What to do in Patch 8.3 in WoW? The to-do list for visions of N'Zoth

Patch 8.3 of World of Warcraft is almost here. We will tell you what you should definitely accomplish, so you don’t fall behind.

Tomorrow the big Patch 8.3 Visions of N’Zoth will be released in World of Warcraft. There is a lot of new content for all players to experience. To ensure you are well prepared for the coming weeks and also for the Raid Ny’alotha, we have prepared a small “To-Do list” for you. It will inform you which actions you should definitely take after the patch is released, so you don’t fall behind.

The most important tasks in Patch 8.3

To tackle the most important content, we will list the necessary things here that every player should accomplish in the first few days. They are more or less “mandatory” if one wants to complete a certain basic program.

Completion of the introductory quest

After logging in, you should immediately focus on the introductory quest. It usually pops up automatically and leads you to Magni Bronzebeard. The quest line is relatively extensive and can take a good 1-2 hours depending on your gear. If you follow this quest line to the end, you will unlock almost all new features automatically:

Attacks by N’Zoth on Uldum and the Vale of Eternal Blossoms
The legendary cloak for your character
Disturbing visions as small “mini-dungeons”

By the way: Alternate characters can skip large parts of the quest. You only need to complete most of it once per account.

Repel both attacks

Once you have completed the quest line, you should repel the attacks in Uldum and the Vale of Eternal Blossoms – both. Although only one of the two areas is attacked by the Black Empire, completing both attacks yields important rewards, especially a large amount of Manifested Visions. You need these to unlock access to the Disturbing Visions, as they can only be entered in a limited number.

Experience the first disturbing visions

With Furorion, you can purchase access to the “Disturbing Visions” using the manifested visions. This is essentially a corrupted version of Orgrimmar or Stormwind. At the start of the patch, you will not be able to progress very far in the visions, as your sanity drops quickly. Once it reaches 0, you will be forced to flee.

However, you will find new resources in the visions that can increase your resilience against madness. Gradually, it becomes possible to delve deeper into the visions, complete more tasks, and claim better rewards.

Whether you complete the Disturbing Visions alone or with a group is entirely up to you.

What else can be done?

Those who want to engage more vigorously with the new content can complete a number of additional activities to gain a small advantage. However, normal players should not consider these steps as mandatory and should only complete them if they have the time.

Complete daily quests

In the areas of Uldum and the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, there are a few daily missions that can be completed every day. Especially the quest at the Obelisk (marked on the map) is worthwhile, as it awards 2000 Manifested Visions the first time per week and 1000 Manifested Visions for each subsequent completion that week.

The other quests give only small amounts of this resource, but over a long period, this can still result in a handful of visits to the Disturbing Visions.

Anyone who wants all the details should read the patch notes for Patch 8.3.

Farm recipes for professions

If you have learned crafting professions with your character, you should quickly look for the newest recipes. This can be done relatively quickly, as most recipes can be simply farmed from enemies, namely from N’Zoth’s servants at the location of a respective attack (Uldum, Vale of Eternal Blossoms).

First, you will find the recipe for a Void Focus – regardless of which crafting profession you have learned. Keep farming at the same spot until you’ve found the 10 necessary Void Focus Shards to assemble the focus.

Usually, additional crafting recipes drop from the same enemies. The drop rate is relatively high, so it shouldn’t take long until you find your recipes and can start crafting new equipment.

Check rare mobs

Both areas are, as usual, full of rare mobs, which are marked with stars on the minimap if they are available. These mobs drop not only mounts, pets, toys, and equipment, but can also drop small amounts of necessary resources.

However, most rare mobs are too strong to defeat alone. So it might be worthwhile to group up to look for them.

Collect artifact power

Finally, you should not forget that even in Patch 8.3, the Heart of Azeroth needs to be fed with artifact power. You should unlock the important levels 75 and 80 as soon as possible; afterward, you can take it a bit easier. At level 75, you will receive a 4th slot, allowing you to equip an additional lesser essence. Since there are several new essences introduced in Patch 8.3 that you can unlock “on the side”, this means a clear stat boost for your character.

It is worth completing the weekly soft cap for island expeditions and corresponding world quests.

Visiting a high-level “Mythic+” dungeon is also worthwhile since there is particularly a lot of artifact power available in the first week.