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For the greater complex of which this dungeon is a part, see Frozen Halls. For the achievement, see Achievement dungeon icecrown pitofsaron [The Pit of Saron].
Pit of Saron
FH2 / PoS
Pit of Saron loading screen
Pit of Saron loading screen
Location Icecrown Citadel, Icecrown Glacier
Race(s) CultistCultist Cultist
IconSmall FleshGiant Flesh giant
Frost vrykulFrost vrykul Frost vrykul
IconSmall Frostbrood Frost wyrm
IconSmall Gargoyle Gargoyle
Ghoul Ghoul
GnomeGnome Gnome
IconSmall PlagueEruptor Plague eruptor
IconSmall ProtoBlue Proto-dragon
IconSmall Skeleton Skeleton
End boss IconSmall HumanDeathKnight Male Scourgelord Tyrannus
Instance info
Type Dungeon
Advised level 25-30
Minimum average
item level
180
Player limit 5
Icecrown Citadel
The Frozen Halls
The Forge of Souls (5)
Bronjahm
Devourer of Souls
Pit of Saron (5)
Forgemaster Garfrost
Krick and Ick
Scourgelord Tyrannus
Halls of Reflection (5)
Falric
Marwyn
Escape from Arthas
Icecrown Citadel (10/25)
Lord Marrowgar
Lady Deathwhisper
Icecrown Gunship Battle
Deathbringer Saurfang
Festergut
Rotface
Professor Putricide
Blood Prince Council
Blood-Queen Lana'thel
Valithria Dreamwalker
Sindragosa
The Lich King
Pit of Saron bosses

The Pit of Saron bosses.

The Pit of Saron is the second wing of the Frozen Halls instances of Icecrown Citadel, released in patch 3.3. The enormous pit in the dungeon is filled with large extracts of saronite ore and the Scourge have taken many Alliance and Horde prisoners forcing them to mine the saronite or face torture and reanimation into undeath. The players help Jaina Proudmoore or Sylvanas Windrunner rescue the prisoners and put a stop to the Scourge's operations and defeat the brutal scourge master of the area and his lieutenants.

To become "attuned" to the Pit of Saron, players are required to complete the quest B [25-30D] Echoes of Tortured Souls in the Forge of Souls as part of the Frozen Halls story line quest chain.

Queuing for the Pit of Saron in the Dungeon Finder requires level 80 and that one's gear have an average item level of 180.

Lore[]

The Pit of Saron, accessible only to those who have laid waste to the Forge of Souls' unholy operations, will bring Horde and Alliance forces deeper into the Lich King's domain. Players who venture here will immediately be confronted by the lord of this lair, Scourgelord Tyrannus. But defeating him will not be as easy as it seems. Before they can present a threat to Tyrannus, the adventurers, instructed by their leaders, will need to free enslaved allies who have been trapped by the Scourge. Until that happens, Tyrannus will leave all adversaries to his minions, workers of the citadel's mines. Perhaps the challenges here will lend clues as to the whereabouts of the Lich King's private chambers outside of the Frozen Throne, deep within the Halls of Reflection.

Notably, it is the only Frozen Halls-dungeon which is visually located outside Icecrown Citadel instead of inside it, unlike the two other dungeons. The area which comprises the Pit of Saron is strikingly similar to other outdoor areas in Icecrown; the location of Forgemaster Garfrost looks like Malykriss: The Vile Hold, the location of Krick and Ick like The Fleshwerks, and nearly everything else like the Weeping Quarry. As the Scourge is planning to use the saronite mined in the other mines in Icecrown to build Malykriss, it is likely (although unconfirmed) that this is the case with the saronite mined in Pit of Saron as well.

The events of the dungeon play out in the following quests:

  1. B [25-30D] The Pit of Saron
  2. B [25-30D] The Path to the Citadel
  3. B [25-30D] Deliverance from the Pit

During the Burning Legion's third invasion, the Sveldrek group of vrykul took control of the Pit until being defeated and raised by the Lich King's ally, the Knights of the Ebon Blade, into his servitude.

Dungeon Journal[]

For many years, champions among the races of Azeroth have stood against the Lich King only to be slaughtered mercilessly and forced to serve in his army of undead horrors. In his ongoing struggle to stop the Lich King, Tirion Fordring of the Argent Crusade has joined forces with Darion Mograine of the Knights of the Ebon Blade in order to assault Icecrown Citadel with a unified army called the Ashen Verdict.

Dungeon denizens[]

Pit of Saron

Pit of Saron

Bosses[]

IconSmall FleshGiantForgemaster Garfrost
A master of Scourge weaponry, the forgemaster hauls stocks of saronite ore and other precious materials to the cold forges where the mechanisms of death are born. With a host of rime weapons and exotic alloys at his disposal, it could get cold in here.
IconSmall PlagueEruptorIconSmall GnomeDeathKnight MaleKrick and Ick
Zombies serve as mindless muscle in the Pit of Saron's mines, stockpiling metals for Forgemaster Garfrost, and Krick -- a devious gnome necromancer -- supervises the operations from atop Ick, Krick's ghastly means of transportation.
IconSmall HumanDeathKnight MaleScourgelord Tyrannus
Tyrannus is a terrible force who will no doubt demonstrate his powers to those brave enough to enter the Pit of Saron. The scourgelord must die if players hope to make their way into the third and final wing of this dungeon.

Monsters[]

Mob Ability Heroic mode
IconSmall Skeleton Corrupted Champion Skeleton. Raised from Coliseum Champions by Scourgelord Tyrannus. Killed by the faction hero defending herself.
IconSmall Necromancer Deathwhisper Necrolyte Necromancer. Leads a group of six Skeletal Slaves. Casts Shadow Bolts and Conversion Beam.
IconSmall Skeleton Skeletal Slave Skeleton. Group of six non-elites.
IconSmall BoneGiant Wrathbone Laborer Bone giant. Solo pulls. Casts Shovelled! on melee and Blinding Dirt on ranged
IconSmall Undead Female Deathwhisper Shadowcaster Cultist. In four-pulls with a torturer and two ghouls. Shadow Bolt and Seed of Corruption
IconSmall IceTroll Male Deathwhisper Torturer Cultist. In four-pulls with a shadowcaster and two ghouls. Curse of Agony and Black Brand: +50% incoming shadow damage for 10 sec
IconSmall NorthrendGhoul Hungering Ghoul Ghoul. In four-pulls with a shadowcaster and a torturer. Devour Flesh: ~2k health/5% stamina transferred to ghoul for 15 sec
IconSmall FrostVrykul Male Ymirjar Skycaller Ymirjar. Mounted astride Iceborn Proto-Drakes until aggro. Glacial Strike: 15% damage/3 sec until fully healed. Summons a Whirlwinding Frostblade
IconSmall ProtoBlue Iceborn Proto-Drake Proto-dragon. Ridden by a skycaller until aggro. Frost Breath.
IconSmall Geist Geist Ambusher Geist. Four or five ambush the rescued slaves along the path between the forgemaster and Krick with Leaping Face Smash
IconSmall Gargoyle Stonespine Gargoyle Gargoyle. Cannot be attacked until they drag and drop slaves of the other faction.
IconSmall PlagueEruptor Plagueborn Horror Plague eruptor. Solo pulls near Krick/Ick. Toxic Waste patches, Pustulant Flesh debuffs and a kamikaze Blight Bomb near death
IconSmall Vargul Ymirjar Flamebearer Ymirjar. Summoned by the deathbringer after Krick. Fireball, Tactical Blink (Shadowstep) and Hellfire
IconSmall FrostVrykul Female Ymirjar Deathbringer Vrykul. Summons two flamebearrers and a wrathbringer after Krick. Empowered Shadowbolt: hitting two for the price of one
IconSmall Vargul Ymirjar Wrathbringer Ymirjar. Summoned by the deathbringer after Krick. Blight: Disease. 2k damage per 3 sec for 15; if not cleansed, bounces to another player
IconSmall BoneGiant Fallen Warrior Skeletal warrior. After the first two big pulls, groups of two are in the gauntlet. Demoralizing Shout. Shield Block. Arcing Slice (Sunder Armor)
IconSmall SkeletalMage Wrathbone Coldwraith Skeletal mage. In big pulls before the gauntlet with the fallen warriors. Frostbolt. Freezing Circle.
IconSmall Skeleton Wrathbone Skeleton Skeleton. In the gauntlet. Two weak elites summoned every 30 seconds or so running toward the entrance.
IconSmall RevenantIce Disturbed Glacial Revenant Revenant. Heroic mode only. Halfway through the gauntlet. Avalanche

Loot[]

Normal mode
Boss Item Slot Type
Forgemaster Garfrost Inv belt 65 [Flayer's Black Belt] Waist Leather agility DPS
Inv mace 83 [Garfrost's Two-Ton Hammer] Mace (2H) Strength DPS
Inv boots cloth 26 [Ice-Steeped Sandals] Feet Cloth intellect
Inv helmet 157 [Polished Mirror Helm] Head Mail intellect
Inv jewelry ring 39 [Ring of Carnelian and Bone] Finger Agility DPS
Inv staff 82 [Unspeakable Secret] Staff Spell power
Krick and Ick Inv belt 70 [Bent Gold Belt] Waist Plate strength DPS
Inv pants mail 33 [Black Dragonskin Breeches] Legs Mail intellect
Inv weapon shortblade 80 [Krick's Beetle Stabber] Dagger Agility DPS
Inv jewelry ring 42 [Purloined Wedding Ring] Ring Strength DPS
Inv belt 69 [Scabrous Zombie Leather Belt] Waist Mail agility
Inv bracer 32a [Wristguards of Subterranean Moss] Wrist Cloth intellect
Scourgelord Tyrannus Inv misc cape 18 [Cloak of the Fallen Cardinal] Back Intellect
Inv bracer 31 [Gondria's Spectral Bracer] Wrist Mail agility DPS
Inv helmet 157 [Horns of the Spurned Val'kyr] Head Mail agility DPS
Inv jewelry necklace 04 [Painfully Sharp Choker] Neck Strength DPS
Inv chest cloth 79 [Palebone Robes] Chest Cloth intellect
Inv shield 55 [Protector of Frigid Souls] Shield Intellect
Inv weapon rifle 13 [Rimebane Rifle] Gun Agility DPS
Inv pants cloth 01 [Rimewoven Silks] Legs Cloth intellect
Inv chest plate23 [Scourgelord's Frigid Chestplate] Chest Plate strength tank
Inv pants leather 30a [Shaggy Wyrmleather Leggings] Legs Leather agility DPS
Inv chest mail 12 [Shroud of Rime] Chest Mail intellect
Inv helmet 130 [Skeleton Lord's Cranium] Head Plate strength DPS
Trash mobs Inv wand 1h stratholme d 01 [Coffin Nail] Wand Intellect
Inv shoulder 118 [Mantle of Tattered Feathers] Shoulder Cloth intellect
Inv gauntlets 94 [Plated Grips of Korth'azz] Hands Plate strength DPS
Inv belt 70 [Titanium Links of Lore] Waist Plate strength tank
Heroic mode
Boss Item Slot Type
Forgemaster Garfrost Inv jewelry necklace 22 [Barbed Ymirheim Choker] Neck Agility DPS
Inv pants plate 34 [Legguards of the Frosty Depths] Legs Plate intellect
Inv bracer 49 [Malykriss Vambraces] Wrist Plate strength DPS
Inv shoulder 121 [Shoulderplates of Frozen Blood] Shoulder Plate strength tank
Inv shoulder 120 [Spurned Val'kyr Shoulderguards] Shoulder Mail agility DPS
Inv weapon shortblade 100 [Surgeon's Needle] Dagger Spell power
Krick and Ick Inv chest cloth 79 [Ancient Polar Bear Hide] Chest Cloth DPS
Inv pants mail 33 [Blackened Ghoul Skin Leggings] Legs Mail intellect
Inv belt 67 [Braid of Salt and Fire] Waist Cloth intellect
Inv bracer 23a [Chewed Leather Wristguards] Wrist Leather agility DPS
Inv weapon crossbow 30 [Felglacier Bolter] Crossbow Agility DPS
Inv misc bone 10 [Ick's Rotting Thumb] Trinket Dodge
Scourgelord Tyrannus Inv jewelry ring 12 [Band of Stained Souls] Finger Agility DPS
Inv belt 69 [Belt of Rotted Fingernails] Waist Mail agility DPS
Inv staff 81 [Engraved Gargoyle Femur] Staff Spell power
Inv pants leather 30a [Fleshwerk Leggings] Legs Leather agility DPS
Inv chest plate23 [Frost Wyrm Ribcage] Chest Plate strength DPS
Inv chest plate23 [Icebound Bronze Cuirass] Chest Plate strength tank
Inv boots chain 11 [Mudslide Boots] Feet Mail intellect
Inv datacrystal09 [Nevermelting Ice Crystal] Trinket Intellect
Inv boots cloth 26 [Prelate's Snowshoes] Feet Cloth intellect
Inv weapon shortblade 86 [Rimefang's Claw] Sword (1H) Strength tank
Inv gauntlets 94 [Rusty Frozen Fingerguards] Hands Plate intellect
Inv axe 96 [Tyrannical Beheader] Axe (2H) Strength DPS
Trash drops Inv bracer 22c [Ghostly Wristwraps] Wrist Leather intellect
Inv weapon hand 04 [Seven-Fingered Claws] Fist weapon Agility DPS
Inv weapon shortblade 61 [Unsharpened Ice Razor] Dagger Agility DPS

Achievements[]

Geography[]

Heroic at Level 85[]

As with the Forge of Souls, all trash mobs are soloable by most classes for those farming for Inv qiraj hiltornate [Battered Hilt] or gold (about half will drop in excess of one gold). While the first two bosses are in out-of-the-way locations and easily skippable, both must be defeated to open the gauntlet cave leading to the Scourgelord. Some classes should be able to solo them.

Videos[]

Trivia[]

For a brief time, between the introduction of Battle for Azeroth's Patch 8.0.1, the pit saw a number of weird bugs. The issues were fixed with the July 24th Hotfix, but a list containing many of the observed bugs can be found here.

Patch changes[]

External links[]

Pit of Saron Icecrown DK scenario
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