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To help, you must learn how to speak the Winterfin dialect. We’ll work with the forces of nature and magic to do that. Take this empty conch shell. At the bottom of the watery trench below exists Scalder, an elemental of air and watery fury.
Once she is defeated, use the conch upon her remains to capture her magical steam. Return the full conch to me, and I’ll imbue my knowledge of the Winterfin tongue into you.
Luckily, a friend taught me a water breathing spell, which I will cast upon you.
-King Mrgl-Mrgl
King Mrgl-Mrgl has given you a conch to use upon Scalder’s remains. Return The King’s Filled Conch to him at Winterfin Retreat.
Provided item:
You will be able to choose one of these rewards:
You will receive:
Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
Quest Giver: King Mrgl-Mrgl, Winterfin Retreat [43.5, 14.0]
Turn In: King Mrgl-Mrgl
Objective: Use The King’s Empty Conch on Scalder’s remains and return The King’s Filled Conch to King Mrgl-Mrgl.
Quick Facts
Accepting the Quest
When you accept, King Mrgl-Mrgl casts a 20-minute Water Breathing buff on you. The buff is essential for exploring underwater, so move quickly or return to him for a refresh if it expires.
Finding Scalder
Dive into the water west/southwest of King Mrgl-Mrgl. Scalder is a level 71 water elemental patrolling the ocean floor in the underwater trench, roughly around [42, 17] or [43, 16]. She moves around, so expect some variation.
Tip: Use /tar Scalder to help locate her, especially useful since she patrols and may not be immediately visible.
Combat Notes
Scalder is described in quest text as “an elemental of air and watery fury.” Her abilities include:
Knockback Reset Issue: If Scalder’s knockback pushes you too far, she may evade and reset to full health. Position yourself with your back against a rock wall or the trench floor to minimize displacement.
Using the Conch
After Scalder is defeated:
You don’t need to kill Scalder yourself. If another player has already killed her, you can still use the conch on her corpse for quest credit. The conch has a fairly long range (approximately 30 yards), so you don’t need to be directly on top of the body.
Don’t loot before using the conch. Selecting the corpse after looting can be tricky underwater.
Pet Issues
Hunters and Warlocks may experience problems with pets at depth:
If this occurs, dismiss your pet and fight manually, or position yourself and Scalder in shallower water before engaging.
Efficiency Tip
While underwater, start collecting Winterfin Clams scattered on the ocean floor and around the murloc areas. You’ll need 10 for the follow-up quest Winterfin Commerce, and gathering them now saves a return trip while your Water Breathing buff is still active.
Lore Context
King Mrgl-Mrgl needs you to learn the Winterfin murloc dialect before you can help the tribe. His solution involves capturing magical steam from Scalder’s essence, which he’ll use to magically impart his knowledge of the murloc tongue to you.
“At the bottom of the watery trench below exists Scalder, an elemental of air and watery fury. Once she is defeated, use the conch upon her remains to capture her magical steam. Return the full conch to me, and I’ll imbue my knowledge of the Winterfin tongue into you.”
Upon completion: “Now I will be able to use Scalder’s essence to impart my understanding of the Winterfin murloc tongue to you.”
Explore Borean Tundra’s hidden easter eggs, lore mysteries, and connections across Warcraft history in Vikstone’s Borean Tundra Chronicles, along with the complete quest storyline.
Phase1
Binds when picked
Two-Hands Sword
605 - 1,010 Damage Speed 3.60
(224.3 damage per second)
+283 Strength
+596 Critical Strike
Durability 85 / 85
Requires level 110 to 120 120
Sell Price:
64
64
8
Phase2
Binds when picked
Ranged Bow
572 - 774 Damage Speed 3.00
(224.3 damage per second)
+320 Agility
+576 Critical Strike
Durability 85 / 85
Requires level 110 to 120 120
Sell Price:
62
12
73
Phase3
Binds when picked
132 Armor
+26 Intellect
Durability 25 / 25
Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 53.
Equip: Increases spell power by 40.
Sell Price:
2
20
Phase4
Binds when picked up
563 Armor
+298 [Agility or Intellect]
+607 Stamina
Durability 85 / 85
Requires level 110 to 120 120
Sell Price:
36
60
Vikstone's War Journal“To help, you must learn to speak the Winterfin dialect,” Mrgl-Mrgl said. “We’ll work with the forces of nature and magic to do that.”
He handed me an empty conch shell, then raised his hands and cast a spell. Water breathing. My lungs adjusted to the change.
“Luckily, a friend taught me that one,” he said, which was a creative way to describe druid training in Moonglade, but I kept my mouth shut.
He gestured toward the trench below. “At the bottom you’ll find Scalder, an elemental of air and watery fury. Defeat her. Use the conch to capture her magical steam.”
Scalder was waiting in the depths, a churning fury of steam and scalding water. She hit hard, but elementals have predictable patterns. I weathered her blasts, found my opening, and put her down. The conch drank in the steam rising from her remains.
When I returned, Mrgl-Mrgl worked the conch’s magic through my skull. The murloc chatter around me suddenly made sense.
I thanked the king and said nothing about Moonglade.
Vikstone could understand murlocs now and rather wished he could not, though the next voice asking for help was no murloc at all but a Distress Call from further inland.
