The Battle for Mount Hyjal — Burning Crusade raid · WoW TBC

Level: 70
Group size: 25 players
Location: Tanaris
Continent: Kalimdor
Difficulty: Raid
Bosses: 5
Quests: 1
Availability: Phase 3
Access: No key needed to enter

Overview

A wave-defense raid at the Alliance and Horde camps before Archimonde. Sustained trash control and preserving allied leaders matter as much as the individual bosses.

How to get there

Use the Hyjal raid portal inside the Caverns of Time in Tanaris. This TBC raid is separate from Forever's Hyjal Summit.

Show entrance on the World Map

Alliance

Fly to Gadgetzan and ride east to the Caverns of Time.

Horde

Fly to Gadgetzan and ride east to the Caverns of Time.

Jaina's Alliance base on the slopes of Mount Hyjal — The Alliance base

Thrall's Horde encampment on Mount Hyjal — The Horde encampment

Requirements & attunements

The Vials of Eternity is the original attunement, removed in later progression. It requires Vashj and Kael'thas kills while eligible for the quest.

The Vials of Eternity →No longer requiredRequired to enter the Battle for Mount Hyjal until patch 2.4.0 removed it.

Attunement steps that lead here

Medallion of Karabor — part of the route to Black Temple

All attunements and keys →

Map

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The Battle for Mount Hyjal, interior map

Hold the Alliance base for Rage Winterchill and Anetheron, ride up to the Horde camp for Kaz'rogal and Azgalor, then climb to Nordrassil for Archimonde.

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Bosses

Rage Winterchill
- Frost Armor
- Icebolt
- Frost Nova
- Death & Decay
- Berserk
Break Icebolt with available tools and leave Death and Decay immediately.
Tactics for tanks, healers and damage dealers →
Loot · Rage Winterchill
- Requires level 70~100%
- Item level 141 · Wrist · Plate · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 141 · Wrist · Plate · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 141 · Wrist · Leather · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 141 · Wrist · Mail · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 141 · One-Hand · Daggers · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 141 · Shoulder · Plate · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 141 · Wrist · Leather · Requires level 70~17%
Show all 22 drops
Item level 141 · Wrist · Mail · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 141 · Wrist · Cloth · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 141 · Wrist · Cloth · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 141 · Held In Off-hand · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 141 · Feet · Mail · Requires level 70~17%
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Requires level 60~0.5%
Anetheron
- Inferno Effect
- Inferno
- Carrion Swarm
- Sleep
- Berserk
Assign an infernal tank, spread to reduce Carrion Swarm coverage, and stabilize sleeping healers.
Tactics for tanks, healers and damage dealers →
Loot · Anetheron
- Requires level 70~100%
- Item level 141 · Shoulder · Plate · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 141 · Waist · Leather · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 141 · Feet · Mail · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 141 · One-Hand · One-Handed Swords · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 141 · Off Hand · Shields · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 141 · Feet · Leather · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 141 · Shoulder · Cloth · Requires level 70~17%
Show all 22 drops
Item level 141 · Feet · Cloth · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 141 · Chest · Mail · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 141 · Waist · Cloth · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 141 · One-Hand · One-Handed Swords · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 141 · Two-Hand · Staves · Requires level 70~17%
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Requires level 60~0.5%
Kaz'rogal
- Malevolent Cleave
- War Stomp
- Cripple
- Mark of Kaz'rogal
Manage mana carefully before Mark of Kaz'rogal and separate players likely to run dry.
Tactics for tanks, healers and damage dealers →
Loot · Kaz'rogal
- Requires level 70~100%
- Item level 141 · Legs · Mail · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 141 · Feet · Cloth · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 141 · Waist · Leather · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 141 · Legs · Cloth · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 141 · Shoulder · Leather · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 141 · Main Hand · One-Handed Maces · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 141 · Off Hand · Shields · Requires level 70~17%
Show all 22 drops
Item level 141 · Feet · Leather · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 141 · Shoulder · Mail · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 141 · Waist · Cloth · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 141 · Waist · Plate · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 141 · Waist · Mail · Requires level 70~17%
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Requires level 60~0.5%
Azgalor
- Doom
- Cleave
- Rain of Fire
- Howl of Azgalor
- Berserk
Spread from Rain of Fire and assign Doom targets and spawned Doomguards to a safe area and tank.
Tactics for tanks, healers and damage dealers →
Loot · Azgalor
- Requires level 70~100%
- Requires level 70~70%
- Requires level 70~70%
- Requires level 70~70%
- Item level 141 · Chest · Leather · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 141 · Legs · Mail · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 141 · One-Hand · Daggers · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 141 · Chest · Plate · Requires level 70~17%
Show all 19 drops
Item level 141 · Waist · Plate · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 141 · Legs · Leather · Requires level 70~17%
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Requires level 60~0.5%
Archimonde
- Protection of Elune
- Air Burst
- Hand of Death
- Grip of the Legion
- Fear
- Doomfire Strike
- Finger of Death
- Soul Charge
Control fear, avoid Doomfire, use Tears of the Goddess after Air Burst, and prevent deaths that trigger Soul Charges.
Tactics for tanks, healers and damage dealers →
Loot · Archimonde
- Requires level 70~100%
- Requires level 70~70%
- Requires level 70~70%
- Requires level 70~70%
- Item level 151 · Chest · Mail · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 151 · Two-Hand · Two-Handed Swords · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 151 · Legs · Plate · Requires level 70~17%
- Item level 151 · Chest · Plate · Requires level 70~17%
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Item level 151 · Chest · Leather · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 151 · Ranged · Bows · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 151 · Chest · Cloth · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 151 · Two-Hand · Staves · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 151 · Off Hand · Shields · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 151 · Main Hand · One-Handed Swords · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 151 · Held In Off-hand · Requires level 70~17%
Item level 151 · Legs · Cloth · Requires level 70~17%
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Requires level 60~0.5%

Quests

An Artifact From the Past Level 70+ · Both factions

Starts:

Akama · Shadowmoon Valley, Warden's Cage (58.1, 48.2)Show on World Map

Requires: Ruse of the Ashtongue

Objectives: 1 × Time-Phased Phylactery

See also: The Battle for Mount Hyjal

Loot & rewards

Notable boss drops. Full loot tables are longer.

Item level 141 · Wrist · Plate · Requires level 70
Rage Winterchill
Item level 141 · Wrist · Plate · Requires level 70
Rage Winterchill
Item level 141 · Wrist · Leather · Requires level 70
Rage Winterchill
Item level 141 · Wrist · Mail · Requires level 70
Rage Winterchill
Item level 141 · Shoulder · Plate · Requires level 70
Anetheron
Item level 141 · Waist · Leather · Requires level 70
Anetheron
Item level 141 · Feet · Mail · Requires level 70
Anetheron
Item level 141 · One-Hand · One-Handed Swords · Requires level 70
Anetheron
Item level 141 · Legs · Mail · Requires level 70
Kaz'rogal
Item level 141 · Feet · Cloth · Requires level 70
Kaz'rogal
Item level 141 · Waist · Leather · Requires level 70
Kaz'rogal
Item level 141 · Legs · Cloth · Requires level 70
Kaz'rogal
Item level 141 · Chest · Leather · Requires level 70
Azgalor
Item level 141 · Legs · Mail · Requires level 70
Azgalor
Item level 141 · One-Hand · Daggers · Requires level 70
Azgalor
Item level 141 · Chest · Plate · Requires level 70
Azgalor
Item level 151 · Chest · Mail · Requires level 70
Archimonde
Item level 151 · Two-Hand · Two-Handed Swords · Requires level 70
Archimonde
Item level 151 · Legs · Plate · Requires level 70
Archimonde
Item level 151 · Chest · Plate · Requires level 70
Archimonde

Tips & preparation

Assign tanks to the wave spawn routes and interrupt necromancers before their summons accumulate.
For Archimonde, collect Tears of the Goddess and practice using them to survive Air Burst.