Assault on Zan'vess

Assault on Zan'vess is a scenario in World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria released in patch 5.1.0.

Break the defenses of Zan'vess and recover the invaluable Mantid weapons.

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''The mighty amber trees of the Dread Wastes have long been a crucial part of Mantid society; the Mantid farm and harvest the tissue of these trees, which they use to build structures throughout the Wastes. One of the greatest and largest of these trees, Zan’vess, towers over the small ridges south of the Briny Muck – and its imminent sha corruption endangers not only the local Mantid who rely upon it, but all those they might attack in their resulting madness.''

''To end the threat, you’ll need to take to the skies, destroying the wavering energy fields that protect the great tree while being blasted by the mantid’s natural defenses. After your aerial assault, you’ll break through insectoid monstrosities and battle to the tree on foot, where you’ll fight face to mandible with the mantid guardians who’ve dedicated their very lives to Zan’vess’s protection.''

According to Rear Admiral Zigg, this island contains the last remaining forces of Grand Empress Shek'zeer that are protecting a large weapons cache that Garrosh would like to retrieve for the Horde. Coincidentally, Sky Admiral Rogers would like to prevent that from happening by confiscating the cache first.

Starting from the ship adventurers arrive on, The Skyfire for Alliance and a warship for the Horde, they must take down the shields protecting the island. Alliance take to the skies with the Skyfire Gyrocopters while the Horde board Kor'kron Gunships and using their onboard rockets they must destroy the crystals that empower the shields.

After the shields are taken out the adventurers land on the north side of the island and begin their assault on foot, where they will eventually enter the Heart of Zan'vess. It's here protects the cache of weapons being stored here.

• Launch an assault on the island of Zan'vess.

• Destroy the Sonic Towers and deactivate the Zan'vess Defense Shield.

• Storm the beach and reach the Heart of Zan'vess.

• Defeat and retrieve the Mantid weapon cache.

• Assault on Zan'vess (achievement)
• For the Swarm

Landing on the Skyfire

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Sully "The Pickle" McLeary is found on an emergency vessel on the side of the Skyfire. From here, he is shooting at the mantid below.

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Much to the chagrin of Mishka

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Speak to Sky Admiral Rogers

• The situation is dire,.

• The Horde are after a cache of mantid weapons near the Heart of Zan'vess. I don't know what they intend to do with them but I'm not about to wait around and find out.

• I need you to get through the shield that enshrouds the island and secure those weapons before the horde does. Take a gyrocopter and head out to the island. I'll send further orders while you are en route.

Piloting one of the Skyfire Gyrocopters, Sky Admiral Rogers will brief you

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You are flown to the Kyparite Quarry where you will come under fire occasionally.

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If you get hit...

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Blocking the attacks

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Below, Zan'thik Slavers are seen fighting off Yaungol Brutes. Zan'thik Drones are seen swarming about the island.

Take out the Sonic Control Towers to advance. Amber Bombs can be hit in order to cause larger explosions.

Clearing the first camp, the gyrocopter will fly on to the Whispering Stones where the control towers are protected by Zan'thik Guardians.

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Take out this camp, and you'll be flown to the Venomsting Pits. Here, the towers are carried around by Scorpid Relocators. The pits are littered with Wild Scorpids.

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Clear the last camp and you'll be flown back to the Briny Muck.

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Making landfall on Zan'vess, it becomes apparent that the Kor'kron got here first. With the Stafing Run ability, you can call on airsupport from the Skyfire. Defeat or sneak past groups of Kor'kron Infiltrators and Kor'kron Priests in order to get to Squad Leader Bosh. In the immedate surroundings, the Kor'kron are seen fighting off Zan'thik Slashers and Zan'thik Brutalizers.

At this point, the rest of the island can be explored, although you will find nothing left alive in the areas you passed in the gyrocopter. Countless corpses of both Alliance and Horde troops, as well as of the defending Zan'thik mantid.

Head to the center of the island, and fight off any Zan'thik Ambermancers that get in your way. When the Heart of Zan'vess is reached, Commander Tel'vrak will land.

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Asalto a Zan'vess