Cataclysm - Zones. Dragon Soul - Zone. Throne of the Four Winds - Zone. LinksLinks The Throne of the Four Winds is a Tier 11 raid dungeon located inside the Skywall, a floating area reached by flying in Southern Uldum.
It features only two boss encounters--the Conclave of Wind (a Djinn Council that must die at the same time) and the elemental Lord of Air, Al'Akir. This zone was controversial for having all pieces of loot have random stats--some items were BiS, others had awful combinations. The Bastion of Twilight - Zone. LinksLinks The Bastion of Twilight is a Tier 11 raid dungeon located in the southwestern part of the Twilight Highlands, high in the sky.
It serves as the main base of operation for the Twilight Hammer. The leader of the cult, Cho'gall himself, is the last boss encounter in this raid, but players that have defeated Cho'gall on heroic can unlock Sinestra. Loot: Normal: 359.Heroic: 372-379.From the Blizzard Community site:"The Bastion of Twilight stands as a dark symbol of the Old Gods' burgeoning power on Azeroth. The ravings of some of the cult's more vocal members have been easy to dismiss as mere fancy in the past - but not once one has seen the Bastion of Twilight, the embodiment of the Hammer's fascination with new forms and transcending earthly bodies.
What is clear is that the Leader of the Twilight's Hammer, Cho'gall, directs his forces from this dread place. Having trouble finding it? Tip: Click map to zoom. Firelands - Zone. LinksLinks The Firelands is one of the areas of the Elemental Plane.
The entire plane was crafted by the Titans during the early days of Azeroth and it serves as a prison for the planet's native elementals as well as their ruler, Ragnaros the Firelord. The raid instance, introduced in patch 4.2, is located on one of the many rocky islands swimming on the sea of endless magma. Players will fight Ragnaros' trusted lieutenants before facing the Firelord himself. It has many parallels to Molten Core both in design, reputation, loot, and NPCs. Loot: Normal: 378-384.Heroic: 391-397.The legendary weapon Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest is completed partially by killing bosses in Firelands. Blackwing Descent - Zone. LinksLinks The culmination of the Blackrock series of instances comes in a new, but familiar form.
Blackwing Descent is a raid designed after Blackwing Lair, with its final boss none other but Nefarian himself--resurrected by his father, Deathwing. It is created to serve as an continuation of the story in Blackwing Lair. The raid features a layout similar to its prototype, but with brand new bosses--except for Nefarian, of course. Loot: Normal: 359.Heroic: 372.From the Blizzard Community site:"Nefarian and his warped attempts to create a new breed of dragon were thought to be defeated after his death in Blackwing Lair. Dwelling on the lessons learned from his defeat in Blackwing Lair, he has burrowed deeper into the heart of Blackrock Mountain, and rebuilt his sanctuary.
Only death awaits those fools who would assume that the Lord of Blackrock will be easily defeated a second time. " Having trouble finding it? Tip: Click map to zoom. Baradin Hold - Zone. LinksLinks Baradin Hold is the raid instance that opens when your faction controls Tol Barad, similar to the Vault of Archavon.
It drops a mix of PvP accessories and tier, as well as PvE tier legs and gloves. From the Blizzard Community site:"Following the Second War, the ruined fortress of Baradin Hold on the remote island of Tol Barad was converted into a prison for some of the most dangerous forces on Azeroth. Yet with the devastation wrought by the Cataclysm, the prison's integrity has been compromised. Now as the Horde and Alliance vie for supremacy on the island, the liberation of its forgotten horrors may be at hand. Battle between the Alliance and Horde rages throughout the surrounding environment, but the inside of Baradin Hold stands silent - and rightly so. Having trouble finding it? Tip: Click map to zoom Encounters Related.