Karazhan Raid Overview
Unlocking the Nightbane Quest Chain in TBC Classic
Before players can start the quest chain, they'll first need to hit Honored with The Violet Eye. Upon completing the raid attunement itself, players will see they're less than 1,000 rep away from achieving this.
To get more reputation, players will have to clear out enemies within Karazhan. Mobs inside of Karazhan grant reputation all the way through Exalted standing, with non-Elite and trivial mobs granting 3 reputation, Elite mobs granting 8-30 reputation, and bosses granting 250 reputation (except Prince Malchezaar, who grants 500 reputation).
A full Karazhan clear, including all trash mobs and all bosses, will grant approximately 9,900 reputation. At Friendly, you can complete the first ring quest, choosing the ring you will upgrade as you progress your reputation. The first quest grants 250 reputation. Once you reach Honored, Medivh's Journal questline becomes available, allowing you to start the Nightbane quest chain from Archmage Alturus, right outside Karazhan.
Players wishing to gain access to Nightbane Week 1 will have a bit to grind. They can choose to farm reputation from the basement area to the right as soon as they zone into the raid, and reset once they clear trash.
Players can continue to do this until close enough to Honored to where they can continue to clear the raid knowing they'll reach Honored before Shade of Aran. It's crucial NOT to kill Aran before starting the quest chain, as he is part of it.
Summoning Nightbane in TBC Classic
Next begins the actual quest chain. Below, you'll see a table of the chain laid out in order. For those who want to clear this week 1, plan on traveling to zones such as Netherstorm, and defeat the first boss of TWO Heroic Dungeons: Grand Warlock Nethekurse in The Shattered Halls and Darkweaver Syth in Sethekk Halls in Auchindoun. The latter is a bit of a challenge, so make sure you bring your best DPS for that encounter (and a Shaman for Bloodlust!).
Nightbane Quest Chain
Quest
Start
Objective
Medivh's Journal
Archmage Alturus
Archmage Alturus at Deadwind Pass wants you to go into Karazhan and speak to Wravien
In Good Hands
Wravien
Speak to Gradav at the Guardian's Library in Karazhan
Kamsis
Gradev
Speak to Kamsis at the Guardian's Library in Karazhan
The Shade of Aran
Kamsis
Obtain Medivh's Journal from Shade of Aran and return to Kamsis at the Guardian's Library in Karazhan
The Master's Terrace
Kamsis
Go to the Master's Terrace in Karazhan and read Medivh's Journal
Digging Up the Past
Archmage Alturus
Archmage Alturus wants you to go to the mountains south of Karazhan in Deadwind Pass and retrieve a Charred Bone Fragment
A Colleague's Aid
Archmage Alturus
Take the Charred Bone Fragment to Kalynna Lathred at Area 52 in Netherstorm
Kalynna's Request
Kalynna Lathred
Kalynna Lathred wants you to retrieve the Tome of Dusk from Grand Warlock Nethekurse in the Shattered Halls of Hellfire Citadel and the Book of Forgotten Names from Darkweaver Syth in the Sethekk Halls in Auchindoun. This quest must be completed in Heroic difficulty.
Nightbane
Kalynna Lathred
Go to the Master's Terrace in Karazhan and touch the Blackened Urn to summon Nightbane. Retrieve the Faint Arcane Essence from Nightbane's corpse and bring it to Archmage Alturus.
Congratulations! You are now rewarded with either Pulsing Amethyst, Infused Amethyst, or Soothing Amethyst and can summon Nightbane every time you enter Karazhan.
Do you plan on taking down Nightbane in week 1? Let us know your plans in the comments down below!
