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Patterns Within Patterns

Patterns Within Patterns is a quest for level 60 in Zereth Mortis, added in Shadowlands. It is step 12 of 12 in the Forming an Understanding storyline, the final step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Zereth Mortis at 35.0, 64.8. It rewards 1 reward item and 1 reputation reward.

Description

We stand at the origin of the Shadowlands. We must not allow this place to become its undoing.

Work with our new allies, <name>. Their assistance will be the difference between our success and the unmaking of all things.

Rewards

You will receive:

ReputationThe Enlightened +1,250
Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

1
hotcore+38via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

I do this on 25 alts a week and this is how I do it without wasting time and bearly any effort.

I kill the World Boss which gives 25%. I then pick up the A New deal PVP quest. For the next 5 -6 days, I simply log into each alt and complete the puzzle WQ and loot chests on the way to this WQ. Complete the WQ and log out until the next day. By day 5 or 6, the PVP quest should be complete and you should be at 65%. Hand in the A New deal PVP quest which gives a MASSIVE 35% and this will complete the weekly quest.

Hope this helps others.

3
brandon96890+35via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Blizzard's announcement to make this weekly was rather misleading. At first it progressed at the same rate as 9.1 previous Shaping Fate weekly, but doing it twice a week would have felt terrible. They made it a weekly quest which is good, but it seems they have massively nerfed how much progress each objective gives you. Shaping Fate was also a weekly quest but was able to be easily completed in half the time and effort. As more dailies and activities become available maybe this will become alot faster, but even with flying unlock this is gonna be alot of work to do on your alts.

[EDIT]: The rewards are rougly tripled, while the old version would have you completing it 2 (and rarely 3) times per week. The net gain is actually way better over weeks/months for the time and effort spent. Considering how easy flying is to unlock, this is going to be much better than it first appears. It just feels a little bad at first. Always make sure to kill the world boss, it is by far the easiest way to get the first 20% done quickly.

Updated Rewards:
1 [Tribute of the Enlightened Elders] 400 [Cosmic Flux] 2[Anima Matrix] 1 Random 239 Armor piece and 160 [Cyphers of the First Ones] and 2445 gold

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ReputationThe Enlightened+1,250

Reward details

Items you receive

TypeConsumable
Item level60
BindingBinds when picked up

“This chest contains valuable equipment and resources that have been gathered by the elders of the Enlightened.”

Reputation: The Enlightened +1,250

Once members of Cartel Al, the Enlightened have abandoned the pursuit of profit and glory out of devotion to the First Ones. By earning their favor, the brokers may be willing to share the knowledge they have gleaned.

Reputation group: Shadowlands.

Other quests in Zereth Mortis that reward The Enlightened reputation: A Mysterious Voice (+50), Core of the Matter (+75), Acquaintances Forgotten (+100), Lifetimes To Consider (+100), The Turning Point (+100), For Every Soul (+100).

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 mapZereth MortisTurn-in marker at 35.0, 64.8, 2 mapped points
Quest Line

Storyline

Forming an Understanding

Part 12 of 12.

Previous: The Way Forward

  1. 1Danger Near and Far
  2. 2A Mysterious Voice
  3. 3Core of the Matter
  4. 4Seeking the Unknown
  5. 5Finding Firim
  6. 6Security Measures
  7. 7Unseen Agents
  8. 8Now You May Speak
  9. 9Surveying Cyphers
  10. 10Cyphers of the First Ones
  11. 11The Way Forward
  12. 12Patterns Within Patterns

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

Quest chain

  1. 1Cyphers of the First Ones
  2. 2Patterns Within Patterns

Step 2 of 2. Chain order is read from the prerequisite data in the current retail client build, so it reflects what the game requires, not a curated storyline.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Way ForwardZereth Mortis · Level 60

    I see you have a new friend, Maw Walker! With Pocopoc at your side, I wonder what else you will discover about Zereth Mortis? The secrets we uncover here will be of great help against the Jailer. Perhaps they can teach us how to awaken this oracle. Highlord Bolvar will surely want to hear of them.

The storyline at a glance

Forming an Understanding has 12 steps, from Danger Near and Far to Patterns Within Patterns.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Zereth Mortis (12).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Zereth Mortis 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.

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.

Zereth Mortis Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Zereth Mortis map showing where to go for Patterns Within PatternsTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #1970 35.0 64.8

Coordinates

  • Turn-inZereth Mortis 35.0, 64.8/way #1970 35.0 64.8
  • Objective areaZereth Mortis 47.2, 54.3/way #1970 47.2 54.3

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 Zereth Mortis map

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

Getting there

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

  • Haven, Zereth MortisAlliance and Horde · about 30 yards east
  • Faith's Repose, Zereth MortisAlliance and Horde · about 660 yards north
  • Rondure AlcoveAlliance and Horde · about 910 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 690 yards north-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.

Build history

First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight patch 12.0.7, the oldest build in our datamine).

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