TheWoWDBGo to Cthun summoning place at 41.60 (around), kill all the guards and try to use the staff. It requires an "unguarded place", which I found a bit hard to find. I killed all the summoners and then at the site of the last kill, used the staff and it worked. So the correct place is by the pond where the cthun is being summoned. Keep trying at various locations around it if you get the error message.
Quest
Thwart the Dark Conclave
A World of Warcraft quest in Shadowmoon Valley. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Cthun wannabe 41.60
Just kill all mobs then use it around summoning place.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 25-30
Quest ID10808
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(10808))
What to do
StorylineShadowmoon Valley, step 66 of 147
RewardsSketh'lon Survivor's Tunic, 
Runed Sketh'lon Legplates, 
Crown of Cinders, 10g 50s, 5,150 XP
Sketh'lon Survivor's Tunic, Runed Sketh'lon Legplates, Crown of Cinders, 10g 50s, 5,150 XPDescription
The spirits of the dark conclave seek to summon an ancient and powerful evil through a ritual conducted at the lava pits to the south of the Sketh'lon Base Camp. Gul'dan's magic mingled with their own, empowering them to aid this creature in manifesting in our world! We must not allow this to happen, {name}. The death and destruction it would bring are unimaginable! Carry the staff with you to the site of the summoning and use its magics to stop the dark conclave once and for all!
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 #104 35.4 42.4
Coordinates
- Turn-inShadowmoon Valley 35.4, 42.4
/way #104 35.4 42.4 - Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 40.4, 61.2
/way #104 40.4 61.2
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 Shadowmoon Valley map
- Grand Master Antari about 270 yards
- Honor the Flame about 450 yards
- Desecrate this Fire! about 460 yards
- Warchief's Command: Shadowmoon Valley! about 460 yards
- Hero's Call: Shadowmoon Valley! about 470 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Shadowmoon Valley, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Shadowmoon Valley:
- Wildhammer Stronghold, Shadowmoon Valley
- Shadowmoon Village, Shadowmoon Valley
- Sanctum of the Stars, Shadowmoon Valley
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
Experience5,150 XP
Other quests on the Shadowmoon Valley map
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeCloth Chest
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+7 Intellect, +11 Stamina
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for46 gold70 silver
TypePlate Legs
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor22
Stats+7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +16 Critical Strike
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for45 gold30 silver
TypeMail Head
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor13
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for35 gold86 silver
TypeLeather Legs
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor10
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for45 gold48 silver
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
Shadowmoon Valley
Part 66 of 147.
Previous: Imbuing the Headpiece · Next: A Ghost in the Machine
- 61Find the Deserter
- 62Asghar's Totem
- 63The Rod of Lianthe
- 64Sketh'lon Feathers
- 65Imbuing the Headpiece
- 66Thwart the Dark Conclave
- 67A Ghost in the Machine
- 68Harbingers of Shadowmoon
- 69Teron Gorefiend - Lore and Legend
- 70A Haunted History
- 71Spectrecles
- 72Teron Gorefiend - Lore and Legend
Showing steps 61 to 72 of 147.
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.
- Imbuing the Headpiece
The staff is nearly finished! All that remains is to imbue the headpiece with power flowing from the echoes of Gul'dan in this accursed place. To the east, near the Fel Pits and south of the Deathforge, is the Altar of Damnation. There, fragments of Gul'dan's past are trapped.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- A Ghost in the Machine
I fear that these dwarves do not understand what they have built upon. This area was once the ancestral grounds for the Shadowmoon orcs. I speak of spirits, <race>. For nearly twenty years they have laid dormant beneath the Wildhammer Stronghold, but recently, something has riled them up.
Also counted by Shadow of the Betrayer
Its criteria name 17 quests; others include:
- The Cipher of Damnation
- Teron Gorefiend, I am...
- Varedis Must Be Stopped
- Felspine the Greater
- The Main Course!
- Quenching the Blade
- News of Victory
- Dissension Amongst the Ranks...
The storyline at a glance
Shadowmoon Valley has 147 steps, from Spleendid! to A Job Unfinished....
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shadowmoon Valley (129), Terokkar Forest (10), Nagrand (7), Shattrath City (1).
Other storylines on the Shadowmoon Valley map
- Battle Pet Tamers
- Burning Crusade Chromie Time Breadcrumbs
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.
- Shadow of the Betrayer: its criteria name 17 quests, this one included.