Sunwell Plateau

This article is about the 25-man raid instance. For the history of the Sunwell and WCIII appearances, see Sunwell.

See also Sunwell Plateau guild progression.

Sunwell Plateau
QD25, SWP
File:Sunwellraidgraph.jpg Sunwell Plateau loading graphic
Location	Isle of Quel'Danas
Race(s)	Template:Blood Elf Race Template:Felblood Elf Race Template:Blue Dragonflight Race File:IconSmall PitLord Small.gif Pit lord File:IconSmall Naaru Small.gif Naaru Template:Man'ari eredar Race
End boss	Kil'jaeden
Instance info
Type	Raid
Advised level	70+
Player limit	25
Key	None
Bosses Kalecgos Brutallus Felmyst Eredar Twins M'uru Kil'jaeden (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) Loot Other Isle of Quel'Danas instances

The Sunwell Plateau is a raid instance located on the Isle of Quel'Danas north of Silvermoon City. Blizzard planned for it to become the hardest raid instance in the game until the release of Wrath of the Lich King. The Sunwell Plateau is tuned for Tier 6-geared players and the gear that drops from the first three bosses are additional Tier 6 items (boots, belt and bracers), and non-set epics as well.

The instance contains both outdoor areas and building interiors, where players will find captured naaru, which are the primary power source of the town, and inside the final building the Sunwell itself.

The architecture of the Sunwell Plateau is comparable to that of Silvermoon City.

Attunement

The instance was open to players right from the start of patch 2.4,, but the last 3 bosses were only available as each gate - which blocked the next boss encounter - opened over a set period of time on all servers. (Although this happened on maintenance day, so the US had an apparent one day advantage over the EU servers)The first gate was opened on 8 April 2008 in the US, two weeks after the patch went live. The second gate opened after weekly maintenance on April 29, 2008. The third and final gate was opened on May 20, 2008 on US realms. The difficulty of the instance was set at the first 3 bosses being on par with Tier 6 encounters, and then the last three and increasing from each.

Dungeon Denizens

• File:IconSmall Abyssal Small.gif Abyssals
• File:IconSmall ArcaneGuardian Small.gif Arcane guardians
• Blood elves
• File:IconSmall DragonBlue Small.gifFile:IconSmall Kalecgos Small.gif Blue dragons (two, Kalecgos and Madrigosa)
• Draenei
  • File:IconSmall Velen Small.gif Velen
• File:IconSmall Dragonhawk Small.gif Dragonhawks
• File:IconSmall Dreadlord Small.gif Dreadlord (one, Sathrovarr the Corruptor)
• Eredar
  • File:IconSmall Kil'jaeden Small.gif Kil'jaeden
• Felblood elves
• File:IconSmall FrostWyrm Small.gif Fel dragon (one, Felmyst)
• File:IconSmall FelReaver Small.gif Fel reavers
• File:IconSmall Fiend Small.gif Fiends
• File:IconSmall FloatingEye Small.gif Floating eyes
• File:IconSmall Imp Small.gif Imps
• File:IconSmall Infernal Small.gif Infernals
• File:IconSmall Naaru Small.gif Naaru (one, M'uru)
• File:IconSmall PitLord Small.gif Pit lord (one, Brutallus)
• File:IconSmall Rat Small.gif Rats (critters)
• File:IconSmall Shivarra Small.gif Shivarra
• File:IconSmall Skeleton Small.gif Skeletons
• File:IconSmall Voidcaller Small.gif Voidcallers
• File:IconSmall VoidGod Small.gif Void God (one, Entropius)
• File:IconSmall VoidTerror Small.gif Void terrors
• File:IconSmall Voidwalker Small.gif Voidwalkers
• File:IconSmall Voidwraith Small.gif Voidwraiths
• File:IconSmall Wrathguard Small.gif Wrathguards

Encounters

Note that nearly every mob in the instance has the [Sunwell Radiance] buff, increasing melee hit by 5% and reducing opposing chance to dodge by 20%.

A scripted event will occur after Kil'jaeden's defeat.

Bosses	Monsters
Parhelion Plaza	Sunblade Arch Mage Sunblade Cabalist Sunblade Dawn Priest Sunblade Dragonhawk Sunblade Dusk Priest Sunblade Protector Sunblade Scout Sunblade Slayer Sunblade Vindicator
Apex Point File:IconSmall DragonBlue Small.gif Kalecgos
Inner Veil File:IconSmall Dreadlord Small.gif Sathrovarr the Corruptor
Sunwell Plateau	Sunblade Arch Mage Sunblade Cabalist Sunblade Dawn Priest Sunblade Dusk Priest Sunblade Protector Sunblade Slayer Sunblade Vindicator
Den of Iniquity
The Dead Scar File:IconSmall PitLord Small.gif Brutallus File:IconSmall FrostWyrm Small.gif Felmyst	Blazing Infernal Felguard Slayer Shadowsword Assassin Shadowsword Lifeshaper Shadowsword Manafiend Shadowsword Soulbinder Shadowsword Vanquisher Unyielding Dead
Sanguine Chamber	Blazing Infernal Felguard Slayer Shadowsword Assassin Shadowsword Lifeshaper Shadowsword Manafiend Shadowsword Soulbinder Shadowsword Vanquisher
Agamath, the First Gate
Terrace of the Sun	Blazing Infernal Felguard Slayer Shadowsword Assassin Shadowsword Lifeshaper Shadowsword Manafiend Shadowsword Soulbinder Shadowsword Vanquisher
Witch's Sanctum Eredar Twins Lady Sacrolash Grand Warlock Alythess	Shadowsword Assassin Shadowsword Vanquisher
Rohendor, the Second Gate
Terrace of the Sun	Apocalypse Guard Cataclysm Hound Chaos Gazer Doomfire Destroyer Doomfire Shard Oblivion Mage Painbringer Priestess of Torment Volatile Fiend Volatile Felfire Fiend
Shrine of the Eclipse File:IconSmall Naaru Small.gif M'uru File:IconSmall VoidGod Small.gif Entropius	Shadowsword Berserker Shadowsword Fury Mage Void Sentinel Void Spawn
Archonisus, the Final Gate
Sunwell Plateau	Shadowsword Assassin Shadowsword Commander Shadowsword Deathbringer Shadowsword Guardian Shadowsword Lifeshaper Shadowsword Manafiend Shadowsword Soulbinder Shadowsword Vanquisher
The Sunwell File:IconSmall Kil'jaeden Male.gif Kil'jaeden	Hand of the Deceiver (mob)

Map

Gallery

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  The original design layout of the instance.

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  Injured Shattered Sun warriors near the entrance to Parhelion Plaza

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  Parhelion Plaza

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  Apex Point, as seen from Parhelion Plaza

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  Apex Point, where Kalecgos is possessed by Sathrovarr

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  The balcony overlooking the Dead Scar

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  The Den of Iniquity

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  The Dead Scar

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  The Sanguine Chamber

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  The Terrace of the Sun, as seen from the ramparts above Parhelion Plaza

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  The Witch's Sanctum, home to Sacrolash and Alythess, the Eredar Twins

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  The Terrace of the Sun

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  The Shrine of the Eclipse, overlooking the Sunwell

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  The Sunwell, as seen from the Scrying Orb in the Magisters' Terrace

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  Sunwell 3D map

Videos

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Patches and hotfixes

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External links

gsDKP Sunwell Plateau Loot Table

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