Deadwind Pass Zone Guide

◆Overview

The pass is almost lifeless: the trees are petrified and leafless, and a foul wind constantly blows through the canyon, giving the zone its name. In 1.12.1 there are no friendly NPCs, vendors or quest givers here — the zone is an overland corridor between Duskwood and the Swamp of Sorrows and an ogre farming spot for characters near the end of leveling.

Subzones

Names follow the 1.12.1 client (AreaTable):

• Deadman's Crossing — the main road junction with a signpost on a dead tree. From here the road leads west to Darkshire, east to the Swamp of Sorrows and south to Karazhan.
• Sleeping Gorge — a narrow gorge in the northern part of the pass.
• Ariden's Camp — an abandoned campsite just north of the main road. Nobody lives here.
• Deadwind Ravine — a rocky ravine next to the road.
• The Vice — the land of the Deadwind ogres: mounds and camps along the road leading to Karazhan.
• Karazhan — Medivh's tower and the ruined village at its base, haunted by ghosts.
• Morgan's Plot — a decrepit chapel with a graveyard behind Karazhan.

◆Inhabitants and Mobs

The main threat in the pass is the Deadwind ogres, a clan of ogres settled in the Vice. There are no quests involving them in 1.12.1, so players come here for experience and loot.

All of them are aggressive. Vultures circle over the road and the gorges, ogres stay in the Vice, and ghosts haunt the village ruins at the foot of Karazhan and the cellars beneath the ruined houses — two of the houses have open passages down into the catacombs. Maulers can knock you back with an Uppercut, Ogre Magi cast Bloodlust on allies and hit with Lightning Bolt, and Warlocks use Shadow Bolt and Immolate — melee characters should pull ogres one at a time.

Deadwind Warlocks are the only source of Formula: Enchant Bracer - Superior Strength: a +9 Strength bracer enchant that requires Enchanting 295. The drop chance is very low; for the enchant itself see the article on bracer enchants.

Karazhan and the Lore of Medivh

Karazhan was built by the Guardian of Tirisfal Aegwynn on a nexus of powerful ley lines, and her son Medivh later made the tower his home. Possessed by the spirit of Sargeras, Medivh helped the orcs open the Dark Portal and lost his mind during the First War. His apprentice Khadgar and Anduin Lothar stormed Karazhan and slew Medivh. The mage's death unleashed dark energy that poisoned the surrounding land: the pass became a dead canyon, and part of Elwynn Forest was corrupted into Duskwood. Ever since, a curse has hung over the tower and the gorge.

◆Getting There

There is no flight path in the pass, so you reach it on foot or on a mount from the nearest flight masters:

• Alliance — from Darkshire in Duskwood, follow the road east. See how to get to Darkshire and how to get to Duskwood.
• Horde — from Stonard in the Swamp of Sorrows, follow the road west; see how to get to Swamp of Sorrows. Another option is to go north through Duskwood from Stranglethorn Vale, skirting Darkshire.

Step-by-step routes for both factions are in the guide how to get to Deadwind Pass, and all flight masters are listed in the flight paths guide.

◆Related Pages

• How to get to Deadwind Pass — Alliance and Horde routes
• Duskwood — neighbouring zone to the west
• Swamp of Sorrows — neighbouring zone to the east
• Medivh — master of Karazhan
• Blasted Lands — zone to the south with the Dark Portal
• Leveling 50–60 — where to level at the end of the game