Server:Khaz Modan US
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"Khaz Modan" in WoW Lore
Khaz Modan is the mountainous kingdom of the Ironforge Clan, ruled by the Bronzebeard Clan, founded after the awakened dwarves ventured out from the ancient city of Uldaman. Named the "Mountain or Mountains of Khaz" after the Titan shaper Khaz'goroth, thought to be the creator of the dwarven race. The kingdom is ruled from the great underground city of Ironforge. Khaz Modan is also the name of the continent in which the kingdom is located, comprised of Dun Morogh, Loch Modan, the Wetlands, and the Badlands. The mountains here are also called the Khaz Mountains.
General Information
Khaz Modan is a World of Warcraft US PvE Realm located in the Central Standard Time zone. The server went live in January, 2005. As of October, 2007, its population includes approximately 17,000 active characters above level ten, with a faction ratio of roughly 1.7:1 (Alliance: Horde).
Khaz Modan is still young compared to other servers in the matter of content progression and player base, but it has a close community and welcoming player environment. The majority of the realm's end-game guilds are hybrid guilds that promote both social interaction and raid progress. Only one Khaz Modan guild, Sunder, has ranked in the top five hundred World of Warcraft raiding guilds as of October, 2007, according to WowJutsu.com.
Official Realm Forum: WoW Forums: Khaz Modan
Population and Activity
Most active guild: Vanguard of War 
since July, 2007.
Top Alliance guilds by level and activity:
- 1. Vanguard of War
- 2. Legion of the Light
- 3. Vision
Top Horde guilds by level and activity:
- 1. Tempting Fate
- 2. Persecuted
- 3. Cowpocalypse
October, 2007
- Total characters: 17,000
10,800 (64%)
6,200 (36%)
- vs Ratio: 1.7:1
- vs Activity Ratio: 2.4:1
January, 2007
- Total characters: 15,127
- 10,441 (69%)
- 4,686 (31%)
- vs Ratio: 2.2:1
- vs Activity Ratio: 2.1:1
Source:Warcraft Census for Khaz Modan, accurate as of 24 October, 2007, but should be considered strictly informational. Please help maintain accurate information by submitting data for this realm! Find out more about how to help here: http://www.warcraftrealms.com/censusfaq.php
Khaz Modan Raid Progression
As of October, 2007, the top three raiding guilds according to WowJutsu.com continue to be:
- 1. Sunder
- 2. Authority
- 3. Infamous
Sites for Tracking KM Raid Progression
- Official Khaz Modan Raid Progression Forum
- Khaz Modan progression at WoWJutsu
- Server:Khaz Modan US/Guild Progression
Khaz Modan Social Community Sites
Pre-TBC Raid History
A small number of guilds transfered to Khaz Modan when the realm went live, including Sunder, Vision, DarkSin, Skunk Canyon Brigade, and the founders of the guild Scoundrels. Before the expansion The Burning Crusade was released in January, 2007, these guilds led Khaz Modan raid progression.
Having already cleared Blackwing Lair, the Alliance guild Sunder stood as the furthest progressing guild in Player vs Environment content, getting many "server firsts" by default. They continue to be the top guild on Khaz Modan, having been the first to down many bosses in content released since their transfer.
Sunder continued to lead the pack in instance progression, having downed C'thun in AQ40 on December 3, 2006, and cleared the Spider Wing of Naxxramas. A significant number of other Alliance guilds have also completed the content of MC, BWL, and Onyxia.
Scoundrels lead the Horde in PvE content and are currently working on downing C'Thun and progressing in Naxxramas. Retribution followed close behind, with Onyxia, MC, and BWL completed.
Legendaries on Khaz Modan
[Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker] is wielded on the Alliance side by Alexanderlod <Legion of the Light>, Gunnarr <Sunder>, Katay <Sunder>, Dinghy <Infamous>, Amie <Evil Doers>, Chibiko <Reliant>, Fenz <Oceanic>, and Furock <Synergy>. Thunderfury wielders for Horde side are Hellhawk <The Vicarious>, Omo <Retribution>, and Vanak <Scoundrels>. Currently, Dyncaus <Art of War>, and Mooebird <Levitas> have one of the bracers needed for Thunderfury.
[Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros] is owned on the Horde side by Astayld <Blind Fate>, Zumii <Retribution>. Sulfuras is wielded on the Alliance side by Doff, Tofu and Argent of <Sunder>, Hypes <Phoenix>, Taurenpriest <Authority>, Rodomir <Prestige>, Shalashaska <Vision>, Jarold <Leviathan>, Baromiir <DarkSin>, Bainstoneaxe <Reliant>, Rigel <Infamous>, Solazun <Impendence>, and Stikman <Synergy>
[Warglaive of Azzinoth] is weilded on the Alliance side by Taiggo <Authority>, and Lightstar <Sunder>
Player vs. Player
Player vs. Player combat did not exist at all during the first month of the realm's existence - a player would be lucky to have at least one battleground match a day. Out of frustration the Alliance would lay siege to Orgrimmar or the Crossroads in a attempt to get their PvP fix.
Over time PvP became more frequent in the Khaz Modan community. Players would face off with other players from the opposing faction and destroy one another.
Patch 1.12 and PvP
Patch 1.12 introduced cross realm battlegrounds. This allowed players from several different realms to come together for battlegrounds and reduced queue times tremendously. Before patch 1.12 it was common to wait for hours to get into a BG, but now queue times are often non-existent or a matter of minutes. Khaz Modan is a member of Battlegroup Vengeance.
Patch 2.0 and PvP
On December 5th 2006, server patch 2.0.1 was released and introduced the new honor reward system. This new reward system allows players to accumulate honor points that can be spent like currency to purchase weapons, armor, and various other items beneficial for player-vs-player progression. The rankings no longer exist with this new system. The last players on Khaz Modan to reach Rank 14 were Ixnay (Alliance) and Wanagetdrunc (Horde).
Guilds of Khaz Modan
| Alliance | Status | Website | Armory Link |
| Ambiguous
| PvE | www | www |
| ApØcalypse
| PvE | www | www |
| Art of War
| PvE | www | www |
| Australian Military
| PvE | www | www |
| Authority
| PvE | www | www |
| BlackSun
| PvE | www | www |
| Burden
| PvE | www | www |
| Covenant
| PvE | www | www |
| Ctrl Alt Del
| PvP | www | www |
| Dark Ascension
| PvE | www | www |
| DarKnights
| PvE | www | www |
| Elder Guardians
| PvE | www | www |
| Evil Doers
| PvE | www | www |
| Fallen Angels
| PvE | www | www |
| Fated
| PvE | www | www |
| Fury
| PvP | www | www |
| Guardians of the Flame
| PvE | www | www |
| Guildless Wonders
| - | www | www |
| Infamous
| PvE | www | www |
| Knights of Honor
| PvE | www | www |
| Legion of the Light
| PvE | www | www |
| Oceanic
| PvE | www | www |
| On Point Kings
| - | www | www |
| Phoenix
| PvE | www | www |
| Phoenix Rising
| PvE | www | www |
| Prestige
| PvE | www | www |
| Prophecy
| PvE | www | www |
| Semper Fi
| PvE | www | www |
| The Spice Girls
| PvP | - | www |
| Soul
| PvE | www | www |
| Storm Riders
| PvE | www | www |
| Sunder
| PvE | www | www |
| Sunder from Down Under
| PvE | www | www |
| The Kings Own
| PvE | www | www |
| Valeo
| PvE | www | www |
| Vanguard of War
| PvE | www | www |
| Veritas
| PvE | www | www |
| Violation
| PvE | www | www |
| Vision
| PvE | www | www |
| Horde | Status | Website | Armory Link |
 Aurora
| PvE | www | www |
| Bad Moo Rising
| - | www | www |
| Blind Fate
| PvE | www | www |
| Contagium
| PvE | www | www |
| Cowpocalypse
| PvE | www | www |
| Dark Enmity
| PvE | www | www |
| Edge of Madness
| - | www | www |
| Euphoria
| PvE | www | www |
| Faction of Doom
| - | www | www |
| Hellborn Assassins
| - | www | www |
| Horde Corps
| PvE | - | www |
| Kings Among Men
| PvE | www | www |
| Levitas
| PvE | www | www |
| Minions Inc
| PvE | www | www |
| Mythic Legion
| PvE | www | www |
| Paper St Soap Co
| PvE | www | www |
| Persecuted
| PvE | www | www |
| Retribution
| PvE | www | www |
| Scoundrels
| PvE | www | www |
| Tempting Fate
| PvE | www | www |
| The Blood Angels
| PvE | www | www |
| The Ixkin
| PvP | www | www |
| Venom
| PvE | www | www |
| Void if Removed
| PvE | www | www |
Server History
Khaz Modan was the name given to Realm Number 86. This realm was created to help alleviate the growing populations of other servers which were becoming increasingly over crowded with log in queue times up to 30 minutes. Blizzard blamed this on the growing population from the 2005 Holiday shopping season. On January 3, 2005, Khaz Modan went live.
Khaz Modan was specifically set up to allow transfers from four well-established realms:
During the first weeks after Khaz Modan went live there was not a lot of community activity. Cities were empty, battles between the Horde and the Alliance in the battlegrounds did not exist. Some were afraid that after they transfered they made a mistake due to the emptiness players felt when exploring Azeroth. However many players also enjoyed the wide open space and lag free major cities.
The population grew slowly but steadily, reaching a record high of nearly 20,000 active characters above level ten by July, 2007.
Server Hardware Retrofit
On Tuesday, September 19th, 2006, the server was taken down along with a group of servers for new hardware upgrades. The server was down for 36 hours, and noted results have been lag improvements and smoother game play.
The Gates of Ahn'Qiraj: Patch 1.9 Unleashed
Coincidently this Patch went live the same day that the Khaz Modan server went live. During the Opening of the Ahn`Qiraj Gate, the Alliance guild Sunder led both sides in the war effort to get these gates open as soon as possible and was also the guild that rang the gong to open the gates.
On February 28th, 2006, the Gates were opened by Elmiser of Sunder, and Ahn'Qiraj became available to the people of Khaz Modan. Khaz Modan was the 83rd realm to complete the War Effort.
C'Thun, the final boss of AQ40, was first killed by the Alliance guild Sunder on December 3, 2006.