Quest Log

Shambling Specimens

Shambling Specimens is a quest for level 45. It is step 4 of 11 in the Fulfilling the Prophecy IV storyline. It rewards 6,150 experience and money.

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.

Rewards

Money20

Experience6,150 XP

Stuck on this quest?

Go to Highmountain 30.9, 34.0 /way #650 30.9 34.0

Known issues

Top Comments

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LeptoNov 7, 2022+113via Wowhead

I 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.

fosleyNov 20, 2025+108via Wowhead

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.

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Top Comments

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

LeptoNov 7, 2022+113via Wowhead

I 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.

fosleyNov 20, 2025+108via Wowhead

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.

KidjaApr 11, 2017+60via Wowhead

Use first Shackle Undead on them and after that quest item.

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Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Experience	XP	6,150
Money	Gold	20g 22s

Where it comes from

Turn-in map	Trueshot Lodge
Objective area	Highmountain	12 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.

Trueshot Lodge Quest turn-in

Highmountain map showing where to go for Shambling Specimens — **Highmountain** Objective area 12 mapped points

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, HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 380 yards north-east
Trueshot LodgeAlliance and Horde · about 390 yards north-east
Sylvan Falls, HighmountainAlliance and Horde · about 640 yards south-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 1,000 yards north (on the Highmountain map)

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

Fulfilling the Prophecy IV

Part 4 of 11.

Previous: Mischievous Sprites · Next: Crafting a Cure

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 SpritesLevel 45
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 CureLevel 45
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 Path18 steps, starts with Needs of the Hunters
Watchers in the Wild III14 steps, starts with Requesting Reinforcements
Watchers in the Wild II20 steps, starts with Unseen Protection
Watchers in the Wild I14 steps, starts with Scouting Reports
Nesingwary's Retreat10 steps, starts with An Offering of Ammo

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.

Community notes from Wowhead · 14 comments

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