The Sha'tari Skyguard is a Burning Crusade reputation faction based at Blackwind Landing in Terokkar Forest, dedicated to fighting the arakkoa of Skettis. You earn reputation almost entirely through daily quests at Skettis and Ogri'la, and reaching Exalted unlocks six Nether Ray flying mounts plus a Nether Ray Fry battle pet from the quartermaster, Grella.

Quick facts

  • Expansion: The Burning Crusade (Outland content).
  • Location: Blackwind Landing, a raised platform in southeastern Terokkar Forest, overlooking the arakkoa city of Skettis. You need flying to reach and quest the area.
  • Quartermaster: Grella, at Blackwind Landing, sells the reputation rewards.
  • How you gain rep: repeatable daily quests at Skettis (killing arakkoa, freeing captured Skyguard, wrangling aether rays) and bombing/relic dailies at Ogri'la.
  • Headline rewards: Reins of the Nether Ray in six colors (Exalted), the Nether Ray Fry pet (Exalted), and the Sha'tari Skyguard Tabard.

How do you get to the Sha'tari Skyguard?

Head to the far southeast of Terokkar Forest and fly up to Blackwind Landing, the elevated Skyguard outpost above Skettis. Because the whole zone sits on cliffs and floating platforms, a flying mount is effectively required to pick up quests and reach Grella.

Once you're there, grab the daily quests from the Skyguard NPCs to start building reputation. Ogri'la, further east toward Shadowmoon Valley, offers additional dailies that also award Sha'tari Skyguard standing, which speeds up the climb to Exalted.

What do you get from Sha'tari Skyguard rep?

The big draw is the set of Nether Ray flying mounts, sold by Grella at Exalted. They come in several colors, so collectors often grind the full set. Exalted also unlocks the Nether Ray Fry, a companion pet, and the faction tabard.

Beyond the cosmetics, the reputation counts toward account-wide exalted-reputation achievements, which is why many players still farm it long after Outland stopped being current content.

How long does it take to reach Exalted?

Because progress is gated behind daily quests, this is a time grind rather than a difficulty grind. Running every available Skyguard daily at Skettis and Ogri'la each day, most players reach Exalted over roughly a couple of weeks of consistent effort. Skipping days simply stretches it out, since there's no faster grind-it-out-in-one-sitting route.

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