Cataclysm Daily Quests, Part 5: Uldum, Twilight Highlands and daily priorities

Welcome to part 5 of the epic guide to Cataclysm daily quests! Previously, we discussed profession dailies, Therazane dailies, Tol Barad permanent dailies, and Tol Barad dailies received by the faction in control of Tol Barad. Today, we'll wrap up the last few dailies in Uldum and Twilight Highlands and then discuss getting the most out of your Cataclysm daily limit.
Uldum dailies There are only two dailies in Uldum, one infinitely preferable to the other. The first is a short, sweet, entertaining quest called Thieving Little Pluckers. It's fast, fun to do, located near the center of Uldum where you port in, and awards 150 reputation with Ramkahen, otherwise known as the guys who'll sell you a camel when you hit exalted.
The other, Fire From the Sky, is the daily version of the quest by the same name that is part of the Harrison Jones quest line. This was hands down the most broken, miserable quest I had to do on my way to 85. It involves using a cannon vehicle to shoot slow-moving bombs at tiny, moving soldiers on a large map. Initially, all players shared the available mobs; grouped players' kills did not count for other group members; and worst, you couldn't see any bombs except your own. The group you'd been oh so carefully targeting would blow up seconds before your bomb hit, leading to massive nerd rage.
Luckily, this has been hotfixed. Mobs are still shared, but group kills count for everyone, and all players' bomb targets are visible on the map. I still advise skipping it as soon as you get the associated achievement.
Twilight Highlands dailies The final set of dailies available in Cataclysm is for the Wildhammer Clan (Alliance) and Dragonmaw Clan (Horde). Once again, after completing the zone quest line, you will be able to return to Thundermar or Bloodgulch, respectively, and do these five dailies.
- Keeping the Dragonmaw at Bay (A) and Crushing the Wildhammer (H) each require you to kill mobs of the opposite faction and loot insignias.
- Fight Like a Wildhammer (A) and Total War (H) ask you to collect and destroy, respectively, 10 kegs of dwarven ale.
- Never Leave a Dinner Behind (A) and Another Maw to Feed (H) both ask you to collect 10 Wildhammer food stores.
- Warlord Halthar is Back (A) and Bring Down the High Shaman (H) (group) require killing a named NPC of the opposite faction. These two mobs are also criteria of the Wildhammer and Dragomaw Tour of Duty achievements.
- Beer Run, unique to the Wildhammer, requires you to escort a supply caravan back to Kirthaven.
- Hook 'em High, unique to the Dragonmaw, requires you to hook and kill Thundermar Gryphon Riders.
Each of these quests awards gold (of course) as well as 250 reputation with the relevant faction, except for Warlord Halthar/Bring Down the High Shaman, which give 350 rep. Craw McGraw and Grot Deathblow sell rewards for Wildhammer and Dragonmaw respectively, and both have a nice selection of rare and epic items, as well as the Strength/Mastery head enchant.
Prioritizing your dailies
That's it! Those are all the new dailies available in Cataclysm. There are a lot of them. Even if your faction only controls Tol Barad once per day, there are 28 dailies available, which exceeds the cap of 25. If you're lucky enough to have two or three Tol Barad captures with different quest givers spawning, you could have up to 34 dailies available to you. Obviously, this doesn't count old dailies, either -- if you're still shooting for a Netherwing drake, Ogri'la rep, or Argent Tournament items, you will really have to pick and choose what you'll do each day.
If your faction controls the Tol Barad PvP area, those dailies should definitely be your first stop. Since they're time-limited (only two hours per capture) and uncompletable if your faction loses the next battleground, you want to get right on these when they're up. If you're pressed for time, do the rotating quests first; the permanent quests can be finished the next time your faction is in control, but if you don't finish the rotating set, you run the risk of getting different rotating dailies and being stuck with the old quests, incomplete, in your quest log.
Until you're exalted with the Tol Barad PvP faction, I would do Tol Barad Peninsula quests next. The rewards available from Baradin's Wardens and Hellscream's Reach are first-rate and have something for everyone; plus, they require not only rep but Tol Barad commendations to purchase, so you want to stock up on those.
Your next priority should be Therazane. Doing these dailies regularly will help your Therazane reputation increase at a healthy clip, allowing you to wear a different tabard in level 85 dungeons (Earthen Ring, for example, which has very nice rewards but no dailies available) and still get your shoulder enchant. The associated achievements for Therazane dailies are a nice perk.
The cooking daily should definitely be your next stop, even if you're not yet a Cataclysm-level cook; you can sell the meat for profit and get free skillups. After that, it's a choice between the fishing daily (for skill), the Ramkahen and Wildhammer/Dragonmaw dailies (for rep), or older Wrath and BC dailies. Once you've gotten the achievement for Fire From the Sky, I don't recommend doing that one again. Ever.
Do your dailies -- your guild will thank you!
Here's my final word of advice to everyone in a guild, especially level 85s: Do your dailies! Completing quests is the only way to contribute guild XP or earn guild rep while soloing, and once you've finished the Cataclysm zone quests, dailies are an 85's best option for continued questing. More guild XP means more guild rep for you, more perks for your guild, free cake, and moose for everyone.
Thus concludes this comprehensive guide to Cataclysm daily quests. Thanks for reading ... Now, go do your dailies!
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Reader Comments (Page 2 of 4)
(cutaia) Jan 18th 2011 4:17PM
Since this is a guest series, this was more than likely written before the hotfix that added rep to Fire From the Sky. Hopefully some friendly editor will come along and add a note to the article. ;)
Shuckles Jan 18th 2011 4:22PM
I was wondering why the name was so completely foreign to me. Weren't the old guest posts labeled with something announcing it as such? Something advertising the use of AOL's Seed program?
(cutaia) Jan 18th 2011 4:28PM
It's there. First line of the article:
"This article has been brought to you by Seed, the Aol guest writer program that brings your words to WoW Insider's pages. "
MikeLive Jan 18th 2011 4:33PM
This one also has the Seed label.
Alex Ziebart Jan 18th 2011 4:40PM
You are correct sir. Fixing.
Obeyfez Jan 18th 2011 4:28PM
I agree that Therazane dailies should be high priority, unless you're an inscriptionist, in which case you can tell that fat-ass rock-queen and all of her fat-bottom-rock-queen fan boys to go screw. I found the Sons of Hodir dailies much more enjoyable than the Therazane dailies. The worst of the Therazane quests is easily Glop, Son of Glop - which bugged out for me every single time I tried to complete it, to a point where I would just skip that quest and forego the 250 rep. Fire From the Sky is nothing compared to the hell that is Glop, Son of Glop - possibly worst daily quest ever.
hill_242 Jan 18th 2011 4:47PM
Oddly enough, the only time I've had an issue with Glop was when a shaman blew him off the ledge. But we were able to run down and do a soft reset. Glop was back to his first defensive position after you start the chase and we finished without a problem. I'm just glad they made it so anyone who damages Glop gets kill credit. I will do that daily anytime it's up and I need guild rep for the week, because it's quick and easy.
orco42 Jan 18th 2011 4:50PM
Really Glop? That is a very easy and fast quest. Stand where the mob spawns, invite anyone that comes within range, and kill any alliance that is near.
hill_242 Jan 18th 2011 5:10PM
@orco42 I know it's standard procedure to kill opposing faction over quest mobs, but you don't have to the _one_ who started the quest by talking to the NPC to get credit. Just do some damage to Glop and be present when he dies. Quest done! No need to group or fight for the tag.
Telwar Jan 18th 2011 6:20PM
I really dislike doing Glop; despite what the Earthen Ring chick tells us, he doesn't seem like a threat, and he asks you to back off, which is really disturbing to me.
That's a quest I happily skip.
Sicadastra Jan 18th 2011 11:06PM
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who feels weird slaughtering this poor guy as he runs away and proclaims his innocence. It just feels... Wrong.
However, I needs my rep...
Fade2gray Jan 18th 2011 4:31PM
"Thus concludes this comprehensive guide to Cataclysm daily quests."
Untill they patch in the Hyjal dailies... and maybe some Earthen Ring dailies... and more Ramkahn dailies.
Boobah Jan 18th 2011 5:28PM
I find it incredibly unlikely that the new dailies in Hyjal are going to reward Guardians of Hyjal reputation. More likely, IMO, is that there will be a new faction associated with the Firelands invasion.
thexdutch2 Jan 18th 2011 4:35PM
For the dragonmaw daily to destroy the kegs, you can actually get two charges off per keg. After you right click it once, keep clicking it until it explodes and youll get a second one shortly after.
Krsnik Jan 18th 2011 4:56PM
It's the same for the alliance version of the quest where you drink from the kegs.
Boobah Jan 18th 2011 5:29PM
And multiple people can all drink/explode the kegs simultaneously, too.
Boozard Jan 19th 2011 8:32PM
i am horde through and through but i cannot fathom the reasons to destroy perfectly good alcohol.
emberdione Jan 18th 2011 4:43PM
Walk a Mile in Their Shoes, the Tol Barad one, is the worst daily ever. Sorry.
Telwar Jan 18th 2011 6:20PM
Oh, just because the idiot gnome/tauren ignores the open door in front of him and leads you on a wild goose chase upstairs for no reason?
...
Dammit, you're right.
Nipah Jan 18th 2011 7:47PM
Seriously... I JUST CAME IN HERE. I'm quite sure I know the way out, my tiny little felon.
... that way? Then up the stairs? Yeah... how about we take a detour and find those nice, lovely spiders? I'm sure they'd really enjoy your company.