Dragonflight: Return to the Forbidden Reach
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
With the defeat of Raszageth secured, a new opportunity to seek out and find answers about the dracthyr Evokers and their history arises within the Forbidden Reach. This max-level experience introduces new bosses and objectives, additional storms, new loot, and more.


Welcome to Morqut Village on the Morqut Islet


Every adventure in a new land has a starting point, and yours will begin on the Morqut Islet. You’ll find a variety of vendors and quest givers ready to send you on your first adventures within the Forbidden Reach.

You’ll want to keep your eye out for treasures and Bonus Objectives as you explore the mysteries of the Forbidden Reach. You never know what intriguing new items you’ll find and who will want to reward you for them.


Faction Envoys

Choose between the Dragonscale Expedition, Iskaara Tuskarr, Maruuk Centaur, and Valdrakken Accord to help each day to earn a 10% reputation increase for that faction. Envoys will occasionally offer quests for extra reputation and Elemental Overflow to spend at the Envoy traders for new rewards such as four new Dragonriding customizations, the Buckie battle pet, and the Noble Bruffalon mount.


New Treasures

Zskera Vault


The game is afoot and there’s treasure to be found in the Zskera Vault. Players will be able to enter a randomized treasure room to seek out the puzzles, monsters, and mysteries within. Each vault is unique to your character and available to complete until the next weekly reset. You’ll also be able to undertake a new vault quest each week from black dragon Voraxian, which will lead you through some long-buried history.

Keys Please
Pathfinder Jeb and Pathfinder Tacha will help you start your foray into the vault and provide your first 6 Zskera Vault Key but to gain access to more doors within the vault, you’ll need to search more of the Forbidden Reach to find them.

Each door within the vault will require its own key to gain access. Keys are Bind on Account so can be easily used by your alternate characters to continue your progress through the Vaults.

The Onyx Annulet and Primordial Stones
When you first venture into the Zskera Vaults, you’ll discover a quest for an “Unusual Ring.” Delivering the ring to Researcher Imareth at Morqut Village will reward you with the Onyx Annulet. An experiment by Neltharion, you can infuse the Annulet with the power of the elements by socketing up to three Primordial Stones. These Primordial Stones can be found as you discover treasures in the vaults. Every combination provides new and interesting synergies between them allowing you to create interesting outcomes to aid you through the Forbidden Reach and beyond.

Here are two examples:

Humming Arcane Stone
  • Primordial Stone
  • Item Level 405-425
  • Binds when picked up
  • Unique Equipped
  • Humming Arcane Stone
  • Equip: Dealing Magic damage has a chance to fire Arcane missiles for each Primordial Stone family you have equipped, each dealing Arcane damage.

Storm Infused Stone
  • Primordial Stone
  • Item Level 405-424
  • Binds when picked up
  • Unique-Equipped
  • Storm Infused Stone
  • Equip: Critically striking an enemy has a chance to shock them and 2 nearby enemies, dealing Nature damage.

Primordial Stones can be crushed into fragments and repurposed into an item to upgrade your favorite stones (through your local jewelcrafter.) You can also use these fragments to purchase newer stones from Researcher Imareth. While you can’t buy specific stones, they come in families, so that you can target the ones you want.

Don’t worry about losing the Primordial Stones you’ve socketed. They can be swapped out for other stones without being destroyed.


New Event: Mega-Storm
The impact of Raszageth’s escape is still keenly felt near her prison, and Primal Storms consisting of the varying elements, continue to besiege the area outside her prison. Completing these storm events rewards adventurers with upgraded storms gear. You’ll also accumulate Elemental Overflow as you engage with the Forbidden Reach’s mysteries and creatures. Elemental Overflow can be exchanged for gear on the Morqut Islet or Mythressa in Valdrakken.


New Dragonriding Races


Take to the skies and soar through six new races within the Forbidden Reach. You’ll also gain access to some new Dragonriding abilities along the way. Be prepared for a little danger as you make your way through the courses—the sky is not yours alone.


New Pet Battles
Meet up with a Pet Battlemaster in the Forbidden Reach to undertake a new challenge and gain some new battle pets along the way.


Adventure Awaits
You just never know who you’ll meet as you travel through the Forbidden Reach. Proceed with caution or you may meet your fate with some of the dangerous denizens who have set up in the Reach.




Whether the Zskera Vaults and their mysteries call to you, learning more about the mysterious dracthyr Evoker, or facing challenging new foes, we look forward to seeing you in the Forbidden Reach.
This article was originally published in forum thread: Dragonflight: Return to the Forbidden Reach started by Stoy View original post
Comments 40 Comments
  1. stoffe's Avatar
    How many month away are we from this? 2 at max maybe?
  1. Sentynel's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by stoffe View Post
    How many month away are we from this? 2 at max maybe?
    No way, it's coming this month I'd guess
  1. kamuimac's Avatar
    no new raid

    no new dungeons

    complete waste of time and resources
  1. Infragtes90's Avatar
    Will s2 Start with 10.0.7 also?
  1. Toadyus's Avatar
    more low-effort content....zzzZzzzzz... Thanks, Blizz.
  1. FelPlague's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Infragtes90 View Post
    Will s2 Start with 10.0.7 also?
    season 2 starts with 10.1.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stoffe View Post
    How many month away are we from this? 2 at max maybe?
    we know it comes out this month as it has updates for noblegarden in it.
  1. McNeil's Avatar
    I can't say that anything of this looks exciting, its just more of what we are already doing.
  1. stoffe's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by FelPlague View Post
    season 2 starts with 10.1.

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    we know it comes out this month as it has updates for noblegarden in it.

    oh okay nice! some new content to looking forward 2. But Season 2 starts next big patch right?
  1. Worldshaper's Avatar
    So where are the promised Holiday Updates from the roadmap?
  1. Kul's Avatar
    Start an alt and you’ll be fine.
  1. Azerox's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Infragtes90 View Post
    Will s2 Start with 10.0.7 also?
    Expect s2 somewhere in may or even june.
  1. FelPlague's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by stoffe View Post
    oh okay nice! some new content to looking forward 2. But Season 2 starts next big patch right?
    yes, season 2 will start at 10.1 which will be the next patch after 10.0.7.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Worldshaper View Post
    So where are the promised Holiday Updates from the roadmap?
    https://www.wowhead.com/ptr/item=204...basket-of-eggs
    unannounced, prob won't be till noble garden.
  1. Kiivar86's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by kamuimac View Post
    no new raid

    no new dungeons

    complete waste of time and resources
    I know, right? How dare they provide other types of content!
  1. Dracullus's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by stoffe View Post
    How many month away are we from this? 2 at max maybe?
    Probably 10 days judging from blue post after this.

    Quote Originally Posted by kamuimac View Post
    no new raid

    no new dungeons

    complete waste of time and resources
    So desperate and sad, you can tell expac is supported well when this is all you came up with.
  1. Stormgrip's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by kamuimac View Post
    no new raid

    no new dungeons

    complete waste of time and resources
    Actually its quite good use of both time and resources, doubling this as the Dracthyr starting zone saves a lot of development.
  1. GMZohar1's Avatar
    borrowed power.. yay
  1. Biomega's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by kamuimac View Post
    no new raid

    no new dungeons

    complete waste of time and resources
    This is a .0X patch, not a .X patch. Those don't usually come with new tiers or seasons.

    And it's not time for a new tier yet anyway, given the usual release timeline.

    So being disappointed there isn't a raid in this patch only means you don't understand how releases work, as neither the nomenclature nor the timing suggested in any way that this would contain a raid.

    The next tier/season will release with the .1 patch, which is expected to release in a few month - entirely in line with how raid tiers are usually released in any expansion. So it's completely unjustified to suggest this "wasted resources" that could have been used on a raid.
  1. FelPlague's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by kamuimac View Post
    no new raid

    no new dungeons

    complete waste of time and resources
    someone does not know the difference between a X.X.X patch and a X.X patch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GMZohar1 View Post
    borrowed power.. yay
    man I miss the day before everything was borrowed power, we have gotten the point trinkets, tier, gear, are all borrowed power.
  1. natham's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by kamuimac View Post
    no new raid

    no new dungeons

    complete waste of time and resources
    Just like your comment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GMZohar1 View Post
    borrowed power.. yay
    It is not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toadyus View Post
    more low-effort content....zzzZzzzzz... Thanks, Blizz.
    Its a minor patch what you expected actually?

    Whiny bastards all of you.
  1. Venziir's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Toadyus View Post
    more low-effort content....zzzZzzzzz... Thanks, Blizz.
    Dude, it's a 0.x patch, not a even a major content patch.

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