Stormheim is the north-eastern zone of the Broken Isles: vrykul, Odyn and the sea witch Helya. It scales from 98 to 110 and is the only Legion zone with a noticeably different storyline for the Horde and the Alliance.
How to get there and where to start
- Pick Stormheim from Khadgar in Dalaran, or fly in from Highmountain. The Alliance lands with Genn Greymane, the Horde with Sylvanas's fleet.
- The gist of the story: pass Odyn's three trials, stop God-King Skovald and deal with Helya, who is stealing the souls of the vrykul.
- The route: the coast (start) → the central ridge with the trials → Skold-Ashil in the north → Helheim and the finale.
- All the chapters together complete the Vrykul Story, Bro achievement. Some of the chapters are faction-specific — the Horde and the Alliance each have their own.
Pick up the harpoon quest straight away and get the Stormforged Grapple Launcher. Without it a third of the treasures and some of the rares are out of reach: grapple points are placed all over the zone, and they pull you in from about 40 yards.
Reputation: the Valarjar
The zone's faction is the Valarjar. The quartermaster, Valdemar Stormseeker, stands in Valdisdall (60.2, 61.2).
- The zone story raises the faction to roughly Honored.
- After that it is World Quests, especially the package for four emissary quests.
- Chests and rares drop faction insignia and the Valarjar Cache.
| Standing | Reward | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Honored | Treasure Map: Stormheim | Essential: there are 60 chests in the zone |
| Honored | Boon of the Salvager | Shoulder enchant: more loot from corpses |
| Revered | Valarjar Tabard | The faction tabard, 300 gold |
| Exalted | Rank 3 recipes | For blacksmiths and leatherworkers, saves reagents |
After Exalted, paragon kicks in: for every 10,000 reputation you get a Valarjar Strongbox with a chance at the Valarjar Stormwing.
Dungeons and the raid
- Halls of Valor — 5 bosses: Hymdall, Hyrja, Fenryr, Skovald and Odyn. It is more convenient to go to Hyrja first: after her you are given Odyn's Blessing.
- Maw of Souls — a short dungeon in Helheim, 3 bosses: Ymiron, Harbaron and Helya.
- Trial of Valor — a mini-raid from patch 7.1 with three fights: Odyn, Guarm and Helya. The entrance is in Halls of Valor.
What else there is in the zone
- Treasures of Stormheim — 60 chests, a record among the Legion zones.
- Adventurer of Stormheim — 24 events, some of them in Helheim.
- The zone's world bosses are Nithogg and Flotsam, active once a week.
- For Broken Isles Pathfinder, Part One you need: the fog cleared from the map, the zone story and Revered with the Valarjar.
The terrain here is the most awkward in the Isles — fjords and sheer cliffs. Unlock all the flight points straight away, getting around on foot is expensive.