TheWoWDBThe entrance to the temple is right at the top of the ruins on the north side, around coords 33,76. The attunement point is inside, then up at the top of the ramps where the ghostly visions are at.
Quest
Visions of the Past: Rise from the Deep
A World of Warcraft quest in Shimmering Expanse. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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If you're having trouble finding the attunement spot, there is a spiral ramp in the back of the temple, behind the Crucible. If you head up that then use the Blade near the larger Naga on the other side of the upper level, it will start it.
Go to the top of the temple into the dome. Coords are roughly 33, 77.
Kill the Naga inside.
Swim up and look left.
Attune
Carry on.
God I hate these quests. Vague....maybe just a bit.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-35
Quest ID26135
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(26135))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
Description
What you told me of the naga before has been plaguing my mind. Who are these allies they're summoning? Do they really think they can defeat the Tidehunter? Escaping this cave brings a degree of relief, but our purpose here remains. I'm hoping you will be willing to seek answers from the Battlemaiden one last time. There's only one place that I can think of where they would have taken the artifact - the temple atop the ruins. It's sure to be well guarded. Proceed carefully.
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.
Nearby on the Shimmering Expanse map
- To the Deeps about 390 yards
- Wavespeaker's Trail about 390 yards
- Honor the Flame about 680 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Shimmering Expanse, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Shimmering Expanse:
- Legion's Rest, Vashj'ir
- Stygian Bounty, Vashj'ir
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
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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Choose one of these rewards:
Visions of Danger
Visions of the Dreamer: Origins
Visions of the Dreamer: The Betrayal
Visions of the Past: Rise from the Deep
Visions of the Past: The Invasion of Vashj'ir
Visions of the Past: The Invasion of Vashj'ir
Visions of the Past: The Slaughter of Biel'aran Ridge
Visions of the Past: The Slaughter of Biel'aran Ridge
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeCloth Shoulder
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for43 gold28 silver
TypeMail Hands
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor10
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +6 Haste
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for28 gold96 silver
TypeArmor Finger
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+4 Agility, +7 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +5 Haste
Suited toVengeance, Enhancement, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Windwalker, Feral, Guardian, Havoc, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival, Brewmaster
Sells to vendors for1 gold2 silver
Reputation: The Earthen Ring +500
This gathering of the most powerful shaman of Azeroth seeks to maintain the balance between the world's elemental forces. Their main focus during the cataclysm has been to repair and stabilize the damage caused by Deathwing's arrival.
Reputation group: Cataclysm.
Other quests in Shimmering Expanse that reward The Earthen Ring reputation: Backed Into a Corner (+350), A Distracting Scent (+250), Totem Modification (+250), Undersea Inflation (+250), Don't be Shellfish (+250), Slippery Threat (+250).
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
Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse
Part 141 of 149.
Previous: Welcome News · Next: Her Lady's Hand
- 136Hostile Waters
- 137Come Prepared
- 138Unfurling Plan
- 139Honor and Privilege
- 140Welcome News
- 141Visions of the Past: Rise from the Deep
- 142Her Lady's Hand
- 143At All Costs
- 144Devout Assembly
- 145Final Judgment
- 146A Breath of Fresh Air
- 147Full Circle
Showing steps 136 to 147 of 149.
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.
- Welcome News
They'll probably send a skiff over, which may take a bit. I'll stay here to make contact. You need to return to the cave immediately and let them know that rescue is on its way. We can only hope that the naga have not found them yet. Go. Swim fast, <name>.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Her Lady's Hand
Battlemaiden! Find my Honor Guard upon the field of battle and relieve them of their foes. I need them to return to guard the priestesses immediately! I will hold the entrance. Be swift!
Other quests with this name
This one: Horde only · Shimmering Expanse · Level 30-35.
Also counted by Sinking into Vashj'ir
Its criteria name 14 quests; others include:
- Back in One Piece
- A Desperate Plea
- Decisions, Decisions
- Blood and Thunder!
- Visions of the Past: The Invasion of Vashj'ir
- Visions of the Past: The Slaughter of Biel'aran Ridge
- Put It On
- Waking the Beast
The storyline at a glance
Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse has 149 steps, from Call of Duty to Full Circle.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shimmering Expanse (98), Kelp'thar Forest (48), Abyssal Depths (2), Vashj'ir (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Shimmering Expanse map
- Azshara's Power
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 this achievement.
- Sinking into Vashj'ir: its criteria name 14 quests, this one included.