Maw storyline

Maw map

The Maw storyline is one of the two max-level parts of the Shadowlands campaign, and plays out in parallel to the Covenant campaign.

Level-up quests

Into the Maw

Players' first foray into the Shadowlands has them crash-land in the Maw during the Shadowlands intro experience.

1.  [50] Shadowlands: A Chilling Summons
2.  [50] Through the Shattered Sky
3. Complete all of:
   •  [50] A Fractured Blade
   •  [50] Mawsworn Menace
   •  [50] Ruiner's End
4.  [50] Fear to Tread
5.  [50] On Blackened Wings
6.  [50] A Flight from Darkness
7.  [50] A Moment's Respite
8.  [50] Field Seance
9.  [50] Speaking to the Dead
10.  [50] Soul in Hand
11.  [50] The Lion's Cage
12.  [50] The Afflictor's Key and  [50] An Undeserved Fate
13.  [50] From the Mouths of Madness
14.  [50] By and Down the River
15.  [50] Wounds Beyond Flesh and  [50] A Good Axe
16.  [50] Draw Out the Darkness
17.  [50] The Path to Salvation
18.  [50] Stand as One

Ritual for the Damned

Late in the Maldraxxus storyline, the Maw Walker is tasked to return to the Maw to retrieve a Baron of Maldraxxus.

1.  [53-60] Among the Chosen
2.  [53-60] The Maw
3.  [53-60] Seeking the Baron
4.  [53-60] The Hunt for the Baron
5.  [53-60] A Cooling Trail
6.  [53-60] The Brand Holds the Key
7.  [53-60] Hope Never Dies
8.  [53-60] Delving Deeper
9.  [53-60] A Bond Beyond Death
10.  [53-60] Wake of Ashes
11.  [53-60] Maw Walker
12.  [53-60] A Soul Saved

Prince Renathal

Near the end of the Revendreth storyline, players are asked to return to the Maw again to retrieve Prince Renathal, which ends up sending players into Torghast for the first time.

1.  [58-60] In the Ruin of Rebellion
2.  [58-60] Prince Renathal
3.  [58-60] Cages For All Occasions
4.  [58-60] A Royal Key
5.  [58-60] Torghast, Tower of the Damned
6.  [58-60] Refuge of Revendreth

Under the Jailer's Eye

Zone map at level 60

At max level, midway through the first chapter of their covenant campaign, players are sent to the Maw to recover souls to power their covenant sanctum. While working on Ve'nari's tasks, adventurers see Baine get captured and sent to Torghast!

1.  [60] Friends in Dark Places or  [60] The Soul Contact or  [60] Do What We Cannot or  [60] Back into the Darkness
2.  [60] Setting the Ground Rules
3.  [60] Rule 1: Have an Escape Plan
4.  [60] Rule 2: Keep a Low Profile
5.  [60] Rule 3: Trust is Earned
6.  [60] Hopeful News

Recovering Baine and the Runecarver

After completing the first chapter of the covenant campaign, Bolvar Fordrgaon asks players to return to Torghast to save Baine. In the process, they will recover a key that leads to the Runecarver, crafter of artifacts (and legendaries).

1.  [60] The Highlord Calls
2.  [60] Into Torghast
3.  [60] The Search for Baine
4.  [60] Prison of the Forgotten
5.  [60] Deep Within
6.  [60] Reawakening
7.  [60] A Damned Pact
8.  [60] A Grave Chance
9.  [60] The Weak Link
   • Optional side chain to unlock Runecrafting:

    [60] Ashes of the Tower,  [60] The Final Pieces, One of:   [60] The Vessels of the Thread,   [60] The Vessels of Leather and Bone,   [60] The Vessels of Metal,   [60] The Vessels of Jewels

The subject of this section was removed from World of Warcraft in patch 9.1.0.

1.  [60] Explore Torghast
2.  [60] Remnants of Hope
3.  [60] Information for a Price
4.  [60] Torment Chamber: Jaina
5.  [60] Finding a Witness
6.  [60] Lest the Trail Go Cold
7.  [60] Torment Chamber: Thrall
8.  [60] Signs of the Lion
9.  [60] The Captive King

New Rules

After the Maw Walker explores Torghast for the first time, Ve'nari adds more rules to her list, unlocking more of the Maw:

1.  [60] Trust Issues
2.  [60] Rule 4: Make A List
3.  [60] Rule 5: Be Audacious (requires Tentative)
4.  [60] Rule 6: Concealment is Everything (requires Ambivalent)
   • Optional side chain:
   1.  [60] Rule 6 Footnote: Don't Forget Anything (optional breadcrumb)
   2.  [60] Rule 6 Addendum: Save Me At Any Cost
   •  [60G5] Stalking the Warrens
5.  [60] Rule 7: Betrayal is Inevitable (requires Appreciative)

A Fateful Vision

After defeating Sire Denathrius in Castle Nathria (for  [60R] Redemption for the Redeemer) and seeing Bolvar's vision of Anduin in  [60] The Captive King, Bolvar reaches out to the Maw Walker, alarmed, and starts the final Patch 9.0 chapter of the Maw storyline.

Required prerequisite:  [60R] Redemption for the Redeemer

1.  [60] An Echo in the Darkness
2.  [60] The Highlord's Vision
3.  [60] A Mourneblade Born
4.  [60] The Jailer's Grasp

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