Neltharion's Lair

Neltharion's Lair is the cavern located in Highmountain, southeast of Thunder Totem. It was here where Neltharion lived before he became Deathwing. Class leaders ventured inside to recover the Hammer of Khaz'goroth stolen by Dargrul the Underking.Neltharion's Lair: Death to the Underking The entrance is at Snowblind Mesa - a short walk East up the hill from the cliffs behind Thunder Totem. The dragon-sized entrance is Neltharion's Vault.
The exit (up a path to the right of the last boss, Dargul, marked by torches) takes you to The Bartering Cave behind Spiritwatch Point. A fake portal that Dargrul destroys can be found at Understone Breach. Note that this is the only exit route for Mythic dungeons, other than leaving the group and then being re-invited, to get repairs done without an Auto-Hammer or Jeeves.
==Background==
The cave saw a succession of occupants over time. An evil older than dragons was deemed to have resided here once,The Sundering, chapter 5 and an empowered black dragon was also herePetrified Ebony Scale (quest item) before the great dragon Neltharion eventually settled in it and gave it its name.
At some point, the vrykul Magnar Icebreaker convinced a raiding party of fellow warriors to accompany him into the lair. They waited until they saw the Dragon Aspect leave his mountain, and then they went inside. They were attacked by the lair's defenders, and none but Magnar himself survived, the vrykul also managing to get away with one of Neltharion's scales.Saga of the Valarjar
After the start of the War of the Ancients, Neltharion tortured a captured eredar warlock there. The great wyrm notably tested the effects of the Dragon Soul on the demon, inflicting him great pain before killing him.The Demon Soul, chapter 1 Malfurion Stormrage later drifted through the Emerald Dream in order to infiltrate the black wyrm's lair, wishing to discover how to steal the Dragon Soul. There, the druid discovered that the lair's caverns had been partially converted into a giant smithy, with many goblins working under the watchful eye of Meklo in order to forge Neltharion's adamantine plates.The Sundering, chapter 4 Several adamantine mines could actually be found around the mountain, and goblins mined it for their nefarious purposes. The lair had secret accesses for the goblins to bring the raw materials in, and was also defended by gray-skinned trolls magically kept under Neltharion's sway.The Sundering, chapter 8
Illidan Stormrage later managed to use one of the black wyrm's discarded scales to find the lair.The Sundering, chapter 5
At some point, Deathwing slew many of his kin there in his fury, leaving their bones to decay.Take My Hand
===Adventure Guide===
The Earth Warder Neltharion, later known as Deathwing, once called this cavern home. Since his fall, the drogbar that once worshipped the great dragon built their capital within this ancient lair. Now, Dargrul, chieftain of the drogbar, rallies a massive army within these depths. Bolstered by the Hammer of Khaz'goroth, this army will surge from the mountainside if left unchecked, devastating Highmountain and threatening the security of all Azeroth.
===Battle for Azeroth===
In order to empower the :Heart of Azeroth with the essence of the Dragon Aspects, adventurers had to travel there with Spiritwalker Ebonhorn. Because of :Azerite eruption, the lingering power of the black dragonflight awoke many earth elementals who started fighting anything they could see, killing several Stonedark watchers. Ma'haat the Indomitable, a stone lord from Deepholm, was here to retrieve the dragonflight's essence.Calming the Spine
==Maps and subregions==
===Map===
File:WorldMap-NeltharionsLair.jpg|Neltharion's Lair.
===Subregions===
*Broken Teeth
*The Dragon's Spine
*The Lost Road
*Path of the Worm
*Scaleback Run
*The Stone Market
==NPCs==
Bosses	Monsters	NPCs
;The Lost Road
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;Broken Teeth
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;The Stone Market
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;Scaleback Run
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;Path of the Worm
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;The Dragon's Spine
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==Loot==
Boss	Item	Type
 	 	Frost Artifact Relic
 	 	Life Artifact Relic
 	 	Necklace
 	 	Mail shoulders
 	 	Leather chest
 	 	Plate bracers
 	 	Cloth bracers
 	 	Mail belt
 	 	Plate belt
 	 	Cloth leggings
 	 	Leather boots
 	 	Tank trinket
 	 	Shadow Artifact Relic
 	 	Holy Artifact Relic
 	 	Cloth helmet
 	 	Leather helmet
 	 	Cloth shoulders
 	 	Mail chest
 	 	Mail bracers
 	 	Leather gloves
 	 	Plate leggings
 	 	Plate boots
 	 	Ring
 	 	Tank trinket
 	 	Blood Artifact Relic
 	 	Fel Artifact Relic
 	 	Plate helmet
 	 	Cloak
 	 	Leather bracers
 	 	Mail gloves
 	 	Cloth boots
 	 	Ring
 	 	Ranged DPS trinket
 	 	Fire Artifact Relic
 	 	Iron Artifact Relic
 	 	Mail helmet
 	 	Necklace
 	 	Leather shoulders
 	 	Plate shoulders
 	 	Plate chest
 	 	Cloth chest
 	 	Cloth gloves
 	 	Plate gloves
 	 	Cloth belt
 	 	Leather belt
 	 	Leather leggings
 	 	Mail leggings
 	 	Mail boots
 	 	Melee DPS trinket
==Achievements==
*Neltharion's Lair (achievement)
*Heroic: Neltharion's Lair
*Mythic: Neltharion's Lair
*Mythic: Neltharion's Lair Guild Run
*Got to Ketchum All
*Can't Eat Just One
==Notes and trivia==
*During the War of the Ancients Trilogy books, Neltharion's lair was stated to be a in a distant, dismalThe Sundering, chapter 12 wasteland instead of being in the relatively lush Highmountain.
==Beta==
;Adventure Guide
Neltharion, better known as Deathwing, once called these caves home. Since his fall, the drogbar that once worshipped the great dragon built their capitol within this ancient lair. Now, Dargrul, chieftain of the drogbar, rallies a massive army within these depths. If left unchecked, the mad king's army will surge from the mountainside, devastating Highmountain and all of Azeroth with it.
==Patch changes==
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==References==
==External links==
 
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