Shadowmoon Valley
 Shadowmoon Valley | |
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| Level 67-70 | |
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| Hand of Gul'dan | |
| Capital |  Black Temple |
| Races |   Night elf
 Netherwing dragonflight |
| Rulers |  Elder Sage Akama |
| Major settlements |  Shadowmoon Village
Dragonmaw Fortress |
| Affiliation | Sha'tar |
| Location | Southeastern Outland |
Shadowmoon Valley is found in southeastern Outland, east of Terokkar Forest. It is the location of the Black Temple (where Illidan Stormrage resides), and also houses a dwarven settlement named after (and led by) Kurdran Wildhammer, as well as the prison where Illidan's former jailor, Maiev Shadowsong, is held captive. It is one of the darkest, bleakest and most fel-affected regions in the Warcraft-universe. The sky is always black and ghastly yellow, lightened up by the never-ceasing rain of infernals.
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History
In addition to being the location of Illidan's Black Temple, the region gave name to Ner'zhul's Shadowmoon Clan, who once had their holdings there. Prior to destruction of Draenor, the north shore of the region was known as the Skeletal Coast.
Worldofwarcraft.com says the following about the Shadowmoon Valley:
- This valley is a grim spectacle of demonic magic run amok. Day and night, molten fel energy erupts from the land and lights the sky with bilious green flame. To the east lies the Black Temple, Illidan Stormrage's seat of power. With the Dark Portal reopened, Illidan and his allies struggle to hold off Legion reinforcements and keep all other Outland portals closed.
Geography
Shadowmoon Valley is a barren wasteland of rock and ash, with little vegetation. The Hand of Gul'dan volcano dominates the center, from which green lava erupts.
The Alliance and Horde each have a settlement here, as do the Aldor and Scryers.
The valley contains one raid instance (the Black Temple) and several elite areas.
Maps and subregions
Shadowmoon region prior to the destruction of Draenor.
Shadowmoon region as it may have appeared in Warcraft III.
Dungeons
| Dungeon Name | Level Range | Group Size | Approximate Run Time |
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 Black Temple |
70+ | 25-man | Unknown |
Elite areas
Travel hubs
Adjacent regions
| Zone Name | Faction | Level Range | Direction | Access |
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| Terokkar Forest | 
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62-65 | West | Normal |
Notable characters
- Main article: Shadowmoon Valley NPCs
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Quests
- Main article: Shadowmoon Valley quests
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Resources
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[Fel Iron Ore]
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[Adamantite Ore] (both normal and rich veins[1][2])
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[Khorium Ore]
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[Nethercite Ore]
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[Eternium Ore] (found when mining the other metals' nodes above, even Nethercite[3])
- Illidari Point (
draenei)
- Eclipse Point ( draenei)
- Coilskar Point ( draenei)
- Warden's Cage (
orc)
- Ruins of Baa'ri ( draenei)
- Dragonmaw Fortress ( orc)
Other
- Felmist →
[Mote of Shadow] - Can only be harvested by Engineers with a 
[Zapthrottle Mote Extractor].
Wild creatures
Notes
- Traditional flying mounts can be purchased at Wildhammer Stronghold for the Alliance and Shadowmoon Village for the Horde. The nether drakes are also purchased here from the Netherwing faction on Netherwing Ledge. Other places to purchase a flying mount include Blackwind Landing in Terokkar Forest from the Sha'tari Skyguard faction or Cenarion Refuge in Zangarmarsh from the Cenarion Expedition faction.
- The map of Shadowmoon Valley is the only Outland-map in World of Warcraft which doesn't show any stars in the Twisting Nether. It's most likely just a slip overlooked by the game developers.
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