The New Plague

Basis: Public beta-client quest record reviewed on 11 October 2026; recommendations are editorial planning, not a playtested walkthrough. Not independently playtested.

What the record establishes

The Horde record identifies Witherfang in the Ruins of Lordaeron as the source of Highly Toxic Strain, with Theodore Griffs in Undercity named as the contact. The acceptance minimum is sixteen.

Read the source record · Checked October 11, 2026.

Suggested approach

1. Verify the full title and target

   Several quests can share names across game versions. Confirm this record’s Witherfang objective in your beta log and accept it before arranging the visit.

2. Call out the collection before the encounter

   Tell companions that you need an item from the target. Once the encounter is finished, inspect your eligible loot and personal tracker rather than moving on as soon as the enemy dies.

3. Carry the sample back

   Keep the credited strain and follow your active quest to the Undercity contact. Check that the handover is accepted before removing the item or assuming the reward is secured.

Planning notes

This belongs on the party’s named-target checklist, not on a general enemy-farming list. If you also have Light’s Justice, use routine progress checks for that collection while preserving a separate reminder for Witherfang. The distinction helps when time runs short: a large pile of unrelated quest materials will not replace this specific sample. At handover, compare reward tooltips with what you currently wear rather than inferring their usefulness from plague-themed names.

Quests to compare with this plan

• Light's Justice — Separate twenty-five-item collection to check during the same visit.
• The Wrath of Rath'mael — Another named-target goal; not a prerequisite.

Planning links do not imply a prerequisite, shared faction or tested combined route. Any source-listed preceding step is identified above.