diff --git a/apps/api/src/data/quests.ts b/apps/api/src/data/quests.ts
index 6090ffa..bf4c190 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/data/quests.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/data/quests.ts
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export const defaultQuests: Array<Quest> = [
   },
   // ── Shadow Marshes ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   {
-    combatPowerRequired: 5_000_000,
+    combatPowerRequired: 2_000_000,
     description:
       "A cursed lake shrouded in permanent twilight. Strange energies pulse beneath its surface.",
     durationSeconds: 45 * 60,