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The Shattered Halls in the Adventure Guide

Dungeon - The Burning Crusade

The Shattered Halls

4 encounters and 61 drops. Every drop links to its item page; tradeable drops carry a live Auction House price.

At the heart of Outland's barren Hellfire Peninsula stands Hellfire Citadel, a nearly impenetrable bastion that served as the Horde's base of operations throughout the First and Second Wars.

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Quick Facts

TypeDungeon
ExpansionThe Burning Crusade
Encounters4
Drops61
Item level31 to 32
Tradeable drops0
DifficultiesNormal, Heroic, Timewalking

Difficulties and Lockouts

The Shattered Halls has 3 difficulties in the game data: Heroic resets daily; Normal and Timewalking can be run again at any time.

DifficultyPlayersLevel rangeLockout
Normal520 to 30None
Heroic530Daily
Timewalking510+None

Loot Table Value

Drops 61Item level 31 to 32Slots covered 14Bind on Pickup 61Tradeable 0

Every one of The Shattered Halls’s 61 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.

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Where It Is

The entrance to The Shattered Halls is in Hellfire Citadel, Hellfire Peninsula at 47.4, 52.0.

Hellfire Peninsula map with the The Shattered Halls entrance markedBroken HillHellfire HustleThe OverlookThe StadiumEntrance 47.4, 52.0

Hellfire Peninsula, 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 4 bosses of The Shattered Halls on 1 map. Numbers follow the encounter order; each links to that fight below.

The Shattered Halls map with 4 boss locations1Grand Warlock Nethekurse2Blood Guard Porung3Warbringer O'mrogg4Warchief Kargath Bladefist
  1. 1 Grand Warlock Nethekurse 33.3, 62.1
  2. 2 Blood Guard Porung 29.7, 14.7
  3. 3 Warbringer O'mrogg 54.2, 34.2
  4. 4 Warchief Kargath Bladefist 67.3, 54.5

Encounters

NNormalHHeroicTWTimewalking

Grand Warlock Nethekurse

Nethekurse, once a shaman of the Shadowmoon clan, abandoned his reverence for the elements to master the art of wielding fel magic. The demonic energies at his command have left him a husk who finds delight only in torturing young fel orcs to test the limits of their mental and physical strength.

Abilities & Strategy

Shadow Cleave

Grand Warlock Nethekurse inflicts Shadow damage to a player and their nearest allies, affecting up to 3 targets.

Shadow Slam

Grand Warlock Nethekurse inflicts Shadow damage all players in front of him.

Death Coil

Grand Warlock Nethekurse causes a player to cower in horror for 4 sec, inflicting Shadow damage. Nethekurse gains 100% of the damage caused in health.

Lesser Shadow Fissure

Grand Warlock Nethekurse creates a fissure of Consumption under a player, inflicting Shadow damage every 1 sec while they are inside of the fissure.

Dark Spin

When Grand Warlock Nethekurse reaches 25% health, he enters a Dark Spin of shadow and steel.

Loot

12 drops · item level 32 · 6 slots (Back, Head, Held In Off-hand, Trinket, Waist, Wrist) · all Bind on Pickup

Warbringer O'mrogg

The ruthless and cunning ogre O'mrogg is considered one of the Fel Horde's deadliest members. But this feared brute has a problem. The ogre's two heads have always struggled to agree on even the simplest matters. Two years ago, O'mrogg began a twelve-step plan to develop a synergy between his warring personalities. His heads have yet to decide on which step to start with.

Abilities & Strategy

Thunderclap

Warbringer O'mrogg inflicts Nature damage to nearby players, reducing their attack speed by 35% and slowing their movement by 35% for 6 sec.

Beatdown

Warbringer O'mrogg chooses a random player and beats them down, clearing all threat and giving a large amount of threat to his Beatdown target.

Fear

Warbringer O'mrogg strikes fear into all nearby players, causing them to flee in terror for 3 sec.

Burning Maul

Warbringer O'mrogg ignites his maul, inflicting additional Fire damage to all players near his target with each melee attack for 18 sec.

Blast Wave

Warbringer O'mrogg unleashes a wave of flame, inflicting Fire damage to nearby players and reducing their movement speed by 50% for 6 sec.

Loot

14 drops · item level 32 · 5 slots (Feet, One-Hand, Ranged, Two-Hand, Wrist) · all Bind on Pickup

Warchief Kargath Bladefist

Chieftain of the Shattered Hand clan and warchief of the Fel Horde, Kargath is one of the greatest orcish heroes in recent memory. Over the years, he has severed both of his hands and replaced them with weapons of war, a bloody ritual unique to his clan. The joy he derives from inflicting pain on both others and himself is legendary among the orcs. As the Fel Horde's tyrannical ruler, he has channeled his ruthlessness and ferocity into forging an unstoppable army within the iron walls of Hellfire Citadel.

Abilities & Strategy

Sweeping Strikes

Blade Dance

Warchief Kargath Bladefist enters a blade dance, charging to several random players, inflicting Physical damage to them and all nearby players.

Double Attack

Warchief Kargath Bladefist has a chance on melee to attack 1 additional time.

Charge

Warchief Kargath Bladefist charges a player, inflicting Physical damage and stunning them for 2 sec.

The Warchief's Guard

The Warchief's Guard come to defend Warchief Kargath Bladefist in battle.

Heathen Guard
Bloodthirst
Enrage

Heathen Guards enrage, increasing Physical damage done and attack speed by 30% for 1 min.

Reaver Guard
Cleave

Reaver Guards cleave, inflicting Physical damage to a player and their closest ally.

Uppercut

Reaver Guards uppercut a player, inflicting Physical damage and knocking them back.

Enrage

Reaver Guards enrage, increasing Physical damage done and attack speed by 30% for 1 min.

Sharpshooter Guard
Scatter Shot

Sharpshooter Guards fire a short-range shot that inflicts Physical damage and disorients the target for 4 sec.

Incendiary Shot

Sharpshooter Guards fire an incendiary round, inflicting Fire damage plus additional Fire damage every 3 sec for 12 sec.

Loot

21 drops · item level 31 to 32 · 6 slots (Hands, Legs, One-Hand, Ranged, Shoulder, Wrist) · all Bind on Pickup

Blood Guard Porung

During the bloody siege of Shattrath, Porung stormed an enclave of draenei paladins who had barricaded themselves within a corner of the city. He single-handedly slaughtered the defenders, but suffered a grave injury that left him incapable of following the Horde when it later stormed Azeroth. Now recovered, Porung serves Warchief Kargath Bladefist in Hellfire Citadel, hoping to make up for the glorious battles he has missed and write his name in orcish history with the blood of his enemies.

Abilities & Strategy

Heroic Difficulty Only

Blood Guard Porung is only available in Heroic Difficulty.

Cleave

Blood Guard Porung cleaves, inflicting Physical damage to a player and their closest allies.

Bloodthirst

Loot

14 drops · item level 32 · 6 slots (Feet, Hands, Legs, Neck, Shoulder, Waist) · all Bind on Pickup

Quests

12 quests Blizzard’s quest data files under The Shattered Halls, most for level 20 to 30; 5 Alliance only and 4 Horde only:

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