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Zangarmarsh
Level: 60-64
Capital(s)	Coilfang Reservoir
Population	Unknown
Races	Naga ; Night elf ; Tauren ; Draenei ; Jungle troll ; Broken ; Lost one ; Sporeling ;
Ruler(s)	Lady Vashj
Major settlements	Cenarion Refuge ; Telredor ; Zabra'jin ; Ango'rosh Stronghold ; Sporeggar
Affiliation	Illidan's forces
Location	Western Outland

Revision as of 14:01, 23 May 2011

For the realm, see Server:Zangarmarsh US.

Zangarmarsh is a hauntingly beautiful swamp covered with a forest of giant mushrooms. Though largely teeming with life, sections of the swamp have begun to die of late, and the sapient fungi of the region seek help in returning it to life. This zone is located in Outland to the west of Hellfire Peninsula.

The marshes are the home of myriad varieties of predatory invertebrates and flora, including Fungal Giants, Spore Bats, and Spore Walkers.

History

Worldofwarcraft.com says the following about the Zangarmarsh:

Zangarmarsh is a tranquil area that has largely evaded the demonic influence. The marsh's innumerable lakes and pools are clean of any taint, and most native animals and fungi give off soothing phosphorescent light. Only recently has the area's self-contained ecology faltered. Something is causing the water levels to drop. The marsh's giant mushrooms are dying, as are the creatures that rely upon the mushrooms for food.

Not very much is known about the past history of Zangarmarsh as it was not mentioned in Warcraft II. It does not even appear on the map of Draenor. In Rise of the Horde, it is described as the place where Velen and his surviving followers hid after the orcish genocide and waited until their raid on the Exodar; it was also where Akama led his own followers in the trailer to Patch 2.1.

With Illidan's Naga draining the waters and the Ango'rosh tribe cutting off the mushrooms for their own needs the ecology of the marsh is being severly affected, if the Cenarion Expedition doesn't act quickly the marsh could be destroyed.^[1]

Getting there

Alliance: From the Temple of Telhamat in Hellfire Peninsula, head south to the main road through the zone. Follow the road west into Zangarmarsh.
Horde: From Falcon Watch in Hellfire Peninsula, head north to the main road through the zone. Follow the road west into Zangarmarsh.

Geography

Zangarmarshofficial — The Cenarion Refuge.

Zangarmarsh consists of a large expanse of swamp land, bordered by mountains to the north, south, and to some extent the east. A long stretch of coastline forms the western edge of the zone. Giant mushrooms are the characteristic feature of the area, towering above the pools of marsh water like great trees.

Zangarmarsh contains four instances all located in the Coilfang Reservoir, one of which is a 25-man raid. This area has no battlegrounds or micro dungeons, but has a world PvP zone for a graveyard nearest to the Coilfang Reservoir entry.

(Note: as of Feb 03 2008, at least for Alliance, the graveyard only works for the Slave Pens instance as the distance to instance portals is used instead of the distance to the Coilfang entry).

Maps and subregions

Dungeons

Zangarmarsh art — Zangarmarsh concept art, Outland
BlizzCon Art Panel.

Dungeon Name	Level Range	Group Size	Approximate Run Time
The Slave Pens	62-64	5-man	1-2 hours
The Underbog	63-65	5-man	1.5-2.5 hours
The Steamvault	70	5-man	2 hours
Serpentshrine Cavern	70+	25-man	Unknown

World PvP

Twin Spire Ruins: Capture the two beacons of the Twin Spire Ruins World PvP objectives and obtain a flag from the Alliance Field Scout or the Horde Field Scout to capture the graveyard and gain the [Twin Spire Blessing] buff in the zone for your faction. You can also obtain [Mark of Honor Hold] or [Mark of Thrallmar] for PvP killblows in this zone, which can be used at the above vendors.

Travel Hubs

Zangarmarsh Concept Art Peter Lee — Concept art.

Zangarmarsh Mushrooms Concept Art Peter Lee — Flora concept art.

Dead Mire Mushrooms Concept Art Peter Lee — Dead Mire-flora concept art.

Dead Mire Mushrooms Concept Art Peter Lee 2 — More Dead Mire-flora concept art.

Flight paths from Orebor Harborage

Sylvanaar, Blade's Edge Mountains
Telredor, Zangarmarsh

Flight paths from Telredor

Orebor Harborage, Zangarmarsh
Sylvanaar, Blade's Edge Mountains
Telaar, Nagrand
Temple of Telhamat, Hellfire Peninsula
Toshley's Station, Blade's Edge Mountains
Shattrath City, Terokkar Forest

Flight paths from Swamprat Post

Falcon Watch, Hellfire Peninsula
Mok'Nathal Village, Blade's Edge Mountains
Thunderlord Stronghold, Blade's Edge Mountains
Zabra'jin, Zangarmarsh
Shattrath City, Terokkar Forest

Flight paths from Zabra'jin

Falcon Watch, Hellfire Peninsula
Garadar, Nagrand
Swamprat Post, Zangarmarsh
Thunderlord Stronghold, Blade's Edge Mountains
Shattrath City, Terokkar Forest

Adjacent regions

Zone Name	Level Range	Direction	Access
Hellfire Peninsula	58-63	East	Normal
Terokkar Forest	62-65	Southeast	Normal
Nagrand	64-67	South	Normal
Blade's Edge Mountains	65-68	North	Normal

Notable characters

Main article: Zangarmarsh NPCs

Quests

The Dead Mire in the north east of Zangarmarsh.

Main article: Zangarmarsh quests

Main article: Zangarmarsh questing guide

Resources

Herbs

Ore

Miscellaneous

Swamp Gas - [Mote of Water] - Can only be harvested by Engineers

Wild creatures

Videos of Zangarmarsh

Zangarmarsh Zone

Trivia

The background music in many areas of Zangarmarsh is Chopin's Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 1

References

^ Blizzard Entertainment Inc. 2007-04-19. Crisis at the Portal (English). News From Outland: Crisis at Da Portal. Retrieved on 2009-07-20.

External links

[1] Blizzard Entertainment Inc. 2007-04-19. Crisis at the Portal (English). News From Outland: Crisis at Da Portal. Retrieved on 2009-07-20.

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