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“These fools have actually stumbled upon something that could pose a serious threat to our plans! The leader of this particular sect, Alumeth, has ritualistically sacrificed himself and now his underlings are channeling power to his soul. If he’s allowed to rest, their efforts will soon transform him into a mighty adversary. Combine his heart, skull, scepter and robes from around their chamber and use his remains on the crystal there.
Hurry, Night Elf! Destroy him before he becomes any more powerful!”
-Thassarian
Thassarian, aboard the Skybreaker, wants you to defeat Alumeth the Ascended at Aldur’thar.
Suggested players: 5
You will be able to choose one of these rewards:
You will also receive:
Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
Quest Giver: Thassarian (Alliance, aboard The Skybreaker)/Koltira Deathweaver (Horde, aboard Orgrim’s Hammer)
Objective: Collect Alumeth’s Heart, Skull, Scepter, and Robes from chests inside Aldur’thar: The Desolation Gate. Combine them into Alumeth’s Remains, then use the Remains on the Crystal Altar to summon and defeat Alumeth the Ascended.
Quick Facts
Walkthrough
Enter Aldur’thar
Clear Before Collecting
Collect the Four Relics
| Relic | Location |
|---|---|
| Alumeth’s Heart | Chest at the front (south) end of the long table, right side of the room |
| Alumeth’s Scepter | Chest at the far (north) end of the same table, right side |
| Alumeth’s Robes | Chest against the back wall, to the right of the Crystal Altar |
| Alumeth’s Skull | Chest against the left (west) middle wall |
Three chests are on the right side of the room, one on the left. Plan your route accordingly.
Combine the Relics
Summon and Fight Alumeth
Boss Fight: Alumeth the Ascended
Alumeth is a level 81 Elite with approximately 104k HP (post-3.0.8 nerf). He fights like a shadow priest with a full toolkit of pain spells and self-healing.
| Ability | Effect | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mind Flay | ~1,500 Shadow damage per tick, 3-sec channel, slows movement | Stuns work to interrupt; Spell Reflect reflects the full channel |
| Psychic Scream | AoE fear, up to 5 targets, 4 seconds | Clear nearby Researchers first or feared players run into trash |
| Dominate Mind | Mind controls a player for 10 seconds (doubles their attack interval) | Triggers more reliably with 3+ targets; duos may avoid it entirely |
| Shadow Word: Pain | Shadow DoT, ticks every 3 sec for 18 seconds | Dispellable; low priority but adds up over a long fight |
| Renew | Self-heal every 3 sec for 15 seconds | Purge or dispel immediately; healing ramps noticeably below 30% |
Fight Strategy
Solo Tips
Efficiency Tips
Lore & Secrets
“No Rest for the Wicked”
The quest name references the Book of Isaiah (Isaiah 57:21) from the Old Testament, a phrase that has become a common English idiom.
Alumeth and the Cult’s “Quickening”
Alumeth is a high-ranking Cult of the Damned leader who ritualistically sacrificed himself so his followers could channel power into his soul. The quest text describes this as a “quickening,” a process to transform him into something far more dangerous.
Your interference in Need More Info revealed this plan; now you are here to end it before it succeeds. The fact that the daily version has him regenerating repeatedly underscores that the Cult’s ritual is ongoing, and Alumeth’s spirit cannot be permanently destroyed.
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Vikstone's War Journal“These fools have actually stumbled upon something that could pose a serious threat to our plans! The leader of this particular sect, Alumeth, has ritualistically sacrificed himself and now his underlings are channeling power to his soul. If he’s allowed to rest, their efforts will soon transform him into a mighty adversary. Combine his heart, skull, scepter and robes from around their chamber and use his remains on the crystal there. Hurry, night elf! Destroy him before he becomes any more powerful!”
Sacrificed himself. Nobody did it to him. He lay down on his own altar and his people have been pouring into him ever since.
Same building as the researchers, so Mardagan and I knew the way in, which saved us learning it under fire twice.
The pieces are scattered across the chamber and they do not keep. Take the heart and you have about two minutes before it is no use to anyone, so we cleared the room first, all of it, every chanter, and only then did I start picking his body up off the floor. Mardagan carried the skull with his gauntlet turned so the Light sat between his palm and the bone.
The crystal took the remains and the cold came off it in a wave.
“Who dares awaken me before the quickening?!”
He came out of it barely inside his own flesh, and his first blow moved me three steps with the shield braced.
“You are no match for me!”
You do not stop a thing like that. You angle it. Every strike after the second I took on the slant and let go past me, and Mardagan worked the far side, and between us he never once got two blows into the same man.
“My destiny is to serve the Lich King!”
He gathered shadow in both hands and Mardagan burned it out of them before it closed, and when Alumeth turned on him for it I was already inside the guard with the shield rim and the mace, working the same trade we found in the Amphitheater. One draws, one lands.
“I shall not be stopped!”
He was slowing while he said it.
“Too soon… too sooon….”
The crystal cracked and he went out of the air entirely.
“Alumeth has suffered a sound defeat, but I sense that his spirit still lingers…”
He will sense him growing again tomorrow, and say so, and I will go back for the heart.
Alumeth would grow back and Aldur’thar would go on standing, because a gate is not held by its cultists but by the wall behind them, and the Alliance had run out of ways around The Ironwall Rampart.
