Retail quest

Defending The Vanguard

Defending The Vanguard is a World of Warcraft quest for level 25–30. Rewards include 4,100 experience and item rewards.

Quest text

What the quest giver says.

‹name›, ‹class› and ‹race› stand for your character’s.

We can't keep this pace up, lad. Once the breach was blown, the floodgates opened up. The Scourge have been pourin' through ever since with no end in sight! We need every able bodied man and woman to help keep the tide of evil at bay. Get out there and do yer share, friend. Kill as many of those monsters as ye can!

Requirements and rewards

What it takes, what it gives.

Requirements

Level 25–30

Rewards

4,100 experience
10g50s
+250 reputation with Argent Crusade

Choose one of

Touch of Light · Frost, Shadow, Affliction, Demonology, Fire, Holy, Discipline, Arcane, Destruction
Enchanted Plate Waistguard · Holy, Protection, Fury, Frost, Blood, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms
Crusader's Locket · Enhancement, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Windwalker, Havoc, Brewmaster, Feral, Guardian, Vengeance, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival, Protection, Unholy, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Protection, Blood, Frost
Argent Girdle · Augmentation, Preservation, Devastation, Restoration, Elemental, Enhancement, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival

Leads to

Quests this one opens.

Completing this quest is required for these.

If There Are Survivors...

Source

Where this data comes from.

Read from Blizzard's official World of Warcraft API.

Data from Blizzard’s official World of Warcraft API, retrieved Oct 5, 2026, 1:28 PM UTC. World of Warcraft and its game data are © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. NeedBeforeGreed isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Blizzard.

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