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Storyline
Balance of Power The Power Within The Power Within The Power Within The Power Within Eye of Azshara: The Heart of Zin-Azshari A Vainglorious Past Darkheart Thicket: Fallen Power Tempering Darkness Lucid Strength The Wisdom of Patience The Emerald Nightmare: In Nightmares The Emerald Nightmare: Essence of Power Essential Consumption Focusing Our Efforts Saving the Guard Seeking Refuge Repaid Debt Lost Knowledge Court of Stars: Literary Perfection The Arcway: Rite of the Captain Vault of the Wardens: Borrowing Without Asking Twisted Power A True Test Seeking the Valkyra The Mark Maw of Souls: Retrieving the Svalnguard A Feast Fit for Odyn Neltharion's Lair: Presentation is Key Halls of Valor: Odyn's Blessing Preparing to Move Planning the Assault The Nighthold: Delusions of Grandeur The Nighthold: Into the Nighthold The Nighthold: Darkness Calls Balance of Power

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Comment by Homeguard3

Item is located right behind the elevator that goes down to the second boss (right after the fat mother with her imps)

Comment by Xorag

Quest item was not there in a mythic + run.

Comment by Jorlink

If im locked, can i get the item? or have to wait til next week? :O

Comment by Dawnrider

Remember to get this before leaving. If you try and return you are locked in Cordana's room and can't go get the item.

Comment by bazzyl

Next quest in chain is Twisted Power

Comment by Licster

FIXED: You can now reenter the dungeon provided you still have the lockout after completing and leaving the dungeon to go back and get the crystal.

Comment by RNantes

Mythic + kill and item don't count for this quest... :(

Comment by 1245748

I can say definitively that it is IMPOSSIBLE to come back in and get the quest item once you have completed and left the dungeon. Cause I have made multiple attempts, all of which ended in my death, as I struggled, in vain, to jump onto the elevator back to where the fat lady and her imps were.

It's as if Blizzard intends to screw with healers with myself who are pulled along at a neck-braking pace just so the tank can feel proud of his keystone practice. Now I have to wait an entire week just to finish this stupid quest. Thanks Blizzard, here is a finger for ya.

Comment by Foxies

Introduction
This quest is part of a comment-size guide for "Balance of Power." questline. Quests are pretty much self-explanatory and all it takes is some time and good will to complete them. Completing this questline rewards Artifact Appearance (Appearance 3, Tint 1).

Part 1
Image of Kalec appears in your Order Hall and gives you the following quest:
The Power Within (Meet Archmage Kalec at Azurewing Repose in Azsuna.)
Reasons behind appearance of Archmage Kalec in your Class Order Hall are not yet completely understood but most people noticed him few days after they completed their Class Campaign.

Part 2
From there you take a next quest from Senegos:
The Heart of Zin-Azshari (Retrieve the Heart of Zin-Azshari and defeat the Wrath of Azshara in the Eye of Azshara on Mythic difficulty.)

Part 3
After completing the previous quests you receive a few new quests (exactly 3: two from Senegos and one from Archmage Kalec).
Senegos:
A Vainglorious Past (Obtain a Vainglorious Draught from Veridis Fallon.)
- You can purchase Vainglorious Draught from Veridis Fallon in Crumbled Palace in Azsuna for 150g (Requirement: Court of Farondis - Honored).

Fallen Power (Recover a Corrupted Essence from Oakheart and defeat the Shade of Xavius in Darkheart Thicket on Mythic difficulty.)

Archmage Kalec:
Tempering Darkness (Obtain 30 Blood of Sargeras.)
Should not be a problem since by the time you get that quest and if you did not spend any Blood of Sargeras you should have some stacked up simply by completing Dungeons and World Quests.

Part 4
Archmage Kalec:
Lucid Strength (Absorb the power from the Corrupted Essence using the Heart of Zin-Azshari.)
Right next to you.

Part 5
Senegos:
The Wisdom of Patience (Await the opening of The Emerald Nightmare, then report back to Senegos in Azsuna.)

Part 6
Archmage Kalec:
In Nightmares (Obtain a Deathglare Iris and the Horn of the Nightmare Lord from The Emerald Nightmare.) NOTE: NOT doable with LFR. It has to be Normal difficulty or higher. In order to complete this quest you need to kill 2 bosses: Il'gynoth and Xavius and loot mentioned quest items.

Senegos:
Essence of Power (Collect 30 Corrupted Essence from The Emerald Nightmare.) This quest gave me a weird WoD and Khadgar flashback. NOT doable with LFR. Only Normal or higher difficulty. Essences ~~do not~~ have a 100% drop rate and bosses can drop 1-2 3 Corrupted Essences at the time.

Part 7
Senegos:
Essential Consumption (Absorb the combined power of the Corrupted Essences using the Heart of Zin-Azshari.)
Right next to you.

Part 8
Archmage Kalec:
Repaid Debt (Meet Archmage Kalec in the Shal'Aran in Suramar.)

Part 9
Thalrenus Rivertree:
Lost Knowledge (Obtain the Scroll of Elun'dris from First Arcanist Thalyssra.)
- Costs 120g. Requirement: The Nightfallen - Revered).

Part 10
Thalrenus Rivertree:
Borrowing Without Asking (Recover a Containment Crystal from the Vault of the Wardens on Mythic difficulty.)

Syrana Starweaver:
Rite of the Captain (Take Advisor Vandros' Eon Winder from The Arcway on Mythic difficulty.)

Lothrius Mooncaller:
Literary Perfection (Find Lothrius' first edition copy of "Wards, Sigils, and the Nightborne Way" in the Court of Stars on Mythic difficulty.)

Part 11
Syrana Starweaver:
Twisted Power (Use a Greater Portal Stone to summon Vizuul the Twisted at the Altar of End Times in Faronaar and collect his runebindings.)

Part 12
Syrana Starweaver:
A True Test (Absorb the power from the Twisted Runebindings using the Heart of Zin-Azshari.)
Right next to you.

Part 13
Archmage Kalec:
Seeking the Valkyra (Seek out Ashildir at the Vault of Eyir in Stormheim.)

Part 14
Ashildir:
The Mark (Prove your worth to the Valarjar, then receive the Mark of the Valkyra from Eyir.)

Part 15
Ashildir:
Retrieving the Svalnguard (Retrieve the Svalnguard and defeat Helya in the Maw of Souls on Mythic difficulty.)

Part 16
Ashildir:
A Feast Fit for Odyn (Acquire flank meat from Thunderhoof in Stormheim, Spinesever's spine in Highmountain, and a steak from Leytusk in Azsuna.)

Presentation is Key (Retrieve 4 Adamantium Casing Scraps and defeat Dargrul the Underking in Neltharion's Lair on Mythic difficulty.)

Part 17
Ashildir:
Odyn's Blessing (Obtain Odyn's blessing in the Halls of Valor on ~~Heroic or~~ Mythic difficulty.)
- Use Grand Feast of Valhallas when you enter the dungeon - at the start. You can enter the dungeon alone, put the feast down, get out and then get a group to defeat Odyn and get his blessing. After you defeat him wait for him to finish his speech (RP) and then you can collect his blessing on the loot chest.

Part 18
Archmage Kalec:
Planning the Assault (Await the opening of the Nighthold, then meet Archmage Kalec in Shal'Aran.)

Part 19
Archmage Kalec:
Into the Nighthold (Collect 20 Nightshards from the Nighthold on Normal difficulty or higher.)
- Try and complete this quest without killing Gul'dan because if you kill him before acquiring The Nighthold: Darkness Calls quest in Part 20 he won't drop quest item for you this week and you'll need to wait for a next reset to complete The Nighthold: Darkness Calls quest in Part 20.

Thalrenus Rivertree:
The Nighthold: Delusions of Grandeur (Collect the core of Trilliax and Grand Magistrix Elisande's Millennia Tome in the Nighthold on Normal difficulty or higher.)

Part 20
Archmage Kalec:
The Nighthold: Darkness Calls (Bring one Gul'dan's eyes to Archmage Kalec on Normal difficulty or higher.)

Part 21
Archmage Kalec:
Balance of Power (Absorb the combined power of the Nightshards and the Eye of Gul'dan using the Heart of Zin-Azshari at the Lunar Crucible.)

Congratulations on completing this questline and acquiring new Artifact Appearance. Enjoy!
Foxies, out.

Comment by 1363783

You can repeat the dungeon on Mythic a second time inside a week, you just wont get loot from the bosses the second time round

Did VoW with a PUG, forgot to get the Crystal.
Luckily there was another Mythic +0 forming when I finished
Jumped in with them and grabbed the crystal.

Comment by Edgysan

Can be done ONLY in mything, NOT in mything+ (should have know, would save time >.<)

Comment by bruenir

Other than struggling a bit to remember the proper mechanics for Cordana, this is easily soloable at 120. I just did it with my 120 Demon Hunter in Vengeanace Spec, ilvl 417. As long as you remember to throw the light and identify the spirits of vengeance on Cordana (to kill them) then you are good. The crystal you actually get in just a hallway, so that part is easy.

Comment by Delebriel

Killed the first boss, must have nuked him way too fast, because the scenario stuck, the NPC warden in the corner did nothing after the boss was dead.
I used my Dalaran Hearthstone to get out and go back in, only to find the door closed with no way to go past it.

Reported it as a bug, but I guess I just have to wait a week to reset the instance and try again, hoping that next time the scenario will not get stuck.

Comment by wolframwow

The quests Court of Stars: Literary Perfection ,The Arcway: Rite of the Captain, Vault of the Wardens: Borrowing Without Asking (this one) are parallel (all 3 can be started simultaneously).

Comment by Skarro

Just to add a be careful thing: my power went out during the dungeon, right as I was in the caverns leading to Cordana Felsong. When I was able to get back online, I was in the chamber next to the elevator and the doors to everything was locked. I could not go to the beginning of the dungeon via the elevator, nor could I advance through the dungeon to the caverns back to Cordona. This bug has been here since Legion, and never fixed. Hopefully you will read this and not get stuck like me, having to wait until next weekly reset to do the quest. (I got the item needed, but to finish the quest, final boss has to die on mythic only, I tried heroic/normal)

Comment by Eshan

Just a small note for anyone who doesn't know.
The crystal for this quest is located in the lift room just after the Big fat imp queen on the opposite side that you enter it from.

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Vault of the Wardens: Borrowing Without Asking

Recover a Containment Crystal from the Vault of the Wardens on Mythic difficulty.

	Containment Crystal (1)
	Defeat Cordana Felsong (1)
	Suggested players: 5 (1)

Description

The elusive Wardens run an immense secret prison facility deep underneath the mountains of Azsuna housing all manner of terrible creatures.

Perhaps... 'used to run' is more accurate.

This presents us with a unique opportunity. The wardens used powerful containment crystals to encase each prisoner in their cell. If any of them still remain intact, we could use one to safely contain the Heart's power.

They certainly won't be needing them.

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Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(43525))

Guides

Quick Guide to Legion's Attunements Vault of the Wardens Dungeon Ability Guide