Vanquish the Betrayers: WoW Classic Quest Walkthrough

Vanquish the Betrayers is an early Horde quest in Durotar that sends you to Tiragarde Keep to break up a Kul Tiras invasion. It starts and ends with Gar’Thok in Razor Hill, and the whole thing plays out inside a single fortress on the eastern coast. The catch is enemy density: the keep is packed with humans, and the boss sits in a room with guards.

Quick answer: Accept the quest from Gar’Thok, travel southeast to Tiragarde Keep, slay 10 Kul Tiras Sailors, 8 Kul Tiras Marines, and Lieutenant Benedict on the keep’s second floor, then return to Gar’Thok.

Vanquish the Betrayers quick facts

This is a level 7 Horde quest that requires character level 3. It starts and finishes with the same quest giver, so you never leave Durotar to complete it.

Detail	Value
Quest level	7 (requires level 3)
Side	Horde
Start and end	Gar’Thok, Razor Hill (52.0, 43.5)
Location	Tiragarde Keep, Durotar (~58, 56)
Follow-up	From The Wreckage…

Accepting Quest Vanquish the Betrayers — Gar'Thok in Razor Hill offers Vanquish the Betrayers. Shown at 00:04 in Dantik’s video. Image: Blizzard Entertainment

Quest objectives

You need three kill counts done before the quest will register as complete. The sailors and marines are spread across the outside and inside of the keep, while the lieutenant is a fixed spawn on the upper floor.

Kul Tiras Sailor slain (10)
Kul Tiras Marine slain (8)
Lieutenant Benedict slain (1)

If you are below level 8, bring a friend or two. The mobs cluster tightly, and a solo pull can quickly turn into three or four attackers at once.

Full walkthrough

Speak with Gar’Thok on the bunker in Razor Hill and accept Vanquish the Betrayers. He is the same NPC you will return to at the end.

Use your map to follow the eastern coastline southeast until you reach Tiragarde Keep. The keep is near map coordinates 58, 56, with Razor Hill to its north and Sen’jin Village to its southwest.

Start clearing Kul Tiras Sailors around the outer walls and courtyard. They are the lowest-level enemies here and count toward your total of 10.

Slaying Kul Tiras Sailors — Kul Tiras Sailors patrol the ground around the keep. Shown at 00:46 in FocustaGuides’s video. Image: Blizzard Entertainment

Mixed in with the sailors are Kul Tiras Marines, which hit harder. Pick them off near the towers and the entrance stairway until you have your 8 marine kills.

Slaying Kul Tiras Marine 1/8 — Kul Tiras Marines are tougher and count toward the marine objective. Shown at 01:28 in Dantik’s video. Image: Blizzard Entertainment

When a group member joins, use the extra help to take on the denser packs near the stairs. Two players can clear the entrance far faster than one and avoid getting swarmed.

Regrouping Outside — A second player makes the crowded entrance far safer. Shown at 01:05 in PazarGamingGuides’s video. Image: Blizzard Entertainment

Move through the main gateway into the ground-floor corridors. Clear the sailors and marines in the hallways as you go, then climb the interior wooden staircase to the second floor.

Entering Tiragarde Keep — Inside the keep, fight through the corridors toward the stairs. Shown at 01:31 in PazarGamingGuides’s video. Image: Blizzard Entertainment

Clear the upper hallway leading to the command room, then push inside. Lieutenant Benedict usually has up to three Kul Tiras Marines with him, so a small group makes this fight much safer.

Kill Lieutenant Benedict to finish the last objective. Loot Benedict’s Key from his corpse before you leave. Keep an inventory slot free so the key does not fail to pick up.

Turn in the quest and confirm completion

Once Benedict is down, the tracker shows “Lieutenant Benedict slain: 1/1” and all three objectives read as complete. Leave the keep and run northwest back to Razor Hill, then hand the quest in to Gar’Thok on the bunker.

On turn-in you receive 1 silver 75 copper, roughly 630 experience on original realms (about 870 in Season of Mastery), plus 100 reputation each with Orgrimmar and the Darkspear Trolls. Gar’Thok immediately offers the follow-up, From The Wreckage.

Benedict’s Key and the follow-up chest

Although Benedict’s Key is optional for the kill objectives, it unlocks Benedict’s Chest on the upper ramparts at roughly 59, 57. After exiting Benedict’s room, descend the first short staircase and continue forward rather than going back the way you came. At the ramparts’ end, climb the winding stairs to reach the chest.

Inside the chest is an Aged Envelope, which begins the quest The Admiral’s Orders. Grab the key while you are still in the keep so you do not have to fight your way back in later.