TheWoWDBMy lvl 25 Nexus Whelpling was able to solo this without issue.
Turn 1: Arcane Storm
Turn 2: Mana Surge, should kill him on the third turn of damageedit: You'll probably need to mop up the last of it's hp with one little attack if RNG isn't in your favor, but otherwise you shouldn't even need to swap out from nexus whelpling!
Quest
What Do You Mean, Mind Controlling Plants?
A World of Warcraft quest in Vol'dun. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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soloed with ikky
black claw then flock
::: World Quest-Strategy :::
Selected Team:
[npc=71163] 1-2-1
[npc=86447] 1-1-1
[npc=115785] 1-2-1
Battle Strategy:
[npc=141969] enters the fight
Round 01 - [pet-ability=218]
Round 02 - [pet-ability=652] - switch to [npc=86447]
Round 03 - [pet-ability=919]
Round 04 - [pet-ability=581]
Round 05 - [pet-ability=581] continues
Round 06 - [pet-ability=581] continues
Round 07 - Pass
Round 08 - [pet-ability=1370]
Round 09 - [pet-ability=919] - [npc=86447] dies > switch to [npc=115785]
Round 10 - [pet-ability=1773]
Quest facts
Quest ID52864
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(52864))
Requirements
Quest typeBattle Pet World Quest
Read from the quest filters in the current retail client build.
Objectives
- Defeat Spineleaf
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.
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #864 30.6 61.8
Coordinates
- Objective areaVol'dun 30.6, 61.8
/way #864 30.6 61.8
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 Vol'dun map
- A Charming Tail about 130 yards
- A Lost Flute about 130 yards
- Just a Nip about 130 yards
- My Hungry Neighbor about 130 yards
- Charging the Batteries about 350 yards
- Power Problems about 350 yards
- The Platinum Map about 420 yards
- An Ore for an Eye about 420 yards
- Unlikely Allies about 420 yards
- Friends in Strange Places about 420 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Vol'dun, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on Vol'dun:
- Sanctuary of the Devoted, Vol'dun
- Goldtusk Inn, Vol'dun
- Scorched Sands Outpost, Vol'dun
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
Spineleaf
KindBattle pet
FamilyElemental
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.
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Where this quest fits
Other storylines on the Vol'dun map
- Dunes of Vol'dun
- Champion of the Arena
- The Warguard's Fate
- Blood on the Sand
- Port of Zem'lan
- Goldtusk Inn
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 this achievement.
- Wide World of Quests: its criteria name 849 quests, this one included.