TheWoWDBRecently I made a new undead character and had issues finding Darnell. I had forgotten that this quest sometimes glitches. To make him show up, run ahead a bit, until you reach the Rotbrain Encampment. Then turn around and walk back towards where Darnell was supposed to be. Works for me, he always shows up that way. :3
Quest
No Better Than the Zombies
A World of Warcraft quest in Deathknell. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Just got this quest, and the follow-up, on my Orc. At some point, presumably during MOP, this may have become available to all horde.
Was available for Troll Monk
Quest facts
LevelLevel 1-10
ZoneDeathknell
Quest ID24970
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(24970))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
Description
While you were inside that cave, your big friend Darnell came by with some alarming news. Since the val'kyr arrived, we've seen more and more undead that chose not to join our forces under the banner of the Dark Lady. They've been gathering at a small camp here in the valley, and now they've organized forces. They plan to attack Deathknell, {class}. Darnell is just down the road, to the east. Be careful, {name}. While those undead aren't completely brainless, they're still not quite right in the head.
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.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Deathknell:
- Forsaken High Command, Silverpine Forest
- Forsaken Rear Guard, Silverpine Forest
- Brill, Tirisfal Glades
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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Choose one of these rewards:
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Reward details
Items you receive
TypeConsumable
Item level1
UseDrink
Lowest listed price2 silver
Pick one of these
TypeDagger One-Hand
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon1 - 1 damage, speed 1.8
Suited toDestruction, Demonology, Affliction, Restoration, Elemental, Shadow, Holy, Discipline, Frost, Fire, Arcane, Balance, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Survival, Subtlety, Assassination
Sells to vendors for25 copper
TypeTwo-Handed Sword Two-Hand
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon2 - 3 damage, speed 3.6
Suited toUnholy, Frost, Retribution, Fury, Holy, Blood, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Arms
Sells to vendors for30 copper
TypeOne-Handed Sword One-Hand
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon1 - 1 damage, speed 2.6
Suited toDevastation, Destruction, Demonology, Affliction, Holy, Mistweaver, Frost, Fire, Arcane, Augmentation, Preservation, Devourer, Brewmaster, Vengeance, Havoc, Windwalker, Outlaw, Survival, Protection
Sells to vendors for25 copper
TypeOne-Handed Mace One-Hand
Item level2
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon1 - 1 damage, speed 2.6
Suited toRestoration, Mistweaver, Shadow, Holy, Discipline, Elemental, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Balance, Brewmaster, Enhancement, Outlaw, Windwalker, Protection, Frost
Sells to vendors for25 copper
Reputation: Undercity +10
Led by Sylvanas Windrunner, the Forsaken have joined a tenuous alliance with the Horde and established this capital in the vast depths under the Ruins of Lordaeron.
Reputation group: Horde.
Other quests in Deathknell that reward Undercity reputation: Fresh out of the Grave (+10), The Wakening (+150), The Truth of the Grave (+150), Assault on the Rotbrain Encampment (+500), Vital Intelligence (+150), Night Web's Hollow (+350).
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.
Storyline
Deathknell
Part 15 of 17.
Previous: Night Web's Hollow · Next: Assault on the Rotbrain Encampment
- 6Beyond the Graves
- 7Recruitment
- 8Shadow Priest Sarvis
- 9Scourge on our Perimeter
- 10Novice Elreth
- 11The Truth of the Grave
- 12The Executor In the Field
- 13The Damned
- 14Night Web's Hollow
- 15No Better Than the Zombies
- 16Assault on the Rotbrain Encampment
- 17Vital Intelligence
Showing steps 6 to 17 of 17.
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.
- Night Web's Hollow
One of our greatest struggles is obtaining the natural resources we need to survive. Gold was scarce in Lordaeron, even in the height of the Alliance's power so many years ago. There is a gold mine to the west that has been overrun with spiders.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Assault on the Rotbrain Encampment
While you were taking care of matters for Executor Arren, I went off on an assignment of my own. Shadow Priest Sarvis asked me to peek in on the Rotbrain camp. There's a reason why they're called Rotbrains. Their leader goes by the name of Marshal Redpath, and he's an absolute beast. Look, <name>...
The storyline at a glance
Deathknell has 17 steps, from Fresh out of the Grave to Vital Intelligence.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Deathknell (16), Tirisfal Glades (1).
Other storylines on the Tirisfal Glades map
- Tirisfal Glades
- Legion Inscription
- Light and the Void
- Memento of the Dark Rangers
- Blade in Twilight
- Lorewalking: Xal'atath
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.