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Moon Guard Stronghold Fate of the Guard Not Their Last Stand Take Them in Claw The Rift Between Lay Waste, Lay Mines Precious Little Left Stop the Spell Seekers Starweaver's Fate The Orchestrator of Our Demise Overwhelming Distraction Last Stand of the Moon Guard

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Comment by varenne

After this quest you will get 3 new NPC in Shal'aran.
Thalrenus Rivertree & Lothrius Mooncaller and Syrana Starweaver
They will be near the bank (far right corner)

Last Stand of the Moon Guard is the final quest of the Good Suramaritan - Moon Guard Stronghold storyline. More questchain info
This questchain starts near the Moon Guard Stronghold south entrance

Here is Last Stand of the Moon Guard video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLK7GvxvKIg

And here is storyline related to this quest:

№ Quest Note Video
158 Fate of the Guard Moon Guard Focusing Stone 27.8, 21.3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7FDlzdtfWs
159 Not Their Last Stand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcC7Cl8HuJE
160 Sigil Reclamation optional https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNmoN1ZWuek
161 Take Them in Claw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6Zjcy4AY3s
162 Recovering Stolen Power optional Enchanted Nightborne Coin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdgP2NNIoJQ
163 Waiting for Revenge optional https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFwtEctVObQ
164 Rain Death Upon Them optional Unlocks Air Superiority https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JqJSrDGYp0
165 The Rift Between https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZttUJtodT8s
166 Precious Little Left Enchanted Moonfall Text https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=selNw6YqtKc
167 Stop the Spell Seekers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Ure8qXVfs
168 Lay Waste, Lay Mines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltH85awp9l8
169 Starweaver's Fate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3BDHM6T2w4
170 The Orchestrator of Our Demise Astromancer's Compass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2snLqg0fuA
171 Overwhelming Distraction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6I4HVzoTho
172 Last Stand of the Moon Guard AP Near Teleport & Infinite Stone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLK7GvxvKIg

№ column is my ordering in Suramar storyline, Look Good Suramaritan

Comment by Iliketoast
Note that this quest is simply a series of dialogue followed by a forced teleport. A short distance away is one of the untapped ley-line portals waiting to be opened. If you wish to avoid a headache, activate the portal first - I did not realize the teleport happened without consent, and so missed my opportunity, and now will have to ascend to that point once again just to activate it. Hopefully Blizzard will at least add a text warning about this in the future.

Comment by FlexoAdapt
I ended up on this page by first researching the Good Suramaritan achievement on this page:
Good Suramaritan and clicking on the "Moon Guard Stronghold" link.

I assumed it would take me to the first step of the quest chain which is sort of does. This is actually the whole quest chain. I think we need to get Varenne's walk through of each quest back to the top.

What is confusing is that the currently highest rated comment by Iliketoast is actually a reference to the capstone quest. He's right, be sure to activate the beacon as you will have to fight and die your way back up or jump down from Highmountain.

Oh, and not one damn bit of Nightfallen reputation. ><

Comment by Omiethedk
This quest is bugged for me. When I return to Shal'Aran after completing the quest I am unable to see the quest npc to turn in the completed quest. I tried abandoning and re doing the quest to no avail. I'm not sure if It's a phasing issue. Anyone else having this problem?

Comment by Br0k3n180
I seem to be having the same issue, I had the turn in NPC but now I don't have a new quest to start.

I'm retracing my steps to see if I can find if I've missed something now.

Comment by Saberia
To complete this quest you need to talk to First Arcanist Thalyssra inside cave that has blue question mark over her head.

Give her some Ancient Mana, then you'll be able to hand in this quest.

Comment by WoWGnGP
i made i playthrough of this quest if anyone wish to see how to do it :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2HK1LP7Z1w&feature=youtu.be

Comment by Smu3
Bugged out for me. Was in a group with 3 others who all got teleported out, I did not. Thalrenus is all sparkly, but cannot be interacted with. Tried reloading, relogging, running out and back again, using the teleport to Shal'Aran and back - still no credit.

However, abandoning the quest and picking it up again worked.

Comment by Wwerdo4
As it stands for me right now. This quest is completely bugged out. I accepted the quest, Thalrenus lights up. But nothing happens at all.
I can't click him, and no dialogue happens. All 3 of them just stand there and do/say nothing.
I've tried abandoning and accepting again to no avail. I've even left the area and came back, still nothing.
So unless anyone else knows what else I may try. I can't complete this chapter of Suramar...

Comment by modarius
The dialogue and teleportation will not start for me - is there something I need? More rep maybe?

Comment by Kathucka
After you get teleported away, you'll need to come back to 30.8, 11.1 to get the teleporter quest. It's pretty much between the top left buildings in the zone. Glide down from Obsidian Overlook and look for the pink magic dome, if you'd like to skip the fighting.

Comment by Serraine
Just got the teleport to work, after it'd bugged out:

Use the portal to Shal'Aran, abandon the quest, then close WoW down completely. Then load it back up, portal back to the Moonguard Stronghold, and re-take the quest. You should then be able to talk to him and advance.

It worked for me, so hopefully it'll work for you guys, too. :)

Comment by deathslover
this quest is still bugged as of 7.45am south australian time. reported it to blizz. now wait and see if they fix it

Comment by Lesaith
I couldn't get it to work either. Tried everything in all the comments. I turned all of my addons and it worked. Give it a shot.

Comment by slikless
Scripts for checking your progress:

/script for q,i in pairs({=40883,=40949,=41030,=40963,=40968,=41109,=41108,=40964,=40967})do print(q,IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(i))end

/script for q,i in pairs({=41032,=40965,=40969,=40970,=40971,=40972})do print(q,IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(i))end

Comment by wolframwow
I've started this quest chain with the quest Not Their Last Stand from the NPC Ivanel Meadowsong (after many minutes of searching the area). After that i started the quest Fate of the Guard from Thalrenus Rivertree (i had to go down the stairs). Not the best order to do the quest chain....I advise you to start from Thalrenus Rivertree

Comment by ahapka
Just remember after you leave that what happens in Moon Guard, stays in Moon Guard. Especially if you visited Goldshire...

Comment by Saffron
From my experience the quest isn't bugged. I was unable to complete it twice. I have tried to abandon it nd get it again and again without be able to deliver it. Even I could see the npcs be inside Shal'Aran. Then, I had complete the quest Feed Thalyssra, the quest that give you the buff Ward of the First Arcanist. When I tried to complete the Last Stand of the Moon Guard, it had been completed without a problem. So.. I believe as long as the quest Feed Tharrysa is up, you can't complete this quest.

Comment by 1613634
Dis this quest today, after 7.1, no questgiver anywhere in Shalaran to give in the quest. I know I messed up the order - raised Nightfallen to exalted, did all the remaining quests, and now - Good Suramaritan achievement, but I really want to know - will there be a chance to complete the storyline and get the Pahtfinder 1 or not?

Comment by Downhitted
When you are to turn in this quest in Shal'Aran you will be able to see the question mark at your minimap at first, but as you get into the cave the yellow question mark will disappear.

If this is you? - you'll have to refeed First Arcanist Thalyssra with the 50 Ancient Mana, and the quest should appear again.

Comment by Doloria
After you turn in the quest Last Stand of the Moon Guard you'll find the teleporter to Waning Crescent isn't there. Just a circle on the stone floor. I actually logged in and out and wrote up a bug ticket. They must be getting hundreds. The next quest, One Day at a Time, requires you to give a fruit of the arcan'dor to "anyone". How to do this without the portal working? You're not supposed to go to the City, just turn around and give to a Refugee (Refugee appears in green) in a room next to the tree.

Only in the quest Silence in the City do you learn that the teleporter to Waning Crescent has gone dark. Oculeth will transport you to Waning Crescent.

Comment by xhlb69x
I didn't see any comments on the reputation requirement you have to have to unlock this quest, so took a trip to find out. I'm currently at 3,925/21,000 Revered with the Nightfallen and it was available to me.

Edit: I was in the area doing a world quest on an alt that's 4,550/6,000 Friendly with the Nightfallen and could still pick up this quest.

Comment by 1645066
I already had the nearby portal opened -- not my issue -- and I already had fed Thalyssra -- also not my issue... but something SIMPLE nobody mentioned: I had to speak to Thal'renus, and click "I am ready." Then the 3 of them have a little dialog, and THAL'RENUS TELEPORTS YOU.

(Now, I spoke to Thal'renus after I had already tried other people's tips -- I used the teleport to Shal'aran, and re-fed Thalyssra, and teleported back -- so, I don't know for sure whether a bug made any of that necessary... but in any case, it finally was speaking to him & his teleport that changed Thalyssra's gray question mark to a yellow question mark.)

Comment by ScubaMare
I've done all storylines with the exception of Moonguard Stronghold. I cannot find an NPC at any of the waypoints posted to give me a quest. Am I missing something from a previous quest, maybe, that I should have picked up?

Comment by Boxofbeer
No fight needed or killing some one, they just have a talk and teleport you off the stronghold. This is also final quest of Moon Guard Stronghold quest chain, requared for Good Suramaritan

Last Stand of the Moon Guard — www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdgvCJaZjYY

Comment by Slamma
Turn in is Thalryssa. When I got to her she was hungry so I got the same blue question mark I always see. Feed her and she should become available to turn this in.

Comment by Tikanni
Was getting frustrated with finding Thalrenus Rivertree, I believe it was because I had started this area earlier while leveling. I decided to hearth back to Shal'Aran to see if I could use a portal to the Moon guard stronghold, yes....once I used the portal he was there for me with the quest "Last Stand of the Moon Guard":) Hope this helps:)

Comment by SinanDira
RIP US-MoonGuard. From high-full to low-medium in 7 years.

Comment by Trixx
A guildie had a problem with turning in this quest. Despite going to the Moonguard, and being teleported outside Shal'Aran with the guard, and walking in, Thalyssra would not let him complete the quest.
We first tried to zone him over to another realm, with a character that had done the whole Suramar questline, and trying to party sync, from suggestions from different forum posts. This however, did not work and even desyncing back did not help either.

Then we tried with another character on the same realm I had zoned him over too, but with the character having done 0 quests in Suramar at all prior(maybe at max walk with Thalyssra to the cave, I don't remember).
We party synced again, and Thalyssra was set to her withered form, which she didn't appear to him as.He could still not turn the quest in, but after desyncing with the character with 0 quests done, he could turn it in, and continue the Balance of Power quest line.

TL:DR. Party sync with a character that has done no quests in Suramar at all, and then de-party sync again. (Unaware if the realm hopping is needed)

Comment by MaineKing7
If you cant turn it in it is because you have to do the quest Feed Thalyssra

Comment by ItsFilko
Wow, this quest caused me the biggest headache out of any quest I've ever done.

I am already exalted with the Nightfallen and I have Thalyssra in the post withered stage, so she no longer can be fed Ancient Mana and I was unable to interact with her to hand this quest in. I begged in Suramar general chat for a few hours and a few kind people invited me and we party sync'd. In all instances Thalyssra would appear in different points in Shal'Aran based on how far the person invited me was through the campaign and I could see she had the daily quest available to feed her mana, but I was unable to interact. Defeated, I called it a night.

Today I woke up and a friend of mine was online, after boosting his alt through a 20 for brownie points, I asked him for the favour. I asked him to log into an alt that had never done ANY progress in Suramar or Legion and party sync with me. We blasted through the zone as fast as we could and got to the point that we returned Oculeth to Shal'Aran and I got the quest "Hungry Work". This was to feed Oculeth Mana to proceed, my friend was able to feed Oculeth, however it wouldn't let me interact with him. I got frustrated and I continued the story with him anyway, because why not, maybe it would fix its self?

We continued the main campaign all the way until we completed the Masquerade storyline for the Nightfallen But Not Forgotten achievement. At this point I had no quests left in Shal'Aran besides "Hungry Work" that it would not let me hand in. Frustrated and feeling defeated I thanked him for his time, updated my GM ticket and left the party. Suddenly I saw Thalyssra had the golden "?" above her head as I phased back onto my realm, this wasn't there previously.

I ran over and it let me hand in my quest.

Overall it took around 30 minutes to do the Masquerade storyline and it completely fixed my issue, without feeding Thalyssra any ancient mana.

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Last Stand of the Moon Guard

Leave Moon Guard Stronghold with Thalrenus, Lothrius, and Syrana.

	Abandon the Stronghold (1)

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This is all that remains of the Moon Guard. Take a good look. We are but a shadow of our former selves, and we have the Nightborne to thank for our demise. For now there is nothing more we can do. If we want to live, we must leave immediately. Retribution can wait.

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	Moon Guard Power Gem

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(40972))

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