TheWoWDBThe Violet Hold
Erekem Guide
Erekem in The Violet Hold, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Storm Unleashed.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- Storm Unleashed If both of Erekem's Guards are killed, he becomes enraged and attacks players with new abilities
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Earth Shield | Erekem protects an ally with an earthen shield, causing melee attacks to heal them. | |
| Chain Heal | Erekem infuses a wounded ally with healing energy that spreads to another nearby ally. | |
| Bloodlust | This effect lasts 20 sec. | |
| Lightning Bolt | Erekem blasts a player with lightning, inflicting Nature damage. | |
| Break Bonds | ||
| Howling Screech | ||
| Gushing Wound | for 15 sec. This effect is removed by any healing effect. | |
| Strike | Erekem Guards strike a player, inflicting Physical damage. | |
| Stormstrike | Erekem attacks a player with both weapons, inflicting Physical damage. | |
| Windfury | Erekem's melee attacks have a 35% chance to strike 2 additional times, increasing his attack power for 1.5 sec. | |
| Earth Shock | Erekem shocks a player with concussive force, inflicting Nature damage and interrupting their spell casting for 2 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
The Violet Hold is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the The Violet Hold 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 Erekem?
Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Storm Unleashed.
What does Erekem drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 7 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the The Violet Hold database page.
Does Erekem 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.