Vault of the Incarnates
| Vault of the Incarnates | |
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 Loading screen | |
| Location | Thaldraszus |
| Race(s) |
    Proto-Dragon  Djaradin    Elemental  Dwarf  Night elf  Tauren  Jungle troll  Orc  Draenei   Spider |
| End boss |
 Raszageth the Storm-Eater |
| Instance info | |
| Type | Raid |
| Level | 70 |
| Min ilvl | 359 |
| Player limit | 10-30 |
| Cross-faction? |
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The Vault of the Incarnates is a raid in Dragonflight. It is an ancient Titan vault, which players enter in their pursuit of Raszageth, who is trying to free her three siblings from imprisonment. The Primalists have built a fortress around the vault, which adventurers must fight through before reaching Raszageth.[1]
Getting there
The raid entrance is located at [73.14, 55.60] at the eastern end of Thaldraszus, behind the complex of Tyrhold.
History
Following Raszageth's imprisonment in the Reach, the black and bronze dragonflights worked together with the titanforged to create a prison to hold the other three Primal Incarnates.[2] Twenty-four years later, Neltharion lured Fyrakk into assaulting the Obsidian Citadel and goaded him into attacking Alexstrasza. Once the two dragons were grappling with each other in the air, however, "Alexstrasza" revealed she was actually Malygos in disguise, who pulled Fyrakk through a portal into the Vault of Incarnates. There, as Fyrakk was incapacitated by the disorienting effects of traveling through a portal for the first time, Ysera sent him into an eternal slumber.[3]
After another hundred years of battle, Alexstrasza challenged Vyranoth, her old friend, to single combat. When she emerged victorious, she commanded the green dragonflight to heal Vyranoth's wounds and place her into a deep sleep so that the blue dragonflight could transport her into the Vault. Meanwhile, Iridikron mounted a full-scale assault on the Broodlands. While his Primalist forces laid siege to Valdrakken, Iridikron went directly to the Vault to free Fyrakk. Neltharion met him there, where gouts of magma were pulled into the air and frozen into rock as they unleashed their powers against each other and devastated the land around them. The battle was interrupted by the arrival of Alexstrasza, leading Vyranoth's former followers. Seeing the forces arrayed against him, Iridikron fled.[4]
Decades later, the Dragon Aspects launched an assault on Iridikron's lair, Harrowsdeep. After an intense battle, Neltharion succeeded in subduing him.[5] Several weeks after the last of the Incarnates was imprisoned, the Aspects returned to seal the Vault. Nozdormu sealed the inner gate with temporal enchantments, Malygos placed arcane wards on the outer door, and finally Neltharion buried the vault within the earth.[6]
Twenty thousand years after the War of the Scaleborn, Raszageth was freed from her prison in the Froststone Vault. After Alexstrasza failed to reignite the Mother Oathstone, Raszageth flew the Vault of the Incarnates and broke in to free her brethren.[7] Though she was slain by adventurers, she succeeded in damaging the mechanisms enough for the prison to fail, freeing the other three Incarnates. Khadgar quickly teleported the adventurers to safety before the trio could exact vengeance for Raszageth's demise.[8]
Adventure Guide
The Primalists breached the Titan prison used to hold the Incarnates for millennia. Within, Raszageth performs a foul ritual to unleash her siblings, so together they can purge the world of the Titans' influence. The champions of Azeroth must assault this impregnable fortress and break their defenses to end this threat. While many could fall, defeat condemns all the realms to the Incarnates' reign of fire and blood.
Inhabitants
Alexstrasza the Life-Binder <Queen of the Dragons>
Cataloger Wilson
Nirazal <Flight Master>
Quests
A short quest chain leads max-level players to (and through) the instance:
[70] To Tyrhold- [70] Aspect Power
- [70] Red Dawn
- [70R] Vault of the Incarnates: Fury of the Storm-Eater
- [70R] Together We Are Unstoppable
Encounters
- The Primal Bulwark
The Primal Council bolsters their defenses within the mountain. Their ranks must be broken to stop the Incarnates' release.
- Caverns of Infusion
Kurog Grimtotem prepares to unleash monstrous elementals to bring about the destruction of any who oppose him.
- Fury of the Storm
Raszageth's fury threatens to destroy her siblings' prison. If she succeeds, the Incarnates will wreak havoc across Azeroth.
Maps and subregions
- Instance maps
The Primal Bulwark
The Elemental Conclave
Galewind Crag
The Vault Approach, Iceskitter Hollow (lower area), and Quarry of Infusion
Iceskitter Hollow (upper area)
The Primal Convergence
The Clutchwarren
Vault of the Incarnates
Narrative
The group of champions arrives at the Outer Seal alongside forces from the Kirion Tor and the dragon flights led by Khadgar and Kalecgos.
- Archmage Khadgar says: The Kirin Tor have answered the Dragon Queen's call, Kalecgos. But I wish the other Aspects were here with us.
- Kalecgos says: Alexstrasza is still recovering from her last encounter with Raszageth. Nozdormu feels the weight of destiny pressing down upon him.
- Kalecgos says: It falls to us to take back this prison from the Primalists and ensure the other Incarnates are not freed.
- Archmage Khadgar says: The Primalists have used their elemental magic to breach the outer titan seal!
- Archmage Khadgar says: Then we shall not fail, my friend.
- Archmage Khadgar says: Who knows? This battle may inspire a tale that you can share with your own clutch one day.
- Archmage Khadgar says: Kalecgos, do you know where the other Incarnates are imprisoned?
- Kalecgos yells: Within the core of the mountain. Neltharion himself shaped the earth around the vault to protect it.
- Kalecgos yells: We must break their lines and stop Raszageth before she can free them!
Talking to Khadgar he says:
The Aspects have offered the support of the finest drakes from each dragonflight. Speak with each of them to prepare for the battle ahead.
Ready your allies and speak with me when all are ready to begin the assault.
Once ready, the champions mount dragons and start an aerial assault upon the Primalists troops on the Primal Bulwark. When the primalists summon Volcanius Khadgar says:
- Archmage Khadgar says: The Primalists have summoned a massive fire elemental!
- Archmage Khadgar says: Champions, focus your attacks on its center platform. Bring it down!
Eventually, Raszageth intervenes and dismounts all the champions from the dragons.
- Raszageth yells: The skies are mine to control!
- Raszageth yells: Eranog, finish them! The ritual must not be interrupted!
- Archmage Khadgar says: Looks like we go the rest of the way on foot.
- Kalecgos says: By fang or by talon, Raszageth must be stopped.
The group then makes their way to Eranog.
- Eranog says: Was this the best you could muster, Kalecgos?
- Eranog says: A band of mewling soft scales following a whelp?
- Eranog says: I'll grind your skulls under my heel.
Once Eranog is defeated:
- Eranog yells: Broodmother... I've... failed you...
- Archmage Khadgar says: Set up a perimeter and tend the wounded! Champions, rally to me.
- Archmage Khadgar says: Kalecgos, think we can take to the skies?
- Kalecgos says: Doubtful. Raszageth was not boasting. The sky is her domain.
- Kalecgos says: We must cut the Primalists off from their power before we engage the Storm-Eater.
- Archmage Khadgar says: I expect they won't make it easy for us. Champions, when you're ready.
The group then makes their way to either the Primal Council or Terros next. On their path to the Primal Council the group fight various primalist forces including a group of Qalashi djaradin.
- Qalashi Emissary yells: Be on your guard, I do not trust these dragon worshippers.
Once at the Elemental Conclave the councilors summon elementals one after another. Embar Firepath summons Magmas. After Magmas is defeated Kadros Icewrath summons Glacias.
- Kadros Icewrath says: Frost does not care who falls into its icy embrace.
- Kadros Icewrath says: Your faces will be frozen in horror forever.
After Glacias is defeated Opalfang summons Loamas.
- Opalfang says: The earth opens!
- Opalfang says: Blood feeds the earth!
After defeating Loamas Dathea Stormlash summons Cyclas.
- Dathea Stormlash says: Lightning's caress is capricious.
- Dathea Stormlash says: One kiss marks you forever.
Once Cyclas is defeated:
- Dathea Stormlash says: No matter.
- Kadros Icewrath says: Soon, the Incarnates will be unleashed on a world in need of our rule.
The battle with the Primal Council begins. Once all the councilors have been defeated Dathea manages to escape.
- Kadros Icewrath yells: Dathea... Protect the Storm-Eater.
- Dathea Stormlash yells: Kadros! No!
- Dathea Stormlash yells: You... you will know my wrath!
The group heads to Galewing Crag where Dathea can be found, fighting air primalists along the way including a powerful air elemental named Thondrozus. Once at the location Dathea can be seen with Raszageth.
- Dathea Stormlash says: They killed my brother! My vengeance requires your power!
- Raszageth yells: Quiet, whimpering fool! If I didn't have need of you, you'd already be dead.
- Raszageth yells: I will grant you a modicum of my strength. It should suffice to deal with these meddlers.
- Dathea Stormlash says: It's... it's too much!
- Raszageth yells: Indeed. This gift will destroy you. Kill them before it does.
- Dathea, Ascended says: I will not fail.
With Dathea defeated the other path leads to Kurog Grimtotem but the group has to go through two monstrous elementals first. The group heads to the Quarry of Infusion where Terros can be found. Along the way they fight earth primalists and a primal fire elemental dragon named Iskakx. The way to the Elemental Conclave where Kurog is located is blocked but the group can hear him.
- Primalist Infuser says: Master, Eranog has fallen. The invaders are headed towards us.
- Kurog Grimtotem says: Let them come! My creations will rend their flesh from bone.
Once near the quarry, the group fights another primal elemental dragon named Kaurdyth.
- Eminent Earthshaper yells: The invaders are here! Work quickly!
- Quarry Earthshaper yells: It's too early! You're ensuring our destruction!
- Quarry Earthshaper yells: The ritual is incomplete! We're doomed!
- Eminent Earthshaper yells: Cowards! The elemental is almost to our plane!
- Terros awakens and kills the primalists that were summoning him.
- Eminent Earthshaper yells: Be free...
The battle with Terros begins.
After defeating Terros:
- Archmage Khadgar says: If Kurog can manifest creatures this powerful, we should proceed with caution.
- Archmage Khadgar says: We'll need to destroy any that remain before we confront him.
- Kalecgos says: Just as long as none of them are spiders.
The group heads to Iceskitter Hollow next fighting frost primalists along the way. Once there they kill a group of spiders which awakens Sennarth.
- Archmage Khadgar says: This cold chills me to the bone.
- Archmage Khadgar says: Hold. We are not alone. Something stalks us.
- Kalecgos says: What do you sense?
- Archmage Khadgar says: Looks like Kurog has himself an ice spider... and it laid eggs.
- Sennarth appears.
The group fights Sennarth following it as it ascendeds through Iceskitter Hollow and defeat her.
- Kalecgos says: Good riddance! I wish Alexstrasza were here. This whole den should be cleansed with fire!
- Archmage Khadgar says: Another time, my friend. The Grand Summoner awaits.
The way to Kurog is finally open so the group heads to the Elemental Conclave to confront him, fighting primalists forces of all elements along the way.
- Kurog Grimtotem yells: You dispatched a few of my playthings, nothing more. Now comes your doom!
The group engages Kurog who says these lines during combat:
- Kurog Grimtotem yells: Now you face the master of primal elements!
- Kurog Grimtotem yells: Ha! There is no element I cannot control!
- Kurog Grimtotem yells: Hahaha! My power is limitless!
- When Kurog is defeated.
- Archmage Khadgar says: Kurog and his creations will not threaten us again.
- Kalecgos says: We cannot afford to relent. Not until we stop Raszageth.
With the Primalists forces cleared the way to the Clutchwarren is opened where Broodkeeper Diurna can be found.
- Broodkeeper Diurna says: You are here. Which means, Eranog is dead.
- Broodkeeper Diurna says: To you, he was just an obstacle to be cleared.
- Broodkeeper Diurna says: To me, he was a son.
- Broodkeeper Diurna says: The fate of Azeroth does not matter now.
- Broodkeeper Diurna says: Only vengeance for my son.
- When Broodkeeper Diurna is defeated.
- Archmage Khadgar says: The drakes are fleeing!
- Kalecgos says: Without Diurna to control them, they have lost the will to fight.
- Archmage Khadgar says: Champions, now is the time to strike.
Finally, it is time to confront Raszageth and the group heads to the innermost part of the vault where the imprisoned Incarnates can be found with Raszageth about to free them.
- Raszageth yells: Unworthy mortals! When my kin are unleashed, we will reclaim this world for true dragonkind! The false reign of the Aspects will be ended!
Finally, Raszageth is defeated,d and this cinematic plays out:
The group is teleported to the Seat of the Aspects:
- Kalecgos says: We must go to Alexstrasza and Nozdormu and tell them what happened.
- Kalecgos says: They stopped the Incarnates once before. I have to believe they'll be able to do so again.
- Archmage Khadgar says: Then let us not delay.
- Archmage Khadgar says: If there's one thing I've learned from all the battles I've fought, it's that no matter how dark things get, we must never lose hope.
Talking to Khadgar he says.
Chasing Iridikron and the others will be a challenge...
<Khadgar smirks slightly.>
But so was fighting the Legion. I have no doubts the champions of Azeroth will rise to meet the challenge these Incarnates pose,
Talking to Kalecgos he says.
Raszageth was once like a sibling to the Aspects. It pains me what happened here today.
we must be vigilant - the Incarnates will seek vengeance for Raszageth once they have gathered their strength. I fear we have not heard the last of them.
Nearby is a Blue Dragon
What do you seek?
Return me to the Vault of the Incarnates.
Loot
Item levels
There are three sets of bosses in the raid:
- Early bosses: Eranog, Terros, The Primal Council, Sennarth, the Cold Breath
- Wing bosses: Dathea, Ascended, Kurog Grimtotem
- Final bosses: Broodkeeper Diurna, Raszageth the Storm-Eater
| Difficulty | Early | Wing | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raid Finder | 376 | 382 | 385 |
| Normal | 389 | 395 | 398 |
| Heroic | 402 | 408 | 411 |
| Mythic | 415 | 421 | 424 |
Tier sets
Five-piece tier set pieces drop from specific boss encounters in the raid:
- Head: Raszageth the Storm-Eater
- Shoulders: Broodkeeper Diurna
- Chest: Kurog Grimtotem
- Hands: Dathea, Ascended
- Legs: Sennarth, the Cold Breath
The following classes share loot tokens:
- Dreadful: Death Knight, Demon Hunter, Warlock
- Mystic: Druid, Hunter, Mage
- Venerated: Paladin, Priest, Shaman
- Zenith: Evoker, Monk, Rogue, Warrior
The sets are class-based:
Death knight: Haunted Frostbrood Remains
Demon hunter: Skybound Avenger's Flightwear
Druid: Lost Landcaller's Vesture
Evoker: Scales of the Awakened
Hunter: Stormwing Harrier's Camouflage
Mage: Bindings of the Crystal Scholar
Monk: Wrappings of the Waking Fist
Paladin: Virtuous Silver Cataphract
Priest: Draconic Hierophant's Finery
Rogue: Vault Delver's Toolkit
Shaman: Elements of Infused Earth
Warlock: Scalesworn Cultist's Habit
Warrior: Stones of the Walking Mountain
Collectables
There are two mounts that come directly from the raid:
[Raging Magmammoth] - 
[Glory of the Vault Raider]
[Iskaara Trader's Ottuk] - Trade in 
[Eye of the Vengeful Hurricane] from Dathea, Ascended and 
[Terros's Captive Core] from Terros
One appearance mod can come from clearing 
[Mythic: Raszageth the Storm-Eater], but it can also come from 
[Elite: Dragonflight Season 1] or 
[Dragonflight Keystone Hero: Season One]:
Unique drops
A few boss encounters drop unique items, which have an item level bonus of +6 or +7 compared to other items in their loot pool. The rings and trinket drop very rarely.
| Slot | Item | Boss |
|---|---|---|
| Bow |  [Neltharax, Enemy of the Sky] |
Raszageth the Storm-Eater |
| Staff |  [Kharnalex, The First Light] |
Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Ring |  [Seal of Diurna's Chosen] |
Eranog |
| Ring |  [Seal of Filial Duty] |
Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Trinket |  [Whispering Incarnate Icon] |
The Primal Council |
All drops
| Encounter | Loot |
|---|---|
| Dathea, Ascended | |
| The Primal Council | |
| Raszageth the Storm-Eater | |
| Broodkeeper Diurna | |
| Kurog Grimtotem | |
| Sennarth, the Cold Breath | |
| Terros | |
| Eranog | |
Opening dates
To queue for Raid Finder wings, an average item level of 359 is required.
| Date opened | Mode | Wing/Bosses |
|---|---|---|
| 12 December 2022[9] | Normal/Heroic/Mythic | All bosses |
| 19 December 2022 | Raid Finder |  [The Primal Bulwark]
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| 2 January 2023 | Raid Finder |  [Caverns of Infusion]
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| 16 January 2023 | Raid Finder | [Fury of the Storm]
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Achievements
- [Vault of the Incarnates]
- [Vault of the Incarnates Guild Run]
- [Glory of the Vault Raider]
- [The Primal Bulwark]
- [Caverns of Infusion]
- [Fury of the Storm]
[Incubation Extermination]
[The Ol Raszle Daszle]- [Ahead of the Curve: Raszageth the Storm-Eater]
[Mythic: Broodkeeper Diurna]- [Mythic: Raszageth the Storm-Eater]
- [Cutting Edge: Raszageth the Storm-Eater]
- [Hall of Fame: Raszageth the Storm-Eater (Alliance)]
- [Hall of Fame: Raszageth the Storm-Eater (Horde)]
Denizens
| Bosses | Mobs | NPCs |
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Further down the vault's tunnel: |
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The Primal Convergence outer ring: |
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Tunnel leading to the Clutchwarren: |
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Gallery
The Primal Bulwark
Eranog's area
The Vault Approach
Iceskitter Hollow
Galewing Crag
The Primal Convergence
The Clutchwarren
Vault of the Incarnates (subarea)
Vault of the Incarnates tier sets concept art
Terros concept art
Early concept art of the inside of the raid
Early concept art of the raid from the outside
Early concept art of the raid from the outside broken in by the Primalists
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Patch changes
Patch 10.0.2 (2022-11-15): Added.
References
- ^ 2022-11-24, Dragonflight Survival Guide | Live on November 28 | World of Warcraft. YouTube, retrieved on 2022-11-26
- ^ World of Warcraft: War of the Scaleborn, chapter 16
- ^ World of Warcraft: War of the Scaleborn, chapter 19
- ^ World of Warcraft: War of the Scaleborn, chapter 23
- ^ World of Warcraft: War of the Scaleborn, chapter 27
- ^ World of Warcraft: War of the Scaleborn, chapter 28
- ^ [70] Red Dawn
- ^ [70R] Vault of the Incarnates: Fury of the Storm-Eater
- ^ Dragonflight Season 1 and Raid Schedule. Blizzard Entertainment (2022-09-29).
External links
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