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Varedis Must Be Stopped (ID 10692)

Varedis Must Be Stopped is a group quest for level 25-30 in Shadowmoon Valley. It is step 116 of 147 in the Shadowmoon Valley storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Shadowmoon Valley at 55.7, 58.2. It rewards 6 reward items, 1 reputation reward and 6,200 experience. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.

Description

Of course we must destroy this book, but not before we use it to destroy Varedis.

If we're to shut down this academy of Illidan imitators, we'll have to deal not just with Varedis but also the three night elf masters that assist him: Alandien, Theras and Netharel.

Gather a suitable force and return to the Ruins of Karabor. Follow Altruis's instructions for defeating Varedis. Hopefully his plan will work - otherwise... it'll have been a pleasure working with you.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Experience6,200 XP
ReputationThe Scryers +1,000
Top Comments

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Sihmm+58via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

This is the conclusion to the Scryer version of the Book of Fel Names chain, which gives Aldor/Scryer rep as well as some nice blue rewards. If you complete it, you can choose from:
Ceremonial Kris (+heal dagger)
Slayer's Axe (2H +str axe)
Sunfury Legguards (+AP mail pants)
Hauberk of Karabor (+AP leather chest)
Summoner's Blade (+dmg sword)
Wildcaller (feral staff)

As with the Medallion of Karabor line, this chain starts different depending on whether you're Aldor (A) or Scryer (S). All the quests are rated level 70 - though the chain is available at level 68, it sends you to the Shadow Labyrinth to kill Blackheart, which you might want to hold off on until level 70.

Aldors pick it up from Exarch Onaala at the Altar of Sha'tar:
1. (A) Karabor Training Grounds
2. (A) A Necessary Distraction
3. (A) Altruis

Scryers need to visit Larissa Sunstrike at the Sanctum of the Stars:
1. (S) Karabor Training Grounds
2. (S) A Necessary Distraction
3. (S) Altruis

Here the chains converge on your old friend Altruis the Sufferer in Nagrand. He gives out three quests that need to be completed (in any order) before you can continue:
4a. Against the Legion - Netherstorm
4b. Against the Illidari - Shadowmoon Valley
4c. Against All Odds - Zangarmarsh
Having gone around the world killing stuff, you can now return to Altruis and receive:
5. Illidan's Pupil
which leads directly into
6. The Book of Fel Names

Now it's time for a venture into the Shadow Labyrinth to kill Blackheart! Once that's done that and his body has been looted for the book, it's back to Altruis where again the chains diverge depending on your allegiance.

Aldor:
7. (A) Return to the Aldor - back to Altar of Sha'tar
8. (A) Varedis Must Be Stopped

Scryer:
7. (S) Return to the Scryers - back to Sanctum of Stars
8. (S) Varedis Must Be Stopped

Varedis Must Be Stopped is the final part. It's a 5-man group quest that sends you to the terrace outside the Black Temple to kill four elites: Varedis, Netharel, Theras and Alandien. Look them up for co-ordinates and tips on killing them - they're pretty straightforward, really.

When they're dead it's a simple matter of returning to the questgiver to choose a prize.

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21134+26via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Theras- 72.5,48.3 Varedis- 72.0, 53.3 Alandien- 69.6, 54.1 Netheral- 69.0,62.4 Varedis: Flame Wave, fire dot on the ground Theras: Spell Reflect Alandien: Shadowfury, about 10 yard radius aoe knockback+damage Netharel: Mana Burn and Evasion Just to sum it up, all of their spells are by pess, not me.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP6,200
ReputationThe Scryers+1,000

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeStaff Two-Hand
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon17 - 23 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+16 Stamina, +6 Agility, +7 Haste
Suited toGuardian, Feral, Survival, Windwalker, Brewmaster
Sells to vendors for102 gold90 silver
TypeMail Legs
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor15
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Haste
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for55 gold93 silver
TypeOne-Handed Sword One-Hand
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon4 - 7 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike
Suited toDevastation, Destruction, Demonology, Affliction, Holy, Mistweaver, Frost, Fire, Arcane, Augmentation, Preservation, Devourer
Sells to vendors for78 gold9 silver
TypeDagger One-Hand
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon3 - 5 damage, speed 1.8
Stats+4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +4 Versatility
Suited toDestruction, Demonology, Affliction, Restoration, Elemental, Shadow, Holy, Discipline, Frost, Fire, Arcane, Balance, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation
Sells to vendors for83 gold51 silver
TypeTwo-Handed Axe Two-Hand
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon13 - 27 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+12 Strength, +7 Critical Strike
Suited toFury, Arms, Retribution, Unholy, Frost, Blood
Sells to vendors for103 gold27 silver
TypeLeather Chest
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor11
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for56 gold98 silver

Reputation: The Scryers +1,000

Voren'thal the Seer leads the dissident blood elves who've rejected Kael'thas' path to power. They've joined forces with the naaru of Shattrath City, much to the dismay of the Aldor.

Reputation group: Shattrath City.

Other quests in Shadowmoon Valley that reward The Scryers reputation: Tablets of Baa'ri (+250), Oronu the Elder (+250), The Ashtongue Corruptors (+250), The Warden's Cage (+75), Karabor Training Grounds (+250), A Necessary Distraction (+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.

3D Model

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

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapShadowmoon ValleyTurn-in marker at 55.7, 58.2, 5 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.

Shadowmoon Valley Quest turn-in 5 mapped points
Shadowmoon Valley map showing where to go for Varedis Must Be StoppedTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #104 55.7 58.2

Coordinates

  • Turn-inShadowmoon Valley 55.7, 58.2/way #104 55.7 58.2
  • Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 72.2, 53.7/way #104 72.2 53.7
  • Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 68.8, 53.9/way #104 68.8 53.9
  • Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 72.4, 48.4/way #104 72.4 48.4

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

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:

  • Sanctum of the Stars, Shadowmoon ValleyAlliance and Horde · about 40 yards east
  • Wildhammer Stronghold, Shadowmoon ValleyAlliance · about 1,000 yards west
  • Altar of Sha'tar, Shadowmoon ValleyAlliance and Horde · about 1,100 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 920 yards east
  • Objective areaabout 740 yards east
  • Objective areaabout 980 yards 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

Shadowmoon Valley

Part 116 of 147.

Previous: Return to the Scryers · Next: Tablets of Baa'ri

  1. 111Illidan's Pupil
  2. 112The Book of Fel Names
  3. 113Return to the Aldor
  4. 114Varedis Must Be Stopped
  5. 115Return to the Scryers
  6. 116Varedis Must Be Stopped
  7. 117Tablets of Baa'ri
  8. 118Oronu the Elder
  9. 119The Ashtongue Corruptors
  10. 120The Warden's Cage
  11. 121Tablets of Baa'ri
  12. 122Oronu the Elder

Showing steps 111 to 122 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.

  • Return to the ScryersShadowmoon Valley · Level 25-30

    This book... I could use it to increase my power tenfold... No! It would end up corrupting my very soul, this I am sure of. Return to those who sent you here, <name>. You now have the means to stop Varedis.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Tablets of Baa'riShadowmoon Valley · Level 25-30

    Years ago, the dreaded warlock known as Gul'dan raised the volcano in the middle of Shadowmoon. The draenei village of Baa'ri, to the southwest, was buried under the lava along with its inhabitants and artifacts of religious importance.

Also counted by Shadow of the Betrayer

Its criteria name 17 quests; others include:

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

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 BetrayerComplete the Shadowmoon Valley storylines listed below.10
Other versions of this quest

2 quests carry the name Varedis Must Be Stopped. They differ in the rewards shown here.

QuestRewardsID
Varedis Must Be Stopped (this page)6,200 XP, Wildcaller, Sunfury Legguards, Summoner's Blade, Ceremonial Kris, Slayer's Axe, Hauberk of Karabor10692
Varedis Must Be Stopped6,200 XP, Ceremonial Kris, Hauberk of Karabor, Slayer's Axe, Summoner's Blade, Sunfury Legguards, Wildcaller10651
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