattrath City 51.8, 20.8/way #111 51.8 20.8
  • Objective areaShattrath City 51.8, 20.8/way #111 51.8 20.8

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 Shattrath City map

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

Getting there

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

  • Shattrath, Terokkar ForestAlliance and Horde · about 230 yards south-east
  • Stonebreaker Hold, Terokkar ForestHorde · about 1,400 yards south-east
  • Falcon Watch, Hellfire PeninsulaHorde · about 1,700 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.

Related

Choose one of these rewards:

Money31 gold50 silver
Experience6,200 XP
ReputationLower City +500

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeArmor Neck
Item level30
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+4 Agility, +6 Stamina
Suited toVengeance, Enhancement, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Windwalker, Feral, Guardian, Havoc, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival, Brewmaster
Sells to vendors for42 silver66 copper
TypeArmor Neck
Item level30
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+4 Intellect, +6 Stamina
Suited toDiscipline, Balance, Restoration, Arcane, Fire, Frost, Mistweaver, Holy, Devourer, Destruction, Demonology, Affliction, Elemental, Shadow, Augmentation, Preservation, Devastation
Sells to vendors for42 silver50 copper

Reputation: Lower City +500

The refugees of Shattrath come from diverse backgrounds and races. Word of helpful deeds spreads quickly among the Denizens of Lower City.

Reputation group: Shattrath City.

Other quests in Terokkar Forest that reward Lower City reputation: Recover the Bones (+250), Helping the Lost Find Their Way (+250), Veil Skith: Darkstone of Terokk (+250), The Tomb of Lights (+250), Vengeful Souls (+250), The Eyes of Skettis (+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

Terokkar Forest

Part 57 of 78.

Previous: Return to Shattrath · Next: Missing Friends

  1. 52Veil Skith: Darkstone of Terokk
  2. 53Veil Rhaze: Unliving Evil
  3. 54Veil Lithic: Preemptive Strike
  4. 55Veil Shalas: Signal Fires
  5. 56Return to Shattrath
  6. 57The Skettis Offensive
  7. 58Missing Friends
  8. 59The Tomb of Lights
  9. 60Vengeful Souls
  10. 61Recover the Bones
  11. 62Helping the Lost Find Their Way
  12. 63Before Darkness Falls

Showing steps 52 to 63 of 78.

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.

  • Return to ShattrathTerokkar Forest · Level 15-30

    Your actions, while brave, will surely rouse a vindictive response from Terokk. Hurry to Shattrath. Send word to Rilak!

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Missing FriendsTerokkar Forest · Level 15-30

    We broke down here because some guys came in the night and made a lot of noise. It was scary. I don't know when we are going to get moving again. Some of my friends are missing though. I don't know where they are. I think those scary bird men took them away to the northwest.

Also counted by Terror of Terokkar

Its criteria name 20 quests; others include:

Also counted by Terror of Terokkar

Its criteria name 20 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Terokkar Forest has 78 steps, from Vessels of Power to The Fallen Exarch.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Terokkar Forest (77), Shattrath City (1).

Other storylines on the Shattrath City 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.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward these achievements.

Terror of TerokkarComplete the Terokkar Forest storylines listed below.10Terror of TerokkarComplete the Terokkar Forest storylines listed below.10