Questing in Cataclysm: The Best Quests and Rewards [Archive] (Archivé)

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Les Serres-Rocheuses, formerly a haphazard and dull questing zone, has been transformed into a tense storyline for both the Horde and Alliance. It's fairly low-level, so it's worth doing on alts of both factions to get a fuller sense of the storyline. It tracks the fate of a lethal Horde bomb--the Alliance are desperately trying to intercept it, while not everyone in the Horde is pleased how the bomb is being handled.

Tarides du Sud is another war-torn zone worth doing on both sides. Split from the top half of the barrens after the Shattering, the Alliance have made military inroads. Much of the conflict revolves around the fate of Camp Taurajo, a Horde civilian town destroyed by the Alliance.

Mille pointes has a few great questlines, so it's worth doing the whole zone to follow all the storylines. Féplouf Zéboulon and Pozzik, of Shimmering Flats racetrack fame, have made the best of their flooded track to build a pleasure speedbarge--but conflicts inevitably arise between this gnome, goblin, and their tipsy patrons ready to start a barfight. On a darker note, Freewind Post has been catured by the Grimtotem and players must aid Magatha Grimtotem, viewed by most players as the character responsible for Cairne Bloodhoof's death. There's also a cute digression with Libérer les wyverneaux in which baby windcub riders look adorable. is a good comment outlining the flow of the zone.

Quest/Achievement

Zone

Description

ON RECHERCHE : le chasseur de démons

Felwood

Originally instructed to kill a pariah demon hunter, your character's decision to spare his life leads to an alternative reading of Night Elf history.

Ce n’est qu’un au revoir

Azshara

Azshara has been transformed into a Horde-only zone, one that has a lot of fun with the commercial goblins and Azuregoes.

La dernière vague de survivants

Darkshore

Darkshore underwent many changes after the Shattering--and completing the first half of quests in this zone is heartbreaking, from rescuing survivors to seeing familiar faces pass away.

L’enfer est dans le sac

Felwood

A Highborne mage and everyone's favorite imp become best friends and cause havoc.

Sombres secrets en Sombrivage

Darkshore

Jumping into the central whirlpool will reveal the secrets of Darkshore below.

Eastern Kingdoms

The quest series covering the Battle of Andorhal is worth completing on both sides in Maleterres de l’Ouest. While death knights Thassarian and Koltira are now enemies, they are unwilling to put their friendship aside as the battle rages--and Koltira is punished accordingly by the Banshee Queen. The quest series culminates in Adieu, Andorhal/L’évaluation finale.

In the Terres Ingrates, players encounter the dragon Rhea and assist her in saving a purified egg from Deathwing--one that will turn up again in the new legendary for rogues. It's a heartbreaking questline and the final reward, Dernier œuf de Rhea, is one many players won't sell.

Marche de l’Ouest has undergone a major revamp in Cataclysm for the Alliance. Now filled with vagrants and torched farms, the zone is one of discontent. And while the Defias are subdued, they are not eradicated, as one finds out…

Contreforts de Hautebrande is both hilarious and horrifying for Horde players. The New Scourge massacres Southshore, unleashing lethal plague onto part of the zone. However, there's also funny parts--such as your character becoming a quest-dispensing NPC in Bienvenue dans le système and meeting Johnny La Classe wearing heirlooms on his sparklepony.

Quest/Achievement

Zone

Description

En mission pour Benêt

Searing Gorge

Lunk, a peaceful ogre, hates combat. In this series of quests, you learn to defeat enemies in creative ways.

Le jour où vint Aile de mort

Badlands

Survivors of the Sundering spin tall tales about how they defeated Deathwing--it's both funny and touching at once.

Docteur Theolen Krastinov, le Boucher

Scholomance

Bring justice to Eva and Lucien Sarkhoff--devoted servants of Scholomance trapped and tortured in a past life.

La bataille de Comté-de-Darrow

Eastern Plaguelands

One of the saddest quest series culminates in reliving the Battle of Darrowshire and the betrayals within.

Zen’Kiki le druide

Western Plaguelands

Zen'Kiki is a terrible druid, but with your help, he can learn to improve!

La caravane est complète

Eastern Plaguelands

Questing throughout Eastern Plaguelands will net you this achievement--you'll run into more and more NPCs as you quest.

The Burning CrusadeHand of A'dalMédaillon béni de Karabor

Quest/Achievement

Zone

Description

La Main de Gul’dan

Shadowmoon Valley

The Cipher of Damnation is an epic questline that used to be a prerequisite for entering Tempest Keep. This comment outlines all the various quests in the chain. You are tasked with rebuilding the spell uttered by Gul'dan which shattered Outland. Oronok, a former lieutenant of Gul'dan, is constantly reminded of his treacherous involvement--and sent his three sons out into Shadowmoon Valley to find traces of the cipher when he received word that Illidan was using the cipher for his own purposes.

Un moment décisif/Un coup fatal à la Légion

Netherstorm

These quest series give major amounts of reputation for L'Aldor or Clairvoyants. They mostly follow the same trajectory in Netherstorm--shutting down the various Manaforges. However, the climatic battle against Socrethar differs for factions. The Aldor questline is a bit more interesting as a traitorous Draenei realizes his wrongdoings and then sacrifices himself.

Une visite à la grande-mère

Nagrand

This quest chain provides backstory on Thrall, his surviving relatives, and Garrosh. It can only be started after completing numerous quests in Nagrand.

Le journal d'Arelion

Hellfire Peninsula

Studious journal notes turn out to be a steamy journal, but the amusing part is finding Bougie parfumée abîmée and Boîte de bonbons rancis in the quest satchel as well.

Expiation

Hellfire Peninsula

The questline demonstrates how revenge is not always the most effective strategy. After a peace-loving Draenei is murdered, you are asked to go on a rampage on his behalf--learning afterwards that it was the wrong choice.

La bataille du Guet cramoisi

Shadowmoon Valley

Starting with Le journal de Val'zareq : Des présages de guerre, you learn that a general of the Sha'tar is captured by agents of Illidan. After disrupting their ritual, you are rewarded with either Tabard trophée des Illidari vert or Tabard trophée des Illidari violet.

La nouvelle directive

N/A

To enter Karazhan in the past, one needed to complete an elaborate questline to receive a key. Attunement has been removed, but the questline is interesting as it introduces players to the Kirin Tor, Khadgar, Burning Crusade heroics, and the general lore of Deadwind Pass. This comment explains all the steps in teh keying procedure.

Champion des Naaru

N/A

This used to be a title for completing L'épreuve des naaru : Magtheridon, but it's still a fun questchain to complete anyway. You'll have to complete the Cipher of Damnation chain described above, and then L'épreuve des naaru : Miséricorde, L'épreuve des naaru : Force, L'épreuve des naaru : Ténacité, and L'épreuve des naaru : Magtheridon.

Les fioles d'éternité

N/A

This quest series requires you to kill the end bosses in Caverne du sanctuaire du Serpent and Donjon de la Tempête. You are tasked with retrieving a vial that was drawn from the Well of Eternity--Illidan poured three into the lake on top of Mount Hyjal to form the second Well of Eternity, and the rest were presumed lost until now. This quest also opens up access to Balance des sables reputation rings. Completing it before nerfs in Burning Crusade rewarded Main d'A'dal.

Un secret compromis

N/A

This quest series granted attunement to The Black Temple, involving the Ashtongue Deathsworn, redeeming Akama, slaying A'lar while disguised as a Broken in Tempest Keep, and eventually killing Illidan Stormrage for Médaillon béni de Karabor. It didn't just stop after attunement, but continued to trace the development of major lore characters. This comment documents the full process.

Wrath of the Lich King

The first half or so of Icecrown is worth doing to get a sense of the full scope of the Lich King: the Croisé Bridenbrad questline, reclaiming the Shadow Vault, and discovering the remnants of Arthas' heart.

Vétéran du portail du Courroux and the resulting Battle for the Undercity is a gripping look at how relations between the Alliance and Horde unravelled in the face of a great tragedy. The quests leading up to the achievement provide insights into the Scarlet Crusade, undead villains, and faction heroes.

On a lighter note, Scalawag Point in Fjord Hurlant offers fun pirate-flavored quests with disguises, duels, bars, and bribes.

Quest/Achievement

Zone

Description

La poignée endommagée/La poignée endommagée

N/A

This is an epic chain to first discover a battered weapon, reforge it, learn its history and importance, and then purify it in the rebuilt Sunwell. This comment provides a good overview of the quest series.

Le serment de sang de la Horde

Dragonblight

Within this scroll you will find the blood oath of the Horde. Tradition dictates that our new taunka brothers and sisters utter the sacred words herein.

Les frères Barbe-de-Bronze

Storm Peaks

This chain in Frostborn covers the mysterious clan of dwarves and their leader with an unknown past.

Félicitations !

Zul'Drak

Completing this speedrun of daily quests to clean up Zul'Drak yields Besace de patrouilleur, which could contain Ecusson de l'adjoint Pa'trolla!

Trente millions d'ennemis

Borean Tundra

D.E.H.T.A. is sick of Nesingwary and is striking back against NPCs that only want to slaughter animals. Check out this comment for the full quest chain.

Gourou de Drakuru

Grizzly Hills and Zul'Drak

Drakuru is one of the most sociable and calculating villains in WoW--he tricks you into helping in in Grizzly Hills, and then tries to befriend you in Zul'Drak, knowing you are too useful to die.The quests required for this achievement are La purification de Drak'Tharon and Trahison.

Cataclysm

Quest/Achievement

Zone

Description

L’appel du chaman universel/L’appel du chaman universel

N/A

Added in 4.2, many players did this questline without thinking simply because epic capes were the final reward. But if you take the time to listen to all the dialogue, it's an interesting character sketch of Thrall--both his strengths and weaknesses.

Ma sœur, Fanny

Twilight Highlands

You're tasked with bringing about a political marriage between subsets of the Wildhammer clans, but quickly learn that Fanny Tonnemar has a mind of her own and awesome personality. From turning down your escort aid to enthusiastically talking about the physical attributes of her groom, Fanny has a lot of sass and makes the traditional 'wedding planning' quests fun. The final quest has a surprise twist, but Paroles et musique de…, in which you get to write your own wedding song, is a fun highlight too!

Visions du passé de Vashj'ir

Vash'jir

Learn about some of the Highborne's past, under Queen Azshara's rule--each vision will turn you into a Naga with special abilities! To learn how to get to this quest point, check out this comment.

Dans un millier d'années, vous aussi peut-être vous vaudrez quelque chose

Uldum

Harrison Jones is back, and you need to assist him on his fabulous adventures in Uldum--culminating in Brann Bronzebeard's reappearance. It's a very long quest chain and this comment goes over every quest in the series.

Cauchemars éveillés

Twilight Highlands

This unsettling achievement takes you into the world of Thrall's nightmares, after dying.

Trouvez Jacasse

Twilight Highlands

Beak, Donnelly's pet gryphon, is assumed dead--until your help, which brings about a touching reunion.

Quest Rewardstransmog featureDiscovery Armor

Item

Quest

Description

Chapeau de sorcier décoloré

Ce n’est qu’un au revoir

Relive your days as an apprentice. (30 Min Cooldown) "In memory of lost dreams of being an apprentice." This transforms you into numerous disguises and races, based on Archmage Xylem's apprentices. Horde reward for completing a lengthy quest series in Azshara.

Chapeau à boire de Mirren

Les plus belles plumes

Reach into the hat for a drink. (1 Hour Cooldown). Alliance-only, but remains in inventory if going Horde.

Chapeau de héros du poste de Toshley

Dégnomez-les tous !

One stylish and laid-back hat. Sporeggar would approve.

Garde-épaules de Gahrron

Les vestiges d’un passé oublié

This quest reward, as well as several others in the level 30-40 range only cover one-shoulder. It's pretty distinctive.

Gilet invisible de Sablon/Gilet invisible de Sablon

Les calices ténébreux/Les calices ténébreux

Probably won't work with transmog, but this chestpiece is see-through.

Tunique d'assassin du Protectorat

Arconus l'Insatiable

Leather version of the popular mail Ironhide design.

Cuirasse de traqueur dimensionnel

Le code final/Le code final

Mail version of the ubiquitous leather Tunique Sombreruse.

Cuirasse marquée au feu

Couper l'ennemi de ses renforts/Perturber leurs renforts

This breastplate, and a few others from Hellfire Peninsula, look quite similar to Paladin Tier 4: Corselet de justicier.

Grèves de magistrat

Je travaille… Pour la Horde !/Faut pas gâcher

And here's the matching legs that are a Paladin TIer 4 lookalike.

Magelame plaie-des-Illidari

Tremper la lame

This quest rewards, increasing stats against Demons, were popular when fighting Leotheras l'Aveugle. The quest series is pretty interesting too, if obscure.

L'extincteur

Nouvelle neuve : le feu ça brûle !

"Guaranteed to extinguish the fire, and everything else."

Poing de subtilité

Infiltrer Voltarus

"Not at all"

Bouquet de bégonias écarlates

Un invité indésirable

Reference to the Grateful Dead song "Scarlet Begonias."

Ustensile de cuisine non identifié

Le terminal des titans

In other words, a frying pan.

Black Ice

Une récompense sonnante et trébuchante

This is only one of two rings that has a visible effect in the game. Unfortunately, it is BoP so it cannot be mailed to bank alts.

Bouteille de tafia de Mok'Morokk

Les soucis du Seigneur Mok'Morokk

Broken bottle off-hand.

Lanterne de la flamme enchantée

Valduran Issu-des-tempêtes

Lantern off-hand.

Survolteur hypergizmatique

Retour à la piste d'atterrissage

Sparkler off-hand.

Tabard de chevalier de sang

Les armes des ténèbres

Tabard only for Blood Elf Paladins.

Tabard de la Main

Une prophétie à écrire

Tabard only for Draenei who have completed the full series in Bloodmyst Isle.

Trophée hurlerage

Réduire Hurlerage au silence

Bone-shaped off-hand.

Minuteur thermostatique

À la rescousse de OOX-17/TN !

Stick of dynamite.

Fiole de chloroforme

Le paquetage de la compagnie Bravo : du chloroforme

Science vial.

Pets and Mounts

Item

Quest

Description

Ballon de l'Alliance/Ballon de la Horde

Emportés par le vent/Emportés par le vent

Retrieve balloons for cute children and get your very own faction balloon!

Mini jouteur bleu/Mini jouteur doré

Qui vole sur un œuf…

Completing this quest series in Hyjal, a tribute to arcade game Joust, will reward you with one of these pets. Completing Ptérodactyle « imbattable ? » : BATTU will grant you the other.

Graines de tournesol de Brazie

Gazon maudit

A clear tribute to Plants vs Zombies.

Jeune flagellant

Un vieil ami

This pet used to be farmable in the old Zul'Gurub until it was removed. This comment explains how to currently obtain the pet for both Horde and Alliance, involving low-level questing in Northern Stranglethorn. Bonus: the pet is tagged as <'aka>, instead of <'s Pet>.

Poulet mécanique

Un OOX rien que pour vous

This pet requires you to complete three escort quests--Trouvez OOX-09/HL ! in Hinterlands, Trouvez OOX-17/TN ! in Tanaris, and Trouvez OOX-22/FE ! in Feralas. These quests are started by looting random zone-wide drops and can be tricky at-level, not to mention the beacon drop rate is very low. However, it is BoE--so you might see it on the AH.

Pititaile

Aile-du-ciel

The escort quest for this pet is fairly easy at level, especially if you clear the area beforehand and know the path. Completing this escort quest also rewards you with the Halloween hat, Chapeau de sorcière du ciel.

Bébé panthère

Faire le bien/Faire le bien

This adorable pet can easily be gotten by level 85s partially through completing the 4.1 quest series related to Zul'Gurub.

Gravillon

Pour l'amour d'une pierre

Complete Perdu dans les profondeurs 10 times to get this pet. You will need to have unlocked Therazane dailies in Deepholm and get lucky with the daily quest selection--as this quest is not a guarantee.

Petite flamouche

SEPT ÇA SUFFIT !/Pas des lucioles, des flamouches !

This pet looks quite similar to Luciole capturée, a rare drop in Zangarmarsh. For the complete Horde chain, read this, and for the complete Alliance chain, read this.

Ratatin

Souvenirs d'Auberdine

For Alliance, this is a reward from the culmination of rebuilding Darkshore/mourning Auberdine. Read this comment for the full quest series. For Horde, they can simply buy this from Apothicaire Furrows.

Hippocampe de Vashj'ir

La chevauchée abyssale

Obtained fairly early on in Vash'jir questing, this mount is essential for underwater questing enjoyment.

Bateau fluvial

Le cercle des chaloupes disparues/Le cercle des chaloupes disparues

While not an official mount, driving around on a flashy barge in Thousand Needles is pretty awesome.

Rênes de sabre-de-givre de Berceau-de-l'Hiver/Sifflet du ravasaure peau-de-venin

Ils grandissent si vite/Ils grandissent tellement vite

These mounts are rewards for taking care of 'baby' cubs/ravasaurs for approximately a month, feeding and playing with them. The process of getting a Frostsaber used to be quite complex, but it's since been simplified into a daily-style rep grind.

Trinkets

Item

Quest

Description

Cor du traître/Cor du traître

La corne de discorde

Commands the spirit of Cliffwatcher Longhorn to fight for you for 30 seconds. (5 Min Cooldown)

Trousse de premiers soins de Gus

Gargantapide/La corne de discorde

Summons a Goblin nurse that will perform a physical. (2 Min Cooldown)

Dernier œuf de Rhea

L'œuf grandit

Calls forth Rhea's Child to fight by your side. (10 Min Cooldown) A memento from a touching questline.

Oreiller d'atterrissage d'Evonice

Mais il est gigantesque !

Reduces your fall speed for 10 sec. (30 Min Cooldown) Evonice has a very strange theory that stealing pillows...is the key to victory.

Rainbow Generator

Ouvrez-leur les yeux

Rainbow Power! (10 Min Cooldown) Imps hate rainbows.

Moulin à vent miniature

La ballade de Maximillian

Summons a Windmill Lance. (15 Min Cooldown) Just like Don Quixote, Maximillian is a clueless gallant knight who is also confused by windmills.

Défenseur des Grumegueules

La racine du mal

Calls forth a Timbermaw Ancestor to fight at your side and heal you. (10 Min Cooldown)

Fouet de brise-ciel

Course Gueule-de-dragon : Capitaine Fracasse-ciel

This trinket is a reward for completing a difficult series of races against orc riders in Shadowmoon Valley.

Ecusson de surveillant

Debout, surveillant !

Calls forth a Netherwing Ally to fight at your side in Shadowmoon Valley. (10 Min Cooldown)

Montre d'hypnotiseur

Les marcheurs du Vide sauvages

Reduces your threat to enemy targets within 30 yards, making them less likely to attack you. (5 Min Cooldown) "I'm going to count backwards from three. When I reach zero, you're going to stop pummeling me... well, that's the theory."

Recipes

Item

Quest

Plans : Bottes barbares en fer

Piétinés

Plans : Cuirasse barbare en fer

Remparts barbares

Plans : Gants barbares en fer

Les joies des Omosh

Plans : Heaume barbare en fer

Les cornes de Frénésie

Plans : Epaulières barbares en fer

Épaulettes en fer

Plans : Lourde épée longue en cuivre

Rééquiper le front

Plans : Cuirasse de Forgefer

Le rééquipement des Carmines

Schéma : Extracteur de granules Zappeur-Gazier

L'extracteur de granules Zappeur-Gazier !/L'extracteur de granules Zappeur-Gazier !

Schéma : Commande de chariotte à vapeur

40 bons - Schéma : Commande de chariotte à vapeur

Plans : Marteau en sulfuron

Un contrat contraignant

Patron : Sac en cuir de kodo

Sac en cuir de kodo

Patron : Gilet Lueur-de-lune

Le gilet Lueur-de-lune

Recette : Bouchées de busard

Les doigts dans le nez

Recette : Serpent croustillant

Délices de Mok'Nathal

Recette : Côtelettes mok'nathal

Délices de Mok'Nathal

Misc. Objects

Item

Quest

Description

Trésors de Grim Batol

Il faut les affaiblir

Everyone completes this quest series at some point in Grim Batol, but it's fun to note the various 'junk' items found within the box, such as Le très très grand livre des barbes, Livre de poésie marteau-hardi, and Cloche en laiton décoratif.

Le premier jouet du bébé

Ils grandissent si vite

This adorable snapshot of a Winterspring cub is a new reward given in addition to Bébé de Berceau-de-l'Hiver.

Kaja'Cola

Le Kaja’Cola

Kaja'Cola! It gives you IDEAS! (TM)

Peler l'oignon/L'artichaut Loup-de-givre

Montrer sa valeur/Montrer sa valeur

Humorous books describing Alterac Valley.

Médaillon de Leyara

Tout le monde connaît la suite

Transforms the user into a Druid of the Flame. Obtained after completing all the quests related to Leyara, Fandral Staghelm's rightfully angered daughter-in-law.

Poison fièvresang

Dans le Goulet bouillonnant/Dans le Goulet bouillonnant

Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes. Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 44 to 56 Nature damage.