Vault of Archavon

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Vault of Archavon
VoA
Vault of Archavon loading graphic
Location	Wintergrasp Fortress, Wintergrasp
Race(s)	Stone giant Iron giant Fire giant Ice giant (PTR) Earth revenant Air revenant Fire revenant Ice revenant (PTR)
End boss	Toravon the Ice Watcher (PTR)
Instance info
Type	Raid
Advised level	80
Player limit	10/25
Bosses Archavon the Stone Watcher Emalon the Storm Watcher Koralon the Flame Watcher Toravon the Ice Watcher (NYI) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) Loot
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Vault of Archavon is a raid dungeon found in Wintergrasp Keep. Players may only enter the dungeon while their faction controls Wintergrasp.

Contents 1 Encounters and loot 2 Achievements 2.1 10 player 2.2 25 player 3 Dungeon denizens 3.1 Mobs 4 Maps 5 Patch changes 6 References 7 External links

Encounters and loot

The bosses of the Vault of Archavon drop a random assortment of gear in a similar style as classic World of Warcraft before the expansions. Class specific pieces can drop for both the PvE and PvP sets. The loot can be all PvP, PvE, or a mix of the two. The loot is completely random and is not impacted by the raid makeup, so it is advantageous to bring a variety of class/spec makeups to increase the likelihood that someone can actually use the drops.

It should be noted that the PvP gear cannot be disenchanted but the PvE can.

Boss	PvE	PvP	Emblems
Archavon the Stone Watcher	Tier 7	Deadly Gladiator	2
Emalon the Storm Watcher	Tier 8	Furious Gladiator	2
Koralon the Flame Watcher	Tier 9	Relentless Gladiator	2
Toravon the Ice Watcher (NYI)	Tier 10	?

Achievements

The "Earth, Wind, and Fire" achievement is currently the most difficult achievement for this instance. Even though it only awards 10 and has no associated title reward, this was intentional according to a Blizzard official. ^[1]

10 player

•  Archavon the Stone Watcher (10 player)
•  Emalon the Storm Watcher (10 player)
•  Koralon the Flame Watcher (10 player)
•  Earth, Wind & Fire (10 player)
•  Toravon the Ice Watcher (10 player) (PTR)

25 player

•  Heroic: Archavon the Stone Watcher
•  Heroic: Emalon the Storm Watcher
•  Heroic: Koralon the Flame Watcher
•  Earth, Wind & Fire (25 player)
•  Toravon the Ice Watcher (25 player) (PTR)

Dungeon denizens

• Ice revenant (PTR)
• Ice giant (one,  Toravon the Ice Watcher) Will be added patch 3.3
• Earth revenants (four,  Archavon Warders)
• Fire giant (one,  Koralon the Flame Watcher) added in patch 3.2
• Fire revenants (two,  Flame Warders)
• Iron giant (one,  Emalon the Storm Watcher) added in patch 3.1
• Air revenants (two,  Tempest Warders)
• Stone giant (one,  Archavon the Stone Watcher)

Mobs

The instance has four  Archavon Warders in the main hall to clear before encountering  Archavon the Stone Watcher, as well as two  Tempest Warders in the east hall towards  Emalon the Storm Watcher and two  Flame Warders in the west hall towards  Koralon the Flame Watcher.

Things to remember with the trash

• Melee DPS should run out before Whirl is cast or take very high damage.
• Ranged DPS should run out of cast Rock Falls.
• The offtank should taunt when the main tank has been Shield Crushed.

Maps

Instance map as of patch 3.0.2

Instance map as of patch 3.1 Hall of Repose is the wing on the right side.

Instance map as of patch 3.2 The new wing is on the left side.

Instance map as of patch 3.3 (PTR) The new wing is on the right side.

Patch changes

• Patch 3.3.0 (PTR):  Toravon the Ice Watcher is expected to be added.
  
• Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04):  Koralon the Flame Watcher was added.
  
• Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14):  Emalon the Storm Watcher was added.
  
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added.
  

References

External links

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