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Going Undercover

Going Undercover is an Alliance-only quest for level 10-40 in Shadowmoon Valley. It is step 2 of 7 in The Dark Side of the Moon storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Shadowmoon Valley at 34.2, 63.2. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 6,850 experience and money.

Description

Yrel leads my rangers on a search for the prisoners at the Shadowmoon village.

Their work is extremely dangerous, so I need you to carry out a contingency mission.

Sylene has mastered an illusion spell which will allow you to infiltrate Shaz'gul safely. Speak to her to disguise yourself.

Then, plant explosives at the quartermaster's depot, the main lodge, and the ritual altar.

In case anything goes wrong, set them off to create a distraction.

Rewards

Money33 gold96 silver
Experience6,850 XP
ReputationCouncil of Exarchs +250
Top Comments

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

1
Peter4730+32via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

TURNING IN THIS QUEST? Blizzard give you a yellow "?" still in the castle Shaz'Ghul, where you have just been setting 4 banks of explosive. BUT in the quest narrative, they tell you NOTHING about that turn in .... like WHO you turn it in to, or actually WHERE that turn-in person is to be found. Well, you turn the quest into Yrel, who is "hiding" alongside the ponds to the west of Shaz'Ghul, outside the castle walls. SO ... when you have set the 4 explosives, DO NOT leave he confines of the castle. Rather head UP, and over to the west, to where Yrel is hiding. It is YREL who will detonate the 4 explosive charges. You just have to find her, and then follow her (bidding/pleadings etc), to get outa that castle. (At this stage you will be on a diff quest, which you turn in at Twilight Glade ....... Job Done).

2
Zillions+14via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Upon picking up the quest, talk to Sylene to ask for a Shadowmoon Orc disguise before departing the camp.
Once you are in the camp, you are looking for small bombs that have a slight glow to them. Just follow your minimap and search around; the dots are pretty accurate.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP6,850
MoneyGold33g 96s
ReputationCouncil of Exarchs+250

Reward details

Reputation: Council of Exarchs +250

Under the leadership of five powerful exarchs, the draenei of Draenor have prospered in a savage world.

Reputation group: Warlords of Draenor.

Other quests in Shadowmoon Valley that reward Council of Exarchs reputation: The Fate of Karabor (+250), Think of the Children! (+250), Into Twilight (+75), A Hero's Welcome (+250), The Clarity Elixir (+250), A Grandmother's Remedy (+250).

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 mapShadowmoon ValleyTurn-in marker at 34.2, 63.2, 7 mapped points
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.

Shadowmoon Valley Quest turn-in 7 mapped points
Shadowmoon Valley map showing where to go for Going UndercoverTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #539 34.2 63.2

Coordinates

  • Turn-inShadowmoon Valley 34.2, 63.2/way #539 34.2 63.2
  • Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 40.7, 54.6/way #539 40.7 54.6
  • Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 37.2, 59.1/way #539 37.2 59.1
  • Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 36.3, 61.4/way #539 36.3 61.4
  • Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 39.1, 62.8/way #539 39.1 62.8
  • Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 36.4, 65.7/way #539 36.4 65.7

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 Shadowmoon Valley map

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

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Shadowmoon Valley:

  • Twilight Glade, Shadowmoon ValleyAlliance · about 560 yards north-east
  • Socrethar's Rise, Shadowmoon ValleyAlliance and Horde · about 910 yards south-east
  • Talon Watch, Spires of ArakAlliance and Horde · about 960 yards west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 580 yards north-east
  • Objective areaabout 270 yards north-east
  • Objective areaabout 160 yards north-east

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 Dark Side of the Moon

Part 2 of 7.

Previous: Into Twilight · Next: Escape From Shaz'gul

  1. 1Into Twilight
  2. 2Going Undercover
  3. 3Escape From Shaz'gul
  4. 4The Clarity Elixir
  5. 5The Fate of Karabor
  6. 6Chasing Shadows
  7. 7Ancestor's Memory

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.

  • Into TwilightShadowmoon Valley · Level 10-40

    The safety of my people is of the utmost priority. It is likely that Ner'zhul has taken the prisoners to Shaz'gul, his stronghold to the southwest. I do not wish to use aggression against him, but he may force my hand. Meet me at Twilight Glade, <name>.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Escape From Shaz'gulShadowmoon Valley · Level 10-40

    I've failed, <name>... My squadron was caught by a wandering patrol. We fought fiercely, but the alarm had been raised. The rangari forced me into hiding before surrendering themselves to the enemy. They were under MY command, and they gave their lives... for what? I...

The storyline at a glance

The Dark Side of the Moon has 7 steps, from Into Twilight to Ancestor's Memory.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shadowmoon Valley (7).

Other storylines on the Shadowmoon Valley 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.

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