Visions of N'Zoth Assaults Guide - Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms Invasions

By Neryssa Updated: 2020/05/04

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A Major Invasion will last for the entire week.

Minor Invasions last for 3 days and 12 hours, with 2 Minor Invasions happening per week. For US servers, Minor Invasions will change on Tuesday resets and on Fridays at 7pm PT.

Major Invasions - Black Empire InvasionsVision of N'ZothNy'alotha, the Waking CityMinor Invasions - N'Zoth's Smaller ForcesVuk'laz the EarthbreakerGrand Empress Shek'zaraInvasion Basics

Zones under assault will have an Eye of N'Zoth displaying over their location on the larger continent map. You are able to mouseover the Eye of N'Zoth to learn what kind of Invasion is currently happening on that zone.

The zone will be filled with objectives regarding that invasion - NPCs to kill, new rares, new world events, etc. Completing these objectives reward items like Artifact Power, Coalescing Visions and in some rare cases, Corrupted Memento.

Once you have sufficiently cleaned the zone, you will be prompted with a final mission, which will involve killing a special NPC acting as the commander of said invasion.

Once you kill the final NPC, you will need to return to a specific NPC to tell them of your deeds, thus "repelling" the invasion.

Uldum Under AssaultDefend the ValeInvasion Structure

Stage 1 - Roam around the invaded zone and kill invasion NPCs, loot chests, kill rares, and complete world events. All these events grant nominal amounts of Artifact Power, Coalescing Visions, and in some rare cases, Corrupted Memento.

Stage 2 - Once you clean enough of the invasion area, the commander of the invasion will appear in a specific place. Locate the commander and slay him! Once the commander is defeated, head back to the staging grounds of the invasion and receive your Cache and reputation rewards.

Environmental Hazard - Great Worm From Beyond

One element that is new to Visions of N'Zoth and the invasions introduced to this patch is the implementation of a nasty environmental hazard. In this case, the environmental hazard comes from a new NPC added in Patch 8.3, the Great Worm From Beyond.

These nasty worms are plentiful in the skies in both Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms, and getting close to one of them while on a flying mount will cause them to spit on you with Great Worm's Foul Stench. This causes a debuff that lasts for 3 minutes that reduces your flying speed by 30%, and worst of all, it stacks. In addition, these worms are unkillable - They have health close to that of a raid boss, and if you get to their melee range, they will one-shot you with their melee attacks.

They are there to force you to fly close to the ground, and this is the best way to avoid them. In case you get the debuff, you can either wait it out, use a immunity to remove it, or simply die to have the debuff removed.

Crafting Professions - Void FocusRecipe: Void FocusVoid Focus SplinterVoid FocusSomething in Your MindMaintaining FocusDream CatcherShred of InsanityCorrupted MobsCorruptedOozing PutrefactionCorrupted PutrefactionSeething CorruptionCorrupted Mementos

The first 2 Corrupted mobs killed every day drop 10 Corrupted Mementos each.

The next 3 Corrupted mobs killed for the day drop 5 Corrupted Mementos each.

Subsequent Corrupted mob kills after the first 5 for the day will drop 1 Corrupted Mementos.

Combating the Corruptionthis WeakAura makes them very hard to miss

RewardsMajor Invasion RewardsUldum AccordRajaniCache of the Black Empire

One Vessel of Horrific Visions, used to enter Horrific Visions;

2,500 Coalescing Visions, which can be used to purchase Vessel of Horrific Visions with Wrathion;

or War Resources or Gear

750 Artifact Power;

~120 Corrupted Mementos;

125 Echoes of Ny'alotha, used to puchase Rank 3 Azerite Essences if you already earned them;

One piece of gear close to your ilevel, scaling up to ilvl440 with a high chance for Corruption stats.

Minor Invasion RewardsUldum AccordRajaniCache of the Aqir SwarmCache of the AmathetCache of the Mantid SwarmCache of the Fallen Mogu

6,500 Coalescing Visions, which can be used to purchase Vessel of Horrific Visions with Wrathion;

or War Resources or Gear

500 Artifact Power;

~50 Corrupted Mementos;

75 Echoes of Ny'alotha, used to puchase Rank 3 Azerite Essences if you already earned them;

One piece of gear close to your ilevel, scaling up to ilvl440 with a high chance for Corruption stats.

Locked Assault CachesCoalescing VisionsCorrupted Mementos

In Black Empire Assaults, 6 Voidwarped Relic Fragment creates a Cursed Relic, which is used to unlock Cursed Coffers.

In Amathet Assaults, 6 Tol'vir Relic Fragment creates a Tol'vir Relic, which is used to unlock Amathet Reliquarys.

In Aqir Assaults, 6 Aqir Relic Fragment creates an Aqir Relic, which is used to unlock Infested Strongboxes.

In Mantid Assaults, 6 Mantid Relic Fragment creates a Mantid Relic, which is used to unlock Ambered Coffers.

In Mogu Assaults, 6 Mogu Relic Fragment creates a Mogu Relic, which is used to unlock Mogu Strongboxes.

Other Tasks

Completing Mini-Visions of N'Zoth dailies grants extra rewards. These visions are located in zones where Major Invasions are currently happening, and show what the zone will look like if the Black Empire succeeds.
Completing a Mini-Vision of N'Zoth daily for the first time in the week will grant you 3,000 Coalescing Visions and 20 Corrupted Mementos.

Subsequent completions of Mini-Visions of N'Zoth for the week will grant you 1,500 Coalescing Visions and 8 Corrupted Mementos.

Coalescing VisionsCombating the CorruptionCorrupted MementosMount Drops From RaresUldum

Corpse Eater spawns during Aqir Invasions, can spawn around the western dunes of Uldum, and can drop the Malevolent Drone.

Ishak of the Four Winds spawns during Black Empire Invasions, flies around the entrance to The Vortex Pinnacle and can drop the Reins of the Drake of the Four Winds.

Rotfeaster spawns during Amathet Invasions, spawns at the dunes to the east of the Obelisk of the Stars, and can drop the Waste Marauder.

The Shadowbarb Drone is a special mount that you can raise by finding special Voidtouched eggs in Aqir invasions. These eggs can be found in Ankhaten Harbor and it takes about a month of dailies to raise the egg into a suitable mount!

Vale of Eternal Blossoms

Anh-De the Loyal spawns during Mogu invasions around Mistfall Village and can drop Xinlao.

Ha-Li spawns during Mogu Invasions, spawns around the mountain between Ruins of Guo-Lai and Whitepetal Lake, and can drop the Clutch of Ha-Li.

Houndlord Ren spawns during Mogu Invasions, patrols the wall to the north of The Five Sisters and can drop Ren's Stalwart Hound.

Rei Lun spawns during Mogu Invasions inside the Guo-Lai Halls and can drop Pristine Cloud Serpent Scale, used to purchase the Rajani Warserpent.

The Ivory Cloud Serpent is a rare mount that can be obtained during Mogu Assaults, by looting a rare Zan-Tien Lasso and using it to wrangle a rare NPC of the same name. You need to complete a two-second cast in order to obtain the mount.

Battle Pet Drops From RaresUldum

Amalgamation of Flesh spawns during Black Empire invasions and can drop the Wicked Lurker.

Lord Aj'qirai spawns during Aqir invasions inside the Obelisk of the Moon and can drop Rotbreath.

Skikx'traz spawns during Aqir invasions around Ankhaten Harbor and can drop the Aqir Tunneler.

The Shadowbarb Hatchling is a battle pet that you can raise by finding special Voidtouched eggs in Aqir invasions. These eggs can be found in Ankhaten Harbor and it takes about two weeks of dailies to raise the egg into a battle pet!

Gloop can be fished during Black Empire invasions.

The Oasis Void-Duster and Void-Scarred Locust can spawn in the wild during Black Empire invasions.

Vale of Eternal Blossoms

The Forgotten spawns during Black Empire assaults on a platform overlooking the Golden Pagoda and can drop K'uddly.

Will of N'Zoth spawns during Black Empire assaults around the Tu-Shen Burial Ground and can drop the Corrupted Tentacle.

Gloop can be fished during Black Empire invasions.

The Voidglower and Voidskimmer can spawn in the wild during Black Empire invasions.

Toy Drops From Rares

The All-Seeing Eyes is created by combining All-Seeing Left Eye from Gaze of N'Zoth in Uldum and the All-Seeing Right Eye from Will of N'Zoth in Vale of Eternal Blossoms. Both rares spawn during Black Empire assaults in their respective zones.

Uldum:

The Grand Executor spawns during Black Empire invasions on a platform overlooking Neferset and can drop the Hell-Bent Bracers.

Yiphrim the Will Ravager spawns during Black Empire invasions and can drop the Budget K'thir Disguise.

Aqir Egg Cluster is a toy that you receive by finding special Voidtouched eggs in Aqir invasions. These eggs can be found in Ankhaten Harbor and it takes about a week of dailies to receive the toy!

Vale of Eternal Blossoms:

Tashara spawns during Mogu invasions on a platform near Guo-Lai Halls and can drop the Trans-mogu-rifier.

Weapon Transmogs From RaresUldum:

Greatsword of Cruelty: Two-Handed Sword, recolor of Plundered Scalebane Claymore;

Bow of Calamity: Bow, recolor of Primal Gladiator's Longbow;

Writhing Feeler: Dagger, recolor of Fanged Tentacle;

Unspeakable Bloodletter: Dagger, recolor of Mandible of the Old Ones.

Vale of Eternal Blossoms:

Paragon's Will: One-Handed Sword, same color as Mantid Sky Reaver;

Ambered Greatstaff: Staff, same color as Dissector's Staff of Mutation;

Ooze-Imbued Rifle: Gun, recolor of Amber Sprayer of Klaxxi'vess.

Cleaver of the Fractured Dynasty: One-Handed Axe, unique model;

Bulwark of the Traitorous Disciple: Shield, recolor of Steelskin, Qiang's Impervious Shield;

Lantern of the Damned: Off-Hand, recolor of Tyrannical Gladiator's Endgame.

Hunter Tames in AssaultsPetopiaUldum

Savannah Proudfang, Cat;

Suntouched Falcon, Bird of Prey;

Tomb Scarab, Beetle;

Scavenging Dunerunner, Hyena;

Venomtail Scorpid, Scorpid;

Arid Bonepicker, Carrion Bird;

Sandstone Hatchling, Beetle;

Aqir Impaler, Wasp;

Corpse Swarmers, Wasp (spawned by Corpse Eater);

Aqir Stinger, Wasp.

Vale of Eternal Blossoms:

Animated Warden, Quilen;

Swarm Ravager, Wasp;

Zan-tien Quilen, Quilen;

Ravager Drone, Wasp;

Ravager Worker, Wasp;

Rusan, Quilen (spawned by Houndlord Ren);

Chittering Scorpling, Scorpid.

Invasions in UldumUldum Under AssaultBlack Empire InvasionNy'alotha, the Waking City

Invasion Quest: Assault: The Black Empire

Location: Central Uldum

Commander: Black Warden Rhothkozz

Reward: Cache of the Black Empire

Aqir Invasion

Invasion Quest: Assault: Aqir Unearthed

Location: Western Uldum

Commander: Hivemaster Nazzex

Reward: Cache of the Aqir Swarm

Amathet Invasion

Invasion Quest: Assault: Amathet Advance

Location: Eastern Uldum

Commander: Saba-tok

Reward: Cache of the Amathet

Invasions in Vale of Eternal BlossomsDefend the ValeBlack Empire InvasionNy'alotha, the Waking City

Invasion Quest: Assault: The Black Empire

Location: Central Vale of Eternal Blossoms

Commander: Vil'raxx

Reward: Cache of the Black Empire

Mantid Invasion

Invasion Quest: Assault: The Endless Swarm

Location: Western Vale of Eternal Blosssoms

Commander: Kri'vin

Reward: Cache of the Mantid Swarm

Mogu Invasion

Invasion Quest: Assault: The Warring Clans

Location: Western Vale of Eternal Blossoms

Commander: Torsheg

Reward: Cache of the Fallen Mogu

Comments

Comment by Coldaria

Wowhead: Great Worms from Beyond are unkillable. Their melee attacks will one shot you.

Me: Hold my beer.

But seriously, that's what they said about the whale sharks. Raid boss health, one shot melee attacks. 40 people later and a lot of kiting (swimming), dead Whale Shark. So unless this thing doesn't chase you to the ground, I'm sure 40+ people out there will try and kill this just because.

Comment by Lostelf

I just hope the drop chance on those mounts is more warfront rares than Soundless/Mechagon rares.

Comment by sikhjatt23

Rep gain is going to be terribly slow with these new factions. 1500 from major invasion once a week and 500 twice a week from minor invasions (total 1k) = 2500 rep weekly

Comment by gomis96

I'm not sure how long it will take to complete an invasion but if we can complete it within 15-20 minutes then 2k gold for it seems a lot to me.

Comment by Zarillion

Download the HandyNotes: Visions of N'Zoth addon to see all rare, chest and battle pet locations for assaults on your map, filtered by the current assault. The addon should greatly assist anyone who is trying to max out their Coalescing Visions each week.

Comment by meganerd18

There any maps of the rares? Like, on here, not in Handy Notes.

Comment by Deathhoof

Last night when I completed both assaults, I got a 440 ilvl item from the Uldum one, but only a 420 ilvl item from the Vale one. Anyone else have the same happen to them?

Comment by herrde

...did the two invasions in Uldum and Pandaria last night in connection with the introductory questline.... is it just me or is completing these invasions really really tedious? I mean, only 1% progress per killed NPC/released prisoner/destroyed sculpture...?
Does it stay like this after one has completed the introductory questline?

Comment by Jevnaker

How often do you get the invasion quest thingy? like today i got no invasion quest in either zone and i did them yesterday i thought they would be daily or are they once per invasion?

Comment by Taveren2005

I have received no gear from two assaults. Anyone else? Sounds like should be gear from every one?

Comment by phototrope

The guide mentions 440 being the cap on assault cache gear, but my alt received a 445 Leg in the Mantid cache.

Comment by sartt

yeah so these invasions getting old and stale, about to unsub.

Comment by ehertlein

I play a lot of alts. Is there a script/macro I can run when I log in to tell if I have already completed the assaults that are up?

Comment by Cirosh

If someone gets here for farming Nyalotha and for some reason does not find the npc to enable the respective timeline in pandaland, I want to share my experiences on my alliance alt with you:
1. You need to get the heart of azeroth
2. Play to your respective capital
3. Get world quests by completing the respective quest for the whistle. Also unlock the portals etc. from the intro quests
4. Unlock Nazjatar by completing "Send the fleet" and the follow up quests until the portal to the capital
5. Unlock essences by playing until you get the achievement "The heart forge"
6. Unlock 8.3 content (NZoth Invasions and Nyalotha) by doing the new available "main" quest chain in the respective capital ("An Unwelcome Advisor" on alliance)

I do assume the steps should be interchangeable between horde and alliance while the quest names differ. Hopefully you have an easier time than I did.

Comment by kate2808

I have to know, is there a way to tell which assault is coming? I need something from the Mogu assault in Vale but I never know when its going to be on!

Visions of N'Zoth Assaults Guide - Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms Invasions

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