Hivemind Secret Mount - The Hunt is Over

Posted 2018/12/18 at 4:06 AM by Neryssa

The Hivemind

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DISCLAIMERS:

A group is REQUIRED to obtain this mount. You CANNOT complete this secret solo.

You are NOT required to have all monocles, but it is STRONGLY ADVISED that you obtain at least 1 monocle to continue onto the puzzle (Ideally, you do want to obtain all 4 monocles to make the steps after the monocles easier on you).

Note that once you have completed the steps to obtain a certain monocle, you will be able to buy that monocle directly from Griftah for 800, should you accidentally lose or delete one of your monocles.

If you do not have any monocles, the only way to proceed is to join a group of four players who have all the monocles and are at the Suramar Beams step.

For all the following steps until completion of the secret, it is required to keep the Talisman of True Treasure Tracking equipped.

What You Need

Purchase a Talisman of True Treasure Tracking from Griftah in Shattrath City.

Use TomTom or another coordinate marking/tracking addon for the waypoints given throughout the guide.

The Hivemind HoO Puzzle Helper addon can help you adjust the constellation refractors to solve the Halls of Origination puzzle.

/way #111 65.6 69.3 Griftah

Video GuideFull Guide

A fish glows in red
A pyramid glows in yellow
A feather glows in green
A letter glows in blue

Vashj'irHalls of OriginationSkyreachredyellowgreenblueRed Monocle - Vashj'irVashj'irTalisman of True Treasure Tracking

Kelp'thar Forest:
Ol' Fishbreath - Located at /way 60 59, this shark is close to the surface, around some plankton in Gnaws' Boneyard.

Shimmering Expanse

Sir Finley Mrrgglton - Located at /way 44 20, he's at surface level in one of the islets, atop a watchtower.

Manta Stargazer - Located at /way 53 22, he's near the surface, hovering around Shimmering Grotto.

Lil' Whaley - Located at /way 69 47, he's close to the sea floor, next to the Ruins of Thelserai Temple.

Crimson Angerfish - Located at /way 53 88, he's close to the sea floor, swimming to the left of Biel'aran Ridge.

Abyssal Depths

Little Carp - Located at /way 45 17, he's near the sea floor, swimming around Deepfin Ridge.

Gloomy Bluefin - Located at /way 65 38, he's on the sea floor, swimming to the southwest of the Abyssal Breach.

Volatile Violetscale - Located at /way 38 77, he's swimming around near the sea floor of the Underlight Canyon.
IMPORTANT: If you cannot see this NPC, you can create a simple target macro: /target Volatile Violetscale. This will allow you to interact with the NPC.

The Blackfish - Located at /way 15 82, this lone orca is near the southwest corner of the Abandoned Reef.

The NPCs can be /target'd from very far away, so it isn't too hard to locate them.Sir Finley MrrggltonSeashellRed Crystal MonocleScintillating Murloc Skin LotionPotent Gastropod GloopCaptured Cavitation BubbleRikeiScintillating Murloc Skin LotionGlittergill GlitterSymbiotic PlanktonGlittergill Glitter

Buy 500 Seashell from Sir Finley Mrrgglton

Go to the Volatile Violetscale and exchange them for 100 Cavity-Free Great Shark Tooth.

Go to the Manta Stargazer and exchange the shark tooth for 50 Razoreel Larva.

Go to Lil' Whaley and exchange the larvae for 250 Well-Fed Doctor Fish.

Go to the Gloomy Bluefin and exchange the doctor fish for 10 Freshly Molted Crab Skin.

Go to Ol' Fishbreath and exchange the crab skin for 50 Glittergill Glitter.

Symbiotic Plankton

Buy 80 Seashell from Sir Finley Mrrgglton.

Go to the Gloomy Bluefin and buy 2 Giant Giant Toenail Clipping.

Go to the Little Carp and exchange the toenails for 4 Makrura Eye.

Go to the Volatile Violetscale and exchange the eyes for 1 Accidentally-Severed Seahorse Fin.

Go to the Crimson Angerfish and exchange the fin for 3 Shiny Sea Serpent Scale

Go to the Manta Stargazer and exchange the serpent scales for 40 Symbiotic Plankton.
The last step only requires 2 serpent scales; you can let the spare scale despawn.

Sir Finley MrrggltonScintillating Murloc Skin LotionPotent Gastropod Gloop

Buy 300 Seashell from Sir Finley Mrrgglton.

Go to Ol' Fishbreath and buy 30 Vantus Black Squid Ink.

Go to The Blackfish and exchange the squid ink for 30 Super Slick Eel Slime.

Go to the Volatile Violetscale and exchange the slime for 3 Rock-Encrusted Whelk Shell.

Go to Little Carp and exchange the whelk shells for 5 Potent Gastropod Gloop.

Captured Cavitation Bubble

Buy 1500 Seashell from Sir Finley Mrrgglton.

Go to Lil' Whaley and buy 300 Very Pretty Coral.

Go to Ol' Fishbreath and exchange the coral for 100 Iridescent Shimmerray Skin.

Go to the Crimson Angerfish and exchange the skins for 20 Luxurous Luxscale Scale.

Go to The Blackfish and exchange the scales for 5 Captured Cavitation Bubble.

Yellow Monocle - Halls of OriginationHalls of OriginationStellar Refraction Device

Note: If you are sensitive to brightly colored or rapidly changing lights, it may help to either lower your Particle Density settings or skip retrieving this monocle entirely. If you choose to do the latter, you will need to group up with at least one other person who has obtained the Yellow Crystal Monocle for the later steps.

Angular Stellar Refractor With a cross formation, it changes the color of the constellations north, south, east, and west of the refractor.

Jagged Stellar Refractor: With an X formation, it changes the color of the constellations northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast of the refractor.

Round Stellar Refractor: With a round formation, it changes the color of the constellations directly adjacent to the refractor.

Red → Green → White → YellowThere will be several constellations that will not change color, no matter how you use the refractorsBe careful not to accidentally click the Refraction DeviceYorilanGreen Monocle - SkyreachSkyreachSpires of ArakTalisman of True Treasure TrackingHigh Sage Viryx"Basic" Instructions"Basic" InstructionsBASIC102011032032Green Crystal MonocleBlue Monocle - Letters))) end

The start of this puzzle is the Letter from Ms. Graham with a blue aura behind Griftah, which can be interacted with—be sure to do so! This letter has a cryptic message:

Second Letter - Prepfoot Compund, Highmountain
The location of the second letter was determined by treating the words in Letter from Ms. Graham with capital letters (The, Factor, Wasp, Ignition, Ad) as an anagram. The anagram can be solved to read "Anticipators of Deathwing."Highmountain TaurenHighmountainsecond letter57.4 27.9Highmountainmust"Seat of the Guardian."third letterKarazhanChess EventPrince Malchezaarmust"Bramble undead"Razorfen DownsMultitudes of undead barbs.Thousand Needles45.7 24.0Death Speaker Blackthornmust"Mistress of the Nest,"Mount HyjalmustThe Derelict Flow.IcecrownCrystalsong Forestmust"Ox Residence."Townlong Steppesmust"The pinnacle of magic,"Borean TundraBlue Crystal MonoclemustSuramar Beams/way 41, 69Lost Cat ToyLady Chaton

/way #680 41.0 69.5 Blocked Drawer

P O T Y A B U V F XQ P C X K B Z H A GN R V Q Z J S M G YS K M C U F L N J OE E I I D D H L R T W WWILD WITHEREDRikeiBlom'anGiluzuiYorilan

/way #680 71.8, 62.5 Rikei
/way #680 46.8, 28.6 Blom'an
/way #680 19.9, 46.3 Giluzui
/way #680 43.5, 81.8 Yorilan

Rikei
Blom'an
Giluzui
Yorilan
Blocked Dresser

Draw EnergyYou must be partied with the other players, and be in the same Warmode setting.Lost Cat ToyLost Cat ToyBe sure to add any absorbed or overkill damage to the damage you take!23456Lady ChatonCourt of Stars/way 50 69

Lady Chaton

Mrs. Fluffymuffins → Shadow → Mew → Ash → BellaYou do NOT need to pet the cats in the above order; only use the order to determine how many pets each cat gets.

For example, if your code is "12345," You must pet Fluffy 1 time, Shadow 2 times, Mew 3 times, Ash 4 times, and Bella 5 times.

If you receive a 4-digit or less amount of damage, assume that there is a '0' padding the front of the number until it is 5 digits. So taking 1234 damage would mean your code is "01234."

If you have a 0, then you skip petting that cat in the sequence. For example, if you have a 0 at the start, like 01234, you do not pet Mrs. Fluffymuffins.

AT ONE TIME

So in the aforementioned case, Fluffy must have 1 stack of the petting buff, Shadow must have 2 stacks, Mew must have 3 stacks, Ash must have 4 stacks, and Bella must have 5 stacks all at once.

Petting them gives either cat a stack of Purring, which lasts for 15 seconds.

If you let the buff fall off, or attempt to pet them once the buff is at 10 stacks, they will pounce you, stunning you for a second with Manascratch. This debuff indicates that the cat hasn't been petted enough or was petted too much.

Ominous OrbArcane LavaLightlockLightlockThe Hivemind - Solved!The Hivemind HistoryLucid NightmareRiddler's Mind-WormConspicious NoteBaa'lWaist of TimeBrain of Yogg-SaronYou can only carry people who have completed the most recent Hivemind ritual with you.most recent groupF.A.QThe Hivemind

Q: Do you have to complete past secrets like Waist of Time or Lucid Nightmare in order to get The Hivemind?
A: No. All steps and requirements for the mount are explained in this guide, and there are no prerequisites to start.

Q: Is this soloable?
A: No. The colored monocles can be done solo, but everything else from the Suramar Beams step and onwards requires a group of five.

Q: Do I have to get every monocle?
A: No. You can get as few or as many as you want, as long as your group has one of each on 4 different players.

Q: I'm channeling into the Hivemind in the last room, but we aren't getting the mount. Why?
A: This portion appears to be buggy. Swap players into different circles in the room, ensure everyone has Talisman of True Treasure Tracking equipped, and channel at the same time. Keep trying new spots, and check your bags periodically to see if you've gotten the mount.

Q: Once I complete it, can I do it again for friends?
A: Yes. You can start again at the Suramar Beams step on the same character, or do the entire secret from beginning to end on alts. However, this will re-attune you to the group of people with whom you complete the secret with, meaning you will not be able to join Hiveminds with the previous group of players you did the ritual with unless you redo the attunement with them.

Q: I can't join the Hivemind of any players other than those of the group that completed it with me, what gives?
A: Based on a series of tweets by Celestalon, this appears to be intended. You can only join up with players that were part of your most recent Hivemind ritual. (source tweet).

Q: What is the minimum level requirement to complete this secret?
A: Because the secret requires entering Court of Stars, you must be at least level 45 to receive your mount. However, it is recommended that you be level 50, as the Withered NPCs have a good bit of health you need to DPS through.

Q: Can this mount be obtained with members of the opposite faction?
A: Yes, you can do all the steps up until and including the Court of Stars scenario with members of the opposite faction. However, you will not be able to ride in the Hivemind mount with said members once you obtain it.

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Comment by KaizukenI love the Discord Community :)Comment by ZzWipeoutzZi look forward to getting this mount ^_^Comment by VeilorInvite invalid to discordComment by pkiller162Invite invalid to discordhttps://discord.gg/wowsecretsComment by CampfreddieI know this wont be a popular opinion, I hope it takes an extremely long time to be solved.

I did have a thought about this earlier. If I was designing a secret which holds this particular mount hostage. I would have one or more parts of it only solvable via grouping with other players. Having each one stand / use an ability in a certain place and a certain order. In order to obtain the next clue for example.
After all it is a multi-person mount, it would seem intuitive for part if not all of the puzzle to require multiple people.Comment by ZerOrbitThis needs to be harder to get than the unicorn. I mean Dreamrunner.Comment by LolusI know this wont be a popular opinion, I hope it takes an extremely long time to be solved.Comment by lovelywazYou better not play with the old gods, or you will never know when they start playing with your mind.Comment by d3cadanceInvite invalid to discordhttps://discord.gg/wowsecretsComment by NatbunzThis needs to be harder to get than the unicorn. I mean Dreamrunner.Comment by KheridanI know this wont be a popular opinion, I hope it takes an extremely long time to be solved.Comment by kmowineTis Mother Brain! Quick, call Samus Aran!Comment by SblieftThe Menagerie is more or less dead center of the coloured markers.
No clue if that's any help, just the first thing I noticed.
Love this community!Comment by mythsealaesManagerie is alsaw in old karazhan and after you clear curator 1 of next bosses is netherspite who have beamsComment by ChevronThe Pyramid might link to Uldum. The feather perhaps Terokkar, maybe Spires of Arak.Comment by VetochkaLast secret was fully datamined from game files (shells), it was extremelly boring that it was just possible to scan game data and find all new objects, get their coordinates and go click them, all done in few hours. Such approach also makes for blizz harder to do new secrets.
And so far I'm not disappointed with this oneComment by NieghclawI can confirm that the beams directly coralate with the withered. They have to be taken down until they become immune and channel the heal AT THE SAME TIME. Meaning you have to have 4 people at each withered with the monocle of that withered and fight them until they cast. The person at the beams will have a 5 second window (the cast time of the withered heal) to go through the beams and loot the dresser.Comment by amezarakMy brain just melted :/Comment by instigMay I make a minor suggestion, while we are early in the puzzle:

After each part of the puzzle has been solved, could you list how long it had taken to solve the puzzle since the last solved puzzle, for example:

(Using random numbers):

Current Progress

Discovery - solved after 1 day and 12 hours
Suramar Beams - solved 8 hours after Discovery
Colored Monocles - solved 4 hours after Suramar Beams

Total Time spent solving: 2 days

Just to give a specific indication of how difficult each part of the puzzle is.Comment by zequillAnyway we can have the translate version of the Graham letter?

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