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Apocalypse is the artifact used by unholy death knights in World of Warcraft: Legion.

Source[]

This item is a quest reward from N Death knight [10-45] The Dark Riders.

Description[]

Artifact reveal[]

Vampiric demons known as nathrezim forged this ancient sword, which brings with it violence, plagues, and death. Apocalypse soon earned a horrific reputation in the hands of a Tirisgarde mage who couldn't control its destructive energies. In time the sword was seized by the malevolent Dark Riders: servants of Medivh, the corrupted Guardian of Tirisfal. They hid the blade in the catacombs under his home, the tower of Karazhan.[1]

In-game description[]

An ancient blade crafted by the Nathrezim which spreads plague, death and violence in its wake, Apocalypse is a powerful tool of destruction. The blade was wielded by the Tirisgarde before it fell into the hands of the Dark Riders. Now the only way to find it is to hunt down the riders to their secret lair.[2]

Artifact lore[]

Main article: Libram of the Dead

Most stories about the Burning Legion speak of countless demons stampeding over worlds, but the cunning nathrezim know that brute force is not only way to conquer an enemy. One lie can break an alliance. One drop of poison can cripple a giant. One disease can reduce a great city to a graveyard. The nathrezim blade called Apocalypse has accomplished all of these things. It holds the power to spread plagues, incite wars, and turn ally against ally. In the right hands, this weapon has singlehandedly brought entire civilizations crashing down before the Legion's army ever began their invasion.

History[]

Apocalypse has been forged and reforged by countless nathrezim over their centuries in the Burning Legion. Every time the blade changed hands, its new owner would infuse it with additional plagues and maledictions and hone it further into a weapon of unspeakable evil and innumerable crimes. Eventually, it fell into the hands of Kathra'natir during the Legion's invasion of Navane. The cunning dreadlord infiltrated Navane's united forces, manipulating them into turning against each other and letting Apocalypse's dark magic to inflame their hatreds of each other until, in a single bloody night, Navane's armies slaughtered each other.

Thousands of years ago, reckless wizards in Dalaran inadvertently tore holes in the fabric of reality. Kathra'natir entered Azeroth through one such hole, and quickly set about repeating his work in Navane among the mages of Dalaran, creating magical plagues to sweep through the city. This time, though, he was found out by Alodi, the Guardian of Tirisfal, who defeated and banished the dreadlord. Apocalypse remained left behind, however. Alodi recognized the blade's dark nature, and the terrible influence it attempted to assert over him, and wished it destroyed. The rest of the Council of Tirisfal, however, chose to instead lock it away in their vault.

Millennia later, when the Guardian Aegwynn found herself losing the battle against the Legion, the Council began to unearth many of their long-sealed relics to aid in the fight. Apocalypse was given to a mage named Laith Sha'ol, and it quickly poisoned his mind, driving him to terrible deeds. In Laith's hands, Apocalypse left a wake of death, famine, and pestilence across the realms. Aegwynn eventually learned of Laith's actions and confronted him. When he unleashed the sword's power against her, she used a spell to break its hold over him. Suddenly overcome with the horrors he had wrought under its influence, he dropped the sword and fled. When Aegwynn proved unable to destroy the blade, she sealed it away in the Badlands.

Years later, Laith's son, Ariden, ran afoul of Aegwynn's son, the Guardian Medivh. Medivh cursed Ariden and his companions to act as his servants, compelling them to seek out powerful artifacts and bring them to Karazhan. Owing to his father's history, Ariden felt especially drawn toward one artifact in particular: Apocalypse. After he unearthed it, he continued to wield it as he and his Dark Riders continued to hunt relics and artifacts over the years.

During the third invasion of the Burning Legion, the Deathlord of the Ebon Blade sought to wield Apocalypse against the Burning Legion. They tracked it to the catacombs beneath Karazhan, where they confronted Ariden himself. Upon Ariden's defeat, his father's spirit appeared and told him the curse was lifted. Ariden died, and the Deathlord turned the accursed blade against its creators. Once the Burning Legion had been defeated, they expended Apocalypse's power to purge the corruption from the Sword of Sargeras. What became of the sword afterwards is unknown.

Artifact traits[]

Apocalypse interface

Base[]

Ability Ranks Linked powers
Artifactability unholydeathknight deathsembrace [Apocalypse] 1 Feast of Souls
Spell shadow raisedead [Armies of the Damned] 1 Plaguebearer; Scourge the Unbeliever
Spell shadow deathcoil [Deadliest Coil] 4 Gravitational Pull; Unholy Endurance
Warrior talent icon furyintheblood [Deadly Durability] 4 Double Doom; Gravitational Pull; Plaguebearer
Spell deathknight unholypresence [Double Doom] 1 Deadly Durability
Achievement boss festergutrotface [Eternal Agony] 4 Feast of Souls; Scourge the Unbeliever; The Darkest Crusade
Ability warlock improvedsoulleech [Feast of Souls] 1 Apocalypse; Eternal Agony; Rotten Touch
Inv sword 2h artifactsoulrend d 02 [Fleshsearer] 1 None
Ability deathknight icygrip [Gravitational Pull] 1 Deadliest Coil; Deadly Durability
Ability creature disease 02 [Plaguebearer] 4 Armies of the Damned; Deadly Durability; Rotten Touch
Spell shadow deathanddecay [Portal to the Underworld] 1 Runic Tattoos; The Darkest Crusade
Spell shadow unholystrength [Rotten Touch] 4 Feast of Souls; Plaguebearer; Runic Tattoos
Ability bossfelmagnaron rune [Runic Tattoos] 4 Portal to the Underworld; Rotten Touch; Scourge of Worlds
Artifactability unholydeathknight flagellation [Scourge of Worlds] 1 Runic Tatoos; The Darkest Crusade
Spell deathknight plaguestrike [Scourge the Unbeliever] 4 Armies of the Damned; Eternal Agony; Unholy Endurance
Spell deathknight vendetta [The Darkest Crusade] 4 Eternal Agony; Portal to the Underworld; Scourge of Worlds
Spell deathknight explode ghoul [The Shambler] 1 Unholy Endurance
Inv legendary shield [Unholy Endurance] 4 Deadliest Coil; Scourge the Unbeliever; The Shambler

Empowered[]

Ability Ranks
Misc legionfall deathknight [Cunning of the Ebon Blade] 1
Spell yorsahj bloodboil purpleoil [Lash of Shadows] 4
Artifactability unholydeathknight deathsembrace [Death's Harbinger] 1
Spell deathknight thrash ghoul [Black Claws] 1
Temp [Concordance of the Legionfall] 50

Appearances[]

Inv sword 2h artifactsoulrend d 01 Classic

Achievement: Achievement arena 5v5 1 [Fighting with Style: Classic]

Apocalypse
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Apocalypse3
Apocalypse4
This is the default appearance Recover one of the Pillars of Creation Recover Inv jewelcrafting taladitecrystal [Light's Heart]
N [10-45] Light's Charge
Complete the first major Campaign effort with your order
N Death knight [10-45] A Personal Request

Inv sword 2h artifactsoulrend d 04 Upgraded: Unholy War

Achievement: Achievement arena 5v5 1 [Fighting with Style: Upgraded]

Unholy War
Unholy War2
Unholy War3
Unholy War4
Complete the death knight Order Campaign
Achievement bg killxenemies generalsroom [Forged for Battle]
Unlock every artifact trait
Ability skyreach empower [Power Realized]
Research the full history of the artifact
Inv artifact tome01 [Part of History]
Obtain eight rare archeological finds
Trade archaeology [This Side Up]

Inv sword 2h artifactsoulrend d 03 Valorous: Herald of Pestilence

Achievement: Achievement arena 5v5 1 [Fighting with Style: Valorous]

Herald of Pestilence
Herald of Pestilence2
Herald of Pestilence3
Herald of Pestilence4
Complete the Balance of Power questline
Achievement dungeon utgardepinnacle 25man [Improving on History]
Kill eight world bosses
Inv misc stormdragonpurple [Unleashed Monstrosities]
Complete a Mythic Mode Dungeon using a level 15 keystone
Achievement challengemode platinum [Keystone Master]
Earn the achievement Inv helm plate legionquest100 b 01 [Glory of the Legion Hero]

Inv sword 2h artifactsoulrend d 02 War-torn: Faminebearer

Achievement: Alliance Achievement arena 5v5 6 [Fighting with Style: War-torn]/Horde Achievement arena 5v5 6 [Fighting with Style: War-torn]

Faminebearer
Faminebearer2
Faminebearer3
Faminebearer4
Participate in Player vs. Player combat and reach Achievement legionpvptier2 [Honor Level 10] Reach Achievement legionpvp2tier2 [Honor Level 30] Reach Achievement legionpvp2tier4 [Honor Level 50] Reach Achievement legionpvp3tier3 [Honor Level 80]

Inv sword 2h artifactsoulrend d 06 Challenging: Death's Deliverance

Achievement: Inv icon heirloomtoken weapon01 [Fighting with Style: Challenging]

Death's Deliverance
Death's Deliverance2
Death's Deliverance3
Death's Deliverance4
Complete the Imp Mother Challenge questline Defeat Heroic Kiljaeden after unlocking a Challenge artifact appearance Win 10 rated battlegrounds after unlocking a Challenge artifact appearance Defeat all Legion dungeon bosses after unlocking a challenge artifact appearance

Inv sword 2h artifactsoulrend d 05 Hidden: Bone Reaper

Achievement: Achievement arena 5v5 7 [Fighting with Style: Hidden]

Bone Reaper
Bone Reaper2
Bone Reaper3
Bone Reaper4
Acquire Inv sword 2h artifactsoulrend d 05 [The Bonereaper's Hook] Complete 30 Legion dungeons after unlocking a Hidden artifact appearance Complete 200 World Quests after unlocking a Hidden artifact appearance Kill 1,000 enemy players after unlocking a Hidden artifact appearance

Notes[]

Videos[]

Patch changes[]

References[]

 
  1. ^ Blizzard Entertainment 2015-10-23. Legion: Death Knight Artifact Reveal. Retrieved on 2015-11-08.
  2. ^ N Death knight [10-45] A Pact of Necessity

External links[]

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