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Encrusted Tail Fins

Bring 10 Encrusted Tail Fins to Wizzle Brassbolts in the Shimmering Flats.

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10	Encrusted Tail Fin (10)

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Our rocket car is the fastest thing on the flats! So fast that ... I'm afraid friction is going to tear it apart!

To prevent that I need to create a composite to coat the car's moving parts. It must be hard but not brittle, and must be resistant to salt corrosion, or time spent on the Shimmering Flats will eat it away.

Have you heard of the Vile Reef, <name>? It's off the coast of Stranglethorn Vale. Saltscale murlocs live there, and their tail fins are a crucial ingredient of my composite.

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Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

3450 experience ( 20 70 at max. level)

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By Anonymous on 09/25/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)

27.23

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By Anonymous on 01/13/2007 (Patch 2.0.4)

So... at ~33 you gotta travel half way across the world, to fight MURLOCS, that are ELITE, UNDERWATER...then travel all the way back across the world, for about 3.5k xp and 75 silver?

Do yourself a favor.

Stay where you are, and grind. You'll make 10x the XP and cash in half the time.

Most idiotic quest ever.
This would be worth it if they gave you a nice green weapon maybe.

Rating: +10 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 02/14/2005 (Patch 1.2.0)

I soloed this quest at level 35 (as a paladin). I fought the level 36 warriors (elite) and they were fairly easy kills. Just keep your mana up and heal through it.

Note that these are now the only murlocs that drop the Fin.

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By Anonymous on 02/18/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)

In strangehorn vale around 25,25

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By rerunx5 on 11/27/2006 (Patch 1.12.2)

23, 25 The Vile Reef (in Stranglethorn Vale)

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By Anonymous on 01/04/2005 (Patch 1.2.0)

The Vile Reef is an underwater region off the NW coast of Stranglethorn Vale. It looks like a corla reef in a trench, quite pretty really.

The murlocs are level 35-37 elite. Their hp's were quite big, but their dps didn't seem any larger than for normal 35-37 mobs. The encrusted tail fins were an automatic drop of each one we killed.

I was a 37 druid paired with a 37 hunter, and it took us a little over 30 minutes to kill the 20 we needed.

While there, keep an eye out for clams. These were pretty common, and they contained blue pearls, which I gather are needed for another quest (although I am afraid I don't know which quest at this time).

Rating: +6 [-] [+]

By Anonymous on 02/18/2007 (Patch 2.0.8)

ok first of all just because you pick up the quest doesnt mean you gotta rush to get it done. wait untill you go into stranglethorn vale for a couple quests.

greater water breathing, or water buffs use. its actually quite simple, go out to the deepest thinnest part of the reef you will find the saltscale murlocs.(Stranglethorn vale: 25, 30) they are all elites. for food and drink after battles swim to (Stranglethorn Vale: 38, 32) there is a wrecked boat there in which its main mast is stickin up out of the water, jump on mast and heal, hit the water again and short swim back to murlocs. very simple just time consuming.

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By sinistar on 07/31/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)

While here, loot the Giant Clams in the area, they contain the Blue Pearls needed for this Badlands quest: http://classicdb.ch/?quest=705

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By corvato on 10/16/2007 (Patch 2.2.3)

2.3 patch notes, the murlocs will no longer be elite

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By ColdfireTrilogy on 03/15/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)

I would suggest either have someone give you underwater breathing or buy a few potions, many ofthe mobs are so deep that if u try to pull them to the surface they reset from distance.

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By Anonymous on 07/14/2006 (Patch 1.11.2)

If you've made your way to the Badlands, then have the Pearl Diving quest with you.&nbsp The giant clams that you need to loot for this quest are located where the Murloc elites that you have to do for Encrusted Tail Fins lurk.

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By Anonymous on 01/13/2007 (Patch 2.0.4)

lvl 35 mage did it easy just had to go to land and eat /drink after eavry kill

Tip: pick some clams to get 9x blue pearls to do the quest in bad land easy

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By Vasu on 10/26/2006 (Patch 1.12.2)

I got a 100% drop on all 10.

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By Anonymous on 09/25/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)

I soloed this quest at level 37 (druid) i kill only elite and the drop was 100%.
I wasnt hard (even easy), just took time, lol

You can do The Vile Reef( https://classicdb.ch/quest=1531 ) while you are there.

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By Anonymous on 02/18/2007 (Patch 2.0.8)

If you're going to be in the area of Vile Reef, and are Alliance, then be sure to pick up some other quests too that require diving on the reef.

First is the Kurzen Mystery quest (sp?) to in Rebel Camp (you have to do a couple others and kill Kurzen too to get it).&nbsp You go around reading Troll Legends off stone tablets.&nbsp One is in Vile Reef, behind wall to right (north) of glowing alter.

Also, the quest about the Stone of Tides is here too.&nbsp Kill Pretty Boy Duncan, get the dagger, summon guy from that glowing alter in the middle of the ruins.&nbsp (this is another chain quest..&nbsp 6-7 stages).

Good luck.

Nurzaak
L44 Dw Pali, Wildhammer
"Stormchasers"

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By Anonymous on 03/27/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)

1) I'm undead, so that makes this MUCH easier.&nbsp Solo'd these as a 37 priest.

2) Just use the z-axis and pull them straight up.&nbsp Reduces aggro fairly well.

3) Avoid the shaman/hunter model.. gatherers or foragers I think.&nbsp They SUCK.

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By Anonymous on 05/20/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)

Okay getting there....easy
Getting loot to drop...easy
Finding the dead murloc...hard
Dying because of murloc...no
Dying because of waterbreath...yes

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By Kaynos on 12/10/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)

3300xp as of 2.3, a reduction ? maybe because they are no longer elite.

Last edited by Kaynos on 12/10/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)

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By Procris on 01/02/2008 (Patch 2.3.0)

Very easy now after 2.3 as above have said, the murlocs are no longer elite. The drop rate is 100% which is great however you really are going to want a underwater breathing potion or a warlocks unending breath buff before hand. Its not needed but i'd recommend it because it sucks having to swim up to the surface after every kill, which you could just stay down there and get it done faster.

I did this as a lvl 34 shadow priest, the murlocs are mostly lvl 33-35, there are however a few lvl 37s but not many.

Last edited by Procris on 01/02/2008 (Patch 2.3.0)

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By Anonymous on 09/25/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)

As a level 41 mage I was able to solo this quest.&nbsp If you are a caster don't let this one pass you by.&nbsp The drop rate was 100% for me.&nbsp I only had to kill 10 of them, and some of those were respawns.&nbsp I died twice because I didn't manage my breathing, but then I learned that if I started off with Pyro, swim to the surface and then Arcane Missle til he was dead I would do fine.&nbsp Obviously didn't have any underwater elixirs with me, but this quest is a must if you're doing 'The Vile Reef' as well.

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By Anonymous on 02/18/2007 (Patch 2.0.8)

Stranghornwale.&nbsp in the water. lvl 34-37 elite.
kill them and get the tails.

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By neelzfinch on 02/26/2007 (Patch 2.0.8)

Quite easy to do. I myself managed to do this by myself as a lvl 38 Fire Mage. Just make sure you don't stay underwater too long )

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By Anonymous on 09/25/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)

It's really not that hard, I'm a level 39 hunter, and I shoot them, then come to the surface and they follow. That's it! No need for underwater breathing spells. The only way you would need one is for when they run away, they head straight for the bottom. But even then I come with at least half my breath.

I also don't even see the 38 elites you guys are talking about, I've only seen 35 and 36 and they all seem to have a 100% drop rate.

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By Anonymous on 02/18/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)

if you can, try to only take the hunters, theyre attack speed is a pain but my imp can pretty much tank them, which is pretty funny but still these do no damage and have less health than the other murlocks in that area so take them not the others.

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By Anonymous on 09/25/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)

Murlocs @ 25, 29

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By Anonymous on 11/01/2006 (Patch 1.12.2)

Juzt kill them 1 by 1. Shape into bear then when ur breath near empty shape into sea form and full fill your breath then again shape into bear form. Thatz it.

p.s. : Sorry for my bad eng.

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By Anonymous on 11/25/2005 (Patch 1.8.3)

@ 25,29 is the correct location

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By Anonymous on 01/13/2006 (Patch 1.9.2)

While doing this quest, I recommend doing The Vile Reef ( (Quest #629) and Pearl Diving Quest ((Quest #705) at the same time.

Edited, Fri Jan 13 05:30:15 2006

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By Anonymous on 04/03/2005 (Patch 1.3.2)

the city is not on the letter e of The. Instead, swim north from the letter h of "tHe vile reef", u'll find the city between the word "the" and the coast.
If you are a mage, you can rest on a rock nearby.

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By Anonymous on 10/14/2006 (Patch 1.12.2)

quest is much easier at 60.....

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By Anonymous on 03/09/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)

Got very lucky, 10 kills, 10 drops. No more swimming, please. Got 700 XP at Lvl 44.

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By Anonymous on 06/27/2005 (Patch 1.5.1)

they are @ 25,29

solo this quest as a lvl38 druid...

Don't forget to go aqua once in a while :x

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By Anonymous on 06/23/2006 (Patch 1.11.0)

I would really like to know how to do this without drowning. I am not about to pay a gold for an elixer on a quest that only pays 75 sp. I see no way of soloing this as a warrrior. By the time I get down to them my breath is half gone and they won't follow to the surface. So by the time I kill a murloc, I drown. Not having any fun with this quest at all.

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By Anonymous on 03/14/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)

I did this quest as a 28 Undead shadow spec'd Priest. Undead breathing made this quest much easier, however it was a pain waiting for my mana to regenerate in the water. As a priest, you should bring light feathers with you in order to drink at the surface.

These murlocs didn't hit extremely hard, despite being Elites. It just took a while to get their health down (I stuck with the lower level 35's and 36's), usually running out of mana and having to use my wand.

Don't forget that they will run for a few seconds while their health is low, then come back to you. This is a good time to get a few ranged shots in and allow your mana to regen a bit.

I can confirm the coords (Titan 25, 29) near the words "VILE REEF" on the world map.

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By Anonymous on 03/16/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)

This quest was easy as a lvl 45 Mage, and beening a Alchemy, so I can make Elixir of Water Breathing :D

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By Anonymous on 03/26/2005 (Patch 1.3.2)

The prequel quest in Hardened Shells.

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By Anonymous on 04/29/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)

Tough finding an alliance group for this quest since only about 1 out of every 50 alliance do something in Thousand Needles besides pass through it to get the Gadget FP.

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By Anonymous on 05/25/2006 (Patch 1.10.2)

Salt Flat Venom from Fizzle Brassbolts, who is standing next to Wizzle, is a prerequisite for this quest.

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By Anonymous on 03/14/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)

P.S. The Saltscale Hunters are *definatly* the easiest to kill :D

Edited, Mar 13th 2007 10:31pm by HelloSonya

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By Anonymous on 11/17/2006 (Patch 1.12.2)

This quest was easy i had hydrocane from gnomer so i could breath when i wanted soloed with a lvl 37 druid.

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