TheWoWDBThe second stage, when you need to kick off the ritual, is triggered by talking to Baroness Vashj again.
Quest
War is Deception
A World of Warcraft quest in Maldraxxus. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Oh what, you're not gonna force me to slow walk to each crystal holder this time, Bliz?
Come on, at least be consistent...
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.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-54
ZoneMaldraxxus
Quest ID59172
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(59172))
What to do
StorylineMatron of Spies, step 4 of 10
RewardsMind-Torn Band, 2g 43s 35c, 925 XP
Mind-Torn Band, 2g 43s 35c, 925 XPDescription
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.
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.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaIn-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
- RSVP: Baroness Vashj same spot
- Baroness Vashj's Best Friend same spot
- To Maldraxxus about 130 yards
- Ritualistic Murder about 130 yards
- A Plague a Day Keeps the Doctor Away about 130 yards
- I Don't Even Work Here about 130 yards
- A Poor Imitation about 130 yards
- Get Your Jabs about 130 yards
- Calling in All Favors about 400 yards
- Necessary Ingredients about 580 yards
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, Maldraxxus
- Keres' Rest, Maldraxxus
- Theater of Pain, Maldraxxus
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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Other quests on the Maldraxxus map
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.
Storyline
Matron of Spies
Part 4 of 10.
Previous: Glorious Pursuits · Next: Tainted Cores
- 1A Common Peril
- 2Prey Upon Them
- 3Glorious Pursuits
- 4War is Deception
- 5Tainted Cores
- 6Entangling Web
- 7Vaunted Vengeance
- 8Seek Your Mark
- 9Straight to the Heart
- 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 Pursuits
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 Cores
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
- A Golden Dawn
- The House of Rituals
- Theater of Pain
- Righteous Retribution
- House of Constructs
- The House of Eyes
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.