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A titan vault door half-buried in the snowfields of Wintergrasp

Vault of Archavon — Wrath of the Lich King raid · WoW WotLK

Level
80
Group size
10 or 25
Location
Wintergrasp
Continent
Northrend
Difficulty
Raid
Bosses
4
Quests
0
Availability
Phase 1
Access
No key needed to enter

Overview

A titan vault under Wintergrasp with one watcher at launch and another each phase; it only opens for the faction that holds the fortress.

How to get there

Enter the vault beneath the Wintergrasp fortress while your faction controls the zone.

Show entrance on the World Map

Alliance

Fly to Valiance Landing Camp in Wintergrasp; the vault opens while your faction holds the fortress.

Horde

Fly to Warsong Camp in Wintergrasp; the vault opens while your faction holds the fortress.

Requirements & attunements

Level 80. Your faction must control Wintergrasp. Archavon is there from launch; Emalon arrives in Phase 2, Koralon in Phase 3 and Toravon in Phase 4.

All attunements and keys →

Map

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Vault of Archavon, interior mapEntranceEntranceStop 1: Archavon the Stone WatcherStop 2: Emalon the Storm WatcherStop 3: Koralon the Flame WatcherStop 4: Toravon the Ice Watcher

From the entrance up the central hall: Archavon at the far end, then the side chambers for Emalon, Koralon and Toravon.

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Bosses

  1. Archavon the Stone Watcher

    • Crushing Leap
    • Stomp
    • Impale
    • Rock Shards
    • Berserk

    Spread for Rock Shards and heal through Choking Cloud.

    Tactics for tanks, healers and damage dealers →

    Mount:Grand Black War MammothGrand Black War Mammoth

    Loot · Archavon the Stone Watcher

    • Item level 200 · Hands · Leather · Requires level 80
    • Item level 200 · Chest · Cloth · Requires level 80
    • Item level 200 · Hands · Mail · Requires level 80
    • Item level 200 · Hands · Plate · Requires level 80

  2. Emalon the Storm Watcher

    • Chain Lightning
    • Lightning Nova
    • Overcharge
    • Berserk

    Kill the overcharged Tempest Minion before it explodes.

    Tactics for tanks, healers and damage dealers →

    Mount:Grand Black War MammothGrand Black War Mammoth

    Loot · Emalon the Storm Watcher

    • Item level 225 · Legs · Plate · Requires level 80
    • Item level 225 · Legs · Mail · Requires level 80
    • Item level 225 · Legs · Leather · Requires level 80
    • Item level 225 · Hands · Leather · Requires level 80

  3. Koralon the Flame Watcher

    • Burning Breath
    • Burning Fury
    • Meteor Fists

    Move away from Flaming Cinder and save cooldowns for Meteor Fists.

    Tactics for tanks, healers and damage dealers →

    Mount:Grand Black War MammothGrand Black War Mammoth

    Loot · Koralon the Flame Watcher

    • Item level 238 · Legs · Leather · Requires level 80
    • Item level 232 · Legs · Cloth · Requires level 80
    • Item level 232 · Legs · Cloth · Requires level 80
    • Item level 232 · Hands · Mail · Requires level 80

  4. Toravon the Ice Watcher

    • Frozen Orb
    • Freezing Ground
    • Whiteout

    Kill the frozen orbs and rotate tanks for Whiteout.

    Tactics for tanks, healers and damage dealers →

    Mount:Grand Black War MammothGrand Black War Mammoth

    Loot · Toravon the Ice Watcher

    • Item level 251 · Hands · Leather · Requires level 80
    • Item level 251 · Legs · Leather · Requires level 80
    • Item level 251 · Hands · Cloth · Requires level 80
    • Item level 251 · Legs · Cloth · Requires level 80

Quests

No quests are tied to this raid itself. Attunement steps that send you here are listed under Requirements.

Loot & rewards

Notable boss drops. Full loot tables are longer.

  • Item level 200 · Hands · Leather · Requires level 80

    Archavon the Stone Watcher

  • Item level 200 · Chest · Cloth · Requires level 80

    Archavon the Stone Watcher

  • Item level 200 · Hands · Mail · Requires level 80

    Archavon the Stone Watcher

  • Item level 200 · Hands · Plate · Requires level 80

    Archavon the Stone Watcher

  • Item level 225 · Legs · Plate · Requires level 80

    Emalon the Storm Watcher

  • Item level 225 · Legs · Mail · Requires level 80

    Emalon the Storm Watcher

  • Item level 225 · Legs · Leather · Requires level 80

    Emalon the Storm Watcher

  • Item level 225 · Hands · Leather · Requires level 80

    Emalon the Storm Watcher

  • Item level 238 · Legs · Leather · Requires level 80

    Koralon the Flame Watcher

  • Item level 232 · Legs · Cloth · Requires level 80

    Koralon the Flame Watcher

  • Item level 232 · Legs · Cloth · Requires level 80

    Koralon the Flame Watcher

  • Item level 232 · Hands · Mail · Requires level 80

    Koralon the Flame Watcher

  • Item level 251 · Hands · Leather · Requires level 80

    Toravon the Ice Watcher

  • Item level 251 · Legs · Leather · Requires level 80

    Toravon the Ice Watcher

  • Item level 251 · Hands · Cloth · Requires level 80

    Toravon the Ice Watcher

  • Item level 251 · Legs · Cloth · Requires level 80

    Toravon the Ice Watcher

Tips & preparation

  • Plan a quick run between Wintergrasp battles.
  • Each watcher has a short enrage timer.

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