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Dungeon - Legion
Halls of Valor
5 encounters, 34 boss abilities and 63 drops, with the Adventure Guide’s own ability and strategy notes for each fight. Every drop links to its item page; tradeable drops carry a live Auction House price.
In the clouds high above Stormheim, the titanic keeper Odyn has called the greatest vrykul warriors of Azeroth to be his Valarjar. Amidst feasting halls and hunting grounds, these ascended vrykul test themselves and prepare for the great war that is to come. Adventurers must pass through these halls and prove their worth if they hope to stand before Odyn and claim the Aegis of Aggramar.
Quick Facts
| Type | Dungeon |
|---|---|
| Expansion | Legion |
| Encounters | 5 |
| Boss abilities | 34 |
| Drops | 63 |
| Item level | 50 to 250 |
| Tradeable drops | 0 |
| Difficulties | Normal, Heroic, Mythic, Mythic Keystone |
Difficulties and Lockouts
Halls of Valor has 4 difficulties in the game data: Mythic saves you to a weekly lockout; Heroic resets daily; Normal and Mythic Keystone can be run again at any time.
| Difficulty | Players | Level range | Lockout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 5 | 10 to 45 | None |
| Heroic | 5 | 45 | Daily |
| Mythic | 5 | 45 | Weekly |
| Mythic Keystone | 5 | None |
Mythic+ timer, Halls of Valor: 38:00 (+2 at 30:24, +3 at 22:48).
Loot Table Value
Every one of Halls of Valor’s 63 drops is Bind on Pickup, so none of this loot can ever reach the Auction House. The table below the bosses is the complete reward list; its value is item level, not gold.
Where It Is
The entrance to Halls of Valor is in Stormheim at 72.7, 70.4.
Legion AssaultEntrance 72.7, 70.4Stormheim, from the game’s own world map art. The framed marker is the Adventure Guide entrance; gold diamonds are the zone’s landmarks.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Instance Map
The Adventure Guide places 5 bosses of Halls of Valor on 3 maps. Numbers follow the encounter order; each links to that fight below.
Halls of Valor
1Hymdall2HyrjaHalls of Valor
3Fenryr- 3 Fenryr 28.3, 76.2
Halls of Valor
4God-King Skovald5Odyn- 4 God-King Skovald 51.5, 82.5
- 5 Odyn 51.5, 94.6
Encounters
NNormalHHeroicMMythicM+Mythic Keystone
Hymdall
Clad in gleaming golden armor, with an imposing frame that looks to have been chiseled from granite, Hymdall remains ever vigilant at the gates of the Halls of Valor. Tasked by Odyn to keep the unworthy from entering the Halls, with deadly storm drakes circling nearby ready to heed the call of his horn, he will never falter in his charge.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Hymdall uses his Horn of Valor to call in Storm Drakes to breathe lightning on the platform. As the fight progresses, the number of drakes called by the Horn of Valor increases.
Damage Dealers
- Avoid standing near Dancing Blade.
- Do not be in front of Hymdall as he can cast Bloodletting Sweep without warning.
- Beware the skies, as Storm Drakes strafe across the platform, leaving a Static Field.
Healers
- Avoid standing near Dancing Blade.
- Do not be in front of Hymdall as he can cast Bloodletting Sweep without warning.
- Beware the skies, as Storm Drakes strafe across the platform, leaving a Static Field.
Tanks
- Avoid standing near Dancing Blade.
- Face Hymdall away from other players as he can cast Bloodletting Sweep without warning.
- Beware the skies, as Storm Drakes strafe across the platform, leaving a Static Field.
Horn of Valor
Storm Drake
Loot
12 drops · item level 50 to 250 · 10 slots (Chest, Feet, Hands, Head, Legs, One-Hand +4 more) · all Bind on Pickup
Hyrja
In life Hyrja was a warrior without equal, defending the Valkyra from all threats. Her valor and courage drew the attention of Eyir, a titan watcher. Upon her death and ascension to the Halls of Valor Eyir has awarded Hyrja with her greatest honor, transformation into a Val'kyr.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Hyrja becomes empowered by Olmyr the Enlightened and Solsten depending upon which mystic she is closest to. As she becomes empowered she is granted particular abilities that grow in power over time. Moving Hyrja out of range of a mystic slowly reduces that mystic's empowerment.
Damage Dealers
- Move away from other players when affected with Expel Light.
- While Hyrja has Mystic Empowerement: Thunder be prepared to run to safety during Eye of the Storm
- While Hyrja has Mystic Empowerement: Holy avoid the orbs of light during Sanctify
Healers
- Move away from other players when affected with Expel Light.
- While Hyrja has Mystic Empowerement: Thunder be prepared to run to safety during Eye of the Storm
- While Hyrja has Mystic Empowerement: Holy avoid the orbs of light during Sanctify
Tanks
- Move Hyrja between Olmyr and Solsten to manage how many stacks of Mystic Empowerement: Thunder and Mystic Empowerement: Holy she has.
- While Hyrja has Mystic Empowerement: Thunder be prepared to run to safety during Eye of the Storm
- While Hyrja has Mystic Empowerement: Holy avoid the orbs of light during Sanctify
Mystic Empowerment: Thunder
In this difficulty, stacks of Mystic Empowerment: Thunder slowly fade away while Hyrja is not being actively empowered by Solsten.
Mystic Empowerment: Holy
In this difficulty, stacks of Mystic Empowerment: Holy slowly fade away while Hyrja is not being actively empowered by Olmyr the Enlightened.
Sanctify
Expel Light
In this difficulty, after Expel Light bursts, the effect bounces to another player.
Loot
12 drops · item level 50 · 9 slots (Chest, Feet, Finger, Hands, Head, Shoulder +3 more) · all Bind on Pickup
Fenryr
In the Fields of the Eternal Hunt, the greatest vrykul champions keep their skills sharp, competing to see who can fell the largest beast. But man and beast alike give a wide berth to the fearsome worg Fenryr, true master of the Fields, who stalks his prey and pounces with unnerving quickness.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Fenryr leaps and shreds his enemies, eventually retreating to his den after becoming wounded.
Damage Dealers
- Avoid standing near allies targeted with Ravenous Leap.
- Run away from Fenryr when affected with Scent of Blood.
- Melee damage dealers should help split the damage of Claw Frenzy.
Healers
- Avoid standing near allies targeted with Ravenous Leap.
- Run away from Fenryr when affected with Scent of Blood.
Tanks
- Avoid standing near allies targeted with Ravenous Leap.
- Help split the damage of Claw Frenzy.
Unnerving Howl
In this difficulty, after being wounded, Unnerving Howl calls 3 Ebonclaw Worgs to assist Fenryr.
Ebonclaw Worg
Loot
9 drops · item level 50 to 250 · 8 slots (Back, Chest, Hands, Neck, One-Hand, Trinket +2 more) · all Bind on Pickup
God-King Skovald
Gul'dan approached the vrykul king Skovald with a simple proposition: he could join the Legion and receive ultimate power, or he would see his people destroyed. Dreaming of conquest and glory, Skovald has taken up the Legion's offer, and been set to a single crucial task. He must claim the Aegis of Aggramar from Odyn in the Halls of Valor and deliver it to Gul'dan. Only then can his endless conquest begin.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
God-King Skovald battles the party for control of the Aegis of Aggramar. Players may wrest the Aegis from Skovald's grasp, and use it to defend against his ultimate attacks.
Damage Dealers
- Avoid standing too close to allies while Skovald casts Felblaze Rush.
- Rely on the protective shield of the Aegis of Aggramar to survive Ragnarok.
Healers
- Rely on the protective shield of the Aegis of Aggramar to survive Ragnarok.
- Avoid standing too close to allies while Skovald casts Felblaze Rush.
Tanks
- Active Mitigation can be used to reduce the damage of Savage Blade.
- Rely on the protective shield of the Aegis of Aggramar to survive Ragnarok.
Loot
13 drops · item level 50 to 250 · 9 slots (Feet, Finger, Hands, Head, Legs, Shield +3 more) · all Bind on Pickup
Odyn
Odyn, a titan keeper, was empowered by the titan Pantheon to lead the titan-forged armies against the Old Gods. In the aftermath, he raised the Halls of Valor into the skies, assembling a force of the greatest vrykul champions to defend Azeroth. But when Ulduar fell into the clutches of Yogg-Saron, he was betrayed by Loken and cursed by Helya, now trapped within these halls for eternity.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Odyn challenges players to honorable combat. When a player would die, they are instead removed from the fight by Odyn's val'kyr. Upon being reduced to 80% of his life, Odyn is convince of players' worth and ends the fight.
Damage Dealers
- When affected by Runic Brand look at the floor and run to the matching rune.
- Avoid Spear of Light and Glowing Fragments.
- Run away from Odyn to avoid Radiant Tempest.
Healers
- When affected by Runic Brand look at the floor and run to the matching rune.
- Avoid Spear of Light and Glowing Fragments.
- Run away from Odyn to avoid Radiant Tempest.
Tanks
- When affected by Runic Brand look at the floor and run to the matching rune.
- Avoid Spear of Light and Glowing Fragments.
- Run away from Odyn to avoid Radiant Tempest.
Spear of Light
In this difficulty, when each Spear of Light is summoned it expels 3 Glowing Fragments.
Summon Stormforged Obliterator
Stormforged Obliterator
Loot
17 drops · item level 50 · 10 slots (Back, Feet, Hands, Head, Legs, Neck +4 more) · all Bind on Pickup
Bjorn's Hunting Strap
Cape of Valarjar Courage
Collar of Honorable Exultation
Gift of Radiance
Glory Seeker's Helm
Leggings of Swirling RunesOdyn's Boon
Pauldrons of the All-Father
Pendant of the Stormforger
Solid Gold Bracelets
Stormforged Inferno
Treads of Light
Wristbands of Magnificent Splendor
Biornskin Bracer
Bonespeaker Gloves
Skoldiir Gauntlets
Tideskorn CinchQuests
2 quests Blizzard’s quest data files under Halls of Valor, all for level 45:
- Reward:2 gold2 silver
- Reward:20 gold22 silver
Achievements
9 achievements tied to Halls of Valor, worth 50 achievement points in total.
Mythic: Halls of Valor Guild RunDefeat Odyn in Halls of Valor on Mythic difficulty while in a guild group.10- Halls of ValorDefeat Odyn in Halls of Valor.10
- Heroic: Halls of ValorDefeat Odyn in Halls of Valor on Heroic difficulty or higher.10
- Mythic: Halls of ValorDefeat Odyn in Halls of Valor on Mythic difficulty.10
- Keystone Hero: Halls of ValorComplete Halls of Valor at Mythic Level 20 or higher, within the time limit.Max Level Unlock: Teleport to Halls of Valor
I Got What You MeadSplash all four vrykul kings with a Mug of Mead in Halls of Valor on Mythic difficulty.10- Halls of ValorDefeat Odyn in Halls of Valor.Lesser Bronze Cache
- Heroic: Halls of ValorDefeat Odyn in Halls of Valor on Heroic difficulty or higher.Bronze Cache
- Mythic: Halls of ValorDefeat Odyn in Halls of Valor on Mythic difficulty.Greater Bronze Cache
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