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Vault of Archavon

Archavon the Stone Watcher Guide

Archavon the Stone Watcher in Vault of Archavon: 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.

Deadly Gladiator's Chain Armor25PDeadly Gladiator's Chain Gauntlets25PDeadly Gladiator's Chain Leggings25PDeadly Gladiator's Dragonhide Gloves25PDeadly Gladiator's Dragonhide Legguards25PDeadly Gladiator's Dragonhide Robes25PDeadly Gladiator's Dreadplate Chestpiece25PDeadly Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets25PDeadly Gladiator's Dreadplate Legguards25PDeadly Gladiator's Felweave Handguards25PDeadly Gladiator's Felweave Raiment25PDeadly Gladiator's Felweave Trousers25PDeadly Gladiator's Kodohide Gloves25PDeadly Gladiator's Kodohide Legguards25PDeadly Gladiator's Kodohide Robes25PDeadly Gladiator's Leather Gloves25PDeadly Gladiator's Leather Legguards25PDeadly Gladiator's Leather Tunic25PDeadly Gladiator's Linked Armor25PDeadly Gladiator's Linked Gauntlets25PDeadly Gladiator's Linked Leggings25PDeadly Gladiator's Mail Armor25PDeadly Gladiator's Mail Gauntlets25PDeadly Gladiator's Mail Leggings25PDeadly Gladiator's Mooncloth Gloves25PDeadly Gladiator's Mooncloth Leggings25PDeadly Gladiator's Mooncloth Robe25PDeadly Gladiator's Ornamented Chestguard25PDeadly Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves25PDeadly Gladiator's Ornamented Legplates25PDeadly Gladiator's Plate Chestpiece25PDeadly Gladiator's Plate Gauntlets25PDeadly Gladiator's Plate Legguards25PDeadly Gladiator's Ringmail Armor25PDeadly Gladiator's Ringmail Gauntlets25PDeadly Gladiator's Ringmail Leggings25PDeadly Gladiator's Satin Gloves25PDeadly Gladiator's Satin Leggings25PDeadly Gladiator's Satin Robe25PDeadly Gladiator's Scaled Chestpiece25PDeadly Gladiator's Scaled Gauntlets25PDeadly Gladiator's Scaled Legguards25PDeadly Gladiator's Silk Handguards25PDeadly Gladiator's Silk Raiment25PDeadly Gladiator's Silk Trousers25PDeadly Gladiator's Wyrmhide Gloves25PDeadly Gladiator's Wyrmhide Legguards25PDeadly Gladiator's Wyrmhide Robes25PHateful Gladiator's Chain Armor10PHateful Gladiator's Chain Gauntlets10PHateful Gladiator's Chain Leggings10PHateful Gladiator's Dragonhide Gloves10PHateful Gladiator's Dragonhide Legguards10PHateful Gladiator's Dragonhide Robes10PHateful Gladiator's Dreadplate Chestpiece10PHateful Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets10PHateful Gladiator's Dreadplate Legguards10PHateful Gladiator's Felweave Handguards10PHateful Gladiator's Felweave Raiment10PHateful Gladiator's Felweave Trousers10PHateful Gladiator's Kodohide Gloves10PHateful Gladiator's Kodohide Legguards10PHateful Gladiator's Kodohide Robes10PHateful Gladiator's Leather Gloves10PHateful Gladiator's Leather Legguards10PHateful Gladiator's Leather Tunic10PHateful Gladiator's Linked Armor10PHateful Gladiator's Linked Gauntlets10PHateful Gladiator's Linked Leggings10PHateful Gladiator's Mail Armor10PHateful Gladiator's Mail Gauntlets10PHateful Gladiator's Mail Leggings10PHateful Gladiator's Mooncloth Gloves10PHateful Gladiator's Mooncloth Leggings10PHateful Gladiator's Mooncloth Robe10PHateful Gladiator's Ornamented Chestguard10PHateful Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves10PHateful Gladiator's Ornamented Legplates10PHateful Gladiator's Plate Chestpiece10PHateful Gladiator's Plate Gauntlets10P

211 drops · item level 10 to 35 · 3 slots (Chest, Hands, Legs) · all Bind on Pickup

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.

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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 Archavon the Stone Watcher?

The Adventure Guide entry for Archavon the Stone Watcher is on this page, quoted from the game files.

What does Archavon the Stone Watcher drop?

The Adventure Guide lists 80 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Vault of Archavon database page.

Does Archavon the Stone Watcher 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 Archavon the Stone Watcher drop a mount?

The journal loot table includes Grand Black War Mammoth, Grand Black War Mammoth. 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.