World of Warcraft Cataclysm Quests in Mount Hyjal - the Wormwing Problem

This World of Warcraft Cataclysm guide will cover the quest The Wormwing Problem. You can find various images related to this quest by clicking the numbers by the thumbnail above and the thumbnail itself to view the full size the image.

Horde and Alliance Quest: The Wormwing Problem

This quest is part of the new zones and areas accessible to players who have purchased the Cataclysm expansion. It will be first available to players at level 80 (yellow), turns green at level 84, and will eventually turn grey at level 95.

How to attain The Wormwing Problem

Horde and Alliance: The Quest Giver is Thisalee Crow within the Shrine of Aviana in Mount Hyjal, Kalimdor at (42.2, 45.4). Completing this quest and Scrambling for Eggs leads to the next quest in the chain, A Bird in Hand.

Quest Briefing

"Skylord Omnuron has been too gentle with the Wormwing harpies. He allows them to share a perch on this mountain just because they're creatures of the air. Well *Your Class*, not all creatures of the air are created equal. When the attacks on Hyjal began, the Wormwing went into a frenzy. They're up there right now, assaulting a sacred shrine they once claimed to revere. I'm not troubled. Now we have a reason to drive them from Hyjal, don't we?"

The Wormwing Problem Objectives

Slay any combination of 10 Wormwing Harpies (either Screechers or Swifttalons).

Rewards

Money Rewards: 7 Gold and 80 Silver

Reputation Rewards: 250 reputation with the Cataclysm faction Guardians of Hyjal.

Item Rewards: none

Xp: You will be awarded with 27,700 experience upon completing this quest.

Walkthrough

The Wormwing Problem requires you travel to the west hunting the two different types of harpy mobs you will find patrolling the area. The Swifttalon types can cast Lightning Shield which does some return damage when you strike them up to 3 times. Screechers on the other hand are actual caster types and will use a ranged nature damage spell called Nimbus Bolt along with Wild Tornado which is an area of effect nature attack. Both varieties of creature have the same amount of health so just rack up 10 kills against whatever type you find easiest and head back to Thisalee Crow continue on your questing way.

Completion Message

"*Thisalee nods, contentedly, her eyes sparkling.* Feels great to be off the leash, doesn't it?"