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Wild Northern Barracuda
Wild Northern Barracuda is a quest for level 45, added in Legion. Completing it counts toward 2 achievements.
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Location: Just northwest of the nearest flight path at Shipwreck Cove, Highmountain.
The [object=247497] are spread around this area on the sea close to the shore (39.5,9.9).
Objective: Catch 10 x [item=134547]
Reward: 30 - 40 (varies) x Black Barracuda
Notes:
- Water walking ability is required for this fishing world quest. If you don't have an ability for yourself, then you can get a 10 minute duration [spell=205359] buff from the appropriately named [npc=103727] who appears for the duration of the quest. She can be spotted as you enter the area from the flight path, next to a green coloured totem, on the shore (40.5,10.7).
- A couple of hostile NPCs are found around this area. A number of [npc=108529] are around the area. Also a Sea Skrog slowly patrols along the shoreline. Both are fairly easily avoided with the water walking ability.
- Like similar fishing world quest pools, these generally despawn once one [item=134547] has been caught from it, though occasionally it remains for two catches then despawns.
- Also like similar pools, they are numerous and respawn quickly.
- Currently, once the quest auto-completes, the [object=247497] don't despawn for the player and they can continue to fish them which produces a 100% catch rate of 1 x Black Barracuda (occasionally 2). It is also possible to catch baits and lures associated with a [object=246493], including [item=124124]. This is most likely a bug that will get fixed (as it was for Into the Whirlpool). it is perhaps not the most efficient method to catch them due to the pools despawning after each catch and having to move, especially as the [item=133755] trait [spell=201926] doesn't proc for these pools.
- [npc=103727] continues to offer the [spell=205359] buff even after quest completion.
- If you have an issue with receiving this quest, try relogging.
- This is one of the fishing world quests that count towards the Fishing 'Round the Isles achievement.
Why am I getting black barracudas from these ponds? I can't do the WQ like this. >.>
Is this bugged? Not working for me.
Edit: relogging did the trick, thanks asloversgo
| Objective area | Highmountain | 1 mapped point |
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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.
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #650 39.9 10.5
Coordinates
- Objective areaHighmountain 39.9, 10.5
/way #650 39.9 10.5
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 Highmountain map
- Nature vs. Nurture about 200 yards
- Slime Time about 200 yards
- That Guy in the Costume about 200 yards
- Blood Debt about 690 yards
- Destruction: Rumblings Near Feltotem about 700 yards
- Beast Mastery: Rumblings Near Feltotem about 700 yards
- Windwalker: Rumblings Near Feltotem about 700 yards
- Discipline: Rumblings Near Feltotem about 700 yards
- Step into the Dark about 720 yards
- I'll Huff, I'll Puff... about 730 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Highmountain, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on Highmountain:
- Shipwreck Cove, Highmountain
- The Witchwood, Highmountain
- Felbane Camp, Highmountain
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
Wild Northern Barracuda
KindItem
Needed10
Item typeQuest
“Quite comfortable in the frigid northern waters of Highmountain.”
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.
First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight patch 12.0.7, the oldest build in our datamine).
Where this quest fits
Other storylines on the Highmountain map
- Legion Blacksmithing
- The Bloodtotem Tribe
- Rivermane Tribe
- Allies of the Horde: Highmountain
- Legion Leatherworking
- Snowblind Mesa
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.
Fishing 'Round the IslesComplete 20 of the fishing world quests.10Variety is the Spice of LifeComplete 100 different Legion World Quests.10
- Fishing 'Round the Isles: its criteria name 43 quests, this one included.
- Variety is the Spice of Life: its criteria name 967 quests, this one included.
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