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Dark Ascension

Dark Ascension is a quest for level 40. It is step 4 of 4 in The Search for Iskar storyline, the final step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Tanaan Jungle at 16.1, 44.4. It rewards 1 reward item, 2 reputation rewards, 1,350 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 2 achievements.

Description

You skim through the pages of the tome, most of them filled with notes on the nature of shadow and illusion. On the last pages you discover a journal:

I continue to search for a cure to the curse of Sethe. If Terokk was restored I would not be in this situation. Damn Reshad!

I was contacted by an orc that identified himself as Gul'dan. He has a cure for the curse! I must travel to Tanaan to search for the location of this "cipher" of his.

Take this information to Reshad.

Rewards

You will receive:

Money33 gold96 silver
Experience1,350 XP
ReputationHand of the Prophet +1,000, Vol'jin's Headhunters +1,000
Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

2
Suggestions+31via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

The mobs don't actually interrupt anything, you can stand out of range and not be attacked (or stealth), they just despawn and you still get credit for it.

I stood just behind [npc=94645] on the waters edge and watched.

Edit: When I'm doing it on alts I just battle [npc=94645], the mini event usually ends just before the battle does (You can still see the dialog in the battle)

3
alpanhell+14via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

stupid quest. A ton of mobs come and you are supposed to protect Rashad which can be hard for some classes.

What I do is I start the quest by talking to Rashad then I go do the legendary pet battler right by him (bleakclaw). By the time the pet battle is done the quest is over with and you can just turn it in to Rashad (i.e. you really didn't need to protect him or fight any of the mobs).

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP1,350
MoneyGold33g 96s
ReputationHand of the Prophet+1,000
ReputationVol'jin's Headhunters+1,000

Reward details

Items you receive

TypeArmor
Item level44
BindingBinds when picked up
UseCreate Belt
Requires level40
Sells to vendors for1 copper

Reputation: Hand of the Prophet +1,000

Yrel has assembled the remaining Exarchs and is calling for a crusade in Velen's name. Together they are working to establish a foothold in Tanaan Jungle and to overthrow Gul'dan.

Reputation group: Warlords of Draenor.

Reputation: Vol'jin's Headhunters +1,000

Seeking to protect Azeroth with a decisive victory on Draenor, Warchief Vol'jin is assembling an elite team of champions to establish a foothold in Tanaan Jungle and to overthrow Gul'dan.

Reputation group: Warlords of Draenor.

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 it comes from
Turn-in mapTanaan JungleTurn-in marker at 16.1, 44.4, 3 mapped points
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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.

Tanaan Jungle Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Tanaan Jungle map showing where to go for Dark AscensionTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #534 16.1 44.4

Coordinates

  • Turn-inTanaan Jungle 16.1, 44.4/way #534 16.1 44.4
  • Objective areaTanaan Jungle 16.2, 44.3/way #534 16.2 44.3

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 Tanaan Jungle map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Tanaan Jungle:

  • Bastion Rise, GorgrondHorde · about 420 yards north-west
  • The Iron Front, Tanaan JungleAlliance · about 440 yards south-west

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.

Quest Line

Storyline

The Search for Iskar

Part 4 of 4.

Previous: Get a Clue

  1. 1Garrison Campaign: In the Shadows
  2. 2Friends Above
  3. 3Get a Clue
  4. 4Dark Ascension

Also part of: The Search for Iskar (part 4 of 4).

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.

  • Get a ClueLevel 40

    Aktar mentioned that in the ruins he's seen Sethekk, ogres, even demons, but no sign of Iskar. We're going to have to go in there if we're to find any clues and I'd prefer someone strong like yourself to lead the way. Well, what do you say?

After this quest

Taken from a quest that requires this one.

  • Garrison Campaign: The WarlockLevel 40

    Commander, you have a visitor. One of Gul'dan's warlocks just walked up to the base and surrendered. He says he has information of a terrible event that is about to occur. I suggest you speak with him immediately.

  • Garrison Campaign: The WarlockLevel 40

    Commander, you have a visitor. One of Gul'dan's warlocks just walked up to the base and surrendered. He says he has information of a terrible event that is about to occur. I suggest you speak with him immediately.

Also counted by In Pursuit of Gul'dan

Its criteria name 6 quests; others include:

Also counted by In Pursuit of Gul'dan

Its criteria name 6 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

The Search for Iskar has 4 steps, from Garrison Campaign: In the Shadows to Dark Ascension.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Tanaan Jungle (4).

Other storylines on the Tanaan Jungle map

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.

In Pursuit of Gul'danComplete the Garrison Campaign chapters listed below.10In Pursuit of Gul'danComplete the Garrison Campaign chapters listed below.10
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Dark Assassins
Dark Assassins
Dark Binding
Dark Binding
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