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Baron Ashbury
Baron Ashbury - Shadowfang Keep
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Baron Ashbury encounter in Shadowfang Keep.
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.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Shadowfang Keep, Baron Ashbury comes 1st of 5, before Baron Silverlaine.
Instance Entrance: Silverpine Forest
Shadowfang Keep entranceThe Shadowfang Keep entrance is in Silverpine Forest, at 44.6, 67.7 on the Silverpine Forest map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
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 1% every 1 second until either Baron Ashbury or his enemies die. This effect stacks.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Baron Ashbury, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Asphyxiate
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 6 sec
Baron Ashbury begins to suffocate all nearby enemies with the shadows, inflicting Shadow damage every 1 sec.
Stay of Execution
Holy · Instant
Pain and Suffering
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 6 sec
Baron Ashbury inflicts the target with Pain and Suffering, inflicting increasing Shadow damage every 1 sec!
Wracking Pain
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 2 min
Baron Ashbury enjoys inflicting Wracking Pain on his victims, inflicts Shadow damage and increases Shadow damage taken by 20% for 2 min.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Shadowfang Keep.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Baron Ashbury encounter lists 8 items in the dungeon journal, item levels 13 to 37. Equip slots covered: Wrist, Feet, Hands, Chest, One-Hand and Back. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Baron Ashbury's Cuffs Wrist (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 30g 8s for it.
- Boots of the Predator Feet (Leather), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 44g 45s for it.
- Gloves of the Greymane Wall Hands (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Parry and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 29g 75s for it.
- Robes of Arugal Chest (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 58g 95s for it.
- Traitor's Grips Hands (Mail), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 29g 97s for it.
- Baron's Scepter One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 13, requires level 8. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 24s 54c for it.
- Robes of Arugal Chest (Cloth), item level 13, requires level 8. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 17s 24c for it.
- Wolfmaster Cape Back (Cloth), item level 13, requires level 8. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 13s 40c 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.