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Source of the Corruption (Level 45)

Source of the Corruption is a quest for level 45. It is step 10 of 12 in The Black Rook Threat storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Val'sharah at 39.1, 58.0. It rewards 775 experience and money.

Description

There was something wrong with those three, they had a fel taint about them that was... unsettling. I believe they were somehow woken later than the other risen. Curse the Legion and their meddling!

The reinforcements are streaming out of Black Rook Hold from Heroes' Rest. We must make our way there and see if we can stop the source of these new troops.

Rewards

Money2 gold2 silver20 copper
Experience775 XP

Stuck on this quest?

  • Turn in at Val'sharah 39.1, 58.0 /way #641 39.1 58.0

Check whether you have already completed it in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(46107))

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP775
MoneyGold2g 2s
Where it comes from
Turn-in mapVal'sharahTurn-in marker at 39.1, 58.0, 21 mapped points
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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.

Val'sharah Quest turn-in 21 mapped points
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In-game waypoint: /way #641 39.1 58.0

Coordinates

  • Turn-inVal'sharah 39.1, 58.0/way #641 39.1 58.0
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Val'sharah 38.5, 52.2/way #641 38.5 52.2
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Val'sharah 38.6, 53.6/way #641 38.6 53.6
  • Objective areaVal'sharah 38.9, 51.3/way #641 38.9 51.3
  • Objective areaVal'sharah 39.0, 58.0/way #641 39.0 58.0

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 Val'sharah map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Val'sharah:

  • Bradensbrook, Val'sharahAlliance and Horde · about 180 yards east
  • Gloaming Reef, Val'sharahAlliance and Horde · about 790 yards south-west
  • Garden of the Moon, Val'sharahAlliance and Horde · about 970 yards east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 210 yards north
  • Objective areaabout 160 yards north
  • Objective areaabout 240 yards north

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 Black Rook Threat

Part 10 of 12.

Previous: Cutting off the Heads · Next: The Matter Resolved... For Now...

  1. 1Holy: The Bradensbrook Investigation
  2. 2Restoration: The Bradensbrook Investigation
  3. 3Holy: The Bradensbrook Investigation
  4. 4Mistweaver: The Bradensbrook Investigation
  5. 5Restoration: The Bradensbrook Investigation
  6. 6Aid on the Front Lines
  7. 7Quieting the Spirits
  8. 8Shadowsong's Return
  9. 9Cutting off the Heads
  10. 10Source of the Corruption
  11. 11The Matter Resolved... For Now...
  12. 12A Gift From the Six

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.

  • Cutting off the HeadsLevel 45

    Erdris Thorn was a key commander of Ravencrest's forces. To hear him confusing us for the Legion fills me with a great sadness. He will be a difficult foe to defeat. We must stop his squad leaders from forming up for a focused assault on Bradensbrook.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Matter Resolved... For Now...Level 45

    You should return to the Kirin Tor. I have no doubt they will want to hear of our success. I will find Lord Erdris, and then I will contact you.

Other quests with this name

This one: Hunter, Warlock, Druid, Mage, Death Knight, Monk and more · Level 45.

The storyline at a glance

The Black Rook Threat has 12 steps, from Holy: The Bradensbrook Investigation to A Gift From the Six.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Val'sharah (10), Dalaran (2).

Other storylines on the Val'sharah 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.

Other versions of this quest

2 quests carry the name Source of the Corruption. They differ in the faction/classes/level shown here.

QuestFactionClassesLevelID
Source of the Corruption (this page)SameHunter, Warlock, Druid, Mage, Death Knight, Monk, Priest, Paladin, Rogue, Shaman, WarriorLevel 4546107
Source of the CorruptionHordeSameLevel 10-309387
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