Anima is a contentious topic in World of Warcraft. Many players wish there was more of it or complain that there is too little. With a daily quest, you can at least farm a bit more of this important stuff. However, you first need to unlock it.
What kind of quest is this? “Bet on Yourself” is a daily quest in Maldraxxus (not a world quest). For this, you have to defeat a specific boss in the Theater of Pain – the outdoor area, not the instance.
You take the quest right in front of the theater and find the corresponding boss right in the arena. There are a total of four different enemies rotating there. So you might have to clear a few other bosses first.
The quest is designed for five players. If you have difficulties, it’s best to look for teammates using the group tool or create a group yourself. Even with just three or four players, the quest should work well as long as you have a tank.
“Bet on Yourself” grants you 105 Anima and reputation with the Undying Army. However, you must first complete a quest chain before you have access to the daily quest.
Complete Daily Quest for Anima
How to unlock it: To unlock “Bet on Yourself,” you need to complete some other quests first. You can take the starter quest “I Could Be a Champion” from Anzio the Unerring. He is located at approximately coordinates 50/51 in Maldraxxus. Then follow the quest chain and the subsequent quests:
- 1. “I Could Be a Champion”
- 2. “The Last” and “Through the Wall”
- 3. “Team Spirit” and “Something for Everyone”
- 4. “Eligibility Test”
- 5. “Our Cause”
- 6. “A Small Loan”
- 7. “A Job for the Living”
- 8. “A Safe Bet”
- 9. “The Ladder”
It may happen that you do not immediately gain access to the daily quest “Bet on Yourself” after completing “The Ladder.” In that case, wait until the next weekly reset on Wednesdays. After that, you should be able to complete the quest daily.
What do I need Anima for? With the quest, you receive 105 Anima daily for just a few minutes of effort – or 735 Anima per week. That’s almost as much as for the weekly event that appears only rarely.
You need Anima to upgrade your Covenant’s Sanctum or to buy cosmetics and even legendary effects. Hence the criticism: there is not enough of the resource to buy everything you would like.
Completing a mythic keystone dungeon, for example, only grants 35 Anima. Otherwise, you mainly receive Anima in world quests, and even there it’s rather little and not always.
However, the scarcity makes sense at least from the storyline perspective. After all, the story of Shadowlands is precisely about the problem that there is hardly any Anima available. With the hidden quest, you at least counteract that a bit.
