Quest 8730 · Classic Era details

Nefarius's Corruption

Quest level60Requires level60Classic zoneBlackwing Lair

Classic Era reference from QuestieDB, not verified for Forever. Quest ID 8730 is present in the Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70790. QuestieDB 1.0.10, Vanilla release, retrieved 2026-11-03 (source).

The task

Objectives

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 ShardItem 21138Amount not recorded
In the Classic reference, Red Scepter Shard can drop from Nefarian.

Rewards and gains

Item rewards

This Classic source does not record whether these items are choices or all awarded.

Reputation

+200 Brood of Nozdormu reputation (Classic)

Experience and money are not supplied by this imported quest record.

The route

Quest locations

Classic pins are approximate reference points. Reported ! and ? markers are search points near quest NPCs. Hover or focus a marker for details.

Start Turn in

Tanaris

Classic start and turn-in

Fully revealed map assembled from client map and exploration textures. Artwork from build 1.60.1.69977, compared file by file with build 1.60.1.70790 and unchanged. Associated by the client filename `Interface/WorldMap/Tanaris_c60`, not by a direct map-art foreign key. This is client artwork, not a verified in-game map. Artwork © Blizzard Entertainment.

Turn inAnachronos (65.27, 50.03)

From Classic. One NPC can have several recorded spots; the map shows each one where it was recorded.

The people

Start and turn-in

Starts from

Ends at

Coordinates are approximate Classic references. The `/way` formats require TomTom or a compatible addon; use the named-zone form from outside the zone.

The path

Quest chain

Quest text

No quest text yet. It appears here once a player reports it through RestedRealm Companion.

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