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The Sharpest Blades

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

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-30
ZoneZangarmarsh
Quest ID9842

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(9842))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineZangarmarsh, step 55 of 64
RewardsKeen Marshfang Shanker, Marshfang Blade Axe, Ensorcelled Marshfang Blade, 10g 50s, 4,100 XP

Description

The damp atmosphere of the marsh has taken a toll on my metal tools. It's made woodworking a lot more difficult than it ought to be, so I've given up on metal blades. It turns out that the marshfang slicers living to the south and west of town grow blades that are sharper than any steel I've ever owned. They're also resistant to rust and wear. It's just a little tricky to attach them to a handle, but I think I've got it figured out. I'd appreciate any blades you could bring me.

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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.

Zangarmarsh Quest turn-in 11 mapped points
Zangarmarsh map showing where to go for The Sharpest BladesTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #102 31.6 49.2

Coordinates

  • Turn-inZangarmarsh 31.6, 49.2/way #102 31.6 49.2
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Zangarmarsh 34.7, 60.2/way #102 34.7 60.2
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Zangarmarsh 24.8, 57.2/way #102 24.8 57.2

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 Zangarmarsh map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Zangarmarsh:

  • Zabra'jin, ZangarmarshHorde · about 100 yards south-east
  • Garadar, NagrandHorde · about 1,700 yards south-east
  • Swamprat Post, ZangarmarshHorde · about 2,700 yards east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 400 yards south-east
  • Objective areaabout 440 yards south-west

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.

Related

Choose one of these rewards:

Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
ReputationDarkspear Trolls +250

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeDagger One-Hand
Item level30
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon6 - 9 damage, speed 1.8
Stats+6 Critical Strike, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina
Suited toSurvival, Subtlety, Assassination
Sells to vendors for66 gold37 silver
TypeOne-Handed Axe One-Hand
Item level30
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon7 - 14 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+5 Agility, +7 Stamina
Suited toEnhancement, Outlaw, Windwalker, Brewmaster, Vengeance, Havoc, Survival
Sells to vendors for66 gold14 silver
TypeDagger One-Hand
Item level30
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon3 - 5 damage, speed 1.8
Stats+4 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike
Suited toDestruction, Demonology, Affliction, Restoration, Elemental, Shadow, Holy, Discipline, Frost, Fire, Arcane, Balance, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation
Sells to vendors for65 gold41 silver
TypeOne-Handed Sword One-Hand
Item level30
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon8 - 13 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+6 Critical Strike, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina
Suited toBrewmaster, Vengeance, Havoc, Windwalker, Outlaw, Survival
Sells to vendors for65 gold65 silver

Reputation: Darkspear Trolls +250

This tribe of exiled trolls has joined forces with Thrall and the Horde. They now call Durotar their home, which they share with their orc allies.

Reputation group: Horde.

Other quests in Zangarmarsh that reward Darkspear Trolls reputation: There's No Explanation for Fashion (+250), Menacing Marshfangs (+250), Searching for Scout Jyoba (+250), Jyoba's Report (+250), No More Mushrooms! (+250), Thick Hydra Scales (+250).

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

Zangarmarsh

Part 55 of 64.

Previous: Stinging the Stingers · Next: Burstcap Mushrooms, Mon!

  1. 50Lines of Communication
  2. 51The Terror of Marshlight Lake
  3. 52Spirits of the Feralfen
  4. 53A Spirit Ally?
  5. 54Stinging the Stingers
  6. 55The Sharpest Blades
  7. 56Burstcap Mushrooms, Mon!
  8. 57Have You Ever Seen One of These?
  9. 58Angling to Beat the Competition
  10. 59The Biggest of Them All
  11. 60Pursuing Terrorclaw
  12. 61WANTED: Boss Grog'ak

Showing steps 50 to 61 of 64.

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.

  • Stinging the StingersZangarmarsh · Level 10-30

    It's impossible to work with all this infernal buzzing! Do you hear it? I can't get it out of my head! I know exactly what's making the noise, too. It's those damnable marshlight bleeders! The noise always comes from the south and west of the village.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Burstcap Mushrooms, Mon!Zangarmarsh · Level 10-30

    You like mushrooms, mon? There be a powerful one here in Zangarmarsh, growin' real close to Zabra'jin. You gotta be careful, though, mon. They be callin' it the burstcap for a reason. If you be gettin' too close without takin' the proper precautions, it'll blow right up on you! Poof!

Also counted by Mysteries of the Marsh

Its criteria name 29 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Zangarmarsh has 64 steps, from Disturbance at Umbrafen Lake to Message to the Daggerfen.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Zangarmarsh (63), Hellfire Peninsula (1).

Other storylines on the Zangarmarsh 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.

Mysteries of the MarshComplete the Zangarmarsh storylines listed below.10