Sunken Temple

The Sunken Temple is the Temple of Atal'Hakkar, a troll temple drowned in the Swamp of Sorrows. The Atal'ai trolls inside still work to bring their blood god Hakkar into the world, and a flight of green dragonkin guards the halls around them. It's a run for level 50 and up (you can enter from 45), with a full set of quests and rare drops for every armor type.

The temple is a maze of ledges, pits and flooded halls, and it pays a group that knows the route. Two events decide how much you take home: the statue puzzle that wakes Atal'alarion, and the ritual that summons the Avatar of Hakkar. Neither is required to finish the run, and both are worth the time.

The temple lies sunk in the Pool of Tears, the lake in the Swamp of Sorrows. Swim out to the ruin, go inside and follow the stairs down to the instance portal.

The Swamp of Sorrows is contested territory. Stonard, the Horde town in the swamp, is where Fel'Zerul takes the Horde temple quest.

Stack everything you can before you come: most of these are done inside the temple, and the rest need something you carry out of it.

• Into the Depths: find the Altar of Hakkar inside the temple.
• Secret of the Circle: discover the secret hidden in the circle of statues. That's the statue puzzle on the Atal'alarion card below.
• Into The Temple of Atal'Hakkar (Alliance): gather 10 Atal'ai Tablets for Brohann Caskbelly in Stormwind.
• The Temple of Atal'Hakkar (Horde): collect 20 Fetishes of Hakkar for Fel'Zerul in Stonard.
• Jammal'an the Prophet: the Atal'ai Exile in The Hinterlands wants the Head of Jammal'an.
• The God Hakkar: bring the Filled Egg of Hakkar and the Essence of Hakkar to Yeh'kinya in Tanaris. The egg is what starts the Avatar of Hakkar ritual, so build the run around this one.
• The Essence of Eranikus starts from the Essence of Eranikus, which the Shade of Eranikus drops: place it in the Essence Font in his lair before you leave.
• The Sunken Temple (Horde) only sends you to Marvon Rivetseeker in Tanaris.

Eranikus, Tyrant of the Dream is a level-60 quest that sends you to Teldrassil, outside the walls of Darnassus. Leave it for later.

• The temple mixes living trolls, undead trolls, dragonkin and beasts, so every crowd-control class has work. Polymorph and Sap handle the living Atal'ai, Shackle Undead handles the undead ones, and Hibernate handles the dragonkin and beasts.
• Atal'ai Witch Doctors and Atal'ai High Priests are casters. Pull their packs around a corner so they come to you instead of casting from range.
• Take the dragonkin packs (Nightmare Scalebanes, Nightmare Wyrmkin and Nightmare Wanderers) one at a time, and Hibernate one if you have a druid.
• The six troll champions are the long part of the run. Clear the approach to each one before you pull him, so no pack joins the fight.

Every armor type finds something in the temple. The standouts:

• Casters and healers: Spire of Hakkar from the Avatar of Hakkar, a staff with a big spell damage and healing bonus, and Kilt of the Atal'ai Prophet from Jammal'an the Prophet, cloth legs with Intellect and Spirit. Dawnspire Cord and Nightfall Drape drop from all four dragons.
• Melee: Smoldering Claw from the four dragons, a polearm that hurls fireballs, and Fist of the Damned from Ogom the Wretched, a one-handed mace that steals life. Dragon's Call, the Shade of Eranikus's epic sword, tops the list.
• Tanks: Headspike from Atal'alarion, a polearm with Strength and Stamina, Crest of Supremacy from the Shade of Eranikus, a shield, and Warrior's Embrace from the Avatar of Hakkar, a plate chest.
• Mail: Horns of Eranikus from the Shade of Eranikus, a mail helm with Intellect and Spirit.
• Leather: Windscale Sarong from the Avatar of Hakkar and Bloodfire Talons from the four dragons.

SlotAll slotsHeadNeckShoulderBackChestWristHandsWaistLegsFeetFingerOne-HandMain HandTwo-HandOff HandRangedOther

Armor typeAll armorClothLeatherMailPlate

Weapon typeAll weaponsOne-Handed AxeBowOne-Handed MaceTwo-Handed MacePolearmOne-Handed SwordTwo-Handed SwordStaffDaggerWand

Usable byAny classWarriorPaladinHunterRoguePriestShamanMageWarlockDruid

QualityAny qualityUncommon or betterRare or betterEpic or better

60 items

Sunken Temple loot

Item	Slot	Type	Item level	Req. level	Source	Drop
Atal'ai Spaulders (Rare)	Shoulder	Leather	52	47	Balcony Minibosses · 5%Trash mobs · 4.2%	5%
Atal'ai Breastplate (Rare)	Chest	Mail	52	47	Balcony Minibosses · 2.6%Trash mobs · 2.8%	2.6%
Atal'ai Gloves (Rare)	Hands	Cloth	52	47	Balcony Minibosses · 7%Trash mobs · 7%	7%
Atal'ai Girdle (Uncommon)	Waist	Plate	52	47	Balcony Minibosses · 10%Trash mobs · 9.7%	10%
Atal'ai Leggings (Uncommon)	Legs	Leather	52	47	Balcony Minibosses · 5.7%Trash mobs · 5.6%	5.7%
Atal'ai Boots (Uncommon)	Feet	Mail	52	47	Balcony Minibosses · 8.3%Trash mobs · 8.3%	8.3%
Amber Voodoo Feather (Common)			1		Balcony Minibosses	20%
Blue Voodoo Feather (Common)			1		Balcony Minibosses	24%
Green Voodoo Feather (Common)			1		Balcony Minibosses	22%
Darkwater Bracers (Rare)	Wrist	Leather	52	47	Atal'alarion	38%
Atal'alarion's Tusk Ring (Rare)	Waist	Plate	51	46	Atal'alarion	37%
Headspike (Rare)	Two-Hand	Polearm	51	46	Atal'alarion	18%
Slitherscale Boots (Rare)	Feet	Leather	52	47	Spawn of Hakkar	47%
Wingveil Cloak (Uncommon)	Back		52	47	Spawn of Hakkar	24%
Embrace of the Wind Serpent (Epic)	Chest	Cloth	55	50	Avatar of Hakkar	0.15%
Featherskin Cape (Rare)	Back		54	49	Avatar of Hakkar · 29%Trash mobs · 32%	29%
Warrior's Embrace (Rare)	Chest	Plate	54	49	Avatar of Hakkar · 27%Trash mobs · 31%	27%
Windscale Sarong (Rare)	Legs	Leather	54	49	Avatar of Hakkar · 30%Trash mobs · 33%	30%
Bloodshot Greaves (Rare)	Feet	Mail	54	49	Avatar of Hakkar · 30%Trash mobs · 33%	30%
Might of Hakkar (Rare)	Main Hand	One-Handed Mace	54	49	Avatar of Hakkar · 14%Trash mobs · 16%	14%
Spire of Hakkar (Rare)	Two-Hand	Staff	54	49	Avatar of Hakkar · 14%Trash mobs · 16%	14%
Vestments of the Atal'ai Prophet (Rare)	Chest	Cloth	55	50	Jammal'an the Prophet	27%
Gloves of the Atal'ai Prophet (Rare)	Hands	Cloth	55	50	Jammal'an the Prophet	30%
Kilt of the Atal'ai Prophet (Rare)	Legs	Cloth	55	50	Jammal'an the Prophet	27%
Eater of the Dead (Uncommon)	Main Hand	One-Handed Axe	54	49	Ogom the Wretched	30%
Blade of the Wretched (Uncommon)	Main Hand	One-Handed Sword	54	49	Ogom the Wretched	30%
Fist of the Damned (Uncommon)	One-Hand	One-Handed Mace	54	49	Ogom the Wretched	31%
Nightfall Drape (Rare)	Back		53	48	Dreamscythe · 9.5%Weaver · 8.6%Hazzas · 8.1%Morphaz · 7.9%Trash mobs · 8.7%	9.5%
Dawnspire Cord (Rare)	Waist	Cloth	53	48	Dreamscythe · 9.7%Weaver · 9.2%Hazzas · 8.5%Morphaz · 8.2%Trash mobs · 8.8%	9.7%
Bloodfire Talons (Rare)	Hands	Leather	53	48	Dreamscythe · 8.5%Weaver · 7.5%Hazzas · 8.2%Morphaz · 6.9%Trash mobs · 7.9%	8.5%
Firebreather (Rare)	One-Hand	One-Handed Sword	53	48	Dreamscythe · 10%Weaver · 8.6%Hazzas · 9.5%Morphaz · 7.3%Trash mobs · 8.9%	10%
Drakefang Butcher (Rare)	Two-Hand	Two-Handed Sword	53	48	Dreamscythe · 8.1%Weaver · 11%Hazzas · 8.6%Morphaz · 8.2%Trash mobs · 8.9%	8.1%
Smoldering Claw (Rare)	Two-Hand	Polearm	54	49	Dreamscythe · 8.6%Weaver · 10%Hazzas · 8.4%Morphaz · 7.7%Trash mobs · 8.6%	8.6%
Drakeclaw Band (Rare)	Finger		54	49	Dreamscythe · 9.4%Weaver · 10%Hazzas · 9.6%Morphaz · 7.3%Trash mobs · 8.9%	9.4%
Drakestone (Rare)	Held In Off-hand		54	49	Dreamscythe · 9.2%Weaver · 9.3%Hazzas · 8.8%Morphaz · 8.3%Trash mobs · 8.8%	9.2%
Dragon's Call (Epic)	One-Hand	One-Handed Sword	57	52	Shade of Eranikus	0.19%
Horns of Eranikus (Rare)	Head	Mail	56	51	Shade of Eranikus	31%
Dragon's Eye (Rare)	Neck		56	51	Shade of Eranikus	32%
Rod of Corrosion (Rare)	Ranged	Wand	56	51	Shade of Eranikus	26%
Crest of Supremacy (Rare)	Off Hand	Shield	56	51	Shade of Eranikus	29%
Tooth of Eranikus (Rare)	Main Hand	One-Handed Axe	56	51	Shade of Eranikus	14%
Dire Nail (Rare)	One-Hand	Dagger	56	51	Shade of Eranikus	16%
Essence of Eranikus (Uncommon)			48	48	Shade of Eranikus	64%
Soulcatcher Halo (Rare)	Head	Cloth	51	46	Trash mobs	0.06%
Slimescale Bracers (Rare)	Wrist	Mail	49	44	Trash mobs	0.04%
Murkwater Gauntlets (Rare)	Hands	Mail	46	41	Trash mobs	0.04%
Silvershell Leggings (Rare)	Legs	Plate	51	46	Trash mobs	0.05%
Mistwalker Boots (Rare)	Feet	Cloth	50	45	Trash mobs	0.03%
Mindseye Circle (Rare)	Finger		46	41	Trash mobs
Stinging Bow (Rare)	Ranged	Bow	47	42	Trash mobs	0.04%
Winter's Bite (Rare)	Main Hand	One-Handed Axe	48	43	Trash mobs
Stealthblade (Rare)	One-Hand	Dagger	49	44	Trash mobs	0.03%
Ragehammer (Rare)	Two-Hand	Two-Handed Mace	50	45	Trash mobs	0.06%
Deathblow (Rare)	Two-Hand	Two-Handed Sword	48	43	Trash mobs
Bludgeon of the Grinning Dog (Rare)	Two-Hand	Staff	47	42	Trash mobs
Hakkari Shroud (Uncommon)	Head	Cloth	55		Trash mobs
Hakkari Breastplate (Uncommon)	Chest	Leather	55		Trash mobs
Mark of Hakkar (Uncommon)	Finger		55		Trash mobs
Formula: Enchant Cloak - Greater Resistance (Uncommon)			53		Trash mobs
Pattern: Green Dragonscale Leggings (Rare)			54		Trash mobs

• Statue order for Atal'alarion: south, north, southwest, southeast, northwest, northeast.
• Kill all six troll champions before you go looking for Jammal'an. The forcefield holds until the last one dies.
• Bring the Egg of Hakkar if anyone is on The God Hakkar. Without it there's no Avatar, and none of his drops.
• Face every dragon away from the group, bosses and trash alike.
• Don't leave the Shade of Eranikus's lair with the Essence of Eranikus still in your bags: the Essence Font is right there.