TheWoWDBNot true. Perhaps it's changed since your post, but I was on my way to Ashenvale to get some Warsong Gulch gear on my lvl 20. I bypassed all the quest givers from Lor'Danel on until I saw none other than Malfurion Stormrage at The Eye of the Vortex with a shiny yellow "!" above his head. I stopped and started questing in Darkshore from there which lead me to this quest.
Ya go ahead a down rate this comment then go do those 90 quests instead of just starting this chain rtards.
Quest
The Defiler
A World of Warcraft quest in Darkshore. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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cave entrance 45,83
Does this quest have any prerequisite quests? Why doesn't the site list prerequisites and follow-ons so we can see if a quest is in a chain or not? Thanks for the help.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 5-30
ZoneDarkshore
Quest ID13546
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(13546))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineDarkshore, step 47 of 55
RewardsBlackwood Treads, Blackwood Boots, 
Blackwood Hunter's Bow, 10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Blackwood Treads, Blackwood Boots, Blackwood Hunter's Bow, 10g 50s, 4,100 XPDescription
The Jadefire satyrs of Felwood have found their way into Darkshore, tainting the land, water, and creatures they encounter. You've seen what their corruption has done to my people and their homes. If we do not turn back the satyrs, all of us will share that fate. Within the cave to the east is Sharax the Defiler, the satyr responsible for the ills of the Blackwood. Slay him, {name}, and free us from his influence. Show the satyr that the Blackwood will not lay down and die so easily.
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.
Turn-inObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #62 43.5 81.0
Coordinates
- Turn-inDarkshore 43.5, 81.0
/way #62 43.5 81.0 - Objective areaDarkshore 46.8, 84.0
/way #62 46.8 84.0
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 Darkshore map
- Elves in the Machine about 160 yards
- Mercy for the Mad about 230 yards
- Hidden Amongst the Leaves about 240 yards
- Garden Grove about 280 yards
- Enraged Furbolgs about 290 yards
- A Soft Glow about 370 yards
- Azerite Denial about 600 yards
- The Wake of Something New about 600 yards
- No Horde Allowed about 600 yards
- Malfurion Returns about 620 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Darkshore, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Darkshore:
- Grove of the Ancients, Darkshore
- Blackfathom Camp, Ashenvale
- Wildheart Point, Felwood
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:
Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeMail Feet
Item level11
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+2 Agility or Intellect, +3 Stamina, +3 Versatility
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for7 silver24 copper
TypeLeather Feet
Item level11
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor4
Stats+2 Agility or Intellect, +3 Stamina, +3 Versatility
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for7 silver11 copper
TypeBow Ranged
Item level11
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon5 - 7 damage, speed 3.0
Stats+3 Stamina, +3 Agility, +4 Critical Strike
Suited toBeast Mastery, Marksmanship
Sells to vendors for17 silver2 copper
TypeWand Ranged
Item level11
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon1 - 2 damage, speed 2.0
Stats+1 Intellect, +2 Stamina, +2 Critical Strike
Suited toFrost, Fire, Arcane, Destruction, Affliction, Discipline, Holy, Shadow, Demonology
Sells to vendors for17 silver28 copper
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
Darkshore
Part 47 of 55.
Previous: Cleansing the Afflicted · Next: Stepping Up Surveillance
- 42In Defense of Darkshore
- 43The Devourer of Darkshore
- 44The Bear's Paw
- 45The Bear's Blessing
- 46Cleansing the Afflicted
- 47The Defiler
- 48Stepping Up Surveillance
- 49Unearthed Knowledge
- 50Soggoth and Kronn
- 51The Slumbering Ancients
- 52Naga In Our Midst
- 53The Darkscale Warlord
Showing steps 42 to 53 of 55.
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.
- Cleansing the Afflicted
With the sacred herbs and the bear's blessing, you must use this herb bundle to cleanse my brothers. The corruption spilling over from Felwood has driven them mad and they will attack any who come near.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Stepping Up Surveillance
The cultists appear to be digging out the remains of a being known as Soggoth the Slitherer. Perhaps their superiors on the rafters above have more information.
Also counted by Darkshore Quests
Its criteria name 6 quests; others include:
- Ending the Threat
- The Ritual Bond
- The Eye of All Storms
- The Devourer of Darkshore
- The Battle for Darkshore
The storyline at a glance
Darkshore has 55 steps, from The Last Wave of Survivors to The Battle for Darkshore.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Darkshore (55).
Other storylines on the Darkshore map
- The Warchief's Command
- Legion Skinning
- Legion Mining
- Felwood
- In Darkest Night
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.
Achievements
Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.
- Darkshore Quests: its criteria name 6 quests, this one included.