Quest Log

Devastating Effects

Devastating Effects is a quest for level 45. It is step 1 of 10 in the Watchers in the Wild IV storyline, the opening step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Suramar at 52.2, 48.8. It rewards 6,150 experience and money.

Description

The Burning Legion will not rest until they have destroyed everything and everyone. Their presence here has had a devastating effect on our lands, and now it seems our wildlife as well.

I have heard numerous reports of sickly animals in the thicket that surrounds the demon-infested city of Suramar.

Make your way there and see if the rumors are true.

Rewards

Money20

Experience6,150 XP

Stuck on this quest?

Turn in at Suramar 52.2, 48.8 /way #680 52.2 48.8

Known issues

Top Comments

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BoxofbeerFeb 27, 2017+65via Wowhead

To be able to pick up the quest you have to finish previous parts of Breaching the Tomb.
Chain starts from Devastating Effects quest that can be picked up from Shandris Feathermoon in [zone=7877].
You have to travel to Suramar and find D'bynn at 52 48 point.
TomTom:
/way Suramar 52.48 D'bynn's spot
Devastating Effects - www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZVl-399QeA
This is a part of hunter quest chain for new class hall champion - [champion=996]
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[champion=996] quest chain
1
Devastating Effects
Suramar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZVl-399QeA
2
Soothing Wounds
Suramar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0_cZDWCtY8
3
The Nighthuntress Beckons
Suramar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq58cArtjs0
4
Taking Control
Suramar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcPzQeLyAVc
5
Felbound Beasts
Suramar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRgQnFU_Qt4
6
Ready to Strike
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM8vWmamPZk
7
Unnatural Consequences
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKnz6nKTblQ
8
Salvation
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO9bJMUrsZI
9
Secured Surroundings
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fz1EWhaeu4
10
Champion: Nighthuntress Syrenne
Broken Shore
[spell=235304]

VarolokurSep 23, 2020+59via Wowhead

To further update, after you complete A Hero's Weapon, you need to go to the Broken Shore hub with Illidan, Velen, etc, and get the quest Champions of Legionfall. Then, go back to your hunter's lodge and you can pick up the quest Devastating Effects.

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Check whether you have already completed it in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(45551))

Top Comments

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

BoxofbeerFeb 27, 2017+65via Wowhead

To be able to pick up the quest you have to finish previous parts of Breaching the Tomb.
Chain starts from Devastating Effects quest that can be picked up from Shandris Feathermoon in [zone=7877].
You have to travel to Suramar and find D'bynn at 52 48 point.
TomTom:
/way Suramar 52.48 D'bynn's spot
Devastating Effects - www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZVl-399QeA
This is a part of hunter quest chain for new class hall champion - [champion=996]
_
[champion=996] quest chain
1
Devastating Effects
Suramar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZVl-399QeA
2
Soothing Wounds
Suramar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0_cZDWCtY8
3
The Nighthuntress Beckons
Suramar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq58cArtjs0
4
Taking Control
Suramar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcPzQeLyAVc
5
Felbound Beasts
Suramar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRgQnFU_Qt4
6
Ready to Strike
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM8vWmamPZk
7
Unnatural Consequences
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKnz6nKTblQ
8
Salvation
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO9bJMUrsZI
9
Secured Surroundings
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fz1EWhaeu4
10
Champion: Nighthuntress Syrenne
Broken Shore
[spell=235304]

VarolokurSep 23, 2020+59via Wowhead

To further update, after you complete A Hero's Weapon, you need to go to the Broken Shore hub with Illidan, Velen, etc, and get the quest Champions of Legionfall. Then, go back to your hunter's lodge and you can pick up the quest Devastating Effects.

XelfJun 8, 2017+32via Wowhead

For all those stuck at champion of the legionfall with no quest to go further, make sure you completed your class order hall campaign, that is what unlocked it for me.

Read all 32 on Wowhead ↗

Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Experience	XP	6,150
Money	Gold	20g 22s

Where it comes from

Turn-in map	Suramar	Turn-in marker at 52.2, 48.8, 1 mapped point
Objective area	Trueshot Lodge

World Map

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.

Trueshot Lodge Objective area

Coordinates

Turn-inSuramar 52.2, 48.8/way #680 52.2 48.8

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 Suramar map

Oculeth's Workshop about 160 yards
The Delicate Art of Telemancy about 170 yards
Make an Entrance about 180 yards
The Fruit of Our Efforts about 240 yards
Bad Intentions about 250 yards
The Lost Advisor about 250 yards
An Ancient Recipe about 250 yards
Apex Predator about 270 yards
Survival of the Fittest about 270 yards
Shalassic Park about 300 yards

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

Getting there

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

Crimson Thicket, SuramarAlliance and Horde · about 710 yards east
Meredil, SuramarAlliance and Horde · about 1,000 yards west
Thorim's PeakAlliance and Horde · about 1,000 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 3,300 yards north-west (on the Trueshot Lodge map)

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

Watchers in the Wild IV

Part 1 of 10.

Next: Soothing Wounds

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Soothing WoundsLevel 45
<D'Bynn's injuries prevent him from moving.> Perhaps you can forage something nearby that will soothe the manasaber's wounds?

The storyline at a glance

Watchers in the Wild IV has 10 steps, from Devastating Effects to Champion: Nighthuntress Syrenne.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Suramar (5), Broken Shore (5).

Other storylines on the Suramar map

Blood and Wine17 steps, starts with Moths to a Flame
Balance of Power35 steps, starts with The Power Within
An Elven Problem14 steps, starts with Stabilizing Suramar
Crafting War17 steps, starts with Feeding the Rebellion
The Waning Crescent13 steps, starts with Lady Lunastre
Eminent Grow-main13 steps, starts with Feline Frantic

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.

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