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Comment by 3864

This is part of the AQ-gate quest chain.

Comment by 6225

You have 5 hours before Neffy will destroy the Scepter Shard.

Comment by 598

this quest is started by talking to vael before he is engaged you then have 5 hours to. once he is dead you just have to go up and loot the shard to turn back in to anachranos in Tanaris, the shadow resist necklace is excelent for any warlock who is going to be tanking for twin emperors.

be wary i have heard that only one person may complete this quest per BWL run. i'm not 100% sure this is a fact but it is better to be cautions then have soemone mad about not completing the quest

Comment by 8615

Just like the quest to kill boss 3 in BWL. The quest item can only be got by one. Better announce the quest item rule by Raid Leader before killing nef. BTW, 5 hours run from vael to nef is not mission impossible, quite easy one.

Comment by XenosBH

i did this quest a month ago. you start by getting Broodlord's Head and doing Only One May Rise. You then talk to Vael in BWL (2nd Boss) before the MT starts the encounter. Nef starts yelling about a chip in the shard, come and get him throughout the 5 hour quest timer. when you down Nef, you then loot the scepter shard and go back and complete the quest and pick your reward.

Comment by Lanceler

Did this part of the quest 12-man some months ago.

Quite doable for a group of people kitted in BT/MH gear, we did it in approx. 2 hours, on top of that, we all made about 100g in raw cash and some nexus crystals.

Oh! and for the record, YES i sharded ashkandi /gloat :>

Comment by 196479

i've just begun this quest chain but i plan on doing it until its finished!

Then i plan on Xfering to a new Server when there is one made then run up and Bang the Gong start the AQ event....needless to say its a little much to go through for a the title of "Scarab Lord" and a Mount that would make all the new players ask "What rep do you need to get that mount!one!"

i'm looking forward to this and also being greatly hated by everyone on the relm for banging their gong and making questing that much harder for them lol

Comment by Breotan

Everyone eligible in the raid can pick up the quest. However, I ran BWL yesterday and yes, it still only drops one shard per raid. This means everyone else who got the quest will need to abandon it and try again after the Tuesday reset.

Comment by LostDrewid

I can't believe no one mentioned this: http://www.wowhead.com/?item=21142.

If you fail the quest timer, this drops from Nefarian. Give it a read, it's hilarious. I'm almost tempted to find a way to get on the quest chain and purposefully fail just so I can get my own copy :D

Comment by Lylsander

OMG i loved that letter it so f.ckn hilarious.I just loved this sense of humour.

Comment by 275394

Grants 500 reputation with Brood of Nozdormu

Comment by 349526

The five hours countdown seems only to run while you're inside the instance. We started a raid and cleared up to Lashlayer. Having no Onyxia Scale Cloaks, we decided to return later that week for the rest when our guild's leatherworker with the cloaks in her bank would be able to attend and so we killed Nefarian about 5 days after Vaelastrasz but our shaman was able to loot the shard anyway. Pleasant surprise on a run where only Elementium Ore was expected.

Comment by 147490

An easy way to prevent ninjas is to roll as soon as you enter the instance (or before) and have everyone abandon the quest except the one that won the roll. Have everyone gather up and check in the quest log if there's anyone with the quest nearby. If there is, simply have everyone walk away one by one and see when the left to the quest disappears or is reduced, and either kick that person for trying to ninja, or tell him to abandon it, and check if he's done it by walking close to him and see if the appears or increases. Repeat until everyone has abandoned it.

Alternatively (this only works if you have to pick up the quest on the same run as you complete it, and I don't know if that's true), you can have the winner of the roll be the only one to ever go near Vael before he's engaged. He or she will pick up the quest and then engage the boss.

Comment by 547197

Can`t do this quest at taiwan server. Other quest still work, but only Nefarius's Corruption can`t. When I talk to Vaelastrasz can`t see the quest option.
Or this quest only can work when player clear the other quest(Green Scepter Shard and Blue Scepter Shard)? Is anyone have the same problem?

Comment by vaughn287

I cant acquire this quest on a US realm either. My current theory is that running out after Razoregore to get the adds to stop spawning is jiggering with some mechanic, making him take the quest away. Second week in a row i've been denied my red shard >_<

Comment by DrCheis

Upon accepting the quest, Lord Victor Nefarius yells:

Looking for this: Red Scepter Shard? Come and get it...

Some time later in the raid he yells:

I wonder, heroes, what will you do when I manage to destroy this shard? Will the world be beyond Salvation?

followed by the emote:

Lord Victor Nefarius's laughter echoes through the halls of Blackwing.

I'd really like to know if there are other quotes of his like this, particularly upon destroying the shard after 5 hours.

Update: didn't see the above quote last time I ran but saw this one instead:

What's this? A chip in the shard? Finally, a weakness exposed... It won't be long now.

If you've found others, please share them, as finding a raid that is willing to wait 5 hours just so you can fail a quest and read the text is kind of rare.

Comment by Fetzie

quest is not activating for me, neither before, nor after soft resetting to stop the adds spawning.

Comment by coho

Can anyone confirm that they have successfully obtained this quest post-4.0.1?

Comment by Googolplex

I just obtained this quest today, EU server.

Comment by Fetzie

Just had a GM confirm that:

1. the quest is still available
2. it does not have any prerequisite other that the quest chain is completed up to and including "Charge of the dragonflights"
3. It is working correctly.

So here is to hoping that it works for me next ID.

Comment by Kwandar

One more...

Lord Victor Nefarius yells: Would it not be glorious if you somehow managed to defeat me but not before I could destroy the only hope Kalimdor may have? I am giddy with anticipation. Soon... Soon it will be dust.

And one more...

Lord Victor Nefarius yells: Not even my father could have planned such tragedy... such chaos. You will never make it! Time is running out!

They keep coming

Lord Victor Nefarius yells: Ah, the protective layer is nearly gone. Do you hear that, heroes? That... That is the sound of inevitability. Of your hopes and dreams being crushed under the weight of my being.

I'm sitting here afk/tabbed out waiting for the timer to run out so I'm sure I'll get all the quotes.

Final edit: When he finally destroys the shard, first he emotes

Lord Victor Nefarius's laughter can once more be heard through the halls of Blackwing.

Then he says

Lord Victor Nefarius yells: The scepter shard is no more! Your beloved Kalimdor shall soon be a desolate wasteland. I will, of course, turn the Eastern Kingdoms into an ashen, lifeless void...

Comment by 691029

Can anybody confirm if the red scepter shard actually drops post 4.0.1? I have received my second ticket answer which like the first states that "this quest has been disabled by development, and is slated to be removed. We will not be awarding this quest item." This concerns me a lot since I have come so far on the scepter of the shifting sands questline and there have been no public announcements on this quest being removed or altered in any way!

Comment by Azutael

I also had problems with this quest last week, picked up the quest and killed nefarian. No shard dropped, I contacted a GM. And he also mentioned that the quest was removed from the game, I was trying to get a new GM but I gave up after 4 days of waiting.

Also had mobs from razorgore encounter keep respawning if anyone where close to the gate.

Hopefully the next reset i will get it done.

Comment by AyaJulia

Those who are complaining that your shards aren't dropping: If you're SURE no one else looted it...

Some of these quest items insist that the person the corpse is assigned to checks the corpse before it shows up on the loot table for everyone else. That is, say you're trioing it, and when you kill Nef, it says "Loot: PlayerC." It's waiting for PlayerC to check the corpse first, just incase PlayerC has the quest. Once PlayerC checks the corpse, the shard should appear for PlayerA or PlayerB to loot--whoever gets there first.

This happened with Onyxia's chapter of Draconic for Dummies, so it's possible this is the same since the same quest team would've designed it around the same time.

Comment by Fetzie

If you are having trouble accepting the quest, ticket a GM and request that they check your quest log (i.e. the list of your completed quests). A GM told me that according to his database I had completed the quest "a long time ago, too far back for him to tell me the exact date" (verbatim translation). It could be that the quest was flagged as completed for you when you first killed nefarian with the quest requirements fulfilled.

Comment by 456809

This quest is no longer attainable, as of patch 4.0.1, even if you did the pre-quests, confirmed today with the help of a GM. He told me all these quests (listed as the chain) have been "deprecated".

So long, most epic quests ever.

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Nefarius's Corruption

This quest was marked obsolete by Blizzard and cannot be obtained or completed.

Slay Nefarian and recover the Red Scepter Shard. Return the Red Scepter Shard to Anachronos at the Caverns of Time in Tanaris. You have 5 hours to complete this task.

	Red Scepter Shard (1)
	From the Desk of Lord Victor Nefarius (1)

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Champion, is it you? A thousand years it has been since I was entrusted the shard and it is at my darkest hour that one should rise to relieve me of it... But what would tragedy be without cruelty?

<Vaelastrasz coughs weakly.>

Ne... Nefarius now holds the scepter shard.

Time is of the essence. Nefarius plans to destroy the shard. You must hurry!

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You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

	Onyx Embedded Leggings

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

	Amulet of Shadow Shielding

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Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

500 reputation with Brood of Nozdormu

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(8730))

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