The Story of Maldraxxus: Defenders of the Shadowlands! [Lore]

[@clawsandteeth7846]

Krexus: *in the Afterlives cinematic, in the expansion launch cinematic, on the loading screen* *dies offscreen not even halfway into the levelling questline* ...ok

[@RaishaDelos]

Is the loading screen not The Primus? It would fit with the other Eternal Ones there

[@clawsandteeth7846]

@@RaishaDelos It's definitely Krexus. the Primus, from what we've seen of his statue, has a thin, skeletal figure with a robe and staff.

[@HavocHounds1988]

Yeah, and I am curious how Vyraz was able to do it. I bet it wasn't 1v1. Krexus I'm sure was way stronger than any of his soldiers even his Barons/Baroness. So most likely Vyraz and a bunch of other Chosen troops jumped him along with the constructs.

[@HavocHounds1988]

@Mokarokas - Yeah I modified my comment. I forgot about the constructs when I wrote that comment.

[@ronsmith3361]

Yea I was disappointed he died so soon. Seem like he'd been a good leader

[@mekolee4991]

"Draka! We must return to Maldraxxus at once. Margrave Krexus-" "Let's find shinnies!" lol

[@BoisegangGaming]

Yeah, sort of killed the tension there lol

[@AngelusAngel1100]

I can't stop laughing at that part.

[@HavocHounds1988]

Dang Grummles, ruining everything.

[@voidsnorlax6556]

I wonder if anybody discovered a dead kyrian holding tightly to a coffer when you were in the house of constructs. In the coffer, you will find a letter and a necklace. the letter expresses the deep love of the kyrian for her husband when she was a mortal, as well as the a certain extent of remorse for defecting from the way of the ascended ones by being subject to the memories of the mortal. The description of the necklace is also about this unforgettable, ever-enduring love between the two, which is really moving.

[@Maiyinlikesmusic]

I adore Marileth! I /hugged him, when I finished his part, and he emoted that he hugged me back, even though it burned a little.. it was the most precious!

[@cassandramuller7337]

That is so cute. He is a cupcake

[@AdrowFigens]

Probably my favorite zone and story during the leveling experience.

[@jasonu3741]

easily

[@li0nhart79]

Agreed

[@fumarc4501]

Favorite Zone, not my favorite Covenant. Odd

[@HavocHounds1988]

Same, you really feel as if it is in constant turmoil. And you get invested in what is happening. Also, the story doesn't really slow down like Bastion or Ardenweald, it keeps a good pace and stays exciting.

[@2Eliishere]

I hated having to spend so long in poo poo pee pee land

[@SirDemone]

Draka: Ashbringer Alexandros & Paladin Players: Yes?

[@jusquanorthwind1016]

And Fordring if he were there...

[@BaneRain]

I think he's wielding ghost version of corrupted ashbringer. Maybe he could manifest it since it was such a huge part of his identity in life.

[@marcelogatto5766]

@@BaneRain it's a new sword called fatebringer, crafted by heirmir. She tells you some cool stuff about it if you speak to her in the Seat of the Primus!

[@HavocHounds1988]

@@marcelogatto5766 Yep, and she mentions that she doesn't know where he got the skull and that it is not from Maldraxxus. Making it very possible he somehow acquired the skull of Renault to add to his sword.

[@Thromash]

I love how whenever I go to the House of the Chosen the guards say how it is an honor to fight beside me. Then immediately aggro & attack me.

[@acousticnoisemachine]

I know this isn't the take-away from the video, but this is my first time seeing a Tauren completing the quests. They couldn't have scaled up the Primus's rune blade? He looks like he's holding a toy sword. It's adorable.

[@jasonu3741]

it looks terrible in the hands of all the larger races even Orcs, its just the Expac being rushed because these details were called out in BETA but they didnt bother doing anything about it.

[@TebbleTV]

The scaling of the weapon models wielded by the races has always been inconsistent. If you were to compare the old weapons from Classic when wielded the the OG 8 races then wielded by the later races, the OG ones have oversized weapons while they are shrunk down to more reasonable sizes with the later ones.

[@greyworld6242]

Maldraxxus feels and sounds a bit like Asgard in a way. But it looks like the kingdom of the dead in darksiders 2.

[@anonyman2141]

It IS a realm of endless battle in the after life, so it is definetly linked to the general concept of Valhalla

[@maxpowers4436]

Pretty sure Odyn saw that was it was an endless realm of battle but liked Bastions aesthetics better so basically jacked wateva he like from each realm.

[@jusquanorthwind1016]

18:50 Not gonna lie, I was quite impressed with Mevix’s diversion, he did pretty good for a brand new out of the blue character

[@kkel19]

totally reminded me of the little skeles from the necromancers in wc3

[@TheSpoegefugl]

Yees! That sweet sweet spot of an expansion where Nobbel gives us lore-y goodness oh so often! Love it!

[@gummybear8679]

30:55 "Raise your weapon, maw-walker!" Tauren: Behold the might of my runed...TOOTHPICK!

[@jusquanorthwind1016]

Glad to know Vashj acknowledges if you killed her, I never ran raids back in BC because I could never focus long enough on a character to reach max level back then. I have went back and soloed some older raids but never went to hers so my characters never got the acknowledgment for killing her

[@stormstrider1990]

I had the same problem when I started back in late BC all the way to late Wrath. I would hit level 33, run out of quests, get bored, delete my character, and try a new one. It wasn't until Cataclysm was announced and LFD was added, when I finally hit max level. I started running old raids when transmog was introduced, but I've never killed Vashj.

[@jusquanorthwind1016]

@@stormstrider1990 I enjoyed wrath to the point it was the first time I hit max, but yeah, going back to old content if you didn’t do it as current content you just miss stuff

[@jon9828]

Ambition Might Insight Guile Relentless pursuit of victory Ambitious, strong, smart and unyielding. In short Git gud.

[@user-uq4gr5nl5o]

The git gud covenant

[@klonvomhaus]

I always enjoy when you can indulge truly crazy characters ingame. Trying to break their illusion never results in anything fun...

[@checkmate1860]

Just the smallest correction Maldraxxus is the afterlife of those who seek strength, not power. The difference is subtle but important

[@MichaSennin]

Seeking strenght to defend, not power to rule. There is a skeleten soldier outside the Primus area who mentions something like that, indicating further that the true purpose of the Maldraxxians is selfess.

[@crouchinglibcrab9527]

Good catch

[@user-uq4gr5nl5o]

Well, I think power is added to reference casters like the ones in the House of Rituals. Casters are not usually considered strong but they are powerful.

[@Chatbundi]

I just love the player character reacting to what Krexus says, like “Damn right you betrayed us!”

[@Helman114]

What do you mean?

[@Chatbundi]

Cutscene from 2:59 to 4:32, look at the player model’s face and emotes

[@eutrophiabarton7456]

Maldraxxus is pretty much the best freaking zone that has a soul to it. The souls who enter here, gave everything in their life to protect their love ones, their nations and their values. In life instead of begging for stuff to get easier or gain some weird mystical power, they worked and fought to their best with what ever resources they had available. That's that drives them. I just freaking love this zone.

[@dark_figure4702]

That mysterious new Baron the House of Rituals has sounds like a pretty cool dude, I wonder who it could be. :)

[@komi-sanmustbeprotected5665]

You think Plague Deviser Marileth likes custard? Or was it Mustard?

[@Theta_Bug]

This quote sounds very familiar, but I've been wracking my brain for about an hour and still can't recall where it's from. Can help me out by telling me what you're referencing? Edit: Nevermind, I actually managed to remember it. It's Dr.Mobius from the Old World Blues dlc for Fallout New Vegas, isn't it?

[@donjezza10]

I love how at the start of the game, you are treated like jesus for escaping the Maw. But after a while, you start treating you like car keys.

[@jordonburgess3091]

I just wish that the blade of the Primus was a useable weapon.

[@KlaelDemon]

And that it wasn't the Letter Opener of the Primus.

[@wolvezbane261]

@@KlaelDemon Hey man letter openers are dangerous. Also what kind of person actually owns a letter opener?

[@yegkingler]

@@wolvezbane261 my grandpa uses one all the time.

[@jasonu3741]

I wish DKs get Frostmourne transmog like how Demon hunters got Warglaives!

[@marcelogatto5766]

@@KlaelDemon imagine what it looked like on my goblin dk. The butter knife of the primus lmao

[@joseperalta6789]

the size of the blade during certain scenes xD like a dagger in a tauren's hands

[@lolosh99]

When wowhead promotes the lore man Good stuff

[@havardhopeful]

These video releases are lining up perfectly with my play through. Very satisfying 😊

[@jeffulloa218]

I was just to rewatch the old Maldraxxus lore :')

[@HellBriggz]

That broker sounds like Ana from Overwatch?

[@eydis9554]

Because it is :) Aysha Selim voices Ve'nari aswell as Ana from Overwatch

[@eutrophiabarton7456]

Yes!! Soo amazing! She did an amazing job

[@luisonorth1073]

the mogarine family has to be one of the most epic things that ever happend in wow, damn i fucking love it

[@nicholaskinkaid]

I knew that Ve nari characters voice sounded familiar. Same voice actress for Anna in overwatch.

[@wolfmanxx77]

Hi Nobbel! At the end of the player's trip to The Maw (intro), the Jailer says: "All that you have known will be undone..." Could that be a prelude by Blizzard for a massive retcon?

[@wrathsosdovah1828]

Vashj should become the new Margrave of the House of Eyes.

[@GlamdringandOrcrist]

Draka seeing Thrall again would be so cool Definitely need to see Baine again too

[@SimplyVanis]

What a tiny little blade :D

[@jereXIX]

Interesting point at 33:00 about not letting the jailer reach the sepulcher. The brokers under the inn in Oribos who give you the weekly dungeon quests have a conversation where one of them starts to say something like, “Should we tell them we know the location of the sepu...” and then he’s cut off by one of the others.

[@christopherbronson3275]

These guys were what made me push to finish SL. Bastion was pretty but like, just ok at best for me. But these metal album covers come to life, figuratively, were great

[@GlamdringandOrcrist]

It just dawned on me that we could get a Baine & Cairne reunion if we find where Cairne is. I’m willing to bet out of the pre-existing realms we have so far he would end up in Ardenweald. Durotan & Grommash should be in Maldraxxus too.

[@BaneRain]

Yep but we won't see them because bluzzard

[@arektube]

Primus - Legendary Runecrafter? :)

[@Tomatowormprince]

A tauren holding up a runed steak knife will never not be funny to me.

[@abbiejo6822]

“The Primus was a LEGENDARY weapons smith” you say? Hmmm....🧐

[@aohige]

It's funny how our heroes don't figure this out, and tell the Necrolords "hey, come to think of it, I know this amnesiac dude in the Maw that can craft legendaries. He's like chained up. Ya think he might be related to this Primus of yours?"

[@stormstrider1990]

Baron Vyraz and Margrave Sindane will probably be future raid bosses.

[@Tyonnical]

LET'S FIND SHINIES!

[@littlekeegs8805]

Great video, but it looks like you might have switched something, because we see 3 runes on the door before we see 2 runes on it.

[@sineirsnapic]

LETS FIND SHINIES ! OMEGALUL

[@martinpiko8085]

*important story dialogue* Chordy: LET'S FIND SHINIES 28:28

[@sleepydruid100]

I love Venari. Such good voice acting!

[@Britishwolf89]

Sounds like they told her to be a female Werner Herzog.

[@user-uq4gr5nl5o]

@@Britishwolf89 Female Herzog sounds terrifying.

[@nebbdjuret]

Here's a question. There are 1 eternal One accociated to each zone/realm in SL. And it has Been stated that SL has infinite realms. That should mean that there are infinite eternal ones? Or has it Been Said that the ones we have met are the only ones?

[@asavel6227]

Mueh'zala propably was one of them, but he lost all his followers.There are also 8 gates,but we activated only 4 of them,that could mean we will have 4 more zones

[@Nobbel87]

Impossible to say if the other zones of the shadowlands work the same as the ones we party in. All we know is that they're out there, but do they work in the same way or do they just exist? Unknown!

[@MikeTall88]

No, there is only these. In the cinematic when they other eternal ones learn of Denathrius treachery, there is not room for an infinity number of people, but just enough for the ones we know of.

[@nebbdjuret]

@@MikeTall88 that was My thought aswell. Though there could possibly be like a few more. And they give a reason why they were not att the meeting.

[@nebbdjuret]

@Mokarokas - I agree. Altough I Still think it is possible that another eternal One could be introduced in the coming patches. I have not seen any evidence for this so far but they could use some explanation that the new One has Been unheard of for a really Long time and had Been presumed dead or gone or something. Would be cool. I feel like the ones who are with us atm are quite Boring imo. Denathrius is interesting but RIP. The Primus is interesting but RIP(perhaps not). The archon and the Winter Queen are A bit stale. If the Winter queens sister turns out to be someone important like elune or eonar i would pay attention to her. But atm I fint care for her too much.

[@martinlesak7083]

I bet that runecarver is the Primus. Both are good at making weapons and both should be on the same level :D

[@HavocHounds1988]

Mor'Bitan sounds like Gara'jal (the Troll priest and 3 boss of the raid) I think it is from Mogu'shan Vaults and later Throne of Thunder.

[@laxjoh]

Vashj had different dialog for me. I'm assuming if you haven't killed Vashj in SSC and don't have the achievement, she doesn't recognize you personally like you've shown but instead she will recognize you as someone who came from Azeroth.

[@kodybrentzel2554]

Oh My God Mograine's sword is named Fatebringer kindof like Ashbring and it looks just like a corrupted Ashbringer with a touch of Maw looks

[@Weeboslav]

Is it me or does Alexandros sounds like Joseph Jostar from Stardust Crusaders?

[@pebrockk]

Is Marileth voiced by Deckard Cain?

[@cartman19892]

Basicly the Game of Thrones Version of WoW :D

[@jereboy2005]

He says this Draka isn't the same one we met with in WoD. But with that one story devs description of alternate realities being threads of the same rope, wouldn't this Draka be both main universe and alt universe rolled in one?

[@worgenas4235]

Vengeance for Krexus.

[@igorioshka]

i still dont understand why they killed Krexus and replaced him with some famous dude. On my first walkthrough, after Vyraz says "We can find our missing baron in the maw", I thought that he was talking about Krexus. Like he just died, he is probably in the maw, lets try to find him and bring back. And I was so confused seeing a human with ashbringer. I even started thinking that Mogrein WAS Krexus, and that coming to maldraxus after death changed his appearance.

[@SenpaiTheExplorer]

you might be the best wow youtuber ever

[@DarkMegaPlague]

The whole Maldraxxus campaign made me want an entire wardriven zombie race to be playable playable and seeing Lady Vashj again made me also want the naga as a playble race for the horde,,, now when we have mechagnomes and their ability to not wielding legs, bots or hands gear in a visible way then having a naga character with no visible legs shouldny be a problem.

[@josueacosta5301]

do you write your own material? if so, where do you get your inspiration from?

[@TarisRedwing]

Off screen killing Krexus was so lame.

[@acousticnoisemachine]

Killing him at all was lame. Aesthetically, such a cool-looking model. Killing him off-screen was just an extra layer on the fail cake.

[@HywelMorris]

Are the Revendreth & Ardwen summary videos coming?

[@Nobbel87]

yep, ardenweald tonight, revendreth friday

[@themstrom]

How could've Vyraz wanted the player back into the maw to bring back Alexandros if he had betrayed him in the past? Like he thought Alexandros wouldn't say anything about it? Also seeing how Vyraz knew the player had escaped the maw before.

[@Nortrin]

Raiden is that you?

[@TheFamilyLedger]

how is Darion dual wielding "Glorenzelg, High Blade of the Silver Hand"? When I played through he had dual "Slayer of the Lifeless".

[@TheFamilyLedger]

at 25:10

[@TragedysHalo]

It's the house of Chosimba!

[@guzc1941]

amazing video !

[@user-uq4gr5nl5o]

LET'S FIND SHINNIES

[@drewnoble4503]

Is Marileth's voice actor the same as Deckard Cain from the Diablo series?

[@rumchata6569]

This lore is WOTLK level! So many stories and layers

[@lilfiren1]

Please make a lore video of Ben Howell he's a hero

[@Sututiv]

Does Gharmal have 2 voice actors because im hearing 2 voices?

[@froschmidt2]

The rune blade is a toothpick in the hands of a taurn

[@Vintagegaston]

There is only one way into the Maw, a crash screen

[@poundsofslothcigars]

I dont understand how u can only play paladins

[@JrClips27]

The Primus is the Rune Carver. Calling it now.

[@BaneRain]

I mean they have the same voice actor and both have a weird skull for a head and long arms. They're also both smiths who make runeblades.

[@jamajnasoares5702]

Maldraxxus Story/Environment is making me consider changing from Revendreth. Should I? Didn't played SL yet.

[@Darkfrost7456]

If you’re a competitive player then you don’t have a choice. If you’re not then you can literally play whatever you like.

[@jamajnasoares5702]

@@Darkfrost7456 That doesn't answer if I should change or not

[@Darkfrost7456]

@@jamajnasoares5702 I mean it really does? If you’re asking if ones cooler than the other then no one here can answer that question for you. Play what you think sounds interesting. If you like all of them then just playthrough them on alts

[@jamajnasoares5702]

@@Darkfrost7456 MFGod.... What Covenant is the competitive player one and what's the 'cooler' one?

[@kronoscamron7412]

the only thing that is wow worthy is that you guys still play this game.

[@mikecastro122]

The cool covenant

[@somogyigabor2524]

By the way what happens when one person of the shadowlands dies there? For example a maldraxi soldiers dies on maldraxus?

[@crouchinglibcrab9527]

Their anima disperses and empowers the realm.

[@GarretDejiko]

LeT's fInD ShInNiEs!

[@harkenrebirth]

You know what came to mind watching this video.. And many other ones... What if the THING.. That red SOUL.. or Orb that shut down the Arbiter... Was something that was inside the Frostmourn, blade. I mean. There were many souls taken by that Runeblade... Now a Mournblade... And all of that could have been coalesced into 1 massive soul.. And because it was 1 soul.. made out of millions.. it broke the Arbiter.... or it could have been something totaly else..

[@asavel6227]

The arbiter broke during legion

[@harkenrebirth]

@@asavel6227 But then the question is.. What really broke the Arbiter... The Corruption that was probably still in Ysera... the death of Xavious.. Maybe even something more powerfull.. Like Argus himself.

[@asavel6227]

@@harkenrebirth sargeras death, you can see similar red light when he was dying to the one hitting arbiter

[@harkenrebirth]

@@asavel6227 That is wrong.. Since Sageras wasnt killed.. he was sealed with Illidain in the Seath of the Pantheon.. Along with the Pantheon themselves. So someone it has to be. Ysera was impailed with the "Tear of Elune"... Xavious... So many other things.

[@Darkfrost7456]

@@asavel6227 it’s Argus most likely. Sargeras didn’t die. Argus was a titan soul not something that to our knowledge has ever entered the shadowlands until this point as they haven’t died as far as we are aware,

[@Vidious808]

I always wondered so what happens to Alexandros? We straight up leave him there. We end up seeing the baron later so does he like die fighting him or what?

[@Bramble20322]

I think draka is supposed to get him as well, but the IGC goofed up.

[@crouchinglibcrab9527]

He joins the Necrolord covenant

[@jonathansoko1085]

pre SL i said i hated maldraxxus and id never pick it............. now its my covenant and i spend 90% of my time there and love it. Happy dk, and il 1v1 any rogue lets fuckin go

[@aditya250496]

Baton vyraz will betray I guess.

[@TheDynamiteOlls]

What is the name of the sword he uses? I mean on his tauren

[@nelle6835]

It's from an achievement in Legion while on Argus, not sure which one, but I remember he mentioned it on stream.

[@Vikrampic123]

@@nelle6835 you have to kill every rare on Argus

[@crouchinglibcrab9527]

Adventurer of Argus or so

[@TheDynamiteOlls]

Thank you so much lads

[@redhoodie4256]

Still Waiting for my homeboy arthas to show up

[@BaneRain]

I really wanted to go maldraxxus on my dk but I chose ardenweald because im a troll

[@Trigarta]

Marileth is such a cool character. Sadly as a soulbind, he sucks.

[@egorbergman2561]

Wait hasn't he done this kind of series? Or Is this all lore based? And shorter

[@abbiejo6822]

He did zone play-throughs on the beta before they were complete where he read through all the quests and explored. These are more focused so yeah we get a smooth layout of the lore, plus all the voice acting is implemented.

[@Axelovskji]

Kevin for Primus 2024

[@TheBrimfire]

good elune i miss the old paladin lady.... that cow allways riiples my immersion ...^^

[@efanheadford6735]

Fun Fact! When you help Marileth, you can give him a /hug, and you get some neat little text! (I won't put it here incase y'all want to see for yourselves, but if you've already done the quests and don't want to go through Maldraxxus again, you can find it on le internet)

[@sebananas2184]

You sound exactly like me im so confused

[@RumandCocaine]

Four fingers, not five. And dont start that form shit again.

[@davidleathe6612]

Was i the only one that thought this zone was going to be filled with orcs

[@jasonu3741]

that is one of the most interesting side effects shown in Maldraxxus there could be alot of Orcs there who simply chose a different form, i mean the lizard princess asks for a giant male looking abomination form. Its a part of the charm of the zone.

[@tomik6537]

is there an R you wont roll jesus christ

[@ChichiNaka]

this cadence is wack

[@360Fov]

Asmongold the kind of guy to close the fridge door with his hip

[@odinoldman1324]

19th

[@JohnSavant]

The story may have evolved and become complex over the years of this MMO, but the narrative is definitely not to my liking: you're some nameless hero, but at the same time a super duper champion; everything revolves around you, but you're playing among hundreds of nameless champions; named heroes refer to you all the time, yet the official canon never recognizes you; you are everyone and everywhere, yet not only are you nameless, your character doesn't even speak. The story being carried forward by a silent protagonist, cut off from the rest of the players, is one of the worst narratives they can think of in an MMO genre. On top of that, cutscenes every 5 minutes are not exactly good material for a multiplayer game, at this point Warcraft needs its own single player spin-off, this is becoming ridiculous. That's why I still prefer the simplicity of Classic WoW - you are merely a grunt, trying to find your way in a hostile world.