TheWoWDBStratholme - Service Entrance
Lord Aurius Rivendare Guide
Lord Aurius Rivendare in Stratholme - Service Entrance: 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
Aurius's fall from grace was precipitous. Failing to exact retribution from his corrupted father, Baron Rivendare, the former paladin was not granted peace in death. He was tragically reforged into an instrument of the Scourge, the evil he had once sworn to defeat.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Raise Dead | Lord Aurius Rivendare raises 6 Mindless Skeletons to fight for him in battle. | |
| Death Pact | Lord Aurius Rivendare sacrifices any Mindless Skeletons remaining after 12 sec, healing himself for their remaining health. | |
| Unholy Aura | ||
| Shadow Bolt | ||
| Shadow Bomb | ||
| Mortal Strike | ||
| Cleave | Lord Aurius Rivendare cleaves his current target, inflicting Physical damage to them and their closest ally. |
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Loot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Deathcharger's Reins
Runeblade of Baron Rivendare
Bonescraper
Cape of the Black Baron
Dracorian Gauntlets
Gauntlets of Deftness
Helm of the Executioner
Ritssyn's Wand of Bad Mojo
Robes of the Exalted
Scepter of the Unholy
Seal of Rivendare
Skullforge Reaver
Thuzadin Mantle
Tunic of the Crescent Moon14 drops · item level 10 to 27 · 9 slots (Back, Chest, Finger, Hands, Head, One-Hand +3 more) · all Bind on Pickup
Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Mounts
Entrance and instance
Stratholme - Service Entrance is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Stratholme - Service Entrance 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 Lord Aurius Rivendare?
The Adventure Guide entry for Lord Aurius Rivendare is on this page, quoted from the game files.
What does Lord Aurius Rivendare drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 14 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Stratholme - Service Entrance database page.
Does Lord Aurius Rivendare 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.
Does Lord Aurius Rivendare drop a mount?
The journal loot table includes Rivendare's Deathcharger. Each links to its TheWoWDB mount page.
Where does this guide's text come from?
Quoted Adventure Guide sections come from TheWoWDB's retail datamine (client build 12.1.0.69875, ingested 2026-09-18). 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 12.1.0.69875, ingested 2026-09-18). Ability names link to first-party spell pages. When a newer retail build is ingested, this page updates with it.