Drak'Tharon Keep

Instance Summary

Drak'tharon Keep is a 5-man instance with four bosses, meant for Level 74-76 players. The entrance is located at the northeastern border of Grizzly Hills, leading into Zul'Drak.

It is a strange place filled with dinosaurs and lizards, and teeming with undead. You're sent in to discover just why the Trolls are leaving their home zone of Zul'Drak.

There is an Achievement associated with killing all of the bosses in this instance: Drak'tharon Keep. Awards 10 Achievements Points.

There is set to be a Heroic version of this dungeon, as well. As of Beta Build 8714 it is not yet implemented. There is an Achievement associated with killing all of the bosses in this instance on Heroic Mode: Heroic Drak'Tharon Keep <NYI>. Awards 10 Achievements Points.

Quests & Rewards

The following Quests are completed inside the instance. Mouse over the titles to view Quest details. Rewards are listed below the quest name.

Achievements

• Drak'Tharon Keep
• Heroic: Drak'Tharon Keep
• Oh Novos! - Kill the mobs at the top of the stairs.
• Consumption Junction - The boss gets a stack for every enemy in LoS when he casts, if you have very high DPS you may be able to burn him, otherwise LoS and use this macro from the wowhead page. /sw 10 /script Stopwatch_Play(); /rw === Cast consume, safe for 10 secs! === /in 10 /rw === Back out now! ===
• Better Off Dred - Kill one of the raptors, pull several raptors and get them low, then pull Dred and kill the raptors.

From WoWWiki:

Drak'Tharon Keep is a fort where Prince Arthas Menethil stayed while searching for the runeblade Frostmourne. It was here that his death was foretold by Mal'ganis, and where he met up with his old teacher and dear friend Muradin Bronzebeard.

This ancient stone citadel once belonged to the Drakkari trolls. The Scourge drove them out and took possession, and now the Scourge has a garrison here holding the mountain passes. It’s a well placed, solidly built structure, and the small group of undead within can easily hold the keep against forces ten times its size, particularly since they don’t need food or water during a siege.

The keep itself is located in the icy northlands of Northrend, in the northwestern part of the Grizzly Hills. It is an ancient ice troll stronghold that has since been claimed by the Scourge. The undead control passage into the lands beyond from here.

The undead Drakkari ice trolls have begun pouring from their stronghold of Drak’Tharon Keep, and assaulting the furbolg. The invasion is oddly credited to the Drakkari themselves, not the Scourge. Because the furbolgs now find themselves in a desperate struggle to hold their land against the steadily increasing numbers of undead trolls, Grizzlemaw may be a faction.

It is a strange place filled with dinosaurs and lizards, and teeming with undead. Its final boss fight takes place on raised terraces, where the wizard will bounce players from platform to platform. You're sent in to discover just why the Trolls are leaving their home zone of Zul'Drak. That's the next stop on the tour.

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