Oldstratholme

Instance Summary

The Caverns of Time: Stratholme Past is a 5-man instance with four bosses, meant for Level 80 players. It is a new wing of the Caverns of Time Dungeon Hub in eastern Tanaris.

Players following Prince Arthas through the Culling of Stratholme storyline (first introduced in Warcraft III), purging the city of the Scourge plague by defeating the Dreadlord Mal'Ganis.

There is an Achievement associated with killing all of the bosses in this instance: Caverns of Time: Stratholme. Awards 10 Achievements Points.

There is an Achievement associated with killing all of the bosses in this instance on Heroic Mode: Heroic Caverns of Time: Stratholme. Awards 10 Achievements Points.

• Dispelling Illusions
  • 27550 experience
  • 14g 80s

• A Royal Escort
  • Choice of the following:
    • Gloves of the Time Guardian
    • Handwraps of Preserved History
    • Grips of Chronological Events
    • Gauntlets of The Culling

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Abilities:

• Constricting Chains: Encases the targets in chains, dealing 1000 Physical damage every 1 sec. and stunning the target for 5 sec.
• Disease Expulsion: Meathook belches out a cloud of disease, dealing 713 to 787 Nature damage.

Strategy:
Basically a tank and spank boss, he hits very hard. Be prepared for a lot of spiky damage, especially on a tank with mid-quality gear.

He frequently chains a random player in the party, immobilizing and stunning them and dealing approx 1k dmg/sec for 5 sec.

Due to the high amount of party damage along with spiky tank damage, it is advised to utilize other party members with healing effects to take the pressure off the main healer.

Confirmed Loot

	Name	Type	iLvl
	Enchanted Wire Stitching	Armor	187
	Kilt of Sewn Flesh	Leather	187
	Meathook's Slicer	Sword	187
	Slaughterhouse Sabatons	Plate	187

Heroic Loot:

	Name	Type	iLvl
	Belt of Unified Souls	Cloth	200
	Spaulders of the Abomination	Mail	200
	Legplates of Steel Implants	Plate	200
	Bile-Cured Gloves	Leather	200

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Abilities:

• Explode Ghoul: Explodes a nearby ghoul, dealing 3800 to 4200 Fire damage to enemy targets within 10 yds.
• Shadow Bold: Hurls a bolt of dark magic at an enemy, inflicting Shadow damage.
• Steal Flesh: Steals the flesh of the target enemy, reducing the enemy's damage dealt by 75% and increasing the caster's by 75%.
• Summon Ghouls: Summons two Ghoul Minions near the caster.

Strategy:
Salramm is a necromancer. His spawned ghouls should be captured by the tank or offtank (best to use AOE tanking abilities if possible). If any are left up for too long, he will explode them for a large chunk of AOE Nature damage.

Confirmed Loot

	Name	Type	iLvl
	Waistband of the Thuzadin	Mail	187
	Spiked Metal Cilice	Plate	187
	Tome of Salramm	Armor	187
	Flowing Cloak of Command	Armor	187

Heroic Loot:

	Name	Type	iLvl
	Bindings of Dark Will	Plate	200
	Gavel of the Fleshcrafter	Mace	200
	Necromancer's Amulet	Armor	200
	Forgotten Shadow Hood	Cloth	200

Abilities:

• Curse of Exertion: Increases the cost of spells and abilities by 100% for 8 sec.
• Time Warp: Time slows down, reducing attack, casting and movement speed by 70% for 6 sec.
• Wounding Strike: Savagely wounds the target, dealing 100% weapon damage, reducing healing effects by 25%, and 750 Physical damage every 1 sec. for 4 sec.

Strategy:
Clear the area well before the fight begins. The party should spread out while Epoch is tanked near the portals to avoid getting hit more than once per blade dance. Heal through his blade dance. Success!

Confirmed Loot

	Name	Type	iLvl
	Ouroboros Belt	Leather	187
	Sempiternal Staff	Staff	187
	Necklace of the Chrono-Lord	Armor	187
	Treads of Altered History	Mail	187

Heroic Loot:

	Name	Type	iLvl
	Gloves of Distorted Time	Cloth	200
	Mobius Band	Armor	200
	Cracked Epoch Grasps	Mail	200
	Legplates of the Infinite Drakonid	Plate	200

Health: 440,000 HP

Abilities:

• Carrion Swarm: A cresting wave of chaotic magic splashes over enemies in front of the caster, dealing 3230 to 3570 Shadow damage and 380 to 420 Shadow damage every 3 sec. for 15 sec.
• Mind Blast: Inflicts 4163 to 4837 Shadow damage to an enemy.
• Sleep: Puts an enemy to sleep for up to 10 sec. Any damage caused will awaken the target.
• Vampiric Touch: Heals the caster for half the damage dealt by a melee attack.

Strategy:
Mal'Ganis will spawn when the party enters Crusader Square at the end of the instance. Arthas will aid the party in the encounter, but does not tank the boss and does not do any special abilities.

He is a mini-Anetheron, with a frontal cone AOE damage spell and a random sleep. The party should position themselves behind him and as spread out as possible to avoid taking too much damage from this when he targets any given player.

It is possible to use PvP trinkets or other similar methods (like Paladin bubble) to remove the sleep effect. The effect can also be dispelled. Players with off-spec healing abilities may want to be ready in case the main healer is slept.

His Vampiric Touch buff can be dispelled and should be as soon as possible.

When Mal'Ganis reaches below 10% health, he escapes, breaking combat and despawning after a little speech. The loot from the encounter then spawns in the form of a chest.

If the party wipes, Mal'Ganis despawns. Speak to Arthas to restart the encounter.

Normal Loot:

• Beguiling Scepter
• Discarded Silver Hand Spaulders
• Dreadlord's Blade
• Leeka's Shield
• Soul Preserver

Heroic Loot:

• Band of Guile
• Royal Crest of Lordaeron
• Pierce's Pistol