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Black Rook Hold

Black Rook Hold

Dungeon ID: 740

Legion · Dungeon · Requires level 1

Carved from the greatest mountain of Val'sharah by ancient elven masons, Black Rook Hold stood as a bulwark against the Burning Legion during the War of the Ancients. The nigh-impregnable fortress is also the ancestral home of Lord Kur'talos Ravencrest, one-time mentor of Illidan himself. But since the latest Legion attack, a strange dark energy emanates from the Hold, and restless dead plague the surrounding lands.

Encounters

The Amalgam of Souls

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Immense soul energy was released when Gul'dan conducted the ritual to sever Illidan's soul from his body at Black Rook Hold. This energy brought the souls of the Ravencrest clan back to their ancestral home - and residual soul energy has merged them into a massive monstrosity.

Overview
The Amalgam of Souls battles players until reaching 50% health, at which point it ruptures, splitting into the tortured souls of the Ravencrest ancestors.
Damage Dealers
• Keep moving and avoid other players while afflicted with [Soul Echoes]. • When targeted by [Swirling Scythe] or [Glaive Toss], move to avoid placing it in an inconvenient location.
Healer
• Keep moving and avoid other players while afflicted with [Soul Echoes]. • When targeted by [Swirling Scythe] or [Glaive Toss], move to avoid placing it in an inconvenient location. • [Reap Soul] will deal high damage to the tank if it hits.
Tank
• Move out of the way of [Reap Soul] to avoid heavy damage.
Stage One: The Amalgam of Souls
Reap Soul
Swirling Scythe
Soul Echoes
Stage Two: The Call of Souls
Call Souls
Soulgorge
Soul Burst

Illysanna Ravencrest

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The daughter of Lord Ravencrest, imprisoned for millennia in the Vault of the Wardens shortly after the War of Ancients, found herself free after Maiev released the demon hunters from their prison. Returning to her ancestral home, she has sacrificed everything - including her very soul - to defend what she could not during the War of the Ancients.

Overview
Illysanna fights players on the ground as her Fury bar builds. When it fills, she leaps into the air and unleashes deadly eye beams as she calls her risen guards to dispatch the party. Each eye beam partially depletes her Fury, and when she can no longer use eye beams to attack the party, she lands, re-engaging on the ground.
Damage Dealers
• Players targeted by [Dark Rush] should gather together to minimize the amount of [Felblazed Ground]. • Otherwise, players should spread to avoid [Brutal Glaive] bouncing to them. • Interrupt Risen Arcanists' [Arcane Blitz].
Healer
• Players targeted by [Dark Rush] should gather together together to minimize the amount of [Felblazed Ground]. • Otherwise, players should spread to avoid [Brutal Glaive] bouncing to them. • [Vengeful Shear] deals heavy damage to tanks.
Tank
• Use defensive abilities for [Vengeful Shear] to reduce damage taken. • Avoid Risen Vanguard's [Bonecrushing Strike].
Stage One: Vengeance
Vengeful Shear
Dark Rush
Blazing Trail
Brutal Glaive
Stage Two: Fury
Eye Beams
Felblazed Ground
Risen Vanguard
Bonecrushing Strike
Risen Arcanist
Arcane Blitz

Smashspite the Hateful

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A brutal, imposing Mo'arg Lieutenant, Smashspite the Hateful led the Legion's invasion of Black Rook Hold and commanded defense of the keep from the air via his colony of felbats.

Overview
Smashspite engages players on the ground with heavy physical attacks, periodically calling in felbats to cover the ground in deadly Fel Vomit.
Tank
• Minimize damage taken by Smashspite's melee attacks to slow the rate at which his [Brutality] bar fills. • When Smashspite's Brutality bar fills, he will use [Brutal Haymaker], inflicting heavy damage and increasing damage taken for a short time. • Stand between Smashspite and his target to intercept [Hateful Charge] if they have the debuff from intercepting an earlier charge and you don't.
Healer
• [Earthshaking Stomp] inflicts heavy damage to the party. • When Smashspite's Brutality bar fills, he will use [Brutal Haymaker] on the tank, inflicting heavy damage and increasing damage taken for a short time. • Stand between Smashspite and his target to intercept [Hateful Charge] if they have the debuff from intercepting an earlier charge and you don't.
Damage Dealers
• Stand between Smashspite and his target to intercept [Hateful Charge] if they have the debuff from intercepting an earlier charge and you don't.
Earthshaking Stomp
Hateful Gaze
Hateful Charge
Brutality
Brutal Haymaker
Call of the Felbat
Smashspite calls down a Felbat. The frequency of this ability increases as the encounter continues.
Fel Vomit
Fel Vomitus

Lord Kur'talos Ravencrest

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Kur'talos Ravencrest, Lord of Black Rook Hold, was the commander of the Kal'dorei Resistance during the War of the Ancients until he was assassinated by Varo'then under the orders of Queen Aszhara. Millennia later, Gul'dan's foul soul magic has awoken Ravencrest's soul, and those of his ancestors, from their eternal repose. The Legion, seeking revenge, gleefully forced his soul into his body and mesmerized him, forcing him to eternally relive the horrors of the War of Ancients.

Overview
Ravencrest engages the player while his advisor, Latosius, teleports around the area, attacking with dark magic. Once Ravencrest reaches 20% health, Latosius reveals his true form as the dreadlord Dantalionax. Ravencrest, his vision no longer clouded, now calls on the souls of his ancestors to empower the party to defeat Dantalionax and cleanse the Legion from Black Rook Hold.
Tank
• [Unerring Shear] will deal heavy damage. • Kill [Stinging Swarms] to avoid damage and being stunned by [Itchy!]. • Move in a circular pattern to avoid Dantalionax's casts of [Dark Obliteration] after he splits when using [Dreadlord's Guile].
Healer
• [Unerring Shear] deals heavy damage to the tank. • Dispel [Cloud of Hypnosis]. • Move in a circular pattern to avoid Dantalionax's casts of [Dark Obliteration] after he splits when using [Dreadlord's Guile].
Damage Dealers
• Kill [Stinging Swarms] to avoid damage and being stunned by [Itchy!]. • Move in a circular pattern to avoid Dantalionax's casts of [Dark Obliteration] after he splits when using [Dreadlord's Guile].
Stage One: Lord of the Keep
Unerring Shear
Whirling Blade
Latosius
Dark Blast
Shadow Bolt
Stage Two: Vengeance of the Ancients
Legacy of the Ravencrest
Dantalionax
Stinging Swarm
Cloud of Hypnosis
Dreadlord's Guile
Dark Obliteration
Shadow Bolt Volley