Arcatraz

The Arcatraz
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Location	Tempest Keep, Netherstorm
Race(s)	Blood elf  Demon  Ethereal  Gnome  Man'ari  Qiraji
End boss	Harbinger Skyriss
Advised level	70
Player limit	5
Key	[Key to the Arcatraz]  [Warpforged Key] (Heroic mode)
Associated faction	Sha'tar
Bosses Zereketh the Unbound Wrath-Scryer Soccothrates Dalliah the Doomsayer Harbinger Skyriss (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) NPCs Warden Mellichar Millhouse Manastorm (lore) (lore) Other Tempest Keep instances The Botanica (5) The Mechanar (5) The Eye (25)

Tempest Keep
The Mechanar (5)
Gatewatcher Gyro-Kill Gatewatcher Iron-Hand Mechano-Lord Capacitus Nethermancer Sepethrea Pathaleon the Calculator
The Botanica (5)
Commander Sarannis High Botanist Freywinn Thorngrin the Tender Laj Warp Splinter
The Arcatraz (5)
Zereketh the Unbound Wrath-Scryer Soccothrates Dalliah the Doomsayer Harbinger Skyriss
The Eye (25)
Al'ar Void Reaver High Astromancer Solarian Kael'thas Sunstrider

The Arcatraz is the third wing of the Tempest Keep instance and is a prison where the Naaru jailed the most terrifying and dangerous creatures they encountered on their journeys. Among the inmates of the Arcatraz are agents of the black dragonflight, demons of the Burning Legion, and even servants of the mighty Old Gods. When Kael'thas and his followers took the Keep, he sent a warden and guards to the Arcatraz. Kael's blood elves, however, were corruptible and the prisoners have begun to break free...

As with the other Tempest Keep instances, every member of the group needs a flying mount (or flying form, if a druid) to reach the instance entrance. If you cannot fly you may be summoned by a Warlock instead; the minimum level to enter the instance is 65. One full run yields about 1800, and one full heroic run yields about 2500 reputation with the Sha'tar.

Background

Main article: Tempest Keep

The mighty Tempest Keep was created by the enigmatic naaru: sentient beings of pure energy and the sworn enemies of the Burning Legion. In addition to serving as a base of operations for the naaru, the structure itself possesses the technology to teleport through alternate dimensions, traveling from one location to another in the blink of an eye.

With Outland serving as the strategic battlefront in the ongoing Burning Crusade, the naaru recently used Tempest Keep to reach the shattered land. However, when the naaru set out from their stronghold, Prince Kael'thas and his blood elves quickly raided the dimensional fortress and assumed control over its satellite structures. Now, guided by some unknown purpose, Kael'thas manipulates the keep's otherworldly technologies, using them to harness the chaotic energies of the Netherstorm itself.

Geography

Maps

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  Stasis Block: Trion

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  Stasis Block: Maximus

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  Containment Core

Dungeon Denizens

The Arcatraz bosses

Encounters

Bosses	Monsters	NPCS
Butcher's Stand	Arcatraz Defender  Arcatraz Warder  Protean Horror  Protean Nightmare
Stasis Block: Trion  Zereketh the Unbound	Arcatraz Sentinel  Death Watcher  Entropic Eye  Negaton Screamer  Negaton Warp-Master  Protean Horror  Protean Spawn  Soul Devourer  Sightless Eye
Stasis Block: Maximus  Dalliah the Doomsayer  Wrath-Scryer Soccothrates	Arcatraz Sentinel  Eredar Deathbringer  Eredar Soul-Eater  Protean Horror  Protean Spawn  Skulking Witch  Spiteful Temptress  Unbound Devastator
Containment Core  Warden Mellichar (summons 3 from below)  Akkiris Lightning-Waker  Blackwing Drakonaar  Blazing Trickster  Phase-Hunter  Sulfuron Magma-Thrower  Twilight Drakonaar  Harbinger Skyriss	Ethereum Life-Binder  Ethereum Slayer  Ethereum Wave-Caster  Gargantuan Abyssal  Sargeron Archer  Sargeron Hellcaller  Unchained Doombringer	Millhouse Manastorm

Loot

Main article: Arcatraz loot

Quests

•  [70D] Unbound Darkness
  •  [70D] Hey There Dalliah
    •  [70D] Maximum Security Breakout
•  [70] Seer Udalo
•  [70D] The Second and Third Fragments
•  [70] Wanted: Arcatraz Sentinels
•  [70] Wanted: The Scroll of Skyriss

Achievements

• [The Arcatraz]
• [Heroic: The Arcatraz]

Notes

The Arcatraz

• Access into the Arcatraz used to be obtained through one of these methods. The door is no longer locked, however, and can be opened by any player.
  • Using a key: This required completing a quest chain that includeded completion of both the Mechanar and the Botanica, and began with a long quest chain called Consortium Crystal Collection from Nether-Stalker Khay'ji in Area 52.
  • Lockpicking by a Rogue with a lockpicking skill of at least 350.
  • A Blacksmith using a  [Cobalt Skeleton Key] to unlock the door. (A  [Titanium Skeleton Key] also worked.)
  • An Engineer using a  [Elemental Seaforium Charge] to blast open the door.
  • Mages could also stand outside the locked doorway and use their Blink spell to "jump" through the locked doorway without the need for the key. NOTE: This may have been fixed in a recent patch. Mages can no longer blink through the door.
• The Arcatraz is probably one of the only areas in the game with man'ari eredar trash mobs.
• In name and function, the Arcatraz is a reference to Alcatraz, the island prison near San Francisco, California.
• See also: Removed Arcatraz quests.

Videos

• All Heroic Arcatraz Bosses All Heroic Boss Fights

Patches and hotfixes

• Patch 4.3.0 (2011-11-29): New quests added.
  
• Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28):  [Warpforged Key] removed.
  
• Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23):  [Key to the Arcatraz] no longer needed.
  
• Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB