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Shadowfang Keep in the Adventure Guide

Dungeon - Classic

Shadowfang Keep

5 encounters and 46 drops. Every drop links to its item page; tradeable drops carry a live Auction House price.

Looming over Pyrewood Village from the southern bluffs of Silverpine Forest, Shadowfang Keep casts a shadow as dark as its legacy. Sinister forces occupy these ruins, formerly the dwelling of the mad archmage Arugal's worgen. The restless shade of Baron Silverlaine lingers, while Lord Godfrey and his cabal of erstwhile Gilnean noblemen plot against their enemies both living and undead.

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Quick Facts

TypeDungeon
ExpansionClassic
Encounters5
Drops46
Item level13 to 37
Tradeable drops0
DifficultiesNormal, Heroic, 10 Player, 25 Player

Difficulties and Lockouts

Shadowfang Keep 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 5 bosses of Shadowfang Keep on 4 maps. Numbers follow the encounter order; each links to that fight below.

Shadowfang Keep

Shadowfang Keep map with 2 boss locations1Baron Ashbury3Commander Springvale
  1. 1 Baron Ashbury 66.5, 73.2
  2. 3 Commander Springvale 28.0, 59.7

Shadowfang Keep

Shadowfang Keep map with 1 boss location2Baron Silverlaine
  1. 2 Baron Silverlaine 30.4, 77.4

Shadowfang Keep

Shadowfang Keep map with 1 boss location4Lord Walden
  1. 4 Lord Walden 54.5, 53.7

Shadowfang Keep

Shadowfang Keep map with 1 boss location5Lord Godfrey
  1. 5 Lord Godfrey 68.5, 33.5

Encounters

NNormalHHeroic10P10 Player25P25 Player

Baron Ashbury

Slain by worgen and raised into undeath by the Forsaken, the traitor Baron Ashbury toys with his foes, keeping them alive so he can inflict maximum pain and suffering.

Abilities & Strategy

Asphyxiate

Baron Ashbury throws every player into the air, stunning them and dealing enough Shadow damage over 6 sec. to bring the player's health to one.

Stay of Execution

After Baron Ashbury finishes casting Asphyxiate, he immediately casts Stay of Execution. This spell heals all players to 50% of their maximum health. In Heroic Difficulty, instead of healing players at the end of the cast, Baron Ashbury channels Stay of Execution until interrupted.

Pain and Suffering

Baron Ashbury channels on a random player, initially dealing Shadow damage every 1 second for 6 sec. The damage dealt increases as the spell continues to channel.

Wracking Pain

This effect stacks.

Calamity

At 25% health, Baron Ashbury takes the form of a Dark Archangel and unleashes his true power. Baron Ashbury inflicts Shadow damage and increases the Shadow damage enemies take by 0% every 1 second until either Baron Ashbury or his enemies die. This effect stacks.

Loot

8 drops · item level 13 to 37 · 6 slots (Back, Chest, Feet, Hands, One-Hand, Wrist) · all Bind on Pickup

Baron Silverlaine

Baron Silverlaine was master of the keep before it fell to Arugal's worgen. Now his cursed spirit calls upon the very wolf-beasts that slaughtered him to punish further trespassers into his home.

Abilities & Strategy

Veil of Shadow

Baron Silverlaine curses his current enemy target, reducing magical healing effects done to the target by 0% for 8 sec.

Cursed Veil

Summon Worgen Spirit

Baron Silverlaine summons one of four random Worgen Spirits from the past at 70% and 35% health: Odo the Blindwatcher, Razorclaw the Butcher, Rethilgore, or Wolf Master Nandos. In Heroic Difficulty, Baron Silverlaine summons a Worgen Spirit at 90%, 60%, and 30% health.

Odo the Blindwatcher
Howling Rage

Odo the Blindwatcher increases his Physical damage dealt by 0% and size by 0% for 20 sec. This effect stacks up to 5 times.

Blinding Shadows
Razorclaw the Butcher
Spectral Rush

Razorclaw leaps at the furthest away enemy target, stunning and inflicting Physical damage every 0.5 second for 3 sec.

Butcher Drain

Whenever Razorclaw inflicts damage with a melee attack, an additional health is drained from the target.

Rethilgore
Soul Drain

Rethilgore channels on a random enemy target, immobilizing and draining health every 1 seconds for 4 sec. Rethilgore heals for twice the amount of health drained.

Wolf Master Nandos
Claw

Nandos rakes his current target, dealing 0% of his normal melee attack in Physical damage.

Summon Lupine Spirit

When Wolf Master Nandos enters combat, he summons three Lupine Spectres to fight at his side for 30 sec.

Loot

9 drops · item level 13 to 37 · 7 slots (Feet, Finger, Hands, Neck, Shoulder, Waist +1 more) · all Bind on Pickup

Commander Springvale

A loyal soldier, the ghost of Commander Springvale haunts the council room, using unholy strikes to avenge his lord, Baron Silverlaine.

Abilities & Strategy

Malefic Strike

Commander Springvale slashes at his main target, instantly dealing 0% of his normal Physical melee damage and generating a charge of Unholy Power he can then use for other abilities.

Shield of the Perfidious

When Commander Springvale has three charges of Unholy Power, he consumes the charges and unleashes the power from his shield. Shield of the Perfidious deals Shadow damage every 0.5 seconds in a narrow 25 degree cone in front of Springvale for 3 sec. In Heroic Difficulty, the cone expands to 150 degrees.

Desecration

All players standing in this defiled ground have their movement speed decreased by 0% and take Shadow damage every 1.5 seconds.

Word of Shame

When Commander Springvale has three charges of Unholy Power, he can consume the charges and cast this spell on a random enemy player. Word of Shame deals 0% of a player's maximum health as Shadow damage every 3 seconds. The effect lasts until either the targeted player or Commander Springvale dies.

Wailing Guardsman

Commander Springvale starts with a Wailing Guardsman and Tormented Officer next to him, and periodically two more will enter the fray.

Unholy Empowerment

A Wailing Guardsman attempts to empower Commander Springvale. If the spell is successfully cast, Commander Springvale is healed for 0% of his maximum health and gains one charge of Unholy Power.

Screams of the Past

The Wailing Guardman emits a terrible scream, interrupting nearby enemy spellcasting within 5 yards. Interrupted enemies cannot cast spells of the same spell school for 2 sec.

Mortal Strike

The Wailing Guardsman instantly attacks his enemy, inflicting 0% of their normal weapon damage and leaving the enemy wounded. This mortal wound reduces the effectiveness of any healing on the target by 0%.

Tormented Officer

Commander Springvale starts with a Wailing Guardsman and Tormented Officer next to him, and periodically two more will enter the fray.

Unholy Empowerment

A Tormented Officer attempts to empower Commander Springvale. If the spell is successfully cast, Commander Springvale is healed for 0% of his maximum health and gains one charge of Unholy Power.

Shield Wall

When a Tormented Officer is below 20% health, he will raise his shield defensively. This reduces all damage taken by 0% for 10 sec.

Forsaken Ability

The Tormented Officer curses an enemy target for 30 sec. While the curse is on the enemy, every 10 seconds an additional random curse is applied. The additional curses lasts 10 sec., and will reduce by 0% one of the following: armor, damage dealt, healing dealt, maximum health, or movement speed.

Loot

7 drops · item level 13 to 37 · 6 slots (Back, Chest, Feet, Shield, Shoulder, Two-Hand) · all Bind on Pickup

Lord Walden

Godfrey's right-hand man, the arrogant Lord Walden vowed to pay any price, including death, to serve his compatriot. Now among the undead, Walden intends to keep his word, attacking adversaries with ice and venom.

Abilities & Strategy

Ice Shards

Lord Walden releases Ice Shards all over his laboratory for 5 sec.

Conjure Poisonous Mixture

Lord Walden conjures a bottle of poisonous mixture then throws it at the location of a random player. When the bottle lands on the ground it erupts. The poison immediately inflicts Nature damage to players within 15 yards, and continues to inflict Nature damage every 2 seconds while decreasing the movement speed of players by 0% for 15 sec.

Conjure Frost Mixture

Lord Walden summons a frosty mixture and breaks it on the ground. The chemicals immediately deal Frost damage to all nearby enemies within 15 yards.

Conjure Mystery Toxin

Lord Walden summons a cauldron of Mystery Toxin for 10 seconds. The concoction inside is usually a Toxic Coagulant, but when Lord Walden reaches 35% health he summons a cauldron of Toxic Catalyst instead.

Toxic Coagulent

Every 3 seconds the Toxic Coagulent toxin is applied to nearby enemy players from Lord Walden's cauldron. This effect can stack up to 3 times, and if it does then the toxin fully coagulates and the player is stunned for 5 sec. However, whenever a player moves or jumps the toxin becomes unable to coagulate and a stack is removed.

Toxic Catalyst

The Toxic Catalyst pours out of Lord Walden's cauldron, inflicting Fire damage every 2 seconds but increasing the target's critical chance by 0% for 10 sec.

Loot

9 drops · item level 13 to 37 · 7 slots (Chest, Head, Held In Off-hand, One-Hand, Shoulder, Waist +1 more) · all Bind on Pickup

Lord Godfrey

Drawing from his past as a Gilnean noble and Forsaken agent, the cunning and resourceful Lord Godfrey wields dual pistols and commands relentless flesh-eating ghouls.

Abilities & Strategy

Cursed Bullets

Lord Godfrey picks a random player and shoots them with cursed bullets. This attack immediately deals Shadow damage to the target, and continues to deal severe and increasing Shadow damage every 3 seconds for 15 sec.

Pistol Barrage

Lord Godfrey points at a random player and unleashes a barrage of bullets in a 60 degree cone towards that direction from his pair of pistols for 6 sec.

Mortal Wound

This effect stacks up to 10 times.

Summon Bloodthirsty Ghouls

Lord Godfrey fires a volley of six necromantic bullets into the air around him, and where each bullet lands nearby a Bloodthirsty Ghoul rises out of the floor.

Bloodthirsty Ghoul

These ghouls have very low health.

Loot

13 drops · item level 13 to 37 · 7 slots (Chest, Head, Legs, One-Hand, Shoulder, Two-Hand +1 more) · all Bind on Pickup

Achievements

6 achievements tied to Shadowfang Keep, worth 60 achievement points in total.

  • Heroic: Shadowfang Keep Guild RunDefeat Lord Godfrey in Shadowfang Keep on Heroic difficulty while in a guild group.10
  • Heroic: Shadowfang KeepDefeat Lord Godfrey in Shadowfang Keep on Heroic Difficulty.10
  • Protocol Inferno: Shadowfang KeepDefeat Lord Godfrey in Shadowfang Keep on Heroic Difficulty while Protocol Inferno is active..10
  • Pardon DeniedDefeat Baron Ashbury without letting him heal with Stay of Execution in Shadowfang Keep on Heroic Difficulty.10
  • To the Ground!Defeat Commander Springvale without allowing him to receive Unholy Empowerment in Shadowfang Keep on Heroic Difficulty.10
  • Bullet TimeDefeat 12 Bloodthirsty Ghouls with Pistol Barrage and then defeat Lord Godfrey in Shadowfang Keep on Heroic Difficulty.10

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