Pit of Saron
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- For the greater complex of which this dungeon is a part, see Frozen Halls.
- For the achievement, see The Pit of Saron.
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| Pit of Saron loading screen | |
| Location | Icecrown Citadel, Icecrown Glacier |
| Race(s) |   Cultist Flesh giant  Frost vrykul Frost wyrm Gargoyle Ghoul  Leper gnome Plague eruptor Proto-dragon Skeleton |
| End boss | Scourgelord Tyrannus |
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| Type | Dungeon |
| Advised level | 80 |
| Player limit | 5 |
Bosses
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| Icecrown Citadel |
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| The Frozen Halls |
| The Forge of Souls (5) |
| Bronjahm Devourer of Souls |
| Pit of Saron (5) |
| Forgemaster Garfrost Krick and Ick Scourgelord Tyrannus |
| Halls of Reflection (5) |
| Falric Marwyn The Lich King |
| Icecrown Citadel (10/25) |
| Lower Spire Lord Marrowgar Lady Deathwhisper Icecrown Gunship Battle Deathbringer Saurfang The Plagueworks Festergut Rotface Professor Putricide The Crimson Hall Blood Princes (Valanar, Keleseth and Taldaram) Blood-Queen Lana'thel Frostwing Halls Valithria Dreamwalker Sindragosa The Frozen Throne The Lich King |
Pit of Saron is planned to be released in patch 3.3. The enormus pit in the dungeon is filled with large extracts of saronite ore and the Scourge have taken many Alliance and Horde prisoners forcing them to mine the saronite or face torture and reanimation into undeath. The players help Jaina Proudmoore or Sylvanas Windrunner rescue the prisoners and put a stop to the Scourge's operations and defeat the brutal scourge master of the area and his lieutenants.
To become "attuned" to the Pit of Saron, players are required to complete the quest Echoes of Tortured Souls (Alliance) / (Horde) in the Forge of Souls as part of the Frozen Halls story line quest chain.
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Lore
The Pit of Saron, accessible only to those who have laid waste to the Forge of Souls' unholy operations, will bring Horde and Alliance forces deeper into the Lich King's domain. Players who venture here will immediately be confronted by the lord of this lair, Scourgelord Tyrannus. But defeating him will not be as easy as it seems. Before they can present a threat to Tyrannus, the adventurers, instructed by their leaders, will need to free enslaved allies who have been trapped by the Scourge. Until that happens, Tyrannus will leave all adversaries to his minions, workers of the citadel's mines. Perhaps the challenges here will lend clues as to the whereabouts of the Lich King's private chambers outside of the Frozen Throne, deep within the Halls of Reflection.
The events of the dungeon play out in the following quests:
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Dungeon denizens
Bosses
- Forgemaster Garfrost
- A master of Scourge weaponry, the forgemaster hauls stocks of saronite ore and other precious materials to the cold forges where the mechanisms of death are born. With a host of rime weapons and exotic alloys at his disposal, it could get cold in here.
- Krick and Ick
- Zombies serve as mindless muscle in the Pit of Saron's mines, stockpiling metals for Forgemaster Garfrost, and Krick -- a devious leper gnome -- supervises the operations from atop Ick, Krick's ghastly means of transportation.
- Scourgelord Tyrannus
- Tyrannus is a terrible force who will no doubt demonstrate his powers to those brave enough to enter the Pit of Saron. The scourgelord must die if players hope to make their way into the third and final wing of this dungeon.
Monsters
| Mob | Ability | Heroic mode |
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| Corrupted Champion | Skeleton. Raised from Coliseum Champions by Scourgelord Tyrannus. Killed by the faction hero defending herself. | |
| Deathwhisper Necrolyte | Necromancer. Leads a group of six Skeletal Slaves. Casts Shadow Bolts and Conversion Beam. | |
| Skeletal Slave | Skeleton. Group of six non-elites. | |
| Wrathbone Laborer | Bone giant. Solo pulls. Casts Shovelled! on melee and Blinding Dirt on ranged | |
| Deathwhisper Shadowcaster | Cultist. In four-pulls with a torturer and two ghouls. Shadow Bolt and Seed of Corruption | |
| Deathwhisper Torturer | Cultist. In four-pulls with a shadowcaster and two ghouls. Curse of Agony and Black Brand: +50% incoming shadow damage for 10 sec | |
| Hungering Ghoul | Ghoul. In four-pulls with a shadowcaster and a torturer. Devour Flesh: ~2k health/5% stamina transferred to ghoul for 15 sec | |
| Ymirjar Skycaller | Ymirjar. Mounted astride Iceborn Proto-Drakes until aggro. Glacial Strike: 15% damage/3 sec until fully healed. Summons a Whirlwinding Frostblade | |
| Iceborn Proto-Drake | Proto-dragon. Ridden by a skycaller until aggro. Frost Breath. | |
| Geist Ambusher | Geist. Four or five ambush the rescued slaves along the path between the forgemaster and Krick with Leaping Face Smash | |
| Stonespine Gargoyle | Gargoyle. Cannot be attacked until they drag and drop slaves of the other faction. | |
| Plagueborn Horror | Plague eruptor. Solo pulls near Krick/Ick. Toxic Waste patches, Pustulant Flesh debuffs and a kamikaze Blight Bomb near death | |
| Ymirjar Flamebearer | Ymirjar. Summoned by the deathbringer after Krick. Fireball, Tactical Blink (Shadowstep) and Hellfire | |
| Ymirjar Deathbringer | Vrykul. Summons two flamebearrers and a wrathbringer after Krick. Empowered Shadowbolt: hitting two for the price of one | |
| Ymirjar Wrathbringer | Ymirjar. Summoned by the deathbringer after Krick. Blight: Disease. 2k damage per 3 sec for 15; if not cleansed, bounces to another player | |
| Fallen Warrior | Skeletal warrior. After the first two big pulls, groups of two are in the gauntlet. Demoralizing Shout. Shield Block. Arcing Slice (Sunder Armor) | |
| Wrathbone Coldwraith | Skeletal mage. In big pulls before the gauntlet with the fallen warriors. Frostbolt. Freezing Circle. | |
| Wrathbone Skeleton | Skeleton. In the gauntlet. Two non-elites summoned every 30 seconds or so running toward the entrance. | |
| Disturbed Glacial Revenant | Revenant. Heroic mode only. Halfway through the gauntlet. | Avalanche |
Geography
 Map of the Pit of Saron. |
Videos
Patch changes
- Patch 3.3.0 (PTR): Added.
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