No One to Save You

Quest Giver: Serinar — Maw of Neltharion, Obsidian Dragonshrine, Dragonblight

Turn-in: Serinar (same location)

Objective: Kill 6 Burning Depths Necrolytes and 10 Smoldering Skeletons outside the Obsidian Dragonshrine.

Quick Facts

• Level: 72
• Location: Obsidian Dragonshrine [38, 31], Dragonblight
• Chain Position: 2nd quest in the Obsidian Dragonshrine chain (given simultaneously with No Place to Run). Both must be completed before the follow-up The Best of Intentions becomes available.

Walkthrough

• Both mob types are found throughout the Obsidian Dragonshrine area outside Serinar’s cave. The Smoldering Skeletons are common melee mobs scattered densely across the shrine, while the Burning Depths Necrolytes are caster mobs found in smaller numbers, often standing near the skeletal dragon remains or along the paths.
• The Smoldering Skeletons are notably weak and give reduced experience compared to other mobs in the zone. Don’t be surprised by the low XP per kill; they exist in high density to compensate.
• Necrolytes are the more dangerous of the two. They cast spells at range, so close the distance quickly or use interrupts to minimize damage taken.

Efficiency Tips

• Do this simultaneously with No Place to Run. The Smoldering Skeletons that spawn during the Destructive Ward defense event count toward this quest’s kill requirements. You can make significant progress on (or even complete) the skeleton kills just from defending the ward.
• Clear your way from Serinar’s cave toward the ward placement point at [41, 32], killing everything along the path. Between the ward event and the trash you clear en route, you should be close to finishing both quests in a single loop.
• If you still need Necrolyte kills after the ward event, look for them closer to the shrine’s center near the large dragon bone piles.

Lore Context

Serinar’s quest text: “We will spare no one. Outside, lowly necrolytes and their skeletal servants shame my land with their presence. Slaughter them all.”

His completion dialogue is equally on-brand: “Did they beg for their miserable lives? Weaklings.”

The Burning Depths Necrolytes are members of the Cult of the Damned, mortal servants of the Lich King. They are drawing power from the bones of dead black dragons to fuel their necromantic operations, which is what provoked Serinar’s wrath.

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