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Caught in the Act

A World of Warcraft quest in Maldraxxus. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Bursi+1via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

  2. [quest=62388] - reach renown 20

  4. The Wayward Baron

  6. Pilfered Power
    Burying Suspicion
    Playing Favorites

  8. A Fitting Guise

  10. The Pupil Returns

  12. The Baron's Plan

  14. Mistress of Tomes

  16. Cantrip Collections
    Errant Enchantments

  18. The Hall of Tomes

  20. Necessary Ingredients

  22. Heart of the Forest
    Cage Free Spores

  24. The Final Reagent

  26. Explosive Schemes

  28. No Crate Unturned
    Blinding the Brokers

  30. Designed to Fail

  32. Caught in the Act

  34. Improvised Implements

  36. A Helpful Hand

  38. The Traitor Unmasked

  40. The Better Part of Valor - return to Seat. You can use the portal next to you

Questline took about 42 minutes.

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Pandac0rn+1via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

If you speak with Kel'Thuzad with the Ashbringer transmog, he says

"That is certainly an interesting armament you carry, Acolyte.

I trust you're not contemplating a change in vocation?"

And when I swapped to a 1 hand, he just says "Prepare well, Nelesis, for the hour of our triumph is soon at hand."

That is every comment on this page.

Quest facts

LevelLevel 60
ZoneMaldraxxus
LocationVault of Souls, Maldraxxus
Quest ID61757

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(61757))

What to do

WhereVault of Souls, Maldraxxus
StorylineThe House of Rituals, step 21 of 25
Rewards12g 87s, 4,100 XP

Description

Well then, since it was you who managed to procure the missing reagent, I find it only fair that you assist me with the final ritual! I can guarantee that this incantation will see you promoted to a full sorcerer of the house! The preparations are already made. We can begin as soon as you are ready.

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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.

Vault of Souls Quest turn-in no plotted point
Maldraxxus Objective area 3 mapped points
Maldraxxus map showing where to go for Caught in the ActObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #1536 71.7 25.2

Coordinates

  • Objective areaMaldraxxus 71.7, 25.2/way #1536 71.7 25.2
  • Objective areaMaldraxxus 70.1, 26.8/way #1536 70.1 26.8
  • Objective areaMaldraxxus 70.8, 29.2/way #1536 70.8 29.2

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Vault of Souls:

  • Renounced Bastille, MaldraxxusAlliance and Horde · about 780 yards south
  • Keres' Rest, MaldraxxusAlliance and Horde · about 1,200 yards west
  • Theater of Pain, MaldraxxusAlliance and Horde · about 1,800 yards south-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 140 yards north-west
  • Objective areaabout 150 yards north (on the Maldraxxus map)
  • Objective areaabout 160 yards north

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.

Related
Money12 gold87 silver
Experience4,100 XP

Storyline

The House of Rituals

Part 21 of 25.

Previous: Designed to Fail · Next: Improvised Implements

  1. 14Heart of the Forest
  2. 15Cage Free Spores
  3. 16The Final Reagent
  4. 17Explosive Schemes
  5. 18No Crate Unturned
  6. 19Blinding the Brokers
  7. 20Designed to Fail
  8. 21Caught in the Act
  9. 22Improvised Implements
  10. 23A Helpful Hand
  11. 24The Traitor Unmasked
  12. 25The Better Part of Valor

Showing steps 14 to 25 of 25.

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.

  • Designed to FailMaldraxxus · Level 60

    The pieces are all coming together. The kyrian, the Paths of the First Ones, and runes of domination? Kel'Thuzad is looking to breach the Maw! We cannot allow this to happen! The Maw has been locked away from the Shadowlands for good reason. Opening that floodgate could be catastrophic!

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Improvised ImplementsMaldraxxus · Level 60

    There must be some way we can get ourselves out of these cells. I don't see anything I can use over here. Search your cell for anything that can facilitate our escape.

The storyline at a glance

The House of Rituals has 25 steps, from House of Rituals to The Better Part of Valor.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Maldraxxus (21), Vault of Souls (3), Seat of the Primus (1).

Other storylines on the Seat of the Primus map

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.