Quest Line Guide for the Scepter of the Shifting Sands Mount and the Scarab Lord Title (2024)

Last updated on Apr 01, 2020 at 15:01by Aernath7 comments

If you are up for the challenge, we have put together a full overview of thequestline below.

We have split the guide into mini-chains of quests, despite everything belonging tothe same extremely long chain.

1. What Tomorrow Brings — The chain starts with Baristolth of the Shifting Sands,at Cenarion Hold in Silithus and introduces us to the Brood of Nozdormufaction for the first time. You will need to check if Anachronos isoutside the entrance of the Caverns of Time in Tanaris.
2. Only One May Rise — After confirming Anachronos has returned,you will need to kill Broodlord Lashlayer in Blackwing Lairand bring back his head.
3. The Path of the Righteous — Collect 200 Silithid Carapace Fragmentsfrom the Hive'Ashi, Hive'Zora and Hive'Regal Silithids swarming in Silithus toprove your worth to the Brood of Nozdormu.
   • The Hand of the Righteous — After you complete the main quest, youwill unlock this repeatable version which grants reputation. Each time thisquest gets completed we will also be awarded with Proxy of Nozdormu,an item that can be used on other players, so they will also be able to loot Silithid Carapace Fragments. Note that these drops do NOT becomesoulbound, and can be traded, bought, and sold at the Auction House.
4. Anachronos — Once we reach Neutralstanding with the Brood of Nozdormu, Baristolth of the Shifting Sandswill send us to speak with Anachronos.
5. Long Forgotten Memories — Anachronos will send you tointeract with the Crystalline Red Tear in front of the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj in Silithus.
6. A Pawn on the Eternal Board — Watch the vision and then return toAnachronos.
7. The Charge of the Dragonflights — this quest reveals the next stepsof the questline, which require you to find 3 shards held by the other dragonflightsaround Azeroth.

The next stages of the questline are split into three, one for each of the shardsyou have to acquire. The shards take different amounts of time to collect, withthe Blue Shard taking the longest and the Red Shard taking the shortest amount oftime.

To start this set of quests, we need to interact with Azuregos, whocan be found in Azshara. If he has been killed, you can instead speak toSpirit of Azuregos in the same place.

1. Azuregos's Magical Ledger — Bring the Magical Ledger toNarain Soothfancy in Tanaris.
2. Translating the Ledger — Bring Narain the following three items: Narain's Scrying Goggles,a 500 Pound Chicken, and Draconic For Dummies: Volume II.

The three items that you have to obtain can be found in any order, but you willneed to find all three to obtain the Shard. You can choose where to start from thesections below.

For the Narain's Scrying Goggles, the questline is as follows:

1. Stewvul, Ex-B.F.F. — You will need to find tewvul inSilverpine Forest, next to Greymane Wall (46, 86).
2. Scrying Goggles? No Problem! — You will need to go into Molten Coreand kill trash mobs to find the Scrying Goggles, then return them to Narain.

For the 500 Pound Chicken, the questline is as follows:

1. Never Ask Me About My Business — Speak to Dirge Quikcleaveat the Gadgetzan Inn in Tanaris.
2. The Isle of Dread! — Head to the Isle of Dread in Feralas andkill the Chimaeroks there to obtain 20 Chimaerok Tenderloins. You willalso need to kill Lord Lakmaeran for his carcass, which will require atleast 10 Level 60 players.
3. Dirge's Kickin' Chimaerok Chops — Bring Dirge Quikcleave20x Goblin Rocket Fuel and 20x Deeprock Salt.
   • Goblin Rocket Fuel can be made by Alchemy and needs1 Firebloom, 1 Volatile Rum and 1 Crystal Vial each.
   • Deeprock Salt can be farmed from Obsidian Elementals and similarmobs in Burning Steppes.
4. Return to Narain — Return to Narain with the 500 Pound Chicken.

For the Draconic For Dummies: Volume II, the questline is as follows:

1. Draconic for Dummies — Head to the islands south of Tanaris,that are outside of the fatigue zone, to find the freshly dug dirt pile. In orderto do this, you will need one of two things:
   • Complete the Love Song for Narain quest, which is started by speakingto Meridith the Mermaiden south of Tanaris. She will give you a swim speedbuff if you deliver her letter to Narain.
   • Use an Elixir of Water Walking or similar effect with a mount to beatthe fatigue damage.
2. rAnS0m — Bring the ransom note to Narain.
3. Decoy! — Head to Winterspring (70, 73) and use the disguise anddecoy bag of gold in Narain's Special Kit to spawn Number Two. Killhim (a group makes this much easier) and return to Narain.
4. The Only Prescription — Collect the 8 chapters of the destroyedbook and combine them with the Magical Book Binding.
   1. Draconic for Dummies (Chapter 1) — Drops from Doctor Weavilon Alcaz Island in Dustwallow Marsh (77, 17). Bring a group of 15-20 players andmake sure to be wary of his mind control. Note that he also drops Diary of Weavil.
   2. Draconic for Dummies (Chapter 2) — Drops from FelguardElites, Doomguards, and Dreadlords at the Tainted Scar in Blasted Lands. It hasa low drop rate, so it would be more efficient to bring a group to farm this part.
   3. Draconic for Dummies (Chapter 3) — Drops from HederineInitiates and Hederine Slayers at Darkwhisper Gorge in Winterspring. It has a slightlyhigher drop rate than Chapter 2, 6%, but they are easier to farm, so a 1-2 playergroup would be enough.
   4. Draconic for Dummies (Chapter 4) — This is found on a tablein the Magic Quarter of Undercity (77,38). Alliance players should either do thiswith stealth or during a city raid.
   5. Draconic for Dummies (Chapter 5) — This is found insidethe first room on the left of Stormwind Keep, the Library, in Stormwind City. Hordeplayers should either do this with stealth or during a city raid.
   6. Draconic for Dummies (Chapter 6) — This drops fromOnyxia.
   7. Draconic for Dummies (Chapter 7) — This can be found insideBlackwing Lair, in the room after Broodlord Lashlayer,where Firemaw is patrolling. It is on a table along the ramp, toleft of the trash pack which contains a Wyrmguard and 3 Overseers.
   8. Draconic for Dummies (Chapter 8) — This drops fromRagnaros. You will need to kill him within 2 hours of enteringthe raid to get the chapter to drop.
5. The Good News and The Bad News — Collect 20 Arcanite Bars,10 Blue Sapphires, 10 Azerothian Diamonds, and10 Elementium Ores and bring them to Narain.
6. The Wrath of Neptulon — Take the Arcanite Buoy Narainmade for you and head to the Bay of Storms in Azshara (65, 55), where you will finda wreckage. Use the buoy to summon Maws and kill him for the Blue Scepter Shard.
   • You will need 15-20 people to kill Maws.
   • Hunters are very useful for dispelling the enrage it will cast.

Once Maws is dead, you will need to return to Anachronos to hand inthe final quest and complete this section of the questline.

He will offer you two rewards, Band of Icy Depths and Darkwater Robes;the ring will allow you to breathe underwater while equipped and the robes willincrease your Frost spell and effect damage.

The Red Shard has the shortest questline by far, being composed of only 1quest, but note that the quest is timed. You will need to head toVaelastrasz the Corrupt in Blackwing Lair and pickup Nefarius's Corruption.

To complete this quest, you will need to kill Nefarian within5 hours of Vaelastrasz becoming hostile. If you fail to do so, you will loot From the Desk of Lord Victor Nefarius instead of the shard.

You can pause the timer if everyone leaves the instance, but if there is a singleplayer still inside, the timer will continue.

Once you have killed Nefarian, head back to Anachronos and receiveyour reward of either Onyx Embedded Leggings or Amulet of Shadow Shielding.

The questline for the Green Scepter is in the middle of the three in terms oflength. Head into Sunken Temple and clear to the room withShade of Eranikus to start this chain. Malfurion in this room will appearand give you the first quest.

1. Eranikus, Tyrant of the Dream — Travel to Teldrassil and findthe Forest Wisp in front of Darnassus (37, 47).
2. Tyrande and Remulos — Head to Moonglade and speak with Keeper Remulos.
3. The Nightmare's Corruption — Retrieve a Fragment from each of theportals to the Emerald Dream around Azeroth. You can do this by killing Dragonkinaround the portals in each of the following locations:
   • Ashenvale — Fragment of the Nightmare's Corruption
   • Duskwood Fragment of the Nightmare's Corruption
   • Feralas Fragment of the Nightmare's Corruption
   • Hinterlands Fragment of the Nightmare's Corruption
4. The Nightmare Manifests — After you bring the shards to Remulos,you will need to defend Nighthaven. Note that you cannot kill Eranikus, let Remulosdie, and you must wait for Tyrande. You will need a full raid to completethis step.

Once you have helped cleanse Eranikus and Tyrande has announced his redemption,you can turn in the quest to Remulos, who will give you one of two rewards: Drake Tooth Necklace or Drudge Boots.

To finish off this chain of the quest, you will need to take the Shard you justobtained to Anachronos.

Once you manage to get all three of the shards, Anachronos will onlygrant you the Scepter once "we" are prepared. In order to become prepared, we willneed to finish gathering supplies for the War Effort and the final assault onC'Thun.

The War Effort is a server-wide effort that every player on a realm can contributeto. It is only available once a guild has managed to reach this stage and startedthe progression through the War Effort. Any player can then contribute materialsto the effort to further its completion.

Once the supplies have been collected, a 7-day timer will start while NPCs moveto Silithus. When this timer starts, players that are eligible to receive a Scepterwill be given one, but they can only ring the gong to open the gates once the timeris done.

The ringing of the gong signals the beginning of a 10 hour war upon the openingof the gates. Once this is finished, players can finally finish their quest chainand enter AQ20 and AQ40.

If you want to help collect materials for the War Effort or use it as anopportunity to make some gold by stocking up, you can see full lists of therequired materials on our dedicated page below.

To finish this questline and obtain your Scarab Lord title and mount, you willneed to wait for the 7-day timer to finish. After this, you will be able to pickup the Bang a Gong!, just outside the entrance to Ahn'Qiraj in Silithus(25, 90).

As soon as the first person picks up this quest, a 10-hour server wide timerwill start. Any player with The Scepter of the Shifting Sands can ring thegong in this period and also receive the Scarab Lord title and mount. Assoon as this 10-hour period is over, the rewards will never be obtainable againon that server.

When the first person rings the gong and the gates open, a server-wide announcementwill be made, which signal the start of the timer.

After you have completed this step, you can hand in the final step of this entirechain, Treasure of the Timeless One, which simply requires you to talk toJonathan the Revelator next to the gong.

He will give you a choice of the following rewards: Fang of Korialstrasz, Ravencrest's Legacy, Runesword of the Red, and Shadowsong's Sorrow.