“What Is Love?” is the level 20 Alliance Warlock quest for the Incubus in World of Warcraft: Forever. Takar the Seer in the Barrens gives it after Gakin the Darkbinder sends you to him, and it asks for a Wooden Figurine from a night elf house in the hills north of Maestra’s Post in Ashenvale. To get the figurine, light the Unlit Torch from the table outside, set the archaeologists’ cart on fire, and take the figurine from upstairs while they run out to put the fire out. Then bring it to Gakin in Stormwind and finish “The Binding” to learn Summon Incubus.
Below we cover the whole chain in order, the route between three zones, the figurine step in detail and the fight at the end, checked against Blizzard’s WoW Forever notes as of November 12, eight days after launch.
Is the Incubus in WoW Forever?
Yes. The Incubus quest came to Classic in a later patch, and Forever has it alongside the Succubus. Blizzard’s own WoW Forever notes mention the demon several times: the October 15 beta notes fixed an issue where Summon Incubus cost no Soul Shard with the Reagent Economy Legacy perk, and the November 10 hotfixes raised the “Incubus base Health” by about 15%, along with the Imp, Voidwalker and Succubus.
The Quest Chain at a Glance
| Step | Quest | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Devourer of Souls,” from Gakin the Darkbinder | The Slaughtered Lamb, Mage Quarter, Stormwind |
| 2 | Turn it in to Takar the Seer, then take “What Is Love?” | The Barrens, northeast of Camp Taurajo |
| 3 | Take the Wooden Figurine | A house north of Maestra’s Post, Ashenvale (about 26, 22) |
| 4 | Turn in “What Is Love?” to Gakin | The Slaughtered Lamb, Stormwind |
| 5 | “The Binding”: defeat the Summoned Incubus | The summoning circle below Gakin |
Gakin is in the basement of The Slaughtered Lamb (about 39.2, 85.2), the same demon trainer who handled your Voidwalker at level 10; our Voidwalker guide shows the spot. If you train in Ironforge, your trainer there points you to him first.
Step 1 and 2: Gakin, Then Takar in the Barrens
- At level 20, visit Gakin and take “Devourer of Souls.” It sends you to Takar the Seer.
- Travel to the Barrens. Takar stands just off the main road northeast of Camp Taurajo. The Barrens is Horde country, and Camp Taurajo is a Horde town, so approach from the road and keep your distance from it. Our guide to getting to the Barrens as Alliance has the three routes.
- Turn in “Devourer of Souls” and accept “What Is Love?” Takar also offers “Heartswood,” the matching quest that leads to the Succubus instead, so make sure you take the one you want.
The quest text tells you where to go next: “Follow the road north into Ashenvale, then west and past Maestra’s Post. You will see a house nestled amongst the trees.”
The best order is to come to the Barrens through Ashenvale: take the Stormwind Harbor ship to Auberdine and ride down through Darkshore and Ashenvale, learning the Auberdine and Astranaar flight paths on the way. Then the trip back north for the figurine is short, and you can fly from Astranaar to Auberdine for the ship home. Our guide to getting to Ashenvale from Stormwind covers that leg.
Step 3: How to Get the Wooden Figurine
The house sits in the hills north of Maestra’s Post, in northwestern Ashenvale, at about 26, 22. Two night elf archaeologists live there: Cyriden Farseeker downstairs and Relathor Moonsong upstairs. Relathor has the figurine and will not sell it, so you need to get them both out of the house.
- Take the Unlit Torch from the table outside the house.
- Light it at a campfire. The lit torch only lasts a few minutes, so use the closest fire you can find and come straight back.
- Use the lit torch on the Archaeologist’s Cart beside the table to set it on fire.
- Wait for the archaeologists to run outside to put out the fire.
- Go upstairs and take the Wooden Figurine while the room is empty.
If the torch burns out before you reach the cart, go back to the table outside the house and start again with a fire nearer the house. On a crowded layer, other Warlocks will be doing the same thing; our layers guide explains how to move to a quieter copy of the world.
Step 4 and 5: Back to Stormwind for The Binding
- Return to Gakin and turn in “What Is Love?”
- Accept “The Binding.” Its text tells you to “descend into the crypts below. A summoning circle has been prepared, and you must place the figurine at its center.”
- Use the Wooden Figurine on the summoning circle in the room below Gakin.
- Defeat the Summoned Incubus. Start the fight at full health and mana, and send your Voidwalker in first to hold its attention.
- Go back up to Gakin to complete the quest and learn Summon Incubus.
The fastest way home from Ashenvale is your Hearthstone, if it is set in Stormwind; otherwise fly from Astranaar to Auberdine and take the ship. Our Hearthstone guide covers setting it.
Tips Before You Start
- On the PvP rulesets, take care around Camp Taurajo. Takar stands near a Horde town in a Horde leveling zone. Our ruleset guide explains what each ruleset means.
- Plan the rest of your 20s. Our Warlock leveling guide covers which demon to use while leveling, and our best Warlock race guide covers the racials.
Every WoW Forever guide we have is on our World of Warcraft hub.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the What Is Love? quest start in WoW Forever? With Takar the Seer in the Barrens, after Gakin the Darkbinder in Stormwind sends you to him with “Devourer of Souls.” You need to be a level 20 Alliance Warlock.
Where is the Wooden Figurine? Upstairs in a night elf house in the hills north of Maestra’s Post, northwestern Ashenvale, at about 26, 22.
How do I get the archaeologists out of the house? Light the Unlit Torch from the table outside at a campfire, then set the Archaeologist’s Cart on fire. They run out to put it out, and you can take the figurine.
Where do I turn in What Is Love? To Gakin the Darkbinder in the basement of The Slaughtered Lamb in Stormwind’s Mage Quarter. He then gives you “The Binding.”
What is the difference between What Is Love? and Heartswood? Both come from Takar. “What Is Love?” leads to the Incubus and “Heartswood” to the Succubus.