Snapback Scuttler Mount Guide

The Snapback Scuttler is a magnificent giant crab, a creature of the deep whose massive claws and sturdy shell embody the untamed wilderness of Nazjatar. Its rugged, battle-scarred appearance, powerful limbs, and slow, deliberate movement make it a favourite among collectors who appreciate mounts with a primal, oceanic aesthetic. The flavour text speaks to its origins: “Giant crabs are native to Nazjatar and a favored food of the naga. This one must have been well-kept to grow this large.” For collectors who value prestige and dedication, this mount is a true trophy — a creature of the depths.

Introduced in patch 8.2.0 “Rise of Azshara”, the Snapback Scuttler stands as one of the most prestigious rewards from the Nazjatar meta-achievement system. Unlike random drops or rare spawns, this mount is a guaranteed reward for completing the Undersea Usurper meta-achievement, a testament to your dedication and exploration of Nazjatar. The journey requires patience, persistence, and a willingness to engage with nearly every aspect of the zone — from daily quests to rare hunting to follower progression. For collectors who value reliability over RNG, this mount is a perfect and ambitious goal.

• Added in patch: 8.2.0 “Rise of Azshara”
• Mount type: Ground
• Source: Meta-achievement reward
• Requirements: Level 50, Nazjatar unlocked, 17 sub-achievements
• Minimum time: 13 weeks (time-gated achievements)

How to Get Snapback Scuttler

The Snapback Scuttler is obtained by completing the Undersea Usurper meta-achievement. This achievement is comprised of 17 smaller achievements for doing various activities around Nazjatar. It will take a minimum of 13 weeks to complete on one character due to the time-gating on the Periodic Destruction achievement. However, as of patch 11.0.7, progress on this achievement became account-wide, so it can be done much faster with alts.

This is a 100% guaranteed acquisition — there is no RNG involved, no rare spawns to camp, and no low drop rates to overcome. Simply complete the required achievements and the mount is yours. Below is a breakdown of each sub-achievement and how to complete it efficiently.

Unlocking Nazjatar – The First Step

Before you can begin earning the Undersea Usurper meta-achievement, you must first unlock the Nazjatar zone. This requires progressing through the Battle for Azeroth endgame campaign.

Step 1 – Unlock World Quests
You will need to reach level 50 and become Friendly with the three main zone factions of your faction:

• Horde: Voldunai, Zandalari Empire, Talanji's Expedition
• Alliance: Storm's Wake, Order of Embers, Proudmoore Admiralty

Once you have World Quests unlocked, head to your faction's ship in the Port of Dazar'alor (Horde) or Boralus (Alliance). Look for the quest to start the Nazjatar campaign. The starting NPCs are:

• Horde: Nathanos Blightcaller – on the Horde ship in the Port of Zuldazar
• Alliance: Genn Greymane – on the Alliance ship in the Port of Boralus

Follow the questline, and you will quickly arrive in Nazjatar. Complete approximately 9 quests to finish the introduction. Once Magni Bronzebeard arrives, it is time to start his quest chain, beginning with Essential Empowerment. You will head to the Chamber of Heart in Silithus, then to Neltharion's Lair in Highmountain. Complete the scenario, return to the Chamber, and you will unlock essences for your Heart of Azeroth.

After completing this, you will be sent back to Nazjatar. Follow the available quests until you unlock world quests in Nazjatar. At this point, you will have most features of the zone unlocked.

Periodic Destruction

This is the aforementioned Periodic Destruction achievement that requires 13 weeks to complete on one character. As of patch 11.0.7, progress on this achievement became account-wide, so it can be done much faster with alts.

To unlock this, you must first loot a Lesser Benthic Arcanocrystal from opening treasures or killing mobs in Nazjatar and complete the small questline. Afterwards, you will head to Mardivas' Laboratory every week where there is a weekly quest called The Laboratory of Mardivas. The Laboratory is located in a cave under a small cliff, right by the “I” in the Azsh'ari Terrace.

/way 60.71 32.41 – Mardivas' Laboratory

The weekly quest requires you to summon and kill an elemental. All but one require you to collect certain reagents that can drop off mobs in Nazjatar or be bought on the auction house. These reagents are:

• Strange Volcanic Rock
• Strange Mineralized Water
• Strange Oceanic Sediment

You can summon different elementals by placing a combination of these reagents in the 6 arcanocrystals in the room, of which there are 3 “greater” and 3 “lesser”.

Benthic crystals require the Water reagent, Lithic ones require the Sediment reagent, and Pyroclasmic require the Rock reagent. I would not worry too much about collecting these reagents in advance as you will accumulate plenty by doing your regular activities in Nazjatar. Below is a table on how to spawn each of the thirteen elementals.

Aqua Team Murder Force

This Aqua Team Murder Force achievement can possibly take the longest of them all, depending on your luck and how you choose to do it, so I would recommend working on it every day if you can. It requires you to train all three of your allies to level 30.

For Horde:

• Neri Sharpfin
• Poen Gillbrack
• Vim Brineheart

For Alliance:

• Bladesman Inowari
• Farseer Ori
• Hunter Akana

The main way of levelling your allies is by doing daily quests with them. You can level each follower on three separate characters of the same faction if you'd like to make this achievement faster, as progress is account-wide. The other way is by turning in various items that can drop from mobs/rares in Nazjatar or be bought from a murloc vendor.

• Giant Crab Leg gives 50 experience to Poen Gillbrack / Bladesman Inowari. They drop from the Sandclaw Stoneshell rare and other crabs west of the Gate of the Queen.
• Fathom Ray Wing gives 50 exp to Neri Sharpfin / Hunter Akana. They drop from the Soundless/Deepglider rares and various other rays in the Coral Forest.
• Eel Filet gives 50 exp to Vim Brineheart / Farseer Ori. It drops from the Chasm-Haunter rare and various eels in The Hanging Reef and Deepcoil Tunnels.
• Reefwalker Bark gives 20 exp to all three followers. It drops from Kelpwillow/Anemonar/Urduu/Oronu rares as well as Murkbloom Reefwalkers in The Hanging Reef. The rares can also drop Ancient Reefwalker Bark which gives 100 exp to each bodyguard but it is only available once a week.

If you have the Azsh'ari Stormsurger Cape, you can also buy experience items from the murloc, Mrrl, located in Newhome/Mezzamere. They are called Unusually Wise Hermit Crab (75 exp for targeted ally) and Naga Deployment Orders (150 exp for each ally). Mrrl's stock rotates daily so these will not always be available for purchase. Naga Deployment Orders can also be found in Glimmering Chests which are only visible after using a Scrying Stone.

I Thought You Said They'd Be Rare

This I Thought You Said They'd Be Rare? achievement requires you to kill 35 rares that spawn in Nazjatar. Most of these rares are straightforward, but there are some that have quirks. Below is a map and coordinates for all rares except those that have multiple spawn locations as they would add a lot of clutter. If a rare has a blue star next to it, it has a spawn quirk that I've touched on below. I've also gone over the rares in caves as well as multiple spawn point rares.

It may be worth it to download an addon such as RareScanner or SilverDragon as they will give you a popup and audio notification whenever you're close to a rare. This can be especially helpful for rares with multiple spawn points!

Additionally, I would recommend doing this achievement in War Mode so you can work on getting the Inkscale Deepseeker mount at the same time.

/way #1355 52.59 42.81 Alga the Eyeless
/way #1355 66.07 40.43 Allseer Oma'kil
/way #1355 58.71 53.39 Anemonar*
/way #1355 73.05 53.84 Banescale the Packfather*
/way #1355 37.37 82.56 Blindlight* (Cave entrance at /way #1355 39.89 77.17)
/way #1355 40.79 7.35 Caverndark Terror* (Cave entrance at /way #1355 42.26 13.42)
/way #1355 49.20 88.75 Chasm-Haunter* (Cave entrance at /way #1355 47.58 85.38)
/way #1355 57.73 51.26 Deepglider
/way #1355 65.28 32.73 Elder Unu
/way #1355 52.07 75.45 Elderspawn Nalaada
/way #1355 46.08 54.19 Iridescent Glimmershell
/way #1355 50.17 69.52 Kelpwillow*
/way #1355 29.44 29.00 King Galuka*
/way #1355 78.13 25.01 Oronu*
/way #1355 43.05 87.94 Prince Typhonus
/way #1355 42.99 75.53 Prince Vortran
/way #1355 35.53 41.29 Scale Matriarch Gratinax*
/way #1355 27.17 37.04 Scale Matriarch Vynara*
/way #1355 28.73 46.70 Scale Matriarch Zodia*
/way #1355 62.68 8.35 Shassera* (Cave Entrance at /way #1355 63.19 11.93)
/way #1355 71.69 54.88 Siltstalker the Packmother
/way #1355 62.45 29.64 Tidelord Aquatus*
/way #1355 57.97 26.52 Tidelord Dispersius*
/way #1355 65.92 22.31 Tidemistress Leth'sindra
/way #1355 31.19 29.58 Urduu*
/way #1355 67.17 34.57 Voice in the Deeps*
            

Rares with Spawn Quirks

Several rares in Nazjatar have unique activation requirements that go beyond simply finding and killing them. Below is a comprehensive list of these special rares, their coordinates, and the specific steps needed to spawn or engage them.

Rares with Multiple Spawn Points

Several rares in Nazjatar do not have fixed spawn locations and can appear in various spots across the zone. Below is a comprehensive list of these rares, their general spawn areas, and tips for finding them efficiently.

Puzzle Performer

This Puzzle Performer achievement requires you to complete 21 different puzzle World Quests around Nazjatar. There will always be two of the puzzle quests active at one time, and World Quests change twice daily, so make sure to check back often! You will first have to loot a Silver Knife from an Arcane Chest or Glowing Arcane Trunk and complete its quest chain to unlock the ability to do these puzzles.

There are two types of puzzles. The first are Runelocked Chests, which require you to vertically or horizontally match chains of three or more identical runes. You will have to do this until you reach the required number of runes matched as detailed in the World Quest. It is very similar to the Candy Crush game.

The second type are Leylocked Chests, which require you to untangle lines to make each into their own little shape. Lines must not overlap or cross with other lines that are not grouped with it. The first image below shows you what the hard leylocked puzzle looks like unsolved. The second image is an example of what a solved puzzle looks like.

I would recommend hiding your UI to do these puzzles for more clarity. The default way to do this is by pressing ALT + Z but your personal settings might be different.

Nazjatarget Eliminated

This Nazjatarget Eliminated achievement requires you to kill all 15 of Azshara's “champions”. Her champions are blue world quest enemies that are only available to kill when their world quest is up. They have multiple spawn locations each. Below is an example of what one of their world quests can look like.

Faction Reputation – The Unshackled or Waveblade Ankoan

This The Unshackled (Horde) or Waveblade Ankoan (Alliance) requires you to reach Exalted reputation with either The Unshackled (Horde) or the Waveblade Ankoan (Alliance).

Ways to increase reputation:

• Completing Summons From The Depths event
• Completing The Battle for Nazjatar PvP world quest (requires War Mode on)
• Completing the weekly quest The Laboratory of Mardivas
• Killing rares daily
• Completing Daily Quests such as requisitions and bounties
• Levelling up your Allies
• Completing the main and side quests in Nazjatar
• Completing the corresponding Emissary when available (requires doing 4 WQs in Nazjatar)
• Finishing World Quests in Nazjatar. The best time to do these is when the Sign of the Emissary bonus event is up as it doubles the reputation gained from WQs. Pet Battle WQs in particular seem to drop a bonus item the first time you complete them which can be turned in for an additional 250 rep.

You can also purchase Contract: Unshackled or Contract: Ankoan from the auction house to gain rep with this faction every time you do a World Quest on Kul Tiras or Zandalar.

The Darkmoon Faire is in town the first week of every month. You can buy a ride ticket to ride the rollercoaster or carousel which gives the WHEE! buff that increases your reputation (and experience) gains by 10% for 60 minutes. You can also buy the Darkmoon Top Hat for 10 Darkmoon Prize Tickets to be able to apply this buff without having to go to the Faire.

Trove Tracker

This Trove Tracker achievement requires you to find 20 Arcane Chests and 8 Glowing Arcane Trunks throughout Nazjatar. You must first complete A Tempered Blade (Alliance) or Save A Friend (Horde) before you are able to see these. The Chests are simple find and opens, but the Trunks all require some type of puzzle being completed.

/way #1355 44.75 48.89 Arcane Chest 1
/way #1355 49.57 64.47 Arcane Chest 2 (Inside the building upstairs)
/way #1355 50.62 49.95 Arcane Chest 3 (Cave entrance at /way #1355 49.67 50.33)
/way #1355 52.83 49.77 Arcane Chest 4 (Up the mountain)
/way #1355 39.75 49.16 Arcane Chest 5 (Near the waterfall)
/way #1355 43.35 58.17 Arcane Chest 6 (On top level near the cliff)
/way #1355 37.95 60.55 Arcane Chest 7 (Underwater)
/way #1355 48.47 87.38 Arcane Chest 8 (In the waterfall)
/way #1355 34.45 40.38 Arcane Chest 9 (Hidden by seaweed)
/way #1355 34.64 43.60 Arcane Chest 10 (Cave entrance at /way #1355 37.94 42.36)
/way #1355 25.98 32.46 Arcane Chest 11 (Under the starfish pile)
/way #1355 58.08 35.01 Arcane Chest 12 (Underwater cave entrance at /way #1355 57.33 39.60)
/way #1355 73.25 35.82 Arcane Chest 13 (Inside the Temple)
/way #1355 74.77 53.19 Arcane Chest 14 (On top of the waterfall)
/way #1355 85.28 38.64 Arcane Chest 15 (On top level of ruins)
/way #1355 79.55 27.12 Arcane Chest 16
/way #1355 80.35 29.81 Arcane Chest 17 (Inside the building)
/way #1355 38.71 74.41 Arcane Chest 18 (On top of the coral reef)
/way #1355 56.31 33.79 Arcane Chest 19 (Top of the mountain)
/way #1355 64.22 33.34 Arcane Chest 20
/way #1355 24.85 35.27 Glowing Arcane Trunk 1 (Cave entrance at /way #1355 26.69 33.78)
/way #1355 37.23 19.30 Glowing Arcane Trunk 2
/way #1355 43.83 16.49 Glowing Arcane Trunk 3
/way #1355 55.82 14.12 Glowing Arcane Trunk 4
/way #1355 61.40 22.86 Glowing Arcane Trunk 5 (Cave entrance at /way #1355 61.40 19.85)
/way #1355 64.09 28.53 Glowing Arcane Trunk 6
/way #1355 37.89 6.49 Glowing Arcane Trunk 7 (Underwater cave entrance at /way #1355 39.67 10.02)
/way #1355 80.52 31.96 Glowing Arcane Trunk 8
            

Glowing Arcane Trunks 1, 5 & 7 require a puzzle that is similar to the game Dance Dance Revolution. The goal is to press the corresponding button (left, middle or right) at the same time the orb touches the rune on the floor. Missing too many times will kick you out of the minigame. Turning off your addons and lowering graphics is recommended. Keep in mind that the pattern the orbs come out in is the exact same every time. Trunk 5 is notoriously difficult and may take many tries, but keep calm and keep trying!

Trunk 2 requires you to do a rune matching puzzle, just like the world quest ones. You have to click the Arcane Device on the floor to start. For this one specifically, you must match 4 teal runes either diagonally or horizontally. Trunk 4 instead requires you to match 3 red runes.

Trunk 3 and 6 require you to do a line uncrossing puzzle, again just like the world quest ones mentioned in the Puzzle Performer section.

Unfathomable or Sunken Ambitions

This Unfathomable (Horde) or Sunken Ambitions (Alliance) achievement is straightforward. You need to complete the main campaign storyline in Nazjatar.

For Horde, it starts with Welcome to Nazjatar and the second part is Secrets in the Sea. To unlock the third and final part The Tide Turns, you must complete the quest Down But Not Out.

Alliance also starts with Welcome to Nazjatar and has their own Secrets in the Sea, but their third part is called Changing Tides which requires completion of the quest Friends In Need to unlock.

If you ever get lost on which quest you should be doing next, I would strongly recommend downloading the addon BTWQuests with the Battle for Azeroth module. This addon is very helpful because it shows you the order you need to do quests in as well as providing coordinates.

Terror of the Tadpoles

This Terror of the Tadpoles achievement requires you to go to Bloodfin Village in Nazjatar, which can be found between the Ashen Strand and Zanj'ir Terrace sections of the map.

/way #1355 30 32

To get the achievement, you must “scare” (interact) with 100 Bloodfin Tadpole. Every time you interact with one, it will spawn 1-2 Bloodfin Sentries that will attack you.

I would recommend purchasing Monel-Hardened Stirrups from the auction house so you can interact while mounted, which will make this much less tedious. You can also buy Comfortable Rider's Barding (or switch to a tank spec) so you can avoid being dazed and dismounted by the enemy Sentries.

Nothing to Scry About

This Nothing To Scry About achievement is obtained by finding 100 treasures in Nazjatar using a Scrying Stone. In order to use them, you will have to complete a small questline that begins with Scrying Stones, which is given by Finder Pruc in Newhome or Artisan Okata in Mezzamere. This quest should be available after doing the intro to Nazjatar. After finishing it, you then have a chance to loot Scrying Stones off of rares. I would recommend getting several Scrying Stones before attempting this achievement.

I would recommend following this route where you start in the Drowned Market, then proceed to the Coral Forest and lastly the Dragon's Teeth Basin. These three zones have a high density of treasures.

Alternatively, here is a very long list of every single possible spawn location of Glimmering Chests. I would strongly advise to download the Paste addon so you can add all of the waypoints to your map at once.

/way 25.7 31.1
/way 25.8 33.1
/way 26.1 28.8
/way 26.8 33.9
/way 26.9 30.6
/way 27.1 26.9
/way 27.3 31.9
/way 27.9 38.4
/way 28.5 30.3
/way 28.9 43.3
/way 28.9 47.7
/way 29.3 40.5
/way 29.5 29
/way 29.8 31.5
/way 29.9 31.3
/way 30 36
/way 30.3 42.5
/way 30.7 29.6
/way 31.6 36.5
/way 31.9 30.3
/way 32.2 32.8
/way 32.5 46.9
/way 32.9 36.3
/way 33.3 31.7
/way 33.4 27.6
/way 33.7 30.1
/way 34 49.5
/way 34.1 29.4
/way 35.2 53.8
/way 35.3 28.9
/way 35.6 35.3
/way 35.9 44.6
/way 36.2 38.3
/way 36.2 40.1
/way 37.3 40.1
/way 37.3 56.2
/way 37.5 25.4
/way 37.6 27.5
/way 37.6 72.5
/way 37.7 42.2
/way 37.8 30.6
/way 38.1 36.7
/way 38.3 33
/way 38.4 15.9
/way 38.5 11.4
/way 38.5 66.5
/way 38.7 43.3
/way 38.8 70.3
/way 39 23
/way 39.3 39.1
/way 39.5 72.4
/way 39.7 49.3
/way 40.2 26
/way 40.5 42.3
/way 40.9 38.5
/way 40.9 77.9
/way 41 13.8
/way 41.1 58.2
/way 41.4 24.3
/way 41.7 65.5
/way 41.8 41.5
/way 41.9 67.2
/way 42.1 71.6
/way 42.5 15.8
/way 42.5 48.2
/way 42.6 60.2
/way 42.7 21
/way 42.7 39.2
/way 43 79.7
/way 43.3 42.2
/way 43.8 16.5
/way 44.2 50.6
/way 44.3 50.6
/way 44.6 59.3
/way 45.6 29.7
/way 45.8 61
/way 46.4 50.1
/way 46.4 73.7
/way 46.6 47.7
/way 46.6 66
/way 46.9 52.1
/way 47.9 76.5
/way 48.1 69.6
/way 48.2 72.6
/way 48.4 47.8
/way 48.9 65.6
/way 49.4 57.7
/way 49.4 68.4
/way 49.5 39.8
/way 49.8 51.5
/way 50.2 45.7
/way 51 75.6
/way 52.4 41.7
/way 52.8 55.3
/way 52.9 28.5
/way 53 53.6
/way 53.3 55.2
/way 54.3 55.2
/way 54.8 41
/way 54.8 49.1
/way 55 56.5
/way 55.2 13
/way 55.5 52.2
/way 55.8 41.8
/way 56.1 57.6
/way 56.3 26
/way 56.3 45.6
/way 56.4 11.5
/way 56.6 14.2
/way 56.9 49.8
/way 56.9 55.2
/way 57.4 28.6
/way 57.5 25.5
/way 57.8 45.7
/way 57.9 57.7
/way 58.1 44.3
/way 58.2 53
/way 58.6 42.1
/way 58.7 8.9
/way 59.1 47.4
/way 59.3 53
/way 59.5 13.7
/way 59.6 29.5
/way 59.9 52
/way 60 41.7
/way 60 54.7
/way 60.2 45.2
/way 60.2 8.8
/way 60.3 24.6
/way 60.5 56.2
/way 60.9 14.1
/way 61.3 21.3
/way 61.3 26.9
/way 61.5 51.9
/way 61.6 10.1
/way 61.7 29.8
/way 62 44.5
/way 62.2 16.6
/way 62.5 38.2
/way 62.6 46.2
/way 62.8 57.1
/way 63.1 48.2
/way 63.5 41.1
/way 63.5 46.5
/way 64.1 20.4
/way 64.1 33.8
/way 64.1 57.2
/way 64.3 39.6
/way 64.3 44.2
/way 64.6 17.7
/way 64.8 46.5
/way 65 25.8
/way 65.1 28.4
/way 65.3 41
/way 65.6 38.2
/way 65.9 49.8
/way 66.1 23.9
/way 66.9 26
/way 66.9 35.7
/way 67 47.4
/way 67.1 39.1
/way 67.2 41.3
/way 67.2 43.9
/way 67.5 51.5
/way 68 32.8
/way 68.1 48.7
/way 68.2 36.9
/way 68.5 51.5
/way 68.8 46.2
/way 68.9 41.2
/way 69.4 28.2
/way 69.5 47.9
/way 69.7 52.5
/way 70.3 36.5
/way 70.7 29.1
/way 70.9 51.2
/way 71.1 22.1
/way 71.2 40
/way 71.3 45.3
/way 71.6 35
/way 71.6 48.2
/way 71.8 37.8
/way 72.2 41.6
/way 72.5 50.3
/way 73 29
/way 73 48.7
/way 73.2 46.5
/way 73.5 44.5
/way 74.5 30.7
/way 74.5 48.7
/way 74.6 40.6
/way 74.8 42
/way 75.1 45.2
/way 75.3 25
/way 75.3 34.1
/way 75.3 39.2
/way 75.4 37.3
/way 75.6 29.3
/way 75.6 31.5
/way 76.2 41.3
/way 76.5 27.4
/way 76.9 37.8
/way 77 33.7
/way 77 42.5
/way 77.2 24.4
/way 77.5 29.5
/way 78.1 46.8
/way 78.4 27
/way 78.4 38.6
/way 78.5 28.7
/way 78.5 33.5
/way 78.6 44.5
/way 78.8 31.1
/way 79 41.1
/way 79.5 27.6
/way 79.5 29.7
/way 79.8 35.6
/way 80.4 31.7
/way 81 30.6
/way 81 40.6
/way 81.1 35.6
/way 81.2 39.8
/way 82.2 40.8
/way 84.2 39.3
/way 85.3 35.3
/way 85.4 38.2
            

Back to the Depths!

This Back to the Depths! achievement requires you to complete the Summons of the Depths event 10 times. You can tell if this event is up by looking to see if there is a glowy purple skull near Azh'ari Terrace. It spawns roughly every three hours, and you can do as many as you'd like every day. You must kill some summoners and then kill the boss that Azshara summons to complete the event.

/way #1355 58 28 – Summons of the Depths

Explore Nazjatar

To complete this Explore Nazjatar achievement, you must fly around and explore all the zones in Nazjatar. Below are all the coordinates you need to visit.

/way #1355 38.1 74.1 Spears of Azshara
/way #1355 43.1 60.9 The Hanging Reef
/way #1355 57.5 50.1 Coral Forest
/way #1355 64.2 42.3 Kal'methir
/way #1355 78.8 33.7 Elun'alor Temple
/way #1355 73.2 31.7 Zin-Azshari
/way #1355 78.2 44.9 The Drowned Market
/way #1355 66.2 26.4 Deepcoil Tunnels
/way #1355 61.5 24.8 Azsh'ari Terrace
/way #1355 60.1 15.6 Shirakess Repository
/way #1355 51.6 15.2 Gate of the Queen
/way #1355 48.3 35.4 Gorgonian Overlook
/way #1355 48.3 48.5 Dragon's Teeth Basin
/way #1355 43.1 41.1 Zanj'ir Wash
/way #1355 38.1 28.7 Zanj'ir Terrace
/way #1355 28.6 40.7 Ashen Strand
/way #1355 47.47 40.60 The Empress's Approach (renamed to The Royal Approach)
            

Subaquatic Support

This Subaquatic Support achievement is earned by completing 30 Bounty or Requisition daily quests in Nazjatar. These can be picked up in Newhome/Mezzamere. Bounty quests usually require you to kill a certain amount of mobs, while Requisition quests have you collect plants from around Nazjatar.

Feline Figurines Found

To complete this Feline Figurines Found achievement, you must find and interact with 10 crystalline cat figurines found throughout Nazjatar. I will go over all of them below with coordinates. There is no specific order you have to do these in.

It is also recommended to have the addon HandyNotes with the Battle for Azeroth / Nazjatar extension, as it will allow you to track all figurines on your map.

/way #1355 40.36 80.95 Underwater Cave Entrance
/way #1355 40.17 86.16 Cat Figurine 1

/way #1355 38.03 49.21 Cat Figurine 2

/way #1355 29.79 30.21 Underwater Cave Entrance
/way #1355 28.84 29.12 Cat Figurine 3

/way #1355 55.31 28.78 Cave Entrance
/way #1355 55.32 27.22 Cat Figurine 4

/way #1355 57.47 22.21 Underwater Cave Entrance
/way #1355 58.15 22.04 Cat Figurine 5

/way #1355 61.45 11.93 Underwater Cave Entrance
/way #1355 61.61 10.86 Cat Figurine 6

/way #1355 59.09 30.43 Cat Figurine 7

/way #1355 61.04 26.80 Cat Figurine 8

/way #1355 70.55 24.65 Underwater Cave Entrance
/way 71.36 23.79 Cat Figurine 9

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A Fistful of Manapearls

You earn this A Fistful of Manapearls achievement by collecting 1,000 Prismatic Manapearl which will show in your currency tab. You gain these in small quantities from most activities in Nazjatar. I would suggest doing activities in War Mode specifically, as you will get more from world quests and can complete the PvP WQ Battle for Nazjatar that also awards Pearls. You can also get Pearls from killing rares, opening chests, completing world/daily quests, the Emissary if it's available, doing the Mardivas' Laboratory weekly, and certain missions from your mission table. Like reputation, I would not worry too much about farming these as you will come across many naturally from just working on this meta achievement.

Mrrl's Secret Stash

This Mrrl's Secret Stash achievement requires you to trade with the murloc Mrrl and buy one of his secret stash items, which is the mount Crimson Tidestallion.

First, you have to find Mrrl. He's located in the Dragon's Teeth Basin in almost the centre of the map – /way #1355 48.2 45.2.

He will have a quest called A Safer Place which requires you to escort him back to your faction hub of either Mezzamere or Newhome. Once there, he will have another quest for you to complete called No Backs.

The next step is acquiring an Azsh'ari Stormsurger Cape. To get this item, you must buy Benthic Cloak for 5 Prismatic Manapearls from Finder Palta or Artisan Itanu. Keep buying and opening them until you get this specific cape.

Now you will have to complete a small secret event. This event is located inside a small cave called Murloco's Hideaway.

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Murloco

Murloco's Hideaway

If the event is available, you will have to save a murloc named Murloco from two naga who are keeping him in a cage. Upon killing the first two, several more waves will spawn. After all the naga are dead, Murloco will become a vendor for 5 minutes and you can buy Hungry Herald's Tentacle Taco from him which costs 666 gold.

Now you will have to wait for Mrrl to sell the Crimson Tidestallion. You have to wear your Azsh'ari Stormsurger Cape to be able to see this item, and it is only available a couple of times a month, so check back every day. Once it's available, you will need to have your cloak equipped to begin a long train of trading with other murloc vendors in the area. Follow the steps below in order, and at the end, you'll be able to purchase the mount.

Tour of the Depths

This Tour of the Depths achievement requires you to do various activities around Nazjatar. Most of them have already been covered in other sections of this guide, so I will redirect those back to their relevant sections.

The activities are as follows:

• Find and Assist Mrrl (already covered in Mrrl's Secret Stash section of this guide)
• Defeat one of Mardivas' Laboratory creations (covered in Periodic Destruction)
• Level a Nazjatar Ally to Level 5 (covered in Aqua Team Murder Force)
• Defeat one of Azshara's Champions (covered in Nazjatarget Eliminated)
• Learn about the Scrying Stones of Nazjatar (covered in Nothing to Scry About)

There's two we haven't talked about yet, however. The first is to complete an Emissary for your ally in Nazjatar. Emissaries show up on the bottom left of your map when you're in BFA zones.

For Horde, you're looking for The Unshackled. Alliance will be looking for The Ankoan. They require you to do 4 world quests in Nazjatar, then head back to your faction base to turn in the quest. This quest will award a large amount of rep and sometimes other things such as Prismatic Manapearls.

The second thing is to defeat a world boss in Nazjatar. There are two world bosses, only one is up every week. They will show on your map as a large purple marker with a gold dragon around it.

Why Alts Matter for Undersea Usurper

The Undersea Usurper meta-achievement is one of the most time-consuming grinds in Battle for Azeroth, primarily due to the 13-week time gate on Periodic Destruction. However, as of patch 11.0.7, progress on this achievement became account-wide, meaning you can now use multiple characters to dramatically speed up the process.

How alts accelerate your progress:

• Periodic Destruction: Each character can complete the Mardivas' Laboratory weekly quest independently. With 5 characters, you can complete 5 summonings per week instead of 1, potentially reducing the 13-week requirement to just 3 weeks.
• Aqua Team Murder Force: You can level different followers on different characters simultaneously. Each character has access to daily quests for their active follower, allowing you to work on all three allies at once.
• Subaquatic Support: Daily quest progress is shared. Complete bounties and requisitions on whichever character has them available.

Recommended alt strategy:

• Have 3-5 characters at level 50+ with Nazjatar unlocked.
• Assign each character a specific follower to level exclusively.
• Complete Mardivas' Laboratory weekly on every character.
• Pool resources (Prismatic Manapearls, Scrying Stones) via the Warband bank.

Important: While progress is account-wide, some achievements like The Unshackled (reputation) are not shared across characters — you must reach Exalted on a single character. However, most other achievements benefit significantly from alt participation.

Useful Addons for Undersea Usurper

Farming the Undersea Usurper meta-achievement requires tracking numerous activities across Nazjatar. The right addons can save you countless hours.

• BTWQuests (with Battle for Azeroth module): Tracks quest chains and shows the order you need to complete them in. Essential for the main campaign storyline.
• RareScanner or SilverDragon: Alerts you when rare mobs spawn nearby. Essential for locating the 35 rares required for I Thought You Said They'd Be Rare.
• HandyNotes – Battle for Azeroth (plugin): Shows rare spawn locations, treasure chests, cat figurines, and other points of interest on your map.
• TomTom / Paste: Set waypoints to coordinates for rares, chests, figurines, and Mardivas' Laboratory.
• SavedInstances: Tracks which achievements you have completed and which followers you have levelled on each character.
• World Quest Tracker: Displays active world quests, including puzzle quests for Puzzle Performer and champion quests for Nazjatarget Eliminated.
• Leatrix Plus: Quality-of-life improvements like auto-repair, auto-sell junk, and faster interactions — small time savers that add up over the long grind.

Pro tip: Combine HandyNotes with RareScanner for maximum efficiency. HandyNotes shows all locations on your map, and RareScanner alerts you when something spawns nearby.