Quest

The Shadowguard Shattered

A World of Warcraft quest in K'aresh. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Jaedaddy2025-08-05T15:55:49-05:00+15via Wowhead

I was unable to turn this quest in, but when I abandoned it, I was immediately progressed to What Is Left of Home

NinjaFlibble2025-08-06T11:01:55-05:00+11via Wowhead

I'm calling it now, Xal'atath will double cross everyone, take the Dark Heart, and disappear with a twist of a void mustache going "you were fools to trust me!"
You know, so Midnight can happen.

ahni2025-08-06T07:20:09-05:00+5via Wowhead

Not sure if this is useful information to anyone, but the reputation reward is given immediately upon turning the quest in; it's not a token. So if there are any reputation buffs you want to apply (e,g, Darkmoon Faire's WHEE!), grab them before turning the quest in.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 80

ZoneK'aresh

LocationK'aresh, Tazavesh

Quest ID84967

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(84967))

What to do

WhereK'aresh, Tazavesh

StorylineA Shadowy Invitation, step 13 of 13

Rewards61g 96s, 14,700 XP

Description

The commander of the Shadowguard, Shadowlord Al'zar, has assaulted this shelter of the Trust. I am preoccupied with assisting these injured brokers. I dare not leave, or their soul's energy will pour out. I must depend on you, {name}. Venture forth and eliminate Shadowlord Al'zar. His demise will cripple the Shadowguard's assault on Tazavesh. The fate of the city rests on your shoulders.

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.

Tazavesh Objective area no plotted point

Coordinates

Turn-inK'aresh 63.9, 84.0/way #2371 63.9 84.0
Objective areaK'aresh 63.6, 84.0/way #2371 63.6 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 K'aresh map

The Shadowguard Resurgence about 90 yards
Warrant: Xy'vox the Twisted about 270 yards
Warrant: Shatterpulse about 280 yards
The Wrong Bluecephalus about 440 yards
Meat My Business about 440 yards
The Grift about 450 yards
Off to Tazavesh, Again about 470 yards
Articles of Acquisition about 490 yards
Expired Goods about 490 yards
Overwhelm Them with Mandatory Time Off about 640 yards

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on K'aresh:

Tazavesh, the Veiled MarketAlliance and Horde · about 270 yards north-east
Tazavesh, K'areshAlliance and Horde · about 780 yards north
Eco-Dome: Rhovan, K'areshAlliance and Horde · about 1,400 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 90 yards north-east (on the Tazavesh 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.

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Money61 gold96 silver

Experience14,700 XP

Other quests on the K'aresh map

Storyline

A Shadowy Invitation

Part 13 of 13.

Previous: Regroup!

Also part of: Catch Up: War Within: Wrapper 4 (part 8 of 21).

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Quest chain

Step 1 of 4. Chain order is read from the prerequisite data in the current retail client build, so it reflects what the game requires, not a curated storyline.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Regroup!K'aresh · Level 80
We've stabilized most of the city and saved as many as we could, but our job isn't over. Locus-Walker must still be out there looking for the enemy commander. We've already searched over most of the city, so he must be in the one place we've not yet looked. Come, <name>. Meet me at Myza's Oasis.

After this quest

Taken from a quest that requires this one.

Overwhelm Them with Mandatory Time Off
Objectives: Docks handled; Crates broken; Illusion Devices activated
Nor Void of Night
Objectives: Check in with Katy Stampwhistle; The Oasis mail delivered; Hosaas' Rest mail delivered

Quests that require this one

The Shadowguard Resurgence

Also counted by The Knife's Edge

Its criteria name 5 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

A Shadowy Invitation has 13 steps, from A Shadowy Invitation to The Shadowguard Shattered.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): K'aresh (12), Dornogal (1).

Other storylines on the K'aresh map

Void Alliance17 steps, starts with What Is Left of Home
Desert Power15 steps, starts with Eco-Dome: Rhovan
The Bees Knees20 steps, starts with To Stormsong
Rays of Sunshine18 steps, starts with Atrium Hospital
Sneks for K'aresh17 steps, starts with Outbound for Outland
Shadows En Garde11 steps, starts with The Next Dimension

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.

The Knife's EdgeComplete the following storylines in K'aresh.10

The Knife's Edge: its criteria name 5 quests, this one included. Warband Campsite: The Fate of the Devoured.