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Vile Infestation

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

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Kill mobs in the area to the north

Vile Infestation quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgxwDxyK418
This quest is part of the Vol'dun The Warguard's Fate questchain. All Vol'dun quests: Secrets in the Sands <= more info inside

ID
#
Quest
Quest Chain
Questgiver
Subzone
Video
26
The Warguard's Fate
[npc=122289]
Withering Gulch
https://youtu.be/4Sai6W5pszQ
27
The Warguard's Fate
[npc=127691]
Temple of Akunda
https://youtu.be/I-Y8VhTv8LQ
28
Optional Get Hek'd Hint
[npc=128339]
Temple of Akunda
https://youtu.be/UrfRh9YIsLw
29
1
The Warguard's Fate
[npc=127992]
Temple of Akunda
https://youtu.be/iarob4cMV9g
30
2
The Warguard's Fate
[npc=127992]
Temple of Akunda
https://youtu.be/EdFV4btPOAw
31
3
The Warguard's Fate
[npc=127992]
Temple of Akunda
https://youtu.be/JgxwDxyK418
32
1
The Warguard's Fate [currency=1553]
[npc=127992]
Temple of Akunda
https://youtu.be/22qCttRvwas
33
2
The Warguard's Fate
[npc=127992]
Temple of Akunda
https://youtu.be/tDjuqXYSrFk
34
You are Akunda now!
[npc=127992]
Temple of Akunda
https://youtu.be/9mHwAOzp7i4
35
The Warguard's Fate
[npc=127570]
Temple of Akunda
https://youtu.be/Zo5FBbbsCe4
36
The Warguard's Fate
[npc=127980]
Temple of Akunda
https://youtu.be/qzP_FR-tJ2A
37
1
The Warguard's Fate
[npc=127989]
Valley of Sorrows
https://youtu.be/5mkRTubgqeY
38
2
The Warguard's Fate
[npc=127989]
Valley of Sorrows
https://youtu.be/O9JkqI_c5t0
39
The Warguard's Fate
[npc=127989]
Valley of Sorrows
https://youtu.be/uZZD2SmF7XY
40
The Warguard's Fate
[npc=138382]
Forgotten Hollow
https://youtu.be/mi68sbHzcFM
41
The Warguard's Fate [spell=272121]
[npc=128152]
Temple of Akunda
https://youtu.be/7y31MWmzvhg
42
The Warguard's Fate [currency=1560]
[npc=130660]
Temple of Akunda
https://youtu.be/OgcW4ranaSU

Id column is approximate quest № In Vol'dun storyline Secrets in the Sands <= more info
# is additional ordering info. Can take multiple quests at the same time if you see a number there

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 30-60
Quest ID48991

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(48991))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineThe Warguard's Fate, step 5 of 16
Rewards25g 74s, 8,150 XP

Description

Redemption must be earned. We do good works to show Akunda we are worthy of his blessing. De ranishu are a plague upon these lands. Dey devour everything in sight, with no regard for taste or texture. If dey go unchecked, those vile pests will eat their way straight to de temple. Rid de mesa of their presence. Show Akunda you are worthy of his gift.

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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.

Vol'dun Quest turn-in 11 mapped points
Vol'dun map showing where to go for Vile InfestationTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #864 53.2 90.3

Coordinates

  • Turn-inVol'dun 53.2, 90.3/way #864 53.2 90.3
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Vol'dun 54.6, 86.4/way #864 54.6 86.4

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 Vol'dun map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Vol'dun:

  • Temple of Akunda, Vol'dunHorde · about 60 yards north-east
  • Scorched Sands Outpost, Vol'dunHorde · about 910 yards north-west
  • Goldtusk Inn, Vol'dunHorde · about 1,500 yards north-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 200 yards north-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.

Related
Money25 gold74 silver
Experience8,150 XP
ReputationVoldunai +75

Reward details

Reputation: Voldunai +75

Comprised of exiles and scavengers, the Voldunai use their knowledge of the sands to thrive where others would wither and die.

Reputation group: Battle for Azeroth.

Other quests in Vol'dun that reward Voldunai reputation: Into the Dunes (+75), Secrets in the Sand (+75), Searching for Survivors (+75), Restorative Venom (+75), A Balm to Calm (+10), Knickknack Takeback (+75).

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

The Warguard's Fate

Part 5 of 16.

Previous: Sacred Remains · Next: Cleanse the Mind

  1. 1On the Move
  2. 2The Perfect Offering
  3. 3Powerful Conductors
  4. 4Sacred Remains
  5. 5Vile Infestation
  6. 6Cleanse the Mind
  7. 7It Springs Eternal
  8. 8Trial of Truth
  9. 9Akunda Awaits
  10. 10Valley of Sorrows
  11. 11Memory Breach
  12. 12Shattered and Broken

Showing steps 1 to 12 of 16.

Also part of: Dunes of Vol'dun (part 22 of 66).

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.

  • Sacred RemainsVol'dun · Level 30-60

    Dis area was once a lush jungle, home to many great and powerful thunder lizards. De bones of those ancient and powerful creatures are still buried around de temple. Great power lingers within those ancient remains... you will need such power to call upon Akunda.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Cleanse the MindVol'dun · Level 30-60

    If you wish to invite Akunda into your mind, it can't be bogged down by fear or regret. Meditate at de Shrine of Thunder and confront whatever demons linger in de dark recesses of your mind.

Quests that require this one

The storyline at a glance

The Warguard's Fate has 16 steps, from On the Move to Clearing the Fog.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Vol'dun (16).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Vol'dun 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.