Quest Log

A Hand in the Dark

A Hand in the Dark is a quest for level 50, added in Battle for Azeroth. It rewards 6,800 experience and money.

Description

Imagine being trapped in a world you didn't know existed--a reality unbeknownst to even yourself.

Thoughts, fears, and dark desires cloud the mind, coupled with irresistible temptation.

So many are lost to the darkness, unable to resist these temptations, but not all.

Do what you can to preserve those that fight against the darkness. We mustn't allow them to fall.

Rewards

Money23

Experience6,800 XP

Top Comments

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TurowaiJan 17, 2020+34via Wowhead

GRRRRR!
So, you share the area with the 3485769375 other players doing this atm, and the npc's will disappear the moment anyone else clicks on them...
Seems you really should group up for this one, so that you don't waste your daily shot at extra [currency=1755].
My sanity ran out at 6/8 complete (doing solo... urgh... )... hopefully the quest stays in my log and can be completed tomorrow alongside tomorrow's quest (will update here tomorrow if I can or not)
UPDATE:
So, I've come back today with hope... and unfortunately it seems the quest gets removed from your log during the daily reset... so if you derp it up in your 1 try each day, that's it, you've failed. Real shame that... :(
UPDATE2:
Ok... been a while since this came out and me posting this.
The above is still true, EXCEPT, it seems if it's the first lesser vision quest of the week (and grants you 3k coalescing).
Note this affects any of the lesser vision quests, not just hand in the dark (so also the 'close portals' 'kill 20 things' and 'do any of the above to fill a bar' quests)
From a couple times where I've derped on a lesser vision (the uldum/vale vision) on an undergeared alt, and it was it's first time there, the next day the quest has actually stayed in the log, and was completable alongside the next day's quest (the 2nd day's quest will initially say it grants 3k too, same as the first, but after handing in one of them, the 2nd will revert to the usual 1.5k reward).
Shame this doesn't happen normally... :\ or that there was a way to 'buy in' for a 2nd attempt.

KevlanJan 17, 2020+34via Wowhead

If you are having problems doing this, go inside the shrine. There's a lot more NPC's to rescue, especially up the stairs in the little alcove that overlooks the main entrance.
When you step on some of the "void tears" on the ground inside it seems to spawn a large 500K+ HP blob. Since you have limited sanity, these are kind of a hassle to have to deal with. Avoid the void tears and you won't have to!

shhbbyisokJan 19, 2020+11via Wowhead

Does anyone know if there's a benefit to hanging out in the vision after you've completed the quest in the way of farming or side objectives?

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Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Experience	XP	6,800
Money	Gold	23g 40s

Where it comes from

Objective area	Uldum	1 mapped point
Objective area	Vale of Eternal Blossoms	1 mapped point

World Map

Where to go

Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.

Vale of Eternal Blossoms map showing where to go for A Hand in the Dark — **Vale of Eternal Blossoms** Objective area 1 mapped point

Coordinates

Objective areaUldum 56.7, 31.7/way #1527 56.7 31.7
Objective areaVale of Eternal Blossoms 84.3, 51.8/way #1530 84.3 51.8

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Nearby on the Uldum map

Minions of N'Zoth same spot
Vanquishing the Darkness same spot
Preventative Measures same spot
A Dark, Glaring Reality same spot
To Ramkahen about 120 yards
Surfacing Threats about 120 yards
The Uldum Accord about 120 yards
Ramkahen Rescue about 120 yards
Anchors of the Black Empire about 120 yards
Lost and Tormented about 120 yards

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Uldum, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on Uldum:

Ramkahen, UldumAlliance and Horde · about 80 yards south
Dawnrise Expedition, TanarisHorde · about 1,400 yards east
Marshal's Stand, Un'Goro CraterAlliance and Horde · about 1,900 yards north

Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.

Build history

First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight patch 12.0.7, the oldest build in our datamine).

Quest Line

Where this quest fits

Other storylines on the Uldum map

Aqir Offensive12 steps, starts with Word from Orsis
Mystery of the Amathet9 steps, starts with Eyes on the Amathet
Visions of N'zoth29 steps, starts with An Unwelcome Advisor
The Forge of Origination6 steps, starts with A Titanic Problem
Battle Pet Tamers18 steps, starts with Julia, The Pet Tamer
Through the Darkness9 steps, starts with Power Protocol Initiation

Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.

Community notes from Wowhead · 14 comments

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The comments below were written by Wowhead users. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments. See them in context on Wowhead.

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A Growing Threat

A Guiding Thread

A Gulper Ate the Rolly

A Hand in Cultivation

A Hard Day's Work

A Hardened Bond

A Harsh Mistress

Database

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