Uldaman

Uldaman Route & Boss Strategy

Uldaman is a titan vault under a dig site, and it opens in stages. Two pieces from the first rooms make a staff, the staff wakes the first guardian, and an altar near the end wakes the last. The trash is the real difficulty: dense packs of dwarves and troggs with long respawn-free corridors between them. Plan for an hour and a half, more with every quest in the log.

1. The Dig Site

   • From the front entrance the excavation tunnels lead to two rooms side by side. Start with the dwarves' room, because the chest there holds half of the staff.

2. The Lost Dwarves

   Boss
   • Baelog, Eric "The Swift" and Olaf hold a barricaded side room. They are friendly to the Alliance, who talk to Baelog for their quests, and a three-on-five fight for the Horde.
   • Horde groups pull Olaf alone first; he comes without the other two. Then kill Eric and Baelog in either order.
   • Both factions open Baelog's Chest for the Gni'kiv Medallion.

3. Revelosh

   Boss

   Lightning Bolt

   Nature damage to one player. Interrupt it.

   Chain Lightning

   Jumps between players standing close together.

   • He stands in the next room with a guard of troggs. Control what you can, kill the guards, then the boss.
   • He drops The Shaft of Tsol. The player with the medallion loots it and joins the two into the Staff of Prehistoria.

4. Ironaya

   Boss

   Knock Away

   Throws the tank back and wipes their threat.

   Arcing Smash

   Hits everyone in front of her.

   War Stomp

   Stuns everyone near her.

   • In the Map Chamber, set the Staff of Prehistoria into the keystone at the center of the model. The sealed door opens and Ironaya walks out.
   • Tank her facing away from the party, and save Taunt for the moment after Knock Away.

5. Obsidian Sentinel

   Optional

   Reflection

   Turns spells back on their caster.

   Splintered Obsidian

   Breaks off an Obsidian Shard as it loses health.

   • A side trip down the western passage, needed for the mage quest Power in Uldaman and of little use otherwise.
   • Kill the shards as they split off. Casters watch for the reflection and stop casting while it is up.

6. Ancient Stone Keeper

   Boss

   Sand Storms

   Whirlwinds of sand that wander the room and hurt anyone they touch.

   • Step out of the sand and this is the easiest fight in the vault.

7. Galgann Firehammer

   Boss

   Fire Nova

   Fire damage to everyone near him.

   Flame Shock

   Fire damage to one player, then more over time.

   Amplify Flames

   Raises the Fire damage its target takes.

   • The Shadowforge leader holds the dwarven dig with bodyguards. Kill the guards first.
   • Ranged players stay out of Fire Nova range. He hits hard for this dungeon, so the tank uses any Fire resistance the group has.

8. Grimlok

   Boss

   Chain Bolt

   Lightning that jumps between players standing close together.

   Shrink

   Cuts one player's strength and stamina.

   Bloodlust

   Speeds up his allies' attacks.

   • The trogg chieftain sits in a cave with basilisks and trogg guards. Control the adds, spread out, and kill Grimlok first.

9. Hall of the Keepers

   • The altar in this hall wakes the Stone Keepers one after another. Each one explodes when it dies, so step back as it falls. The door to the last chamber opens when the fourth is down.

10. Archaedas

    Boss

    Ground Tremor

    Stuns everyone near him.

    Awaken Earthen Guardians

    Wakes the statues along the walls, a few at a time.

    • He wakes when players channel at the altar in front of him. Clear the hall, drink, and agree on the plan before anyone touches it.
    • Small earthen dwarves wake through the fight; the tank gathers them and the party cleaves them down. At two thirds of his health he wakes tougher guardians, and at one third the two Vault Warders beside him.
    • Once the Vault Warders are up, ignore everything else and burn Archaedas. Every statue falls when he does.
    • Behind him, the Discs of Norgannon start The Platinum Discs.