Sword of Sargeras

The Sword of SargerasBefore the Storm, chapter 21World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth: Kalimdor, pg. 106 (or the dark blade of Sargeras)Desert Research is a gargantuan weapon "crafted from hatred made manifest"Before the Storm, chapter 1 that the titan Sargeras used to impale Azeroth, gravely injuring its world-soul, as the final act of the Burning Crusade, during the Argus Campaign. It struck in central Silithus, decimating the life and settlements in the region, which is now referred to as the Wound. This event damaged the titan spirit at the core of the planet, causing it to start bleeding :Azerite all over the world. The Explorers' League didn't know how deep the sword goes and what Sargeras might have disturbed or awoken.Before the Storm, chapter 14
The sword's magic emitted a dark-red aura, its energies seeping into Azeroth's heart like poison, until order champions drained the sword of its corruption with their artifact weapons serving as vessels for its vast power. The red glow subsided, and the sword went dormant.The Power in Our Hands
According to Pixni Rustbomb, the research about the silithid who survived the destruction of the land helped understand the power of Sargeras' sword.The Source of Power (Horde)
During their first meeting in the Maw, after the fall of the Lich King, Zovaal the Jailer revealed to Sylvanas Windrunner that he predicted Sargeras would perform this action, as he told her that "a blade would pierce the heart of the world" and "she would hold the blood from its wound".World of Warcraft: Sylvanas, chapter 22 Later, while speaking to the Maw Walkers as he activated the Machine of Origination, the Jailer implied that he had been waiting for this event to leave Azeroth's world-soul wounded and vulnerable, allowing him to use her power for his plans.The Jailer (tactics)#Quotes
Sword corruption.jpg|Magni Bronzebeard observing the corruption.
The Power in Our Hands Skyguard.jpg|The champions drew the corruption away...
Sword no corruption.jpg|...rendering the sword inert.
==Notes==
*The sword is by far the largest non-natural landmark anywhere in World of Warcraft, and its pommel is ostensibly the tallest point in the game world that players can fly to—far taller than the invisible walls that cover the sky in most of Kalimdor. If a player jumps from the top of the pommel, it can take as much as 50 seconds to fall to the ground, depending on the jump's angle.
*When the in-game view distance setting is set to its maximum, the sword can be seen from as far away as the southern edge of Mount Hyjal. It will only render and come into view once players get within a distance of about one and a half zones from Silithus, such as in southern Desolace, but will then remain visible if they go back further north.
*Historically, Sargeras was depicted with a broken and jaggedThe Sundering, pg. 307, 323 — "Then, the titan raised one arm and in it Brox beheld a long, wicked sword the upper half of whose blade had been broken off. What remained was jagged and still very capable of slaying." sword with an eye in its hilt, including in the patch 7.3 key art (see Gallery below). However, when the sword appears in-game and in the 7.3 cinematic, it looks whole, unbroken, and with a red orb of energy instead of an eye, but still jagged.
*The sword is also never given a name in canon, only referred to repeatedly as the "sword of Sargeras".
**In the non-canonical Warcraft RPG, Sargeras' sword was named Gorribal. It was crafted from his original sword, Gorshalach, which sundered itself when Sargeras turned evil. From the remnants of Gorshalach, Aggramar formed a new sword called Taeshalach, and Sargeras forged Gorribal from the other half.
**While the name Taeshalach has been referenced in-game, the backstory of Taeshalach, Gorribal, and Gorshalach has been changed in Chronicle Volume 1 which stated that Sargeras and Aggramar always had their own separate, unnamed swords each, and both swords broke when the two titans clashed. Both Lore in Short and Hearthstone have depicted Sargeras and Aggramar with the swords they are still wielding today, meaning that they have not changed swords after their clash, but they did break as Sargeras' sword is portrayed as broken in half on some artwork, and Aggramar's sword in Legion seems to be missing a half, replaced with fire. It thus seems that Aggramar has always wielded Taeshalach, while Sargeras has wielded two swords: the giant, runic sword he wielded before his corruption as seen in the Chronicle artwork below where he destroys the corrupted world-soul, and the demonic, jagged sword he wields since his corruption (which one might speculate are respectively called Gorshalach and Gorribal since the name "Gorshalach" has been referenced in a trinket).Gorshalach's Legacy
*In the RPG sourcebook Shadows & Light, Sargeras is depicted with Gorribal impaling a planet.:File:Sargeras.JPG
==Gallery==
Sargeras cleaving planet.jpg|Sargeras wielding a sword before his corruption, in Chronicle Volume 1
Sargeras in Combat.jpg|The same sword in the Warcraft Saga
Sargeras - Chronicle chart.png|The same sword in Chronicle Volume 1
Sargeras and the Legion.jpg|Sargeras' sword in the Warcraft Saga
Chronicle Burning Legion.jpg|In Chronicle Volume 1
Lore in Short - Aggramar vs Sargeras.png|In Lore in Short
Patch 7.3 Artwork.jpg|In the patch 7.3.0 key art
Sargeras Sword 2.jpg|In the Antorus ending cinematic
Sargeras in Magni, the Speaker.jpg|In Magni: The Speaker
Sword of Sargeras in Magni, the Speaker.jpg|In Magni: The Speaker
Exploring Azeroth - Sword of Sargeras.jpg|In Exploring Azeroth: Kalimdor.
Archimonde Mercenaries 3.jpg|Archimonde with the sword in Mercenaries.
Sword of Sargeras from Valor's Rest.jpg|View from near Valor's Rest. It's difficult to see all of the sword at once while in Silithus.
Sword of Sargeras from Uldum.jpg|View from Uldum.
Sword of Sargeras from Steam Pools.jpg|View from the Steam Pools. The Resort Guests are unperturbed.
Sargeras Silithus destroyed 5.jpg|The impact point.
Sargeras Silithus destroyed 3.jpg|Looking up at the hilt before the corruption was drained.
Sargeras Silithus destroyed 6.jpg|The impact point before the corruption was drained.
Sword of Sargeras - War Within CGI.png|The Sword of Sargeras in The War Within announcement cinematic.
==References==
Category:Weapons
Category:Artifacts
Category:Titans
Category:Silithus: The Wound