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Balnazzar
Balnazzar - Stratholme - Main Gate
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Balnazzar encounter in Stratholme - Main Gate.
Balnazzar has never tasted true death, but he has suffered bitter defeat. After the Cataclysm rocked the world, he slaughtered the Scarlet Crusaders in Stratholme and transformed them into the undead creatures they once hated. The dreadlord now plots his machinations for vengeance upon Azeroth.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Stratholme - Main Gate, Balnazzar comes 7th of 8, after Instructor Galford and before The Unforgiven.
Instance Entrance: Eastern Plaguelands
Stratholme - Main Gate entranceThe Stratholme - Main Gate entrance is in Eastern Plaguelands, at 27.3, 11.6 on the Eastern Plaguelands map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Mind Blast
Balnazzar inflicts Shadow damage to his current target.
Shadow Shock
Domination
Balnazzar takes control of a random player for 8 sec.
Sleep
Balnazzar forces a random player to sleep, stunning them for 4.5 sec or until they take damage.
Psychic Scream
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Balnazzar, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Shadow Shock
Shadow · 1 sec cast
Instantly lashes nearby enemies with dark magic, inflicting Shadow damage.
Sleep
Shadow · 1 sec cast · Lasts 4.5 sec
Puts an enemy to sleep for up to 4.5 sec. Any damage caused will awaken the target. Only one target can be asleep at a time.
Psychic Scream
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 4 sec
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Stratholme - Main Gate.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Balnazzar encounter lists 9 items in the dungeon journal, item level 25. Equip slots covered: Held In Off-hand, Head, Two-Hand, Feet, One-Hand and Shoulder. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Book of the Dead Held In Off-hand, item level 25, requires level 18. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste, Versatility and Intellect. A vendor pays 77s 34c for it.
- Crown of Tyranny Head (Mail), item level 25, requires level 18. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 26g 32s for it.
- Demonshear Two-Hand (Two-Handed Sword), item level 25, requires level 18. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength and Stamina. A vendor pays 2s 24c for it.
- Fire Striders Feet (Cloth), item level 25, requires level 18. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 27g 31s for it.
- Gift of the Elven Magi One-Hand (Dagger), item level 25, requires level 18. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 50g 42s for it.
- Grand Crusader's Helm Head (Plate), item level 25, requires level 18. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 25g 83s for it.
- Hammer of the Grand Crusader Two-Hand (Two-Handed Mace), item level 25, requires level 18. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 61g 39s for it.
- Shroud of the Nathrezim Shoulder (Cloth), item level 25, requires level 18. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 26g 3s for it.
- Wyrmtongue Shoulders Shoulder (Leather), item level 25, requires level 18. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 26g 22s for it.
Read from the current game build's item data. Listed prices come from our latest US Auction House scan; a drop that binds when picked up never has one.