TheWoWDBIf you are on the top of the hill killing him over and over in front of his little cave and not getting credit for the quest, you are doing it wrong. Like me, you probably rode past where he spawns at the BOTTOM of the hill after someone had just fought him and he hadn't respawned yet.
It seems he spawns both up top and down below. Go back down the trail and fight him...he runs up the hill a bit and then vanishes. Then you turn in that part of the quest, and then get another to finish him off and collect some barrels at the top of the hill.
Quest
Gardul Venomshiv
A World of Warcraft quest in Spires of Arak. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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This is one of the quests in a chain that will grant at it's conclusion an [item=116394] and the toy [item=119001]. This quest is only available if you have built the Brewery (Hearthfire Tavern).
In addition, via this quest line you will get a follower for your garrison - [follower=453.2] (H)/[follower=453.1] (A). This follower is also available from [npc=88635] (H)/[npc=88633] (A) in your garrison for 5000g if you have built a Smuggler's Den and do not intend to change it.
The [item=119001] can only be obtained if you have built the Hearthfire Tavern (Brewery) instead of the Smuggler's Den as your Spires of Arak Outpost. If you have already selected the Smuggler's Den, you must pay 5000g to switch outposts (You can get 1000g back at later, as I've noted at the end of this comment). This can be done by speaking to [npc=81920] (H)/[npc=81929] (A), who will give you the option to pay the fee to switch.
After building the Brewery Outpost, you must complete the following quest line:
HordeAlliance
After this quest line has been completed, you can obtain the quest Not In Your Army (H)/Cleaning House (A), which will grant the [item=119001] toy as a reward.NOTE: Completing No Time to Waste (H)/No Time to Waste (A) grants [item=116394] as a reward. This can be used to purchase blueprints from [npc=85840] (Warspear)/[npc=85849] (Stormshield). You can get blueprints you don't already have instead of purchasing them with gold.
However, if you already have all the blueprints, purchase any of the following blueprints to vendor for 1000g:
- [item=116431] (H)
- [item=107694] (A)
- [item=109254]
- [item=111968]
- [item=111980]
- [item=111986]
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-40
ZoneSpires of Arak
Quest ID36028
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(36028))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineEstablishing Axefall, step 5 of 16
Rewards16g 98s, 5,450 XP
Description
We need to take out Gardul and take his poison recipe while we still have the element of surprise on our side. We need it to craft the antidote. This may be our only opportunity. If what you learned is true, his camp is just south of here. You take him down, and I'll make sure none of his guards interfere. Let's get moving.
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #542 57.1 34.5
Coordinates
- Turn-inSpires of Arak 57.1, 34.5
/way #542 57.1 34.5 - Objective areaSpires of Arak 56.2, 34.0
/way #542 56.2 34.0 - Objective areaSpires of Arak 53.5, 27.7
/way #542 53.5 27.7
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 Spires of Arak map
- Lithic's Gift about 260 yards
- Sethe, the Dead God about 270 yards
- The Crone about 340 yards
- Hatred Undying about 420 yards
- All Due Respect about 430 yards
- The False Talon King about 430 yards
- Ritual Severance about 440 yards
- Servants of a Dead God about 450 yards
- Talon Watch about 450 yards
- Banished From the Sky about 450 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Spires of Arak, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Spires of Arak:
- Crow's Crook, Spires of Arak
- Talon Watch, Spires of Arak
- Veil Terokk, Spires of Arak
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- 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.
Community notes from Wowhead · 5 comments
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I found him at 55,33 at bottom of hill. After defeating him, he runs up the hill to 58,33. Kill the mobs and collect barrells. Then kill him at his hut and loot the formula.
Money16 gold98 silver
Experience5,450 XP
Other quests on the Spires of Arak map
Storyline
Establishing Axefall
Part 5 of 16.
Previous: Extrinsic Motivation · Next: We Have Him Now
- 1Attempted Murder
- 2Assassin's Mark
- 3The Power of Poison
- 4Extrinsic Motivation
- 5Gardul Venomshiv
- 6We Have Him Now
- 7No Time to Waste
- 9Peace Offering
- 10Best Deals Anywhere
- 11Sticky Situation
- 12Back on Track
Showing steps 1 to 12 of 16.
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.
- Extrinsic Motivation
The Shattered Hand aren't strangers to pain. They each cut off their own hand as a sign of their allegiance to Kargath. If you're going to get them to talk, it might take more than my poison. Slaughter them all. We'll see how far they're willing to go for their beloved warlord.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- We Have Him Now
We have Gardul right where we want him, commander. You're far more equipped to face him than I am. Dispose of him, take his formula from his corpse, and grab as many barrels of poison as you can. I'll guard this ramp and make sure no reinforcements come to his aid.
Other quests with this name
This one: Horde only · Spires of Arak · Level 30-40.
The storyline at a glance
Establishing Axefall has 16 steps, from Attempted Murder to Safety Measures.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Spires of Arak (15).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Spires of Arak map
- Securing Southport
- Pinchwhistle Gearworks
- When the Raven Swallows the Day
- Secrets of the Talonpriests
- The Gods of Arak
- Shadows Gather
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.