TheWoWDBBaradin Hold
Argaloth Guide
Argaloth in Baradin Hold: a journal-derived encounter reference quoted from the Adventure Guide, not a strategy guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Normal Difficulty Only.
Background
Adventure Guide says
Unable to contain the massive pit lord Argaloth in the cells of Dalaran's mighty Violet Hold, the magi of the Kirin Tor were left with no choice but to confine the powerful demon beneath Tol Barad.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- Normal Difficulty Only Baradin Hold is only available on Normal Difficulty.
Normal, Heroic, and Mythic
Adventure Guide says
Only sentences the Adventure Guide itself marks as a difficulty change. We do not invent extra Heroic or Mythic strategy.
- Baradin Hold is only available on Normal Difficulty.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Consuming Darkness | for 15 sec. In 25 player raids, Argaloth envelops eight players with Consuming Darkness. | |
| Meteor Slash | The damage divides amongst all targets slashed. | |
| Fel Firestorm |
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.
Earthen GauntletsEarthen Handguards
Earthen LegguardsEarthen Legplates
Firelord's Gloves
Firelord's Leggings
Gloves of the Raging ElementsGrips of the Raging ElementsHandwraps of the Raging Elements
Kilt of the Raging ElementsLegguards of the Raging ElementsLegwraps of the Raging Elements
Lightning-Charged Gloves
Lightning-Charged Legguards
Magma Plated GauntletsMagma Plated Handguards
Magma Plated LegguardsMagma Plated Legplates
Mercurial GlovesMercurial Handwraps
Mercurial LeggingsMercurial Legwraps
Reinforced Sapphirium GauntletsReinforced Sapphirium Gloves
Reinforced Sapphirium GreavesReinforced Sapphirium HandguardsReinforced Sapphirium LegguardsReinforced Sapphirium Legplates
Shadowflame Handwraps
Shadowflame Leggings
Stormrider's GlovesStormrider's GripsStormrider's Handwraps
Stormrider's LeggingsStormrider's LegguardsStormrider's Legwraps
Vicious Gladiator's Badge of Conquest
Vicious Gladiator's Band of AccuracyVicious Gladiator's Band of CrueltyVicious Gladiator's Band of Meditation
Vicious Gladiator's Belt of CrueltyVicious Gladiator's Belt of Meditation
Vicious Gladiator's Boots of AlacrityVicious Gladiator's Boots of Cruelty
Vicious Gladiator's Cape of CrueltyVicious Gladiator's Cape of Prowess
Vicious Gladiator's Chain Gauntlets
Vicious Gladiator's Chain Leggings
Vicious Gladiator's Choker of AccuracyVicious Gladiator's Choker of Proficiency
Vicious Gladiator's Clasp of CrueltyVicious Gladiator's Clasp of MeditationVicious Gladiator's Cloak of AlacrityVicious Gladiator's Cloak of Prowess
Vicious Gladiator's Cord of Accuracy
Vicious Gladiator's Cord of Cruelty
Vicious Gladiator's Cord of Meditation
Vicious Gladiator's Cuffs of Accuracy
Vicious Gladiator's Cuffs of Prowess
Vicious Gladiator's Dragonhide Gloves
Vicious Gladiator's Dragonhide LegguardsVicious Gladiator's Drape of DiffusionVicious Gladiator's Drape of MeditationVicious Gladiator's Drape of Prowess
Vicious Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets
Vicious Gladiator's Dreadplate Legguards
Vicious Gladiator's Emblem of CrueltyVicious Gladiator's Emblem of MeditationVicious Gladiator's Emblem of Tenacity
Vicious Gladiator's Felweave Handguards
Vicious Gladiator's Felweave Trousers
Vicious Gladiator's Footguards of AlacrityVicious Gladiator's Footguards of Meditation
Vicious Gladiator's Girdle of Cruelty
Vicious Gladiator's Girdle of Prowess
Vicious Gladiator's Greaves of AlacrityVicious Gladiator's Greaves of Meditation
Vicious Gladiator's Insignia of ConquestVicious Gladiator's Kodohide GlovesVicious Gladiator's Kodohide Legguards134 drops · item level 37 · 9 slots (Back, Feet, Finger, Hands, Legs, Neck +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.
Item sets and transmog
Battlegear of the Raging Elements · Earthen Battleplate · Earthen Warplate · Firelord's Vestments · Gladiator's Desecration · Gladiator's Felshroud · Gladiator's Pursuit · Gladiator's Refuge
Achievements
Entrance and location
Baradin Hold entranceThe game data places the raid entrance for Baradin Hold in Tol Barad at map coordinates 47.7, 53.1. The Baradin Hold database page carries the raw journal and the full loot grid.
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 Argaloth?
Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Normal Difficulty Only.
What does Argaloth drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 80 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Baradin Hold database page.
Does Argaloth change on Heroic or Mythic?
Yes. The Adventure Guide adds difficulty sentences on the abilities that change; those sentences are collected in the difficulty section. We do not invent additional Heroic or Mythic strategy.
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.