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Vault of Archavon
VoA
File:VoALoading.jpg
Vault of Archavon loading graphic
Location Wintergrasp Fortress, Wintergrasp
Race(s)

IconSmall StoneGiant Stone giant
IconSmall IronGiant Iron giant
IconSmall FireGiant Fire giant
IconSmall IceGiant Ice giant (PTR)

IconSmall RevenantEarth Earth revenant
IconSmall RevenantAir Air revenant
IconSmall RevenantFire Fire revenant

IconSmall RevenantIce Ice revenant (PTR)
End boss Toravon the Ice Watcher (PTR)
Instance info
Type Raid
Advised level 80
Player limit 10/25

Vault of Archavon is a raid dungeon found in Wintergrasp Keep. Players may only enter the dungeon while their faction controls Wintergrasp. Notably, all bosses in this instance grant honorable kills.

Encounters and loot

The bosses of the Vault of Archavon drop a random assortment of gear in a similar style as classic World of Warcraft before the expansions. Class specific pieces can drop for both the PvE and PvP sets. The loot can be all PvP, PvE, or a mix of the two. The loot is completely random and is not impacted by the raid makeup, so it is advantageous to bring a variety of class/spec makeups to increase the likelihood that someone can actually use the drops.

It should be noted that the PvP gear cannot be disenchanted but the PvE can. It should also be noted that should a group to wipe, depending on how long it takes to get the group reassembled some members may be flagged for PvP while others are not. This is because the watchers are all PvP flagged, having all members manually flag will prevent members from accedentally not having certain buffs when the fights start.

Boss PvE PvP Emblems
Mob Archavon the Stone Watcher Tier 7 Deadly Gladiator 2 Emblem of Conquest
Mob Emalon the Storm Watcher Tier 8 Furious Gladiator 2 Emblem of Conquest
Mob Koralon the Flame Watcher Tier 9 Relentless Gladiator 2 Emblem of Triumph
Mob Toravon the Ice Watcher (NYI) Tier 10 ? 2 Emblem of Frost

Achievements

The "Earth, Wind, and Fire" achievement is currently the most difficult achievement for this instance. Even though it only awards 10 Achievement point and has no associated title reward, this was intentional according to a Blizzard official. [1]

10 player

25 player

Dungeon denizens

Mobs

The instance has four Mob Archavon Warders in the main hall to clear before encountering Mob Archavon the Stone Watcher, as well as two Mob Tempest Warders in the east hall towards Mob Emalon the Storm Watcher and two Mob Flame Warders in the west hall towards Mob Koralon the Flame Watcher.

Things to remember with the trash
  • Melee DPS should run out before Whirl is cast or take very high damage.
  • Ranged DPS should run out of cast Rock Falls.
  • The offtank should taunt when the main tank has been Shield Crushed.

Maps

Patch changes

References

 
  1. ^ Blizzard Entertainment Bornakk 2009-09-16. Re: Earth, Wind, and Fire. Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved on 2009-09-21.

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