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Uncovering the Orb of Sciallax

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

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tooltip+192via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

I made this as a reference for myself. Hope others may find it useful.
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324277+53via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

I was given a choice of one ilvl 840 relic. Since the data-mined versions are 805s and since they are Bind on Account, I had expected this to be scaling/leveling gear and mailed it to a level 102 alt. Item level stayed 840, required level remained 110.

I assume like other relics these are single-use only, so if you do use it you won't get to mail it to another alt when you grow out of it like previous archeology gear. With how easily relics are acquired from world quests, don't expect this to last long even on a newly leveled character. This may set a new record for bad archeology rewards; at least the toys and pets don't get deleted after you use them for a day.

Really the only upside seems to be that you can complete the quest on (level 110) alts to earn multiple relics if you have masochistic tendencies. With 16 weeks (!) between this archeology quest being offered, maybe they could have made the relic reusable or at least unlock a vendor (currency: crated legion archeology solves?) to let us buy a few of them. As is, the barriers are very high to getting one of these and their usage is very low.

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Gogeta1990+31via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

I hoped that these relics would either:

a) become part of the heirloom tab so you could use them on multiple characters after only completing the quest once.
or
b) be usable at level 101.

As it stands, an item level 805 relic only usable at 110 is pretty lackluster and will be immediately replaced.
I'm pretty sure WoD archaeology weapons/jewelry was usable at level 91, so why aren't these working for 101?

All in all, the archaeology rewards in Legion are pretty lackluster. Expected much more from the way they revamped how rare solves work.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 45
LocationSuramar
CategoryArchaeology
Quest ID41182

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(41182))

Description

We'll need to hurry before the nightborne realize what we're after. I'm bringing the goblins along in case we run into any obstacles along the way. I've marked the location of the entrance to the chamber the Orb resides in on your map. Meet me there as soon as you're ready and we'll claim this artifact for our own.

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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.

Suramar Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Suramar map showing where to go for Uncovering the Orb of SciallaxTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #680 58.3 40.6

Coordinates

  • Turn-inSuramar 58.3, 40.6/way #680 58.3 40.6
  • Objective areaSuramar 59.3, 42.9/way #680 59.3 42.9
  • Objective areaSuramar 38.2, 90.1/way #680 38.2 90.1

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 Suramar map

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

Getting there

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

  • Crimson Thicket, SuramarAlliance and Horde · about 340 yards east
  • Thorim's PeakAlliance and Horde · about 620 yards east
  • Lorna's Watch, StormheimAlliance · about 950 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 100 yards south-east
  • Objective areaabout 2,100 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.

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Storyline

Legion Archaeology

Part 3 of 3.

Previous: Narrowing Down

  1. 1Unspeakable Power
  2. 2Narrowing Down
  3. 3Uncovering the Orb of Sciallax

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.

  • Narrowing DownLevel 45

    I was right about the nightborne here having objects of great power. I found an ancient text referring to such an object called the Orb of Sciallax.

Also counted by A Keen Eye

Its criteria name 13 quests; others include:

Also counted by Surveying the Land

Its criteria name 13 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Legion Archaeology has 3 steps, from Unspeakable Power to Uncovering the Orb of Sciallax.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Suramar (3).

Other storylines on the Suramar 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.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward these achievements.