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Scrying Hard or Hardly Scrying (Alliance)

Scrying Hard or Hardly Scrying is an Alliance-only quest for level 40. It rewards 1,350 experience and money.

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Description

There are others that harness the shadows to do their bidding. You know of them, commander... the Shadowmoon orcs.

They have begun to master their craft... they call to the shadows beyond this realm...

I desire their power. They have one who possesses a staff of particular interest... we should claim it as our own.

Rewards

You will receive:

Money16 gold98 silver
Experience1,350 XP

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Top Comments

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

1
frode73+72via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

This NPC can be quite tricky to locate if you try to find it from Shadowmoon Valley (if not impossible), therefore I recommend running here from the flightpoint Akeeta's Hovel (Coordinates: 65.6, 18.72) in Spires of Arak. From there, follow the south east road and it should lead you to Urna on top of the hill.

As pointed out in the comments: The road loops around, don't go into the cave!

2
jjanchan+34via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Took me a bit to find the quest item ([item=118570]), which is required to complete the quest Scrying Hard or Hardly Scrying [H]/ Scrying Hard or Hardly Scrying [A]. This quest is obtained on getting to Personal Wingman status with [follower=218], a Bodyguard Follower that can be assigned to your Barracks.

Completing this quest grants the ability [spell=174927], to access your mailbox in the field!

Below are instructions on locating the quest NPC. Note that there are a lot of mobs in the way, and when you finally reach [npc=87639], you may have an entourage of mobs that need to be killed, unless you have some threat clearing ability.


  1. Fly to Akeeta's Hovel in Spires of Arakk.

  2. Take the path southeast towards the Pillars of Fate. You will see a series of 4 large purple crystals (called [npc=85099]) defended by [npc=85068]s and [npc=85075]s. Ride past these until you reach a dirt path that splits into 5. Take the leftward path that goes up the ridge - it will essentially curve around till you are headed back towards Akeeta's Hovel, but up the mountain (you should be climbing higher).

  3. You will reach another two-way fork immediately - take the dirt path to the right, rather than the cobblestone ahead. If you get to a cave you went the wrong way - backtrack and take the dirt path up the mountain instead.

  4. The dirt path will once again wind back and forth till you are higher up the mountain - once you reach the top you should see a Void Portal on the right surrounded by mobs, and on the left a group of mobs channeling into a [npc=85392]. Keep going straight ahead, you will see [npc=87639] at (70,20).

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Check whether you have already completed it in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(37137))

Top Comments

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

1
frode73+72via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

This NPC can be quite tricky to locate if you try to find it from Shadowmoon Valley (if not impossible), therefore I recommend running here from the flightpoint Akeeta's Hovel (Coordinates: 65.6, 18.72) in Spires of Arak. From there, follow the south east road and it should lead you to Urna on top of the hill.

As pointed out in the comments: The road loops around, don't go into the cave!

2
jjanchan+34via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Took me a bit to find the quest item ([item=118570]), which is required to complete the quest Scrying Hard or Hardly Scrying [H]/ Scrying Hard or Hardly Scrying [A]. This quest is obtained on getting to Personal Wingman status with [follower=218], a Bodyguard Follower that can be assigned to your Barracks.

Completing this quest grants the ability [spell=174927], to access your mailbox in the field!

Below are instructions on locating the quest NPC. Note that there are a lot of mobs in the way, and when you finally reach [npc=87639], you may have an entourage of mobs that need to be killed, unless you have some threat clearing ability.


  1. Fly to Akeeta's Hovel in Spires of Arakk.

  2. Take the path southeast towards the Pillars of Fate. You will see a series of 4 large purple crystals (called [npc=85099]) defended by [npc=85068]s and [npc=85075]s. Ride past these until you reach a dirt path that splits into 5. Take the leftward path that goes up the ridge - it will essentially curve around till you are headed back towards Akeeta's Hovel, but up the mountain (you should be climbing higher).

  3. You will reach another two-way fork immediately - take the dirt path to the right, rather than the cobblestone ahead. If you get to a cave you went the wrong way - backtrack and take the dirt path up the mountain instead.

  4. The dirt path will once again wind back and forth till you are higher up the mountain - once you reach the top you should see a Void Portal on the right surrounded by mobs, and on the left a group of mobs channeling into a [npc=85392]. Keep going straight ahead, you will see [npc=87639] at (70,20).

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP1,350
MoneyGold16g 98s
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Where this quest fits

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance only · Level 40.

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Other versions of this quest

2 quests carry the name Scrying Hard or Hardly Scrying. They differ in the faction shown here.

QuestFactionID
Scrying Hard or Hardly Scrying (this page)Alliance37137
Scrying Hard or Hardly ScryingHorde37182
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