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The Temple of Atal'Hakkar

12 December, 2008 - 13:59 — Geert-Jan

Level and attunement

This guide shows all information (Alliance and Horde).
Minimum entrance level: 35
Minimum level to obtain all quests: 48 (50 for the class quest)
Meetingstone level: 45-53
Advised level (most fun): 47-50
Attunement: None.

Story

From Blizzard's Official site:

Over a thousand years ago, the powerful Gurubashi Empire was torn apart by a massive civil war. An influential group of troll priests, known as the Atal'ai, attempted to bring back an ancient blood god named Hakkar the Soulflayer. Though the priests were defeated and ultimately exiled, the great troll empire buckled in upon itself. The exiled priests fled far to the north, into the Swamp of Sorrows. There they erected a great temple to Hakkar - where they could prepare for his arrival into the physical world. The great dragon Aspect, Ysera, learned of the Atal'ai's plans and smashed the temple beneath the marshes. To this day, the temple's drowned ruins are guarded by the green dragons who prevent anyone from getting in or out. However, it is believed that some of the fanatical Atal'ai may have survived Ysera's wrath - and recommitted themselves to the dark service of Hakkar.

Achievements for this dungeon

Sunken Temple
10 points: Defeat Shade of Eranikus.

Quests for this dungeon

[50D] The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Given by Fel'zerul in Swamp of Sorrows, Stonard. Collect 20 Fetishes of Hakkar that drop of most mobs inside the dungeon.
This quest has a pre-requisite quest chain.

Reward items:

[50D] Into The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Given by Brohann Caskbelly in Stormwind City. Gather 10 Atal'ai Tablets that you can find al trough the dungeon.
There is a very long travel pre-requisite quest -chain for this one.

Reward items:

[51D] Into the Depths
Given by Marvon Rivetseek in Tanaris. Find the Altar of Hakkar in the Sunken Temple.
Before you can pickup this one, you need to unlock it.
[51D] Secret of the Circle
Given by Marvon Rivetseek in Tanaris. For this one you need to click on the serpent statues inside the dungeon in a specific order:
  1. South
  2. North
  3. Southwest
  4. Southeast
  5. Northwest
  6. Northeast

After you clicked on the statues in the correct order, a big altar will appear in the water below along with a miniboss guardian. Kill it and then click on the altar to get your reward.
Before you can pickup this one, you need to unlock it (see above).
Reward items:

[52D] Zapper Fuel
Given by Liv Rizzlefix in The Barrens, Ratchet. Collect 5 Atal'ai Hazes from any Deep Lurkers, Murk Worms, or Oozes inside the dungeon.
This quest has 2 pre-requisite quests. The first is [52] Larion and Muigin from Larion in Un'Goro Crater. You have to kill several types of Bloodpetals. Once you turn it in you can get [52] Marvon's Workshop which will sent you to Ratchet.
[53D] Jammal'an the Prophet
Given by Atal'ai Exile in the Hinterlands (33,75). For this one you have to kill Jammal'an and take his head. In order to get to him, you have to clear out his protectors. There are a series of 6 undead trolls (ghosts) on balconies that you must kill first.
Reward items:
[53D] The God Hakkar
Given by Yeh'kinya in Tanaris. Go to the Avatar of Hakkar area in the dungeon (2 on the map). Use your Egg of Hakkar there, this will spawn several waves of mobs you have to kill. Among the mobs are Hakkari Bloodkeepers that drop Hakkari Blood. When all the mobs are down, use the blood on the 4 flames in the room. This will summon the Avatar of Hakkar that you need to complete the quest.
This quest has a quest-chain you have to complete before you can start this one. It's a quest-chain you started for Zul'Farrak if you've been to that dungeon before. After the Zul'Farrak quest [47D] The Prophecy of Mosh'aru, you have to bring the Ancient Egg to Yeh'kinya in Tanaris. And then you get this quest.
Reward items:
[55D] The Essence of Eranikus
Starts by Essence of Eranikus that drops from Eranikus inside the dungeon. Place the Essence in the font in the same room you find Eranikus in..
Reward items:
[52D] Class Quest

For every class there is a class quest inside this dungeon and for everyone there are pre-requisites. I will not describe all quest in detail, but here is a list:

Map

This is the map with important spots of the dungeon. Get full map here.

  

  1. Atal'alarion
  2. Avatar of Hakkar
  3. Ogom the Wretched
  4. Jammal'an the Prophet
  5. Dreamscythe
  6. Weaver
  7. Morphaz
  8. Hazzas
  9. Shade of Eranikus

(E = Entrance)

Bosses, tactics and drops

[49-50E] Atal'alarion
To spawn him you have to activate the statues a floor higher in the right order:
  1. South
  2. North
  3. Southwest
  4. Southeast
  5. Northwest
  6. Northeast

Item drops:

[48-49E] Avatar of Hakkar
Taking down the Avatar of Hakkar is deceptively easy, although the event looks complicated. Someone with the egg or scroll must start the event; then the entire group should huddle up in the corner by one of the Eternal Flames.
There will be an elite Hakkari Bloodkeeper that spawns between each Eternal Flame you put out. Killing that Bloodkeeper will drop Hakkari Blood for someone to loot. Meanwhile non-elite serpents will also spawn and meander around the central circle where the Avatar of Hakkar is waiting to be freed. They will not attack unless aggroed, or the Bloodkeeper is near them when pulled. It's critical to stay in the corners, so you only have to fight the elite mobs, and the occasional serpent that aggros with it. As you put out each flame, run along the walls to the next flame. Periodically an elite dragonspawn will path in, and begin casting something on Hakkar. Pull them over to the group just like the Bloodkeepers, though nothing will assist them.
Your group can take their time like this, putting out each flame and resting/drinking as needed. Once there is only one flame left to put out and you have the last Hakkari Blood, then kill any remaining elites and spawn the Avatar of Hakkar. The serpents beneath him will aggro, but a quick burst of any form of Area Effect damage should quickly kill them. Then all that's left to do is kill the Avatar, who actually looks much deadlier than he is. He will Mind Control someone in the group periodically, but the duration is short, and he really doesn't have much health.
Item drops:
[48-49E] Ogom the Wretched
Ogom assists Jammal'an the Prophet (see below).
Item drops:
[49-50E] Jammal'an the Prophet
After clearing his entire room from every troll dead or alive, you may attack their leader and his undead minion Ogom alone. He is a combination of a priest and shaman, while his undead minion part warlock, part warrior.
During the fight, he yells "join us" and casts a resistible but indelible debuff on the strongest player that is not on the top of the aggro list. This ability does nothing but once it disappears, the player may turn into a muscular Troll berserker with +100% damage bonus. If a healer is afflicted, he will heal Jammal'an and his minion. If you have any form of humanoid crowd control, that would be the right time to use it.
Besides that, it's a simple fight; he will summon a totem called Earthbind Totem. The totem will root anyone near the totem in place for 3 secs. He will melee attack while his minion casts Shadow Bolts or aids Jammal'an with melee. The only problem once he yells: "Hakkar shall live again" he will start to spam Heal on himself until he has no mana left. If a priest is available or you have an affliction warlock, Mana Burn and Drain Mana him. As a shaman, he does not have that much mana.
Since Jammal'an's melee attack is nowhere near as damaging as his minion's Shadow Bolts, it is often a good plan to focus damage on the add first, interrupting Jammal'ans attempts to heal him. Ogom the Wretched does not have much health and can be dispatched quickly, allowing the rest of the fight to focus on Jammal'an and crowd-controlling the debuffed player.
Item drops:
[50E] Dreamscythe
Kill him before you start fighting Eranikus. All dragons inside the dungeon will come and aid Eranikus.
Item drops:
He shares his loot with Hazzas, Morphaz and Weaver. See items below.
[50E] Weaver
Kill him before you start fighting Eranikus. All dragons inside the dungeon will come and aid Eranikus.
Item drops:
He shares his loot with Hazzas, Morphaz and Dreamscythe. See items below.
[50E] Morphaz
Kill him before you start fighting Eranikus. All dragons inside the dungeon will come and aid Eranikus.
Item drops:
He shares his loot with Hazzas, Dreamscythe and Weaver. See items below.
[50E] Hazzas
Kill him before you start fighting Eranikus. All dragons inside the dungeon will come and aid Eranikus.
The following list of loot is shared with Morphaz, Dreamscythe and Weaver.
Item drops:
[50E] Shade of Eranikus
Before you start, make sure you have killed all other dragonkin in the instance before fighting this boss. Otherwise, he will aggro all of them and wipe out your party.
The Shade of Eranikus is a sharp step up in difficulty from the other bosses. Eranikus has a strong melee attack that can make quick work of any non-tank class, so it's imperative that Eranikus be on a tank at all times. This is complicated by Eranikus' ability called Deep Slumber which is a twelve second stun (rather than a sleep effect despite it's name). While it is a magic effect, it also makes the target invulnerable to all spells and abilities. Having two tanks eases this fight tremendously as the off tank can simply taunt Eranikus whenever the main tank has Deep Slumber and hold him until the main tank is back in action. This can get complicated, however, as Eranikus also has a four second AoE stun similar to War Stomp which he uses on a separate timer from Deep Slumber. Eranikus will still attack anyone hit with this War Stomp, but if the off tank is stunned before he can take over during a Deep Slumber, things can turn ugly, and the rest of the group should take whatever measures are necessary to control Eranikus (e.g. Blessing of Protection, Ice Block, etc.) until a tank becomes available. A shaman is also a tremendous asset to this fight when using Grounding Totem. Deep Slumber can and will be intercepted by the totem, and since Deep Slumber is the only non-AoE spell that Eranikus uses, Grounding Totem will effectively "tank" the Deep Slumber for the entirety of the fight, making it a simple Tank and Spank.
The Shade of Eranikus has a knockback attack that can send a player flying. If the maintank runs straight past Eranikus to stand with his back against the back wall, this can be nullified, yet care must be taken that the knockback does not put the player with aggro up on the ledge around the wall. This will put the player out of range of any of Eranikus' attacks, forcing him to enter an auto-evade mode and regenerate health at a huge rate. If a player is knocked up onto the wall, they must drop to the ground immediately or risk having to restart the fight.
Item drops:

Before entering the dungeon

Horde: Quite some things to do before you can enter the dungeon.

  1. You need to go to Witch Doctor Uzer'i in Feralas, Camp Mojache and get the quest [51] The Sunken Temple.
  2. Get [52] Larion and Muigin from Larion in Un'Goro Crater. You have to kill several types of Bloodpetals.
  3. Once you turn it in you can get [52] Marvon's Workshop which will sent you to Ratchet where you get [52D] Zapper Fuel
  4. Get the quest [43] Pool of Tears from Fel'zerul in Stonard.
  5. Go to the water around the temple and get 5 Atal'ai Artifacts.
  6. Turn in te quest and get the followup [44] The Atal'ai Exile that will sent you to Atal'ai Exile in the Hinterlands (33,75) where you have to turn it in. Now get the followup [44] Return to Fel'Zerrul.
  7. Go back to Stonard and turn the quest in. Now you can get the dungeon quest [50D] The Temple of Atal'Hakkar.

Alliance: You have a long preperation before entering the dungeon.

  1. You need to go to Angelas Moonbreeze in Feralas, Feathermoon Stronghold and get the quest [51] The Sunken Temple.
  2. First get [43G] In Search of The Temple from Brohann Caskbelly (69.40) in Stormwind.
  3. Go to the Temple in Swamp of Sorrows end get a quest complete message. Once done go beack to Stormwind.
  4. Turn in the quest and get the followup [43] To the Hinterlands that will send you to Falstad Wildhammer in Aerie Peak.
  5. After you turn it in you get the followup [43] Gryphon Master Talonaxe that can be turned in at the Gryphon master of Aerie Peak.
  6. For the followup [43] Rhapsody Shindigger you have to go to Rhapsody Shindigger (26,48) in the mountains next to Aerie Peak.
  7. Now you have to collect some items for [43] Rhapsody's Kalimdor Kocktail; 3 Roc Gizzard from Tanaris, south from Gadgetzan. 3 Ironfur Livers from Ironfur Bears in Feralas (58,59). 3 Groddoc Liver from Groddoc Apes in the same area.
  8. When you turn this one in, he will drink the kocktail and get drunk. Now you can speak to him and get the quest [43] Rhapsody's Tale, which will sent you to Stormwind where you can get the dungeon quest [50D] Into The Temple of Atal'Hakkar.

All:

  1. Make sure you do the Zul'Farrak dungeon quest [47D] The Prophecy of Mosh'aru, after this you have to bring the Ancient Egg to Yeh'kinya in Tanaris.
  2. Go to Tanaris, and get the followup [53D] The God Hakkar from Yeh'kinya.
  3. Now find Marvon Rivetseeker at 52,45. He is next to the Broken Pillar ruins. He gives the quest [51] The Stone Circle.
  4. Also get [51D] Secret of the Circlefrom Marvon Rivetseek in Tanaris.
  5. Go to Rachet. The stone needed for the quest is in the chest, outside the first building on your left when u get of the docks.
  6. Return to Tanaris to return the stone to Marvon Rivetseek. When you return the stone, both quests [51D] Into the Depths and [51D] Secret of the Circle are available.
  7. Go to the Hinterlands and get [53D] Jammal'an the Prophet given by Atal'ai Exile (33,75).
  8. Don't forget your class quest!!

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