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War is Deception

War is Deception is a quest for level 10-54 in Maldraxxus. It is step 4 of 10 in the Matron of Spies storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Maldraxxus at 67.7, 46.0. It rewards 1 reward item, 925 experience and money.

Description

You have proven a useful ally, <name>.

Mephiles undoubtedly possesses a wealth of information for us. However, the House of Rituals is unforgiving when it comes to betrayal. He will not talk.

Not that it matters. The House of Eyes has ways to... extract a prisoner's knowledge without the use of words.

Place the charged crystals around me. They will facilitate the interrogation.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money2 gold43 silver35 copper
Experience925 XP
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The dialogue during this quest:

Spoiler
Baroness Vashj says: Let us begin. Set the crystals in place.
Mephiles the Loyal says: Cursed witch... I will never talk!
Baroness Vashj says: Who said anything about "talking"?

(Baroness Vashj attacks Mephiles the Loyal and he instantly falls to the ground.)
Baroness Vashj says: We know many ways to pry information from the unwilling...

(A vision of one of Mephiles' memories appears.)
Mor'Bitan says: With the House of Eyes eliminated, our secrecy has been assured. None remain who will impede our work.
Mor'Bitan says: Our new baron bids that I complete the ritual personally. Harvest the anima before my arrival. Do not fail me, Mephiles!

(The vision ends.)
Baroness Vashj says: A secret ritual. The perfect bait to draw him out.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP925
MoneyGold2g 43s

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeArmor Finger
Item level85
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+16 Stamina, +31 Mastery, +24 Haste
Requires level48
Sells to vendors for38 gold15 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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapMaldraxxusTurn-in marker at 67.7, 46.0, 3 mapped points
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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 War is DeceptionTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #1536 67.7 46.0

Coordinates

  • Turn-inMaldraxxus 67.7, 46.0/way #1536 67.7 46.0
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Maldraxxus 67.7, 46.0/way #1536 67.7 46.0

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:

  • Renounced Bastille, MaldraxxusAlliance and Horde · at the same spot
  • Keres' Rest, MaldraxxusAlliance and Horde · about 1,100 yards north-west
  • Theater of Pain, MaldraxxusAlliance and Horde · about 1,200 yards 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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Matron of Spies

Part 4 of 10.

Previous: Glorious Pursuits · Next: Tainted Cores

  1. 1A Common Peril
  2. 2Prey Upon Them
  3. 3Glorious Pursuits
  4. 4War is Deception
  5. 5Tainted Cores
  6. 6Entangling Web
  7. 7Vaunted Vengeance
  8. 8Seek Your Mark
  9. 9Straight to the Heart
  10. 10Her Rightful Place

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.

  • Glorious PursuitsMaldraxxus · Level 10-54

    Perhaps Draka has forgotten her loyalties, but I will fulfill my mission. My enemy--the lich Mor'Bitan--hides within the House of Rituals. For some reason, his underlings skulk in this marsh.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Tainted CoresMaldraxxus · Level 10-54

    This lich seeks a reward for his assault on the House of Eyes. But the power he craves will be his downfall. We will use our knowledge of his secret ritual to lure him out of the House of Rituals. Take these crystals, <name>. Charge them with anima reclaimed from Mor'Bitan's slain minions.

The storyline at a glance

Matron of Spies has 10 steps, from A Common Peril to Her Rightful Place.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Maldraxxus (10).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

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.

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