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Raid encounter reference

Vault of Archavon Guide

A journal-derived encounter reference for Vault of Archavon, not a strategy guide: every section quotes the Adventure Guide. Open Database for the raw journal tree and the full loot grid.

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30-second TL;DR

Adventure Guide says

  • The Adventure Guide lists 4 encounters: Archavon the Stone Watcher, Emalon the Storm Watcher, Koralon the Flame Watcher, Toravon the Ice Watcher.

At a glance

Vault of Archavon in the Adventure Guide
TypeRaid
ExpansionWrath of the Lich King
Located inDragonblight
EntranceDragonblight 14.0, 2.1
Encounters4
Drops798
Item level10 to 35
Tradeable drops0
Difficulties10 Player, 25 Player

Encounters

Adventure Guide says

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.

Mounts

Grand Black War Mammoth · Grand Black War Mammoth

Item sets and transmog

Gladiator's Battlegear · Gladiator's Desecration · Gladiator's Earthshaker · Gladiator's Pursuit · Gladiator's Redemption · Gladiator's Thunderfist · Gladiator's Vindication · Gladiator's Wartide

Entrance and location

Map of Dragonblight with the Vault of Archavon entrance pinnedVault of Archavon entrance

The game data places the raid entrance for Vault of Archavon in Dragonblight at map coordinates 14.0, 2.1. The Vault of Archavon database page carries the raw journal and the full loot grid.

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

How many bosses are in Vault of Archavon?

The Adventure Guide lists 4 encounters.

What loot does Vault of Archavon drop?

The journal lists 320 drops across its encounters. Open a boss guide or the database page for the per-encounter tables.

Is this the database page for Vault of Archavon?

No. This is the journal-derived encounter reference, not a strategy guide. The encyclopedia page with the raw journal tree and the full loot grid is linked as Database on this 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). We do not invent positioning, assignments, or cooldown timings.

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.