The Wastes
The Wastes is a region that is situated immediately outside Morannon, the Black Gate of Mordor. It lies above North Ithilien and north-west of Mordor. The is the site of a major battle at the end of the Second Age, when Mordor was first defeated, but the area was lost as Mordor regained strength. It has been long contested and is still occupied by Orcs and others ready to resist the march of the King.
- Level: 105
- Factions: Host of the West
- Crafting: Anórien (T10)
- Introduced: Update 20 - Battle of the Black Gate - March 21, 2017
- Free to VIP
- Quest Pack:
Quest Pack: Battle of the Black Gate
The Wastes Locations
Locations found within the region of The Wastes are listed below.
Areas
Settlements
Landmarks
Interiors
Instances
- Resource Instances
Connected Locations
- The Dead Marshes - An opening in the reeds at [36.96S, 15.7W], leading to [30.2S, 11.3W] in the marsh.
- Ithilien
- Mordor
Quest Chains
- [105] Introduction: The Wastes -- linking quest for Update 20
- [105] Enhancement Runes for Host of the West Silver Pieces (Daily) -- repeatable daily
- [105] Enhancement Runes for Host of the West Silver Pieces (Weekly) -- repeatable weekly
- Epic Quest Line
Volume IV, Book 8: The Black Gate Previous: Volume IV, Book 7
Vol. IV. Book 8: The Black Gate
- [105] Chapter 1: No Other Way
- [105] Chapter 2: Last Chances
- [105] Chapter 3: A Waiting Silence
- [105] Chapter 4: The Black Gate
- [105] Instance: The Black Gate
- [105] Chapter 5: Surrounded
- [105] Chapter 6: The Drowning Tide
- [105] Chapter 7: Mordor Triumphant
Next: Volume IV, Book 9
Volume IV, Book 9: The Ring of Power Previous: Volume IV, Book 8
Vol. IV. Book 9: The Ring of Power
Next: Volume V, Book 1
Next: The Black Book of Mordor: Chapter 1
- The Noman-lands
The Wastes: The Noman-lands Quests
- Éomer King
- [105] Remnants of the Éothéod
- Legolas
- [105] Scouting the Blight
- [105] Culling the Blighted
- [105] Creatures of the Mire - Landscape
- Mablung
- [105] The Howling
- [105] Hidden Dangers
- [105] Sniff Them Out
- [105] Stalker of the Scrublands
- [105] A New Friend
- [105] Head to Haerondir - vector to Haerondir
- [105] Continued Culling - Landscape - Repeatable
- Anborn
- [105] Nuisances at Nuiharn
- [105] Preparing to Move
- Rhadrog
- [105] A Different Flora
- [105] Keeping Up Appearances
- Dagorlad
The Wastes: Dagorlad Quests
- Maendal
- [105] Grave Tidings
- Mincham
- [105] Prisoners of the Eye
- Laeglaw
- [105] The Fane of Screaming
- [105] Watchful Eyes - Landscape
- [105] A Final Dignity - Landscape
- [105] Accursed and Lost - Landscape
- [105] An Unexpected Connection - Landscape
- Artamir or Faramir, son of Ondoher
- [105] Watcher of the Wastes
- [105] A Brother Lost
- [105] Old Hatreds
- [105] The Imposter King
- [105] A Matter of Urgency
- Anborn
- [105] Lost in Passing
- Faramir, son of Ondoher
- [105] Drawn to the Marshes
- [105] The Cursed Hill
- [105] Blood of Númenor
- [105] Glimmers of Death - Landscape
- [105] Faramir's Ruse
- [105] The Wainriders of Dol Acharn - Landscape
- [105] Relics of Victory - Landscape
- [105] Vengeance of the Fallen
- Echil
- [105] A Cloud of Despair
- [105] Tales of Hope and Glory
- [105] Memories of the Last Alliance
Mílgamel quests
- [105] Land of Strife - Camp of the Host
- [105] A Test of Desolation
- [105] The Fate of the Wastes
- Candúr
- These quests unlocks in sets of 3. Turning in one quest from a set unlocks the next set. Completing this quest chain will unlock the final quests needed to unlock the fellowship crafting instances. The final quests are listed under The Slag-hills.
- Note: If you only want to unlock the crafting instances, you simply need the sequence The Escape -> The War-party -> The War-leaders, and can ignore the other Lang Rhuven quests.
- [105] Lang Rhuven: The Escape - Fellowship
- [105] Lang Rhuven: The Guards - Fellowship
- [105] Lang Rhuven: The Siege - Fellowship
- [105] Lang Rhuven: The Battle-cats - Fellowship
- [105] Lang Rhuven: The Emissaries - Fellowship
- [105] Lang Rhuven: The War-party - Fellowship
- [105] Lang Rhuven: The Attack - Fellowship - Repeatable
- [105] Lang Rhuven: The Destruction - Fellowship - Repeatable
- [105] Lang Rhuven: The War-leaders - Fellowship
- The Slag-hills
The Wastes: The Slag-hills Quests
- Gladhir
- [105] Bane of the Serpent
- There are two entrances to Dûm Boha: one at the second level of Haerondir [36.9S, 7.9W] and one off the plain behind Hareondir [36.1S, 6.5W] (the "main entrance"). If you first obtain the Bane of the Serpent from Gladhir in Haerondir and then proceed into Dûm Boha via the path behind him, you will receive the landscape quests below as you enter the camp. If you enter Dûm Boha from the "main entrance" off the plain behind Hareondir, you will get all quests bestowed as you enter.
- [105] Beneath the Snake - Landscape
- [105] Dwindling Rations - Landscape
- [105] The Eyes and The Blind - Landscape
- [105] The Poisoned Mind - Landscape
- [105] Unnatural Terrain - vector to the Small Ranger Camp in the Slag-hills
- Thurindol
- [105] Sifting for a Solution
- [105] Travelling Through the Smoke
- [105] Surveying the Morannon
- [105] Under the Watch of Narchost - Landscape
- [105] Preemptive Disorder - Landscape
- [105] Forgotten Orders - Landscape
- [105] Defiled Supplies - Landscape
- [105] Underground Orcs - Landscape
- [105] An Unexpected Confusion - Landscape
- [105] A Sample of Corruption
- [105] Lethal Larvae
- [105] The Tainted Feed
- [105] Weapons Out of Hand
- [105] The Towers of the Teeth
- [105] Crawling in the Darkness - Landscape
- [105] Camps in the Tower - Landscape
- [105] Foundation of Artifacts - Landscape
- [105] Towering Overseers
- [105] A Dangerous Trap
- [105] A Dangerous Pit - Landscape
- [105] Orders from Beyond the Gate - Landscape
- [105] Quickening the Decay - Landscape
- [105] Hidden Lieutenants
- [105] Orkish Tunnels
- [105] The Towers of the Teeth
- Candúr
- [105] The Slag-hills
- The above fellowship quest is a prerequisite for the Lang Rhuven quest chain, which is found under The Wastes: Dagorlad Quests. Once you complete that chain, the quests below will unlock. Once these are completed, the fellowship crafting instances will unlock.
- [105] Waiting in the Darkness - repeatable
- [105] Enclaves in the Depths - repeatable
- [105] Overseers in the Maggot-holes
- [105] Sorcerers in the Tower
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Skoironk Resource Dungeon quests These quests offer a choice of crafting ingredients upon completion. For more information, see:
- Host of the West (Faction) - Resource Instances
- Quests to open the Skoironk Resource Dungeon
- The Wastes: Dagorlad Quests Rangers Camp
- Thurindol - Solo Resource and Crafting Dungeons
- [105] Enemies Beneath the Mountain - repeatable
- [105] Enemies Beneath the Towers - repeatable
- [105] Skoironk: Breeder of Poison - repeatable
- [105] Skoironk: Vile Dwellings - repeatable
- [105] Skoironk: Complex Ores - repeatable
- [105] Locked Strongbox (Optional) - repeatable
- [105] Towers of the Teeth: Guardian of the Depths - repeatable
- [105] Towers of the Teeth: Depths of Shadow - repeatable
- [105] Towers of the Teeth: A Brush with Death - repeatable
- [105] Locked Strongbox (Optional) - repeatable
- Candúr - Fellowship Resource and Crafting Dungeons
- [105] Skoironk: Driver of Fear - repeatable
- [105] Skoironk: Vile Tunnels - repeatable
- [105] Skoironk: Complex Past - repeatable
- [105] Locked Strongbox (Optional) - repeatable
- [105] Towers of the Teeth: Guardian of the Teeth - repeatable
- [105] Towers of the Teeth: Foundation of Shadow - repeatable
- [105] Towers of the Teeth: A Brush with Darkness - repeatable
- [105] Locked Strongbox (Optional) - repeatable
The Wastes Deeds
The Wastes Deeds Overview | |||||||
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Deed | Type | Virtue Experience | Title | LP | Rep | Faction | Details |
Deeds of The Wastes | Meta | 1200 | Host of the West | Complete Explorer, Quest, Slayer, and Enemies Behind the Hills Meta Deeds | |||
Explorer of The Wastes | Meta | 900 | Host of the West | Complete the 4 Explorer deeds in The Wastes | |||
Quests of The Wastes | Meta | 900 | Host of the West | Complete Quests of Dagorlad, Noman-lands, and Slag-hills Deeds | |||
Slayer of The Wastes | Meta | Vanquisher of The Wastes | 900 | Host of the West | Complete the 5 Slayer Deeds in The Wastes | ||
Threats of The Wastes | Meta | Hero of the Host of the West | 900 | Host of the West | Complete Foe-Slayer of Lang Rhuven (Advanced), Roving Threats:The Wastes' Roving Enemies, and Beneath the Hills deeds | ||
Ruins of Gondor | Explorer | +2000 | Rubble-rouser | 5 | 500 | Host of the West | Discover the 9 ruins of old Gondorian settlements |
Forgotten Caches | Explorer | +2000 | Seeker of the Lost | 5 | 500 | Host of the West | Find 8 forgotten ranger caches lost in The Wastes |
Gathering of Evil | Explorer | +2000 | Rabble-rouser | 5 | 500 | Host of the West | Discover the 8 Enemy encampments in the Wastes. |
Relics of the Last Alliance | Explorer | +2000 | Relic Seeker of The Wastes | 5 | 500 | Host of the West | Find the 8 relics of the last Alliance |
Quests of the Noman-lands | Quest | +2000 | Hero of The Noman-lands | 5 | 500 | Host of the West | Complete 14 quests in the Noman-lands |
Quests of Dagorlad | Quest | +2000 | Hero of Dagorlad | 5 | 700 | Host of the West | Complete 22 quests in Dagorlad |
Quests of the Slag-hills | Quest | +2000 | Hero of the Slag-hills | 5 | 700 | Host of the West | Complete 30 quests in the Slag-hills |
Roving Threats: The Wastes' Roving Enemies | Quest | +2000 | Roving Defender of The Wastes | 5 | 900 | Host of the West | Defeat the 5 Roving Threats in the Wastes |
The Road to Mordor | Meta | Battle-ready | Achieve top standing with all four Host of the West factions | ||||
Foe-slayer of Ondoher's Folly | Slayer | 5 | 700 | Host of the West | Defeat 50 enemies in Ondoher's Folly | ||
Foe-slayer of Ondoher's Folly (Advanced) | Slayer | +2000 | 5 | 900 | Host of the West | Defeat 100 enemies in Ondoher's Folly | |
Foe-slayer of Dûm Boha | Slayer | 5 | 700 | Host of the West | Defeat 80 enemies in Dûm Boha | ||
Foe-slayer of Dûm Boha (Advanced) | Slayer | +2000 | 5 | 900 | Host of the West | Defeat 160 enemies in Dûm Boha | |
Foe-slayer of Skoironk | Slayer | 5 | 700 | Host of the West | Defeat 80 enemies in Skoironk | ||
Foe-slayer of Skoironk (Advanced) | Slayer | +2000 | 5 | 900 | Host of the West | Defeat 160 enemies in Skoironk | |
Foe-slayer of Fushaum Gund | Slayer | 5 | 700 | Host of the West | Defeat 50 enemies in Fushaum Gund | ||
Foe-slayer of Fushaum Gund (Advanced) | Slayer | +2000 | 5 | 900 | Host of the West | Defeat 100 enemies in Fushaum Gund | |
Foe-slayer of the Towers of the Teeth | Slayer | 5 | 700 | Host of the West | Defeat 100 enemies in the Towers of the Teeth | ||
Foe-slayer of the Towers of the Teeth (Advanced) | Slayer | +2000 | 5 | 900 | Host of the West | Defeat 200 enemies in the Towers of the Teeth | |
Resource instances and group zone: | |||||||
Foe-slayer of Lang Rhuven | Slayer | 5 | 700 | Host of the West | Defeat 200 enemies in Lang Rhuven | ||
Foe-slayer of Lang Rhuven (Advanced) | Slayer | +2000 | 5 | 900 | Host of the West | Defeat 400 enemies in Lang Rhuven | |
Enemies Beneath the Hills | Meta | Vanquisher of the Depths | 900 | Host of the West | Complete the 3 Slayer deeds in the resource instances of Skoironk and the Towers of the Teeth | ||
Beneath the Hills | Meta | +2000 | Battle-tested | 5 | 700 | Host of the West | Complete all fellowship quests in the resource instances of Skoironk and the Towers of the Teeth (0/6) |
Leaders Beneath the Hills | Slayer | 5 | 700 | Host of the West | Defeat 12 leaders in the resource instances of Skoironk and the Towers of the Teeth | ||
Leaders Beneath the Hills (Advanced) | Slayer | +2000 | 5 | 900 | Host of the West | Defeat 24 leaders in the resource instances of Skoironk and the Towers of the Teeth | |
Skoironk: Enemies Beneath | Slayer | 5 | 700 | Host of the West | Defeat 120 enemies in the resource instance of Skoironk | ||
Skoironk: Enemies Beneath (Advanced) | Slayer | +2000 | 5 | 900 | Host of the West | Defeat 240 enemies in the resource instance of Skoironk | |
Towers of the Teeth: Enemies Beneath | Slayer | 5 | 700 | Host of the West | Defeat 120 enemies in the resource instance of the Towers of the Teeth | ||
Towers of the Teeth: Enemies Beneath (Advanced) | Slayer | +2000 | 5 | 900 | Host of the West | Defeat 240 enemies in the resource instance of the Towers of the Teeth |
- For more detail, see The Wastes Deeds
The Wastes Titles
- For all titles obtainable for this region, see :
The Wastes Reputations
Creatures
The following creatures are found within this area (+/-) dropdown menu:
Roving Threats
The following Roving Threats are found roaming this region:
Roving Threats of The Wastes Fellowship [105] Roving Threat: Tumoz the Fume Fellowship [105] Roving Threat: Marzgurúd Fellowship [105] Roving Threat: Ephalzôr Fellowship [105] Roving Threat: Dorthanír Fellowship [105] Roving Threat: Gaergarch the Thirsty
Flora
- See also: Herbalism Flora
- Evengleam - Golden Extract
- Wraithscowl - Violet Extract
- Horsetail - Umber Extract
- Bonemalloe - Violet Extract
- Mournweed - Golden Extract
- Eye of Night - Golden Extract
- Dusknettle - Violet Extract
Herbalist Quests
- [105] Moving Moss - (Repeatable) Arodor - Camp of the Host [40.0S, 10.6W]
- [105] An Eerie Gathering - (Repeatable) Arodor
Maps
The Wastes
Mordor
Regions within the Land of Gondor
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Before Battle: Central Gondor • Eastern Gondor • Far Anórien • Old Anórien • Western Gondor / After Battle: Anórien (After Battle) • Ithilien • The Wastes |
Settlements, Areas and Landmarks of The Wastes
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Areas: | Dagorlad (Morannon (War of the Last Alliance)) • (Lang Rhuven) • The Noman-lands • The Slag-hills (Battle of the Morannon) | |
Settlements: | Camp of the Host • Haerondir | |
Landmarks: | Tham Durlan • Nuiharn • Guard Tower Ruins • Store House Ruins • Merchant shop Ruins • Farm House Ruins • Inn Ruins • Noble's House Ruins • Stable Ruins Carchost • Dol Acharn • Dûm Boha • Fushaum Gund • Narchost • Ondoher's Folly • Skoironk |
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Instances: | — |