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
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• Quest Pack: Quest Pack: Battle of the Black Gate

The Wastes Locations

Locations found within the region of The Wastes are listed below.

Areas

The Wastes Areas

The Noman-lands

Settlements

The Wastes Settlements

Haerondir

Landmarks

The Wastes Landmarks

Ondoher's Folly

Interiors

The Wastes Interiors

Frodo's Bower

Instances

The Wastes Instances

• Resource Instances

• Towers of the Teeth
• Skoironk

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 [80] Interlude: 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 [105] Instance: 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 [105] Chapter 1: Sauron's Hour [105] Chapter 2: The Eagles are Coming! [105] Instance: The Eagles are Coming! [105] Chapter 3: On the Field of Victory [105] Chapter 4: Frodo Baggins and the Ring of Power [80] Interlude: The Precious, At Last [105] Chapter 5: The Next Adventure Next: Volume V, Book 1 Next: The Black Book of Mordor: Chapter 1

The Noman-lands

The Wastes: The Noman-lands Quests

Camp of the Host Éomer King [105] Remnants of the Éothéod Legolas [105] Scouting the Blight [105] Culling the Blighted [105] Creatures of the Mire - Landscape Aragorn [105] Take Heart, Men of Gondor 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 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

Haerondir Maendal [105] Grave Tidings Tham Durlan Mincham [105] Prisoners of the Eye Laeglaw [105] The Fane of Screaming Ondoher's Folly [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 [105] Instance: Vengeance of the Fallen Haerondir Echil [105] A Cloud of Despair [105] Tales of Hope and Glory [105] Memories of the Last Alliance [105] Instance: 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 Small Ranger Camp 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

Haerondir 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 Small Ranger Camp 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] What Lies Beneath the Hills [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 ————— 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 Small Ranger 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
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 Deeds‎ (4 C, 1 P)

The Wastes Titles

For all titles obtainable for this region, see The Wastes Titles

The Wastes Titles‎ (3 C)

The Wastes Reputations

The Wastes Reputation Factions‎ (1 C, 1 P)

Creatures

The following creatures are found within this area (+/-) dropdown menu:

The Wastes Creatures

Roving Threats

The following Roving Threat Creatures are found roaming this region:

• Dorthanír
• Ephalzôr
• Gaergarch the Thirsty
• Marzgurúd
• Tumoz the Fume

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

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Mordor

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The Wastes Titles

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