Sholazar Basin Guide Level 78 Level 78a Level 78b Level 78c

Alliance Sholazar Basin Guide Part 1
Level 78

You'll be able to fly in Northrend soon, as you can learn Cold Weather Flying as of Level 77.

Fly to Dalaran and Set your Hearthstone to Dalaran.

For those who are truly diligent and have followed the Gold Guide and have not yet received Cold Weather Flying and their Epic Flying Mount, you'll have a nice stash of gold to purchase your Epic Flying Mount and be able to train Cold Weather Flying (Cost: 5,000g training + 1,000g Cold Weather training + 100g for the mount). If not, there's no better time to start the gold guide than now, to make sure that you'll at least be able to fly in style starting at level 80! Simply take the portal to Shattrath City from Dalaran, then fly to Honor Hold.

Regardless of whether you bought your epic mount or not, next, take a portal to a Capital City and train your skills.

Hearth back to Dalaran.

Important: Train Cold Weather Flying from the riding trainer at Dalaran by the flight master at Krasus' Landing if you don't have it yet.

Then, Talk to Archmage Pentarus at Krasus' Landing to get Where in the World is Hemet Nesingwary and ask for a ride to the basin.

1. Talk to Monte Muzzleshot and turn in Where in the World is Hemet Nesingwary? and get the follow-up Welcome to Sholazar Basin.
   
   
2. Fly west (I'll use "fly" as terminology now since you can use your flying mount!) to the Nesingwary Base Camp. Turn in Welcome to Sholazar Basin and get the quests:
   
   
   • It Could Be Anywhere! (Note: it really could be anywhere. Don't specifically look for the Golden Engagement Ring anywhere - it is a zone wide drop from most anything. Turn it in when you find it.)
   • Need an Engine, Take an Engine
   • Venture Co. Misadventure
     
     
3. Fly east back to the crash location and pick up the Flying Machine Engine.
   
   
4. Ride northwest to Swindlegrin's Dig. Talk to Engineer Helice and get the escort quest Engineering a Disaster. Kill 15 Venture Company Members while escorting her out.
   
   
5. Return to Nesingwary Base Camp and turn in:
   
   
   • Engineering a Disaster
   • Need an Engine, Take an Engine and get the follow-up Have a Part, Give a Part
   • Venture Co. Misadventure and get the follow-up Wipe That Grin Off His Face
     
     
6. Fly northeast back to Swindlegrin's Dig.
   
   
   • Kill Foreman Swindlegrin and Meatpie on top of the platform
   • Gather 7 Venture Co. Spare Parts
     
     
7. Return to Nesingwary Base Camp and turn in:
   
   
   • Have a Part, Give a Part
   • Wipe That Grin Off His Face

   Get the Flight Path now that the flying machine is fixed. Get the new quests:
   

   • Dreadsaber Mastery: Becoming a Predator
   • Kick, What Kick? - Equip the RJR rifle and select Lucky Wilhelm and keep using the rifle until you hit the apple. There are no tricks, just keep using the rifle on cooldown until you hit.
   • Rhino Mastery: The Test
   • Aerial Surveillance

1. Fly north and kill 15 Dreadsabers and 15 Shardhorn Rhino.
   
   
2. Fly back to the Nesingwary Base Camp and turn in:
   
   
   • Dreadsaber Mastery: Becoming a Predator and get the follow-up Dreadsaber Mastery: Stalking the Prey
   • Rhino Mastery: The Test and get the follow-up Rhino Mastery: The Chase

   Get all the new quests as well:
   

   • A Steak Fit for a Hunter
   • Crocolisk Mastery: The Trial
   • Some Make Lemonade, Some Make Liquor
     
     
3. Fly south to Oracle Soo-rahm and turn in Rhino Mastery: The Chase and get the follow-up An Offering for Soo-rahm.
   
   Kill Longneck Grazers for 5 Longneck Grazer Steak.
   
   
4. Fly northeast to Wildgrowth Mangal.
   
   
   • Look around trees for Sturdy Vines (Hanging from the trees in the air). Pull them for fruit. Collect 1 Orange, 2 Banana Bunch, and 1 Papaya.
     
   • Kill 15 Mangal Crocolisks.
   • Kill Emperor Cobras for 5 Intact Cobra Fang.
   • Finish killing 60 Game Animals as well.
     
     
5. Fly northwest and examine Dreadsaber Tracks until you identify 3 Shango Tracks.
   
   
6. Fly southwest to Oracle Soo-rahm and turn in An Offering for Soo-rahm and get the follow-up The Bones of Nozronn. Use Soo-rahm's Incense at the Offering Bowl.
   
   
7. Return to the Nesingwary Base Camp and turn in all your quests:
   
   
   • A Steak Fit for a Hunter
   • Crocolisk Mastery: The Trial and get the follow-up Crocolisk Mastery: The Plan
   • Dreadsaber Mastery: Stalking the Prey and get the follow-up Dreadsaber Mastery: Ready to Pounce
   • Some Make Lemonade, Some Make Liquor and get the follow-up Still At It
   • The Bones of Nozronn and get the follow-up Rhino Mastery: The Kill
   • The Great Hunter's Challenge

   Speak to "Tipsy" McManus to begin distillation. Follow his instructions quickly by clicking the object he tells you to. Complete it and turn in Still At It.
   
   At camp, offer the Jungle Punch Sample to Hemet Nesingwary and Hadrius Harlowe.
   

1. Fly south and look along the lake and along the river to the east for 5 Sandfern.
   
   
2. Return to Nesingwary Base Camp and turn in Crocolisk Mastery: The Plan and get the follow-up Crocolisk Mastery: The Ambush. Also get the new quest Lakeside Landing.
   
   
3. Fly northwest and kill Shango, near the waterfall.
   
   
4. Fly northeast and kill Farunn. It wanders between the northeastern area of the lake and The Glimmering Pillar.
   
   
5. Fly south to Lakeside Landing. Get the Flight Path. Turn in Aerial Surveillance and Lakeside Landing.
   Offer Tamara Wobblesprocket a taste test with your Jungle Punch Sample. Get the quests:
   
   
   • The Part-time Hunter
   • An Embarrassing Incident
   • Force of Nature
     
     
6. Dive into the lake and get Vic's Keys in a Raised Mud. It may take several tries before you find them.
   
   
7. Get out on the west side of the lake and stand on the log. Use the Sandfern Disguise and kill Bushwhacker.
   
   
8. Fly south to Pitch, being cornered in by three trackers. Kill it. Get the quest from Tracker Gekgek, Playing Along.
   
   
9. Fly northwest back to Lakeside Landing. Turn in:
   
   
   • The Part-time Hunter
   • An Embarrassing Incident and get the follow-up Reconnaissance Flight.

   Take the flight. Shoot missiles at the gargoyles that attack you, then fly back to Lakeside Landing and land the plane in the circle of blue markers. Turn in Reconnaissance Flight.
   

10. Take the flight back to Nesingwary Base Camp. Turn in
    

• A Taste Test
• Crocolisk Mastery: The Ambush
• Dreadsaber Mastery: Ready to Pounce
• Rhino Mastery: The Kill

Get the new quest, In Search of Bigger Game.

1. Fly northeast to Dorian's Camp. Turn in In Search of Bigger Game and get the quests:
   
   
   • Burning to Help
   • Securing the Bait
   • Sharpening Your Talons
     
     
2. Fly southwest and dive into Bittertide Lake. Kill 5 Bittertide Hydra. After each kill, use the Sample Container to take a sample of Bittertide Hydra Sputum, a debuff they put on you when fighting. Collect 5 samples.
   
   
3. Fly northeast to The Savage Thicket. Kill 6 Primordial Drake and "kill" the Primordial Drake Eggs and pick up 6 Primordial Hatchling.
   
   
4. Fly west to Dorian's Camp and turn in your quests:
   
   
   • Burning to Help
   • Securing the Bait
   • Sharpening Your Talons

   Get the new quests:
   

   • A Mammoth Undertaking
   • My Pet Roc
   • Reagent Agent

   Look around camp for a Shattertusk Mammoth and use the Mammoth Harness on it, then hand it over using ability 1. Turn in A Mammoth Undertaking and get the follow-up Post-partum Aggression.
   

5. Ride the mammoth northeast to Broodmother Slivina. Use Signal Hemet to Attack (Ability 4) to mark it and have Hemet attack it. Keep spamming Gore (Ability 6), and pulling Slivina into the trap whenever Hemet drops one.
   
   
6. Head further east into The Bonefields. Gather 7 Roc Eggs and kill Goretalon Rocs for 5 Twisted Roc Talons.
   
   
7. Then, fly back to Dorian's Camp and turn in your quests:
   
   
   • A Mammoth Undertaking
   • My Pet Roc
   • Reagent Agent

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