Where to Find the Fire Nova Rune in Season of Discovery (SoD)

To get your hands on Fire Nova, go to the hut outside Thunderaxe Fortress in Desolace (57, 21) and kill a level 35 elite orc named Flameseer Dubelen to loot a Corrupted Fire Totem.

Travel to Orgrimmar and talk to Zor Lonetree, an Elder Far Seer in the Valley of Wisdom near the Shaman Trainer.

Go to Maraudon. Leave Shadowprey village and walk on the path leaving the village until you can see a break in the mountains to the north. You’ll find a spear-fence flanked archway in a small mountain pass surrounded by centaur. Follow the twisting path into the Valley of Spears and enter Maraudon at (38, 58).

The crystals can be found on the lower floors of both the purple and orange sides of the cave. They’re called Tear of Theradras and can be found as blue crystals attached to the outside of two larger crystal structures. The purple-side crystal is found at the very bottom of one of the pits on the purple side, whereas the orange-side crystal can be found in the same cave where the Spirit of Magra stands.

Mobs like The Nameless Prophet, Shadowshard Rumblers and Rock Borers abound in large amounts down here; these are level 41 to 43 elites who will make your day miserable. They’re tough, respawn quickly, and the area is too tight and small to avoid all of them. Plan to either corpse run alone or bring a party; we tried it with healer and tank and died multiple times after a few missteps.

You could follow some convoluted pathway and try to finesse your way down, but we found success by strategically corpse running. Since the area is so vertical, you can just spawn on a lower or higher platform when you revive. Because of the quick respawns and little space to work with, you’re better off trying this method than running and gunning. Crucially important is the fact that retrieving the crystal takes a few seconds and can be interrupted by mobs. Consider using Stoneclaw Totem to provide cover while you grab the crystal.

• Purple side crystal at 27, 57
• Orange side crystal at 39, 57

Take these crystals back to Zor Lonetree in Orgrimmar; he’ll forward you to Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem, who can be found in Thunder Bluff on the Elder Rise (78.6, 28.6). He’ll explain that to cleanse the corrupted totem, you’ll need to mix pure crystal waters with your crystals to make a salve. After that, he sends you to the Flight Master in Thunder Bluff to fly to Moonglade to find that water.

In Moonglade, speak with Keeper Remulos at the Shrine of Remulos (36.2, 41.8). Travel south and then east along the road abutting the south side of the lake until you cross over a bridge. On the other side of the bridge you’ll see a small basin called the Crystal Waters of Lake Elune’ara (55, 65). Right clicking on this will give you the Vial of Crystal Water. Mixing this with your crystals makes an Elemental Salve which you can use to cleanse your Corrupted Fire Totem. Congratulations on your new rune!