Stranglethorn Vale and Tanaris
Started at level 43
Finished at level 45
With the final quests for Stranglethorn in my log, I decided to kill off some Naga first.
[43] Akiris by the Bundle
Objectives : Collect 10 Stalks of Akiris Reed
Rewards : +9 Spirit Cloth Belt which increases damage done by Fire spells and effects by up to 13
[44] Mok'thardin's Enchantments
Objectives : Kill 10 Naga Explorers and gather 1 Holy Spring Water
Rewards : +5 Intellect, +8 Spirit Neck item
The above two can be done with the same mobs which makes it nice and easy. From Booty Bay I exited and turned left into where the Bloodsail's are, over the little wooden bridge there and around. You will eventually see the Naga's along the water's edge. If you kill around to the opposite side, you will see it start to lead up into the mountains, kill your way up.
There's three level's of Naga's here, top, middle and along the beach. If you follow the top level in, you will eventually see it turn into an enclosed area with Naga, a suspended bridge and a water fountain on the opposite side. That is where you get the Spring Water from, but be careful not to 'jump in' to get it as you might have fun getting out. You can stand just in front of it to loot the water.
Once you have your water start fighting your way back out. You should easily have the kill count for Explorer's, and the reed drops off all mobs. I headed back to Booty Bay to hand in the Reeds, and on my way back out, turned right instead of left.
[44] Voodoo Dues
Objectives : Retrieve Maury's Clubbed Foot, Jon-Jon's Golden Spyglass, and Chucky's Huge Ring
Rewards : XP!
[44] Zanzil's Secret
Objectives : Collect 12 samples of Zanzil's Mixture
Rewards : Sellable loot
When you follow the path north out of Booty Bay you will come across a 'Ruins of Jubuwal' just off to the right, that is where you will find Jon-Jon the Crow and Maury "Club Foot" Wilkins. If you fight in from the first entrance you come across, you will see Jon-Jon standing around the camp fire. Pick off the outside mobs till you can access him, personally I pulled out to the main path for safety.
Once you have killed Jon-Jon, keep clearing into the ruins inside the ruins, that's where Maury will be hiding. The first pull out of that mini ruins inside is always a two-some as far as I can tell. The mobs aren't that hard to take solo or even two at a time. Both named aren't elite.
Once you have cleared those two, head out to the main path again. Just beside the ruins (booty bay side), there is a path that will lead you down to the Ruins of Aboraz, and Chucky "Then Thumbs". There are Elder Shadowmaw Panthers between the main path and the ruins, but I rode past mounted and didn't agro any.
Chucky is standing on the left part of the ruins facing the water. If you are facing the ruins standing on the beach, he's on the far right and comes with an extra friend. All the mobs can drop the Zanzil Mixture and I had no troubles collecting all 12.
[43+] Raptor Mastery
Objectives : Kill Tethis
Rewards : Sellable loot
After completing the above, I decided to give Tethis a go and see if I could take him solo. The Zanzil actually dinged me level 44, so that put me one level above him. Tethis wanders behind the Gurabashi Arena in amongst all the other Raptors you would have killed for the previous step of Raptor Mastery. He's a green / grey Raptor.
I actually had no troubles at all taking him down. I cleared an area and pulled him into it and kept him feared while I let my DoT's and Succubus take him down. If you don't feel confident trying him solo, check general chat, there is often people looking to take him down.
[46] Speaking with Gan'zulah
Objectives : Kill 8 Skullsplitter Hunters, 6 Headhunters, and 4 Berserkers. Retrieve the Broken Armor of Ana'thek
Rewards : XP!
This quest can be a bit tricky solo if you're not paying attention as you need to enter the Ruins of Zul'Mamwe. The Hunter's are easy to spot as they have a black panther pet with them, although don't confuse them with the Beastmaster's who also have the same pet. No matter which one you kill, always kill the owner first (leaving the pet) otherwise they can magically call another pet which means double killing.
The Beserkers and Headhunters were a little trickier to find for me, but there's a part of the ruins that overlooks the main area which is where I got mine. If you locate the cave (right at the back) and face out from it, you should be able to see the risen section. Neither of these two were overly difficult.
Ana'thek the Cruel drops the broken armor and is the tough one. He wanders around the entire complex, and if you can't locate him, you need to kill the mobs outside his cave to get him to spawn. I killed the two Beastmasters guarding the cave entrance to get him to spawn, of which he did inside the cave.
Ana'thek is level 45 and comes with two friends, a 41 and a 43 for me (one caster). It's not that hard if you're careful. I had my succubus out so mezzed the caster, feared the other and concentrated on Ana'thek who went down surprisingly easy. Then kill his friends and I was done. The most difficult part of the whole quest was keeping your eyes open as the Hunter's all wander... all of them.
After you hand that into the cauldron at Grom'gol, if you speak to it again, it will give you the next step (talk to Kin'weelay) and eventually, the following step;
[45] The Singing Crystals
Objectives : Collect 3 Pulsing Blue Shards
Rewards : XP!
This next stage requires you to venture into Crystalvein Mine in the Southern part of STV. You enter the Mine just before the Ruins of Jubuwal, and you should see some Thrashtail Basalisks loitering around the path. When you enter, you will come into a large open area with Thrashtails, but you want to start clearing into the mine as you need the Ironjaw Basalisks for the crystals.
I had a pretty good drop rate with these and got my 3 out of about 10 mobs. Once I had them, I cleared my way back out and returned to Grom'gol to hand in. As the next step was deep in Mosh'Ogg, and elite, I decided that was enough Stranglethorn Vale for me.... forever!
After the green of Stranglethorn Vale, I headed for a more desert like environment, Tanaris! Before you head there though, stop past The Undercity and head down to the Apothecarium. You want to find Apothecary Zinge who is down where they do all the testing, where the ogre's hang from the ceiling.
Zinge will give you a purchase order that you take to Alessandro Luca out in the main part of the Apothecarium, and once filled, return to Zinge. After you see Zinge again, you are directed to Tanaris. The rest of Tanaris quests come from Gadgetzan and Steamweedle Port. Be sure you purchase the Field Testing Kit from Luca before leaving!
[48] Gahz'ridian
Objectives : Collect 30 Gahz'ridian Ornaments
Rewards : 92 - 139 Dge, +5 Intellect, +18 Spirit Staff or Leather Chest
Don't mind the level of this quest. I usually get this quest first when I enter Tanaris as the Gahz'ridian Ornaments are all over the zone so I can collect them while doing other quests. You need to find a goblin located at the Broken Pillar which is directly south of Gadgetzan. You are looking for little lootable sand piles, and you can either keep your eye open for them, or put on the helmet that Marvon gives you which will show them on your mini map.
[43] Wastewater Justice
Objectives : Kill 10 Wastewander Bandits and 10 Thieves
Rewards : XP!
[44] Water Pouch Bounty
Objectives : Collect 5 Wastewander Water Pouches
Rewards : Gadgetzan Water Co. Care Package
[46] Slake that Thirst
Objectives : Collect 5 Wastewander Water Pouches
Rewards : Model 4711-FTZ Power Source
If you head west out of Gadgetzan along the north wall, you will come across the Noonshade Ruins, and that is where you will find the Wastewander Bandits and Thieves. These mobs will also drop some Wastewander Water Pouches that you need for the quest line from the Undercity, as well as a quest given at Gadgetzan. Hold onto any remaining pouches as you can continue handing them into Luglunket in lots of 5 for goodies.
[46] Tanaris Field Sampling
Objectives : Acquire acceptable samples for 8 basilisks, 8 hyenas, and 8 scorpions
Rewards : +10 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +6 Agility Cloth Gloves, +1 Intellect, 10 Spirit Cloth Cape or Leather Shoulders upon final hand in at Undercity.
You get this quest when you right click the Model 4711-FTZ Power Source, but be prepared as it's a timed quest of which you have two hours. Make sure you have your Field Testing Kit from Luca in your bags and set out in search of Basilisks, Hyenas and Scorpions.
Every kill will drop an Untested Sample, and you right click the sample to turn it into an acceptable one. Not every one will convert to an acceptable sample so be aware of that if it just poofs. I took a little over 1 hour to get all 24 samples. Return to Gadgetzan when complete.
[44] More Wastewater Justice
Objectives : Take down 10 Wastewander Shadow Mages, 8 Rogues, and 6 Assassins
Rewards : XP!
[46] Wanted: Caliph Scorpidsting
Objectives : Retrieve Caliph Scorpidsting's head!
Rewards : XP!
For the next lot of Wastewater, you need to head across from where you were to Waterspring Field. You will see lots of water pumps scattered around, some of which have the mobs from the above quest if you Noonshade was camped. The Shadow Mages are pretty easy to locate, given away by their big blue Voidwalker pets. The Rogue's stealth naturally but the Assassins don't and are usually found further south.
While you are down that end, keep your eye open for Caliph wandering around. Although he walks in full view, be aware he does come with two stealthing friends. I had no trouble taking him down, but as I had recently cleared when he walked past, I had the luxury of fearing his comrades. (Quest comes from the Wanted posted at Steemweedle Port)
[45] Pirate Hats Ahoy
Objectives : Collect 20 Southsea Pirate Hats
Rewards : XP
[45] Southsea Shakedown
Objectives : Kill 10 Southsea Pirates, 10 Freebooters, 10 Dock Workers and 10 Swashbucklers.
Rewards : +11 Intellect Cloth Boots with Increase damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 8.
[45] Wanted: Andre Firebeard
Objectives : Retrieve Andre Firebeard's head!
Rewards : XP
[45] Stoley's Shipment
Objectives : Retrieve Stoley's Shipment
Rewards : XP
All of the above quests can be done inside Lost Rigger Cove. When you enter you will see the Southsea Pirate's and Freebooters at the tents there. I killed my through those to the area behind the wooden fence, which is where you will find Andre Firebeard. He comes with friends but is doable if you are careful.
If you head into the building just near Andre (first one on your right after you enter the complex) and clear to the top, you should see lots of boxes sitting up there, that will give you Stoley's Shipement. Be warned though that you get up to three mobs at once and it can be a little difficult.
After I completed those two, I made my way over to the docks where I found the Swashbucklers, and just near there around the boat being built, is the Dock Workers. All of the mobs will drop the pirate hats, but they didn't seem too common for me until after I finished killing the mobs for the shakedown quest. After I got all the kills, the hats started dropping off nearly every mob. Not sure if that was just a fluke though...
While you are in there, you may have Southsea Footlockers drop, these can give you map parts (Lower, Middle and Upper). If you get all three parts, combine them to give you Cuergo's Treasure Map, this will give you the quest; Cuergo's Gold. I didn't do this quest.
[46] Gadgetzan Water Survey
Objectives : Use the untapped dowsing widget to collected a water sample
Rewards : XP!
Heading west out of Gadgetzan, you will come into an area called Sandsorrow Watch that has a few elite trolls wandering around. Near one of the water towers there will be a pool of water, that's where you get your sample from. You can easily avoid the elites by going around, but just watch you don't get too close once at the pool.
When you are at the water's edge, right click the dowsing widget to start collecting the sample. When you have gathered the water, two level 48 bugs will spawn and start attacking you. You can stay or fight, or just run, there is no need to kill them. I ran, I'm lazy.
==> Continue onto Part 14!
After all that I was a bit sick of white sand so decided to have a look at Feralas. You should have the quest for the Screecher Spirits which will eventually lead into Zul'Farrack.
==> Continue onto Part 14!
