TheWoWDBThis is truly the WORST zone ever in WoW history. I can't remember hating anything more than this. If you're a casual that plays for fun, do NOT enter, it's just a ton of inconvenience and annoyance that will NOT help you relax at the end of a long day.
WoW Zone
The Maw
Dragon Isles - Level 60-60.
Details
ContinentDragon Isles
LevelLevel 60-60
Subzones40
Quests129
ExpansionShadowlands
Wild pet level25
Quest hubs10
Counts are what the current game build's data holds for this zone.
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Blah blah blah. Thx every one for the blah blah blah.
One question only.
How on earth you get there?
Go to the second floor of Oribos (Ring Of Transference). And then jump down into the white void in the centre of the room. It's a leap of faith of sorts!
Map
Keeper's RespiteProgenitor ConsoleVe'nari's RefugeSanctum of DominationQuest hub near Ve'nari's RefugeQuest hubQuest hubQuest hubQuest hubQuest hubQuest hubQuest hubQuest hubQuest hubThe in-game map of The Maw with 3 flight points, 1 instance entrance and 10 quest hubs placed from the game data. Coordinates are the in-game map's own (0 to 100, left to right and top to bottom); subzone marks sit at the centre of each area's explored-map overlay.
Neutral flight pointDungeon or raid entranceQuest hub
| Marker | Name | Coordinates | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keeper's Respite | 70.7, 89.2 | Flight point, Both factions | |
| Progenitor Console | 44.3, 46.0 | Flight point, Both factions | |
| Ve'nari's Refuge | 47.3, 43.4 | Flight point, Both factions | |
| Sanctum of Domination | 69.7, 32.0 | Raid entrance | |
| Quest hub | 63.0, 66.1 | 5 quests turned in here | |
| Quest hub | 25.8, 32.3 | 4 quests turned in here | |
| Quest hub | 23.5, 21.3 | 3 quests turned in here | |
| Quest hub | 64.8, 43.5 | 3 quests turned in here | |
| Quest hub | 26.9, 37.9 | 2 quests turned in here | |
| Quest hub | 33.6, 56.2 | 2 quests turned in here | |
| Quest hub | 37.4, 26.9 | 2 quests turned in here | |
| Quest hub | 45.8, 85.1 | 2 quests turned in here | |
| Quest hub | 67.3, 55.8 | 2 quests turned in here | |
| Quest hub near Ve'nari's Refuge | 47.1, 41.2 | 26 quests turned in here |
Flight Points in The Maw
3 flight points on The Maw map, with each one's direct routes from the game's flight network.
- Keeper's Respite
Direct flights to Ve'nari's Refuge.
- Progenitor Console
- Ve'nari's Refuge
Direct flights to Keeper's Respite.
Quest Hubs in The Maw
The game marks 143 quests on The Maw map, 61 of them with a turn-in point. Turn-in points that cluster together make a hub; a hub is named after the flight point or landmark it sits beside when one is that close.
- Near Ve'nari's RefugeInto the Maw, The Recovery of Tyrande Whisperwind, Rule 7: Betrayal is Inevitable, Prison of the Forgotten, Deep Within, Reawakening, A Damned Pact, A Grave Chance and 18 more
- HubThe Chains of Command, Gates of the Damned, Weapon in Hand, Clip Their Wings, A Job Done Right
- HubExcising the Incursion, To Cleanse Shadow's Stain, Determination, Here Goes Something
- HubDistant Echoes, Chaos Control, Mad Space
- HubBending Bars, What Maldraxxus Does Best, A Traitor's Due
- HubThe Long Vigil, Repent of the Highborne
- HubThe Power of the Maw, Kyrian No More
- HubAnger Management, Tears of the Damned
- HubLoa Rescue, Rezan, Loa of Kings
- HubThe Caged Bird, Birds of a Feather
Storylines in The Maw
Quest lines from the game data that run through The Maw, in the order the client lists them.
Patch Campaign
- The First Move
- The Battle of Ardenweald
- Can't Turn Our Backs
- Report to Oribos
- A Gathering of Covenants
- Voices of the Eternal
- The Heart of Ardenweald
- Opening the Maw
95 more steps, ending with Akarek Avenged.
Patch Intro
- The First Move
- The Battle of Ardenweald
- Can't Turn Our Backs
- Report to Oribos
- A Gathering of Covenants
- Voices of the Eternal
- The Heart of Ardenweald
- Opening the Maw
24 more steps, ending with In Need of Assistance.
Focusing the Eye
- A Show of Gratitude
- Ease of Passage
- Grab Bag
- Hearing Aid
- Birds of a Feather
- The Caged Bird
- Claim the Sky
- A Hate-Hate Relationship
8 more steps, ending with Good News, Everyone!.
Among the Kyrian
- Report to Adrestes
- Among the Kyrian
- A Proper Reception
- Elysian Hold
- Of Great Renown
- The Path Provides
- A Call to Service
- Our Most Precious Resource
20 more steps, ending with Return Lost Souls.
Sinfall
- Report to Draven
- Sinfall
- The Court of Harvesters
- Sacred Covenant
- Anima Awakening
- Building Your Renown
- The Court's Bounty
- A Call to Service
18 more steps, ending with Return Lost Souls.
Loyal to the Primus
- Report to Mevix
- Taking The Seat
- Welcome To Our House
- Power of the Primus
- A Hero of Great Renown
- Glorious Ambition
- A Call to Service
- Anima is Strength
20 more steps, ending with Return Lost Souls.
Maps Inside The Maw
Caves, buildings and instances the game gives their own map, each opening from The Maw map.
- Altar of Domination (micro-dungeon map)
- Covenant_Ard_Torghast (dungeon map)
- Extractor's Sanatorium (micro-dungeon map)
- Korthia (zone map)
- Pit of Anguish (micro-dungeon map)
- Sanctum of Domination (dungeon map)
- TG106_Floor_MM
- The Runecarver's Oubliette
- Torghast
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Named areas inside The Maw, from the current game data.
Quests the game data places in this zone. Open one for its objectives and rewards.
Acquisition: Blazing Ingots
Acquisition: Crystallized Stygia
Acquisition: Runeforged Shackles
Acquisition: Stygic Ore
A Damned Pact
A Familiar Energy
A Grave Chance
A Monument to Vengeance
A Royal Key
A Shadowed Fate
A Spark of Light
A Suitable Demise
A Token of Our Admiration
Box of Torments
Cages For All Occasions
Chaos Control
Chaotic Runes
Coldheart Flight Routes
Constellan Writ
Constellan Writs and Stygia
Death Motes
Deep Within
Determination
Discarded Torments
Disrupting the Cycle
Disrupting the Flow
Distant Echoes
Drowned and Torn Asunder
Dust to Dust
Edict of the Eternal Ones
Excising the Incursion
Explore Torghast
Eye of the Scryer
Feasting Soul Eater
Feed Your Soul
Feral Shadehound
Finding a Witness
Forces of Perdition
Full of Surprises
Gotta Hand It To Ya
Grathalax, the Extractor
Guaranteed Delivery
Guaranteed Delivery
Hopeful News
Indecipherable Map
Information for a Price
Into Torghast
Korrath's Grimoire: Aleketh
Korrath's Grimoire: Belidir
Korrath's Grimoire: Gyadrek
Lest the Trail Go Cold
Light Lost
Mad Space
Mawsworn Orders
Mawsworn Patrol Map
Mawsworn Shackles
Misery Business
Misery's Company
Paragon of Ve'nari
Power of the Colossus
Prince Renathal
Prisoner Transfers
Prison of the Forgotten
Prison of the Forgotten
Professions - Reuse
Professions - Reuse
Professions - Reuse
Professions - Reuse
Professions - Reuse
Professions - Reuse
Professions - Reuse
Professions - Reuse
Professions - Reuse
Professions - Reuse
Professions - Reuse
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Puzzling Cryptogram
Reawakening
Remnants of Hope
Returning to Life
REUSE ME - SCS
Rodent Removal
Rule 1: Have an Escape Plan
Rule 2: Keep a Low Profile
Rule 3: Trust is Earned
Rule 4: Make A List
Rule 5: Be Audacious
Rule 6 Addendum: Save Me At Any Cost
Rule 6: Concealment is Everything
Rule 6 Footnote: Don't Forget Anything
Rule 7: Betrayal is Inevitable
Setting the Ground Rules
Shadebound Testimonial
Shadehound Armor Plating
Shifting Cryptogram
Signs of the Lion
Soulforge Blueprints
Soulless Husks
Souls for Sinfall
Stalking the Warrens
Sundered Souls
The Captive King
The Cost of Death
The Eye of the Jailer
The Final Pieces
The Highlord Calls
The Highlord Calls
The Highlord Calls
The Highlord Calls
The Jailer's Share
The Search for Baine
The Weak Link
To Cleanse Shadow's Stain
Torghast, Tower of the Damned
Torment Chamber: Jaina
Torment Chamber: Thrall
Torment for the Taking
Tormentor's Notes
Trust Issues
Venthyr Concordat
Wailing Coin
What They Know
Words of the Warden
Words of Warding
Worn Obleron Etching
Collectibles from The Maw
Mounts, toys and battle pets the game data says you can obtain in The Maw. Showing 24 of 34 - the rest are listed on each collection's own page.
Mounts (8 of 9)
Bound Shadehound
Fallen Charger
Hand of Bahmethra
Hand of Nilganihmaht
Harvester's Dredwing
Mawsworn Soulhunter
Soulbound Gloomcharger
Undying Darkhound
Toys (8)
Ancient Elethium Coin
Bonestorm Top
Borr-Geth's Fiery Brimstone
Bottled Shade Heart
Jailer's Cage
Orophea's Lyre
Personal Ball and Chain
Vesper of Faith
Pets (8 of 17)
Quest Rewards in The Maw
Blizzard's quest data places 129 quests in The Maw. Together they award 592,800 experience and 2,419g 43s in coin. They are open to characters of level 10 to 80.
- Reputation earned: Ve'nari (+5,725).
- Quest types the API names: 8 Legendary and 7 Group.
- Item rewards (5 different items, counting every choice): Bound Shadehound, Chain of the Purpose-Bound, Drape of Inscrutable Purpose, Nilganihmaht Control Ring, Stolen Maw Badge.
Totals are summed from the Blizzard game data API quest records for this area; a quest that offers a choice counts every option once.
Achievements Tied to The Maw
1 achievement in the current game data names The Maw in its criteria.
- Explore The Maw (10 points) Explore The Maw, revealing the covered areas of the world map. Its 12 areas to discover: Calcis, Cocyrus, Crucible of the Damned, Desmotaeron, Gorgoa: River of Souls, Marrow's Coppice, Perdition Hold, Planes of Torment, Ravener's Lament, The Altar of Domination, The Beastwarrens and Zovaal's Cauldron.