Sargeras Sargeras , dark god of chaotic magic , is a demonic titan who created the Burning Legion . Sargeras created this vast demonic army to scour all creation . The Burning Legion moves from world to world , annihilating everything in its path with devastating fel magic . No one knows exactly how many worlds and mortal civilizations the demons have annihilated in their unholy Burning Crusade . Sargeras is a true monarch of the underworld and his tomb is placed in Azeroth . History . The birth of the cosmos flung shards of Light , a benevolent and mysterious force , throughout reality . These shards suffused the matter of myriad worlds with the spark of life , giving rise to creatures of wondrous and terrible diversity . Composed of the primordial matter from which the universe was born , the titans are godlike beings . Their spirits - - known as world - souls - - formed deep within the fiery core of a small number of worlds . For ages , these nascent titans slumbered , their energies suffusing the celestial bodies they inhabited . When the titans awoke , they did so as living worlds . With eyes that shone like stars , they observed the fledgling cosmos and became enraptured by its mysteries . They wandered the distant corners of the Great Dark , searching for others of their kind . This grand , far - reaching voyage would one day alter the course of creation and shape the destiny of all living things . The Titans and the Ordering . Legends hold that the name of the first titan was Aman ' thul . Aman ' Thul knew that others of kind must exist , though he was alone . Intent on finding more titans , he thus explored the worlds of the Great Dark Beyond . His quest , though lonely and arduous , was ultimately fulfilling . In time , he discovered other nascent world - souls . Aman ' Thul nurtured these kin and roused them from slumber . Those who awakened devoted themselves to his search . Aman ' Thul and his siblings later became known as the Pantheon . The titans of the Pantheon came to realize that order was crucial to finding others of their kind , but over the ages , the Pantheon discovered fewer and fewer world - souls . Yet they remained undaunted . They knew that the universe was vast beyond measure , and even after epochs of exploring the stars , they had only plumbed but a small corner of creation . Unbeknownst to the titans , malign forces were also hard at work in the distant reaches of the Great Dark Beyond . The Void Lords and the Old Gods . From the moment the cosmos came to be , dark spirits within the Void sought to twist reality into a realm of eternal torment . These entities were known as the void lords , and they had long watched the Pantheon and their journey from world to world . Envious of their power , the void lords sought to corrupt one of the titans into an instrument of their will . To achieve this goal , the void lords struggled to manifest in the physical universe . As they did so , their energies seeped into reality , warping some of the denizens of creation . Yet the noble and virtuous titans proved impervious to this corruption . Eventually , the void lords moved to exert their influence over a titan in its most vulnerable state : before it had awakened . The void lords did not know which worlds contained slumbering titan spirits . Thus they pooled their power and hurled dark creatures throughout the physical universe , hoping some would smash into a world - soul . In time , these beings would come to be known as the Old Gods . Although the titans knew that Void energies existed in the universe , they had no knowledge of the void lords or the Old Gods . The Pantheon ' s attention was consumed by another , more immediate threat : demons . These ferocious creatures had been born from the Twisting Nether , an astral dimension that unstable energies coalesced into . Fearing that these demons would disturb the Pantheon ' s quest to find and awaken other world - souls , the titans dispatched their mightiest warrior . Aggramar and Sargeras . Sargeras was drawn to worlds inundated with erratic and volatile energies . In these places , the influence of the Nether spilled into the universe , allowing numbers of demons to manifest . For ages , Sargeras traveled to these worlds , fighting to spare their inhabitants from demons . As his battles dragged on , he became aware that some demons had learned to wield Void energies . Through investigating these dark powers and where they originated from , Sargeras discovered that malign intelligences were spreading corruption throughout the cosmos . These intelligences were the void lords and their presence left Sargeras troubled . He pondered what the powers of the Void were planning , and what their existence could mean for the universe . Despite his unsettling discovery , Sargeras continued waging his war on demons . To Sargeras ' s dismay , he realized that he had fought many of these demons before . After he defeated them in the physical universe , their spirits simply returned to the Twisting Nether . Eventually , they had been reborn in the new bodies . The only way to kill demons permanently was to slay them in the Nether , or in areas of the Great Dark saturated with that volatile realm ' s energies . Sargeras , however , was yet unaware of this fact . He knew only that his current tactics were ineffective . It was not enough to destroy his foes . He needed a means to contain them . Concerned about this and the continued influx of demonic activity , the Pantheon sent another titan to aid their champion . His name was Aggramar , and though he was inexperienced in battle , he proved a quick learner . He earned Sargeras ' s admiration and became the titan warrior ' s trusted lieutenant . For many millennia they fought shoulder to shoulder , an impenetrable bulwark against the demonic onslaught . With Aggramar able to hold his own , Sargeras had time to study the Twisting Nether ' s properties and find a way to contain demons . Though he hadn ' t yet grasped the volatile realm ' s full scale , he had learned how to manipulate and shape some of its energies . Sargeras used this knowledge to forge a prison within the Nether . Known as Mardum , the Plane of Banishment , it would act as a pocket dimension from which nothing could escape . No longer would demons be reborn after defeat . Now , they would be contained within this prison , where they would languish for all eternity . As Aggramar and Sargeras continued their campaign , the prison overflowed with demons and their fel energies . Soon , these energies became so great that they began tearing at the veil between the Nether and the physical universe . The prison appeared in distant reaches of the Great Dark as a burning , verdant star . The Void ' s Will . Sargeras and Aggramar continued their hunt for demons . The champions agreed that they could protect more worlds if they worked apart , only calling on each other for aid in times of dire need . Thus , they went their separate ways . It was during this epoch that Sargeras discovered the full horror of the void lord ' s plans . He was drawn to a corner of the Great Dark , where cold Void energies radiated out from a black and desiccated world . There , Sargeras found enormous beings he had never seen , festering across the world ' s surface . There , Sargeras found the Old Gods , and they had embedded themselves in the world and shrouded it in a veil of Void energies . With horror , Sargeras realized that this was not just any world . He heard the world - soul dreaming within its core . But these were not the joyous dreams Sargeras recognized from other spirits . They were dark and horrific nightmares . The Old Gods ' tendrils had burrowed deep , enveloping the slumbering titan ' s spirit in shadow . A conclave of nathrezim , great and powerful demons , had also discovered this world . They came to dwell among the Old Gods , basking in their dark power . Sensing their evil , Sargeras captured and ruthlessly interrogated the nathrezim . The demons revealed what they had learned . If the Void ' s powers succeeded in corrupting a nascent titan , it would awaken as an unspeakably dark creature . No power in creation , not even the Pantheon , could stand against it . In time , the warped titan would consume all matter and energy in the universe , bringing every mote of existence under the void lords ' will . Sargeras knew fear for the first time . It dawned on him that just as the Pantheon had been searching for world - souls , so , too , had the void lords . Sargeras had never dreamed that Void energies could so utterly consume a slumbering titan . Yet the proof was right there before his eyes . He smote the nathrezim with a single blow , rage and anguish burning through his soul . His heart ached with sorrow and turned his attention to the black world itself , knowing there was only one way to stop the dark titan from rising . With a heave of his blade , Sargeras split the world in two . The resultant explosion consumed the Old Gods and their energies , but it killed the nascent titan as well . Sargeras returned to the rest of the Pantheon and summoned Aggramar to his side . Before the gathered titans , Sargeras recounted his discoveries . He expressed his growing fear that existence itself was already flawed . Only by burning away all of creation could the titans stand a chance of thwarting the void lords ' ultimate goal . In Sargeras ' s mind , even a lifeless universe was better than one dominated by the Void . Life had taken root in the cosmos before . Perhaps after the physical universe was scoured of corruption , life would take root once again . This idea horrified the rest of the Pantheon and Sargeras , overcome with despair and feelings of betrayal , stormed away from the other titans . He knew well that his kin would never see reason . And if they would not help him expel the void lords ' corruption , then he would do it . This was the last time the titans of the Pantheon would see him as one of their own . Primordial Azeroth . Deep within a world ' s core , the spirit of a mighty and noble titan stirred to life . One day , it would be known as Azeroth . A group of Old Gods plummeted down the Great Dark . They slammed into Azeroth ' s surface , embedding themselves in different locations across the world and in the depths of the Great Dark , Aggramar continued his quest to eradicate all signs of demonic influence . It was during his long and lonely journeys that Aggramar sensed something extraordinary : the tranquil dreams of a slumbering world - soul , billowing across the cosmos . The song of life led him to a world that the Pantheon had not yet discovered , a world they would later name " Azeroth " . Yet as Aggramar drew closer to Azeroth and beheld the world , horror seized him . Void energies shrouded the world ' s surface like a layer of diseased flesh . Miraculously , the nascent titan ' s spirit remained uncorrupted , but Aggramar knew it was only a matter of time before it succumbed to the Void . Aggramar sought counsel with the rest of the Pantheon , informing them of his discovery . The Pantheon could not abandon their own siblings to the clutches of the void lords and they unanimously agreed to save Azeroth , no matter the cost . Under the guidance of the great forger Khaz ' goroth , the Pantheon crafted an army of enormous servants from the crust of Azeroth itself : the aesir and the vanir . Collectively , these creatures would be known as the titan - forged . As one , the keepers turned their gaze towards the sprawling city built around the Old God Y ' Shaarj . By toppling the most powerful bastion on Azeroth , the keepers believed they could crush their enemies . Y ' Shaarj was more powerful than the keepers had expected , though , and the Pantheon grew concerned that the Old God would overwhelm their servants . Aman ' Thul himself reached down through Azeroth ' s skies and took hold of Y ' Shaarj ' s body . With a heave of his arm , he tore the Old God from the crust of the world . In that moment , Y ' Shaarj ' s gargantuan bulk was ripped apart . Y ' Shaarj was dead , but its tendrils had bored more deeply through Azeroth than Aman ' Thul had ever imagined . In excising the Old God from the world , he had ripped a wound in Azeroth ' s surface . Volatile arcane energies - - the lifeblood of the nascent titan - - erupted from the scar and roiled out across the world . The keepers knew that these energies would consume Azeroth over time . The keepers labored day and night , crafting magic wards around the gaping wound to clot the escaping lifeblood . Eventually , the energies calmed and settled into balance . All that remained of the scar was an immense lake of scintillating energy that the keepers would call the " Well of Eternity " . Sargeras and the Betrayal . Sargeras , having broken all ties with the Pantheon , meditated on the fate of the universe . He finally concluded that the only way to spare the universe was to purge it in fire . Thus his grand Burning Crusade would begin . To accomplish this Burning Crusade , Sargeras required a vast force of unquenchable rage . He knew of only one place that held such power and potential : Mardum , the Plane of Banishment . Over the ages , the prison became bloated with fel magic and vengeful demons . Their presence had warped Mardum , transforming it into a realm of nightmare . Sargeras quelled his remaining apprehension and tore the prison asunder . The subsequent explosion of fel magic was powerful beyond even what the titan had imagined . Violent energies enveloped Sargeras , surging through his veins and searing his very soul . His eyes burst in gouts of emerald fire . Fel volcanoes ignited across his once - noble form , splitting his skin apart and revealing a furnace of hate . In shattering the prison , Sargeras had ruptured the boundary between the Great Dark and the Twisting Nether . A monstrous celestial maw , limned in a storm of emerald fire , had ripped through the fabric of reality . Demons of every shape and size poured into the physical universe from this rift , howling in triumph at their release . Sargeras imbued the ravenous masses with his power , uniting them as one in an inferno of fel magic . Though many demons had previously tapped into the energies of the Nether , none had ever experienced the pure might and rage found in Sargeras ' s fel . He offered a simple pact in exchange for the demons ' newfound power : fight at his command , or be extinguished . It was not a difficult choice for the demons and to thwart the void lords , Sargeras unleashed his new army - his Burning Legion - upon the innumerable worlds of the Great Dark . And as more news of the Burning Legion ' s atrocities reached Aggramar , he hunted down the army . Aggramar arrived just in time to witness the Legion scouring yet another world , and he saw the being leading it : his mentor and greatest friend , Sargeras . Knowing that he could not sway Sargeras with words , he challenged his former mentor to single combat . The two greatest warriors came to blows and Aggramar soon found himself outmatched , as he was uniquely susceptible to fel magic . In a desperate counterattack , Aggramar summoned all the power at his command and struck at Sargeras . Their blades met , igniting an explosion of fel and arcane power . When the energies subsided , Sargeras and Aggramar saw that both of their weapons had been shattered . Destruction of the Pantheon . Heavily wounded by the blast , Aggramar retreated from the battle and returned to the rest of the Pantheon . The Pantheon could not fathom how to stop such a threat , yet they agreed that they could not sit idly by . Girded for war , the combined might of the Pantheon confronted Sargeras and his unholy Legion near a world named Nihilam . Aman ' Thul called out to Sargeras , pleading with him to abandon his Crusade . He told Sargeras of Azeroth , a fledgling world - soul with more potential than any of the Pantheon had ever seen , a being strong enough to defeat the void lords in due time . Sargeras was unmoved and as a last resort , Aggramar laid down his arms and approached the fallen titan . Aggramar recounted tales of their battles , reminding him of the oaths they had sworn to protect creation , but nothing even his cherished protege could say would ever change his mind . With a howl of rage and sorrow , Sargeras struck him down , his ruined fel blade nearly cleaving the titan in two . Infuriated by the murder , the Pantheon launched an assault on Sargeras and his Legion . Stars withered and died as the battle raged across the cosmos , scarring vast stretches of reality . Nihilam , known thereafter as the Doom World , became warped and twisted by the apocalyptic conflict . The titans wielded powers incomprehensible to mortal minds , yet they could not overcome Sargeras ' s fel - fueled might . The fallen titan decimated the Pantheon members with fel fire until he had broken their will to fight . To seal their demise , he summoned a massive fel storm that would consume their bodies and souls alike . Yet just as the onslaught of energy washed over the defeated titans , Norgannon , master magician , made one last attempt to stave off oblivion . Norgannon bent the raw energies of the universe to his will , weaving a shroud around each of the Pantheon titans ' spirit and launching them into the Great Dark . While the titans ' disembodied souls hurtled through the cosmos , Sargeras ' s fel storm obliterated what remained of their physical forms . Unaware that the spirits had survived , Sargeras declared the Burning Legion victorious . The Pantheon was no more , and he now had clues about a world - soul called Azeroth . Creation of the Warlocks . The fight with the Pantheon had exposed a flaw in his seemingly unstoppable army . For all of Sargeras ' s vast power and intellect , he could not direct his entire army at once . Demons were vicious and bloodthirsty , but most lacked strategic thinking . Much of the Legion had fallen needlessly to the Pantheon . Sargeras wanted cunning and tactically minded commanders to join his side , and he had seen a place from which to harvest such servants : a world called Argus . Argus was home to the highly advanced eredar , a race far more intelligent than any other Sargeras had encountered . Believing that this gifted race would be crucial in his quest to undo all of creation , Sargeras contacted the eredar ’ s leaders , Kil ’ jaeden , Archimonde , and Velen , offering them knowledge and power in exchange for their loyalty . The offer awed both Archimonde and Kil ' jaeden , who were honored to be a part of this undertaking . Velen , however , was not convinced . He sensed something strange about the seemingly beautiful and all - knowing creature who had appeared to them . Velen meditated using an ancient artifact and through the enchanted relic , recieved a horrific vision of the eredar ' s future if they sided with Sargeras . They would become transformed into demonic beings of depthless evil . Velen warned his brothers , but they dismissed his insights and made it clear they intended to accept Sargeras ' s offer . Velen despaired over the fate of his people and sought eredar whom he believed he could trust . As Sargeras arrived on Argus , Velen and his followers made their daring escape . They gathered aboard a dimensional fortress known as the Genedar , and fled their world . From that day forward , Velen and his followers would be known as the draenei , or " exiled ones . " On Argus , Sargeras bent the other eredar to his unholy will . Fanatical fel whisperings surged through the minds of the world ' s inhabitants , drowning out their ability to reason . He also infused the eredar with fel energies , twisting their forms to resemble demons . Sargeras found quick use for his new fel - corrupted converts , now known as the Man ' ari . Born of the eredar race , warlocks are absolutely corrupt and unimaginably powerful . Their chaos magics , the magics of the Burning Legion , have burnt out entire worlds and annihilated countless species over the aeons . Under Archimonde , the warlocks serve as the Legion ' s tacticians and strategists . Rise of Night Elves and the War of the Ancients . . In time , beings known as dark trolls discovered the Well of Eternity . Mesmerized by their discovery , the dark trolls settled along the Well of Eternity ' s shores . Over generations the radiating energies suffused the trolls ' flesh , and transformed them into highly intelligent and virtually immortal beings . These former trolls abandoned their heritage and traditions . The mystics began worshiping Elune , the Moon Goddess , whom they believed was bound to the Well itself . They claimed that the deity slumbered within the fount ' s depths during daylight hours . The former trolls also discovered the name " Kalimdor " and other titan - forged words from communing with Elune and investigating strange artifacts scattered around the Well ' s periphery . Influenced by this language , they called themselves kaldorei - " children of the stars " - or night elves . The elite caste of the Night Elves were known as the Highborne , and their reckless experiments with the Well sent torrents of magic crashing through the Nether . Like moths to the flame , the Nether ' s demonic inhabitants were drawn toward the source of power . It was only a matter of time before Sargeras and the Legion also took notice . At long last , Sargeras discovered the location of Azeroth , the fabled world - soul . Without delay , he gathered all of his rage and all of his terrible legions , and turned his gaze upon the distant world . All that remained was for Sargeras to find a way to reach Azeroth . Sargeras reached out to the Highborne and capitalized on their hubris . Lord Xavius , adviser to Queen Azshara , was the first Highborne to hear Sargeras ' s call . The power - hungry Xavius brought Sargeras to Azshara ' s attention . The fallen titan promised to grant the night elf queen and her servitors power , thereby allowing them to remake Kalimdor into a paradise . Sargeras requested only that Azshara and her followers summon his agents into the world of Azeroth so that they could give the Highborne this power . However , a resistance composed of night elves , the woodland folk Cenarius , demigod of nature , dragons , and others , mustered their forces and rebelled against the highborne in a climactic battle that destroyed the Well of Eternity and crushed much of the continent to rubble . The defenders of Azeroth paid a great cost to throw the demons back into the Twisting Nether , but in the end , Sargeras ' mission had failed for the very first time . Because the portal rift into the Twisting Nether vanished in such a great display of magical power , the forces holding the worlds together ruptured , causing the Well of Eternity to implode . A massive part of Kalimdor sank beneath the ocean , and where the Well of Eternity had been before there was only a gigantic oceanic vortex , later named the Maelstrom . In the novel " War of the Ancients " , Krasus , Rhonin , and Brox are thrown back in time and are able to help the demi - god Cenarius and the dragon Aspects fight the Burning Legion . Once again , in this new timeline , Sargeras ' first invasion of Azeroth failed . During the end of the war , Broxigar lept through the portal and using the wooden axe crafted by Malfurion Stormrage killed many demons before catching the attention of Sargeras himself . In a last desperate attempt to buy time for his allies , Broxigar personally attacked the huge titan , wounding him in his leg - an extraordinary feat for anyone as he was said to be invincible before standing back and awaiting destruction . Sargeras crushed Broxigar , however , unlike the orc , Sargeras bore no smile as the portal he was going to use to enter Azeroth through was rapidly closing . Sargeras stepped into the midst of it , and while he was in the middle of the portal , it imploded and he " ceased to be " . Richard A . Knaak said in an earlier interview : Aegwynn & Medivh . Some nine thousand years after the War of the Ancients , Aegwynn kept a constant vigil over Azeroth , destroying demons wherever she found them . Sargeras saw that Aegwynn was a serious threat , but he also saw how she could be manipulated . The Dark Titan sent demonic agents on a great dragonhunt . The demons killed several dragons , but Aegwynn inevitably appeared to aid the great beasts . Together , they destroyed the band of demons before they could do irreparable damage . As Aegwynn surveyed the scene , she found the rift from which the Legion ' s agents had come through in the Storm Peaks . Using this portal , Sargeras entered Azeroth in the form of an avatar . It is said that this avatar was infused with a portion of Sargeras ' soul which he controlled . . The Guardian of Tirisfal did not hesitate in attacking , but Sargeras held back , letting the mage destroy his physical body . However , as it died , Sargeras ’ spirit reached inside Aegwynn ’ s body and hid , lying dormant for many years . Unaware of the tainted presence inside her body , Aegwynn buried Sargeras ’ s physical body in a tomb and cast it deep into the ocean . Years later , the Order of Tirisfal informed Aegwynn that her time as a Guardian was up and asked her to proceed to Dalaran to choose her successor . Aegwynn disobeyed the Order ' s command , deciding that only one of her own lineage would suffice . She sought out the great mage and advisor to King Landen Wrynn , Nielas Aran . Aegwynn seduced the mage , eventually mothering a son by him . Eventually Sargeras ’ s spirit awoke and possessed the mind of Aegwynn ’ s unborn son , Medivh . Medivh , son of Aegwynn , was born . When Medivh reached fourteen , his powers as a Guardian manifested themselves throwing him into a coma that lasted for twenty years . During this time , Sargeras tapped into the Guardian ' s enormous power , and when Medivh at last awoke , the dark titan had nearly taken complete control . In his new body , Sargeras contacted the orcish warlock Gul ' dan , leader of a host of orcs on the world of Draenor — a world which had been discovered by his lieutenant , Kil ' jaeden , a few generations beforehand . Medivh went to the Black Morass in the remote , southern parts of Azeroth and opened the Dark Portal , allowing the orcs permanent access to the planet . Gul ' dan ' s orcish Horde swarmed through the rift , waging war upon the native humans of the Kingdom of Azeroth . Medivh ' s nature was thoroughly changed after his coma , and his closest friends and relatives noticed something was wrong . Medivh ' s mother Aegwynn , now banished from the realm for her misdeeds against the Order of Tirisfal , had figured out what Sargeras had done to her , and got into contact with King Llane and his general , Lord Lothar . Lothar felt he had no choice but to destroy the corrupted Medivh in order to prevent the evil Guardian from doing any more damage to Azeroth . Medivh ' s apprentice , Khadgar , helped Lothar and an orcish emissary , Garona , infiltrate Medivh ' s dark tower , Karazhan . Despite his enormous power , Medivh was caught off his guard , and was in the end killed by his former friends and comrades in his underground sanctum . The small remaining part of Medivh ' s human conscience had taken Khadgar into apprenticeship for this very reason , to stop Sargeras . Sargeras desired vengeance against the human kingdoms and expected the orcs to travel through the portal and destroy the humans . Although the orcs did enter the portal , and eventually caused a great amount of damage to the human kingdoms , Sargeras ultimately failed in his plans because of Medivh ' s early death . Eventually , Sargeras wanted to shed the body of Medivh and once again enter his avatar , but he didn ' t have enough time to do so . The Tomb of Sargeras . The orcish warlock , Gul ' dan , believed the Tomb of Sargeras to hold amazing power , since he had been told as much by both Medivh and the eredar demon , Kil ' jaeden . Gul ’ dan attempted to claim the tomb for himself , but , when he gained access to the grave , Sargeras ' avatar was not there . Instead , Gul ' dan found a plethora of demon s that had been driven mad by their long imprisonment . The demons proceeded to tear Gul ' dan to shreds , but he survived the first ambush . Then Gul ' dan saw Sargeras ( or at least an illusion of him ) laughing at him and understood that he had been a pawn , a fool . Now that he knew he would not get the Eye of Sargeras and would instead die in the tomb , he wrote his story in runes with his own blood . Shortly afterwards , the demons came for him and killed him , eventually using his skull as a focal point of demonic power . The Undercity . In the Battle for the Undercity Sargeras can be heard saying ' You have failed me Varimathras ' . It is confirmed to be Sargeras through World of Warcraft ' s sound files . Antorus , The Burning Throne . Upon the defeat of Argus the Unmaker , an in - game cinematic ensues in which Sargeras can be seen plummeting his sword , Gorribal , into Azeroth before being imprisoned on the Seat of the Pantheon . Appearance . Sargeras is a huge being almost beyond comprehension . He is fully clad in a burning suit of molten , black armor . Wildly dancing flames surround his head and form a thick mass of hair and a sweeping beard . A pair of horns composed of viciously hooked barbs distend from the crown of his head . Demonic influences have given Sargeras ' body flames . Before his corruption , according to the Warcraft Saga comic , Sargeras ' s original look resembled that of a middle - aged , tough - looking , muscular warrior with long black hair , dark brown skin and a tied beard . In The Sundering novel , it is said that Sargeras was once a beautiful and handsome being . From Brox ' s view , Sargeras ' demonic form is wondrously perfect and terribly awful at the same time . Also , Sargeras demonic form is described as a distortion of perfection . Powers . The exact powers at the dark titan ' s command are unclear , though certainly formidable given his status as a former titan and lord of the Legion . He has been shown to display the following powers : Character development . " In the original lore , Sargeras was sent to confront the insidious eredar prior to his confrontation with the nathrezim . This has now been retconned by new lore that establishes that the eredar , and other races were transformed into demons by Sargeras . " " Sargeras was originally a footnote in Warcraft lore , a fallen Daemonlord whose dark legacy was used by Medivh to manipulate Gul ' dan . Gradually , novels and game material built up his role to the primary lore villain . " Related artifacts . Sargeras has various weapons : RPG Description . As a former Champion of the Pantheon , Sargeras is nearly impervious to physical damage . He is highly resistant to magical attacks . His natural attacks are more powerful than other titans . Demonic influences have given Sargeras ' body flames and made him totally immune to fire damage and fel damage . Sargeras ’ flesh burns with demonic energy , scorching everything in his path . Sargeras ' body flames slowly increase the ambient temperature by up to fifty degrees in every direction for one thousand miles . The effect on natural climates can be devastating . When he has his normal horde of demons on hand , Sargeras usually begins a fight by casting " enlarge person " , " displacement " , " haste " , " mage armor " , and " mage shield " on himself , plus " slow " on as many enemies as he can . He identifies the most powerful threat in a battle and instructs his own most powerful forces to focus on the single threat until it ' s dead or at least banished from the fight . He then identifies the next most dangerous foe and continues in this way , working down the ladder until he is victorious . Sargeras uses his most powerful spells and abilities first , such as " domination " on evil outsider s , " energy drain " on an enemy spellcaster , " blasphemy " on visitors from other plane s , or " power word stun " , " disintegrate " , " phantasmal killer " , and " flame strike " . He uses " quickened telekinesis " to toss enemies around and disrupt his enemies ’ attempts to coordinate their side of the battle . Sargeras doesn ' t fight fair . He fights dirty and goes for the throat as quickly as possible . He also doesn ' t fight alone . Sargeras has a universe of formerly vanquished demons that he now commands to do his bidding . Most of them even do so gladly . Sargeras is deadly in melee combat . He has no problem forcing his way with his demon bodyguards through enemy lines to strike at the most dangerous foes . If somehow severely damaged , Sargeras begins casting " dimension door " to maintain his distance while using " heal " to restore his life . All other tactics aside , Sargeras ’ truly favored tactic is to use summoned minions to aid him . If the battle is going to rage for a long time , he uses planar binding spells to bring forth powerful evil outsiders and dominate them . As the battle draws on , he uses " summon monster " spells instead . Appearance . Body Flames ( Sargeras ’ flesh burns with demonic energy , scorching everything in his path . Sargeras ’ s body flames slowly increase the ambient temperature by up to 50 degrees in every direction for 1 , 000 miles . The effect on natural climates can be devastating . )