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The Mechanar
Mech
Tempest Keep loading screen
Mechanar loading screen
Location Tempest Keep, Netherstorm
Race(s)

Blood elfBlood elf Blood elf
IconSmall Mo'arg Mo'arg

IconSmall Gan'arg Gan'arg
End boss IconSmall BloodElf Male Pathaleon the Calculator
Advised level 70
Minimum level 68
Player limit 5
Key Inv misc key 09 [Warpforged Key]
Associated faction Sha'tar
Tempest Keep
The Mechanar (5)

Gatewatcher Gyro-Kill
Gatewatcher Iron-Hand
Mechano-Lord Capacitus
Nethermancer Sepethrea
Pathaleon the Calculator

The Botanica (5)

Commander Sarannis
High Botanist Freywinn
Thorngrin the Tender
Laj
Warp Splinter

The Arcatraz (5)

Zereketh the Unbound
Wrath-Scryer Soccothrates
Dalliah the Doomsayer
Harbinger Skyriss

The Eye (25)

Al'ar
Void Reaver
High Astromancer Solarian
Kael'thas Sunstrider

The Mechanar is the first wing of the Tempest Keep instance. It serves as a base for Pathaleon the Calculator and also generates manacells, which contain an incredible amount of power. It once belonged to the Naaru. The area is filled with Mo'args as well as Bloodwarder and Sunseekers blood elves.

This is the purple crystal building south of the main palace. At level 80, the instance is easily soloable on normal mode, while heroic mode is a challenge and requires high-level gear for most classes. At level 85, the instance becomes an easy gold run even in heroic mode.

Background[]

Main article: Tempest Keep

Among the satellites of Tempest Keep, the Mechanar has been chosen by Kael'thas to be a factory to create large amounts of power. Mechano-Lord Capacitus appears to be the one creating it using the naaru-technology found in Tempest Keep, and the power is stored in manacells which piles up into walls and heaps inside the satellite. There they are guarded and handled by blood elves directly under the authority of Pathaleon the Calculator, Kael'thas' prime deviser. The elves are also aided by a large number of demons serving the Burning Legion, Kael'thas' new ally. The large amount of manacells are smuggled by ethereals to the Sunwell where Kael'thas plans to use them to power up the summoning of Kil'jaeden. Some of the manacells are found at the ethereal-camp Bash'ir Landing in Blade's Edge Mountains and even more of them are seen in the Magisters' Terrace close to the Sunwell. The Mechanar is the part of Tempest Keep most controlled by Kael'thas and his blood elves (the Botanica and Arcatraz are suffering various problems), next after The Eye.

Dungeon Journal[]

The mighty Tempest Keep was created by the enigmatic naaru: sentient beings of pure energy and the sworn enemies of the Burning Legion. In addition to serving as a base of operations for the naaru, the structure itself possesses the technology to teleport through alternate dimensions, traveling from one location to another in the blink of an eye.

Geography[]

The Mechanar consists of two levels joined by an elevator. The first level has two named elites and one boss. Both named elites must be killed to open the elevator. You must also kill both Gatewatchers to open the Cache of the Legion. The first optional boss (Mechano-Lord Capacitus) has a decent loot table of his own. Both the second optional boss and the end boss of the instance are up the elevator.

Maps[]

Dungeon denizens[]

Mechanar bosses

Mechanar bosses

Main article: Mechanar mobs

Gatewatcher Gyro-Kill and Gatewatcher Iron-Hand are mini-bosses. Each drops a portion of a key which is used to open the Cache of the Legion just before the elevator.

Encounters[]

Bosses Monsters
Calculation Chamber

Loot[]

Main article: Mechanar loot

Quests[]

4.3.0 quests

Achievements[]

Notes and trivia[]

The Mechanar

The Mechanar

  • One full run with all mobs cleared yields about 1620 reputation with the Sha'tar.
  • On Heroic mode, these first three bosses (prior to Patch 2.3) are known as the Three Free Badges, as the Gatekeepers remain virtually unchanged from regular mode and Mechano-Lord Capacitus becomes a ridiculously easy fight with proper positioning. Moderately geared groups can fight their way through the first floor in less than an hour, even with a wipe or need to retreat.
  • The Mechanar, among other instances, was once famous for allowing Rogues (and some druids) the opportunity to solo their way to several chests inside the instance, boosting the clever Rogues' economy quite a bit as they didn't need to share the chests with anyone. As a result, chests within instances were removed in patch 2.2.0.
  • The Mechanar was originally meant to be Tempest Keep's factory.[1]

Patch changes[]

  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.3.0 (2013-05-21): Now accessible at level 68, down from level 70.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.3.0 (2011-11-29): New quests added.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Inv misc key 09 [Warpforged Key] is no longer required for Heroic mode.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.0.12 (2007-04-03): The gate at the top of the elevator in The Mechanar will now remain open while attempting the gauntlet and after Pathaleon the Calculator is killed.
  • Bc icon Hotfix (2007-02-12): The door at the top of the elevator in Tempest Keep: Mechanar should now properly open if players die to Pathaleon the Calculator.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09): Added.

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