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The Tides Turn

The Tides Turn is a quest for level 10-30 in Borean Tundra. It is step 107 of 182 in the Borean Tundra storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Borean Tundra at 67.2, 54.9. It rewards 5 reward items, 1 reputation reward and 4,100 experience. Completing it counts toward 2 achievements.

Description

The spirits have heard our cry for help, <name>. It's a sign that Kaskala might yet be saved.

Take advantage of the confusion the weather has created and slay the Kvaldir leader. Your actions will sway the battle in our favor, I am sure of it.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Experience4,100 XP
ReputationThe Kalu'ak +250
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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP4,100
ReputationThe Kalu'ak+250

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeDagger One-Hand
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon6 - 10 damage, speed 1.8
Stats+5 Agility, +6 Critical Strike
Suited toSurvival, Subtlety, Assassination
Sells to vendors for68 gold85 silver
TypeArmor Held In Off-hand
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+6 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste, +13 Intellect
Suited toDiscipline, Holy, Shadow, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Mistweaver, Balance, Restoration, Arcane, Fire, Frost
Sells to vendors for38 gold90 silver
TypeOne-Handed Axe One-Hand
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon7 - 15 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+4 Critical Strike, +4 Agility or Strength
Suited toEnhancement, Outlaw, Windwalker, Brewmaster, Vengeance, Havoc, Survival, Protection, Frost
Sells to vendors for71 gold40 silver
TypeStaff Two-Hand
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon9 - 12 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +13 Critical Strike
Suited toAugmentation, Fire, Arcane, Restoration, Preservation, Devastation, Frost, Balance, Shadow, Mistweaver, Elemental, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, Discipline, Holy
Sells to vendors for86 gold68 silver
TypeTwo-Handed Mace Two-Hand
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon18 - 23 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+18 Critical Strike, +5 Strength
Suited toFury, Arms, Retribution, Unholy, Frost, Blood
Sells to vendors for86 gold37 silver

Reputation: The Kalu'ak +250

The tuskarr are a tough but peaceful people who derive their livelihood from fishing and whaling. Their settlements have recently come under fierce attack and welcome any allies who would come to their aid.

Reputation group: Wrath of the Lich King.

Other quests in Borean Tundra that reward The Kalu'ak reputation: The Honored Ancestors (+250), The Lost Spirits (+250), Picking Up the Pieces (+250), Leading the Ancestors Home (+350), Reclaiming the Quarry (+250), Karuk's Oath (+350).

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.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapBorean TundraTurn-in marker at 67.2, 54.9, 2 mapped points
World Map

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.

Borean Tundra Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Borean Tundra map showing where to go for The Tides TurnTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #114 67.2 54.9

Coordinates

  • Turn-inBorean Tundra 67.2, 54.9/way #114 67.2 54.9
  • Objective areaBorean Tundra 67.4, 56.9/way #114 67.4 56.9

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 Borean Tundra map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Borean Tundra:

  • Unu'pe, Borean TundraAlliance and Horde · about 660 yards east
  • Valiance Keep, Borean TundraAlliance · about 700 yards south-west
  • Taunka'le Village, Borean TundraHorde · about 900 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 80 yards south

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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Borean Tundra

Part 107 of 182.

Previous: Spirits Watch Over Us · Next: The Mechagnomes

  1. 102The Son of Karkut
  2. 103A Suitable Test Subject
  3. 104Not Without a Fight!
  4. 105Muahit's Wisdom
  5. 106Spirits Watch Over Us
  6. 107The Tides Turn
  7. 108The Mechagnomes
  8. 109What's the Matter with the Transmatter?
  9. 110Check in With Bixie
  10. 111Oh Great... Plagued Magnataur!
  11. 112There's Something Going On In Those Caves
  12. 113Rats, Tinky Went into the Necropolis!

Showing steps 102 to 113 of 182.

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.

  • Spirits Watch Over UsBorean Tundra · Level 10-30

    Powerful spirits watch over my tribe -- Kaskala will not be lost. Issliruk will give us courage, Tayutka will make sure our survivors always have food and shelter and Karkut will watch over the fallen so they do not lose their way. Issliruk's guidance is the one we need the most right now.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The MechagnomesBorean Tundra · Level 10-30

    Now that you're here, it's time for me to tell you the full story of what's going on. After you've heard my tale, go outside and find my second-in-command, Jinky Wingnut. She'll handle everything from here on out.

Also counted by Nothing Boring About Borean

Its criteria name 19 quests; others include:

Also counted by Nothing Boring About Borean

Its criteria name 23 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Borean Tundra has 182 steps, from Enlistment Day to Across Transborea.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Borean Tundra (178), Sholazar Basin (2), Wintergrasp (1), Dragonblight (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

  • D.E.H.T.A's Little P.I.T.A. Uphold D.E.H.T.A's beliefs by completing all of the quests up to and including the Assassination of Harold Lane.
  • Mrglgrgl of Grglmrgl Complete the storylines involving King Mrgl-Mrgl in Borean Tundra, Highmountain, and Zul'Aman.

Other storylines on the Borean Tundra 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.

Nothing Boring About BoreanComplete the Borean Tundra storylines listed below.10Nothing Boring About BoreanComplete the Borean Tundra storylines listed below.10
Related
The Three Sisters
The Thrill of Discovery
The Thunderspike
The Tide Turns
The Tidestone: Shattered
The Ties That Bind
The Time to Strike
The Tinkertoss Twins
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