Turn the Scale is a Horde-only quest for level 50 in Nazjatar, added in Battle for Azeroth. It rewards money.
I have been trying to gather some of the scales from the young hydra nearby.
Their flexibility and strength makes them incredibly versatile.
With all the cranky old hydra tromping around, I don't stand much of a chance.
Can you gather some up for me?
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The spawn rate was horrible for me, but I was one of the only people doing the quest. The quest in and of itself is simple: Kill the hydras and collect their scales. Scales drop 2 at a time, but I did have three drop from one of the elite hydras.
Drop seems pretty consistent at ~3 scales per hydra, whether elite or not. So, time wise, killing the non-elite ones seems to make more sense.
The spawn rate is low, even with several people in the area, but, I've found a good spot where about 5 hydra rotate and spawn. By camping out at /way 29.8, 41.5 (sort of near the base of the small waterfall) I've been able to finish the quest fairly quickly without running/flying around back/forth. You only need about 7 hydra to finish the quest, so this spot has worked well for me.
2 spawn across from the camping spot (near /way 30.1, 39.7), and 2-3 spawn downriver (near /way 31, 42.5).
/way 29.8, 41.5 Camp Spot
/way 30.1, 39.7 Hydra Group 1
/way 31, 42.5 Hydra Group 2
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| Type | Reward | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Currency | Prismatic Manapearl | 3 |
| Currency | Nazjatar Ally - Vim Brineheart | 10,000 |
| Money | Gold | 23g 40s |
A glistening sphere of arcane energy found around Nazjatar. These can be traded for rare and powerful items, or used to empower Benthic armor.
Grants combat experience for Vim Brineheart.
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.
| Objective area | Nazjatar | 1 mapped point |
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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.
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #1355 34.5 37.9
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/way #1355 34.5 37.9Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Nazjatar, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on Nazjatar:
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.
First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight patch 12.0.7, the oldest build in our datamine).
This one: Horde only · Nazjatar · Level 50.
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.
2 quests carry the name Turn the Scale. They differ in the faction/rewards shown here.
| Quest | Faction | Rewards | ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turn the Scale (this page) | Horde | 3 Prismatic Manapearl, 10,000 Nazjatar Ally - Vim Brineheart | 55980 |
| Turn the Scale | Alliance | 3 Prismatic Manapearl, 10,000 Nazjatar Ally - Hunter Akana | 56152 |
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