Coilfang Reservoir
- This article is about the instance. For the eponymous tribe of naga, see Coilfang tribe.
| Coilfang Reservoir | |
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| Several instances | |
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| Location | Zangarmarsh |
| Race(s) |
  Naga Broken  Blood elf  Leper gnome Lobstrok |
| Level | 62-70++ |
| Player limit | 5-25 |
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Coilfang Reservoir is a large artificial cavern located in Zangarmarsh. Under Serpent Lake is a subterranean pumping station, operated by Lady Vashj and the sinister naga. The dungeons are found in this underground area, and consist of gigantic caverns with huge pipes descending from the ceiling powered by titanic crystal capacitors. While the entrance to the reservoir is underwater, the instances themselves are only partially submerged, similar to Blackfathom Deeps.
Four instances comprise Coilfang Reservoir: three 5-man dungeons and one 25-man raid. Similar to Hellfire Citadel where the dungeons are designed for differing levels, The Slave Pens is designed for levels 61 to 64 and the Underbog is designed for levels 62 to 65, while both the 5-man The Steamvault and the 25-man Serpentshrine Cavern raid are designed for level 70 players.
Official info
Worldofwarcraft.com says the following about the Coilfang Reservoir:
The delicate ecology of Zangarmarsh has been thrown out of balance. Unnatural phenomena are corrupting and destroying the marsh's native flora and fauna. This disturbance has been traced to the foreboding Coilfang Reservoir. It is rumored that the leader of this mysterious edifice is none other than the infamous Lady Vashj. Only you can discover her nefarious plans and stop them before it's too late. Coilfang Reservoir is divided into four areas, three of which are five-man dungeons (the Slave Pens, the Underbog, and the Steamvault), in addition to the 25-man raid dungeon, Serpentshrine Cavern.
Coilfang Reservoir is the name for a naga-dominated compound that lurks under Zangarmarsh's deepest waters. The reservoir, punctured throughout by massive open pipes and pistons, seems big enough to house armies - and, yet, its purpose isn't strictly military.
Here, concealed by the cold fathoms, Lady Vashj's naga ply their resources - the exotic flora and fauna of the cavernous Underbog, the Broken who toil in their claustrophobic Slave Pens, and the arcane machinery they've constructed in the Steamvault - towards a catastrophic goal set forth by Illidan the Betrayer. Unopposed, they will drain Zangarmarsh's waters, and claim dominion over the dry bog that remains.[1]
Background
After Illidan Stormrage failed to destroy the Frozen Throne in Northrend,[2] Lady Vashj and most of her forces, the Illidan's Naga, returned to Outland settled in Zangarmarsh, where they began to drain its waters, collecting it in the Coilfang Reservoir. Using nearly all of the Broken Wastewalker tribe as slaves, their plan was to take control of all the waters of Outland, and through them, its people.[3] From her seat of power within Serpentshrine Cavern, Lady Vashj maintained a close eye on her minions and personally overseen the draining of the region. To command the engineers who maintain and operate this machinery, Lady Vashj hired the renowned Mekgineer Steamrigger, a gifted gnome technician whose illness has damaged his sanity.[4]
During the invasion of Outland in 26 ADP, the Alliance adventurers learned from the draenei in Telredor that the conditions in Zangarmarsh were rapidly deteriorating: disease had spread among plants and animals alike, and food sources were vanishing, driving the local creatures into a frenzy. Upon learning that the naga were responsible, the champions stormed into Coilfang Reservoir and slew the Coilfang matron, ending the naga's threat in the region.[5]
During the Midsummer Fire Festival, the Twilight's Hammer tried to summon the frost lord Ahune into the Slave Pens of the Coilfang Reservoir. Their plan was for Ahune to enter Azeroth through the Dark Portal and fight Ragnaros on the other side, creating an elemental war which will "rend the foundations" of Azeroth and make it "a frozen paradise".[6] The summoning ritual was conducted by Skar'this the Summoner, but both were eventually killed by the adventurers.
Wings
The Slave Pens
- Main article: Slave Pens
- Level 62-64 mobs
- 5 player groups
- Bosses: Mennu the Betrayer - Rokmar the Crackler - Quagmirran
The Underbog
- Main article: Underbog
- Level 63-65 mobs
- 5 player groups
- Bosses: Hungarfen - Ghaz'an - Swamplord Musel'ek - The Black Stalker
The Steamvault
- Main article: Steamvault
- Level 70-72 mobs
- 5 player groups
- Bosses: Hydromancer Thespia - Mekgineer Steamrigger - Warlord Kalithresh
Serpentshrine Cavern
- Main article: Serpentshrine Cavern
- 25 player raid
- Bosses: Hydross the Unstable - The Lurker Below - Leotheras the Blind - Fathom-Lord Karathress - Morogrim Tidewalker - Lady Vashj
Dungeon denizens
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Notes
- If you have Exalted reputation with Cenarion Expedition, you can repair your items and buy reagents from Mortog Steamhead just outside of the Serpentshrine Cavern entrance.
Gallery
Coilfang Reservoir exterior.
The water vortex at Coilfang, heading up into the nether.
A Coilfang Reservoir interior concept.
References
- ^ http://us.battle.net/wow/en/zone/the-steamvault (https://web.archive.org/web/20110917192320/http://us.battle.net/wow/en/zone/the-steamvault/)/
- ^ A Long Time Coming (WC3 Undead)
- ^ World of Warcraft: Illidan, chapter 12
- ^ http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/dungeons/coilfang-reservoir.xml
- ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 3, pg. 154
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[1-80] An Innocent Disguise
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