Troll Patrol: Can You Dig It?

Quest Giver: Captain Brandon — Drak’Sotra, Zul’Drak [48, 79]

Objective: Use the Steel Spade on 5 Ancient Dirt Mounds to recover the Ancient Drakkari Relic.

Walkthrough

• Brandon gives you a Steel Spade. Head southwest of his position to around [47, 83] where the dirt mounds are scattered across open ground.
• Use the Steel Spade on each mound. Each dig has one of three outcomes:
  • Quest progress toward your 5/5 count.
  • A hostile mob spawns and attacks you immediately.
  • A treasure chest appears containing vendor trash worth 3g+ per item.
• You need 5 successful investigations. Since not every mound counts toward progress (mob spawns and chests don’t always advance the counter), you may need to dig more than 5 mounds.
• After completing the quest, Brandon directs you to Captain Rupert at the wall due east.

Efficiency Tips

• Druids can shift into Flight Form immediately after digging to avoid spawned mobs entirely. This makes the quest significantly faster since you skip all combat.
• Spawned mobs are weak and die quickly, but they still slow you down on a timed patrol. If you’re racing the 20-minute Troll Patrol timer, avoid pulling extra enemies nearby.
• Do Alongside: If Brandon assigns this instead of High Standards or Something for the Pain, it’s one of the faster options since the dig area is compact and close to his position.

Easter Egg

• The quest title references the iconic line from The Warriors (1979), spoken by gang leader Cyrus during his rally speech.

Explore Zul’Drak’s hidden easter eggs, lore mysteries, and connections across Warcraft history in Vikstone’s Zul’Drak Chronicles, along with the complete quest storyline.