WoW: What do you actually farm Stygia for?
There was a question on Twitter the other day from a user about WoW: Shadowlands that can be summed up as, "Why are we farming Stygia anyway?" And I can well understand the thought from which this question was born. I asked myself it for the tenth time after the tenth death of my undergeared druid toon, too. I asked my esteemed colleagues and I thought a bit more extensively about an answer to the question. And in doing so, I came to the conclusion that there is no universal answer, only categorization by player type. So why do certain players farm Stygia in the Maw ad nauseum? Sure, to knock them on the head afterwards at Ve'nari. But really, this is only interesting for certain groups of WoW heroes.
The Minmaxers
For the minmaxers in Mythic content - dungeons as well as raids - it's clear why they drag their hero's omnivore into the maw every day. The item of general enchantment is called the Spatial Realignment Apparatus, costs thousands of stygia, and adds a socket slot to a Shadowlands item of the helmet, necklace, bracers, belt, and ring category if it doesn't have one. Minmaxers are also after the (somewhat cheaper) fragments of unbound reality, over the use of which an upgrade of a random medium from their lowest item level media is found. The problem with this, of course, is that buying these items requires a certain reputation level with Ve'nari. In this respect, Minmaxers have been extremely busy in the Maw, especially in the first few weeks of Shadowlands.
The Torghast enthusiasts
Those who super enjoy playing Torghast will head to the Maw to snag some of Ve'nari's permanent Torghast enhancements. Among other things, the Ritual Prism of Divination increases the chance of epic anima bonuses, while the Magnifying Glass of Enchanting Charm provides perks to midwayers. And the rank badge: Acquisitor ensures that middlemen in Torghast can offer you a rare option. The really big fans can also buy the option matrix when they achieve a valuable reputation with Ve'nari, which ensures that you can always choose from at least two bonuses for each anima bonus. Sounds nice and also makes sense if you want to invest a lot of time in Torghast. Again, buying the items requires not only all sorts of stygia, but also a corresponding reputation with Ve'nari. What does that mean? Off into the maw!
I just want to go home!
Source: buffed
But before you reach the appropriate level of reputation with Ve'nari, you can also put the Stygia into helpful Maw items. The Mark of the Unseen, for example, would also be worthwhile for a casual like me, so that I would become immune to the Mark of the Dungeon Master of the Mawbound Assassins. These stupid assassins simply killed me several times, especially in the first Maw adventures.
And as casual?
Well, if you neither want to supply items with sockets nor are particularly keen on Torghast, then the Stygia Farm doesn't really do you any good. You go in for the Bolvar Maw and Torghast quests, but you don't really farm there. In this respect, the Maw is of little to no appeal to those of you who don't want to perfect the Gear and play Torghast to the point of mouse button fatigue. A shame, really. After all, the Maw is the end-game zone of Shadowlands and it should also offer something to casuals. Currently, there isn't much there. On the other hand, that's good. I'm sure it's not just me who finds the maw annoying.
Support buffed - it only takes a minute. Thanks!All readers get free daily news, articles, guides, videos and podcasts on World of Warcraft, Pokémon Go and other favorite games from us. Up until now, we've funded this site through advertising and kept it as free of paid articles as possible, but since COVID-19, that's become increasingly difficult. Many companies are cutting or eliminating their advertising budgets for 2020. Budgets that we unfortunately have to rely on if we want to continue offering buffed free of charge in the future in the form we're used to.
That's why we're turning to you now. You can support us as buffed supporters so that we can continue to offer our content free of charge in the usual form without introducing a paywall or publishing misleading news. Every contribution, big or small, is valuable. Support buffed - it only takes a minute.
Support nowWe thank you in advance
. Advertisement: Order World of Warcraft now on AmazonAlso read these interesting stories 0WoW: Deep wind shot - PvP brawl from 18 August
WoW PvP Brawl: Starting August 18, a special variant of the Deepwind Gulch battleground will be available. Here is the news! 0WoW TBC Classic: SSC and/or TK? Warcraftlogs poll on Phase 2 raids
On Warcraftlogs, you can currently have your say on exactly how the World First race in TBC Classic Phase 2 will be rated. 3WoW: No content drought after all? Hints for patch 9.1.5 discovered
Is WoW facing a content drought in the coming months? The finding of some dataminers gives hope for patch 9.1.5. 02:27WoW: Shadowlands season 1 survival guide (trailer). World of Warcraft from€14.99 to the home page The links marked with * are affiliate links. Affiliate links are not ads, as we are independent in our research and selection of featured products. For product sales we receive a small commission, which we use to partially finance the free content of the website. 10
