Assault on Violet Hold Guide

30-second TL;DR

Adventure Guide says

In the aftermath of the Northrend campaign and the Blue Dragonflight's attack on this Dalaran prison, the Violet Hold was repaired and its cells were repurposed to house some of the most dangerous servants of the Lich King.
Now, as Dalaran floats above the Broken Isles as the flagship of the war against the Legion, a shadowy threat once again seeks to strike at Kirin Tor from within.
The Adventure Guide lists 8 encounters: Mindflayer Kaahrj, Millificent Manastorm, Festerface, Shivermaw, Anub'esset, Sael'orn, Blood-Princess Thal'ena, Fel Lord Betrug.

Encounters

Mindflayer Kaahrj6 abilities · 8 dropsMindflayer Kaahrj attacks the party with his Shadow Crash and Hysteria spells.

Millificent Manastorm10 abilities · 12 dropsOnce released from her magical prison cell, Millificent Manastorm uses her technological gadgets to overpower her enemies.

Festerface3 abilities · 11 dropsFesterface spews torrents of nasty bile that form into Congealed Goo.

Shivermaw6 abilities · 9 dropsShivermaw uses powerful Frost magic, forcing players to move between the upper and lower sections of the prison to avoid Relentless Storm and Ice Bomb.

Anub'esset5 abilities · 11 dropsAnub'esset attacks the party and calls scarabs and beetles to assist him in battle.

Sael'orn5 abilities · 17 dropsSael'orn pulls her enemies close to her while attacking them with viscious short ranged attacks.

Blood-Princess Thal'ena7 abilities · 9 dropsBlood-Princess Thal'ena immediately uses Vampyr's Kiss to infect an enemy with Essence of the Blood Princess.

Fel Lord Betrug6 abilities · 17 dropsFel Lord Betrug periodically sends players flying to the extreme sides of the Violet Hold.

Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.

Achievements

Assault on Violet Hold · Assault on Violet Hold · Heroic: Assault on Violet Hold · Heroic: Assault on Violet Hold · Mythic: Assault on Violet Hold · Mythic: Assault on Violet Hold

Entrance and instance

Assault on Violet Hold is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Assault on Violet Hold database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.

Player strategy

This page quotes the Adventure Guide. It does not add player strategy such as positioning, assignments, stack or spread calls, or cooldown timings unless that sentence is already in the journal.

Questions

How many bosses are in Assault on Violet Hold?

The Adventure Guide lists 8 encounters.

What loot does Assault on Violet Hold drop?

The journal lists 94 drops across its encounters. Open a boss guide or the database page for the per-encounter tables.

Is this the Assault on Violet Hold database page?

No. This is the encounter guide. The encyclopedia page with the raw journal tree and the full loot grid is linked as Database on this page.

Where does this guide's text come from?

Quoted Adventure Guide sections come from TheWoWDB's retail datamine (client build 12.1.0.69587, ingested 2026-09-01). We do not invent positioning, assignments, or cooldown timings.

Source and build

This page quotes the Adventure Guide. It does not add player strategy such as positioning, assignments, stack or spread calls, or cooldown timings unless that sentence is already in the journal. Quoted sections come from TheWoWDB Adventure Guide datamine (client build 12.1.0.69587, ingested 2026-09-01). Ability names link to first-party spell pages. When a newer retail build is ingested, this page updates with it.