TheWoWDBIf you are confused where to go, there are two underground entrances to go in, inside of two destroyed houses. One contains the water and the other contains the soil and the portals. The entrances are located to the left of where you picked up the quests.
Quest
Corruption Runs Deep
A World of Warcraft quest in Deadwind Pass. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Entrances are:
Soil: 48.67, 78.85
Water: 47.75, 78.29
Gotta love how the quests neglect to tell you that there are TWO SEPARATE sets of catacombs to go into. One in one destroyed house, and one in another.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 45
ZoneDeadwind Pass
LocationDeadwind Pass, The Master's Cellar, The Master's Cellar
TypeGroup
Quest ID44684
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(44684))
What to do
WhereDeadwind Pass, The Master's Cellar, The Master's Cellar
StorylineReturn to Karazhan, step 8 of 14
RewardsUnearthed Staff Headpiece, 20g 22s, 6,150 XP
Unearthed Staff Headpiece, 20g 22s, 6,150 XPDescription
Everything the Legion touches is marred by fingerprints of their corruption. If I can study the traces of magic they leave behind, perhaps I can discern their plans for Karazhan. This vial is specially reinforced to contain fel magic. If you bring me the essences of corrupted soil and water from near their portals, I believe we'll be closer to unraveling their scheme.
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.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #42 47.0 75.2
Coordinates
- Turn-inDeadwind Pass 47.0, 75.2
/way #42 47.0 75.2 - Objective areaDeadwind Pass 48.2, 78.5
/way #42 48.2 78.5 - Objective areaDeadwind Pass 47.0, 75.3
/way #42 47.0 75.3
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 Deadwind Pass map
- The Diamond King same spot
- City Under Siege about 20 yards
- The Fate of Deadwind about 60 yards
- A Grisly Task about 60 yards
- The Dark Riders about 100 yards
- The Deadwind Hunt about 100 yards
- To the Catacombs! about 100 yards
- Calling of the Council about 150 yards
- Following the Curse about 690 yards
- To Point the Way about 690 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Deadwind Pass, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Deadwind Pass:
- Dreadmaul Hold, Blasted Lands
- Darkshire, Duskwood
- The Harborage, Swamp of Sorrows
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
- Objective area
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.
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Money20 gold22 silver
Experience6,150 XP
Reward details
Items you receive
TypeConsumable
Item level1
BindingBinds when picked up
Sells to vendors for25 gold
“The staff has long since rotted away but power still pulses within the mystical headpiece.”
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.
Storyline
Return to Karazhan
Part 8 of 14.
Previous: Holding the Lines · Next: Reclaiming the Ramparts
- 6Finite Numbers
- 7Holding the Lines
- 8Corruption Runs Deep
- 9Reclaiming the Ramparts
- 10Thought Collection
- 11Demon in Disguise
- 12The Power of Corruption
- 13Fragments of the Past
- 14Return to Karazhan: In the Eye of the Beholder
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Where this quest fits
Before this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Holding the Lines
Karazhan sits upon a confluence of ley lines. It's why this location was chosen for the tower in the first place... a fact that has not escaped the Legion's notice. If the demons are tapping into these lines of power, they must need their energy for something particularly menacing.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Reclaiming the Ramparts
With the ley lines protected we must move to secure the tower's perimeter. Around the tower are several locations where corruption continues to run rampant. Seek out these locations and secure them with these wards.
Quests that require this one
Other quests with this name
This one: Deadwind Pass · Level 45 · Group.
Other storylines on the Deadwind Pass map
- Ulthalesh, the Deadwind Harvester
- Apocalypse
- The Scythe of Elune
- Swamp of Sorrows
- On the Trail of the Black Prince
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.