World of Warcraft Screenshots

No politics or yelling. Just actual screenshots and GIF's taken from the wonderful World of Warcraft game by Blizzard along with a bit of lore for those who may be interested. They may not be the most photo-realistic but the stories and world are unequaled.  Most are from my computer as I play.

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Sunwell Plateau - A World of Warcraft raid for 25 level 70 players

Part 5 - The final battle with Kil’Jaeden is worthy of the toughest boss in the game for 2 years, Featuring 9 million hit points and 5 different unique phases his abilities range from mirror spheres that reflect back spells to meteors that do 10,000 damage to players.

He is essentially unkillable and only the ultimate sacrifice of Anveena, the living embodiment of the sunwell itself will allow the players to achieve victory.

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Sunwell Plateau - a World of Warcraft raid for 25 level 70 players

Part 4 -The Witches Sanctum features the Eredar Twins. Two female Pit Demons who fight in tandem with shadow and fire abilities, when one is killed, her essence merges with the remaining one to become even stronger.

Beyond the sanctum lies the final gate and Kil’Jaeden himself

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Sunwell Plateau - a World of Warcraft raid for 25 level 70 players

Part 3 - Once past the plateau, players enter the Den of Iniquity and then into the Dead Scar.  Featuring Brutallus, the Pit Lord who has had his hands removed and replaced with blades. He kills the blue dragon Madrigosa just as the players reach him.

Featuring 7 million hit points, a stomp that can remove the tank’s armor and metero strikes, he is a most difficult fight.

If Brutalis can be killed, his blood will reanimate the recently killed Madrigosa into an undead dragon with over 6 million hit points which must then be killed as well!

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Sunwell Plateau - a World of Warcraft raid for 25 level 70 players

Part 2 -the Plaza and Plateau. Guarded by Kalecgos the blue dragon, the fight takes place in two separate dimensions at the same time. Kalecgos is fighting Sathrovarr the Corrupter and players must fight both simultaneously in order to prevail.

Featuring different abilities in the shadowworld, the two bosses put up quite a difficult fight to start the raid.

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Sunwell Plateau - a World of Warcraft raid for 25 level 70 players

Part 1 - The sunwell is the source of the Elves power, The Lich King conquered the elven city of Quel’Danis and took over control of the sunwell. He is using its power to ressurect Kil'jaeden

Featuring 4 major bosses before players even reach the first gate, this was the ultimate raid for the Burning Crusade expansion and is still a fun one today.

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Naxxramas - a World of Warcraft raid for 25 level 80 players

Part 6 - The lair of Kel’Thuzad. Once players have battled through all the quarters in Naxx, they face the final challenge; the Lieutenant of the Lich King, Kel’Thuzad himself.

Players must first go through Sapphiron, the animated bones of a Frost Dragon. Once they reach Kel’Thuzad they will find him a most difficult fight, Protected behind an invincible shield, Crypt Lords are sent by the Lich King as reinforcements while he summons unstoppable abominations and casts Frost Blast which deals 26% damage every second for 4 seconds - you do the math!

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Naxxramas - a World of Warcraft raid for 25 level 80 players

Part 5 -The Construct Quarter. The area of Naxx where new monstrosities are created and given life. Expect to find the strangest things dreamed up here.

The boss Patchwerk is aptly named, being formed from the remains of previous experiments. He features 13 million hit points and can go bezerk and attack with a frenzy.

And deeper into the quarter waits Thaddius, with over 30 million hit points and adds that must be killed within 5 seconds of each other or they regenerate back to full health.

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Naxxramas - a World of Warcraft raid for 25 level 80 players

Part 4- The Military Quarter. Seemingly a simplistic area, it is in reality a very difficult one as this is the area where the bosses are trained.

Instructor Razuvious is the chief trainer and he has over 10 million hit points. His training allows him to hit so hard he will instantly kill the tank, the only way to fight him is to mind-control his students and use them as sacrificial targets while the group whittles him down.

Beyond Razuvious lie the Four Horsemen, the four most powerful Death Knights under Kal’Thuzad who attack as a coordinated unit.

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Naxxramas - a World of Warcraft raid for 25 level 80 players

Part 3- Plague Quarter. His heart frozen solid by Kel’Thuzad, the Death Knight Noth the Plaguebringer presides over his section of Naxx. Inventing newer and ever more powerful plagues.

With over 8 million hit points, the ability to plague and curse all the members in the party and teleport himself away from the tank to attack the healers, this is a terrible fight.

And deeper into the quarter, beyond Notth lies Loatheb the fungal monster.

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Naxxramas - a World of Warcraft raid for 25 level 80 players

Part 2 -The Arachnid Quarter is a spider/insect themed area where they feed on each other and grow ever larger and more hungry.

The first main boss is Anub’Rekhan, a crypt-lord with over 6 ,illion hit points. He can summon corpse scarabs from anything dead (monsters AND players) in the battlefield as well as locust swarms.

And deeper into the quarter, lies in wait the queen spider Maexxna

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Naxxramas - a World of Warcraft raid for 25 level 80 players

Part 1 - Originally a 40-man raid! Naxx was retuned for the Lich King expansion and reworked to fit into the storyline. Floating above the landscape in Dragonblight it was an ominious presence.

It is a colossal raid featuring 19 major bosses and 4 wings that get progressively harder. Players whoi felt great defeating the bosses in the Arachnid Quarter were quite surprised at the stinging defeat quickly handed to them in the Construct Quarter.

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Halls of Lightning - a World of Warcraft dungeon for 5 level 80 players.

Part 3 -Loken is the final boss in the halls. He features a Pulsing Shockwave that deals increasing damage the further a player is away from him and a Lightning Nova that deals increasing damage the closer a player is to him. Forcing players to be light on their feet!

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Halls of Lightning - a World of Warcraft dungeon for 5 level 80 players.

Part 2 - General Bjarngrim is the first boss.He is a pure warrior with different stances he can select during the battle including iron-form and whirlwind.

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Halls of Lightning - a World of Warcraft dungeon for 5 level 80 players.

Part 1 - When the Titans left, they entrusted the city of Ulduar and jail for Yogg-Saron to Loken. Corrupted by the Old God, Loken uses the Halls of Lightning to create Vrykul warriors made of animated iron.

Featuring 4 unique bosses including Loken himself, the Halls of Lightning are part of the run up to the main Ulduar raid.

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Heart of Fear - A World of Warcraft raid for 25 level 90 players

Part 3 - Battling your way through hordes of defenders the group finally faces off against the Grand Empress herself.

Empowered by the Sha within her, she is capable of encasing players in magical shells that reflect any attacks back on the player. In Phase 2 she retreats to recharge her powers while summoning 2 mini-bosses to fight. In phase 3 she can take over players and force them to fight on her side or show players their own death, causing them to lose the will to fight. Its a tough battle!

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Heart of Fear - A World of Warcraft raid for 25 level 90 players

Part 2 -Forcing your way through to the Empress requires that the team battle through the training rooms with the elite fighters as well as the experimental rooms where dread testing has resulted in horrendous nightmares.

The bosses start relatively straightforward with guards and other palace royals, but soon gives way to the strange and bizarre creatures.

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Heart of Fear - A World of Warcraft raid for 25 level 90 players

Part 1 - The Mantid are an insect race ruled by a queen bee. The queen has been corrupted by the Sha of Fear (The physical manifestation of fear itself.) The Klaxxi have asked for help in destroying their empress so a new one can be born.

Featuring 6 major bosses including the sha-empowered empress herself, this is a major raid down into the bowels of the Mantid throne.