TheWoWDBShadowfang Keep
Commander Springvale Guide
Commander Springvale in Shadowfang Keep, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
Interrupts and dispels
Adventure Guide says
Interrupts named in the journal
- Screams of the Past: Interrupted enemies cannot cast spells of the same spell school for 2 sec.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Malefic Strike | ||
| Shield of the Perfidious | When Commander Springvale has three charges of Unholy Power, he consumes the charges and unleashes the power from his shield. In Heroic Difficulty, the cone expands to 150 degrees. | |
| Desecration | ||
| Word of Shame | When Commander Springvale has three charges of Unholy Power, he can consume the charges and cast this spell on a random enemy player. The effect lasts until either the targeted player or Commander Springvale dies. | |
| Unholy Empowerment | A Wailing Guardsman attempts to empower Commander Springvale. | |
| Screams of the Past | Interrupted enemies cannot cast spells of the same spell school for 2 sec. | interrupt |
| Mortal Strike | ||
| Shield Wall | When a Tormented Officer is below 20% health, he will raise his shield defensively. | |
| Forsaken Ability | The Tormented Officer curses an enemy target for 30 sec. |
Loot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Achievements
Entrance and instance
Shadowfang Keep is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Shadowfang Keep database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.
Related bosses
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
What does the Adventure Guide say about Commander Springvale?
The Adventure Guide entry for Commander Springvale is on this page, quoted from the game files.
What does Commander Springvale drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 11 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Shadowfang Keep database page.
Does Commander Springvale change on Heroic or Mythic?
The current Adventure Guide text for this encounter does not include separate Heroic or Mythic sentences we can quote. If a later client build adds them, they appear here automatically.
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). Player strategy such as positioning, assignments, and cooldown timings is omitted unless that sentence is already in the journal.
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.