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Back in the original, pre-expansion era ofWorld of Warcraft, raids were some of the most difficult and inaccessible content in the game. Not only did they require players to have near flawless communication and strategy, but also it required 40 players to clear them. For many players, the process of finding 40 well geared players was extremely difficult if not impossible.
To make a more accessible raid, Blizzard released a 20-man raid known as Zul’Gurub on September 22nd, 2005. When the pre-patch for Cataclysm was released, the original Zul’Gurub raid was removed from the game and was eventually replaced with an updated dungeon version of the instance. Justlike with Naxxramas, many of the gear and recipes became no longer obtainable. But in Dragonflight, it is possible forWorld of Warcraftplayers to obtain these lost recipes and items by unlocking the secrets of Zul’Gurub.
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How to Start
In order to begin unlocking the secrets of Zul’Gurub, players will first need tolevel a character to 70. The class doesn’t matter, and this is the only thing that is required before being able to unlock the secrets of Zul’Gurub. Head down to Stranglethorn Vale where Zul’Gurub can be found. Enter the dungeon and then head toward the temple in the middle of the instance.
Instead of going up the stairs where Jin’do is fought, go right and walk around the outside of the temple to find a doorway that leads into a chamber. Within this chamber is a gong. On the ground to the left of the gong is a small object that can be interacted with to receive a Shattered Hakkari Bijou.
Find the Fragmented Hakkari Bijou
Next, kill two bosses to spawn Jin’do at the top of the temple. It doesn’t matter which bosses players kill. Since both High Priestess Kilnara and Bloodlord Mandokir have a chance at dropping mounts, it is not a bad idea to go after those two if players don’t have either of those mounts yet. UnlikeValiance in Naxxramas, there are no hoops that players need to jump through to get these mounts other than luck.
After killing two bosses, go to the top of the temple and fight Jin’do. Once phase two begins, go back down to the room where the gong is. In the exact same spot as above, there is an object that can be interacted with to loot a Fragmented Hakkari Bijou.
At this point, players can either teleport out of the instance by using their Hearthstone or complete the boss fight by destroying Hakkar’s Chains at the top of the temple. This is accomplished by taunting a Gurubashi Spirit, luring it to the chain, and waiting for it to cast Body Slam. This destroys the barrier protecting the chain which can then be destroyed. Repeat this three timesto complete the dungeon.
Regardless of which option players choose, they can then combine the Shattered Hakkari Bijou and Fragmented Hakkari Bijou to turn them into Restored Hakkari Bijou. This item begins a quest that requires players to find someone to give the bijou to.
Find Rin’Wosho the Trader
To complete this quest,go to Dazar’alor in Zuldazarand look for Rin’Wosho in a building with a sign that says “The Yojamba Exchange”. For players struggling to find him, he can be found at the location depicted in the image above. Rin’Wosho will gladly accept the Bijou. Turning it in completes the quest and players will successfully have unlocked the secrets of Zul’Gurub.
After unlocking the secrets of Zul’Gurub, Rin’Wosho will relocate. At this point he can be found just inside Zul’Gurub on the right side of the stairs.
Once players have completed this quest, they will gain access to a wide variety of old Zul’Gurub recipes and ensembles that can be purchased with Hakkari Bijous. Bijous were originally items that dropped inthe 20-man version of Zul’Gurub. Players would take them and destroy them to gain reputation with the Zandalari. Now these Bijous are account bound currency that can be looted from bosses in Zul’Gurub.
Since there are only a few bosses in Zul’Gurub, it will take players numerous runs of this dungeon to get every recipe and ensemble from Rin’Wosho. Fortunately, heroic dungeons only have a 24-hour cooldown as opposed to a week.
