Argus

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Argus
Type	World
Races	Demon  Eredar
Major settlements	Mac'Aree
Languages	Eredun
Affiliation	Burning Legion
Location	Twisting Nether (Formerly) Great Dark Beyond (Bordered near Azeroth)

Argus is the fel-infused world of the eredar, originally including the draenei. It is — or was — an arcane utopia where mages of the arcane divined the arcane secrets of the ordered universe. Its inhabitants were both vastly intelligent and highly gifted in magic. It had a society where art, science, magic and technology were all as one. Argus was ruled by a triumvirate of the greatest and most powerful eredar mages: Kil'jaeden, Archimonde, and Velen. They ruled from Mac'Aree — the most sacred of the cities on Argus according to Jessera of Mac'Aree.

Offical image of Argus from Blizzcon 2016.

Eventually, Argus attracted the attention of Sargeras. The Destroyer offered the eredar a deal: in exchange for their loyalty, he would give them power undreamed of by all races. Kil'jaeden and Archimonde were quick to accept the offer, but Velen had a vision of the future: the eredar would be transformed into demons, under the rule of Sargeras. His advice to Kil'jaeden and Archimonde went unheeded, and he desperately sought a solution to this dilemma. Eventually, Velen was contacted by the naaru, and he fled with his followers, renaming his people the draenei, or Exiled Ones.

Kil'jaeden, Archimonde, and the rest of their race became the feared, insidious sorcerers and tacticians of the Burning Legion.

History

In Rise of the Horde

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It was unclear whether the world of Argus was destroyed by the eredar's sudden demonic powers (as implied by previous lore), or if it survived their transformation. It is thought that if Argus still exists, it is certainly a stronghold of the Burning Legion, possibly their seat of power. Rise of the Horde leans towards this interpretation, though nothing is explicitly stated.

In Illidan

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It is revealed in World of Warcraft: Illidan, that Argus is in fact intact, and is the "beating heart" of the Legion's forces with all its greatest commanders and Kil'jaeden using it as his seat of power. The entire world has been corrupted into a shadowy version of what it once was. The machines that originally were used to send out peaceful and healing waves of magic over the surface, have been inverted to spread fear, depression, and panic. The capital city of the planet which is unnamed is the current seat of Kil'jaeden and is perhaps one of the most magically protected locations in the universe, with Kil'jaeden himself presiding over the Burning Legion from the palace throne.

In Legion

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It is revealed that Argus is in fact still in existence (although fel-wreathed and shattered) and is the seat of power for the Burning Legion. This is supported with the Warlock class quest which leads you to try and empower the already looming portal on the Broken Shore with Gul'dan himself stating he was going to Argus to fortify it on the other side.

Tomb of Sargeras

Upon the release of Tomb of Sargeras raid, Illidan, after defeating Kil'Jaeden, uses a demonic portal key to open a rift between Argus and Azeroth. Khadgar then teleports party members off of Kil'Jaeden's fel ship and back to the Broken Isles. The teleportation is successful, but once Khadgar looks up at the sky, he comes to the realization that not only has the party been teleported back to Azeroth, but that the rift was not temporary and continued to grow larger. This was a deliberate action by Illidan who sought to hasten his crusade against the Legion by bringing the fight to them.

Resistance on Argus

One of the Burning Legion's main capital worlds that was once aligned with the Twisting Nether, the planet is now largely visible in the sky and much closer to Azeroth. It also contained a World-soul called Argus the Unmaker, in which the Legion's forces were torturing the titan. A group of broken holdouts who call themselves the krokul have settlements in the Krokuun fragment.

Trivia

• Many similarities can be observed between Argus and Aiur of StarCraft. These include:
• Both Argus and Aiur and Homeworlds of the Draenei and Protoss

Geography

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An Eredar on Argus

It seemed to have many mountains, Kaarinos for example. The mountainous landscape is mentioned by Valok the Righteous and Anchorite Tessa. The capital city is Mac'Aree.

Much of what remains of Argus will appear in Patch 7.3. Initial maps on the PTR suggest three fragments of Argus will be explorable. The first fragment encountered is called Krokuun, the second Mac'Aree,, and the third Antoran Wastes which appears to be the zone surrounding the raid, Antorus, the Burning Throne. The only other instance announced so far is the dungeon Seat of the Triumvirate, which also appears to be in the Antoran Wastes.

Views from the explorable fragments suggest that they are actually floating above the planet proper and that the bulk of what remains of Argus is not habitable.

In World of Warcraft

Some of Argus is available to explore in Patch 7.3. The three fragments represent almost a mini-expansion.

World bosses

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As of PTR build 24473:

• Inquisitor Percontatum
• Mistress Alluradel
• Ovetigo
• Sotanathor
• Matron Folnuna
• Keeper Aedis
• Void-Blade Zedaat
• Pit Lord Vilemus

Media

Images

Argus as seen during encounter with Xe'ra

Argus as shown by Kil'jaeden in Legionfall cinematic

From Patch 7.3

From Patch 7.3

Tomb of Sargeras spoilers →

After the defeat of Kil'jaeden at the Tomb of Sargeras

Scenery from Patch 7.3 PTR

Views of Argus

Argus Wastes

Vindicaar viewport view of Krokuun

Darkfall Ridge

Seat of Annihilation cliff view

Shattered Fields

Lower Nath'raxas Hold

View from upper Xenedar

View from upper Xenedar with shadowed Azeroth

Vindicaar viewport view of Mac'Aree fragment

Vindicaar viewport different view of Mac'Aree fragment

Legion ships over Argus

Triumvirate's_End

Remnants of Argus from Mac'Aree

More remnants of Argus from Mac'Aree

Argus core planet from Mac'Aree

Argus core planet from Isolon

Shifted view from Isolon

Screenhosts

Maps from Patch 7.3 PTR

Argus from Broken Isles

Argus fragment overview map

Krokuun fragment

Mac'Aree fragment

Antoran Wastes fragment

Early Lightforged Beacon points and Vindicaar staging points

Minimap stitches from Patch 7.3 PTR

Where players first land?

Mac'Aree and surrounding areas?

Seat of the Triumvirate?

Old PTR maps

Fragments in correct positions

Fragments in wrong positions

Early lightforged beacon map

Videos

Patch 7.3

The Path to Argus

The Battle for Argus Begins

Tomb of Sargeras spoilers →

Kil'jaeden Ending Cinematic

A Thousand Years of War →

A Thousand Years of War - Part One Two Bright Lights

Audio only Part II - The Official Story of Alleria & Turalyon by Robert Brooks

Notes

• As of Patch 7.3, it is not clear if Argus has actually moved near to Azeroth so it can be seen in the sky or if a massive portal rift opened the size of Argus or larger very near to Azeroth which makes it appear that Argus has moved so near.

Trivia

Possible image of Argus from Sons of the Storm.

• The word "Argus" is also present in StarCraft: Brood War, another Blizzard strategy game. The Argus Talisman grants Dark Archons more energy, the Argus Jewel does the same for Dark Templar Corsairs and the Argus Stone exists on Aridas^{[citation needed]}. None of these entities or groups are related to the world of Argus (although the Argus Wake is loyal to the Burning Legion). It is not known what the name implies in relation to Blizzard's universes.
• Argus or Argos (Greek: Άργος) is the name of several mythological figures, as well as one of the major cities of Bronze Age Greece.

Patch changes

• Patch 7.3.0 (29-Aug-2017): Added.
  

See also

• Antoran Wastes
• Antorus, the Burning Throne
• Krokuun
• Mac'Aree
• Seal of Argus
• Seat of the Triumvirate

External links

Lore

WoW Insider Know Your Lore: Worlds lost, worlds unknown by Matthew Rossi Jul 24th 2013 1:00PM

WoW Insider Know Your Lore: The Warcraft cosmos, part one: The Material Plane by Anne Stickney May 22nd 2011 6:00PM

News

Spoilers!  Wowhead Antorus Wastes Zone Preview and Argus Questline Part 4 by Squishei 2017/07/21 12:30 PM

Spoilers!  Wowhead Finding the Crest of the Knowledge - Questing in 7.3 Argus Part 3 by Squishei 2017/07/15 9:44 AM

Spoilers!  Wowhead Questing Through Mac'Aree on Argus Patch 7.3 by perculia 2017/07/12 12:30 PM

Spoilers!  Wowhead Patch 7.3 Argus Story Questline - Chapter 1 Preview by Squishei 2017/07/07 5:23 PM

MMO-Champion Patch 7.3 PTR - Build 24473 by chaud 2017-06-29 12:07 AM

Major Spoilers!  Wowhead News Argus and Kil'jaeden's Defeat by perculia 2017/06/20 4:05 PM