Scarab Lord
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The subject of this article was removed from World of Warcraft but remains in World of Warcraft: Classic.
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- Scarab Lord
- Opened the gates of Ahn'Qiraj.
The Scarab Lord is an achievement rewarded for opening the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj by completing the quest [60] Bang a Gong!. The Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj and Temple of Ahn'Qiraj instances can only be made accessible by finishing the player-driven questline at the end of which the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj are opened. This title is no longer obtainable because all new realms were brought online with the Gates unlocked, and the Cataclysm expansion saw the removal of all quests relating to the world event.
Obtention
In addition to all players on a realm working towards completing the War Effort, one player had to create the Scepter of the Shifting Sands - a very difficult task that could only be solved by a server's top guild(s) back when the questline was added. After the war effort was finished and the army of the Alliance and the Horde arrived in Silithus, the Scepter of the Shifting Sands could be used on the Scarab Gong. Doing so resulted in the opening of Ahn'Qiraj. The first player to bang the Scarab Gong on each server would be rewarded with the Scarab Lord title and the [Black Qiraji Resonating Crystal]. Anyone else who followed them within 10 hours, usually only 1 to 3 people, was rewarded with the title too.
Although it is still possible to complete the questline for the Scepter of the Shifting Sands, doing so when the Gates are already opened will not reward neither the [Black Qiraji Resonating Crystal] nor the Scarab Lord title.
In the lore
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Lore-wise, several different characters have been identified as being the Scarab Lord.
- In the short story The War of the Shifting Sands, the night elf priestess Shiromar is the Scarab Lord.
- During the Call of the Scarab mini-holiday, Field Marshal Snowfall and Warlord Gorchuk mention that the Scarab Lord was a hero named Kalahad.
- Siege Engineer Quarterflash mentions that "our esteemed Scarab Lord" was one of the heroes that traveled to Northrend to fight alongside the 7th Legion.
- In
[10-30] The Defense of Warsong Hold, High Overlord Saurfang also refers to the players that have completed the event as Scarab Lord.
- In
[45] Destiny Unfulfilled, players can relive Illidan Stormrage's memory of the raid on the Black Temple, in which he is defeated by the guild Uber Town. Two of the guild members present are Scarab Lord Ahzesh and Scarab Lord Hamlet.
- In the Hearthstone expansion Caverns of Time, the Scarab Lord is depicted as a female Forsaken rogue riding a Black Qiraji Battle Tank.
Trivia
Patch changes
Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): This title is now account-wide.
Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Achievement added.
Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09): Title added.