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Halls of Origination in the Adventure Guide

Dungeon - Cataclysm

Halls of Origination

7 encounters and 78 drops. Every drop links to its item page; tradeable drops carry a live Auction House price.

Constructed by the great titans, the Halls of Origination are filled with ancient relics and the fearsome guardians that protect them. Rumors abound that the complex also contains a devastating weapon capable of reordering all life on Azeroth. Deathwing has moved to obtain this terrifying device through his agent, Al'Akir the Windlord. Thus far the facility's communication systems have been fully corrupted, but the weapon inside continues to elude Deathwing's grasp.

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Quick Facts

TypeDungeon
ExpansionCataclysm
Encounters7
Drops78
Item level37
Tradeable drops0
DifficultiesNormal, Heroic, 10 Player, 25 Player

Difficulties and Lockouts

Halls of Origination has 2 difficulties in the game data: Heroic resets daily; Normal can be run again at any time.

DifficultyPlayersLockout
Normal5None
Heroic5Daily
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3D Model

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

Instance Map

The Adventure Guide places 7 bosses of Halls of Origination on 3 maps. Numbers follow the encounter order; each links to that fight below.

Halls of Origination

Halls of Origination map with 2 boss locations1Temple Guardian Anhuur3Anraphet
  1. 1 Temple Guardian Anhuur 58.5, 62.7
  2. 3 Anraphet 56.0, 14.1

Halls of Origination

Halls of Origination map with 1 boss location2Earthrager Ptah
  1. 2 Earthrager Ptah 50.0, 49.2

Halls of Origination

Halls of Origination map with 4 boss locations4Isiset, Construct of Magic5Ammunae, Construct of Life6Setesh, Construct of Destruction7Rajh, Construct of Sun
  1. 4 Isiset, Construct of Magic 31.0, 50.0
  2. 5 Ammunae, Construct of Life 47.5, 74.7
  3. 6 Setesh, Construct of Destruction 64.0, 49.2
  4. 7 Rajh, Construct of Sun 47.5, 25.3

Encounters

NNormalHHeroic10P10 Player25P25 Player

Temple Guardian Anhuur

In the final days of the Halls of Origination's use by titanic forces, Temple Guardian Anhuur was endowed with the willpower needed to wield the Light. Thus empowered, he was charged with judging the purity of those entering the facility.

Abilities & Strategy

Burning Light

Divine Reckoning

Temple Guardian Anhuur places a Divine Reckoning on a random player.

Shield of Light

When Temple Guardian Anhuur reaches 66% and 33% of his remaining health, he channels energy from two nearby beacons and erects a Shield of Light that makes him immune to damage and spell school interrupts. The energy powering the shield can be disrupted by activating the two Beacons of Light in the pit below Anhuur's platform. In Heroic Difficulty, activating a Beacon of Light requires 10 seconds to complete.

Reverberating Hymn

After Anhuur casts Shield of Light, he then immediately channels a Reverberating Hymn. The song inflicts Holy damage to all players every 4 seconds.This effect stacks every 4 seconds as Anhuur continues to channel the song.

Pit Viper

These snakes inhabit the pit below Anhuur's platform.

Poison-tipped Fangs

Poison from the viper's fangs inflicts Nature damage every 3 seconds for 15 sec.

Loot

10 drops · item level 37 · 5 slots (Feet, Neck, Trinket, Waist, Wrist) · all Bind on Pickup

Earthrager Ptah

Outside Earthrager Ptah's tomb, the sand is littered with the bones of creatures purified by Anhuur. It is said that Ptah can bend these remains to his will and send them against beings who manage to elude the facility's first line of defense.

Abilities & Strategy

Flame Bolt

Flame Bolt inflicts damage every second to three random players.

Earth Spike

Earthrager Ptah causes the ground under a random player's location to rumble, and 4 seconds later an Earth Spike erupts from the rumbling ground. The spike inflicts Nature damage and knocks up every player within 3 yards.

Raging Smash

Earthrager Ptah inflicts 0% of normal melee damage to his current target and two additional enemies in Ptah's melee range.

Tumultuous Earthstorm

When Earthrager Ptah's remaining health reaches 50%, he generates a massive earthquake and disperses. Dustbone Horrors and Jeweled Scarabs rise from the sands, and pools of quicksand form. The Earthstorm will end when all the Dustbone Horrors and Jeweled Scarabs die. Ptah will then erupt from the sand once again to continue fighting the players. In Heroic Difficulty a sand vortex forms and moves across the desert sand.

Dustbone Horror

Two Dustbone Horrors rise from the sand and attack the players.

Smash

The Dustbone Horror strikes its current target for 0% of normal melee damage.

Jeweled Scarab

Eight Jeweled Scarbs rise from the sand and attack the players. The scarabs have low health.

Quicksand

During the Tumultuous Earthstorm, 4 yard radius pools of quicksand form randomly near players. The quicksand inflicts Nature damage every 2 seconds and reduces the movement speed by 0% of any player standing within the quicksand.

Sand Vortex

A large tornado forms during the Tumultuous Earthstorm, and then slowly wanders around the sand. The sand vortex grabs any player that moves nearby, inflicting Physical damage every 2 seconds for 8 sec. The sand vortex then ejects the player out. While the sand vortex traps players, they may not attack or cast spells.

Loot

10 drops · item level 37 · 5 slots (Chest, Neck, Shield, Two-Hand, Waist) · all Bind on Pickup

Anraphet

The Anraphet maintenance unit was created to man the inner workings of the Halls of Origination. In the event that the facility is contaminated by foreign entities, Anraphet will access programs designed to annihilate the intruders by any means necessary.

Abilities & Strategy

Nemesis Strike

Anraphet strikes his current target, inflicting Shadow damage equal to 0% of his normal melee attack and Shadow damage every 2 seconds for 10 sec.

Alpha Beams

In Heroic Difficulty the shadowy area of an Alpha Beam persists and inflicts damage for the remainder of the fight.

Omega Stance

Anraphet assumes his Omega Stance, inflicting Shadow damage on all enemy targets every 1 second for 8 sec. Omega Stance also reduces the movement speed of enemies by 0% for 4 sec.

Crumbling Ruin

After using either Alpha Beams or Omega Stance, Anraphet casts Crumbling Ruin. This ability decreases the maximum health of all enemies by 0%, and stacks up to 10 times.

Loot

10 drops · item level 37 · 4 slots (Chest, Feet, Shoulder, Wrist) · all Bind on Pickup

Isiset, Construct of Magic

Isiset serves to regulate the arcane energies contained within, and produced by, the Halls of Origination. Legend has it that this construct has become enraptured with her own arcane mastery and the perfection with which it seemingly endows her.

Abilities & Strategy

Supernova

Isiset unleashes a supernova, inflicting Arcane damage and confusing any player who faces her for 4 sec.

Mirror Images

When Isiset's remaining health reaches 66%, she splits into three separate creatures. Each of the creatures represents one of her three main abilities. Killing one of the three images prevents her from using that image's ability for the rest of the encounter, but the other two abilities are empowered. When Isiset's remaining health reaches 33%, she again splits but into two separate creatures. These two creatures cast and correspond to her two remaining abilities. Killing one of these two images prevents her from using that image's ability for the rest of the encounter, but the sole remaining ability is further empowered.

Astral Rain

Killing this Mirror Image prevents Isiset from casting Astral Rain.

Celestial Call

Killing this Mirror Image prevents Isiset from casting Celestial Call.

Veil of Sky

Killing this Mirror Image prevents Isiset from casting Veil of Sky.

Astral Rain

The amount of Arcane damage dealt changes based on how many Mirror Images were previously destroyed by the players. No Mirror Images destroyed: Arcane damage One Mirror Image destroyed: Arcane damage Two Mirror Images destroyed: Arcane damage

Celestial Call

Isiset summons a number of Celestial Familiars to aid her. The number of Celestial Familiars summoned changes based on how many Mirror Images were previously destroyed by the players. No Mirror Images destroyed: One Celestial Familiar One Mirror Image destroyed: Two Celestial Familiars Two Mirror Images destroyed: Three Celestial Familiars

Celestial Familiar

These floating pieces of stars attack by casting Arcane Barrage at random players.

Arcane Barrage

The Celestial Familiar unleashes a barrage of celestial energy to inflict Arcane damage on a random enemy player.

Veil of Sky

Isiset drapes herself in a protective shield that absorbs damage by draining Isiset's mana instead of her health and reflecting back a percentage of the spells cast at her. The amount of damage absorbed and the chance of a spell being reflected changes based on how many Mirror Images were previously destroyed by the players. No Mirror Images destroyed: damage absorbed and 0% chance to reflect spells One Mirror Image destroyed: damage absorbed and 0% chance to reflect spells Two Mirror Images destroyed: damage absorbed and 0% chance to reflect spells

Loot

10 drops · item level 37 · 4 slots (Finger, Legs, Trinket, Wrist) · all Bind on Pickup

Ammunae, Construct of Life

Although designed to reduce Azeroth to its base elements, the reordering system inside the Halls of Origination also creates new life. To that end, the construct Ammunae regulates the natural energies coursing through the facility to ensure that life will exist on a reforged Azeroth.

Abilities & Strategy

Wither

Ammunae causes a random player to wither away, reducing their attack and casting speeds by 0% and movement speed by 0% for 10 sec.

Consume Life Energy

Ammunae pulls the life and power from a random player, granting himself energy. Consuming the life energy of the player inflicts Nature damage every 1 second and stuns for 4 sec. The spell also drains a small amount of either Mana, Runic Power, Rage, Focus, or Energy from the player, depending on their class. Consuming the life energy grants Ammunae 12 Energy every second for 4 sec.

Seedling Pod

Ammunae periodically creates a Seedling Pod in a random location 14 yards away from him. Seedling Pods have low health.

Energize

The Seedling Pod increases Ammunae's damage dealt by 0% and melee haste by 0% while the Pod is alive.

Energizing Growth

Rampant Growth

Ammunae releases all of his stored Life Energy, transforming all Seedling Pods into Bloodpetal Sprouts and inflicting Nature damage to all enemies. This spell costs Ammunae 100 Life Energy to cast.

Bloodpetal Blossom

Ammunae infuses a random Seeding Pod with Life Energy, transforming it into a Bloodpetal Blossom.

Thorn Slash

The Bloodpetal Blossom rakes its current target with thorny vines, inflicting 0% of its normal melee damage and causing the target to bleed for Physical damage every 2 seconds for 15 sec.

Spore

Ammunae occasionally releases a Spore from his body. This creature moves slowly and has low health. When the Spore dies, it forms a 40 yard radius spore cloud at its location that lasts for 30 seconds.

Noxious Spores

The spore cloud released by the Spore inflicts Nature damage every 1.5 seconds to any player standing in the cloud. The spore cloud also rots away any plant life inside it, inflicting 0% of the plant's life as Nature damage.

Loot

8 drops · item level 37 · 4 slots (Chest, Finger, Neck, Shoulder) · all Bind on Pickup

Setesh, Construct of Destruction

Given the purpose of the Halls of Origination, the titans deemed it necessary to create Setesh, a construct who holds sway over the powers of destruction. Should Setesh ever fall to corruption, the results would be disastrous.

Abilities & Strategy

Chaos Bolt

Setesh casts Chaos Bolt at random players instead of performing a melee attack. Chaos Bolt inflicts unresistable damage to a random player.

Reign of Chaos

Setesh summons small yard radius bubbles of void energy every 0.5 second at the location of players and random spots in the room. Each bubble lasts 5 seconds before it pops.

Chaos Blast

Setesh throws a Chaos Blast at the location of a random player that is at least 15 yards away from Setesh. After 5 seconds the Chaos Blast lands at the targeted location, inflicting unresistable damage to any player within 4 yards.

Seed of Chaos

Setesh creates a Seed of Chaos at a random location in his room that drops to the floor. Moving close to the seed causes it to explode, inflicting Shadow damage to all enemies within 15 yards. Players within the explosion are also infused with chaos for 15 sec. and inflict an additional unresistable damage when they land one of their hostile abilities or spells on a target. This additional damage can only occur once every 2 seconds.

Summon Chaos Portal

Setesh channels onto a random location in the room, and opens up a Chaos Portal. When the portal opens, two Void Wurms appear. After another 12 seconds a Void Seeker appears, then after 15 seconds a Void sentinel appears. The Chaos Portal then closes. In Heroic Difficulty the Chaos Portal does not automatically close. Players must attack and destroy the portal to stop additional void creatures from entering the fight. When this Chaos Portal opens, a Void Sentinel appears then two Void Wurms appear six seconds later. In another ten seconds a Void Seeker appears. Then every 15 seconds the Chaos Portal is still alive, two Void Wurms or one Void Seeker appears.

Void Sentinel

The Chaos Portal summons one of these very difficult to kill creatures at a time.

Void Barrier

Void Sentinels wrap themselves in a barrier, reducing the damage dealt to them by 0%.

Charged Fists

Void Sentinels charge their fists and increase their Physical damage dealt by 0% and attack speed by 0% for 15 sec.

Void Seeker

The Chaos Portal summons one of these void creatures at a time.

Anti-Magic Prison

The Void Seeker channels and traps its current target within an Anti-Magic Prison, reducing their movement speed by 0% and causing the target to become immune to all magical effects (including friendly healing) for 30 sec.

Void Wurm

The Chaos Portal summons two of these low health creatures at a time.

Loot

10 drops · item level 37 · 4 slots (Chest, Head, Legs, One-Hand) · all Bind on Pickup

Rajh, Construct of Sun

Rajh oversees the energies that have both sparked life and snuffed it out in an untold number of his kin. Considered the mightiest of his fellow constructs, Rajh holds the power to unleash the fury of a thousand suns upon Azeroth.

Abilities & Strategy

Sun Energy

Rajh begins with 100 Sun Energy, and uses this resource to cast his spells.

Sun Strike

This ability costs Rajh 20 Sun Energy.

Summon Sun Orb

Rajh channels for 3 seconds then summons a Sun Orb above the location of a random player. This ability costs Rajh 20 Sun Energy.

Inferno Leap

Rajh prepares to leap to the location of a random player, then propels himself into the air and lands on the chosen location. When Rajh lands at the chosen location, he inflicts Fire damage and knocks away any player within 10 yards. This ability costs Rajh 20 Sun Energy.

Solar Winds

Rajh summons a fiery vortex in front of him. The vortex grows and moves away from Rajh, then begins to move around the room. This ability costs Rajh 20 Sun Energy.

Solar Fire

As the Solar Winds move across the room, they periodically create small yard patches of Solar Fire. The Solar Fire inflicts Fire damage every 1 second to any player that stands within the flames.

Blessing of the Sun

When Rajh has less than 10 Sun Energy, he walks to the middle of the room and reenergizes himself with the Blessing of the Sun for 8 sec. Rajh gains 5 Sun Energy, inflicts Fire damage to all players, and increases the damage players inflict by 0% while he channels the Blessing of the Sun.

Loot

20 drops · item level 37 · 8 slots (Back, Feet, Finger, Hands, Legs, One-Hand +2 more) · all Bind on Pickup

Achievements

7 achievements tied to Halls of Origination, worth 70 achievement points in total.

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