Midnight Coiled Isle Guide: Unlock, Rares, Vaults of Atal'Utek
Midnight Coiled Isle guide: how to unlock it, the Prey portal, all 12 rares and treasure mounts, Vaults of Atal'Utek events, Corrosive Coin costs.
In this guide 14 sections
Quick summary
- Unlock: the Patch 12.1 campaign quest What Lies Beyond the Fog (Chapter 2) opens the island. After the intro, the whole warband can fly there (Wowhead).
- Travel: fly east from Zul'Aman, or use the Season 2 Prey portal from Astalor's Sanctum in Silvermoon. The hub is Tokka's Landing (about 59.4, 49.5).
- Collect: 12 rares (for the Coiled to Strike achievement, the Amani Forge decor, and a chance at two mounts) and every treasure (for the Auriferous Venomfang mount).
- Vaults of Atal'Utek: Patrols, Strikes, Incursions, and Ancient Foes give Corrosive Coins, crests, and gear. You spend the coins at the Altar of Corrosion for zone powers.
- Corrosive Codex: Corrosive Souls unlock Gifts that work outdoors, in Delves, and in Prey (Wowhead, including a commenter).
Unlock the island
- Finish the Midnight campaign. A Wowhead commenter says you then auto-accept The Preparations Are Complete to start The Curse of Ula'tek.
- Keep going until What Lies Beyond the Fog and Down With the Skies. If you try to fly over before that, you get "Turn back! An overwhelming force coils around…" and are sent back to Zul'Aman (Wowhead commenter, community data).
- Pick up the flight points: Eagletender Oraka'nago on the island and Eagletender Mal'Tiki in the Vaults (same commenter).
You can fly anywhere on the island but not inside the Vaults (Wowhead).
Learn the key locations
| Location | Coordinates (Wowhead) | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Tokka's Landing | 59.4, 49.5 | Main hub and flight point |
| Gnarldor Isle | 64.6, 78.0 | Season 2 Delve |
| The Ring of Glory | 71.1, 56.8 | Season 2 Delve |
| Nemesis Delve | 52.1, 30.8 | Azta'rec's Nemesis Delve, Venomfall Deeps (see our Delves guide) |
| The Tidebound Grotto | 60.1, 66.1 | Instanced world boss Nymrissa Wavecaller |
| Gate of the Serpent Eye / Eastern Fang / Western Fang | 43.3, 44.2 / 45.4, 65.9 / 31.8, 64.9 | Vaults entrances |
Nymrissa Wavecaller comes in World, Normal, Heroic, and Mythic, with loot "from Veteran track to Myth track." World difficulty uses matchmaking, and the higher difficulties need a premade group. Season 2 Delves are covered in our Delves guide.
Kill all 12 rares
| Rare | Coordinates (Wowhead) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Farthik the Plunderer | 53.8, 72.0 | Click the Unguarded Chest to summon him |
| Kari'zah the Forgotten | 24.8, 73.5 | — |
| Hisstara | 43.9, 50.8 | — |
| Garsecg | 69.5, 45.0 | — |
| Coin-Eye Skully | 55.8, 67.9 | Swims in a circle |
| Sss'alik | 60.0, 40.0 | Patrols a path |
| Siltmouth | 50.1, 69.0 | — |
| Lockjaw | 31.7, 56.7 | — |
| Szarith the Fanged | Vaults map, 38.8, 13.4 | In The Underbelly |
| Nar'zira | 63.1, 62.1 | Inside the Tomb of the Lost Priest (entrance 52.4, 43.1) |
| Big Mon | 70.1, 63.5 | — |
| Destra | 52.0, 32.3 | — |
Rares drop item level 266 Adventurer 1/6 gear that's warbound until equipped, plus a small chance at the Ruby Writhe or Topaz Skyfang mount. For every 12.1 mount, see our Season 2 mounts guide.
Collect the treasures, lore, and glyphs
| Collection | Reward (Wowhead) |
|---|---|
| Treasures of the Coiled Isle | Auriferous Venomfang mount |
| Student of Hissstory (10 lore objects) | Cursed Badge of the Soulcoilers toy |
| The Coiled Isles Glyph Hunter (11 glyphs) | Achievement only |
| Ula'tek Uncoiled (meta) | Requires Explore, Treasures, Coiled to Strike, and The Curse of Ula'tek |
Some treasures take several steps. Amani Privateer's Cache needs three items gathered nearby (Grisly Morsel, Waterlogged Crate, Broken Urn). The Brine-Crusted Chest needs a Luminescent Pearl from a Bubbling Clam (about 71.9, 82.8) placed near Nacretta (70.6, 77.1). Then you loot her key. Track these toward the meta with our achievements hub.
Clear Cursed Surges and fish for Captain Tokka
Cursed Surges are rotating world events. You do a small task, then fight a mini boss. Each one gives Adventurer gear and crests and leaves cursed water nearby for Cursed Fishing (Wowhead). Cursed Fishing raises your friendship with Captain Tokka, whose rewards include profession recipes, a mount, decor, transmog, and The Coiled Huntress fishing pole. Wowhead calls the pole "best in slot," and it gives underwater breathing and swim speed in Midnight zones. The Altar's Surge Seniority node adds ghostly allies at Surges, so fishers may want to take it over Spiritual Succession.
Run a daily island loop
Our suggested order, built from Wowhead's coordinates:
- Take the Prey portal to the island and pick up dailies at Tokka's Landing.
- Clear the rares near Tokka's Landing and the marsh (Coin-Eye Skully, Siltmouth, Farthik, Big Mon). Then head north and east for Destra, Sss'alik, and Garsecg.
- Join any active Cursed Surge on the way.
- Go into the Vaults through the Gate of the Serpent Eye. Do three Patrols, then a Strike, and join the next Incursion and Ancient Foe if a group is forming.
- Spend your coins at Er'inye before you leave, since each point you've spent raises later coin gains.
Rares and treasures can only be looted once, so the loop gets shorter as you finish them. After that, most of your time goes to the Vaults events.
Use the Vaults objects
| Object | Effect (Wowhead) |
|---|---|
| Bottled Spirits | Spirit Step: teleport 35 yards every 30 sec, for 5 min |
| Venomous Salve | Venomborn Twin: sometimes summons a helper, for 5 min |
| Forgotten Alchemy | A 5-min buff that deals AoE Nature damage when you're hit |
| Shrine of the Honored Dead | Med'jai's Protection for 3 min, for 15 coins (needs an Altar node) |
| Soulcoiler's Cache and Trove | Coffer Key Shards, Voidlight Marl, coins, a chance at Adventurer BoE |
Run the Vaults of Atal'Utek events
| Activity | Group size | Reward (Wowhead) |
|---|---|---|
| Temple Patrol | Solo, 1–2 minutes | 20 Corrosive Coins, plus a little gold |
| Temple Strike | Solo or small group | Corroded Pouch: 75 coins, 5 Veteran Mistcrests, chance at Veteran gear |
| Temple Incursion | Party, 10-minute timer, every 15 minutes | Corroded Satchel: 175 coins, 10 Veteran Mistcrests, better gear chance |
| Ancient Foe | Group, 10 minutes after an Incursion | 200 coins, 10 Champion Mistcrests, Veteran gear. The first kill each week also gives a Corrosive Soul and a Venom-Cursed Fragment |
Weekly: Purging the Vaults asks for one successful run of each activity. There are smaller daily quests too. The Ancient Foe changes weekly between Congealed Malice, Susarikk, and Khu'tulak. Our weekly checklist puts this into your reset routine.
Getting around: you can't fly, so use Spiritwing Gusts and Feathers to climb. Pick up Soulguide Charms (+10% Haste, Versatility, and movement speed for 5 minutes), and ask any Amani Windcaller for Spirit Walk.
Spend Corrosive Coins at the Altar of Corrosion
Unlock the Altar with Er'inye's quests One Coin Too Many and The Altar of Corrosion (Wowhead).
| Point | Coins | Running total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 2 | 1,500 | 2,500 |
| 3 | 2,000 | 4,500 |
| 4 | 2,500 | 7,000 |
| 5 | 3,000 | 10,000 |
| 6–10 | 4,000–8,000 | 40,000 |
| 11–14 | 10,000–20,000 | 97,500 |
Our arithmetic: Wowhead lists 14 purchasable points for 97,500 coins (about 488 Ancient Foe sacks or 557 Incursion satchels); Method and Icy Veins count a 15th point at 20,000, for 115,000 (about 575 sacks or 657 satchels), before any coin bonus. Each 5 points spent raises your coin gains, up to +225%. Spend points early. Points unlock across your warband, but the ones you spend on a character "cannot be refunded".
Main nodes:
- Venomwalking: 75% less damage from venom pits.
- Venom Neutralization: venom-crazed enemies deal 25% less damage to you.
- Venom Coating: your abilities apply a Poison. Wowhead calls it the tree's "primary source of damage."
- Spectral Shipping: a choice node that adds Windcaller flights to The Underbelly and the raid entrance.
The four choice nodes each need a relic turned in to Er'inye. The keys come from High Priest Jin'tal, an Ancient Foe, a Temple Strike, and a Temple Incursion.
Unlock Corrosive Codex Gifts
Corrosive Souls come from Ancient Foes, Purging the Vaults, and Venom-Covered Chests. Every 8 Souls unlocks one Gift for good. You start with one active Gift slot and get a second after unlocking 8 Gifts (64 Souls) (Wowhead). A Wowhead commenter (community data) says the Gifts work "Outdoor / Delve / Prey only (does not work in dungeons, raids, or instanced PvP)" and unlock account-wide. If you don't want more Gifts, Souls can be traded for 100 Corrosive Coins or 150 Undercoin. For Delve use, see our Delves guide. For Prey, see our Prey guide.
Compare the Coiled Isle activities
| Activity | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Rares and treasures | Mounts, decor, Adventurer gear | Wowhead |
| Vaults events | Coins, crests, Veteran gear | Wowhead |
| Cursed Surges | Adventurer gear, crests, and Cursed Fishing for Captain Tokka friendship | Wowhead |
| Zul'jarra's Forces | 20 Renown levels with mounts, transmog, and recipes; see our Renown guide | Wowhead |
| Nymrissa | Up to Myth-track gear | Wowhead |
| The raid and dungeon | The Venomous Abyss and Altar of Fangs entrances are in the Vaults; see our raid guide | Wowhead |
Plan for alts and returning players
- Altar points are warband-wide, but spending is per character (Wowhead). An alt can spend the points your main has already earned.
- Codex Gifts also unlock account-wide, and one commenter says "with an alt army, you can unlock these within a few hours" (community data).
- Returning players should do the Prey questline first for the portal, then the rares loop. Rare gear is warbound until equipped.
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FAQ
How do I unlock the Coiled Isle? Through the 12.1 campaign quest What Lies Beyond the Fog. After that it's open for your whole warband (Wowhead).
Can I fly in the Coiled Isle? Yes, everywhere except inside the Vaults of Atal'Utek.
What's the fastest way to get there? The Prey portal in Astalor's Sanctum in Silvermoon.
What do the Coiled Isle rares drop? Item level 266 Adventurer gear and a chance at the Ruby Writhe or Topaz Skyfang mount.
How many Corrosive Coins do I need for the Altar? 97,500 for the 14 points Wowhead lists; Method and Icy Veins count a 15th point at 20,000, for 115,000 in total, before coin bonuses.
Do Codex Gifts work in raids? No, according to a Wowhead commenter. They work outdoors, in Delves, and in Prey (community data).
What does Captain Tokka give? Recipes, a mount, decor, transmog, and The Coiled Huntress fishing pole.
Which Ancient Foe is up this week? It rotates weekly between Congealed Malice, Susarikk, and Khu'tulak.
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