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{{Infobox Instances
|name    = Great Barrow: The Maze
|level   = 20
|size    = 6
|scaled  = Yes
|cluster = Shadows of Angmar 
|region  = Bree-land
|area    = Southern Barrow-downs
|map = Southern Barrow-downs
|NS  = 33.8S
|EW  = 55.8W
}}
[[File:Great Barrow The Maze.jpg|600px|center]]{{toc-right}}

<div align="center">'''''"Othrongroth, the Great Barrow, the oldest and largest of the Edain mounds within the Barrow-downs... and home to some of the most terrifying servants of the Witch-king."'''''</div>

'''Great Barrow: The Maze''' is a [[World Instance]] within [[the Great Barrow]] of the [[Southern Barrow-downs]] in [[Bree-land]]. {{Tooltip Coords|Southern Barrow-downs|33.8S|55.8W}}

This is the first of three instances within the Great Barrow; the following are [[Great Barrow: Thadúr]] and [[Great Barrow: Sambrog]].

The maze, rightfully name, is a winding series of dimly lit catacombs and burial chambers where the dead walk once again. These shambling corpses are commanded by a duo of ancient warrior brothers who await deep within the labyrinth.

== Difficulty Level ==
This is a scaled instance, designed for a fellowship from level 20 and up.

It is available in the [[Instance Finder]].

Being one of the first instances a player will encounter, nothing within the Maze is particularly difficult. There are some light mechanics to the bosses that serve as a good introduction to instance mechanics. 

Bosses have adds, there are ground hazards to avoid, but it doesn't get much more complex from there. The most difficult part of the instance is navigating without a map.

Estimated completion time is between 10 - 30 minutes depending on the skill of the group and knowledge of the maze-like tunnels.

== Quests ==
'''Starting:'''
{{:Category:Great Barrow: The Maze Quests}}
'''Involving:'''
* [23] [[Quest:Collecting History|Collecting History]]
* [24] [[Quest:Purging the Dead|Purging the Dead]]

== Mobs ==
These [[mob]]s are encountered within this instance:
:<categorytree mode=all depth="0">Great Barrow: The Maze Mobs</categorytree>

== Instance Overview ==
:'''First Boss:''' [[File:Wight.png]] [[Barrow-wight Caller]]
:'''Final Boss:''' [[File:Wightcaptain.png]] [[Gaerdring]] and [[Gaerthel]]

== Walk-through and Tactics ==
[[File:Gaerdring & Gaerthel's Chamber.jpg|300px|thumb|Gaerdring & Gaerthel's Chamber]]
;Trash pulls
The majority of fights in the instance are straightforward, but keep an eye out for any patrolling [[Ancient Barrow-wight]]s, which are stronger and have more morale than the other mobs. There are also a few locations where enemies spawn from the ground abruptly, so don't run ahead of the tank if you don't know which areas are safe.

;The [[Barrow-wight Caller]]
The fight will reset if the caller or any of his summoned adds reach the top of the stairs.

His room is full of Ancient Barrow-wights which do not reset, and should be cleared out first to make the fight easier. Use ranged skills to pull one or two of them at a time and take them upstairs where the caller will reset (but the Ancient Barrow-Wights will not).

Once the room is empty other than the caller, everyone should head down into the room. The caller will summon 2 [[Grim Tomb-wight]]s at the beginning of the fight. Take these out first, as the caller will summon more adds when his morale is low.

At about 20% morale, the caller will temporarily go inactive and summon 2 [[Devouring Barrow-crawler]]s that cause knockback. Stay off the stairs to avoid flying upstairs and accidentally resetting the fight.

The large crawlers in turn summon [[Bloated Barrow-crawler]]s that randomly target a player and burst into poison clouds. You can try to get out of the clouds, but the room will quickly be covered in them and they do more damage to moving players, so it's better to remain stationary if possible.

;[[Gaerdring]] and [[Gaerthel]]
* After a short intro, Gaerdring will attack with range at a random player first while Gaerthel remains inactive.
* Extra wights and arms will spawn until Gaerdring dies. These mobs should be picked up before they attack the healer.
* Once Gaerdring dies, the adds will stop spawning and Gaerthel will become active.
* Gaerthel deals higher melee damage than Gaedring so the tank will need more heals to compensate.

== Rewards ==
{| class="altRowsMed collapsible collapsed" width="450"
! General
|-
|{{Reward|Bounty}} (level-appropriate)
|-
| [[File:Enhancement Rune (uncommon)-icon.png]] [[Enhancement Rune|(Uncommon) Enhancement Rune (T1)]]
|-
| [[File:Enhancement Rune (rare)-icon.png]] [[Enhancement Rune|(Rare) Enhancement Rune (T2)]]
|-
| [[:Category:Traceries|(Rare) Tracery (T2)]]
|-
| [[Rare Scaled Instances Loot|(Rare) Dextrous/Enduring/Resolute/Steadfast/Valorous Armour/Jewellery/Weapons]]
|}
{| class="altRowsMed collapsible collapsed" width="450"
! Incomparable
|-
| {{:Item:Greater Dextrous Axe of Fate|mode=imlink_plain}}
|-
| {{:Item:Greater Dextrous Earring of Fate|mode=imlink_plain}}
|-
| {{:Item:Greater Dextrous Helmet of Prowess|mode=imlink_plain}}
|-
| {{:Item:Greater Enduring Club of Parrying|mode=imlink_plain}}
|-
| {{:Item:Greater Enduring Heavy Shield of Fate|mode=imlink_plain}}
|-
| {{:Item:Greater Resolute Leggings of Finesse|mode=imlink_plain}}
|-
| {{:Item:Greater Resolute Shield of Penetration|mode=imlink_plain}}
|-
| {{:Item:Greater Resolute Shoulderpads of Finesse|mode=imlink_plain}}
|-
| {{:Item:Greater Resolute Sword of Penetration|mode=imlink_plain}}
|-
| {{:Item:Greater Steadfast Bauble of Parrying|mode=imlink_plain}}
|-
| {{:Item:Greater Steadfast Warden's Shield of Fate|mode=imlink_plain}}
|-
| {{:Item:Greater Valorous Helm of Prowess|mode=imlink_plain}}
|}

== Map ==
[[File:Great Barrow - The Maze Map.jpg|400px|Map of Great Barrow: The Maze]]

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px">
File:GB Maze Final.jpg|Final chamber of the Maze
File:GB Maze Hall.jpg|The many hallways in the labyrinth contribute to its namesake
File:GB Maze Stairs.jpg|There is a sense of verticality in the barrows with many staircases
File:GB Maze Urns.jpg|Urns are scattered across the barrow
File:GB Maze Sarcophagi.jpg|Sarcophagi lining a hallway
</gallery>
{{Instance Cluster: Shadows of Angmar}}
{{Barrow-downs}}
[[Category:Burial Places]]
[[Category:Great Barrow Instances]]