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"The Cenarion Expedition" redirects here. For the quest, see N [10-30] The Cenarion Expedition.
NeutralCenarion Expedition
Cenarion Expedition
Main leader IconSmall NightElf Female Ysiel Windsinger
Race(s) Night elfNight elf Night elf
TaurenTauren Tauren
Base of operations Cenarion Refuge, Zangarmarsh
Sub-group(s) D.E.H.T.A.
Reputation
Token(s) Inv misc flower 03 [Unidentified Plant Parts]
Inv misc herb 01 [Uncatalogued Species]
Inv spear 06 [Coilfang Armaments]
Quartermaster IconSmall NightElf Male Fedryen Swiftspear
Tabard Cenarion Expedition Tabard

The Cenarion Expedition is a faction of night elves and tauren based in Zangarmarsh and led by Ysiel Windsinger. The Expedition was sent by the Cenarion Circle to Outland shortly after the Dark Portal was reopened in order to study the surviving life forms of that uncharted world. Although it began as a small organization directly controlled by the Circle, the Expedition has grown to become an autonomous organization, independent of the Circle's leadership on Azeroth. In fact, Circle reputation (regardless of how good or bad) bears no weight with the Expedition, and all characters begin at neutral with them.

The primary base of operations for the Cenarion Expedition is Cenarion Refuge in eastern Zangarmarsh. Additional Expedition outposts are located in Hellfire Peninsula, Terokkar Forest and Blade's Edge Mountains.

The Druid organization D.E.H.T.A. in Northrend is also aligned with the Cenarion Expedition, and their quests give reputation with this faction.

At some point, the Cenarion Expedition requested help from the Omenai at the Temple of Telhamat, in order to study what happened in the region and help reverse any damage possible. Amaan the Wise accepted and later sent the adventurers in support.[1]

Reputation[]

Neutral to Honored[]

As soon as you reach Level 62, head to Zangarmarsh and look for Darkcrest and Bloodscale Naga (and their slaves) to grind. Run Slave Pens or Underbog whenever you can; a good instance run with a capable group will get you more reputation faster than soloing mobs outside the instance.

Alternatively, at level 60, you can start turning in [Unidentified Plant Parts]. Every time you complete a turn-in, Lauranna Thar'well will give you a [Package of Identified Plants]. These packages have the chance to contain an [Uncatalogued Species], an item which begins a repeatable quest. Each Uncatalogued Species you hand in gives 500 reputation. Save these for later, as they continue to give reputation after reaching Honored. The more of these you can turn in, the more chance you will have of getting an Uncatalogued Species, which will make it a shorter grind to revered/exalted.

This quest is no longer available once you reach Honored, so make the most of it while you can. Ideally, you will want to do this quest 36 times, turning in 360 Unidentified Plant Parts (last turn-in can be done at 5999/6000 friendly). You may even want to avoid Slave Pens or Underbog runs before you reach honored, to make sure you can have all the 36 turn-in, so that the chance of getting [Uncatalogued Species] is maximized. It is possible to get as many as 7 or 8 [Uncatalogued Species] if you are lucky. This can save you a few Steamvault reputation runs later. (Together with the other reputation quests, it is even possible to reach Revered without a single instance reputation run!)

If you are an herbalist, and interested in Sporeggar faction, you may want to grind the Bog Lords which can be found in each of the corners of Zangarmarsh (Northeast, Southeast, Southwest). Their bodies can be "picked" by herbalists and often yield Unidentified Plant Parts, while every kill yields 15 reputation with Sporeggar.

Between running Slave Pens and Underbog and handing in Unidentified Plant Parts, it is very easy to reach Honored.

Honored to Exalted[]

Once you are honored running Slave Pens and most of Underbog on normal mode will no longer grant reputation.

Now is the best time to do the Cenarion Expedition quests. There are quests in Hellfire Peninsula, Zangarmarsh, Terokkar Forest, Blade's Edge Mountains and Netherstorm.

It is also the time to turn in any Inv misc herb 01 [Uncatalogued Species] you have found. Doing this should get you part of the way into Honored.

Apart from quests and Uncatalogued Species, you have multiple options for reaching exalted:

  • Run normal Steamvault, either in a group or solo once you reach the level cap. Each run gives 1,100-1,662 reputation depending on how thoroughly you clear the mobs.
  • You may also run Slave Pens, Underbog, and Steamvault on Heroic Mode once you are Honored. Regular mobs are worth 15 reputation, 2 for non-elites, and 150-250 for bosses, for a total of 2,500-2,750 reputation for a full clear. The reputation gain in Heroics is about 50% more than running regular Steamvault, but Heroics are much harder and each Heroic instance can only be done once per day. However, Heroic bosses also give Pvecurrency-justice [Justice Points] to players in the relevant level range. These can be spent toward pre-raid epic gear.
  • Until Patch 4.3, there was a Repeatable Quest from the Steamvault for the hand-in of [Coilfang Armaments]. This quest, along with a handful of other Outland repeatable quests, appears to have been removed as an undocumented change in Patch 4.3.

Quests[]

See also: Cenarion Expedition quests
  Neutral Friendly Honored Revered Exalted Rep Notes
Repeatable
Quests
250 Inv misc flower 03 [Unidentified Plant Parts] x10
500 Inv misc herb 01 [Uncatalogued Species] x1
150 Inv misc ear human 01 [Nesingwary Lackey Ear] x15
Quests ~1,795 10 Quests
~5,875 ~25 Quests
~1,750 4 Quests
1,875 7 Quests (+ chain)
4,220 21 Quests
850 3 Quests
4,320 18 Quests
Instances Trash: 5
Bosses: 70
Normal run ~650 rep (more for full clear)
Full clear Heroic 2,750 rep
Trash: 15
Bosses: 250
Normal run ~1,000 rep (more for full clear)
Full clear Heroic 2,680 rep
Hungarfen, Swamplord Musel'ek, giants
Trash: 12, 2 (non-elite)
Bosses: 120
Full clear 1,662 rep
Full clear Heroic 2,559 rep
Mobs 1
2.5 Only yield XP and Rep if not being controlled
by a Bloodscale Overseer or Darkcrest Slaver
2.5
5
  5
5
5
7 Named mob in Marshlight Lake, 8 min respawn timer

Rewards[]

Early rewards include a decent leather chest with agility and stamina, a one-handed healer's mace, and a melee staff with stamina and run speed bonus, all available at honored with Cenarion Expedition and usable at level 62. These rewards provide a good reason to grind to Honored early. Additionally, at revered, players can purchase [Strength of the Untamed], one of the best pre-Karazhan tanking necklaces, as well as [Watcher's Cowl], one of the best pre-Karazhan cloth healing helms.

Among the notable rewards at exalted is [Ashyen's Gift], a high-stamina ring with solid spell hit appropriate for all dps casters, as well as [Earthwarden], a level-70 two-handed mace with armor and damage in feral forms. The armor bonus makes the mace an excellent tank-weapon replacement for [Warden Staff] and [Braxxis' Staff of Slumber]. High-level crafting patterns focus on Nature Resistance.

When you hit exalted with Cenarion Expedition, you will be able to buy a [Cenarion War Hippogryph] flying mount for 1600g after discount.

Arcanist Xorith and Haldor the Compulsive will sell specialized Flasks only usable in raid zones to players who are exalted with Cenarion Expedition, the Sha'tar and the respective faction (Scryer or Aldor). The flasks are only purchasable with Spell shadow metamorphosis [Mark of the Illidari] obtained from creatures in Tempest Keep: The Eye, The Serpentshrine, Mount Hyjal and The Black Temple.

Faction rewards:

Fedryen Swiftspear
<Cenarion Expedition Quartermaster>
Rep Item Cost Type
Friendly Inv enchant essenceastralsmall [Expedition Flare] 80s Consumable
Inv scroll 03 [Schematic: Green Smoke Flare] 6g Engineering (335)
Inv scroll 05 [Pattern: Heavy Clefthoof Boots] 14g Leatherworking (355)
Honored Inv scroll 03 [Plans: Adamantite Sharpening Stone] 6g Blacksmithing (350)
Inv scroll 03 [Plans: Adamantite Weightstone] 6g Blacksmithing (350)
Inv scroll 03 [Plans: Greater Rune of Warding] 6g Blacksmithing (350)
Inv scroll 03 [Pattern: Clefthide Leg Armor] 6g Leatherworking (335)
Inv scroll 03 [Recipe: Earthen Elixir] 4g Alchemy (320)
Inv scroll 03 [Recipe: Transmute Earthstorm Diamond] 8g Alchemy (350)
Inv scroll 05 [Pattern: Heavy Clefthoof Leggings] 14g Leatherworking (355)
Inv scroll 05 [Pattern: Heavy Clefthoof Vest] 16g Leatherworking (360)
Inv chest leather 08 [Warden's Hauberk] 18g 11s 53c Leather
Inv mace 11 [Preserver's Cudgel] 35g 97s 4c One-Handed Mace
Inv staff 31 [Explorer's Walking Stick] 44g 79s 82c Staff
Inv gauntlets 29 [Crusader's Ornamented Gloves] 15g 1s 15c Plate
Inv pants plate 17 [Crusader's Scaled Legguards] 32g 2s 63c Plate
Inv pants cloth 05 [Dragonhide Legguards] 22g 54s 38c Leather
Inv helmet 30 [Dreadweave Hood] 13g 9s 8c Cloth
Inv pants 07 [Evoker's Silk Trousers] 17g 32s 42c Cloth
Inv chest leather 03 [Kodohide Robe] 22g 38s 11c Leather
Inv shoulder 02 [Mooncloth Shoulderpads] 13g 43s 13c Cloth
Inv helmet 30 [Opportunist's Leather Helm] 16g 23s 81c Leather
Inv chest cloth 43 [Satin Robe] 18g 29s 55c Cloth
Inv gauntlets 29 [Savage Plate Gauntlets] 15g 29s 49c Plate
Inv shoulder 29 [Seer's Linked Spaulders] 19g 42s 53c Mail
Inv gauntlets 11 [Seer's Mail Gauntlets] 12g 98s 92c Mail
Inv pants mail 15 [Seer's Ringmail Legguards] 27g 35s 61c Mail
Inv pants mail 15 [Stalker's Chain Leggings] 25g 20s 25c Mail
Inv shoulder 12 [Wyrmhide Spaulders] 16g 66s 37c Leather
Revered Inv scroll 06 [Recipe: Transmute Primal Water to Air] 8g Alchemy (350)
Inv misc note 01 [Formula: Enchant Gloves - Precise Strikes] 8g Enchanting (360)
Inv jewelry necklace 06 [Strength of the Untamed] 17g 59s 52c Necklace
Inv helmet 34 [Watcher's Cowl] 12g 73s 71c Cloth
Inv scroll 05 [Design: Nightseye Panther] 12g Jewelcrafting (370)
Inv scroll 04 [Plans: Wildguard Helm] 24g Blacksmithing (375)
Inv scroll 04 [Plans: Wildguard Leggings] 24g Blacksmithing (375)
Exalted Inv shirt guildtabard 01 [Cenarion Expedition Tabard] 1g Tabard
Inv scroll 03 [Pattern: Nethercleft Leg Armor] 12g Leatherworking (365)
Inv scroll 06 [Recipe: Major Nature Protection Potion] 10g Alchemy (360)
Inv scroll 06 [Recipe: Flask of Distilled Wisdom] 4g Alchemy (300)
Inv jewelry ring 51naxxramas [Ashyen's Gift] 79g 1s 12c Ring
Inv misc orb 01 [Windcaller's Orb] 79g 1s 12c Off Hand
Inv hammer 10 [Earthwarden] 265g 68s 17c Two-Handed Mace
Inv scroll 04 [Design: The Natural Ward] 12g Jewelcrafting (375)
Inv misc note 01 [Formula: Enchant Cloak - Stealth] 10g Enchanting (300)
Inv scroll 04 [Plans: Wildguard Breastplate] 24g Blacksmithing (375)
Ability mount warhippogryph [Cenarion War Hippogryph] 2000g Riding (300)

Speculation[]

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Several members of the Guardians of Hyjal wear the Inv shirt guildtabard 01 [Cenarion Expedition Tabard], possibly implying that they draw their military strength from the Cenarion Expedition members.

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