TheWoWDBHard way to do this quest:
Kill dozens of [npc=62293]s till you kick your computer in frustration and curse Blizzard for making you do this.
Easy way to do this quest:
Fly up to the top of the cliffs at Shan'ze Dao, where [npc=62530]s are patrolling amongst many [npc=62266]. Loot 8 tablets off the ground and fly off satisfied.Essentially, while these tablets drop from the aforementioned mobs, the drop rate is dismal, and they have respectable health pools making them a pain to kill. Looting them from the ground at the top of plateau takes a fraction of the time.
Hope this helps! =)
Quest
Dark Arts
A World of Warcraft quest in Townlong Steppes. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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This is a SUPER POST!!! I killed maybe 30 mobs and got 1 tablet. I came here to read up on it, I went to the cliffs and bam had my remaining tables in less than 30 seconds!! THANK YOU jjanchan !!!
Quest facts
LevelLevel 25-35
ZoneTownlong Steppes
Quest ID31043
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(31043))
Requirements
RepeatsDaily
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
Description
It is said that Shan'ze Dao was once home to a great mogu temple. There, the Shan'ze studied and practiced the art of subjugating the dead or inanimate. Much of their knowledge still remains on the island to the northwest, buried among the ruins. We need to get our hands on their knowledge - both to keep it out of their hands, and to understand the nature of their experiments.
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Reward details
Reputation: Shado-Pan +250
The shadowy protectors of Pandaria's temples, the Shado-Pan are wrought with mystery.
Reputation group: Mists of Pandaria.
Other quests in Townlong Steppes that reward Shado-Pan reputation: My Husband... (+25), First Assault (+100), Running Rampant (+75), Perfect Pitch (+75), Seeing Red (+100), Pitching In (+75).
Currency: Lesser Charm of Good Fortune x 2
Possession of the Lesser Charms of Good Fortune will result in great happiness and the eventual conversion into Warforged Seals, which allow players to risk a coin to receive a bonus reward from raid encounters.
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
Other daily quests in Townlong Steppes
- The Mogu Menace
- Paying Tribute
- The Unending Siege
- Fallen Sentinels
- A Blade is a Blade
- The Siege Swells
- The Overwhelming Swarm
- In Battle's Shadow
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.