Azzinoth

Azzinoth
Gender	Male
Race	Ered'ruin
Character class	Doomguard
Affiliation	Burning Legion
Position	Demon Captain
Location	Unknown
Status	Deceased, Slain by Illidan Stormrage

The fearsome demon called Azzinoth was a doomguard commander of the Burning Legion during the War of the Ancients before the Great Sundering. He met his end, however, when he came upon Illidan Stormrage.

Illidan slew Azzinoth and took his weapons, a pair of vicious warglaives called the Blades of Azzinoth. Over the millennia, Illidan grew more and more adept with the demonic weapons, and likely became more proficient with them than their original owner. He carries them still.

In his duel with Arthas, Illidan mentions that Azzinoth was a "powerful demon captain".

Related

All of these drop from Illidan Stormrage. The first two are known collectively as the Twin Blades of Azzinoth.

Warglaive of Azzinoth Item Level 156 Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Unique Sword Main Hand Speed 2.80 302 - 563 Damage (154.4 damage per second) +22 Agility +47 Stamina Durability 125 / 125 Classes: Warrior, Rogue, Death Knight , Monk, Demon Hunter Requires level 70 Equip: Increases hit rating by 21. Sell Price: 24 31 12 Set: The Twin Blades of Azzinoth (1/2) Warglaive of Azzinoth Item Level 156 Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Unique Sword Off Hand Speed 1.80 194 - 362 Damage (154.4 damage per second) +21 Agility +46 Stamina Durability 125 / 125 Classes: Warrior, Rogue , Death Knight , Monk Requires level 70 Equip: Increases critical strike rating by 23. Sell Price: 24 39 74 Set: The Twin Blades of Azzinoth (1/2) Shard of Azzinoth Item Level 151 Disenchants into: [Void Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Unique Dagger One-Hand Speed 1.90 161 - 242 Damage (106.1 damage per second) Durability 75 / 75 Requires level 70 Equip: Increases attack power by 64. Chance on hit: Calls forth an Ember of Azzinoth to protect you in battle for a short period of time. Sell Price: 14 93 88 Bulwark of Azzinoth Item Level 151 Disenchants into: [Void Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Shield Off Hand 6336 Armor 174 Block +29 Strength +40 Stamina Durability 120 / 120 Requires level 70 Equip: Increases defense rating by 26. Equip: When struck in combat has a 2% chance of increasing your Armor by 2000 for 10 secs. Sell Price: 9 45 38

The Fire elementals Flame of Azzinoth and Ember of Azzinoth, which are spawned from the weapons, are somehow related to Azzinoth.

Notes

• Azzinoth is referenced in the RPG and on the World of Warcraft website (in regards to the Blades that once belonged to him.) The event is an extension to the events of the War of the Ancients, and is not mentioned in other accounts of the War.

Speculation

 This article or section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore or by Blizzard officials.*

It is possible that Azzinoth was not slain, but captured and possibly sent back to Mardum, a prison forged by Sargeras and Khaz'goroth in the Twisting Nether.

This has been proven to be wrong in Legion. It is most likely Azzinoth is still trapped within Illidan's body when he ate his soul, as all demon hunters must do to become one.