TheWoWDBStratholme - Main Gate
Balnazzar Guide
Balnazzar in Stratholme - Main Gate: a journal-derived encounter reference quoted from the Adventure Guide, not a strategy guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
Background
Adventure Guide says
Balnazzar has never tasted true death, but he has suffered bitter defeat. After the Cataclysm rocked the world, he slaughtered the Scarlet Crusaders in Stratholme and transformed them into the undead creatures they once hated. The dreadlord now plots his machinations for vengeance upon Azeroth.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mind Blast | ||
| Shadow Shock | ||
| Domination | Balnazzar takes control of a random player for 8 sec. | |
| Sleep | Balnazzar forces a random player to sleep, stunning them for 4.5 sec or until they take damage. | |
| Psychic Scream |
Loot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Book of the Dead
Crown of Tyranny
Demonshear
Fire Striders
Gift of the Elven Magi
Grand Crusader's Helm
Hammer of the Grand Crusader
Shroud of the Nathrezim
Wyrmtongue Shoulders9 drops · item level 25 · 6 slots (Feet, Head, Held In Off-hand, One-Hand, Shoulder, Two-Hand) · all Bind on Pickup
Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Toys
Item sets and transmog
Entrance and instance
Stratholme - Main Gate is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Stratholme - Main Gate 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 Balnazzar?
The Adventure Guide entry for Balnazzar is on this page, quoted from the game files.
What does Balnazzar drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 9 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Stratholme - Main Gate database page.
Does Balnazzar 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 12.1.0.69814, ingested 2026-09-12). 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 12.1.0.69814, ingested 2026-09-12). Ability names link to first-party spell pages. When a newer retail build is ingested, this page updates with it.