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Azuarc's Leveling Guide part 18  

Azuarc's leveling guide for Alliance, Act 18: Zangarmarsh and HFP west (61-63)

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Recap

You just finished all the quests on the eastern side of Hellfire, none of the western, and rode straight into Zangarmarsh instead. You've just reached the Cenarion Refuge where there are numerous quests, and are waiting to be told what to do. =p

Grab all the quests you can find, and then take the northern road out of town, using the left fork to Telredor. (Swamprat Post is Horde.) Telredor is on top of a giant mushroom, and you need to use an elevator to reach it. Grab all the quests in Telredor as well, and set your hearthstone there.

Quests you should have for the zone include:

  • The Umbrafen Tribe
  • Plants of Zangarmarsh
  • Leader of the Darkcrest
  • Leader of the Bloodscale
  • A Warm Welcome
  • The Dying Balance
  • Disturbance at Umbrafen Lake
  • The Dead Mire
  • The Boha'mu Ruins
  • Unfinished Business
  • Fulgor Spores
  • Too Many Mouths to Feed
  • Menacing Marshfangs

Scene 1: The Dead Mire (level 61)

Quests completed: The Dead Mire, Fulgor Spores, Unfinished Business, An Unnatural Drought, Withered Basidium (maybe), Withered Flesh (maybe)

Descend to the ground, and work your way east to the Dead Mire. You're going to be possibly making 3 trips in and out of here, and along the way you'll want to grab Fulgor Spores (green glowing mushrooms) and kill Marshfang Rippers along the way.

Once in the Dead Mire, look around for a loose patch of dirt. They are in several places, but just find any one of them. Also, along the southern edge of the area, look for an aggressive spore bat named Sporewing. Kill him if you can. If you can't because he's dead or can't find him, be sure to do so on your next trip out.

Return to Telredor, and come back. Your new mission is to kill Fungal Giants. If by some chance you get an item called "Withered Basidium," stop what you are doing and go back to Telredor. That starts another kill quest for the Bog Lords, and you may as well work on both quests together. If not, and you finish An Unnatural Drought first, just be sure to finish the other assigned quests for this scene before returning to Telredor to complete it.

Bog Lord Tendrils can be used for a reputation quest later. You might not want to sell those.

Scene 2 - Umbrafen Environs (level 61/62)

Quests completed: Too Many Mouths to Feed, Umbrafen Eel Filets, Disturbance at Umbrafen Lake, The Umbrafen Tribe, Escape From Umbrafen, The Dying Balance, As the Crow Flies

This scene operates out of the Cenarion Refuge instead.

Go to Umbrafen Lake, and hunt the hydras around the banks. Then use a dose of the water breathing potion you were given and go swimming after the eels. They're a bit more annoying to kill, but get your eel filets. Gradually work your way to the southwest corner of the lake as you do this so that you can approach the strange machine at the Darkcrest Shore from a distance, and continue on.

Leave the lake and head east to Umbrafen Village. You will need to kill various combinations of broken there, including their leader, Kataru, who lives in the large building at the south end of the village. Kill him, gather the rest of your kill count, and then approach the tauren captive in the center of the village. Escort her back to the refuge.

There is one other task you should consider: killing Boglash. Boglash is a tentacle strider (aka tripod) that lives in the area between the refuge and Umbrafen Village. He is a 61 Elite, and will not be an easy fight to kill by yourself. He is doable, but not very. It would be easier to get a groupmate to help...even Kayra Longmane, if you happen to aggro him from the road while doing the escort!

Scene 3 - Funggor Cavern (level 62)

Quests completed: A Damp Dark Place, Safeguarding the Watchers, Saving the Sporeloks, The Boha'mu Ruins

When you reach level 62, you should probably think about returning to Shattrath to take the portal to some place where you can train. That should probably be during scene 2, and if so, go do that now.

Head south to Funggor Cavern. There are several quests to do inside, all of which are very straightforward. In short order, enter the cavern, which is a giant loop with some stuff in the middle. Follow the loop to the rear to find Ikeyen's Belongings on a small platform. Nearby should be an entrance to the central area where you can then approach Lord Klaq. (He's not hard, the quest shouldn't be marked Group.) Then work your way back up to the entrance, finish your kill count, and leave.

When you leave, follow the zone wall west. There is another location we will make repeated trips to, and now may as well be the time to make the first one. Along the way, stop to kill any of the large insects you encounter for Diaphanous Wings. When you reach the Boha'mu Ruins, a temple in the southern wall over halfway across the zone, fight your way inside until you get the (Complete) message. At that point, you can walk, ride, or hearth back to some place familiar.

Scene 4 - Feralfen Village (level 62)

Quests completed: Blacksting's Bane, phttp://wow.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?source=live;wquest=9787 Idols of the Feralfen], Orebor Harborage Flight Points: Orebor Harborage (Zangarmarsh)

Part two of the quest-chain-of-many-trips returns to Feralfen Village. We have one other thing we can do in that area, though, so ride west down the road toward the Twin Spire Ruins, and then look south of the road for Blacksting, a blood red firefly. He hangs out between the road and Feralfen Village. Kill him, and then explore the village for 6 idols.

But just so this trip doesn't feel completely useless, take a little field trip to the northwest around Serpent Lake and north to the Orebor Harborage. Turn in the quest to go there, grab the flight point, and head back to Telredor.

Scene 5 - Slow Drain (level 62)

Quests completed: Leader of the Bloodscale, Leader of the Darkcrest, A Warm Welcome, Diaphanous Wings, Gathering the Reagents, Drain Schematics

Look for a partner. You aren't doing this next one alone. While you look for a partner, go poach some spore bats and fen striders. (And fireflies too, if you haven't yet finished Diaphanous Wings.) These must be NORMAL spore bats and fen striders, not the low-level versions in the eastern portion of the zone.

Partner in tow, head to the Darkcrest Shore on the southwest bank of Umbrafen Lake. Fight your way to the strange machine and kill the steampump overseers. Use your Ironvine Seeds on the pump, and move on to Darkcrest Enclave across the road. The enclave will have another machine like it, and also a leader, Rajah Haghazed. He's elite and a rough fight, especially in this area, so you'll need your partner's help.

Follow this up with a trip to the east of Serpent Lake for the Bloodscale Grounds. Once more, you will find a leader, Rajis Fyashe, and a steam pump. After killing the overseers, you should have gotten an item called "Drain Schematics" that starts a quest. Swim to the very center of Serpent Lake and dive into Coilfang Reservoir to complete the objective for that quest.

Save the fourth pump for later. Once you're all set, go finish your spore bats and fen striders.

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