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{{Battlegroup|US|Shadowburn}}
  
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| faction = Combat
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=== Lightninghoof (RP-PvP) CST ===
  
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| name = Vanessa VanCleef
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Welcome to the RP-PVP server, Lightninghoof.
  
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| image = Vanessa VanCleef.jpg
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| title = Defias Kingpin
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| gender = Female
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| race = Human
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| creature = Humanoid
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| level =
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| type = Elite
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| health = 4,149,700
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| money =
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| aggro = {{Aggro|-1|-1}}
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| location = [[Deadmines]]
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| instance = Deadmines
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}}
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{{for|character biography|Vanessa VanCleef}}
   
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'''Vanessa VanCleef''' is a bonus boss in the [[Deadmines]], available only on Heroic difficulty.
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== General History: ==
  
   
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As a young girl, Vanessa witnessed the gruesome death of her father and former Defias Brotherhood leader, Edwin VanCleef. She has since taken up his mantle of leadership, plotting to exact vengeance on Stormwind from the dark corridors of the Defias' stronghold in the Deadmines. <ref>[[Encounter Journal]]</ref>
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Lightninghoof launched in the fall of 2005, about two weeks after the 'big three' RP-PvP realms arrived on the scene in September. LH was not one of the three original RP-PvP servers (Maelstrom and Emerald Dream were the originals, both with morning launches, followed by Twisting Nether later in the day), nor was it the last (both Ravenholdt and The Venture Co. have both come since), making Lightninghoof something of a 'middle child.'
 
   
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==Abilities==
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LH launched a few days after the first three RP-PvP servers, thus decreasing the number of disruptive individuals rolling alts to harrass RP-PvPers, at least for a little while. Blizzard's mistake in launching the first RP-PvP servers (and what ultimately doomed all of them with the exception of TVC and RH to having virtually zero RP) was that the servers debuted with no 'regular' PvP servers as escorts. A single 'normal' PvP server might have helped to bleed off a few of the large number of 'reroll no matter what server type this is' players who inevitably flooded Maelstrom, Emerald Dream and Twisting Nether, and eventually -- after a substantial delay -- Lightninghoof.
  
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* {{abilities|Backslash|Step through the shadows and slice the back of the enemy, dealing Physical damage over 10 sec.
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|id=92619|image=ability_rogue_shadowstep}}
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* {{abilities|Deadly Blades|Vanessa rapidly leaps from target to target, inflicting powerful wounds.
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|id=92622|image=inv_weapon_shortblade_03}}
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* {{abilities|Deflection|When activated, increases parry chance by 100%, reduces the chance ranged attacks will hit you by 100% and grants a 100% chance to deflect spells. Lasts 10 sec.
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|id=92614|image=ability_whirlwind}}
   
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==Strategy==
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SWINGLINE...He Approaches...
  
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The encounter begins with a gauntlet consisting of three nightmare sequences including all previous bosses except Cookie. Every one of these shade bosses stacks a debuff on the tank increasing physical damage taken by 1000 per stack. First the players must release themselves from custody using the four steam pressure vents before they are lowered into the lava. After that the first nightmare sequence starts. The room will be filled with fire and the icicles falling from the ceiling (similiar to the ones from the Hodir encounter) will fall. The nightmare will shift when the players kill the shade of Glubtok.
   
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The second sequence involves Helix Gearbreaker and a large amount of spider mobs. Keep in the corner at the door and nuke down Helix. The third sequence requires the players to avoid the spinning spark walls and kill Foe Reaper 5000. There are safe spots in between the rotating spark barriers. The fourth sequences requires saving the Harrington family members by killing three worgen attacking each of them and finally James Harrington himself, who is strangling his wife. The healer should heal his wife to prevent her from being strangled. After that sequence the nightmare elixir will lose its grip upon the players.
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== From a PvP View: ==
  
   
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Rest and pull Vanessa to continue the fight. During the fight, melee and caster adds will spawn inside the hut and aid Vanessa. When she will reach 50% health she will flee and detonate the explosives on the ship. Players must escape using the ropes that appear on the far side of boat (opposite where you entered). The ropes swing you back on deck and the fight against Vanessa resumes. This repeats at 25%.
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The early days of Lightninghoof consisted of the rush to achieve the vaunted level 60. The horde progression was led by the guild Enshadowed, who were entering Blackwing Lair before most players even dinged level 60. Enshadowed emerged as a major player in Battleground PvP, also being far more advanced gear wise did not hurt. They produced names which became common speak amongst the Alliance battleground brethren, such as Dukie, Kishra and Orcules.
 
   
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At 1% health she commits suicide.
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Alliance progression was initially stagnated by the guild Imperial, led by the semi-famous priest 'Tavia.' Imperial would be one of the first guilds into MC (joined in short order by Fury, Awakening and a few others), but quickly collapsed under the dictatorial rule of Tavia. This arguably set Alliance progression back by at least a month, although Awakening would be quick to pick up the fallen torch, soon leading all progression on the server.
  
   
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==Loot==
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Early rank pushes were made. Sakaslan from the Thirteenth was the first horde to achieve rank 14, a warrior. He was followed by Dukie. Alliance side, the infamous Skarzor banded his Juggernaut PvP train together, and with the help of his guild, took the ride to rank 14. Kappah was soon to follow, with Nimmrod rounding out the Juggernaut trio of rank 14's. At any given time, one could view the top 20 ranked alliance PvPers and see a slew of Juggernaut members populating the front page.
  
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{{lootbox|
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|Armbands of Exiled Architects
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|Book of the Well Sung Song
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|Bracers of Some Consequence
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|Cowl of Rebellion
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|Daughter's Hands
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|Guildmaster's Greaves
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|Record of the Brotherhood's End
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|Shackles of the Betrayed
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|Stonemason's Helm
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|VanCleef's Boots
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==Quotes==
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Around the same time, the Horde balance of power started to shift, to a guild aptly named Atrayne. This was truly a train of sorts, as it proved with the countless high ranks of PvPers it churned out weekly. The names became legends in the PvP circuits: Tohknee, Babethe, Tinrah, Fellhorn, Zoticx, Grimmer, Kook, Leticia, and so on. With many alliance guilds focusing on gearing up to compete, the competition was not present in the late stages of Atryane's lifespan on Lightninghoof. As a result, the guild transferred, in search of more competition. Unfortunately, those that stayed were often out-matched by gear, by members of Awakening, such as Faefnir, Thut, and Miniplush. However, these three were perhaps, the greatest duelists on the Alliance side during this period, having defeated the warrior Cendre, an embarrassing number of times each.
 
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;Phase 1 Intro
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<poem>{{text|bossemote|You hear a noise from above the cabin door!}}
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{{text|say|I've been waiting a long time for this, you know.}}
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{{text|say|Biding my time, building my forces, studying the minds of my enemies.}}
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{{text|say|I was never very good at hand-to-hand combat, you know. Not like my father.}}
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{{text|say|But I always excelled at poisons.}}
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{{text|say|Especially venoms that affect the mind.}}
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{{text|bossemote|Vanessa injects you with the Nightmare Elixir!}}</poem>
   
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;Phase 1 nightmares--Trapped
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To battle the Horde powerhouse known as Atrayne, a couple of alliance teams arose. One, was a Fury team spearheaded by the pushes of Ozzie, Evryth, and eventually Drik. Behind the flag running of Ayya, Fury was able to come close to matching Atrayne step for step in Warsong.
  
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{{text|bossemote|Activate the steam valves to free yourself!}}
   
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;Glubtok's Nightmare
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The other team was a melting pot of PvPers. Known as "The Crew", this team was lead by Ayashi, and ended up producing its fair share of rank 14's. Guild tag had no meaning, as at anytime, numerous guilds would be represented in this crew. The Crew pushed, as Ayashi dinged 14 first, followed by Cupcakes, and then Sy and Avalanche in the final week together achieving 14.
  
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<poem>{{text|bossemote|The Nightmare Elixir takes hold!}}
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{{text|say|Poor Glubtok. When his powers manifested, his own ogre mound was the first to burn.}}
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{{text|say|Deep within his soul, the one thing he feared most of all was...himself.}}
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{{text|bossemote|You have entered Glubtok's Nightmare!}}</poem>
   
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;Helix's Nightmare
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== RP and Server Climate: ==
  
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<poem>{{text|bossemote|The nightmare shifts!}}
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{{text|say|Most rogues prefer to cloak themselves in the shadows, but not Helix.}}
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{{text|say|You never know what skitters in the darkness.}}
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{{text|bossemote|You have entered Helix's Nightmare!}}</poem>
   
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;Mechanical Nightmare
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While the roleplaying on Lightinghoof could initially have been descirbed as 'diehard,' l337 kiddies and the like soon began to take their toll. Many of the dedicated RP guilds either disbanded or fled the server, giving rise to the RP rennaisance of Ravenholdt six months later. However, much RP has sprung up as of late, and the community is slowing growing.
  
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<poem>{{text|bossemote|The nightmare shifts!}}
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{{text|say|Can you imagine the life of a machine?}}
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{{text|say|A simple spark can mean the difference between life...and death.}}
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{{text|bossemote|You have entered the mechanical nightmare!}}</poem>
   
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;Ripsnarl's Nightmare
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RP purists should shy away from Lightninghoof. There is a small but active RP community on the server, particularly hordeside, but this can be somewhat difficult to locate. Brill has previously been the RP center of Lightninghoof, but has fallen from grace as of late. It is now often filled with "Undesirable RPers" who.. Need work.
  
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<poem>{{text|bossemote|The nightmare shifts!}}
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{{text|say|Ripsnarl wasn't always a bloodthirsty savage. Once, he even had a family.}}
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{{text|say|He was called James Harrington. A tragedy in three parts.}}
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{{text|bossemote|You have entered Ripsnarl's nightmare!}}
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{{text|bossemote|Save Emme Harrington!}}
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{{text|bossemote|Save Erik Harrington!}}
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{{text|bossemote|Save Calissa Harrington!}}
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{{text|say|Calissa Harrington|James...please...I love you...}}
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{{text|say|James Harrington|Calissa...I am so sorry...}}
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{{text|bossemote|The Nightmare Elixir wears off!}}</poem>
   
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;Phase 2 (Aggro)
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A few notable Horde RP guilds include: The Band of the Honest Fox, Dark Sun Cabal, Symphony of Agony, Lycans of Lightninghoof, Crusaders of Brill and many others, although many players RP without being in a RP guild. Many of these guilds are trying to rebuild Lightninghoof's RP reputation. They have had some success with organizing many RP events such as RP raids upon cities, player-created events, and the like. Many RPers are regulars, and there are almost always a few ongoing plots that people can jump in to.
  
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{{text|yell|I will not share my father's fate! Your tale ends here!}}
   
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;Adds
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The most current way to find RPers is through the OOC RP channel "WeRP", which is large on the Alliance side, and still noteworthy on the Horde side.
  
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{{text|yell|Did you really think I would come to this fight alone!?}}
   
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;Detonating explosives (50%, 25%)
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== Trade ==
  
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<poem>{{text|yell|Fools! This entire ship is rigged with explosives! Enjoy your fiery deaths!}}
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Famous throughout the Horde side of Lightninghoof is the player Fold. Known as "The King of Cows", Fold is famous for almost always being in trade chat, and the emote /milk <player>. Among the Horde, Fold is a legendary figure. Also notable for spamming trade with nonsensical remarks is Darnas, who is can be very mean at times but all in all is a nice guy.
  
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{{text|yell|You didn't honestly think I would only plant ONE set of explosives, did you?}}
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== PvE Progression: ==
  
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{{text|bossemote|Vanessa has detonated charges on the ship! Get to the ropes at the side of the boat!}}</poem>
   
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;Killing a Player
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PvE progression on Lightninghoof has improved dramatically in past years, but the server as a whole is not intensely competitive. They do tend to lag behind top US servers in terms of progression speed, but the top guilds on the server on both Horde and Alliance sides are composed of dedicated, competent players that push progression and can successfully down content. The only two guilds that were top 100 (by traditional rankings such as WoWJutsu or WowProgress) were Awakening and Enshadowed, both of which no longer exist. Still, the server maintains a very strong core of skilled players spread over multiple organizations. It is a fact that Alliance progression has always been ahead of Horde progression, though there have always been several strong Horde guilds.
  
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{{text|yell|The first of many!}}
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*{{text|emote|Laughs.}}
   
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;Defeated
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The earlier days (though perhaps not the earliest) of PvE progression were dominated by two guilds - Awakening [A] and Enshadowed [H]. Theirs is a rich and colorful history, culminating during the lead up to Ahn'qiraj, where they battled over a half a year to see who would claim the distinction of opening the gates. Enshadowed [H] began with a clear advantage, challenging the Lord of Blackwing Lair, Nefarion, while Awakening [A] was still cutting their teeth on Onyxia. But Awakening soon began to gain ground. The turning point of this saga was when Enshadowed decided to step out of Blackrock to gain the Onyxia buff, as well as the blessing from the trolls of Stranglethorn, before attempting to defeat Nefarion once again. Awakening issued a call to arms to all of the Alliance, summoning them to the black mountain to impede the return of Enshadowed. The turn out was massive enough to crash the local server, and Enshadowed lost their last chance at Nefarion for the week. Awakening took advantage of this critical mistake and entered Blackwing Lair that week with all the hopes of the Alliance resting on their shoulders. Having previously only battled the first two bosses, Awakening pulled off a minor miracle, when they managed to clear all of Blackwing, just a few minutes before the four hour mark struck, and their window of opportunity would have expired. Upon the very last attempt to defeat Lord Nefarion, the guild managed to go beyond the dreaded second phase. When the third wave struck, very few remained, and it was thanks to the heroics of the paladin, Thut, and Miniplush, the warlock, that the third wave was cleared. That night, Awakening defeated Nefarion for the first time on the server, and there was much rejoicing.
  
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<poem>{{text|yell|ENOUGH! I will not give you the pleasure.}}
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{{text|yell|If I'm going to die, I'm taking you all with me!}}
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{{text|yell|MY FATE IS MY OWN!}}</poem>
   
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== Videos ==
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Ultimately, the competition was settled when Awakening's Guildmaster, the gnome warlock, Porom, opened the gates of Ahn'qiraj and became the Scarab Lord. Awakening dominated PvE progression from that point forward. Enshadowed, defeated and disheartened, was fragmented, and many of their core members moved on to new challenges in other servers. The most dominant horde guilds of this time were Eminent Reign, Reason, Sublime, and Grievous, with Eminent Reign, Reason, and Grievous eventually going under and Sublime and Fine Young Cannibals leading the pack. A year and a half later, a guild called Cadia [A] transferred to Lightninghoof from Darkspear. Cadia was further along than Awakening was in Naxxramas and maintained that pace through the end of WoW Classic. Neither guild cleared Naxxramas before the start of the Burning Crusade.
  
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<youtube>7Z4J8QwZ8HA</youtube>
   
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==Patch changes==
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Burning Crusade progression was initially dominated by Awakening and Cadia on Alliance side and Fine Young Cannibals and Sublime on Horde. Awakening experienced internal issues in early 2007 and Cadia began to lead server progression by a wide margin. Awakening splintered and ultimately went under in July 2007. Reckoning [A] was the primary guild to emerge from Awakening's ashes and established itself quickly, but was not in competition with Cadia. As of late 2007, Cadia had accomplished server-first clears of Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep. Horde side saw Sublime and FYC enjoying success in those instances as well. In January 2008, Cadia had the server-first kill of Illidan Stormage and subsequently cleared Black Temple at a time where less than 2% of guilds had managed this, which helped to put Lightninghoof back on the map for Burning Crusade progression. They were followed by Reckoning [A], Sublime [H], Fine Young Cannibals [H], and Praetorian [H].
  
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*{{Patch 4.2.0|note=Vanessa VanCleef (Heroic difficulty) now has a sweet, sweet voice to accompany her dialog.}}
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*{{Patched|date=2011-01-03|bluenote=[[Divine Shield]] prevents all damage from the Sparks in the Mechanical Nightmare.|link=http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/1232869}}
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*{{Patch 4.0.6|note=Vanessa now kills causes a barrel to explode rather than burning the boat in the last phase of her encounter. Ropes removed in the last phase.}}
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*{{patch 4.0.3a|note=Added}}
   
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== External links ==
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Several months before the Black Temple clear, Cadia had undergone a reorganization and a change of leadership, as did Sublime. When Sunwell Plateau was released, Cadia had internal issues and was surpassed in the new content by Reckoning, which had server-first kills on all Sunwell Plateau content. They were followed by Cadia [A], Fine Young Cannibals [H], and Sublime [H]. While Reckoning was the only guild on the server to down M'uru before 3.0, they did not clear Sunwell Plateau before the effective end of Burning Crusade with the 3.0 patch, though Reckoning did round out with the server-first clear of Sunwell Plateau two days after patch release. Shortly after, several other guilds on the server quickly cleared Sunwell as well.
  
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{{elinks-NPC|49541|armory=1}}
   
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{{DEFAULTSORT:VanCleef, Vanessa}}
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The current climate of PvE progression on Lightninghoof has been mixed. While the scene is clearly not dominated by a single guild, it is plainly evident that both Cadia and Reckoning are at the forefront of Lightninghoof PvE progression in Wrath of the Lich King. Reckoning, Cadia, and Prestige [A] cleared Obsidian Sanctum 10 and 25 together, with Cadia and Reckoning joining up for the server-first clear of Naxxramas 25 days later, which put Lightninghoof back on the competitive map again for a short time at the start of the expansion. Cadia and Reckoning have been very close since, with Cadia coming out slightly ahead in 25 man content and slightly behind in 10 man content. Cadia scored the server-first kill of Malygos by 1 hour, followed by Reckoning scoring the server-first kill of Obsidian Sanctum 25 2-Drake by 1 day, which Cadia followed two weeks later with the server-first kill of Obsidian Sanctum 25 3-Drake by 1 day. Both Cadia and Reckoning have been closely followed by Sublime [H]. Reckoning scored the server-first clears of Naxxramas 10, Malygos 10, followed closely by Cadia, Sublime, and Praetorian. Reckoning scored the server-first clear of Obsidian Sanctum 10 3-Drake, followed by Sublime a month later. Many other guilds since have cleared it. As time progressed, the goal became achieving Glory of the Raider (both heroic and non-heroic) with the looming patch date of Ulduar. Reckoning achieved it first, followed by Prestige, Sublime and then Fine Young Cannibals. Going into Ulduar, Lightninghoof for once was not months behind in gearing.
 
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[[Category:Bosses]]
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As Ulduar hit, it was apparent that many guilds were ready for the push into Ulduar and ultimately, the hardmode content. Reckoning scored the first Yogg-Saron kill, followed later by Cadia. Sublime managed to kill Yogg-Saron about a month after Ulduar was released. Many other guilds made their way into Ulduar, some new to raiding and some longtime Lightninghoof staples.
 
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[[Category:The Deadmines mobs]]
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Overall PvE progression on Lightninghoof is generally maintained by Moonmaster of Sublime, who has been a patron of a neutral ranking system and is well-known for providing PvE ranking services for several years. He is currently developing a ranking system and it is in a private Beta.
  
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== Rare Craftables and Enchants ==
  
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For a list of crafters for rare craftables and enchants, please visit [[Server:Lightninghoof_US/Rare Crafting|this page]].
  
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== Guilds ==
  
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'''Alliance'''
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Cadia |Rypht |Alliance|Lightninghoof US|Light |Heavy |Heavy |http://www.cadiaguild.com}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Followers Of Puddlefang |Genesia |Alliance|Lightninghoof US|Medium|Medium|Medium |http://www.puddlefang.com}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Nox Oriens |Thorend |Alliance|Lightninghoof US|Light |Heavy |Heavy |http://www.noxoriens.com}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Prestige |Thrrak |Alliance|Lightninghoof US|Light |Medium|Medium |http://www.prestigeguild.org}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Reckoning |Amthua |Alliance|Lightninghoof US|Light |Medium|Heavy |http://www.reckoningwow.com}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Smash Bunny |Xepharious |Alliance|Lightninghoof US|Light |Medium|Heavy |http://smashbunny.guildportal.com/}}
  
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{{Guildtable/footer}}
  
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'''Horde'''
  
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{{Guildtable/header|100}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Amped |Salovard |Horde |Lightninghoof US|N/A |Light |Heavy |http://ampedguild.net}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Bone Brigade |Versil |Horde |Lightninghoof US|N/A |Light |Heavy |http://bone-brigade.com}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Brimstone |Remake |Horde |Lightninghoof US|N/A |Casual|Heavy |http://www.brimstone-guild.net}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Champions of Lordaeron |Mordokk |Horde |Lightninghoof US|Light |Light |Medium|http://www.championsoflordaeron.com/HRMain.html}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Cult of Luukos |Deicide |Horde |Lightninghoof US|Heavy |Heavy |Light|http://www.insanitycity.com/luukos/}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Demonic |Kildem |Horde |Lightninghoof US|N/A |Medium|Heavy |http://www.demonicguild.org}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Eminent Reign |Shield |Horde |Lightninghoof US|N/A |Casual|Yes |http://www.eminentreign.com}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|For The Horde |Aangus |Horde |Lightninghoof US|Light |Medium|Heavy |http://www.fthg.info}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Four Winds |Kosuteh |Horde |Lightninghoof US|Heavy |Casual |Casual |http://four.windshome.org/forum/index.php}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Fine Young Cannibals |Tumult |Horde |Lightninghoof US|Light |Medium|Heavy |http://fyc.dkpsystem.com/news.php/}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Noçturnal |Logaholic |Horde |Lightninghoof US|N/A |Light|Heavy |http://www.nocturnal09.wowstead.com}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|How We Roll |Nectavius |Horde |Lightninghoof US|N/A |Medium|Medium|http://www.howweroll.net}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Kalimdorian Patrol |Tarekan |Horde |Lightninghoof US|Heavy|Heavy|Medium|N/A}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|The Raiders |Vallcore |Horde |Lightninghoof US|N/A |Medium|Heavy |http://raiders.darkstargamers.com/phpnuke/}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Ravens Fury |Tyrantis |Horde |Lightninghoof US|N/A |Medium|Heavy |http://www.rfury.com/}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Reason |Noshame |Horde |Lightninghoof US|N/A |Medium|Heavy |http://www.reasonwow.com/}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Red Band |Xiutin |Horde |Lightninghoof US|Medium|Light |Heavy |N/A}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Redoubt |Iresaint |Horde |Lightninghoof US|Light |Medium|Heavy |http://www.rd.clantournament.net}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Reprieve |Themistocles |Horde |Lightninghoof US|N/A |N/A |Heavy |http://www.reprieveguild.com/}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Blackguard |Soale |Horde |Lightninghoof US|Casual|Medium|Medium |http://www.blackguardoutlaw.com/}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Cult of Nerox |Direbear |Horde |Lightninghoof US|Heavy |Light|Medium|http://www.clangroups.com/Guild}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Sin'dorei |Malpeg |Horde |Lightninghoof US|Light |Medium|Heavy|http://www.sindoreiguild.net}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|The Shrouded Blade |N/A |Horde |Lightninghoof US|NA |N/A |N/A |N/A}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Skorned |N/A |Horde |Lightninghoof US|NA |N/A |N/A |N/A}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Sublime |Rhowan |Horde |Lightninghoof US|N/A |Casual|Heavy |http://www.rhowansmom.com}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Tainted Love |Peasea |Horde |Lightninghoof US|N/A |Medium|Heavy |http://www.taintedloveguild.com}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Tempest |Tigereye |Horde |Lightninghoof US|Light |Medium|Heavy |http://tempest-guilds.org}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Tombstone |Valtorr |Horde |Lightninghoof US|N/A |Heavy |Heavy |http://www.tombstoneclan.net}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Torn |Castigar |Horde |Lightninghoof US|N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|Overlords Of Kalimdor |Mushagie |Horde |Lightninghoof US|Light |Medium|Medium|http://overlordsofkalimdor.com}}
  
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{{Guildtable/row|House of the Lion |Grotek |Horde |Lightninghoof US|Light |Heavy |Medium|N/A}}
  
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MobVanessa VanCleef
Image of Vanessa VanCleef
Title <Defias Kingpin>
Gender Female
Race Human (Humanoid)
Level Elite
Reaction Alliance Horde
Location Deadmines
For character biography, see Vanessa VanCleef.

Vanessa VanCleef is a bonus boss in the Deadmines, available only on Heroic difficulty.

As a young girl, Vanessa witnessed the gruesome death of her father and former Defias Brotherhood leader, Edwin VanCleef. She has since taken up his mantle of leadership, plotting to exact vengeance on Stormwind from the dark corridors of the Defias' stronghold in the Deadmines. [1]

Abilities

  • Ability rogue shadowstep Backslash — Step through the shadows and slice the back of the enemy, dealing Physical damage over 10 sec.
  • Inv weapon shortblade 03 Deadly Blades — Vanessa rapidly leaps from target to target, inflicting powerful wounds.
  • Ability whirlwind Deflection — When activated, increases parry chance by 100%, reduces the chance ranged attacks will hit you by 100% and grants a 100% chance to deflect spells. Lasts 10 sec.

Strategy

The encounter begins with a gauntlet consisting of three nightmare sequences including all previous bosses except Cookie. Every one of these shade bosses stacks a debuff on the tank increasing physical damage taken by 1000 per stack. First the players must release themselves from custody using the four steam pressure vents before they are lowered into the lava. After that the first nightmare sequence starts. The room will be filled with fire and the icicles falling from the ceiling (similiar to the ones from the Hodir encounter) will fall. The nightmare will shift when the players kill the shade of Glubtok.

The second sequence involves Helix Gearbreaker and a large amount of spider mobs. Keep in the corner at the door and nuke down Helix. The third sequence requires the players to avoid the spinning spark walls and kill Foe Reaper 5000. There are safe spots in between the rotating spark barriers. The fourth sequences requires saving the Harrington family members by killing three worgen attacking each of them and finally James Harrington himself, who is strangling his wife. The healer should heal his wife to prevent her from being strangled. After that sequence the nightmare elixir will lose its grip upon the players.

Rest and pull Vanessa to continue the fight. During the fight, melee and caster adds will spawn inside the hut and aid Vanessa. When she will reach 50% health she will flee and detonate the explosives on the ship. Players must escape using the ropes that appear on the far side of boat (opposite where you entered). The ropes swing you back on deck and the fight against Vanessa resumes. This repeats at 25%.

At 1% health she commits suicide.

Loot

Quotes

Phase 1 Intro

You hear a noise from above the cabin door!
I've been waiting a long time for this, you know.
Biding my time, building my forces, studying the minds of my enemies.
I was never very good at hand-to-hand combat, you know. Not like my father.
But I always excelled at poisons.
Especially venoms that affect the mind.
Vanessa injects you with the Nightmare Elixir!

Phase 1 nightmares--Trapped

Activate the steam valves to free yourself!

Glubtok's Nightmare

The Nightmare Elixir takes hold!
Poor Glubtok. When his powers manifested, his own ogre mound was the first to burn.
Deep within his soul, the one thing he feared most of all was...himself.
You have entered Glubtok's Nightmare!

Helix's Nightmare

The nightmare shifts!
Most rogues prefer to cloak themselves in the shadows, but not Helix.
You never know what skitters in the darkness.
You have entered Helix's Nightmare!

Mechanical Nightmare

The nightmare shifts!
Can you imagine the life of a machine?
A simple spark can mean the difference between life...and death.
You have entered the mechanical nightmare!

Ripsnarl's Nightmare

The nightmare shifts!
Ripsnarl wasn't always a bloodthirsty savage. Once, he even had a family.
He was called James Harrington. A tragedy in three parts.
You have entered Ripsnarl's nightmare!
Save Emme Harrington!
Save Erik Harrington!
Save Calissa Harrington!
Calissa Harrington says: James...please...I love you...
James Harrington says: Calissa...I am so sorry...
The Nightmare Elixir wears off!

Phase 2 (Aggro)

I will not share my father's fate! Your tale ends here!

Adds

Did you really think I would come to this fight alone!?

Detonating explosives (50%, 25%)

Fools! This entire ship is rigged with explosives! Enjoy your fiery deaths!
You didn't honestly think I would only plant ONE set of explosives, did you?
Vanessa has detonated charges on the ship! Get to the ropes at the side of the boat!

Killing a Player

The first of many!

  • Laughs.
Defeated

ENOUGH! I will not give you the pleasure.
If I'm going to die, I'm taking you all with me!
MY FATE IS MY OWN!

Videos

Patch changes

  • Cataclysm Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Vanessa VanCleef (Heroic difficulty) now has a sweet, sweet voice to accompany her dialog.
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  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): Vanessa now kills causes a barrel to explode rather than burning the boat in the last phase of her encounter. Ropes removed in the last phase.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Added

External links

  1. ^ Encounter Journal
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