Heart of Fear

Heart of Fear is one of the three launch raids that opened in World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria. This is the seat of the mantid dominion, and a place where the queen of the mantid currently resides, possessed by the Sha of Fear.
The entrance to this raid dungeon is in the base of a large rotting tree structure in the west of the Dread Wastes.
Normal mode opened October 30, 2012, first Raid Finder part and Heroic modes opened on November 6, 2012, and second Raid Finder part opened on November 13, 2012. Raid Finder difficulty requires an average item level of 470.
==Background==
===Dungeon Journal===
The Sha of Fear has corrupted the grand empress of the mantid. Her increasingly erratic and paranoid commands have driven the Klaxxi--the keepers of mantid culture--to take aggressive action. Because they are few in number, the Klaxxi are reluctantly willing to accept outside help in destroying the empress and purging their race of the sha's negative influence.
==Overview==
The Dread Approach: After the Grand Empress Shek'zeer's army is repelled during The Wrath of Shek'zeer, the Klaxxi-aligned adventurers venture into the Heart of Fear to finish the job. Imperial Vizier Zor'lok, previously seen during The Empress' Gambit, stands as the first boss, constantly spouting praise of his fear-driven empress and using powerful sonic magic. After silencing the zealot, the adventurers face off against Blade Lord Ta'yak, the mantid blademaster who wields great skill with both steel and wind magic. Progressing upward onto a great terrace, the mantid mages of wind summon Garalon, mightiest of the mantid's Kunchong. Though it's carapace was mighty, the adventurers killed the beast by destroying it's legs to weaken it. 
The Madness of Shek'zeer: Fearful of the coming threat, Wind Lord Mel'jarak rallies the remaining elite mantid forces to guard the empress' inner sanctum. Slaying him, the final room before the throne room is a expanse of experiments of Amber-Shaper Un'sok, chief scientist and former associate of Xaril the Poisoned Mind. The fearful mad scientist threw every experiment he had at the invaders before falling. During the final battle, the Sha of Fear empowers Shek'zeer, allowing her to use a combination of sonic and sha magic. As she dies, the Sha of Fear escapes, later to be hunted down to the Terrace of Endless Spring. The Klaxxi presumably take up leadership until the next empress is born. 
==Geography==
VZ-Heart of Fear.jpg|Oratorium of the Voice
VZ-Heart of Fear-s1.jpg|Heart of Fear
===Subregions===
Amber Research Sanctum Atrium of the Heart Dread Terrace Heart of Fear Oratorium of the Voice Palace Antechamber Royal Approach Stairway to Honor Staging Balcony Training Quarters
== Encounters by location ==
LFR	Bosses 	Monsters
1 	Oratorium of the Voice	Oratorium of the Voice
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* Palace Antechamber 	
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* Oratorium of the Voice
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* Training Quarters
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1 	Heart of Fear 	Heart of Fear
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* Dread Terrace
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* Staging Balcony
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* Royal Approach 	
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* Amber Research Sanctum
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* Heart of Fear
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==Quest guide==
All bosses have a chance (on all difficulties) to drop Sigil of Power or a Sigil of Wisdom for The Strength of One's Foes.
==Dungeon denizens==
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** Kunchong
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===Bosses===
;The Dread Approach
Spurred on by the Klaxxi, the time has come to assault the heart of the mantid empire.
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;Nightmare of Shek'zeer
The mantid Empress, consumed by paranoia and twisted by the Sha of Fear, rules from her seat deep within the Heart of Fear.
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==Loot==
All bosses have a chance to drop the Sigil of Power or Sigil of Wisdom in addition to the listed loot.
Boss 	Item 	Type 	Description
 	 	Plate leggings 	Tank
 	 	Cloth bracers 	Caster
 	 	Leather boots 	Agility
 	 	Plate chest 	Spirit
 	 	Ring 	Caster DPS
 	 	Leather gloves 	Spirit
 	 	Cloth gloves 	Spirit
 	 	Cloak 	Strength DPS
 	 	Mail chest 	Spirit
 	 	Necklace 	Agility
 	 	Cloth boots 	Spirit
 	 	Ring 	Tank
 	 	Plate belt 	Strength DPS
 	 	Mail chest 	Agility
 	Soothsayer's Runes 	Quest item 	Darkmoon Faire
 	 	Cloth boots 	Spirit
 	 	Mail bracers 	Spirit
 	 	Leather bracers 	Agility
 	 	Necklace 	Agility
 	 	Cloak 	Spirit
 	 	Leather helm 	Caster
 	 	Mail hands 	Spirit
 	 	Plate shoulders 	Tank
 	 	Ring 	Strength DPS
 	 	Mail legs 	Agility
 	 	Off-hand 	Caster
 	 	Cloth bracers 	Caster DPS
 	 	Plate belt 	Strength DPS
 	 	Plate gloves 	Tank
 	 	Leather gloves 	Agility
 	 	Plate chest 	Strength DPS
 	 	Plate helm 	Tank
 	 	Plate gloves 	Spirit
 	 	Mail gloves 	Agility
 	 	Cloak 	Agility
 	 	Necklace 	Strength DPS
 	 	Ring 	Tank
 	 	Leather chest 	Spirit
 	 	Cloth boots 	Caster DPS
 	 	Cloth shoulders 	Spirit
 	 	Cloak 	Caster DPS
 	 	Mail chest 	Spirit
 	 	Cloth helm 	Caster
 	 	Cloak 	Tank
 	 	Leather gloves 	Caster
 	 	Plate boots 	Strength DPS
 	 	Necklace 	Spirit
 	 	Ring 	Agility
 	 	Cloth chest 	Spirit
 	 	Mail shoulders 	Agility
 	 	Armor token 	N/A
 	 	Armor token 	N/A
 	 	Armor token 	N/A
 	 	Cloth belt 	Caster DPS
 	 	Mail boots 	Agility
 	 	One-handed sword 	Strength
 	 	Ring 	Spirit
 	 	Plate shoulders 	Strength DPS
 	 	Leather boots 	Agility
 	 	Dagger 	Spirit
 	 	Armor token 	N/A
 	 	Armor token 	N/A
 	 	Armor token 	N/A
 	 	Fist weapon 	Agility
 	 	Mail helm 	Agility
 	 	Mail helm 	Caster
 	 	One-handed mace 	Spirit
 	 	Cloth leggings 	Caster
 	 	Plate leggings 	Tank
 	 	Leather shoulders	Agility
 	 	Armor token 	N/A
 	 	Armor token 	N/A
 	 	Armor token 	N/A
Trash mobs	Darting Damselfly Cuffs 	Cloth bracers 	Spirit
Trash mobs	Gleaming Moth Cuffs 	Cloth gloves 	Caster
Trash mobs	Inlaid Cricket Bracers 	Plate bracers 	Spirit
Trash mobs	Jade Bandit Figurine 	Trinket 	Agility
Trash mobs	Jade Charioteer Figurine 	Trinket 	Strength
Trash mobs	Jade Courtesan Figurine 	Trinket 	Healer
Trash mobs	Jade Magistrate Figurine 	Trinket 	Caster
Trash mobs	Jade Warlord Figurine 	Trinket 	Tank
Trash mobs	Jagged Hornet Bracers 	Mail bracers 	Agility
Trash mobs	Luminescent Firefly Wristguards 	Mail bracers 	Caster
Trash mobs	Pearlescent Butterfly Wristbands	Leather bracers 	Caster
Trash mobs	Plated Locust Bracers 	Plate bracers 	Strength DPS
Trash mobs	Serrated Wasp Bracers 	Plate bracers 	Tank
Trash mobs	Shining Cicada Bracers 	Cloth bracers 	Caster DPS
Trash mobs	Smooth Beetle Wristbands 	Leather bracers 	Agility
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==Achievements==
*The Dread Approach
**Overzealous
**Candle in the Wind
**Like an Arrow to the Face
*Nightmare of Shek'zeer
**Less Than Three
**I Heard You Like Amber...
**Timing is Everything
**Heart of Fear Guild Run
*Heroics
**Heroic: Imperial Vizier Zor'lok
**Heroic: Blade Lord Ta'yak
**Heroic: Garalon
**Heroic: Wind Lord Mel'jarak
**Heroic: Amber-Shaper Un'sok
**Heroic: Grand Empress Shek'zeer
***Heroic: Grand Empress Shek'zeer Guild Run
***Ahead of the Curve: Grand Empress Shek'zeer
***Cutting Edge: Grand Empress Shek'zeer
***Realm First! Grand Empress Shek'zeer
==Gallery==
File:Heart of Fear.jpg|Heart of Fear in Dread Wastes.
==Videos==
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===Guides===
===Heroic Guides===
==Speculation==
The Heart of Fear might once have been Manti'vess.
==Patch changes==
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==External links==
Heart of Fear	Dread Wastes
 	
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Category:Mantid territories
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