Forbidden Reach

The Forbidden Reach
Races	Dracthyr Tarasek Blue drakonid
Location	Dragon Isles

The Forbidden Reach is an island located off the coast of the Dragon Isles. It was fashioned by Neltharion the Earth-Warder to serve as a training ground for his ultimate soldiers, the dracthyr. But in the aftermath of a terrible battle, the island has lain dormant and abandoned for ages until the return of an ancient enemy causes the dracthyr to stir.

The zone is the starting zone of the new playable race-hero class combo dracthyr evoker starting at level 58.

Until patch 10.0.7 when the zone was re-opened, when a player visited the Forbidden Reach outside of the evoker starting experience by flying from the mainland Dragon Isles, they were struck by lightning until they died.

Description

Beneath the surface, legions of dracthyr were in magical stasis for thousands of years.

The Forbidden Reach was once fashioned by Neltharion the Earth-Warder himself to be the secret training grounds of the black dragonflight and of its would-be ultimate soldiers. The Reach has since descended into a broken and deserted landscape, lost to the ravages of time. Those few dragons who remember the island know that it is taboo to visit, as it is a place where something dreadful fell. Those who have braved the shores found little of consequence in this cauldron-like caldera apart from a shattered landscape and nature-claimed ruins half buried by magma. Deep beneath the surface, vast underground chambers contain legions of dracthyr, resting in magical stasis for thousands of years.

Malygos once assigned three blue dragons (Andesigos, Lapisagos and Venagosa) and loyal drakonid troops to ensure the dracthyr stayed locked underground forever.

Quests

Main articles: Dracthyr starting experience, Forbidden Reach storyline

Quests in the Forbidden Reach play out as part of the evoker starting experience in the dracthyr starting experience.

Later, players return in patch 10.0.7 for the Forbidden Reach storyline.

Geography

Maps and subregions

Map of the Forbidden Reach.

Aerie Chasm Featherfur Roost Skyfox Den Sky Hoard Broken Seaboard Caldera of the Menders Lair of the Scythid Lost Grotto The Support Creche Darksand Hollow Dragonskull Island Ebon Landing The Frosted Spine Froststone Vault Froststone Peak Hornswog Grounds Hoard of Shimmermaw The Lost Atheneum Morqut Islet Morqut Village Zskera Vaults The Old Weyrn Grounds Hessethiash's Hollow War Creche Earth-Warder's Cauldron Scaleborn Pass Sharpscale Coast The Shrouded Coast Skyward Watch Stormsunder Crater Burrow of the Faithful The Siege Creche Stormsunder Mountain Sylvern's Roost Talonlords' Perch The High Creche Talon's Watch Tempest Coast Tempest Cove Warder's Solace Winglord's Perch

• Micro dungeons
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  Dragonskull Island
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  Froststone Vault
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  Siege Creche
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  Support Creche
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  War Creche

Inhabitants

Wild creatures

• Scythid

Major features

Zskera Vaults

Zskera Vault: Az

The Zskera Vaults drives most exploration and treasure finding in the Forbidden Reach. Use a  [Zskera Vault Key] or 28 from Forbidden Hoards, rare elites, and small treasures to open all the vault doors in the active vault. Vaults are randomized per-player and per-week, but are not timed. Many, many mounts, pets, cosmetics, and quest-starting items can be found inside.

Onyx Annulet and Primordial Stones

The  [Onyx Annulet] is a callback to the  [Pocket-Sized Computation Device] from Mechagon Island, a ring with 3 sockets that can be fitted with three of 25 Primordial Stones with unique trinket-style effects.

Primal Infused armor

Account-bound loot tokens drop somewhat frequently across the reach, which can be turned into item level 385 Primal Infused armor. This serves as both catch-up gear, and part of an eight-piece set.

Cloth

•  [Primalist Cloth Helm]
•  [Primalist Cloth Spaulders]
•  [Primalist Cloth Chestpiece]
•  [Primalist Cloth Bracers]
•  [Primalist Cloth Gloves]
•  [Primalist Cloth Belt]
•  [Primalist Cloth Leggings]
•  [Primalist Cloth Boots]

Leather

•  [Primalist Leather Helm]
•  [Primalist Leather Spaulders]
•  [Primalist Leather Chestpiece]
•  [Primalist Leather Bracers]
•  [Primalist Leather Gloves]
•  [Primalist Leather Belt]
•  [Primalist Leather Leggings]
•  [Primalist Leather Boots]

Mail

•  [Primalist Mail Helm]
•  [Primalist Mail Spaulders]
•  [Primalist Mail Chestpiece]
•  [Primalist Mail Bracers]
•  [Primalist Mail Gloves]
•  [Primalist Mail Belt]
•  [Primalist Mail Leggings]
•  [Primalist Mail Boots]

Plate

•  [Primalist Plate Helm]
•  [Primalist Plate Spaulders]
•  [Primalist Plate Chestpiece]
•  [Primalist Plate Bracers]
•  [Primalist Plate Gloves]
•  [Primalist Plate Belt]
•  [Primalist Plate Leggings]
•  [Primalist Plate Boots]

Additionally,  [Primalist Weapon],  [Primalist Necklace],  [Primalist Cloak],  [Primalist Ring], and  [Primalist Trinket] tokens can also drop. Once turned into equippable armor, it can be upgraded at any item upgrader (like Researcher Baneflare at Morqut Village) with an  [Untapped Forbidden Knowledge] to reach item level 395.

Vignettes

Rare spawns

Forbidden Reach

Rare-elites

• Wyrmslayer Angvardi ^{[61.7, 34.0]}
• Mad-Eye Carrey, First Mate Ovdah, Navigator Bi-Yun ^{[67.9, 45.3]}
• Duzalgor ^{[32.4, 29.9]}
• Warden Entrix ^{[45.9, 79.6]}
• Gahz'raxes ^{[28.3, 37.9]}
• Galakhad ^{[44.7, 79.5]}
• Grugoth the Hullcrusher ^{[44.0, 90.4]}
• Ishyra ^{[41.0, 14.4]}
• Bonesifter Marwak ^{[43.6, 61.2]}
• Ookbeard ^{[36.8, 12.3]}
• Pyrachniss ^{[51.7, 72.7]}
• Reisa the Drowned ^{[47.7, 20.7]}
• Lady Shaz'ra ^{[59.7, 58.8]}
• Veltrax ^{[73.0, 67.4]}
• Volcanakk ^{[78.1, 50.6]}
• Vraken the Hunter ^{[58.2, 48.2]}

Rares

• Kangalo ^{[75.1, 31.9]} (Herbalists)
• Loot Specialist (varies)

Events and chests

Forbidden Reach

• Froststone Vault Primal Storm ^{[60.1, 38.8]}
• Storm-Bound Chest / Trial of Storms ^{[48.9, 73.2]}
• Forbidden Hoard (multiple locations)

Flags, glyphs, and races

Forbidden Reach

Flags
Glyphs
Races

• Dragonscale Expedition Flags
  • Caldera of the Menders Expedition Flag ^{[36.9, 37.9]}
  • The Lost Atheneum Expedition Flag ^{[54.6, 34.6]}
• Dragon Glyphs ( [Forbidden Reach Glyph Hunter])
  • Winglord's Perch Glyph ^{[18.4, 13.2]}
  • Talon's Watch Glyph ^{[20.6, 91.4]}
  • Froststone Peak Glyph ^{[62.6, 32.4]}
  • Dragonskull Island Glyph ^{[79.4, 32.6]}
  • Stormsunder Mountain Glyph ^{[77.3, 55.1]}
  • The Frosted Spine Glyph ^{[48.5, 69.0]}
  • Talonlords' Perch Glyph ^{[59.0, 65.0]}
  • Caldera of the Menders Glyph ^{[37.7, 30.6]}
• Dragonriding races ( [Forbidden Reach Racing Completionist])
  • Aerie Chasm Cruise, west of Stormsunder Crater ^{[63.1, 52.0]}
  • Caldera Coaster, Skyward Watch ^{[41.4, 14.6]}
  • Forbidden Reach Rush, Old Weyrn Grounds ^{[49.4, 60.1]}
  • Morqut Ascent, Morqut Islet ^{[31.3, 65.7]}
  • Southern Reach Route, northeast of Broken Seaboard ^{[63.7, 84.0]}
  • Stormsunder Crater Circuit, Stormsunder Crater ^{[76.1, 65.6]}

Achievements

• Exploration
  •  [You Know How to Reach Me] (meta)
  •  [Adventurer of the Forbidden Reach]
    •  [Champion of the Forbidden Reach]
  •  [Explore the Forbidden Reach]
  •  [Forbidden Spoils]
  •  [Librarian of the Reach]
  •  [Scavenger of the Forbidden Reach]
    •  [Hoarder of the Forbidden Reach]
  •  [Under the Weather]
  •  [While We Were Sleeping]
  •  [X Marks the Spot]
    •  [Scroll Hunter]
• Zskera Vaults
  •  [Door To Door]
    •  [Door Buster]
  •  [Every Door, Everywhere, All At Once]
• Dragonriding
  •  [Forbidden Reach Glyph Hunter]
  •  [Forbidden Reach: Gold]
  •  [Forbidden Reach Advanced: Gold]
  •  [Forbidden Reach Reverse: Gold]
  •  [Forbidden Reach Racing Completionist]

Gallery

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  Playable dracthyr in the zone.

Patch changes

• Patch 10.0.7 (2023-03-21): Opened to max-level players.
  
• Patch 10.0.2 (2022-11-15): Added.
  

External links

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