Scholomance

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For the pre-Mists of Pandaria instance and associated lore, see Scholomance (original). For the achievement, see [Scholomance].

Scholomance

Scholo

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Location

Caer Darrow, Western Plaguelands

Race(s)

Cultist

Scourge

End boss

Darkmaster Gandling

Instance info

Type

Dungeon

Minimum level

33 (90 Heroic)

Player limit

5

Bosses

The Scholomance (SKOH-loh-mance), a vile academy for prospective necromancers of the Scourge, is located in the ruins of the palatial House of Barov, on a rise overlooking the abandoned city of Caer Darrow. Scholomance will receive a heroic mode along with a content redesign in a manner similar to Deadmines or Shadowfang Keep in the expansion, Mists of Pandaria. The layout of the dungeon will also change to be less confusing, similar to how the Sunken Temple was done. Five bosses await adventurers there.

Background

The Scholomance was founded by the rogue wizard Kel'Thuzad nearly ten years ago. His Cult of the Damned renovated the ancient crypts beneath Caer Darrow (an old Arathorian fortress) and turned them into a school for necromancy. The Cult used this place to train its mortal agents and prepare to unleash the Plague of Undeath upon Lordaeron. It has been brewing with young talented wizards and adepts all this time. No one in Lordaeron knew. Originally, the Barov family (of Alterac) owned the land and gave it to the Cult in exchange for the Lich King's blessing of immortality. Now the Barovs remain as undead monsters. One of Kel'Thuzad's mightiest agents, the Ravenian, also lived within the recesses of the school — ever ready to devour those students who showed any sign of weakness. The lich Ras Frostwhisper ruled over the site guarding it for the Scourge, until he was destroyed. The mortal necromancer, Darkmaster Gandling, serves as headmaster of the school, succeeding Araj the Summoner who was headmaster after Kel'thuzad.

Cataclysm

This section concerns content exclusive to Cataclysm.

With the death of the Lich King and many of its leaders, including those once found in Scholomance, the Scourge became weakened. With no leadership, Darkmaster Gandling used his ability to control the undead and began to unofficially take control of the Scourge forces using them to keep control of Scholomance, the last holdout west of Thondroril,^[1] and attempt to take control of Andorhal. When Gandling failed to take Andorhal, he retreated back into Scholomance to bide his time.

Wow-Dungeons

From Blizzard's Official World Dungeons site:

The Scholomance is housed within a series of crypts that lie beneath the ruined keep of Caer Darrow. Once owned by the noble Barov family, Caer Darrow fell into ruin following the Second War. As the wizard Kel'thuzad enlisted followers for his Cult of the Damned, he would often promise immortality in exchange for serving the Lich King. The Barov family fell to Kel'thuzad's charismatic influence and donated the keep and its crypts to the Scourge. The cultists then killed the Barovs and turned the ancient crypts into a school for necromancy known as the Scholomance. Though Kel'thuzad no longer resides in the crypts, devoted cultists and instructors still remain. The powerful lich, Ras Frostwhisper, rules over the site and guards it in the Scourge's name — while the mortal necromancer, Darkmaster Gandling, serves as the school's insidious headmaster.

Dungeon Journal

Individuals seeking to master the powers of undeath know well of Scholomance, the infamous school of necromancy located in the dark and foreboding crypts beneath Caer Darrow. In recent years, several of the instructors have changed, but the institution remains under the control of Darkmaster Gandling, a particularly sadistic and insidious practitioner of necromantic magic.

Geography

The Reliquary
Chamber of Summoning
The Upper Study
Headmaster's Study

Quests

[43D] The Four Tomes
[43D] An End to the Suffering

Dungeon denizens

Bosses	Monsters	NPCs
The Balcony	Risen Guard
Reliquary Instructor Chillheart Instructor Chillheart's Phylactery	Risen Guard Scholomance Acolyte Scholomance Neophyte
Jandice's Room Jandice Barov	Candlestick Mage Brittle Skeleton Reanimated Corpse
Chamber of Summoning Rattlegore	Boneweaver Woven Boneguard
Lilian's Room Lilian Voss	Flesh Horror Krastinovian Carver Meat Graft Doctor Theolen Krastinov (Rare)
Viewing Room	Professor Slate Bored Student
Headmaster's Study Darkmaster Gandling	Expired Test Subject	Fresh Test Subject

Loot

Boss	Item		Type
Boss	Normal	Heroic	Type
Instructor Chillheart	[Anarchist's Pendant]	[Anarchist's Pendant]	Intellect/hit Neck
	[Breastplate of Wracking Souls]	[Breastplate of Wracking Souls]	Strength/parry Plate chest
	[Gravetouch Greatsword]	[Gravetouch Greatsword]	Strength/hit Two-hand sword
	[Icewrath Belt]	[Icewrath Belt]	Agility/crit Leather waist
	[Shadow Puppet Bracers]	[Shadow Puppet Bracers]	Intellect/spirit Mail wrist
Jandice Barov	[Barovian Ritual Hood]	[Barovian Ritual Hood]	Intellect/hit Cloth head
	[Ghostwoven Legguards]	[Ghostwoven Legguards]	Agility/crit Leather legs
	[Metanoia Shield]	[Metanoia Shield]	Intellect/spirit Shield
	[Phantasmal Drape]	[Phantasmal Drape]	Strength/hit Back
	[Wraithplate Treads]	[Wraithplate Treads]	Strength/parry Plate feet
Rattlegore	[Bone Golem Boots]	[Bone Golem Boots]	Agility/hit Mail feet
	[Deadwalker Bracers]	[Deadwalker Bracers]	Intellect/hit Cloth wrist
	[Goresoaked Headreaper]	[Goresoaked Headreaper]	Strength/crit Two-hand axe
	[Necromantic Wand]	[Necromantic Wand]	Intellect/crit Wand
	[Rattling Gloves]	[Rattling Gloves]	Intellect/spirit Leather hands
Lilian Voss	[Dark Blaze Gauntlets]	[Dark Blaze Gauntlets]	Strength/crit Plate hands
	[Leggings of Unleashed Anguish]	[Leggings of Unleashed Anguish]	Intellect/crit Cloth legs
	[Necklace of the Dark Blaze]	[Necklace of the Dark Blaze]	Strength/dodge Neck
	[Shivbreaker Vest]	[Shivbreaker Vest]	Intellect/spirit Mail chest
	[Soulburner Crown]	[Soulburner Crown]	Agility/hit Leather head
Darkmaster Gandling		[Headmaster's Will]	Intellect/hit Staff
	[Gloves of Explosive Pain]	[Gloves of Explosive Pain]	Intellect/spirit Mail hands
	[Incineration Belt]	[Incineration Belt]	Intellect/hit Cloth waist
	[Lessons of the Darkmaster]	[Lessons of the Darkmaster]	Strength/expertise Trinket
	[Price of Progress]	[Price of Progress]	Intellect/mana Trinket
	[Searing Words]	[Searing Words]	Agility/crit Trinket
	[Shoulderguards of Painful Lessons]	[Shoulderguards of Painful Lessons]	Intellect/spirit Plate shoulder
	[Tombstone Gauntlets]	[Tombstone Gauntlets]	Agility/hit Leather hands
	[Vigorsteel Spaulders]	[Vigorsteel Spaulders]	Strength/hit Plate shoulder