Quest:You Are Rakh'likh, Demon

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You Are Rakh'likh, Demon
Start	Fallen Hero of the Horde
End	Fallen Hero of the Horde
Level	60 (Requires 50)
Type	Group
Category	Blasted Lands
Experience	9950
Rewards	[Demon Hide Sack] and [Demon's Blood] and [Necklace of Sanctuary]
Previous	Uniting the Shattered Amulet
See also	Wowhead Thottbot Allakhazam

The final quest given to you by The Fallen Hero of the Horde. It involves killing Razelikh <The Defiler>. Most players never reach this quest due to this quest series' length and difficulty. And have partially acknowledged by a Blizzard CM the fact that its rare to see somebody have this quest. (A Community Spotlight telling all the rare/hidden quests in WoW, "You are Rakh'likh, Demon", being one of them.)

Objectives

Destroy Razelikh the Defiler and return the Severed Horn of the Defiler to the Fallen Hero of the Horde. You will also need to return the Ward of the Defiler so that the Fallen Hero can destroy it, preventing it from ever falling into the wrong hands.

Quest Text

Razelikh's lair is atop the highest mountain in the Blasted Lands. The only way to the lair is through the use of the teleport runes near the mountain. As long as you hold the amulet, you can freely transport up to the lair. Once you reach the lair, you must conjure the beast. The amulet is your key, <name>. Use it on the Altar of the Defiler.

Should you defeat the Defiler, bring back his horn. It will become a symbol of hope for all that view it - proof that heroes do exist in this war torn world.

Completion

Today is a day that will be remembered for all eternity. The demonic overlord of the Blasted Lands has finally fallen!

Rewards

• 9950 XP

All three of:

• [Necklace of Sanctuary] (fire and shadow resist necklace)
• [Demon's Blood] (very nice trinket, before Burning Crusade)
• [Demon Hide Sack] (16 slot bag)

Notes

Having the Ward of the Defiler on your person allows you to talk to the Deathly Usher. (Coordinates: 48,23) He will teleport your entire group to the top of the mountain. You can talk to him alive or dead. (Makes it so much easier to get your corpse...)

Using the Ward of the Defiler at the altar on top of the mountain will summon Rakh'likh in the ring in the center of the plateau.

See Also: Razelikh the Defiler for combat tactics

In brief: During combat, Rakh'likh summons one of his minions, a Death Knight, then later a second minion. Between the two, he will do a powerful knockback. Quick charge can save your life. Pets are immune to the knockback, but a tank must prepare. Either the full length of the plateau (so the tank lands still on the plateau), or where there is a solid wall behind him to stop the flight.

Rakh'likh is tough... a full group of level 60s using standard tactics is none-too-many. 2 about 70 lvl are able to defeat him.

Rakh'likh can only be summoned so often (half hour? hour? unknown). If you wipe and he vanishes, you'll be waiting a bit. Each time you engage him afresh (after a wipe, for instance), he will do his summons, which can result in multiple of particular minions being up at one time. His minions tend to persist a while, making it possible that they will be around even when he is not.

Note also

The demon is referred to as both Razelikh and Rakh'likh in this quest. Choose your favorite unpronouncable-by-human-throat name for him.

Quest Progression

This is part of the You Are Rakh'likh, Demon Quest Chain.

Horde Precursor Quests

1.  [50] Fall From Grace
2.  [50] The Disgraced One
3.  [50] The Missing Orders
4.  [55] The Swamp Talker

Alliance Precursor Quests

1.  [57] Petty Squabbles
2.  [57] A Tale of Sorrow

Neutral Quests

1.  [57] The Stones That Bind Us
   A short aside, unlocked by completing the above:
   1.  [57] Heroes of Old
   2.  [57] Heroes of Old (2)
2.  [58] Kirith
3.  [60] The Cover of Darkness
4.  [60] The Demon Hunter
5.  [57] Loramus
6.  [58] Breaking the Ward
7.  [58] The Name of the Beast
8.  [58] The Name of the Beast (2)
9.  [58] The Name of the Beast (3)
10.  [58G] Azsharite (Group)
11.  [58] The Formation of Felbane
12.  [58] Enchanted Azsharite Fel Weaponry
13.  [58] Return to the Blasted Lands
14.  [60G] Uniting the Shattered Amulet (Group)
15.  [60G] You Are Rakh'likh, Demon (Group)