Wrath of the Lich King

The Violet Hold is a level 75-77 instance located inside Dalaran. It is similar to Stormwind Stockades in the sense that it is a prison complex and located in a major city. It is also similar to The Black Morass as it is a timed event consisting of 18 portals where bosses are encountered after the 6th, 12th and 18th portal.

Culling is the 'selection' (removal and killing) of surplus animals from an animal population.

The Culling of Stratholme is a level 80 Caverns of Time instance where you must prevent the Infinite Dragonflight from altering history. You will meet up with Arthas and assist him in burning down the city and killing all its citizens and eventually find and battle Mal'Ganis. You will begin killing waves of Undead, after the first 5 waves Meathook will appear and after 5 more Salramm the Fleshcrafter will appear. On your way to the final boss, Mal'Ganis, you will have to fight the third boss, Chrono-Lord Epoch.

Drak'Tharon Keep is a level 74-76 dungeon located in south western Zul'Drak. It is full of Undead Drakkari Trolls and a few Humanoid mobs that can be Crowd Controlled. There are raptors, lizards and bezerkers as well. It's home of 4 bosses: Trollgore, Novos the Summoner, King Dred and The Prophet of Tharon'ja.

Utgarde Pinnacle is the second of the three winged Utgarde Keep located in the center of the Howling Fjord. It's a 5-man level 80 dungeon (requires level 75) It's home of Svala Sorrowgrave, Gortok Palehoof, Skadi the Ruthless and King Ymiron. There is nothing particularly difficult about this instance except perhaps Skadi may present a challenge to new players.

Azjol-Nerub is a level 72-74 instance in Wrath of the Lich King located in western Dragonblight. It's accessed via Star's Rest (Alliance) and Agmar's Hammer (Horde). It's entrance is located underground near Kilix the Unraveler who is also an important quest NPC. AN has 3 bosses (Krik'Thir the Gatewatcher, Hadronox and Anub'Arak) which are protected mostly by level 72-73 Undead Spiders.

The Nexus is a level 71-73 instance in Wrath of the Lich King, Borean Tundra. It is found north of Coldarra flight path. There are 4 bosses in The Nexus, Grand Magus Telestra (left), Anomalus (deep in the instance), Ormorok the Tree-Shaper (right), and Keristrasza (at the entrance).

Utgarde keep is the first instance in Wrath of the Lich King, it's recommended for levels 70-72 and can be found in the Howling Fjord. Utgarde Keep is home of level 70-71 Vrykul Humanoids and has 3 bosses. The follow up to this instance is Utgarde Pinnacle at level 80.

Quests

There is one quest for each faction that leads to Utgarde, neither of them are part of a chain and can be shared before killing the final boss Ingvar the Plunderer.

Most prognosticators suggest World of Warcraft's second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King (WotLK), will be released somewhere between late October and late December of 2008. With the expansion looming, many WoW gamers have felt a bit of gaming fatigue with their favorite pastime. This article gives those who may be feeling a bit down on the game in this late stage of the expansion cycle a few ideas on how best to prepare for the launch of WotLK.

New Warlock Talents

Here is a preview of the new Warlock talents coming in Wrath of the Lich King. Of course, they are all preliminary and subject to change. The information is from the World Wide Invitation and we will keep it updated as Blizzard releases more information.

Affliction

New Warrior Talents

Here is a preview of the new Warrior talents coming in Wrath of the Lich King. Of course, they are all preliminary and subject to change. The information is from the World Wide Invitation and we will keep it updated as Blizzard releases more information.

Arms