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Breaching the Sanctum (6,150 XP, Key to the Nighthold)

Breaching the Sanctum is a quest for level 45 in Suramar. It is step 3 of 3 in the Breaking the Nighthold storyline, the final step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Suramar at 44.2, 60.1. It rewards 1 reward item, 1 reputation reward, 6,150 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 2 achievements.

Description

It is time. Valtrois is ready to destroy the barrier guarding the breach in the Sanctum. I will teleport you to the breach, then it falls on you to secure the area.

Take these telemancy orbs. If you find you need support, use them to summon Withered.

We must strike before the enemy can ready new defenses. Let me know when you are ready and we will begin.

Rewards

You will receive:

Key to the Nighthold

Money20

Experience6,150 XP

ReputationThe Nightfallen +1,000

Top Comments

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purenrgyDec 20, 2016+392via Wowhead

Stage 6: To drain her shield you need to pull the two Duskwatch Spellblades down the hall then throw the Telemancy Orbs where they were standing. Slowly dps the Duskwatchers until her shield is gone. If you don't, the withered will just help you attack and will die.

AladriasDec 21, 2016+129via Wowhead

Withered? WHAT WITHERED ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I can't see any withered.
Oh. I'm meant to use the Telemancy Orbs sitting in my bags the whole time to SUMMON the withered. Whoops.

amymicaelaOct 14, 2020+88via Wowhead

To drain the shield, throw the orb down the stairs (both sides). Where the Duskwatch Spellblades are coming from.

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Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Experience	XP	6,150
Money	Gold	20g 22s
Reputation	The Nightfallen	+1,000

Reward details

Items you receive

Key to the Nighthold

TypeConsumable

Item level1

BindingBinds when picked up

Sells to vendors for50 gold

“The key has become much more than a mere key over the millennia. Take it! Use it to unlock power rather than bar others from it.”

Reputation: The Nightfallen +1,000

These exiled Nightborne elves suffer withdrawals after being cut off from the Nightwell. They oppose their people's alliance with the Legion and fight for some kind of redemption.

Reputation group: Legion.

Other quests in Suramar that reward The Nightfallen reputation: Answering Aggression (+250), Regroup (+250), Crackdown (+250), No Reason to Stay (+250), Trail of Echoes (+250), The Only Way Out is Through (+250).

Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.

Where it comes from

Turn-in map	Suramar	Turn-in marker at 44.2, 60.1, 16 mapped points

World Map

Where to go

Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.

Coordinates

Turn-inSuramar 44.2, 60.1/way #680 44.2 60.1
Objective areaSuramar 36.6, 45.0/way #680 36.6 45.0
Objective area (centre of the marked area)Suramar 45.6, 64.3/way #680 45.6 64.3

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Nearby on the Suramar map

Scouting the Breach about 60 yards
In the Bag about 90 yards
Ly'leth's Champion about 130 yards
Elegant Design about 140 yards
Nullified about 140 yards
Shield, Meet Spell about 140 yards
A Way Back In about 160 yards
Lady Lunastre about 170 yards
Cling to Hope about 200 yards
Bad Apples about 220 yards

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Suramar, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Suramar:

Meredil, SuramarAlliance and Horde · about 680 yards north-west
Western SuramarAlliance and Horde · about 860 yards south
Crimson Thicket, SuramarAlliance and Horde · about 1,300 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 700 yards north-west
Objective areaabout 700 yards north-west
Objective areaabout 170 yards south-east

Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.

Quest Line

Storyline

Breaking the Nighthold

Part 3 of 3.

Previous: I'll Just Leave This Here

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

I'll Just Leave This HereSuramar · Level 45
Valtrois has a plan for the Sanctum's energy barrier. Several key Arcway locations throughout Suramar harness the power necessary for it. These Energy Disruptors she made will remotely break the links simultaneously on activation, causing the barrier to fall.

Also counted by Insurrection

Its criteria name 9 quests; others include:

Also counted by Insurrection

Its criteria name 9 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Breaking the Nighthold has 3 steps, from A Taste of Freedom to Breaching the Sanctum.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Suramar (3).

Other storylines on the Suramar map

Blood and Wine17 steps, starts with Moths to a Flame
Balance of Power35 steps, starts with The Power Within
An Elven Problem14 steps, starts with Stabilizing Suramar
Crafting War17 steps, starts with Feeding the Rebellion
The Waning Crescent13 steps, starts with Lady Lunastre
Eminent Grow-main13 steps, starts with Feline Frantic

Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward these achievements.

InsurrectionComplete the Suramar storylines listed below.10 InsurrectionComplete the Suramar Storylines listed below with a Timerunner.+1 Infinite Knowledge

Insurrection: its criteria name 9 quests, this one included.
Insurrection: its criteria name 9 quests, this one included. +1 Infinite Knowledge.

Other versions of this quest

2 quests carry the name Breaching the Sanctum. They differ in the rewards shown here.

Quest	Rewards	ID
Breaching the Sanctum (this page)	6,150 XP, Key to the Nighthold	44719
Breaching the Sanctum	Same	45405

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