Tomb of Sargeras The term Tomb of Sargeras refers to the remnants of the Temple of Elune in the ancient Kaldorei city of Suramar ( coincidentally , the same city in which Tyrande , Malfurion , and Illidan lived out their early years ) . This tomb was used by the Guardian Aegwynn to contain the Avatar of Sargeras which she defeated in mortal combat . The tomb was sent to the bottom of the Great Sea by the Sundering , but was much later raised by Gul ' dan who believed that the body of Sargeras contained the power to make him a god ( it was in fact the promise of the Tomb of Sargeras that led Gul ' dan to first open the Dark Portal ) . The warlock led his entire army , formed by the Stormreaver and Twilight ' s Hammer Clans , to the islands , thus taking away about a third of the Horde ' s entire standing forces . This action ultimately led to the Horde ' s defeat in Lordaeron . Gul ' dan himself was later torn apart by the Tomb ' s Guardians , at the very threshold of the Eye Chamber ( once the Courtyard of the Moon ) , and his armies destroyed by the enraged legions of Orgrim Doomhammer , who had been forced to break off their assault on Lordaeron in order to deal with Gul ' dan ' s treachery . Eventually , Teron Gorefiend sent one of his lieutenants , Ragnok , to accompany Tagar , Fenris and their warriors to the Tomb of Sargeras . Their mission was to locate and retrieve the Jeweled Scepter of Sargeras . Once inside the tomb , they were confronted by a demon , whom they prompty slew . The demon held the scepter , and it was recovered . It was then that Ragnok , the death knight , threatened the orcs with death if they did not help him retrieve the Eye of Sargeras . Fenris was adamant , however , and Ragnok was forced to reconsider his decision to venture into the Chamber of the Eye . Many years later , the tomb was visited by Illidan who was searching for the Eye of Sargeras to destroy Northrend on Kil ' jaeden ' s orders . Maiev Shadowsong tried to stop him from claiming the Eye of Sargeras , and Illidan collapsed the chamber on top of her , setting off a chain reaction that collapsed the entire building . Maiev escaped , and the Tomb of Sargeras and the evils it contained were at last destroyed , the tools of the dark titan never to be used again , his dark reign hopefully fading forever into memory . The tomb ' s ruins are located on an eastern island in the Broken Isles to the east of the Maelstrom . In Legion . The Tomb of Sargeras has a prominent role in the " " expansion . has broken into the tomb , claimed Illidan ' s body , and activated a portal for countless members of the Burning Legion to make their way to Azeroth . In game , it is portrayed as a major structure on the northern coast of the island that is the Broken Shore to the southeast of Suramar City . The Tomb is surrounded by fel - corrupted land and ruins that are overrun with demons of all sorts . Although the tomb is described as originally part of Suramar City , it is actually slightly separate , but very close . A ruined bridge suggests it was once architecturally connected to the city , but the gap is very large now . Suramar City ' s faltering shield does not extend around the tomb .