WoW 11.1.7: Horrific Visions Revisited guide — gameplay and rewards
Everything about Horrific Visions in Patch 11.1.7. Rewards, mask mechanics, and how to master this War Within solo and group content.
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Key takeaways:
- Unlimited entries: Unlike in BFA, no keys are required. You can run Cisions as often as you like for farming or practicing.
- Updated Visions of N’Zoth 11.1.7 rewards: Earn up to Heroic raid-level gear, Undermine crests, rare mounts, weapon illusions, and exclusive pets.
- New and returning Masks: Eight Faceless Masks now exist, including three entirely new modifiers for increased difficulty and loot scaling.
- If you play solo, you can get help from a companion called Construct of Soridormi.
- All players progress through a powerful Vision Talent Tree to unlock permanent buffs.
In this The War Within 11.1.7 Horrific Visions Revisited guide, we’ll cover the event’s key features, including the basics of gameplay, corruptions, the new upgrade system, Faceless Masks, and more. In the “Related posts,” you can also find detailed walkthroughs for Orgrimmar and Stormwind Visions, with tips and strategies to help you succeed.
Related posts:
We’ll continue to update this article with the latest details as more information about Visions of N’Zoth in 11.1.7 becomes available.
Complete guides to Horrific Visions in The War Within Patch 11.1.7:
What are Horrific Visions
Revisited Horrific Visions are repeatable instances designed for solo players or small groups of up to five. They’re here to give players new challenges, better rewards, and more content to enjoy while waiting for the next major update.
Horrific Visions Revisited brings back the popular “rogue-lite” scenarios from Battle for Azeroth, where you’ll enter twisted versions of Stormwind and Orgrimmar, corrupted by N’Zoth. There’s no strict roles requirement for Tank and Healers, so players can all queue freely.
You’ll fight your way through five zones filled with enemies and objectives. Before your Sanity meter runs out, you need to complete as many objectives as possible and defeat the final boss:
- Alleria Windrunner in Stormwind
or
- Thrall in Orgrimmar
Sanity drains over time and from enemy attacks. If it hits zero, the run ends. You’ll need to balance speed and strategy. The better you perform, the better the rewards, including gear, cosmetics, achievements, and more.
What’s new in Patch 11.1.7: Differences from BfA Horrific Visions
- No entry keys: Unlimited entries, loot is capped weekly based on difficulty.
- Warbound progress: Horrific Visions Revisited features Warband-wide progression, so unlocks like Faceless Masks, Hourglass upgrades, and Tribute bonuses carry over to all your characters.
- New rewards: Heroic-level gear, new cosmetics, and weapon models.
- Improved Talent Tree: Expanded progression with permanent buffs.
- Faceless Masks expanded: 3 new masks add more challenge and variety.
- Companion system: Soridormi’s constructs assist in runs.
How to start Revisited Horrific Visions
To start Horrific Visions Revisited, pick up the quest Seeking Knowledge of the Past. It appears automatically when you log in or can be found in your quest journal. The quest will send you to Soridormi in Dornogal at coordinates [35, 62].
Soridormi will lead you to a special portal situated at the southern edge of the Coreway in Dornogal. Interact with this portal to queue for Horrific Visions’ central hub.
Here’s a list of all vendors in the Horrific Visions hub, where to find them, and what they sell:
| Vendor | Coordinate | What you can buy |
|---|---|---|
| Torie (Provisioner) | 34.4, 68.6 | Mounts and cosmetic items |
| TickTak (Veteran Weaponsmith) | 34.0, 68.8 | Veteran track weapons |
| Rhythferr (Champion Weaponsmith) | 34.2, 68.4 | Champion track weapons |
| Chreni (Heroic Weaponsmith) | 34.0, 68.6 | Heroic track weapons |
Horrific Vision gameplay and mechanics
Note
You can bring your own group, but remember, Horrific Visions scales in difficulty based on the party’s number of players.
Horrific Visions patch 11.1.7 take place in either Stormwind or Orgrimmar. Each of these two corrupted areas is divided into five zones:
- A central starting area
- Two corrupted side zones
- Two lost zones.
You’ll begin in the center and push outward, facing increasingly difficult enemies as they progress toward the final boss, Alleria or Thrall.
A full clear where you complete all five zones before defeating the final boss offers the best rewards, including high-value gear and exclusive cosmetics.
Sanity and life
A central mechanic is Sanity, a time-limited resource that drains constantly during a run. It’s reduced further by enemies, hazards, and Faceless Mask modifiers. If it hits zero, the run ends, regardless of health.
By default, you only have one life in Horrific Visions. However, with the right upgrades, you can gain a single self-resurrection, allowing you to revive once per run. You can restore or slow its loss with orbs and permanent talents that boost Sanity regen, capacity, and resistance.
Horrific Visions companion: Construct of Soridomi
Solo players or groups missing a role can summon the Construct of Soridormi to help out. Whether you need a Tank, DPS, or Healer, this companion can fill the gap, making Horrific Visions Revisited fully accessible, even for those who prefer going solo.
To activate the Construct of Soridomi in Horrific Visions, interact with the altar near her in the Horrific Visions room. There, you can choose a role for her to assist you or select the option to enter the challenge without her.
Tip
If you’re confident running Horrific Visions solo, don’t summon Construct of Soridomi as doing so increases enemy health.
Progression comes through Displaced Corrupted Mementos, earned from enemies, chests, and objectives. These fuel permanent Talent Tree upgrades like reduced Sanity drain, more damage, auto-revives, and utility buffs. You can also find temporary Tribute Buffs that grant short-term boosts during runs.
Faceless Masks and difficulty scaling
Faceless Masks are modifiers that you can activate before entering a Horrific Vision to increase the difficulty in exchange for significantly better rewards. There are eight masks in total, five of which return from Battle for Azeroth and three that are brand-new in 11.1.7.
To activate these masks, interact with the corresponding altars before beginning a Horrific Vision. In group settings, only one player needs to have the mask equipped to activate it for the entire group.
If you’re wondering how to unlock Masks in Horrific Visions, we’ve put together a dedicated guide to help you get all eight Masks, understand their effects, plus some tips and tricks along the way:
Note
- The effects of these masks stack, meaning you can activate multiple masks at once to raise the stakes of a run dramatically.
- The number of masks used directly impacts the quality of rewards. For example, completing a full clear with five Masks activated guarantees Hero-track gear, while eight-mask runs offer a chance at even rarer Hero-track loot.
- Certain achievements and weapon unlocks also require completing runs with specific mask thresholds.
Horrific Visions Revisited Corruptions: Rune Enchants
One of the features returning in Patch 11.1.7 Horrific Visions Revisited is Corruption, now reimagined as Helmet Rune Enchants. Originally introduced in Battle for Azeroth, Corruption effects offered powerful bonuses but came with heavy drawbacks.
In the 11.1.7 updated version, these Rune Enchants provide impactful bonuses and can significantly enhance your performance during runs. However, they are temporary and only available during Season 2 of The War Within.
To learn more about the Greater and Lesser Runes, as well as what the BiS Corrupted Enchantments for your spec are, be sure to check out our dedicated guide here:
Horrific Visions Revisited upgrade system
In WoW Horrific Visions Revisited, the upgrade system returns with a modern twist. Inspired by Battle for Azeroth’s Titanic Research, this version splits progression into two systems: the Hourglass of Horrific Visions and Tributes. Together, they provide long-term power gains for tackling Horrific Visions Revisited more efficiently.
Hourglass of Horrific Visions
The Hourglass acts as the primary upgrade tree, offering key survival and performance enhancements inside Revisited Horrific Visions. It’s a streamlined successor to the original Titanic Research system. For a complete Hourglass of Horrific Visions for both solo and group play, be sure to check out our guide here:
Horrific Visions Tributes
Tributes are passive bonuses earned through repeated Horrific Visions Revisited runs. They’re displayed in the preparation room and unlock automatically by hitting progression milestones such as killing enemies, looting, and exploring different areas.
There are four Tributes in Horrific Visions, including:
- Tribute of the Vision Hunter
- Tribute of Elite Extermination
- Tribute of Experimental Destabilization
- Tribute of Clear Sight
Each offers three ranks with progressively stronger effects.
Tribute of the Vision Hunter
Earned by: Defeating enemies in Stormwind or Orgrimmar Visions.
| Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| 1 | +1% haste & movement speed for 60s on kill (Stacks to 5) |
| 2 | +2% haste & movement speed |
| 3 | +3% haste & movement speed |
Tribute of Elite Extermination
Earned by: Defeating Elite enemies.
| Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| 1 | Restore 50 Sanity per elite kill |
| 2 | Restore 100 Sanity |
| 3 | Restore 150 Sanity |
Tribute of Experimental Destabilization
Earned by: Defeating bosses in Revisited Visions.
| Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| 1 | +4% damage above 50% Sanity / -4% damage taken below 50% |
| 2 | +8% / -8% |
| 3 | +12% / -12% |
Tribute of Clear Sight
Earned by: Collecting potions and Odd Crystals.
| Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| 1 | See hidden loot chests in Tainted areas |
| 2 | Also visible in Corrupted areas |
| 3 | Also visible in Lost areas |
Horrific Visions rewards
We’ve created a complete loot table for Horrific Visions to help you track and check off all the undiscovered mounts and loot, be sure to check it out:
Horrific Visions achievements
Let’s list all the Horrific Visions achievements.
Currency achievements:
| Achievement | Requirement | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| We Have the Memories | Purchase all Echoes of N’Zoth from the Hourglass of Horrific Visions | Achievement only |
| Thanks For The Mementos | Obtain 1,000 Displaced Corrupted Mementos | Achievement only |
| Memento Mori | Obtain 10,000 Displaced Corrupted Mementos | Achievement only |
| Memento Mania | Obtain 25,000 Displaced Corrupted Mementos | Achievement only |
| A Monumental Amount of Mementos | Obtain 50,000 Displaced Corrupted Mementos | Achievement only |
| A Mountain of Mementos | Obtain 75,000 Displaced Corrupted Mementos | Achievement only |
Faceless Mask achievements:
| Achievement | Requirement | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Horrific Masquerade | Obtain all 8 Faceless Masks | Achievement only |
| Masked Soliloquy | Complete all objectives in any vision with 1 mask active | Unlocks Champion Weapon vendor Rhythferr |
| Masked Duet | Complete all objectives with 2 masks active | Achievement only |
| Masked Trio | Complete all objectives with 3 masks active | Achievement only |
| Masked Quartet | Complete all objectives with 4 masks active | Achievement only |
| Symphony of Masks | Complete all objectives with 5 masks active | Unlocks Hero Weapon vendor Chreni |
| Masked Sextet | Complete all objectives with 6 masks active | Achievement only |
| Masked Septet | Complete all objectives with 7 masks active | Achievement only |
| Orchestra of Masks | Complete all objectives with all 8 masks active | Achievement only |
Vision Completion – Stormwind:
| Achievement | Requirement | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Horrific Vision of Stormwind | Defeat Alleria Windrunner | Achievement only |
| The Even More Horrific Vision of Stormwind | Complete all objectives | Achievement only |
| The Most Horrific Vision of Stormwind | Complete all objectives with 5 masks active | Achievement only |
| Beyond the Most Horrific Vision of Stormwind | Complete all objectives with 8 masks active | Achievement only |
Vision Completion – Orgrimmar:
| Achievement | Requirement | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar | Defeat Thrall | Achievement only |
| The Even More Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar | Complete all objectives | Achievement only |
| The Most Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar | Complete all objectives with 5 masks active | Achievement only |
| Beyond the Most Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar | Complete all objectives with 8 masks active | Achievement only |
Cross-Visions and Meta Achievements:
| Achievement | Requirement | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Incremental Progress | Complete 2 objectives and defeat the boss in any vision | Unlocks Veteran Weapon vendor TickTak |
| Reeking of Visions | Complete both “Even More Horrific” achievements (Stormwind + Orgrimmar) | Pet: Reek |
| Through the Depths of Visions | Complete both “Most Horrific” achievements and “We Have the Memories” | Mount: Black Serpent of N’Zoth |
| Mastering the Visions | Complete both “Beyond the Most Horrific” achievements | Mount: Ny’alothan Shadow Worm |
| Mad World | Complete all objectives in both cities with 5 masks while solo | Title: the Faceless One |
| Through the Looking Glass | Complete all objectives in both cities with 8 masks while solo | Title: the Mad |
Conclusion
And that wraps up our World of Warcraft Horrific Vision guide for The War Within Patch 11.1.7. Whether you’re farming Heroic-level gear, chasing elusive mounts, or unlocking exclusive cosmetics, these visions offer a rewarding and repeatable endgame loop for all players.
What do you think of Horrific Visions’ return? Let us know your thoughts and questions in the comments below! If you want help to prepare for the challenges ahead in Patch 11.1.5: Nightfall, our WoW boosts are always here to assist you in staying ahead of the competition!
FAQ
When will Horrific Visions Revisited be available?
Horrific Visions Revisited will be available starting May 20, 2025, and will remain active throughout Season 2. The event will conclude with the launch of Season 3.
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