Zero Tolerance

Quest Giver: Overlord Drakuru — Voltarus, Zul’Drak

Objective: Use the Scepter of Empowerment on a Servant of Drakuru, then use its abilities to defeat Darmuk.

Quick Facts

• Level: 75
• Location: South of Voltarus, elevated platform around [30, 49]
• Chain Position: Drakuru’s task for Hazardous Materials. Completing Zero Tolerance satisfies the Drakuru portion. You also need to steal 5 Harvested Blight Crystals inside Voltarus (Stefan’s sabotage objective) before turning in Hazardous Materials.
• Next Quest: Sabotage (from Stefan Vadu)

Walkthrough

Preparation

• Refresh your Ensorcelled Choker disguise before starting. You don’t want it expiring mid-fight.
• Dismiss any active pets (Hunters, Warlocks, Death Knights).
• Take the teleporter down from Voltarus and head south to the raised platform at [30, 49]. Darmuk is a level 76 elite scourged troll patrolling the top.
• Clear any Blightguards near the platform using your controlled Servant before engaging Darmuk. Blightguards see through your disguise and will ruin the fight if they wander in. Your Servant can kill them without breaking your cover.

Controlling a Servant

• Target a Servant of Drakuru near the platform and use the Scepter of Empowerment. Use a level 76 Servant if possible. Level matters here, and level 75 Servants die noticeably faster.
• You’ll get a pet action bar with three abilities:
  • Ferocious Enrage (Ability 1): Damage buff. Use once at the start; lasts 2 minutes.
  • Gut Rip (Ability 2): Bleed/DoT. Use on cooldown throughout the fight.
  • Stunning Force (Ability 3): Stun. Save this for when Darmuk enrages (turns red). Do not spam it on cooldown. Stunning him during his enrage phase is the single most important mechanic in this fight. It prevents his heaviest damage and stops his dodge buff.
• If the pet bar doesn’t appear: Try CTRL+1 through CTRL+6 to access abilities, or type /console reloadui. Bartender and other action bar addons can hide the pet bar.

The Fight

• Critical step: You need to trigger Darmuk’s aggro event. Walk your Servant toward Darmuk and make sure he notices you. He should say “Your disguise doesn’t fool me, fleshling!” When this event triggers, your Servant deals proper damage (800-1000+ per hit). Without it, your Servant only hits for 300-400 and will die before Darmuk reaches half health.
• This triggers most reliably when you position yourself at the western end of Darmuk’s platform and let him walk toward you. Others have success at the northern edge. The key is that Darmuk must aggro on you personally and deliver his line before you send the Servant in.
• Do not attack Darmuk with your own abilities. This breaks your disguise and causes nearby mobs to aggro.
• With proper enrage buff, Gut Rip on cooldown, and Stunning Force used only during Darmuk’s red enrage phases, a single level 76 Servant can kill him.

If Your Servant Dies

• Don’t panic. Quickly use the Scepter on another nearby Servant and send it in. Darmuk has a large aggro leash, so you have some time before he resets.
• Alternatively, many classes can finish Darmuk off directly if he’s low on health. You’ll lose your disguise, but you still get quest credit for killing him by any means. Ranged classes and kiters have a particularly easy time since Darmuk moves slowly.

Efficiency Tips

• After killing Darmuk, return to Voltarus and collect 5 Harvested Blight Crystals from the glowing boxes along the corridors inside the necropolis (for Hazardous Materials). Then teleport down and summon Stefan with his horn, or return to Ebon Watch.
• If your disguise drops at the start and the Servant approach isn’t working for you, many classes can simply solo Darmuk the old-fashioned way. He’s slow, rootable, and susceptible to snares. Mages, Druids, and Hunters in particular can kite him with ease.

Class-Specific Tips

• Warlocks: You can use Health Funnel on your Servant without breaking your disguise. This makes the fight significantly easier.
• Hunters: Aspect of the Beast increases your Servant’s damage by 10% while disguised.
• Death Knights: Dismiss your ghoul before starting. If the Servant approach fails, you can also use Control Undead on a Servant directly, bypassing the Scepter mechanic entirely.
• Druids: The pet bar may not appear in its normal location due to shapeshift bar conflicts. Check above your keyring area or use CTRL+1 shortcuts.

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.