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The Thing from the Swamp

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

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Buuloki+178via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

[h3]Guttergunk - The Thing from the Swamp - Hallowfall [/h3]
World Quest: The Thing from the Swamp
Location: /way #2215 61.08, 68.96 Guttergunk
Pet: [npc=223409]

[icon name=quest_start][/icon]Easy Strategy: Use 3 level 1 pets with Aquatic abilities.

[h6]Pets Used[/h6]

Pet
Abilities
Breed Used
[npc=71163]
[pet-ability=210], [pet-ability=218], [pet-ability=652]
H/H
[npc=86447]
Any, [pet-ability=919], [pet-ability=581]
P/S
Any level 25 pet
Any
Any


[toggler id=999 hidden]Rematch String[/toggler]
[div id=999 hidden]


Guttergunk:6Q5H:121616M:11181FS:ZR0:N:Curse of Doom\n Haunt\n Black Claw\n Flock


[/div]
[h6]Move Order[/h6]

  1. Curse of Doom

  2. Haunt

  3. Black Claw

  4. Flock

[h6]Pet Suggestions/Alternatives[/h6]
[npc=71163] - None
[npc=86447] - [npc=143564]
Any level 25 pet - I used [npc=127857] but didn't need it.


Looking for strategies on how to defeat pet trainers on Khaz Algar in The War Within? Check out our official Wowhead guide - [guide=26254]!

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DakMonkeyz+19via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Teeny Tiny Zandalaris
1st pet: [npc=70451]: Use [pet-ability=919] and [pet-ability=921]. Use [pet-ability=920], if you're not dead yet.
2nd pet: [npc=69796]: Use [pet-ability=919] and [pet-ability=921]. Use [pet-ability=364], if the battle is not finished yet.
3rd pet: [npc=70453] or Anything. Didn't need 3rd pet.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 70-80
LocationHallowfall
SideBoth
SharableNo
Added inThe War Within
Quest ID82298

The Blizzard quest API has no row for this quest, so its quest text and rewards are not shown - only what the client game files carry.

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(82298))

Requirements

Quest typeBattle Pet World Quest

Read from the quest filters in the current retail client build.

Objectives

  • Defeat Guttergunk in a Pet Battle

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.

Hallowfall Objective area 1 mapped point
Hallowfall map showing where to go for The Thing from the SwampObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #2215 61.1 69.0

Coordinates

  • Objective areaHallowfall 61.1, 69.0/way #2215 61.1 69.0

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 Hallowfall map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on Hallowfall:

  • Lightspark, HallowfallAlliance and Horde · about 810 yards north-west
  • Faerin's Advance, Azj-KahetAlliance and Horde · about 1,100 yards south-east
  • The Aegis Wall, HallowfallAlliance and Horde · about 1,100 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.

Objective targets

Guttergunk

KindBattle pet
FamilyElemental
How to get itPet Battle: Hallowfall

Creature, object and item facts from the current retail client; “also asked for by” lists other quests whose objectives name the same target. Prices are the US commodity auction house’s lowest listed price.

Related

Community notes from Wowhead · 21 comments

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Where this quest fits

Other storylines on the Hallowfall 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.