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The Defiler

The Defiler is an Alliance-only quest for level 5-30 in Darkshore. It is step 47 of 55 in the Darkshore storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Darkshore at 43.5, 81.0. It rewards 4 reward items, 4,100 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.

Description

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.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
Top Comments

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Wownomo+5via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Not 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.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP4,100
MoneyGold10g 50s

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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapDarkshoreTurn-in marker at 43.5, 81.0, 2 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.

Darkshore Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Darkshore map showing where to go for The DefilerTurn-inObjective area

In-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

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, DarkshoreAlliance · about 250 yards north
  • Blackfathom Camp, AshenvaleAlliance · about 960 yards south-west
  • Wildheart Point, FelwoodAlliance and Horde · about 1,100 yards east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 250 yards south-east

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

Darkshore

Part 47 of 55.

Previous: Cleansing the Afflicted · Next: Stepping Up Surveillance

  1. 42In Defense of Darkshore
  2. 43The Devourer of Darkshore
  3. 44The Bear's Paw
  4. 45The Bear's Blessing
  5. 46Cleansing the Afflicted
  6. 47The Defiler
  7. 48Stepping Up Surveillance
  8. 49Unearthed Knowledge
  9. 50Soggoth and Kronn
  10. 51The Slumbering Ancients
  11. 52Naga In Our Midst
  12. 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 AfflictedDarkshore · Level 5-30

    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 SurveillanceDarkshore · Level 5-30

    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:

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

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 QuestsComplete the Darkshore storylines listed below.10
Related
The Defense of Tian Monastery
The Defense of Warsong Hold
The Defense of Warsong Hold
The Defense of Warsong Hold
The Defiler's Legacy
The Defilers' Ritual
The Delicate Art of Telemancy
The Delicate Sound of Thunder
Database

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