 Runecarver | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Race | Unknown (Humanoid) |
| Level | 60 |
| Reaction | Alliance Horde |
| Location | Runecarver's Oubliette, Torghast, Tower of the Damned |
Runecarving.
The Runecarver is located in Torghast, Tower of the Damned. Using 
[Soul Ash], this master smith can help the Maw Walker craft powerful pieces of legendary equipment.
Legendary crafting
After completing steps of the Runecarver quest chain, players are granted the ability to craft Shadowlands legendaries.
To craft a legendary, players will need a base item from one of the production professions (Tailoring, Leatherworking, Blacksmithing, or Jewelcrafting), two missives crafted with Inscription, Soul Ash, and a memory of the runecarver legendary recipe, which is unlocked by completing other objectives in the game (raids, PvP, mythic dungeons, etc).
Base items
Players who have Tailoring, Leatherworking, Blacksmithing, or Jewelcrafting as one of their primary professions will unlock the recipes for base items by playing max-level content. The crafted items are not soulbound, and can be traded or sold on the Auction House to other players.
Missives
Scribes create missives, which define which stats the final legendary will have.
Soul Ash
Completing Layers of Torghast, Tower of the Damned awards [Soul Ash]. The first time a layer boss is defeated, it will drop Soul Ash. In an attempt to not force players to run trivial layers, they can skip ahead to higher unlocked layers and loot the Soul Ash from all lower layers. For instance, should a player start off at Layer 4 for their first kill, the layer boss will drop 405 Soul Ash. Players can earn up to 1200 Soul Ash a week by fully clearing (through layer 8) both available wings.
| Layer | Ash |
|---|---|
| 1 | 150 |
| 2 | 100 |
| 3 | 85 |
| 4 | 70 |
| 5 | 60 |
| 6 | 50 |
| 7 | 45 |
| 8 | 40 |
That Soul Ash is then used as part of the ingredients of the legendary item:
| Rank | Cost |
|---|---|
| 1 (190) | 1250 |
| 2 (210) | 2000 |
| 3 (225) | 3200 |
| 4 (235) | 5150 |
Quests
After players defeat Warden Arkoban during 
[60] The Search for Baine, they will loot 
[The Forgotten Key] from his corpse, which grants access to the Runecarver and starts a quest chain.
[60] A Damned Pact - [60] Ashes of the Tower
- [60] Deep Within
- [60] Reawakening
- [60] The Final Pieces
- [60] The Vessels of the Thread
- [60] The Weak Link
Quotes
- Gossip
Do I know you? You don't look familiar...
I'd like to craft a legendary item.
Trivia
- During the early Shadowlands promotion, he was referred to as the Runesage[1] and the Blacksmith.[2]
Patch changes
- Patch 9.0.2 (2020-11-17): Added.
