Shadowguard

For the priest ability, see [Shadowguard].

Shadowguard
The Shadowguard at Ulduar
Main leader	Xal'atath
Secondary leaders	Viceroy Nezhar †  Saprish †  General Zah'd †
Race(s)	Void ethereal
Character classes	Conjurer
Base of operations	Seat of the Triumvirate
Theater of operations	Argus, Telogrus Rift, Azeroth
Language(s)	Common
Affiliation	Ethereum, Void
Status	Active

The Shadowguard are ethereals who have heeded the call of the Void and become Void ethereals. They seem to be related to the Ethereum.

History

Legion

This section concerns content related to Legion.

Saprish, the Ethereum-Lord of the Shadowguard.

By the time of the third invasion of the Burning Legion, the Shadowguard were drawn to Eredath on Argus by the Void energies of the naaru L'ura. They stormed the Seat of the Triumvirate and established a base named Shadowguard Incursion. There, they used Void harvesters to call the Void to Eredath, but they were stopped before they could plunge the entire city into shadow and cause all of Argus to fall to darkness. The darkness they cultivated manifested into crystals of pure void, a resource the Shadowguard coveted. The Shadowguard also succeeded at creating Void-infused Broken whose mind did not fall into madness. Shadowguard Abyss Callers attempted to summon another void lord through the Umbral Locus, but their ritual was interrupted.

Another Void ethereal named Locus-Walker stood in opposition to them. He had hoped to find more ethereals among the Shadowguard who possessed the necessary strength of mind to resist the Void and was disappointed to find such an utter lack of resistance.

Dark Heart

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Following the war against the Primalists, the Shadowguard returned under the leadership of Xal'atath, the Harbinger of the Void. They attacked both the gates of Ulduar and Telogrus Rift, but were fought off by Alleria Windrunner with the help of the void elves and the adventurers.

The War Within

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The Shadowguard are present in Undermine, searching for the Dark Heart which Jastor Gallywix is keeping.

Members

Named

Name	Occupation	Location	Status
Viceroy Nezhar	Member	Seat of the Triumvirate	Killable
Saprish	Commander and strategist	Shadowguard Incursion, Seat of the Triumvirate	Killable
General Zah'd	General	Shadowguard Incursion, Eredath	Killable
Void-Blade Zedaat	Member	Shadowguard Incursion, Seat of the Triumvirate	Killable
Captain Faruq	Captain	Shadowguard Incursion, Eredath	Killable

Unnamed

• Grand Shadow-Weavers
• Shadowguard Abyss Callers
• Shadowguard Adepts
• Shadowguard Champions
• Shadowguard Conjurers
• Shadowguard Ethereals
• Shadowguard Phaseblades
• Shadowguard Riftstalkers
• Shadowguard Siphoners
• Shadowguard Subjugators
• Shadowguard Tricksters
• Shadowguard Voidbenders
• Shadowguard Voidcasters
• Shadowguard Voidtenders
• Umbral War-Adepts

The subject of this section did not make it out of the PTR stages.

• Shadowguard Spellweavers

Notes and trivia

• Adjectives used to describe the Shadowguard's various Void creatures include "bound" and "enthralled".
• Some Shadowguard NPCs have female voices, though without a female model to match.
• In early 7.3 PTR, Void-Blade Zedaat was a world boss and not a rare mob. His dungeon journal entry read "Viceroy Nezhar's most trusted lieutenant, Void-Blade Zedaat has been charged with keeping the Legion and all others away from the Seat of the Triumvirate until his work can be completed".

Speculation

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Since Nezhar's title is "viceroy", this means that he is ruling in the name of another. The true leader of the Shadowguard is unknown, or it might've been Saprish since he is called the "Ethereum-Lord of the Shadowguard".

See also

• Shadowguard Hologram
• Nexus-stalkers
•  [Emblazoned Shadowguard Insignia]