Changes: Violet Hold (instance)

The Violet Hold
VH
	File:Violet Hold Load Screen.jpg; The Violet Hold loading graphic
Location	Dalaran
End boss	Cyanigosa
Advised level	75-77
Player limit	5
Key	[The Violet Hold Key]
Bosses
	First 2 Random Bosses
Erekem; Ichoron; Lavanthor; Moragg; Xevozz; Zuramat the Obliterator	(lore); (lore); (lore); (lore); (lore); (lore)
	Final Boss
Cyanigosa	(lore)

Revision as of 19:11, 16 June 2009

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The Violet Hold is a prison complex located in Dalaran. It is the third instance to be located within the bounds of a capital city (after the Stormwind Stockade and Orgrimmar's Ragefire Chasm). The quest [75] Discretion is Key, obtained from Rhonin at level 75, grants you [The Violet Hold Key] which is required to unlock the door to the instance. You can enter without the key so long as someone opens the door for you. The quest itself does not need to be completed in order to keep the key.

History

Among the ornate spires and enchanted streets of Dalaran, the great Violet Hold stands as a testament to the glory of the city's rulers, the Kirin Tor.

Yet within its mighty walls, a dark truth awaits.

Filled with row upon row of deadly inmates, the hold has long been used to restrain threats to Dalaran. This prison has been diligently watched over by the Kirin Tor, and even the blood elf Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider found himself confined there after forging a desperate alliance with the naga. Although he managed to escape captivity with the help of Lady Vashj, the prison has otherwise enjoyed stability for many years… until now.

In a sudden, violent assault, Malygos has unleashed his blue dragonflight upon Dalaran, hungry to reclaim arcane dominance over Azeroth. Utilizing a massive crack in the Violet Hold's roof, agents of the Dragon Aspect have begun pouring through portals within the prison, testing its integrity and risking the safety of everyone outside its walls.

Overwhelmed by the audacious attack, the Kirin Tor has called upon heroes of the Horde and Alliance for assistance, seeking to put a swift end to the invasion. As brave adventurers rush to aid Dalaran, rumors circulate about the escalating ferocity of the battle.

Violet Hold defenders seeking a brief respite from the ongoing offensive warn that the dungeon's vile inmates have begun escaping from their cells due to Malygos' reckless actions. And that, the guards caution, is only the beginning.

So critical is his quest to destroy Dalaran, Malygos has sent Cyanigosa, one of his most powerful lieutenants, to ensure victory and guarantee that the city is destroyed, along with any who dare defend it.

As the onslaught continues to chip away at the Violet Hold's defenses, only the brave souls protecting the prison stand between the continued existence of Dalaran and the city's utter annihilation.[1]

Walkthrough

As you enter, Kirin Tor prison guards are fending off invaders of the blue dragonflight. Under orders from Malygos, the blue dragonflight are using magical portals to enter the hold in an attempt to enter the city by breaking through the hold's defenses.

As you talk to Lieutenant Sinclari, the guards leave and your group is left on their own to defend the hold. Similar to the Black Morass instance, there will be 18 portals opening one after another. These portals spawn either a portal guardian which continuously spawns non-elite adds from the portal or a squad of elite dragonkin who do not spawn adds. Killing the guardian or the squad closes the portal. You must keep the spawns off the door, so that they don't break through. On the 6th and 12th portal, an unattackable dragonkin will spawn and open up one of the magically sealed prison cells, each containing a different boss. After you defeat the boss, you will get a small break to catch your breath before the event continues.

On the 18th portal, you will fight Cyanigosa, the blue dragon in charge of the assault on the prison.

On Heroic, it awards approximately 1300 reputation.

Upon Death, one must fight through all waves, including the bosses, again. However, in Heroic mode, bosses that have already been defeated are replaced by mobs that are the same but differently named, and provide only 250 Reputation and no loot. In Regular, bosses which have to be fought again will drop loot normally. If only a single player or two dies without a wipe, they may simply enter the instance again as a ghost and speak with Sinclari outside the doors of the prison; she'll teleport the player inside the doors.

Note: if you are having trouble downing the mobs, there are 5 switches located on the walls around the room. Activating one of these switches will disable the switch and damage all the mobs that are up.

Dungeon Denizens

Bosses

You will encounter three bosses in this dungeon, the first two being randomly selected out of this list of bosses:

File:IconSmall Arakkoa Small.gif Erekem - Captured arakkoa
File:IconSmall FloatingEye Small.gif Moragg - Captured floating eye
File:IconSmall RevenantWater Small.gif Ichoron - Captured water revenant
File:IconSmall Ethereal Small.gif Xevozz - Captured ethereal
File:IconSmall CoreHound Small.gif Lavanthor - Captured core hound
File:IconSmall VoidLord Small.gif Zuramat the Obliterator - Captured void lord

Finally, you will always face File:IconSmall DragonBlue Small.gif Cyanigosa as the 3rd boss.

Quests

[77D] Containment

Achievements

Defenseless

Defeat Cyanigosa while the door's shield is still at 100% and no switches in the room have been used during her encounter.

A Void Dance

Defeat Zuramat the Obliterator without killing any Void Sentries.

Dehydration

Defeat Ichoron on Heroic difficulty without allowing any Ichor Globules to merge (i.e. without allowing any of her elemental adds to reach her).

Lockdown!

Defeat all of the random bosses on Heroic difficulty.

Videos

All Heroic Bosses - Paladin Tanking Perspective

[How to] Heroic: Violet Hold.
More guides here]

External links

MMO Champion Wrath beta dungeons

World of Strats Violet Hold instance guide

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 * {{achievement|Dehydration}}
 :Defeat [[Ichoron]] on Heroic difficulty without allowing any Ichor Globules to merge (i.e. without allowing any of her elemental adds to reach her).
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+:Defeat all of the random bosses on Heroic difficulty.
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