TheWoWDBI could not find the Shackle Undead spell in my spellbook. I found it on my talent tree (I had to shift talents around to use it as an option). Nov. 2022.
Quest
Shambling Specimens
Quest facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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In Legion Remix (or, I'm guessing, War Within running old content), the talent you need, [spell=9484], is in the middle column, 4th row down. Requires level 16 to reach, which you likely did before getting this quest.
Unlike every other class quest I've done, you don't seem to have a quest-specific version that autocasts for you, so you'll need to actually switch talents around if you don't already have this.
You need [spell=528] ->
[spell=393870] OR [spell=213634] (Shadow) OR [spell=390632] (Holy/Disc) OR [spell=196704] OR [spell=55676] ->
[spell=121536] ->
[spell=9484]Then run up to a [npc=116982], cast [spell=9484], use your [item=143718], repeat 3 more times. You do not need to be out of combat, and enemies didn't seem to be interrupting me. So I just ran straight at the zombies while ignoring everything else, then cleared the area once I was finished so I could mount up and fly away.
Don't forget to re-adjust your talents, if needed.
Use first Shackle Undead on them and after that quest item.
Quest facts
Quest ID45346
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(45346))
Requirements
ClassPriest
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
Description
This fel contagion appears to have three stages. The first is marked by a persistent, phlegmy cough. The second shows the skin turning a sickly shade of green. The third involves a complete transformation where the victim turns into a mindless corpse. It is within this stage that I believe the most information about the sickness can be gathered. I have a contraption that can safely store the specimens, but they will need to be shackled before they can be collected.
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.
Objective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #650 30.9 34.0
Coordinates
- Objective area (centre of the marked area)Highmountain 27.4, 35.0
/way #650 27.4 35.0
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 Trueshot Lodge map
- Unseen Protection about 280 yards
- Aiding Our Allies about 280 yards
- Continuing the Legend about 280 yards
- One Last Adventure about 280 yards
- Signaling Trouble about 280 yards
- Tactical Matters about 350 yards
- The Campaign Begins about 350 yards
- Rise, Champions about 350 yards
- Making Contact about 350 yards
- Recruiting The Troops about 350 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Trueshot Lodge, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Trueshot Lodge:
- Trueshot Lodge, Highmountain
- Trueshot Lodge
- Sylvan Falls, Highmountain
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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Money20 gold22 silver
Experience6,150 XP
Storyline
Fulfilling the Prophecy IV
Part 4 of 11.
Previous: Mischievous Sprites · Next: Crafting a Cure
- 1A Curious Contagion
- 2Sampling the Source
- 3Mischievous Sprites
- 4Shambling Specimens
- 5Crafting a Cure
- 6Safekeeping
- 7To the Broken Shore
- 8Countering the Contagion
- 9Administering Aid
- 10Sterile Surroundings
- 11Champion: Aelthalyste
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.
- Mischievous Sprites
It's a little-known secret that the dust sprites use for their various tricks has restorative properties. Some within the alchemy community balk at this claim, but they only refute it because they've never been able to get their hands on the rare ingredient.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Crafting a Cure
I used what you gathered for me to craft what I hope will be a reliable cure. The only thing that's missing is some powerful magic, which I hope you'll be able to provide. The concoction is there on my alchemy table. Please hurry, <name>. Roland grows weaker by the minute.
The storyline at a glance
Fulfilling the Prophecy IV has 11 steps, from A Curious Contagion to Champion: Aelthalyste.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Trueshot Lodge (6), Broken Shore (3), Netherlight Temple (2).
Other storylines on the Trueshot Lodge map
- The Unseen Path
- Watchers in the Wild III
- Watchers in the Wild II
- Watchers in the Wild I
- Nesingwary's Retreat
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.