Sunken Temple Dungeon Guide
The Temple of Atal'Hakkar, most commonly referred to as Sunken Temple, can be found in Swamp of Sorrows. The recommended level range to run this dungeon is 50-55.
In this guide, we will cover dungeon quests, the layout of the dungeon, tactics for each boss, loot that can be obtained, and ideal group compositions.
Sunken Temple Entrance Location
Sunken Temple is located in the middle of the Swamp of Sorrows. As the name implies, it is a large temple that has sunken into the middle of the lake. Alliance players will need to fly to Nethergarde Keep in The Blasted Lands and ride a short distance up into Swamp of Sorrows. Horde players can land even closer to the dungeon simply by flying to Stonard in Swamp of Sorrows.
Sunken Temple is found in the middle of the lake towards the eastern side of the zone. You will need to swim down through the flooded entrance until you can resurface on the inside of the temple. Quickly traverse a couple flights of stairs and you will be facing the entrance of the dungeon.
Sunken Temple Quests
Before heading into Sunken Temple, we advise you to get all the dungeon quests related to it. There are general quests that anyone can grab, as well as class specific quests only available to each individual class. To make this process easier, we have written separate guides for the quests and their chains below:
Overview of Bosses in Sunken Temple
Here we will give you a full rundown of what you can expect from each of the bosses found here as well as the items they drop.
Atal'ai Defenders
While not a single boss, these six guardians are referred to as the Atal'ai Defenders. You must defeat all six of these mini-bosses on their respective platforms spread around the lower dungeon levels. These six mini-bosses are: Gasher, Hukku, Loro, Mijan, Zolo, and Zul'Lor. These Defenders have little to no abilities and mainly serve as a requirement to unlock the rest of the dungeon.
Loot
Item | Required Level | Item Type |
---|---|---|
Atal'ai Spaulders | 47 | Leather Shoulder |
Atal'ai Breastplate | 47 | Mail Chest |
Atal'ai Gloves | 47 | Cloth Gloves |
Atal'ai Girdle | 47 | Plate Belt |
Atal'ai Leggings | 47 | Leather Legs |
Atal'ai Boots | 47 | Mail Boots |
Atal'alarion
Before you can engage Atal'alarion you must first click the Serpent Statues in the correct order listed below. If the statues are clicked in an incorrect order you must start again. After all 6 statues have been properly clicked, Atal'alarion will spawn down in the water bellow.
- South
- North
- Southwest
- Southeast
- Northwest
- Northeast
Atal'alarion himself hits fairly hard and has multiple stuns. Have your ranged DPS and healer stand at max range to avoid being stunned frequently and be ready to keep the tank alive.
Loot
Item | Required Level | Item Type |
---|---|---|
Darkwater Bracers | 47 | Leather Bracers |
Atal'alarion's Tusk Ring | 46 | Plate Belt |
Headspike | 46 | Polearm |
Jammal'an the Prophet & Ogom the Wretched
This fight has 2 bosses, Ogom the Wretched and Jammal'an the Prophet. Quickly deal with Ogom the Wretched as he has a much lower health pool than Jammal'an the Prophet. Make sure to interrupt the Healing Wave casts and spread out to avoid the Flamestrikes. When a player gets charmed by Hex of Jammal'an they will deal significantly more damage, but move at a much slower speed; do your best to kite them and avoid being attacked.
Loot
Item | Required Level | Item Type |
---|---|---|
Vestments of the Atal'ai Prophet | 50 | Cloth Chest |
Gloves of the Atal'ai Prophet | 50 | Cloth Gloves |
Kilt of the Atal'ai Prophet | 50 | Cloth Legs |
Blade of the Wretched | 49 | Main-Hand Sword |
Eater of the Dead | 49 | Main-Hand Axe |
Fist of the Damned | 49 | One-Hand Mace |
Dreamscythe & Weaver
Both Dreamscythe and Weaver have the same abilities, Acid Breath and Wing Flap. Simply have your tank place their back against a wall while tanking these bosses. It's possible to pull these bosses one at a time when they are not near each other.
Loot
Item | Required Level | Item Type |
---|---|---|
Nightfall Drape | 48 | Cloak |
Bloodfire Talons | 48 | Leather Gloves |
Dawnspire Cord | 48 | Cloth Belt |
Drakeclaw Band | 49 | Ring |
Firebreather | 48 | One-Hand Sword |
Smoldering Claw | 49 | Polearm |
Drakefang Butcher | 48 | Two-Hand Sword |
Drakestone | 49 | Off-Hand |
Hazzas & Morphaz
Hazzas and Morphaz have the same exact abilities as Dreamscythe and Weaver from the previous fight; the main difference here is that you can not split pull these two dragons, they will always engage at the same time. Make sure your tank places their back against a wall while tanking these bosses and be ready with extra healing and defensive cooldowns as needed.
Loot
Item | Required Level | Item Type |
---|---|---|
Nightfall Drape | 48 | Cloak |
Bloodfire Talons | 48 | Leather Gloves |
Dawnspire Cord | 48 | Cloth Belt |
Drakeclaw Band | 49 | Ring |
Firebreather | 48 | One-Hand Sword |
Smoldering Claw | 49 | Polearm |
Drakefang Butcher | 48 | Two-Hand Sword |
Drakestone | 49 | Off-Hand |
Avatar of Hakkar
This boss can only be summoned if someone is on the quest The God Hakkar. For more information on the quest chain that unlocks this quest, check out our quest guides for Sunken Temple above. Even after completing this quest you can still summon Avatar of Hakkar with the Yeh'kinya's Scroll you get.
After activating the boss via the quest above, kill the summoned non-elite adds until a Hakkari Bloodkeeper spawns. Defeat these to gain a Hakkari Blood and use this blood to douse one of the four braziers surrounding the area. Repeat this four times until all braziers are doused and the Avatar of Hakkar spawns in.
The boss himself is not overly complicated. He will periodically cast Cause Insanity on a random player, mind controlling them for 6 seconds. Simply use any short duration crowd control, like a stun or fear, on that player until they are returned to normal.
Loot
Item | Required Level | Item Type |
---|---|---|
Featherskin Cape | 49 | Cloak |
Warrior's Embrace | 49 | Plate Chest |
Embrace of the Wind Serpent | 50 | Cloth Chest |
Windscale Sarong | 49 | Leather Legs |
Bloodshot Greaves | 49 | Mail Boots |
Might of Hakkar | 49 | Main-Hand Mace |
Spire of Hakkar | 49 | Staff |
Shade of Eranikus
The Shade of Eranikus himself can be difficult depending on your groups levels and composition. He has rather high base melee damage, frequently stuns all nearby players (including the tank) with War Stomp, and will put the higher threat non-tank target into a deep sleep with Deep Slumber. Your tank should be ready with cooldowns as the healer may be targeted by Deep Slumber, as well as any DPS that can help off-heal should be ready to help top up the tanks health.
Shade of Eranikus deals high melee damage, making this fight very healing intensive. This is further elaborated by the tank being stunned by War Stomp, and Shade of Eranikus often attacking multiple times at once with Thrash. Be ready for a difficult healing fight as the tank can very quickly die during this fight.
Loot
Item | Required Level | Item Type |
---|---|---|
Horns of Eranikus | 51 | Mail Helmet |
Dragon's Eye | 51 | Necklace |
Tooth of Eranikus | 51 | Main-Hand Axe |
Dire Nail | 51 | One-Hand Dagger |
Dragon's Call | 52 | One-Hand Sword |
Crest of Supremacy | 51 | Off-Hand Shield |
Rod of Corrosion | 51 | Wand |
Essence of Eranikus | 48 | Quest — Trinket |
Changelog
- 01 Apr. 2024: Page added.
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This guide has been written by Abide, TBC veteran for nearly a decade. Abide is a Warrior tank and multi-class expert currently playing on Faerlina as Horde. You can find him in the the Icy Veins Discord. You can also see him live on Twitch.
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