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This article is about the boss of Shadowfang Keep. For character biography, see Archmage Arugal. For the character's appearance in Grizzly Hills instance, see Shade of Arugal.
NeutralArchmage Arugal
Image of Archmage Arugal
Gender Male
Race Human (Humanoid)
Level 21 Elite
Class Archmage
Affiliation(s) Scourge, Worgen, Wolfcult (current), Kirin Tor (former)
Occupation Lord of Shadowfang Keep
Location Shadowfang Keep, Silverpine Forest or Shadowfang Tower, Grizzly Hills (WOTLK)
Status Killable
Relative(s) Sons of Arugal

Archmage Arugal is a former mage of Dalaran who lives within the ruins of Shadowfang Keep.

Attacks and abilities

  • Basic melee — Does 162 to 215 physical damage to an enemy in melee, which is mitigated by armor.
  • Void Bolt — Deals 219 to 255 shadow damage to single target.
  • Teleport — Teleports Arugal to a random spot in the room, and will then cast more Void Bolts to your group.
  • Thundershock — Inflicts 64 to 86 nature damage to nearby enemies, stunning them for 5 seconds.
  • Arugal's Curse — Transforms a party member into a Worgen, making them lose control of their character and attack the rest of the group for 10 seconds.

Strategy

Arugal is without a doubt the most difficult of the low level bosses. Although since the changes in patch 2.3.0, he is fairly easy to defeat by a good group. Unlike the bosses of Wailing Caverns or the Deadmines he is more than simply tank and spank/CC. Arugal has three abilities: Void Bolt, Teleport, and a werewolf control ability that transforms one of your party into a Worgen — which will then attack the rest of the party. The Void Bolts are very powerful, dealing up to 255 damage. Arugal is extremely capable of three and four-shotting party members. A tank or member with high health are the only ones who will be able to survive continuous aggro, and he will need large amounts of healing and perhaps shielding.

Arugal's room is divided: You enter it on top of a raised platform out of his aggro range. This platform goes around the right side of the room. The room is sunken down to the floor below you, where there are three Sons of Arugal. You will need to pull these. On a small raised platform across from where you enter is Arugal. At several points throughout the fight, Arugal teleports to the other raised platform. It is a good idea to not chase him, as he will teleport back in a few seconds, and melee can quickly pick up DPS when he returns. Ranged DPS should continue attacking and your healer should keep up the healing until he teleports back. A valid tactic, if you have a Priest or Warlock who is capable of doing so, is to use Spell shadow manaburn [Mana Burn] or Spell shadow siphonmana [Drain Mana] on him. If you can get rid of Arugal's mana he can no longer cast Void Bolts, and his threat to the party (provided your tank is still alive) is almost eliminated. Warriors with Ability warrior shieldbash [Shield Bash], Rogues with Ability kick [Kick], Shamans with Spell nature earthshock [Earth Shock], Feral Druids with Ability hunter pet bear [Feral Charge] and other classes with interruption abilities should try to stop his casting as much as possible.

The other danger is the Worgen transform ability. Arugal will shout "Release your rage!" when casting this. Whoever is transformed will begin attacking the party - they should be Polymorphed or feared, the worgen spell only lasts for 10 seconds. There is also the chance that the transformed party member will heal Arugal. The fight is about being able to keep the party alive long enough to kill him and keeping the werewolfed person under control - Arugal has far, far more mana than your healers at this level and when your priest can no longer heal, he will still be able to use Void Bolt. Keep a few healing or mana potions as you should for any final boss of an instance.

Quotes

  • "Who dares interfere with the Sons of Arugal?" — after killing Fenrus
  • Aggro: "You, too, shall serve!"
  • Player death: "Another falls!"
  • A player is transformed into a Worgen: "Release your rage!"

Quests

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Patch changes

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