The Violet Hold
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Among the ornate spires and enchanted streets of Dalaran, a dark presence stirs within the mighty walls of the Violet Hold. Long used to restrain threats to the city, the tower holds row upon row of deadly inmates, and it has been diligently watched over by the Kirin Tor. However, a sudden assault has tested the integrity of the hold, putting at risk the safety of everyone outside the prison's walls.
Written notes for this instance are a later milestone. Everything on this page comes from Blizzard's journal data.
- Expansion
- Wrath of the Lich King
- Minimum Level
- 30
- Modes
- Normal, Heroic
Bosses
1. Erekem
The Violet Hold's inmates include the most notorious of Outland's criminals, and Erekem is no exception. The Kirin Tor thwarted his plot to assassinate the Council of Six, but now the blue dragons have recruited this insidious arakkoa to achieve a more ambitious feat: wiping out every mage in Dalaran.
Abilities
- Earth Shield
Erekem protects an ally with an earthen shield, causing melee attacks to heal them. The shield lasts until 20 charges are consumed or 2 min.
- Chain Heal
Erekem infuses a wounded ally with healing energy that spreads to another nearby ally. The spell affects up to 3 targets.
- Bloodlust
Erekem increases melee, ranged, and spell casting speed by 35% for all of his allies. This effect lasts 20 sec.
- Lightning Bolt
Erekem blasts a player with lightning, inflicting Nature damage.
- Break Bonds
Erekem breaks all of his allies within 20 yards out of snares, crowd-control and stun effects.
- Erekem Guard
Two Erekem Guards accompany Erekem.
Loot
2. Moragg
Cyanigosa has enlisted Moragg to help her annihilate Dalaran's renegade magi. This nightmarish demon once served the Burning Legion, eviscerating Sargeras's enemies with the baleful gaze of his seven eyes. Now he will show Azeroth's heroes that one does not simply walk into the Violet Hold...
Abilities
- Optic Link
Moragg channels a beam of dark energy at a player, inflicting Shadow damage over 12 sec. This damage is dealt slowly at first, and builds up as the channel reaches its full duration.
- Corrosive Saliva
Moragg licks a player, covering them in saliva that eats away 5% of their armor per application. This effect stacks up to 20 times and lasts for 1 min.
- Ray of Pain
Moragg periodically fires a ray at a random player, inflicting Shadow damage.
- Ray of Pain
Moragg periodically fires a ray at a random player, inflicting Shadow damage and reducing their healing received by 15% for 5 sec.
- Ray of Suffering
Moragg periodically fires a ray at a random player, inflicting Shadow damage every second for 5 sec.
Loot
3. Ichoron
A foolish apprentice summoned this revenant from the Elemental Plane, only to discover that disgruntled soldiers of the Old Gods make poor pets. Ichoron slew her would-be master and has rotted in the Violet Hold ever since, eager to wreak vengeance on her jailors.
Abilities
- Protective Bubble
Ichoron is shielded in a protective bubble, reducing all damage taken by 99%. Each attack or spell hit against Ichoron will remove one charge. This effect lasts until 35 charges are removed from the shield. When the shield expires, Ichoron bursts.
- Burst
Ichoron bursts into 10 Ichor Globules, stunning her for 15 sec. For each Ichor Globule created, Ichoron loses 3% of her maximum health.
- Splash
When Ichoron bursts, she inflicts Frost damage to all players within 15 yards, knocking them back.
- Ichor Globule
Ichor Globules move towards Ichoron and attempt to merge with her, healing her for 3% of her maximum health and destroying itself.
- Water Blast
Ichoron shoots a blast of water at a player, inflicting Frost damage and knocking them back.
- Water Bolt Volley
Ichoron hurls watery bolts at all players within 0 yards, inflicting Frost damage.
Loot
4. Xevozz
Xevozz was an arcane weapons dealer... until the Kirin Tor discovered he was arming the Burning Legion. Now this hardnosed ethereal is executing a three-point business plan: destroy his enemies, escape incarceration, and get back to servicing his biggest client.
Abilities
- Arcane Bolt
Xevozz hurls a magical bolt at a player, inflicting Arcane damage.
- Arcane Barrage Volley
Xevozz launches arcane missiles at all players within 45 yards, inflicting Arcane damage.
- Arcane Buffet
Xevozz inflicts Arcane damage to a player and increases the Arcane damage they take for 20 sec. This effect stacks up to 10 times.
- Ethereal Sphere
Xevozz summons Ethereal Spheres that move towards him.
Loot
5. Lavanthor
Cyanigosa in her cold cunning has unleashed the core hound's inferno. The magi imprisoned Lavanthor to stanch the two-headed terror's thirst for blood, and years of isolation have done nothing to improve its temper.
Abilities
- Firebolt
Lavanthor inflicts Fire damage to a player.
- Flame Breath
Lavanthor inflicts Fire damage to all players in a 15 yard cone in front of him.
- Lava Burn
Lavanthor spits a Lava Bomb at a random player, inflicting Fire damage and creating a pool of fire at the player's location. The pool inflicts Fire damage every second for 8 sec. to any player that enters it.
- Cauterizing Flames
Lavanthor inflicts Fire damage to all players and increases the Fire damage they take by 35% for 3 min.
Loot
6. Zuramat the Obliterator
It took one hundred of Dalaran's finest to subdue Zuramat; it took twice as many to clear the carnage from the killing field. The Obliterator's malevolence gives pause even to mad Malygos, who considers the void lord's appetite for magic distasteful. But genocide makes strange bedfellows.
Abilities
- Summon Void Sentry
Zuramat the Obliterator summons a Void Sentry.
- Void Shift
Zuramat the Obliterator violently shifts a player into the void, inflicting Shadow damage every second for 5 sec. At the end of this effect, the player is fully shifted into the void and is able to see hidden Void Sentries.
- Shroud of Darkness
Zuramat the Obliterator shrouds himself in darkness, causing attacks against him to reduce healing received by the attacker for 10 sec. This effect stacks up to 5 times.
Loot
7. Cyanigosa
Malygos chose Cyanigosa to execute his machinations because of her unquestionable loyalty. She did not flinch when her master withdrew into madness; she did not falter when he commandeered Azeroth's ley lines; and she will not fail to eradicate all who defy him.
Abilities
- Uncontrollable Energy
Cyanigosa releases a torrent of Arcane energy, inflicting Arcane damage to all players in front of her. In addition, any player hit by Uncontrollable Energy take additional Arcane damage every 3 sec. for 15 sec.
- Tail Sweep
Cyanigosa swings her tail, inflicting Physical damage to all players in a cone behind her, interrupting their spell casting.
- Blizzard
Cyanigosa calls down a blizzard that lasts 8 sec., inflicting Frost damage every 2 sec. and slowing the movement speed of all players in a selected area by 40%.
- Arcane Vacuum
Cyanigosa summons all players to her.
- Mana Destruction
Cyanigosa destroys a player's mana every 2 sec. for 8 sec, inflicting Arcane damage equal to the amount of mana destroyed.
Loot
Data from patch 12.1.0. Game data provided by Blizzard Entertainment through the Battle.net API.