Pit of Saron

The Pit of Saron is the second wing of the Frozen Halls instances of Icecrown Citadel, released in patch 3.3. The enormous pit in the dungeon is filled with large extracts of saronite ore and the Scourge have taken many Alliance and Horde prisoners forcing them to mine the saronite or face torture and reanimation into undeath. The players help Jaina Proudmoore or Sylvanas Windrunner rescue the prisoners and put a stop to the Scourge's operations and defeat the brutal scourge master of the area and his lieutenants.
To become "attuned" to the Pit of Saron, players are required to complete the quest Echoes of Tortured Souls in the Forge of Souls as part of the Frozen Halls story line quest chain.
Queuing for the Pit of Saron in the Dungeon Finder requires level 80 and that one's gear have an average item level of 180.
== Lore ==
The Pit of Saron, accessible only to those who have laid waste to the Forge of Souls' unholy operations, will bring Horde and Alliance forces deeper into the Lich King's domain. Players who venture here will immediately be confronted by the lord of this lair, . But defeating him will not be as easy as it seems. Before they can present a threat to Tyrannus, the adventurers, instructed by their leaders, will need to free enslaved allies who have been trapped by the Scourge. Until that happens, Tyrannus will leave all adversaries to his minions, workers of the citadel's mines. Perhaps the challenges here will lend clues as to the whereabouts of the Lich King's private chambers outside of the Frozen Throne, deep within the Halls of Reflection.
Notably, it is the only Frozen Halls-dungeon which is visually located outside Icecrown Citadel instead of inside it, unlike the two other dungeons. The area which comprises the Pit of Saron is strikingly similar to other outdoor areas in Icecrown; the location of Forgemaster Garfrost looks like Malykriss: The Vile Hold, the location of Krick and Ick like The Fleshwerks, and nearly everything else like the Weeping Quarry. As the Scourge is planning to use the saronite mined in the other mines in Icecrown to build Malykriss, it is likely (although unconfirmed) that this is the case with the saronite mined in Pit of Saron as well.
The events of the dungeon play out in the following quests:
#The Pit of Saron (quest)
#The Path to the Citadel
#Deliverance from the Pit
During the Burning Legion's third invasion, the Sveldrek group of vrykul took control of the Pit until being defeated and raised by the Lich King's ally, the Knights of the Ebon Blade, into his servitude.
===Dungeon Journal===
For many years, champions among the races of Azeroth have stood against the Lich King only to be slaughtered mercilessly and forced to serve in his army of undead horrors. In his ongoing struggle to stop the Lich King, Tirion Fordring of the Argent Crusade has joined forces with Darion Mograine of the Knights of the Ebon Blade in order to assault Icecrown Citadel with a unified army called the Ashen Verdict.
==Dungeon denizens==
===Bosses===
;Forgemaster Garfrost: A master of Scourge weaponry, the forgemaster hauls stocks of saronite ore and other precious materials to the cold forges where the mechanisms of death are born. With a host of rime weapons and exotic alloys at his disposal, it could get cold in here.
;Krick and Ick: Zombies serve as mindless muscle in the Pit of Saron's mines, stockpiling metals for Forgemaster Garfrost, and Krick -- a devious gnome necromancer -- supervises the operations from atop Ick, Krick's ghastly means of transportation.
;Scourgelord Tyrannus: Tyrannus is a terrible force who will no doubt demonstrate his powers to those brave enough to enter the Pit of Saron. The scourgelord must die if players hope to make their way into the third and final wing of this dungeon.
===Monsters===
Mob	Ability 	Heroic mode
 	Skeleton. Raised from Coliseum Champions by Scourgelord Tyrannus. Killed by the faction hero defending herself. 	
 	Necromancer. Leads a group of six Skeletal Slaves. Casts Shadow Bolts and Conversion Beam. 	
 	Skeleton. Group of six non-elites. 	
 	Bone giant. Solo pulls. Casts Shovelled! on melee and Blinding Dirt on ranged 	
 	Cultist. In four-pulls with a torturer and two ghouls. Shadow Bolt and Seed of Corruption 	
 	Cultist. In four-pulls with a shadowcaster and two ghouls. Curse of Agony and Black Brand: +50% incoming shadow damage for 10 sec 	
 	Ghoul. In four-pulls with a shadowcaster and a torturer. Devour Flesh: ~2k health/5% stamina transferred to ghoul for 15 sec 	
 	Ymirjar. Mounted astride Iceborn Proto-Drakes until aggro. Glacial Strike: 15% damage/3 sec until fully healed. Summons a Whirlwinding Frostblade	
 	Proto-dragon. Ridden by a skycaller until aggro. Frost Breath. 	
 	Geist. Four or five ambush the rescued slaves along the path between the forgemaster and Krick with Leaping Face Smash 	
 	Gargoyle. Cannot be attacked until they drag and drop slaves of the other faction. 	
 	Plague eruptor. Solo pulls near Krick/Ick. Toxic Waste patches, Pustulant Flesh debuffs and a kamikaze Blight Bomb near death 	
 	Ymirjar. Summoned by the deathbringer after Krick. Fireball, Tactical Blink (Shadowstep) and Hellfire 	
 	Vrykul. Summons two flamebearrers and a wrathbringer after Krick. Empowered Shadowbolt: hitting two for the price of one 	
 	Ymirjar. Summoned by the deathbringer after Krick. Blight: Disease. 2k damage per 3 sec for 15; if not cleansed, bounces to another player 	
 	Skeletal warrior. After the first two big pulls, groups of two are in the gauntlet. Demoralizing Shout. Shield Block. Arcing Slice (Sunder Armor)	
 	Skeletal mage. In big pulls before the gauntlet with the fallen warriors. Frostbolt. Freezing Circle. 	
 	Skeleton. In the gauntlet. Two weak elites summoned every 30 seconds or so running toward the entrance. 	
 	Revenant. Heroic mode only. Halfway through the gauntlet. 	Avalanche
==Loot==
Normal mode
Boss 	Item 	Slot 	Type
Forgemaster Garfrost	Flayer's Black Belt 	Waist 	Leather agility DPS
Forgemaster Garfrost	Garfrost's Two-Ton Hammer 	Mace (2H)	Strength DPS
Forgemaster Garfrost	Ice-Steeped Sandals 	Feet 	Cloth intellect
Forgemaster Garfrost	Polished Mirror Helm 	Head 	Mail intellect
Forgemaster Garfrost	Ring of Carnelian and Bone 	Finger 	Agility DPS
Forgemaster Garfrost	Unspeakable Secret 	Staff 	Spell power
Krick and Ick 	Bent Gold Belt 	Waist 	Plate strength DPS
Krick and Ick 	Black Dragonskin Breeches 	Legs 	Mail intellect
Krick and Ick 	Krick's Beetle Stabber 	Dagger 	Agility DPS
Krick and Ick 	Purloined Wedding Ring 	Ring 	Strength DPS
Krick and Ick 	Scabrous Zombie Leather Belt 	Waist 	Mail agility
Krick and Ick 	Wristguards of Subterranean Moss	Wrist 	Cloth intellect
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Cloak of the Fallen Cardinal 	Back 	Intellect
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Gondria's Spectral Bracer 	Wrist 	Mail agility DPS
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Horns of the Spurned Val'kyr 	Head 	Mail agility DPS
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Painfully Sharp Choker 	Neck 	Strength DPS
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Palebone Robes 	Chest 	Cloth intellect
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Protector of Frigid Souls 	Shield 	Intellect
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Rimebane Rifle 	Gun 	Agility DPS
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Rimewoven Silks 	Legs 	Cloth intellect
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Scourgelord's Frigid Chestplate 	Chest 	Plate strength tank
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Shaggy Wyrmleather Leggings 	Legs 	Leather agility DPS
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Shroud of Rime 	Chest 	Mail intellect
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Skeleton Lord's Cranium 	Head 	Plate strength DPS
Trash mobs 	Coffin Nail 	Wand 	Intellect
Trash mobs 	Mantle of Tattered Feathers 	Shoulder 	Cloth intellect
Trash mobs 	Plated Grips of Korth'azz 	Hands 	Plate strength DPS
Trash mobs 	Titanium Links of Lore 	Waist 	Plate strength tank
Heroic mode
Boss 	Item 	Slot 	Type
Forgemaster Garfrost	Barbed Ymirheim Choker 	Neck 	Agility DPS
Forgemaster Garfrost	Legguards of the Frosty Depths	Legs 	Plate intellect
Forgemaster Garfrost	Malykriss Vambraces 	Wrist 	Plate strength DPS
Forgemaster Garfrost	Shoulderplates of Frozen Blood	Shoulder 	Plate strength tank
Forgemaster Garfrost	Spurned Val'kyr Shoulderguards	Shoulder 	Mail agility DPS
Forgemaster Garfrost	Surgeon's Needle 	Dagger 	Spell power
Krick and Ick 	Ancient Polar Bear Hide 	Chest 	Cloth DPS
Krick and Ick 	Blackened Ghoul Skin Leggings 	Legs 	Mail intellect
Krick and Ick 	Braid of Salt and Fire 	Waist 	Cloth intellect
Krick and Ick 	Chewed Leather Wristguards 	Wrist 	Leather agility DPS
Krick and Ick 	Felglacier Bolter 	Crossbow 	Agility DPS
Krick and Ick 	Ick's Rotting Thumb 	Trinket 	Dodge
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Band of Stained Souls 	Finger 	Agility DPS
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Belt of Rotted Fingernails 	Waist 	Mail agility DPS
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Engraved Gargoyle Femur 	Staff 	Spell power
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Fleshwerk Leggings 	Legs 	Leather agility DPS
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Frost Wyrm Ribcage 	Chest 	Plate strength DPS
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Icebound Bronze Cuirass 	Chest 	Plate strength tank
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Mudslide Boots 	Feet 	Mail intellect
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Nevermelting Ice Crystal 	Trinket 	Intellect
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Prelate's Snowshoes 	Feet 	Cloth intellect
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Rimefang's Claw 	Sword (1H) 	Strength tank
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Rusty Frozen Fingerguards 	Hands 	Plate intellect
Scourgelord Tyrannus	Tyrannical Beheader 	Axe (2H) 	Strength DPS
Trash drops 	Ghostly Wristwraps 	Wrist 	Leather intellect
Trash drops 	Seven-Fingered Claws 	Fist weapon	Agility DPS
Trash drops 	Unsharpened Ice Razor 	Dagger 	Agility DPS
==Achievements==
*The Pit of Saron
*Heroic: The Pit of Saron
*Heroic: The Pit of Saron Guild Run
*Doesn't Go to Eleven
*Don't Look Up
==Geography==
VZ-Pit of Saron.jpg|Map of the Pit of Saron.
==Heroic at Level 85==
As with the Forge of Souls, all trash mobs are soloable by most classes for those farming for Battered Hilt or gold (about half will drop in excess of one gold). While the first two bosses are in out-of-the-way locations and easily skippable, both must be defeated to open the gauntlet cave leading to the Scourgelord. Some classes should be able to solo them.
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==Trivia==
For a brief time, between the introduction of Battle for Azeroth's Patch 8.0.1, the pit saw a number of weird bugs. The issues were fixed with the July 24th Hotfix, but a list containing many of the observed bugs can be found here.
==Patch changes==
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==External links==
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