Millhouse Manastorm

Millhouse Manastorm
Title	<Duck Expert Extraordinaire>,; <Rogue Arcanist>,; <Follower>,; The Forgemaster
Gender	Male
Race	Gnome (Humanoid)
Class	Mage, Warlock
Resource	Mana
Affiliation(s)	Tirisgarde, Brawler's Guild
Former affiliation(s)	Twilight's Hammer, Independent (presumed)
Occupation	Champion of the Tirisgarde
Former occupation(s)	Twilight Forgemaster
Location	Various
Status	Alive
Relative(s)	Magnus (father), Millificent (wife)
Arcatraz
Zereketh the Unbound; Wrath-Scryer Soccothrates; Dalliah the Doomsayer; Harbinger Skyriss	(lore); (lore); (lore); (lore)
	NPCs
Warden Mellichar; Millhouse Manastorm	(lore); (lore)
	Other Tempest Keep instances
	Botanica (5) ; Mechanar (5); Eye (25)

For strategies on defeating him in the Brawler's Guild, see Millhouse Manastorm (Brawler's Guild). For strategies on defeating him in the Other Side, see Manastorms.

Millhouse "Jerimus" Manastorm is a wily gnome mage that first appeared as a prisoner trapped in the Arcatraz wing of Tempest Keep. In order to acquire [The Tempest Key], formerly required to unlock The Eye wing of Tempest Keep, players must enter Arcatraz on heroic mode, and make sure that Millhouse survives until the death of Harbinger Skyriss. He is released during the second wave of the Harbinger Skyriss encounter.

Later on, Manastorm appeared scheming with the Twilight's Hammer in Deepholm and yet later in the Brawler's Guild in Stormwind City and Orgrimmar as an opponent. If the player upgrades an inn to Level 2 at their Tier 2 garrison on Draenor, Manastorm will show up with a dungeon quest, unlocking him as a follower. He plays a prominent role in the Tirisgarde Campaign.

Millhouse is married to Millificent Manastorm, with whom he has a love-hate relationship. The two are fought in the Manastorms encounter in the Other Side.

Background

Trapped in Arcatraz

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Millhouse escaping the Arcatraz.

While the Arcatraz is a place of imprisonment for dangerous beings the naaru encountered, Millhouse, in fact, was merely a victim of circumstance - a stowaway who was in the wrong naaru vessel at the wrong time.^[2] It is unknown how he actually got there, but his curiosity over the mysterious naaru and his knowledge of the arcane may have played a major part in his entry.

Cataclysm

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Millhouse in the Stonecore.

Following the Cataclysm, Millhouse returned as a member of the Twilight's Hammer cult. It was perhaps his proximity to Skyriss—a servant of the Old Gods—that led to him joining the cult.^[3] He was involved in their operations in Deepholm,^[4] and appeared numerous times in the Stonecore. He had apparently acquired a new spell called "Impending Doooooom!", but its effects were unknown as he was interrupted by the arrival of Corborus. He and his Twilight's Hammer loyalists were knocked over the precipice and was suspected to have been killed in the impact.

Mists of Pandaria

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Having somehow survived his fall, Millhouse joined the Brawler's Guild as a gladiator. Apparently, the Stonecore was merely a setback.

Warlords of Draenor

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If the adventurer reached the Level 2 inn, Millhouse showed up on the second floor, and after quickly assuring them that he had changed, he asked for help in collecting a piece of equipment for a humanitarian project he was working on. After helping him out, he joined the growing fort as a follower.^[5]

Legion

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During the third invasion of the Burning Legion, Millhouse was searching for the Nightborne Soulstone within the Arcway tunnels near Felsoul Hold,^[6] only to be captured by the Burning Legion. When the Archmage of the Tirisgarde, accompanied by Kalecgos, came searching for a corrupted Archmage Vargoth within the tunnels, they freed Millhouse and joined forces.^[7] Eventually, the two found Vargoth within the tunnels, but the possessed mage managed to escape. Afterward, Millhouse joined the Tirisgarde to aid in their search for the Soulstone.^[8]

Eventually, the Tirisgarde succeeded in rescuing Vargoth and managed to use the Soulstone to imprison Kathra'natir, the dreadlord possessing the archmage. During the following celebration, Millhouse tried to claim his prize, only for Khadgar to refuse him, promising instead to aid him in search of other artifacts. Millhouse then ran off, exclaiming "You're not my friends anymore!".^[9] He remained a Champion of the Archmage, however.

He later sent an image of himself to the Violet Hold battling with the adventurers against his wife, Millificent Manastorm who managed to escape.

Shadowlands

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At an unknown point in time, Millhouse made a deal with the loa Bwonsamdi for some of his mojo for his experiments.

When he and his wife were confronted by adventurers, he instantly realized that the loa had sent them to recover his mojo, which caused his wife to become outraged that he had made a deal with Bwonsamdi too. In response, Millhouse called her out on her hypocrisy, and they subsequently fought Bwonsamdi's agents. After being beaten, he surrendered and declared that he would prefer Millificent over the mojo, an admission that deeply touched Millificent.

With the mojo in their possession, Bwonsamdi's agents returned to the loa, while the Manastorms affirmed their love towards one another.^[10]

Dragonflight

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Millhouse in the Duck Cave.

Alongside Millificent Manastorm, Millhouse was found inside the Duck Cave of the Upper Frostlands, in the Azure Span. As a Duck Expert Extraordinaire, Millhouse's Manastorming For Beginners tome started the mage-only quest [10-70] Best Spell Ever, which awarded [Tome of Polymorph: Duck].

Soridormi later revealed that while the Manastorms romance was explosive, it was sparked by a flame that was quite small. However, due to Millhouse having an uncharacteristic crisis of confidence, she sent adventurers into the past to help bring them together. After they successfully helped him build up the confidence to approach Millificent, they returned to Soridormi who declared that they had kept events as they should be and helped two people love.^[11]

The War Within

This section concerns content related to The War Within.

Millhouse Manastorm.

After the fall of Dalaran, Millhouse could be found in the Kindling Parlor in Dornogal, seemingly having lost his clothes over a match of Hearthstone against Valeera Sanguinar.

Locations

Location	Level range	Reaction	Notes
Containment Core, Arcatraz	25-30 Elite	Alliance Horde
Deepholm	30-35 Elite	Alliance Horde	During the Deepholm storyline.
Winding Halls, Stonecore	30-35 Elite	Alliance Horde
Bizmo's Brawlpub; Brawl'gar Arena	... Elite	Alliance Horde	As a legacy encounter.
Frostwall; Lunarfall	10-40	Alliance Horde	As a Garrison inn visitor and a follower.
Suramar	45 Elite	Alliance Horde	As part of the Mage Campaign.
Hall of the Guardian	45	Alliance Horde
Salty Sailor Tavern, Cape of Stranglethorn	1-80	Alliance Horde	During Great Gnomeregan Run.
Other Side	62 Elite	Alliance Horde	As a boss encounter.
Azure Span	62 Elite	Alliance Horde
Dalaran	30 Elite	Alliance Horde	During [70 Daily] Manastorm Mystique.
Kindling Parlor, Dornogal^[61.0, 5.6]	1 Elite	Alliance Horde

Abilities

Arcatraz

Arcane Charge — An arcane charge, generated by Arcane Blast, Arcane Missiles, and Arcane Explosion, and consumed by Arcane Barrage and Evocation.
Arcane Intellect — Increases the target's Intellect by 100 for 30 min.
Arcane Missiles — Launches magical missiles at an enemy, inflicting Arcane damage.
Chilled — Slows an attacker's movement by 30%.
Cone of Cold — Inflicts Frost damage to enemies in a cone in front of the caster, reducing their movement speed for 8 sec.
Conjure Water — Conjures a refreshing drink.
Fire Blast — Inflicts Fire damage to an enemy.
Fireball — Inflicts Fire damage to an enemy.
Frostbolt — Inflicts Frost damage to an enemy and reduces its movement speed for 4 sec.
Ice Armor — Increases armor by 2000 and Frost resistance by 50. If an enemy strikes the caster, they may have their movement slowed to 30% and attacks slowed by 30% for 5 sec. Only one type of Armor spell can be active on the Mage at any time. Lasts 30 min.
Ice Block — You become encased in a block of ice, protecting you from all physical attacks and spells for 10 sec, but during that time you cannot attack, move or cast spells.
Pyroblast — Inflicts Fire damage to an enemy, then additional damage every 3 sec. for 12 sec.

Deepholm

Blizzard — Calls down a blizzard that lasts 8 sec., inflicting Frost damage every 2 sec. to all enemies in a selected area.
Blur — Renders the caster immune to all schools, untargetable, and increases their movement speed by 200%.
Frost Armor — Encases the caster in a layer of frost that lasts 30 min. The thick ice increases armor, slows melee attackers' movement, and increases the time between their attacks.
Frost Nova — Inflicts Frost damage to nearby enemies, immobilizing them for up to 4 sec.
Frostbolt — Inflicts Frost damage to an enemy and reduces its movement speed for 4 sec.
Ice Lance — Deals Frost damage to an enemy target. Causes double damage against Frozen targets.

Stonecore

Millhouse enjoying Tigule's Special Blend in the Stonecore.

Blur — Renders the caster immune to all schools, untargetable, and increases their movement speed by 200%.
Fear — Strikes fear in an enemy, causing it to flee in terror for 4 sec. Only 1 target can be feared at a time.
Frostbolt Volley — Deals 4750 to 5250 Frost damage to all enemies in a 40 yard radius and slows their movement speed by 30% for 2 sec.
Impending Doooooom! — Delivers a strike so diabolical, it is unable to be described accurately in text. Affected targets will similarily be unlikely to have understood the full effect of this spell as its blinding brilliance washes over them like tidal wave of devastation.
Shadow Bolt — Hurls a bolt of dark magic at an enemy, inflicting Shadow damage.
Shadowfury — Deals 3325 to 3675 (+ 12.9% of Spell power) Shadow damage and stuns all enemies in a 0 yard radius around a random enemy target.
Tigule's Special Blend — Restores 10% health and mana per second.

Brawler's Guild: Main article: Millhouse Manastorm (Brawler's Guild)#Abilities

Frostwall/Lunarfall

Arcane Missiles — Launches magical missiles at an enemy, inflicting Arcane damage every 1 sec. for 5 sec.
Blink — Teleports the caster forward and increases Haste by 50% for 10 sec.
Counterspell — Counters the enemy's spellcast, silencing the target for 6 sec.
Polymorph — Transforms an enemy into a sheep, forcing it to wander around for up to 15 sec. While wandering, the sheep cannot attack or cast spells.
Time Warp — Warp the flow of time, increasing haste by 30% for all allies within 100 yards. Lasts 30 sec.

Suramar

Doom! — Inflicts Chaos damage immediately and every 0.5 sec. for 12 sec. This effect stacks. When it reaches 5 stacks, it unleashes Doom!!!, exploding the creature, inflicting Chaos damage to the creature and all other nearby creatures and stunning them for 15 sec.
DOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!! — Inflicts EXTREME Chaos damage. May have unintended side effects.

Manastorms: Main article: Manastorms#Abilities

As a follower

Millhouse Manastorm is an Arcane Mage Garrison follower with the following abilities:

Blink (Ability) — Cast by a mage to quickly teleport out of harm's way. Hax. Counters: Danger Zones
Counterspell (Ability) — Cast by a mage to interrupt a spell. Counters: Powerful Spell
Polymorph (Ability) — Cast by a mage to neutralize a dangerous enemy. Counters: Deadly Minions
Time Warp (Ability) — Cast by a mage to greatly increase burst damage. Counters: Timed Battle

Millhouse Manastorm is also a Fire Mage Class Hall champion with the following abilities:

Verbose Grandstanding (Ability) — Increases success chance against Bosses by 20% but doubles mission duration. Counters: Boss
Fire (Specialization) — Ignite the air around you with balls of fire and combustive flames to counter some Bosses. Counters: Boss
Blizzard (Ability) — Ice shards pelt the target area to counter a Minion. Counters: Minions

He can also be assigned as a bodyguard:

Guardian — Can accompany you as a guardian in the Broken Isles when assigned as a Combat Ally.

As a bodyguard

Arcane Blast — Blasts the target with energy, dealing Arcane damage.
Arcane Explosion — Causes an explosion of magic around the caster, dealing Arcane damage to all nearby enemies.
Arcane Missiles — Launches magical missiles at an enemy, inflicting Arcane damage every 0.4 sec. for 2 sec.
Pyroblast — Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes Fire damage.

Quests

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[40H] For The Children!

Objective of

[30H] Trial of the Naaru: Tenacity
[70 Daily] Manastorm Mystique

Quotes

Millhouse Manastorm in the Arcatraz.

Millhouse stands triumphant over his foe.

In the Arcatraz

This section concerns content related to The Burning Crusade.

Intro: Millhouse Manstorm yells: Where in Bonzo's Brass Buttons am I? And who are-- yaaghh, that's one mother of a headache!; Warden Mellichar yells: What is this? A lowly gnome? I will do better, oh great one.; Millhouse Manstorm yells: "Lowly"? I don't care who you are, friend: nobody refers to the mighty Millhouse Manastorm as "lowly"!; Millhouse Manstorm yells: I have no idea what goes on here, but I will gladly join your fight against this impudent imbecile! Prepare to defend yourself, cretin!

As he buffs himself

I just need to get some things ready first. You guys go ahead and get started. I need to summon up some water...
Fantastic! Next, some protective spells. Yes, now we're cookin'!
And of course I'll need some mana. You guys are gonna love this; just wait....

Aggro: Aaalllriiiight!! Who ordered up an extra large can of whoop-ass?

Pyroblast: I'm gonna light you up, sweet cheeks!

Iceblock: Ice, ice baby!

Throughout the fight

I didn't even break a sweat on that one.
You guys feel free to jump in anytime.

20% health: Heal me! For the love of all that's holy, heal me! I'm dying!!

Death: You'll be hearing from my lawyer!

Harbinger Skyriss dies: Who's bad? Who's bad? That's right: we bad!

After Skyriss' death

I should be able to get out here now. Thanks!
This place is crazy! I could spend years here investigating all this technology!
Thanks for getting me out of there. I owe you one!