Baradin Hold

Baradin Hold
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Baradin Hold loading graphic
Location	Tol Barad [47.7, 53.0]
Race(s)	Arcane golem Pit Lord Void terror Shivarra
End boss	Alizabal
Instance info
Type	Raid
Advised level	85
Player limit	10/25
Bosses Argaloth Occu'thar Alizabal (lore) (lore) (lore) Loot
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Baradin Hold is the main fortress of Tol Barad, located at the island's center. Whoever controls the Hold - by taking and holding the three major fortifications around it - controls Tol Barad, and gains access to the raid instance located in the dungeon beneath the hold. The path leading to the instance line can be found at ^{[46, 48]}

, on the outside of the hold's western wall next to the meeting stone.

History

Following the Second War, the ruined fortress of Baradin Hold on the remote island of Tol Barad was converted into a prison for some of the most dangerous forces on Azeroth. Yet with the devastation wrought by the Cataclysm, the prison's integrity has been compromised. Now as the Horde and Alliance vie for supremacy on the island, the liberation of its forgotten horrors may be at hand.

Battle between the Alliance and Horde rages throughout the surrounding environment, but the inside of Baradin Hold stands silent - and rightly so. Among some of the most deadly entities on Azeroth - those too dangerous to chain above ground or exile from the island - are locked inside the hold, only accessible to those who claim control of Tol Barad.

Geography

Map as of Patch 4.3.0

Encounters and Loot

Baradin Hold

Encounters	Loot
Hallways  Disciple of Hate
East  Argaloth	Tier 11 PvE gear Season 9 (Vicious Gladiator) PvP gear
West  Occu'thar  Eye of Occu'thar	Tier 12 PvE gear Season 10 (Ruthless Gladiator) PvP gear
North  Alizabal	Tier 13 PvE gear Season 11 (Cataclysmic Gladiator) PvP gear

Achievements

• [Baradin Hold Guild Run]
• [Pit Lord Argaloth]
• [Occu'thar]
• [Alizabal]

Notes

• The hallways were guarded by Demon Containment Units, until they were destroyed by Occu'thar. Then Eyes of Occu'thar roamed the halls in two packs, until they were replaced by Disciples of Hate who serve Alizabal.
• The instance has been designed to allow for future bosses, something they learned to do before hand from the changes they did over time to the Wintergrasp Fortress, so that the dungeon doesn't seem to magically stretch over time.

Gallery

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  Map as of Patch 4.0.3a

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  Map as of Patch 4.2.0

Patches

• Patch 4.3.2 (2012-01-31): Eyes replaced by Disciples of Hate.
  
• Patch 4.3.0 (2011-11-29): Alizabal added.
  
• Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Occu'thar added. Demon Containment Units replaced by roaming Eyes of Occu'thar.
  
• Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead