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Karazhan

Shade of Aran Guide

Shade of Aran in Karazhan: a journal-derived encounter reference quoted from the Adventure Guide, not a strategy guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.

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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.

Aran's Soothing SapphireBoots of the IncorruptBoots of the Infernal CovenDrape of the Dark ReaversMantle of the Mind FlayerPauldrons of the Justice-SeekerPendant of the Violet EyeRapscallion BootsSaberclaw TalismanShermanar Great-RingSteelspine FaceguardTirisfal Wand of AscendancyFormula: Enchant Weapon - SunfireIllusion: Sunfire

14 drops · item level 1 to 32 · 9 slots (Back, Feet, Finger, Head, Held In Off-hand, 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.

Mounts

Fiery Warhorse

Achievements

Karazhan

Entrance and instance

Karazhan is a raid in the Adventure Guide. See the Karazhan database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.

Servant's Quarters
Attumen the Huntsman
Moroes
Maiden of Virtue
Opera Hall
The Curator
Terestian Illhoof
Netherspite
Chess Event
Prince Malchezaar
Chess Event

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 Shade of Aran?

The Adventure Guide entry for Shade of Aran is on this page, quoted from the game files.

What does Shade of Aran drop?

The Adventure Guide lists 14 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Karazhan database page.

Does Shade of Aran 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 Shade of Aran drop a mount?

The journal loot table includes Fiery Warhorse. 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.