TheWoWDBYou need to kill the cultists, before they throw the orb thing to the ground, or else they will transform into a demon, and you can't have the orb. Being it's destroyed.
Quest
Cultists at our Doorstep
A World of Warcraft quest in Blasted Lands. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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The cultists you need to kill are just south of Nethergarde Keep, many around a wrecked ballista.
Watch out–if you can't one-shot them (about 2700HP), they have a leap-at-you attack with very long range, and an explosion at the end. Watch out clothies!
I looted 2 off of a single mob so multiples in one drop are possible.
Quest facts
Quest ID25716
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25716))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
WhereBlasted Lands, Swamp of Sorrows
StorylineBlasted Lands, step 7 of 56
RewardsMahar's Gift, 
Spell Focus Shoulderguards, 
Sandals of the Shadowsworn, 10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Mahar's Gift, Spell Focus Shoulderguards, Sandals of the Shadowsworn, 10g 50s, 4,100 XPDescription
You may have already run into some of the Shadowsworn cultists that dwell in the caves just to the southwest of Nethergarde. They do not impress an immediate danger upon our fortress, but I fear that they are planning something more dreadful than you can imagine. The low-ranking members carry spell foci that might hold an answer. Bring some back to me intact, if you can wrench them from the cultists' hands.
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 areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #17 63.2 16.9
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #51 56.9 87.2
Coordinates
- Turn-inBlasted Lands 63.2, 16.9
/way #17 63.2 16.9 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Blasted Lands 60.6, 33.8
/way #17 60.6 33.8 - Objective areaSwamp of Sorrows 56.9, 87.2
/way #51 56.9 87.2
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 Blasted Lands map
- Desecrate this Fire! about 620 yards
- Burning Crusade: To Outland! about 940 yards
- Finishing the Job about 1,000 yards
- When Revenge Burns Green about 1,290 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Blasted Lands, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Blasted Lands:
- Nethergarde Keep, Blasted Lands
- Marshtide Watch, Swamp of Sorrows
- The Harborage, Swamp of Sorrows
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- 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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TypePlate Legs
Item level28
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor21
Stats+7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +10 Haste
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for39 gold26 silver
TypeLeather Shoulder
Item level28
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +6 Versatility
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for32 gold25 silver
TypeCloth Feet
Item level28
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor4
Stats+5 Intellect, +8 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for32 gold13 silver
TypeMail Waist
Item level28
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor9
Stats+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for19 gold67 silver
Reputation: Alliance +250
Reputation group: Classic.
Other quests in Blasted Lands that reward Alliance reputation: Our Fallen Friends (+350), Curtail the Darktail (+250), Minor Distractions (+150), Eliminate the Okril'lon (+350), Nethergarde Reigns (+250), Remove Their Arms (+250).
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
Blasted Lands
Part 7 of 56.
Previous: Watcher Mahar Ba · Next: Kasim Sharim
- 2A Closer Look
- 3Eliminate the Okril'lon
- 4Our Fallen Friends
- 5Curtail the Darktail
- 6Watcher Mahar Ba
- 7Cultists at our Doorstep
- 8Kasim Sharim
- 9Attune the Bloodstone
- 10The First Step
- 11Blood Ritual
- 12The Amulet of Allistarj
- 13The Amulet of Sevine
Showing steps 2 to 13 of 56.
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.
- Watcher Mahar Ba
It's time for you to visit the Watcher. He's been in a bit of a mood lately, and I'm not quite sure why. Head up to the top of the mage tower and check in with him. I don't have any work for you here, but I'm certain that he will.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Kasim Sharim
I need you to pass on a message for me. Kasim Sharim is an old blood mage that knows a great deal about the demons of the Blasted Lands. Though you wouldn't know from looking at him, he's quite old, and very powerful... if a little eccentric.
The storyline at a glance
Blasted Lands has 56 steps, from Minor Distractions to The Downfall of Marl Wormthorn.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Blasted Lands (56).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Blasted Lands map
- The Kingslayers
- Allies of the Horde: Mag'har Orc
- Burning Crusade Chromie Time Breadcrumbs
- Some Wicked Things
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.
Guides for this zone
Guides and routes on this site that cover Blasted Lands.
