What is this? This item Monstrous Egg starts the quest An Exotic Egg that you can turn in with the Darkmoon Faire whenever it is in town.
How do I get it? In order to be eligible to loot this, you must have the [item=71634] in your
bagsinventory - which can be obtained in one of two ways:
- Receive it as a reward from Gelvas Grimegate after completing The Darkmoon Faire for Alliance or The Darkmoon Faire for Horde.
- Receive it from Selina Dourman just by talking to her, she stands at the first tent on the left-side of the entrance to the Darkmoon Faire.
Note: if you have The Darkmoon Faire quest in your quest log, Selina will not offer to give you the guide - you will either need to drop the quest and speak to her again or simply hand in at which point you get the guide anyway.Where do I get it? Monstrous Egg only seems to drop from various level-appropriate 5-man dungeon bosses. Drop locations will continue to be updated as they are confirmed:
[it seems to drop from dragon or reptilian-type bosses (or perhaps even their handlers?) or any other boss that can lay an egg (like spiders or bugs)]
- Mutanus the Devourer -- Wailing Caverns (dungeon level 17-20)
- [npc=4829] -- [zone=719] (dungeon level 22-25)
- [npc=13596] -- [zone=2100] (dungeon level 36-39)
- [npc=7273] -- [zone=1176] (dungeon level 46-49)
- [npc=10437] -- [zone=2017] Dead (dungeon level 48-51)
- [npc=9156] -- [zone=1584] (dungeon level 53-56)
- [npc=17881] -- [zone=2366] (dungeon level 68 and 70 heroic)
- [npc=18105] -- [zone=3716] (dungeon level 63-65 and 70 heroic)
- [npc=18096] -- [zone=2367] (dungeon level 66-68 and 70 heroic)
- [npc=20912] -- [zone=3848] (dungeon level 68-75 and 70 heroic)
- [npc=29120] -- [zone=4277] (dungeon level 72-74)
- [npc=31134] -- [zone=4415] (dungeon level 75-77)
- [npc=26723] -- [zone=4265] (dungeon level 71-73)
- King Dred -- Drak'Tharron Keep (dungeon level 74-76)
- Skadi the Ruthless -- Utgarde Pinnacle (dungeon level 79)
- Anub'arak -- Azjol-Nerub (dungeon level 80 heroic)
- Cyanigosa -- The Violet Hold (dungeon level 80 heroic)
- Keristrasza -- The Nexus (dungeon level 80 heroic)
- King Dred -- Drak'Tharron Keep (dungeon level 80 heroic)
- Skadi the Ruthless -- Utgarde Pinnacle (dungeon level 80 heroic)
- Lady Naz'jar -- Throne of the Tides (dungeon level 80-82 and 85 heroic)
- Lockmaw -- Lost City of Tol'vir (dungeon level 85 and 85 heroic)
- Murozond -- End of Time (dungeon level 85 heroic)
- [npc=56717] -- [zone=5963] (dungeon level 85-87 and 90 heroic)
Why do I want it? There are several reasons that you may want Monstrous Egg:
- Receive 10 Darkmoon Prize Tickets upon handing it in - these tickets allow you to purchase mounts, pets and other collectibles whenever the Darkmoon Faire is on.
- Receive 250 reputation (or more depending on your racial/guild bonuses etc) with the Darkmoon Faire - great for anyone who is either a rep junkie or is working towards The Insane title awarded by the Insane in the Membrane achievement.
- Having completed this quest will count towards the achievement Darkmoon Despoiler.
- Gold gold GOLD - since Monstrous Egg isn't BoP (bind on pickup), it is tradable and sellable via the auction house. If you don't care about the above three points, then you can profiteer from someone who does!
What else do I need to know?
- High level characters can no longer farm lower level dungeons for Monstrous Egg since a recent hotfix. It is now only obtainable in level-appropriate dungeons, and as always, success is at the mercy of RNG.
- The quest can only be turned in once per Darkmoon Faire. You can certainly collect more Monstrous Egg, however if you've turned in for the current faire, you'll have to wait till it's next in town.
- Monstrous Egg can be looted anytime - that is to say, the Darkmoon Faire does not have to be currently on in order for you to be able to find these puppies.
What other Darkmoon Faire drops are there?
- Fallen Adventurer's Journal -> The Captured Journal = 5 x Darkmoon Prize Tickets
- Banner of the Fallen -> A Captured Banner = 5 x Darkmoon Prize Tickets
- Captured Insignia -> The Enemy's Insignia = 5 x Darkmoon Prize Tickets
- Imbued Crystal -> A Curious Crystal = 10 x Darkmoon Prize Tickets
- Mysterious Grimoire -> An Intriguing Grimoire = 10 x Darkmoon Prize Tickets
- Ornate Weapon -> A Wondrous Weapon = 10 x Darkmoon Prize Tickets
- Soothsayer's Runes -> Tools of Divination = 10 x Darkmoon Prize Tickets
- A Treatise on Strategy -> The Master Strategist = 15 x Darkmoon Prize Tickets
Will frequently amend and extend this post as users request it or as I learn more.
Quest
An Exotic Egg
Quest facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Was running about 5 heroic instance straight only seen this item drop Monstrous Egg last boss in End Time Murozond dropped.
I run after that few more instances nothing else dropped.
There was only one egg so everyone who doing this will roll on item, so maybe it`s wise thing to try with low lvl instance and solo them.Edit : Why downrate? people starting here to downrate for no reason...
Please keep in mind that the quest is not repeatable during one DMF festival. After you complete the quest you cannot get it for the second time, as it states when you use an item for the second time "You have already completed this quest". In other words - you can do the quest once every month.
Now, to all the naysayers, Blizzard has confirmed that these quests are to be repeated each month. Source
They have also stated that the quest drops that happen in the dungeons/raids/BG’s happen all the time, even if the faire isn’t in town. Source
Quest facts
The client quest POI data records no map location for this quest, so no map is shown.
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(29444))
Description
You're not certain what kind of creature this egg harbors, but it sure doesn't look like the egg of any ordinary animal. The Darkmoon Adventurer's Guide says that an intrepid adventurer might come across any number of strange eggs in his travels. It further notes that the Darkmoon Faire's Zoo Bizarre is always interested in acquiring such specimens. Take the egg to Yebb Neblegear at the Darkmoon Faire.
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Reward details
Reputation: Darkmoon Faire +250
A carnival that showcases the weird and the extraordinary, located on a mysterious island only accessible for the first week of every month.
Reputation group: Classic.
Currency: Darkmoon Prize Ticket x 10
Awarded for winning games or doing favors at the Darkmoon Faire.
Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.
Where this quest fits
Also counted by Darkmoon Despoiler
Its criteria name 9 quests; others include:
- A Curious Crystal
- An Intriguing Grimoire
- A Wondrous Weapon
- The Master Strategist
- A Captured Banner
- The Enemy's Insignia
- The Captured Journal
- Tools of Divination
Also counted by Darkmoon Dungeoneer
Its criteria name 5 quests; others include:
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.
Achievements
Completing this quest counts toward these achievements.
- Darkmoon Despoiler: its criteria name 9 quests, this one included.
- Darkmoon Dungeoneer: its criteria name 5 quests, this one included.