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The Traitor Unmasked

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

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ashar26+8via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

You can get knocked back out of the area, and be unable to re-enter to finish Sapphiron. If so you will have to drop the quest, at which point you will be undisguised. You'll have to return to where you were imprisoned and re-release the lich Balmedar you are working with. Mobs will be flagged as enemies until you release the lich.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 60
ZoneMaldraxxus
LocationMaldraxxus, Vault of Souls
Quest ID61760

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(61760))

What to do

WhereMaldraxxus, Vault of Souls
StorylineThe House of Rituals, step 24 of 25
RewardsBladesworn Conjurer's Tunic, Bladesworn Tactician's Hauberk, Bladesworn Harbinger's Chestguard, 51g 48s, 10,200 XP

Description

We must waste no time in warning the margrave of Kel'Thuzad's treachery. His reckless toying with forbidden powers could bring ruin to the house and beyond! Let us put an end to this!

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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 Objective area 2 mapped points
Maldraxxus map showing where to go for The Traitor UnmaskedObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #1536 70.1 26.8

Vault of Souls Objective area no plotted point

Coordinates

  • Objective areaMaldraxxus 70.1, 26.8/way #1536 70.1 26.8

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 first objective area marker on Maldraxxus:

  • Renounced Bastille, MaldraxxusAlliance and Horde · about 810 yards south
  • Keres' Rest, MaldraxxusAlliance and Horde · about 1,000 yards west
  • Theater of Pain, MaldraxxusAlliance and Horde · about 1,700 yards south-west

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

Choose one of these rewards:

Money51 gold48 silver
Experience10,200 XP

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeCloth Chest
Item level155
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor26
Stats+36 Intellect, +53 Stamina, +37 Versatility, +28 Critical Strike
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Requires level60
Sells to vendors for86 gold46 silver
TypeMail Chest
Item level155
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor66
Stats+36 Agility or Intellect, +53 Stamina, +34 Versatility, +31 Haste
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Requires level60
Sells to vendors for80 gold94 silver
TypePlate Chest
Item level155
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor100
Stats+36 Strength or Intellect, +53 Stamina, +37 Versatility, +28 Haste
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Requires level60
Sells to vendors for78 gold83 silver
TypeLeather Chest
Item level155
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor45
Stats+36 Agility or Intellect, +53 Stamina, +35 Versatility, +30 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Requires level60
Sells to vendors for81 gold56 silver

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.

Storyline

The House of Rituals

Part 24 of 25.

Previous: A Helpful Hand · Next: The Better Part of Valor

  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.

  • A Helpful HandMaldraxxus · Level 60

    It takes but a simple act of necromancy to animate a hand. Unfortunately, since you will be in closest proximity, you must be the one to command it. When you are ready, I will reanimate the hand. Once you have control, use it to pull the lever at the end of the hall. Couldn't be simpler, right?

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Better Part of ValorMaldraxxus · Level 60

    We now have no choice but to make a strategic retreat. Kel'Thuzad is far too fortified within the necropolis, and if Ninadar is his ally, then the House of Rituals is firmly in his grasp. It will take nothing short of an army to save the margrave now.

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.