Classic quest in WoW Forever

The Glowing Shard

Dungeon quest in Wailing Caverns. Travel to Ratchet to find the meaning behind the Nightmare Shard.

Quest level: 25; Available from level 15
Instance: Wailing Caverns; 5 players · Group Finder level 17 · enter from level 10
Faction: Both factions
Experience: 2,550; XP at quest level

How it starts

Starts from an item: Glowing Shard. Pick it up in Wailing Caverns and right-click it to begin.

Objectives

Unconfirmed

Travel to Ratchet to find the meaning behind the Nightmare Shard.

Glowing Shard

Speak with someone about the Nightmare Shard

Quest text

The shard is a brilliant green, and although solid, what looks like smoke swirls just below the surface. You can't help staring into the depths of the crystal; at the same time, you know there is something very disturbing about it.
Maybe you should see if anyone in Ratchet can tell you more about this strange shard.

Rewards

2,550 experience

Sources

WoW Forever beta client quest data, build 1.60.1.69913 (2026-09-20). Beta data, may change before launch. Quest text and names are Blizzard's game data; item links open Wowhead's WoW Forever database.