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Stormwall Blockade Guide
Stormwall Blockade in Battle of Dazar'alor, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Working to cover the main portion of the Alliance fleet as they fell back, a cadre of Stormsong tidepriests have established a blockade and summoned an overwhelming elemental to wash away Dazar'alor's port area.
- Re-establish a foothold on the docks, overrun the alliance ships and return the summoned monstrosity back to the deep before they destroy a large portion of the city.
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Empowering the storm, Stage One: Storm the Ships, Soul of the Tidepriestess, Soul of the Tidepriest, Stage Two: Laminaria, Souls of the Deep.
- Tanks: Interrupt Brother Joseph's and Sister Katherine's Empowerments when you can.
- Healers: If affected by Tempting Song, try to position yourself as far away from the Siren as possible.
- Damage dealers: If affected by Tempting Song, try to position yourself as far away from the Siren as possible.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Working to cover the main portion of the Alliance fleet as they fell back, a cadre of Stormsong tidepriests have established a blockade and summoned an overwhelming elemental to wash away Dazar'alor's port area. Re-establish a foothold on the docks, overrun the alliance ships and return the summoned monstrosity back to the deep before they destroy a large portion of the city.
- Interrupt Brother Joseph's and Sister Katherine's Empowerments when you can.
- Use Kelp-Wrapped Fists to slow Energizing Storms.
- If affected by Tempting Song, try to position yourself as far away from the Siren as possible.
- Keep moving to avoid being hit by Voltaic Flash.
- If affected by Tempting Song, try to position yourself as far away from the Siren as possible.
- Keep moving to avoid being hit by Voltaic Flash.
- Use Storm's Wail to remove Freezing Tidepools.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- Empowering the storm Throughout the course of the fight, Laminaria receives energy from various sources. When Laminaria reaches 100 Energy, Catastrophic Tides is cast.
- Stage One: Storm the Ships
- Soul of the Tidepriestess When Sister Katherine dies, her soul appears and begins channeling Greater Storm's Empowerment on Laminaria. When both Tidepriests are dead, their souls depart.
- Soul of the Tidepriest When Brother Joseph dies, his soul appears and begins channeling Greater Tidal Empowerment on Laminaria. When both Tidepriests are dead, their souls depart.
- Stage Two: Laminaria
- Souls of the Deep The souls of Brother Joseph and Sister Katherine aid Laminaria in his assault on Dazar'alor.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Interrupt Brother Joseph's and Sister Katherine's Empowerments when you can.
- Use Kelp-Wrapped Fists to slow Energizing Storms.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- If affected by Tempting Song, try to position yourself as far away from the Siren as possible.
- Keep moving to avoid being hit by Voltaic Flash.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- If affected by Tempting Song, try to position yourself as far away from the Siren as possible.
- Keep moving to avoid being hit by Voltaic Flash.
- Use Storm's Wail to remove Freezing Tidepools.
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.
- On Mythic Difficulty, Freezing Tidepools clear a stack of Kelp Wrapping every second on any Energized Storm within its boundaries.
- On Mythic Difficulty, Ire of the Deep also knocks back all players away, with the knock back force divided among all players struck.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Catastrophic Tides | ||
 Voltaic Flash | ||
 Crackling Lightning | ||
 Electric Shroud | After casting Electric Shroud, each tidepriest will cast Tidal Empowerment. | |
 Jolting Volley | ||
 Sea Storm | ||
 Sea's Temptation | ||
 Tidal Shroud | After casting Tidal Shroud, each tidepriest will cast Storm's Empowerment. | |
 Tidal Volley | ||
 Translocate | The tidepriests cast Translocate when they reach certain health thresholds. | |
 Sea Swell | ||
 Kelp-Wrapped Fists | ||
 Kelp Wrapping | ||
| Sea Swell | ||
 Freezing Tidepool | On Mythic Difficulty, Freezing Tidepools clear a stack of Kelp Wrapping every second on any Energized Storm within its boundaries. | |
 Ire of the Deep | On Mythic Difficulty, Ire of the Deep also knocks back all players away, with the knock back force divided among all players struck. | |
| Storm's Wail | ||
 Reaching Attack |
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.
Mounts
Item sets and transmog
Gift of the Loa · Keepsakes of the Resolute Commandant
Achievements
Battle of Dazar'alor · Mythic: Champion of the Light · Mythic: Conclave of the Chosen · Mythic: Jadefire Masters · Mythic: Jadefire Masters · Mythic: King Rastakhan · Mythic: Lady Jaina Proudmoore · Mythic: Opulence · Mythic: Stormwall Blockade
Entrance and instance
Battle of Dazar'alor is a raid in the Adventure Guide. See the Battle of Dazar'alor 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 Stormwall Blockade?
Working to cover the main portion of the Alliance fleet as they fell back, a cadre of Stormsong tidepriests have established a blockade and summoned an overwhelming elemental to wash away Dazar'alor's port area.
How many abilities does Stormwall Blockade have?
The current datamine lists 18 named abilities on the Stormwall Blockade encounter.
What does Stormwall Blockade drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 13 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Battle of Dazar'alor database page.
Does Stormwall Blockade 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.
Does Stormwall Blockade drop a mount?
The journal loot table includes Glacial Tidestorm, G.M.O.D.. 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.