| Sunwell Plateau | |||||||||
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| Location | Isle of Quel'Danas | ||||||||
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 Annihilan  Blood elf Blue dragon  Felblood elf  Man'ari eredar Naaru | ||||||||
| End boss | Kil'jaeden | ||||||||
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| Type | Raid | ||||||||
| Advised level | 70+ | ||||||||
| Player limit | 25 | ||||||||
| Key | None | ||||||||
| Associated faction | Shattered Sun Offensive | ||||||||
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The Sunwell Plateau is a raid instance located on the Isle of Quel'Danas north of Silvermoon City.
Background
- Main article: Sunwell
For millennia the mystical pool of energy known as the Sunwell fueled the potent magic of the exiled high elves. Now, the remnants of this ancient fountain have become the Burning Legion's latest target as the demons prepare to summon their commander, Kil'jaeden, with the Sunwell's energy.
Heroes from Shattrath City have joined under the banner of the Shattered Sun Offensive, endeavoring to crush the Legion's invasion before it becomes insurmountable. More combatants join the Offensive every day, but the might of the Legion cannot be easily suppressed. Fierce demonic servants guard the Sunwell Plateau, attacking anyone who interferes with their proceedings. As the time of Kil'jaeden's arrival draws near, Azeroth's heroes have one final chance to save their world from blistering devastation.[1]
Geography
The instance contains both outdoor areas and building interiors, where players will find captured naaru, which are the primary power source of the town, and inside the final building the Sunwell itself.
Maps
Sunwell Plateau
Shrine of the Eclipse
Subregions
Encounters
The Sunwell Plateau bosses
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Loot
- Main article: Sunwell Plateau loot
The Sunwell Plateau is tuned for Tier 6-geared players and the gear that drops from the first three bosses are additional Tier 6 items (boots, belt and bracers), and non-set epics as well.
Achievements
Attunement
The instance was open to players right from the start of patch 2.4, but the last 3 bosses were only available as each gate - which blocked the next boss encounter - opened over a set period of time on all servers. (Although this happened on maintenance day, so the US had an apparent one day advantage over the EU servers)[2] The first gate was opened on 8 April 2008 in the US, two weeks after the patch went live. The second gate opened after weekly maintenance on April 29, 2008. The third and final gate was opened on May 20, 2008 on US realms. The difficulty of the instance was set at the first 3 bosses being on par with Tier 6 encounters, and then the last three and increasing from each.
Notes
- During the Quel'Delar quest chain players are visiting are heavily phased version of Sunwell Plateau once again.
- Nearly every mob in the instance has the
[Sunwell Radiance] buff, increasing melee hit by 5% and reducing opposing chance to dodge by 20%. - A scripted event will occur after Kil'jaeden's defeat.
- There is a Scrying Orb found on a balcony in the Magisters' Terrace past the second boss that gives a sneak peak of the nearby Sunwell Plateau raid.
- See also Sunwell Plateau guild progression.
- The architecture of the Sunwell Plateau is comparable to that of Silvermoon City.
- Before Wrath of the Lich King came out, less than one percent of the playerbase actually experienced Sunwell.[3]
Gallery
The original design layout of the instance.
Injured Shattered Sun warriors near the entrance to Parhelion Plaza
Parhelion Plaza
Apex Point, as seen from Parhelion Plaza
Apex Point, where Kalecgos is possessed by Sathrovarr
The balcony overlooking the Dead Scar
The Den of Iniquity
The Dead Scar
The Sanguine Chamber
The Terrace of the Sun, as seen from the ramparts above Parhelion Plaza
The Witch's Sanctum, home to Sacrolash and Alythess, the Eredar Twins
The Terrace of the Sun
The Shrine of the Eclipse, overlooking the Sunwell
The Sunwell, as seen from the Scrying Orb in the Magisters' Terrace
Sunwell 3D map
Videos
Patches and hotfixes
- Hotfix (2013-10-29): Resolved an issue for players soloing the encounter that could cause Sathrovarr the Corruptor to not award any loot.
- Patch 2.4.0 (2008-03-25): Added.
References
- ^ The Sunwell
- ^ Tigole 2008-03-07. Essence of Immortals plea for help..... Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Other Press Tour Interviews, A Night in Mists of Pandaria, Blue Posts, MoP Screenshot
External links
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