Confrontation at the Black Temple is a scenario quest for level 10-45. It is step 8 of 17 in the Destiny of the Illidari I storyline. It rewards 7,700 experience and money.
The book from Lan'dalock is very enlightening. It describes a technique which will provide a simple and elegant bypass around the Black Temple's holy barriers.
I will need but a moment to summon a gateway. Stand back, please.
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Ran into a situation where I had to log off as soon as soon as the Matron Mother starts to summon the portal, but it never fully summoned. (Kids... right?) When I logged back in the portal was nowhere to be found with no appropriate dialogue options.
Simple Fix: Abandon Quest and Re-Accept. There's no penalty and she'll summon the portal straight away.
So, not paying attention, I died. When I revived I freaked out because the barrier was back up and I couldn't get in! I ran back down to talk to the Matron Mother, in case she could let me in, and she wouldn't talk to me. Then I noticed another stairway on the other side. I ran up that way and it was not blocked. So if you die, just go around the other way and you can continue the scenario.
Check whether you have already completed it in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(42634))
The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.
Ran into a situation where I had to log off as soon as soon as the Matron Mother starts to summon the portal, but it never fully summoned. (Kids... right?) When I logged back in the portal was nowhere to be found with no appropriate dialogue options.
Simple Fix: Abandon Quest and Re-Accept. There's no penalty and she'll summon the portal straight away.
So, not paying attention, I died. When I revived I freaked out because the barrier was back up and I couldn't get in! I ran back down to talk to the Matron Mother, in case she could let me in, and she wouldn't talk to me. Then I noticed another stairway on the other side. I ran up that way and it was not blocked. So if you die, just go around the other way and you can continue the scenario.
Legion Remix:
I encountered a bug where the "fight Akama" objective did not complete after the battle. The issue occurred because after battle I chose the second dialogue option with Akama. When I replayed the quest and picked the first option, the objective completed as expected.
| Type | Reward | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Experience | XP | 7,700 |
| Money | Gold | 40g 44s |
| Turn-in map | Mardum, the Shattered Abyss | |
|---|---|---|
| Objective area | Black Temple |
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.
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Mardum, the Shattered Abyss, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
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.
Part 8 of 17.
Previous: Confrontation at the Black Temple · Next: Into Our Ranks
Showing steps 3 to 14 of 17.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
Before you head into the Black Temple, we need more information. The last thing we want is for you to teleport into a trap. We must discern their force structure, patrol schedule, new defenses, and what Akama eats for breakfast. <Belath grins.> I suggest you send our broken warriors to handle this.
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
I feel that we should quickly welcome Akama into our ranks. It's important that the others see him treated as one of us, rather than as an outsider. Kor'vas Bloodthorn has proven herself invaluable, time and time again. Her skills in combat are unquestioned and unparalleled.
Destiny of the Illidari I has 17 steps, from The Blood of Demons to Working With the Wardens.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Mardum, the Shattered Abyss (13), Mardum, the Shattered Abyss (3), Dalaran (1).
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.
These quests carry the same name and the same data in every field we hold. Quest 42634 is the main entry.
| Quest | ID |
|---|---|
| Confrontation at the Black Temple (this page) | 42634 |
| Confrontation at the Black Temple | 42921 |
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