Lord Walden (tactics)

Lord Walden
Gender	Male
Race	Undead (Humanoid)
Level	8-30 Elite
Reaction	Alliance Horde
Location	Shadowfang Keep
Status	Killable
Shadowfang Keep Baron Ashbury Baron Silverlaine Commander Springvale Deathsworn Captain (rare) Lord Walden Lord Godfrey (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) NPCs Packleader Ivar Bloodfang Deathstalker Commander Belmont High Warlord Cromush Magistrate Henry Maleb

Lord Walden is the fourth boss of the Shadowfang Keep instance.

Background

For his character biography, see Lord Walden.

Lord Walden is one of two of the Gilnean eastern lords convinced by Lord Godfrey to go with his plan. Later he was resurrected by the Forsaken along with Lord Godfrey and Baron Ashbury and have fled into the Shadowfang Keep along with his companions shortly after the failed assassination attempt on Sylvanas Windrunner.

He is the fourth boss of the instance. The Lower Observatory was Arugal's main study and Laboratory. Walden has taken it over for his own research, impressed with Arugal's line of research and equally in contempt of his practical lab upkeep.

Adventure Guide

Godfrey's right-hand man, the arrogant Lord Walden vowed to pay any price, including death, to serve his compatriot. Now among the undead, Walden intends to keep his word, attacking adversaries with ice and venom.

Abilities

•  Ice Shards — Lord Walden releases Ice Shards all over his laboratory for 5 sec. Each Ice Shard arcs through the air then lands, dealing 138 to 161 Frost damage to all enemy targets within 2 yards.
•  Conjure Poisonous Mixture — Lord Walden conjures a bottle of poisonous mixture then throws it at the location of a random player. When the bottle lands on the ground it erupts. The poison immediately inflicts 150 Nature damage to players within 4 yards, and continues to inflict 28 to 31 Nature damage every 2 seconds while decreasing the movement speed of players by 40% for 15 sec.
•  Conjure Frost Mixture — Lord Walden summons a frosty mixture and breaks it on the ground. The chemicals immediately deal 185 to 215 Frost damage to all nearby enemies within 45 yards.
•  Conjure Mystery Toxin  — Lord Walden summons a cauldron of Mystery Toxin for 10 seconds. The concoction inside is usually a Toxic Coagulant, but when Lord Walden reaches 35% health he summons a cauldron of Toxic Catalyst instead.
• Toxic Coagulent  — Every 3 seconds the Toxic Coagulent toxin is applied to nearby enemy players from Lord Walden's cauldron. The Toxic Coagulent inflicts 11100 to 12900 damage every second, and decreases the movement speed of the affected player by 10% for 6 sec. This effect can stack up to 3 times, and if it does then the toxin fully coagulates and the player is stunned for 5 sec. However, whenever a player moves or jumps the toxin becomes unable to coagulate and a stack is removed.
•  Toxic Catalyst  — The Toxic Catalyst pours out of Lord Walden's cauldron, inflicting 13875 to 16125 Fire damage every 2 seconds but increasing the target's critical chance by 100% for 10 sec.

Strategy

Heroic mode

Lord Walden is not a terribly difficult fight. The Healer must keep people alive when they are affected by either Frost Mixture or Poisonous Mixture (although Poisonous Mixture can be cured by classes with the appropriate Poison removal ability). When he casts Icy Shards, everyone must keep moving to avoid getting hit by them. The most important aspect is when he casts Unstable Mixture. When he does, it will either be a green liquid or a red liquid (chosen randomly). If it appears green, everyone must keep moving to avoid its damage. If it appears red, everyone must stand still to avoid its damage.

Loot

Normal

Butcher's Cleaver Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Axe One-Hand Speed 2.60 13 – 27 Damage (7.7 damage per second) +7 Agility +10 Stamina +5 Critical Strike +8 Versatility Durability 70 / 70 Requires Level 8 Sell Price: 2 27 46 Eerie Stable Lantern Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Held In Off-hand +21 Intellect +10 Stamina +6 Critical Strike +7 Haste Requires Level 8 Sell Price: 1 28 56 Phantom Armor Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Plate Chest 45 Armor +14 Strength or Intellect +20 Stamina +17 Critical Strike +10 Haste Durability 115 / 115 Requires Level 8 Sell Price: 1 51 19 Black Wolf Bracers Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Leather Wrist 10 Armor +8 Agility or Intellect +11 Stamina +8 Critical Strike +7 Versatility Durability 40 / 40 Requires Level 8 Sell Price: 79 18 Dark Lupine Wraps Item Level 13 Binds when picked up Mail Wrist 3 Armor +1 Agility or Intellect +2 Stamina +1 Critical Strike +1 Haste Durability 40 / 40 Requires Level 8 Sell Price: 6 69

Heroic

Blinders of the Follower Heroic Item Level 37 Binds when picked up Cloth Head 3 Armor +2 Intellect +6 Stamina +3 Critical Strike +4 Mastery   Meta Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +6 Intellect   Durability 85 / 85 Requires Level 32 Sell Price: 3 68 Burden of Lost Humanity heroic Item Level 37 Binds when picked up Mail Shoulder 8 Armor +3 Agility or Intellect +5 Stamina +3 Versatility +3 Mastery   Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +2 Mastery   Durability 85 / 85 Requires Level 32 Sell Price: 3 64 Phantom Armor Heroic Item Level 106 Binds when picked up Plate Chest 58 Armor +12 Strength or Intellect +26 Stamina +11 Critical Strike +16 Mastery   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +2 Strength   Durability 140 / 140 Requires Level 32 Sell Price: 2 94 96 Double Dealing Bracers Heroic Item Level 37 Binds when picked up Leather Wrist 4 Armor +2 Agility or Intellect +3 Stamina +2 Critical Strike +2 Mastery Durability 50 / 50 Requires Level 32 Sell Price: 2 46 Iron Will Girdle heroic Item Level 37 Binds when picked up Plate Waist 10 Armor +3 Strength or Intellect +5 Stamina +3 Dodge +2 Critical Strike   Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +2 Dodge   Durability 50 / 50 Requires Level 32 Sell Price: 2 45

Objective of

•  [8-30D] Fighting Tooth and Claw
•  [8-30D] Orders Are For the Living

Quotes

Introduction

Alliance

Packleader Ivar Bloodfang says: We will stand idle no longer! The time to act is now!

Horde

Deathstalker Commander Belmont says: I've sent my men forward on the rooftops to secure the area around Lord Walden.

• Lord Walden says: I must give Arugal some credit, his lines of research were quite novel.
• Lord Walden says: Missing pages, broken equipment, tainted samples! How does someone work in these conditions!
• Lord Walden says: These notes are horribly organized. I can't tell if Arugal was brilliant or simply an imbecile.
• Lord Walden says: This library should prove to be useful to my own research.

Aggro

Even here I find myself beset by fools!

Killing a player

• This childish effort ends now!
• You shall annoy me no longer!

Death

My new life was just beginning...

Scene After Death

Alliance

Packleader Ivar Bloodfang yells: Your time has finally come, Godfrey!

Packleader Ivar Bloodfang yells: Attack, my brothers! Make him feel the fury of the pack!

Packleader Ivar Bloodfang says: You'd best hurry if you want any of the spoils.

Horde

Deathstalker Commander Belmont says: The time has come, soldiers! Godfrey lies just ahead! Have no mercy! We fight-

High Warlord Cromush yells: FOR THE HORDE!!!

Deathstalker Commander Belmont says: You'd better hurry up if you want in on all the fun.

Videos

• How To: Lord Walden - Shadowfang Keep Heroic

Patch changes

• Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08):
  • Conjure Poisonous Mixture now deals more initial damage.
  • Frost Mixture is now area-of-effect damage.
  • Toxic Catalyst now deals less damage over time.
    
• Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB