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This article is about the Skywall 5-player instance. For the Blade's Edge Mountains subzone formerly named Vortex Pinnacle, see Vortex Summit.
The Vortex Pinnacle
VP, Sky5
Vortex Pinnacle loading screen
Vortex Pinnacle loading graphic
Location Skywall (Uldum) [77, 84]VZ-UldumBlip
Race(s) Air elemental Air elemental
IconSmall Djinn Djinn
IconSmall DrakeStorm Storm dragon
End boss IconSmall Djinn Asaad
Instance info
Type Dungeon
Advised level 82-84 (normal)
85 (heroic)
Minimum level 81
Minimum average
item level
272 (normal)
329 (heroic)
Player limit 5
Bosses

Grand Vizier Ertan
Altairus
Asaad

(lore)
(lore)
(lore)

Loot
Skywall
Vortex Pinnacle (5)

Grand Vizier Ertan
Altairus
Asaad

Throne of the Four Winds (10/25)

Conclave of Wind
Al'Akir

The Vortex Pinnacle is the level 82-84 five-man wing in the Skywall complex, accessed at [77, 84]VZ-UldumBlip via the floating spires off the southeastern Uldum coast, introduced in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. Queuing for the Vortex Pinnacle through the Dungeon Finder requires level 82 and an average item level of 272.

Here the armies of Al'Akir reside, and will not take kindly to any intruders in his elemental plane. The air elementals have entered an unholy alliance with the Worldbreaker, Deathwing and now threaten the denizens of Uldum. It is up to the adventurers to stop the elemental incursion to the ancient land, and the task is uneasy as they have to face the most powerful lieutenants of the Windlord.

History[]

Dungeon Journal[]

The Vortex Pinnacle exists within the elemental plane of Skywall. Its elegant structures, crowned with bronze and gold, sit atop platforms bridged by pure air. Yet behind its exterior beauty, the pinnacle harbors Neferset tol'vir, as well as Al'Akir the Windlord's merciless elemental legions. As long as the barrier between Skywall and Azeroth remains open, terror will rain down on Uldum from the skies.

Description[]

At present, however, it is more than a breathtaking spectacle - it is the staging ground of an army. The lieutenants and servants of Al'Akir, the elemental lord of wind, have allied themselves firmly with Deathwing, and they gather in the pinnacle to lay siege to Azeroth. Their incursion into the ancient, vital land of Uldum will be impossible to repel on the ground, so those who would defend their world must do the nearly impossible, and take wing to invade Skywall before it is too late.[1]

After Al'Akir's fall[]

When Typhinius obtained the Fists of the Heavens and returned to the Skywall, he immediately set out to end the air elementals' civil war. A huge battle nearly ripped apart the Vortex Pinnacle.[2]

Geography[]

The Vortex Pinnacle is located at the southeast corner of Uldum.

Map[]

Subregions[]

Cyclone Summit  · Nimbus Rise  · Temple of Asaad

Dungeon denizens[]

TheVortexPinnacle

Encounters[]

Bosses Monsters

Cyclone Summit

Nimbus Rise

Temple of Asaad

Loot[]

Boss Item Type
Normal Heroic
Grand Vizier Ertan Inv jewelry necklace 18 [Red Sky Pendant] Inv jewelry necklace 18 [Red Sky Pendant] DPS strength necklace
Inv belt robe dungeonrobe c 03 [Stratosphere Belt] Inv belt robe dungeonrobe c 03 [Stratosphere Belt] DPS cloth belt
Inv knife 1h cataclysm c 02 [Biting Wind] Inv knife 1h cataclysm c 02 [Biting Wind] Caster wand
Inv shoulder mail dungeonmail c 03 [Fallen Snow Shoulderguards] Inv shoulder mail dungeonmail c 03 [Fallen Snow Shoulderguards] Caster mail shoulders
Inv helmet plate dungeonplate c 03 [Headcover of Fog] Inv helmet plate dungeonplate c 03 [Headcover of Fog] Tank plate helmet
Inv misc gem pearl 13 [Grand Vizier Ertan's Heart] Inv misc gem pearl 13 [Grand Vizier Ertan's Heart] Quest item
Altairus Inv misc necklacea4 [Amulet of Tender Breath] Inv misc necklacea4 [Amulet of Tender Breath] Spirit necklace
Inv shoulder 152 [Mantle of Bestilled Winds] Inv shoulder 152 [Mantle of Bestilled Winds] Spirit leather shoulders
Inv belt mail dungeonmail c 03 [Hail-Strung Belt] Inv belt mail dungeonmail c 03 [Hail-Strung Belt] Agility belt
Inv axe 1h cataclysm c 01 [Axe of the Eclipse] Inv axe 1h cataclysm c 01 [Axe of the Eclipse] Strength one-hand axe
Inv misc kingsring2 [Skyshard Ring] Inv misc kingsring2 [Skyshard Ring] DPS strength ring
Inv misc stormdragonpale [Reins of the Drake of the North Wind] Inv misc stormdragonpale [Reins of the Drake of the North Wind] Mount
Asaad Inv misc cape cataclysm tank c 01 [Billowing Cape] Inv misc cape cataclysm tank c 01 [Billowing Cape] Tank cloak
Inv misc cape cataclysm healer c 01 [Shadow of Perfect Bliss] Inv misc cape cataclysm healer c 01 [Shadow of Perfect Bliss] DPS caster ring
Inv pants robe dungeonrobe c 03 [Leggings of Iridescent Clouds] Inv pants robe dungeonrobe c 03 [Leggings of Iridescent Clouds] Spirit cloth leggings
Inv firearm 2h rifle cataclysm c 01 [Lightningflash] Inv firearm 2h rifle cataclysm c 01 [Lightningflash] Gun
Inv firearm 2h rifle cataclysm c 01 [Thundercall] Inv firearm 2h rifle cataclysm c 01 [Thundercall] Gun
Inv gauntlets 125 [Gloves of Haze] Inv gauntlets 125 [Gloves of Haze] Agility leather gloves
Inv pants plate dungeonplate c 03 [Legguards of Winnowing Wind] Inv pants plate dungeonplate c 03 [Legguards of Winnowing Wind] DPS plate leggings
Inv helmet plate dungeonplate c 03 [Lunar Halo] Inv helmet plate dungeonplate c 03 [Lunar Halo] Caster plate helmet
Inv misc stonering2 [Ring of Frozen Rain] Inv misc stonering2 [Ring of Frozen Rain] Spirit ring
Spell nature stormreach [Heart of Thunder] Spell nature stormreach [Heart of Thunder] Health trinket
Inv chaos orb [Chaos Orb] Trade goods

Quests[]

Achievements[]

Notes[]

  • To pass from platform to platform, players have to jump onto Tornados.[3] This is achieved by clicking on the tornado (with the 'enter vehicle' icon visible) rather than by jumping off the platform and aiming for it.
  • Formerly, when a player fell (or leaped) off the edge of platforms in this instance they were swept up in the winds and flung back onto the platform unharmed, however after a hotfix they are now teleported to the instance entrance instead. Previously they were also rendered inactive after the fall for some time.
  • Vortex Pinnacle is one of the most remote dungeons in the game. Not only is it tucked in the absolute bottom corner of the world, but the dungeon is up in the clouds, off the coast, and barely visible from the rest of the zone.

Gallery[]

Videos[]

Patch changes[]

References[]

External links[]

Vortex Pinnacle Uldum Entrance Shaman scenario Uldum assault
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