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

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Mehet+20via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

This one bugged a bit for me, the Acolyte didnt die when he hit 0hp but the next step of the quest "take corpse to ritual circle" appeared in my log.

I just left the cave and headed back toward the chest you get Balmedar's Oculous from and the corpse appeared eventually.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 60
ZoneMaldraxxus
Quest ID61740

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(61740))

What to do

StorylineThe House of Rituals, step 3 of 25
Rewards51g 48s, 10,200 XP

Description

We will have to construct an illusion to allow you entry into the House of Rituals. However, not just any illusion will do. In order to join Kel'Thuzad's inner circle, we require something... specific. We're going to need a body. Fortunately for us, one of the baron's favorite acolytes is performing a ritual outside of the house itself. You'll need to fight your way to her, but of that I'm sure you're capable.

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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.

Maldraxxus Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Maldraxxus map showing where to go for Playing FavoritesTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #1536 59.4 33.0

Coordinates

  • Turn-inMaldraxxus 59.4, 33.0/way #1536 59.4 33.0
  • Objective areaMaldraxxus 63.3, 27.3/way #1536 63.3 27.3
  • Objective areaMaldraxxus 59.8, 32.7/way #1536 59.8 32.7

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 Maldraxxus map

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

Getting there

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

  • Keres' Rest, MaldraxxusAlliance and Horde · about 360 yards west
  • Renounced Bastille, MaldraxxusAlliance and Horde · about 760 yards south-east
  • Theater of Pain, MaldraxxusAlliance and Horde · about 1,000 yards south-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 340 yards north-east
  • Objective areaabout 30 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.

Related
Money51 gold48 silver
Experience10,200 XP

Storyline

The House of Rituals

Part 3 of 25.

Previous: The Wayward Baron · Next: Pilfered Power

  1. 1House of Rituals
  2. 2The Wayward Baron
  3. 3Playing Favorites
  4. 4Pilfered Power
  5. 5Burying Suspicion
  6. 6A Fitting Guise
  7. 7The Pupil Returns
  8. 8The Baron's Plan
  9. 9Mistress of Tomes
  10. 10Cantrip Collections
  11. 11Errant Enchantments
  12. 12The Hall of Tomes

Showing steps 1 to 12 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.

  • The Wayward BaronMaldraxxus · Level 60

    It has come to my attention that you seek to uncover a plot by the baron Kel'Thuzad. That upstart has been a thorn in my side since he arrived at the House of Rituals. Not only did he pilfer my rightfully earned title, he has since shut me out of the house's dealings.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Pilfered PowerMaldraxxus · Level 60

    The illusion ritual will require a substantive amount of anima to complete. Since such a resource isn't simply lying around these days, we will need to take some. The abominations from the House of Constructs recently arrived with a delivery of anima-rich spoils from the raid on Bastion.

Quests that require this one

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 Maldraxxus 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.