TheWoWDB39, 68 drop rate is about 1 in 3
Quest
Dust from the Drakes
A World of Warcraft quest in Blade's Edge Mountains. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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According to wowhead these guys are neutral, but they are hostile to me (undead). Also, for you caster classes they have a wicked mana burn ability so try not to take on more than one at a time.
I did this last night. This quest is a royal Pain. I'm not lying at all here, these are exact numbers.
Start time: 11:01 PM Est
End time: 1 AM
Class: Shadow Priest (67)
Killing 'Fey Drakes' at The Living Grove. I was not in a raid group or anything to hinder it.
Dusts needed: 4
Fey Drakes slain: 186Statistically i was getting 1 Dust per 47 fey drakes, but the last one took me the majority of these killing. I was sitting at 3/4 for 107 fey drake kills.
Unless you are feeling lucky, i don't really recommend this quest, the droprate is absolutely obscene, in my experience.
*** THIS is my personal experience, go ahead and try your luck, but for future characters i am avoiding the pain of this quest!! ****
Quest facts
LevelLevel 20-30
Quest ID10487
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(10487))
WoW Forever: what our data shows
Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 3.80.2.69874, read from the beta game data we hold
Versus the Classic Era clientNew in the WoW Forever beta client - quest id 10487 is not sighted in our Classic Era baseline (build 1.15.9.69722)
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
Description
The Alliance has recently moved in to the west, using their elven magics to grow a town and grove in a short matter of time. We must keep their defenses weak so that they do not also grow a spine. I have a plan that will do that and more. I want you to traverse the bridge to the southwest, which crosses over Bloodmaul Ravine and leads into the Living Grove. Attack their fey drake defenses in the Living Grove and bring back the magical dust that sometimes can be found upon their wings.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #105 52.4 57.9
Coordinates
- Turn-inBlade's Edge Mountains 52.4, 57.9
/way #105 52.4 57.9 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Blade's Edge Mountains 39.2, 72.1
/way #105 39.2 72.1
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 Blade's Edge Mountains map
- Warchief's Command: Blade's Edge Mountains! same spot
- Honor the Flame about 140 yards
- Desecrate this Fire! about 640 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Blade's Edge Mountains, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Blade's Edge Mountains:
- Thunderlord Stronghold, Blade's Edge Mountains
- Evergrove, Blade's Edge Mountains
- Mok'Nathal Village, Blade's Edge Mountains
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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Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
Storyline
Blade's Edge Mountains
Part 14 of 95.
Previous: The Encroaching Wilderness · Next: Protecting Our Own
- 9Getting the Bladespire Tanked
- 10The Trappings of a Vindicator
- 11Gorr'Dim, Your Time Has Come...
- 12Planting the Banner
- 13The Encroaching Wilderness
- 14Dust from the Drakes
- 15Protecting Our Own
- 16The Bladespire Threat
- 17Thunderlord Clan Artifacts
- 18Vision Guide
- 19The Bloodmaul Ogres
- 20The Thunderspike
Showing steps 9 to 20 of 95.
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.
- The Encroaching Wilderness
The Thunderlord were once a proud orc clan before they were transformed into fel orcs through the blood of Mannoroth. Recently we recovered this orc stronghold from the ogres that infest the ravine below. They had moved in when the Thunderlord clan abandoned it.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Protecting Our Own
With the magical dust you recovered, I have fashioned a magic ointment that will aid in our own defenses. Our dire wolves are the perfect combination of mount, sentry and friend, but the Alliance scum have been poaching them in the Jagged Ridge.
The storyline at a glance
Blade's Edge Mountains has 95 steps, from The Encroaching Wilderness to Maxnar Must Die!.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Blade's Edge Mountains (95).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Blade's Edge Mountains map
- Burning Crusade Chromie Time Breadcrumbs
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.