TheWoWDBThe Vortex Pinnacle
Grand Vizier Ertan Guide
Grand Vizier Ertan in The Vortex Pinnacle, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Cyclone Shield | ||
 Cyclone Shield Fragment | ||
| Storm's Edge | ||
| Lightning Bolt | ||
 Summon Tempest | ||
 Lethal Current |
Loot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Biting WindBiting Wind
Choker of Stolen ThunderChoker of Stolen ThunderChoker of Stolen Thunder
Fallen Snow ShoulderguardsFallen Snow Shoulderguards
Headcover of FogHeadcover of Fog
Ionized ChokerIonized ChokerIonized Choker
Rainsong
Red Sky PendantRed Sky PendantRed Sky Pendant
Stratosphere BeltStratosphere Belt
Thundercleaver AxeMounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Mounts
Achievements
Entrance and instance
The Vortex Pinnacle is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the The Vortex Pinnacle database page and located in Uldum 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 Grand Vizier Ertan?
The Adventure Guide entry for Grand Vizier Ertan is on this page, quoted from the game files.
How many abilities does Grand Vizier Ertan have?
The current datamine lists 4 named abilities on the Grand Vizier Ertan encounter.
What does Grand Vizier Ertan drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 19 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the The Vortex Pinnacle database page.
Where is The Vortex Pinnacle?
The journal places The Vortex Pinnacle in Uldum.
Does Grand Vizier Ertan 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 Grand Vizier Ertan drop a mount?
The journal loot table includes Drake of the North Wind. 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 12.1.0.69587, 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.