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Black Rook Hold
BRH
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Black Rook Hold loading screen
Location Val'sharah, Broken Isles
Race(s) Mo'arg Mo'arg
DemonDemonDemonDemon Demon
IconSmall Dreadlord2 Nathrezim
Night elfNight elf Night elf
UndeadUndead Undead
End boss IconSmall Kur'talos Kur'talos Ravencrest
Instance info
Type Dungeon
Advised level 10-45
Player limit 5
Black Rook Hold

Black Rook Hold in the distance.

Legion zone concept 6

Concept.

Black Rook Hold (or simply Black Rook)[1] was carved out of the mountain to be an unassailable fortress. This elven structure served as a bulwark against the Legion during the War of the Ancients, until a shadow fell upon it. Black Rook Hold is a dungeon in World of Warcraft: Legion. You start in the catacombs below Black Rook Hold and work your way through the outside to the top of the spire.[2][3]

Background[]

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The location that would later become Black Rook Hold was originally a huge granite formation atop a high and treacherous mount. The first night elf to bear the clan designation of Ravencrest remarked that the stocky formation resembled a piece from a chessboard, a rook colored black and that huge, dark birds circled and nested atop it, which he took as a sign. For more than a kaldorei generation, the solid rock was carved into a fortress like none other seen among the empire. The structure stood in terms of magnificence second only to the royal palace of Zin-Azshari and extended its military influence over most of the realm, the power of Black Rook Hold tipping the balance when conflict arose between the night elves and the dwarves.[4]

War of the Ancients[]

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During the War of the Ancients the Hold stood as a defensive gathering place for the night elves to strategize and plan the stand against the Burning Legion. Lord Ravencrest was the current head of this monumental structure. The hold was said to have the strength to withstand an attack from the Burning Legion for days, giving time for its inhabitants to make a stand — or flee to safer ground.[5]

Legion[]

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After stealing the corpse of Illidan Stormrage from the Vault of the Wardens, Gul'dan conducted a ritual to separate his soul from his body. This energy brought the souls of the Ravencrest clan back to their ancestral home.[6] The ghosts of the Hold's forces have been risen by Gul'dan, from the lowliest soldier to Desdel Stareye and even Lord Ravencrest himself, to protect the secrets within the tower. These undead night elves cannot see the living for what they truly are and believe them to be demons[7] as they eternally relive the horrors of the War of Ancients.[8]

Adventure Guide[]

Carved from the greatest mountain of Val'sharah by ancient elven masons, Black Rook Hold stood as a bulwark against the Burning Legion during the War of the Ancients. The nigh-impregnable fortress is also the ancestral home of Lord Kur'talos Ravencrest, one-time mentor of Illidan himself. But since the latest Legion attack, a strange dark energy emanates from the Hold, and restless dead plague the surrounding lands.

Maps and subregions[]

Maps[]

Subregions[]

Loot[]

Boss Item Type
Amalgam of Souls Inv icon shadowcouncilorb purple [Curdled Soul Essence] (H · M) Shadow artifact relic
Ability druid galewinds [Howling Echoes] (H · M) Storm artifact relic
Inv shoulder mail legiondungeon c 01 [Shadow Archer's Spaulders] (H · M) Mail shoulders
Inv cape leather legiondungeon c 01 [Shadowfeather Shawl] (H · M) Cloak
Inv chest plate legiondungeon c 01 [Etheldrin's Breastplate] (H · M) Plate chest
Inv robe cloth legiondungeon c 01 [Ravencourt Formal Robes] (H · M) Cloth chest
Inv bracer cloth legiondungeon c 01 [Harrowing Soulspun Bracers] (H · M) Cloth bracers
Inv glove mail legiondungeon c 01 [Midnight Reaper Handwraps] (H · M) Mail gloves
Inv glove leather legiondungeon c 01 [Raven's Veil Gloves] (H · M) Leather gloves
Inv boot plate legiondungeon c 01 [Rook Footman's Warboots] (H · M) Plate boots
Inv boot leather legiondungeon c 01 [Tooled Rivermoor Boots] (H · M) Leather boots
Spell priest mindspike [Amalgam's Seventh Spine] (H · M) Healer trinket
Illysanna Ravencrest Spell nature shamanrage [Ravencrest's Wrath] (H · M) Fire artifact relic
Item icecrownnecklacec [Snapped Emerald Pendant] (H · M) Life artifact relic
Inv helm leather legiondungeon c 01 [Soulstarve Hood] (H · M) Leather helmet
Inv cape leather legiondungeon c 01 [Cloak of Unwavering Loyalty] (H · M) Cloak
Inv glove plate legiondungeon c 01 [Ravencrest Bonecrush Gauntlets] (H · M) Plate gloves
Inv belt mail legiondungeon c 01 [Soul-Torn Fury Cinch] (H · M) Mail belt
Inv boot cloth legiondungeon c 01 [Slippers of Heedless Sacrifice] (H · M) Cloth boots
Inv 70 dungeon ring3b [Ring of Contempt] (H · M) Ring
Inv 7 0raid trinket 010c [Ember of Nullification] (H · M) Tank trinket
Smashspite the Hateful Inv helmet 46 [Mo'arg Eyepatch] (H · M) Fel artifact relic
Inv helm cloth legiondungeon c 01 [Collar of Raking Claws] (H · M) Cloth helmet
Inv chest leather legionendgame c 01 [Felbat Leather Vest] (H · M) Leather chest
Inv chest mail legionendgame c 01 [Mardum Chain Vest] (H · M) Mail chest
Inv bracer plate legionendgame c 01 [Portalguard Wristguard] (H · M) Plate bracers
Inv bracer leather legiondungeon c 01 [Shorn Batbrood Cuffs] (H · M) Leather bracers
Inv belt cloth legionendgame c 01 [Netherwhisper Cinch] (H · M) Cloth belt
Inv pant mail legiondungeon c 01 [Fel-Hammered Greaves] (H · M) Mail leggings
Inv boot plate legiondungeon c 01 [Leadfoot Earthshakers] (H · M) Plate boots
Inv 70 dungeon ring2d [Band of Callous Dominance] (H · M) Ring
Inv 6 2raid trinket 4b [Spiked Counterweight] (H · M) Melee DPS trinket
Kur'talos Ravencrest Inv jewelry orgrimmarraid trinket 05 [Absolved Ravencrest Brooch] (H · M) Holy artifact relic
Spell frost chainsofice [Cruelty of Dantalionax] (H · M) Frost artifact relic
Inv artifact bloodoftheassassinated [Mark of Varo'then] (H · M) Blood artifact relic
Inv helm plate legionendgame c 01 [Portalguard Helm] (H · M) Plate helmet
Inv helm mail legiondungeon c 01 [Shadow Archer's Helm] (H · M) Mail helmet
Inv 7 0raid necklace 08c [Raven Filigree Pendant] (H · M) Necklace
Inv shoulder plate legiondungeon c 01 [Pauldrons of Ancient Command] (H · M) Plate shoulders
Inv shoulder cloth legiondungeon c 01 [Ravencourt Formal Mantle] (H · M) Cloth shoulders
Inv cape leather legiondungeon c 01 [Drape of the Raven Lord] (H · M) Cloak
Inv bracer mail legionendgame c 01 [Mardum Chain Wristclamp] (H · M) Mail bracers
Inv glove cloth legiondungeon c 01 [Latosius's Blasting Gloves] (H · M) Cloth gloves
Inv belt leather legiondungeon c 01 [Raven's Veil Belt] (H · M) Leather belt
Inv pant leather legionendgame c 01 [Felbat Leather Leggings] (H · M) Leather leggings
Inv pant leather legiondungeon c 01 [Legguards of Endless Horrors] (H · M) Leather leggings
Inv pant cloth legionendgame c 01 [Netherwhisper Leggings] (H · M) Cloth leggings
Inv pant plate legiondungeon c 01 [Rook Footman's Legplates] (H · M) Plate leggings
Inv boot mail legiondungeon c 01 [Ravencrest's Unerring Striders] (H · M) Mail boots
Inv 7 0raid trinket 01b [Caged Horror] (H · M) Ranged DPS trinket

Quest guide[]

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NPCs[]

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Bosses Monsters NPCs
The Ravenscrypt
The Grand Hall
Ravenshold
The Rook's Roost
Lord Ravencrest's Chamber
The Raven's Crown

Achievements[]

Notes[]

  • Black Rook Hold was maintained and upkept by a small army of servants.[9]
  • The Inv chest plate pvppaladin o 01 [Black Rook Breastplate] worn by some members of the Rooksguard were made of the same rock as Black Rook Hold.
  • By the best physical means, it took between three and five days to travel between the Hold and Zin-Azshari.[10]

Patch changes[]

References[]

External links[]

Black Rook Hold Val'sharah Scenario Artifact challenge Graveyard
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