Horrific Visions of N'Zoth Guides (BfA 8.3) (2024)

Horrific Visions are a new game-mode in Patch 8.3 that allow players to entera vision of what Orgrimmar and Stormwind would look like in a world where N'zothwins and corrupts Azeroth. These can be completed in a group of up to 5 players,but can also be done solo.

Within these areas, players can fight against their faction leader, as wellas a number of mini-bosses and void enemies, to obtain currencies that can furtherimprove their power within the visions, through the dedicated talent system, andaround the world, through the new legendary cloak, Ashjra'kamas, Shroud of Resolve.

The legendary cloak will allow youto stay in each Horrific Vision for longeras you upgrade it. The cloak increases its sanity loss reduction as you upgradeits item level and, the higher it gets, the longer you will stay sane inside theVisions.

On your first few runs, it is impossible to clear the whole Vision, simply dueto the rate at which your sanity falls. Using these runs to upgrade your cloak,as well as gain more talents through the Titanic Research Archive, will allow youto eventually clear the whole Vision.

Players are able to use Corrupted Mementos to research talents that willboost their damage, survivability, and sanity maintenance in the Visions of N'Zoth.

You can find more information on the best path for your research in our dedicatedguide to the Titanic Research Archive below.

Horrific Visions require players to kill as many enemies as possible within atime frame that is decided by the speed at which their Sanity drains.

Each map has a set number of zones and, depending on which Vision you enter,a different set of mobs and bosses to fight. We will go over these in more detailin our specific guides for each map, but there are still some similarities betweenthem.

Sanity works as a built-in timer for all Vision types, as letting the bar dropto 0 will end your run.

Players start with 1,000 Sanity (can be higher with research) and the rate atwhich it drains depends on the area you are currently in, any abilities you gethit by, and the level of resistance your legendary cloak gives you.

You can restore your Sanity by standing in your own (or an ally's) orb, orthrough the research talents that restore Sanity through elite kills, among otherthings.

You can read more about Sanity on our dedicated page, linked below.

Each Horrific Vision has 3 zone "types", which change the rate at which yourSanity drains, as well as the Madness options that can impact you there.

The 3 zone types are:

• Tainted (Tier 1) — this is the starting zone for players and it has the lowestrate of Sanity drain, at 6 Sanity per second.
• Corrupted (Tier 2) — there are 2 Corrupted zones in each Vision and these area step up in difficulty from the Tainted areas, draining 8 Sanity per second.
• Lost (Tier 3) — the Lost zones are the most difficult zones, draining 10 Sanityper second.

The Madness debuffs can vary depending on which zone you are in and the typeit corresponds to. These debuffs are intended to inconvenience the player in theeasier zones, while making the Lost zones considerably more difficult than previousoptions.

You can read more about these in our Madness guide below.

There are 3 ways in which a Horrific Vision can be ended.

1. You die, without an ally to resurrect you or Emergency Cranial Defibrillation.
2. You lose all of your Sanity.
3. You kill the main boss, either Alleria in Stormwind or Thrall in Orgrimmar.

Both of the Horrific Visions have a potion mechanic which grants players buffsdepending on the colour of potion they drink. This changes every time you enter,but we have put together a guide on how to find which is the "bad" potion for therun, as well as what the possible combinations are.

Players can craft food that grants a number of effects while inside Visions ofN'Zoth. If you plan to try longer runs, especially with multiple masks active,you need to use the food when available. You can read more about it below.

After starting the Patch 8.3 questline with Magni, Mother, and Wrathion, playerswill have to progress through the series until they are tasked with completingan Assault in Uldum and the Vale, as well as a "normal" Vision.

Shortly after this, you will be able to enter a Horrific Vision for the firsttime. To do so, you will need to use the currency that you have been collecting, Coalescing Visions, to buy a Vessel of Horrific Visions. Each onewill cost 10,000 of the currency and grants you a single entry to the HorrificVision that is currently available (Stormwind or Orgrimmar).

Once you have purchased a Vessel from Wrathion in the Chamber of the Heart, youcan interact with the Tenebrous Gateway which stands next to MOTHER and Kalecgos.This gateway will show you which Vision is currently active, either Stormwind orOrgrimmar.

Once you enter the Vision, you will once again have to speak to Wrathion toteleport to the infested area and begin your fight. The room that he is waitingfor you in has 5 pedestals surrounding him and each one has space for a FacelessMask. If you wish to use one to increase the difficulty of your run, you can doso here before speaking to him.

Players have been given anotherchance to gain entries to Horrific Visions via spendingEchoes of Ny'alotha.

In exchange for 1,750, you can buy a vessel to enter a Horrific Vision. To learnmore about them and how to obtain them, you can head over to our page on thembelow.

Coalescing Visions are the currency required to purchase each entryfor the Horrific Visions.

To farm them, you will need to spend your time completing Assaults in Uldum andthe Vale of Eternal Blossoms, killing the mobs there, and completing the quests.

You will also receive a large amount through the one-time questline of Patch8.3.

The Horrific Visions can be made more difficult for players through the use ofthe 5 Faceless Masks. Along with their main effects, the Masks will also increasethe amount of Corrupted Mementos you receive in the Visions.

The 5 masks are as follows:

• Faceless Mask of the Long Night — reduces your maximum Sanity by 50%.
• Faceless Mask of the Daredevil — increases Sanity damage from creaturesby 400%.
• Faceless Mask of the Pained — each zone will have 2 Madness effects.
• Faceless Mask of the Burned Bridge — when moving, spawn void zonesbehind you that drain Sanity.
• Faceless Mask of Dark Imagination — while below 50% Sanity,occasionally summon enemies from the Void.

For each Mask you have equipped, the following effects will be applied, stacking:

• Increased enemy health (25%);
• Increased enemy damage (25%);
• Increased Corrupted Memento drop amounts (20%).

Beyond simply upgrading your legendary cloak, there are some very notable rewardsfrom Horrific Visions that players can take advantage of.

Mail Muncher is a mount-dropping NPC that can be spawned by interacting withmailboxes on the maps. You can read more about it below.

Players will be given the chance to upgrade their legendary cloak throughrepeatable quests that require them to find books and their missing pages forWrathion.

The enemies that you defeat can change the potential rewards at the end of theVision, with a multitude of pets and mounts available for collection.

You can also receive gear rewards from the end chest, with the item level varyingdepending on the amount of the Vision you cleared.

Wrathion has 3 rewards for sale in exchange for Corrupted Mementos.All of these require players to have completed the We Have the Technologyachievement, which requires you to research all items in the Titanic ResearchArchive.

Item	Cost	Use
Black Dragonscale Backpack	5,000 Corrupted Mementos	Cosmetic Backpack Transmog
Gouged Eye of N'Zoth	25,000 Corrupted Mementos	Adds a socket to an item without one
Wicked Swarmer	100,000 Corrupted Mementos	Mount

You can see the Black Dragonscale Backpack below; this is a uniquetransmog model.

The model of the mount that can be purchased from Wrathion, Wicked Swarmer,is shown below.

There are 3 achievements that give rewards, with 1 of them being a feat ofstrength. The first 2 reward a pet and mount respectively, while the feat ofstrength gives a title.

Reeking of Visions requires you to complete both of the HorrificVisions while clearing all of the objectives in a single visit to each. Thiswill reward you with Reek.

Through the Depths of Visions, which follows on from Reeking of Visions,is a 4-achievement meta achievement. It requires you to complete both of theHorrific Visions while clearing all of the objectives in a single to visit to each,with all 5 Masks active. You also need to have fully upgraded your Legendary cloakand researched all of the items in the Titanic Research Archive.

Mad World is a feat of strength that requires players to completefull Faceless Mask runs of both Horrific Visions solo.

This will grant players the title "the Faceless One", but will be extremelyhard to complete.

There are 3 Essences that can be obtained from the Horrific Visions (one foreach role): Spark of Inspiration (DPS), Strength of the Warden (Tank),and Unwavering Ward (Healer).

We will add more information on this is in our Essence page below.