Retail quest

Mother of Thorns

Mother of Thorns is a World of Warcraft quest for level 30–40. Rewards include 5,450 experience and item rewards.

Quest text

What the quest giver says.

‹name›, ‹class› and ‹race› stand for your character’s.

<Beneath Skizzik's outstretched hand, letters are scrawled into the dirt: t h o r n m o t h e r Ravagers brought in by the Shattered Hand have taken over the aviary and are breeding fast. If left alone, they could be swarming the entire area - including Veil Terokk - in a matter of days.>

Requirements and rewards

What it takes, what it gives.

Requirements

Level 30–40

Rewards

5,450 experience
16g98s
+250 reputation with Arakkoa Outcasts

Choose one of

Oversized Shadeback Talon · Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Protection, Blood, Frost, Unholy
Prickly Shadeback Thorn · Feral, Guardian, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival, Assassination, Outlaw, Subtlety, Enhancement, Brewmaster, Windwalker, Havoc, Vengeance
Thornmother Eye · Arcane, Fire, Frost, Holy, Balance, Restoration, Discipline, Holy, Shadow, Elemental, Restoration, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, Mistweaver, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Devourer

Source

Where this data comes from.

Read from Blizzard's official World of Warcraft API.

Data from Blizzard’s official World of Warcraft API, retrieved Oct 5, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC. World of Warcraft and its game data are © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. NeedBeforeGreed isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Blizzard.

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