What the achievement asks
Complete every objective in the Horrific Vision of Stormwind, in a single visit, with all five Faceless Masks active. Fifteen points.
This one is not tied to your account. It has to be done by the character that runs it.
It is the hardest achievement in Battle for Azeroth. Five masks is the maximum difficulty, every objective means the whole vision including the lost areas, and a single visit means no second attempt to finish what you left.
Do the preparation first, it is not optional
Two things decide whether this is possible at all, and neither is skill.
A full Titanic Research Archive. Every talent, at every rank. The two that matter most are the revive-on-death talent and the large power burst; without them a five-mask run ends early regardless of how well it is played.
A cloak near rank 15. Unwavering Resolve is not merely a companion achievement: cloak rank is the sanity you have to spend, and sanity is what runs out.
Attempting this before both are done is how people conclude the achievement is impossible.
The hidden buffs in Stormwind
Stormwind holds four optional buffs, and taking them costs a few minutes and changes the run.
Only two of the four are available on any given run. You can tell which: if the door to the building is closed, that buff is not active this week. Do not waste sanity looking for a third.
| Buff | Where | What it takes |
|---|---|---|
| Requited Bulwark, versatility | Cathedral square, south-west building with the mailbox, around 54.4 58.0 | Kill Agustus Moulaine, who has nothing worse than a fear |
| Bear Spirit, haste | Cathedral square, north-east by the Dwarven District exit, around 57.0 49.5 | Step on the bear rug, then three waves of furniture |
| Empowered, damage | Dwarven District, first building on the left, around 60.1 37.4 | Cross the minefield to the upper floor and step on the green mine |
| Enriched, critical strike | Trade District, the bank in the south-west corner, around 61.9 76.1 | Kill the Neglected Guild Bank |
The Bear Spirit takes the longest, three waves of weak mobs, and gives ten percent haste for the entire vision. Taken at the start it repays the time several times over.
The minefield is worth one warning of its own: the mines do no damage but teleport you back to the entrance, and they trigger from further away than they look. On weeks when the madness that scorches your feet is active, this is where runs die.
Its counterpart
The Most Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar is the same achievement in the other city, and both are needed for the category.