How to get the Night Watchman’s Torch
The Night Watchman’s Torch is new in WoW Forever. You get it from An Unfortunate End, a 
quest that opens when you click the body of a Night Watch Guard in 
Duskwood.
- Ride to Duskwood. The zone lies south of
Elwynn Forest and north of 
Stranglethorn Vale. - Find the guard’s body. It lies at 1 of several spots, most of them on the west side. The table below lists them.
- Click the body. An Unfortunate End opens and completes on the spot.
- Take the torch. The
Night Watchman’s Torch goes into your bags as the reward.
Alliance and Horde characters can both take the quest, and it asks for level 1.
Where to find the Night Watch Guard in Duskwood
The guard’s body moves between spots. Players have found it at these points of the Duskwood map:
| Area | Map point | Waypoint |
|---|---|---|
| Raven Hill, west side | 17, 54 to 18, 55 | /way Duskwood 18.1 55.2 |
| North of Raven Hill | 21, 32 to 21, 34 | /way Duskwood 21 32 |
| Middle of the zone, south of center | 48, 59 | /way Duskwood 47.8 59.4 |
| South of the zone | 46, 78 | /way Duskwood 45.9 78.3 |
With a waypoint addon, type the /way line to get an arrow. Without an addon, open the map and ride to the point.
A macro speeds up the search. Make a macro with /target Night Watch Guard and press it as you pass each point.
If every point is empty, check again later, and try after dark on the game clock.
What the Night Watchman’s Torch does
The torch is a toy item you keep in your bags. Use it and your character holds a lit torch that lights the ground around you for 5 minutes.
| What | How it works |
|---|---|
| Light | 5 minutes per use |
| Cooldown | 30 seconds, so you relight it quickly |
| Your weapon | Stays equipped while you hold the torch |
| Combat | Puts the torch out |
| Water | Swimming puts it out |
| Major cities | The torch does not light inside them |
| How many | Unique: 1 per character, and it binds when picked up |
The torch takes 1 bag slot. Each character earns its own torch from the quest.
Why carry the torch: dark caves and moonlit Duskwood
WoW Forever’s new lighting gives Duskwood misty, moonlit nights, and caves stay dark. Our WoW Forever graphics update guide covers how the light changed.
The torch helps in those places. Its light makes quest items easier to spot in caves and at night.
The quest text promises more. It says the torch can “reveal things hidden by darkness” in Duskwood and beyond.
Forever hides other secrets too. The Cozy Sleeping Bag has its own page: our WoW Forever Cozy Sleeping Bag guide.
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Getting to Duskwood as Alliance or Horde
Alliance: ride south from Stormwind through Elwynn Forest into Duskwood. Raven Hill sits on the zone’s west side.
Horde: take the zeppelin from Orgrimmar to Grom’gol in Stranglethorn Vale, then ride north into Duskwood.
The quest asks for level 1. Duskwood’s quests start at level 20, so a character in its 20s crosses the zone with ease. Our WoW Forever zones by level guide shows where Duskwood sits on the route.
Tips for the torch hunt
- Put the macro on a key.
/target Night Watch Guardpicks out the body in the fog. - Loop the points. Start at Raven Hill, ride north to the 2nd point, then cross to the 2 points in the south.
- Keep a bag slot free. The torch needs 1.
- Light it before a cave. A fight puts it out, so light it again once the fight ends.
- Lost the torch? Go back to a guard’s body and take the quest again for a fresh torch.
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