Temple of Atal'Hakkar

Temple of Atal'Hakkar (also known as Sunken Temple and more rarely, Lost Temple) is a shrine erected by the Atal'ai trolls, led by their master Jammal'an the Prophet, to the nefarious Blood God — Hakkar the Soulflayer. Believing that this was the intended site for Hakkar's reentry into Azeroth, the great Dragon Aspect, Ysera, and her green dragonflight sunk the temple into the depths of the Swamp of Sorrows...but the dragons did not realize that it was the wrong location until it was too late.

Many of the bosses in the instance have some kind of prerequisite in order to encounter them. Atal'alarion will appear after activation of statues, Jammal'an the Prophet can only be reached by killing the 6 troll mini-bosses, Avatar of Hakkar must be summoned and the Shade of Eranikus will only be killable after the death of the Prophet.

The Temple may be entered by level 45. The mob level range is 40-55, with the final boss being 55.

History

From World Dungeons on the old WoW site:

Over a thousand years ago, the powerful Gurubashi Empire was torn apart by a massive civil war. An influential group of troll priests, known as the Atal'ai, attempted to bring back an ancient blood god named Hakkar the Soulflayer. Though the priests were defeated and ultimately exiled, the great troll empire buckled in upon itself. The exiled priests fled far to the north, into the Swamp of Sorrows. There they erected a great temple to Hakkar - where they could prepare for his arrival into the physical world. The great dragon Aspect, Ysera, learned of the Atal'ai's plans and smashed the temple beneath the marshes. To this day, the temple's drowned ruins are guarded by the green dragons who prevent anyone from getting in or out. However, it is believed that some of the fanatical Atal'ai may have survived Ysera's wrath - and recommitted themselves to the dark service of Hakkar.

The name Atal’Hakkar can mean either "Devoted to Hakkar" or "In Honor of Hakkar" in Zandali, the language of the trolls.^[1]

Geography

This section concerns content that is out-of-date. Reason: Subzones are probably wrong post-

Cataclysm.

The Broken Hall • The Butchery • Chamber of Blood • Chamber of the Dreamer • Den of the Caller • Hall of Bones • Hall of Masks • Hall of Ritual • Hall of Serpents • Hall of the Cursed • Lair of the Chosen • The Pit of Refuse • The Pit of Sacrifice • Sanctum of the Fallen God

In Cataclysm

This section concerns content exclusive to Cataclysm.

The Sunken Temple was raised to a level 50-60 dungeon in Cataclysm.

Quest guide

Quest name	Quest giver	Zone location
Alliance quests
[50D] Into The Temple of Atal'Hakkar chain start: In Search of The Temple	Brohann Caskbelly	Dwarven District, Stormwind City
[52] Haze of Evil chain start: Muigin and Larion	Gregan Brewspewer Muigin	Feralas Marshal's Refuge, Un'goro Crater
Horde quests
[50] The Temple of Atal'Hakkar chain starts: Pool of Tears	Fel'zerul	Stonard, Swamp of Sorrows
[52] Zapper Fuel chain start: Larion and Muigin	Liv Rizzlefix Larion	Ratchet, The Barrens Marshal's Refuge, Un'goro Crater
Neutral quests
[51] Into the Depths chain start: The Sunken Temple	Marvon Rivetseeker Angelas Moonbreeze / Witch Doctor Uzer'i	Broken Pillar, Tanaris Feathermoon Stronghold / Camp Mojache
[51] Secret of the Circle chain start: The Sunken Temple	Marvon Rivetseeker	Broken Pillar, Tanaris
[53] The God Hakkar chain start: Screecher_Spirits	Yeh'kinya	Steamwheedle Port, Tanaris
[53D] Jammal'an the Prophet	Atal'ai Exile	Shadra'Alor, The Hinterlands
[55] The Essence of Eranikus	Drops off Shade of Eranikus, Inside Sunken Temple
Class quests
[52D] A Better Ingredient chain start: Torwa_Pathfinder	Torwa Pathfinder Denatharion Turak Runetotem Loganaar	Un'Goro Crater Darnassus Thunder Bluff Moonglade
[52D] The Green Drake chain start: The Hunter's Charm	Ogtinc Ormak Grimshot (Orgrimmar) Oninath (Silvermoon City) Olmin Burningbeard (Ironforge) Ulfir Ironbeard (Stormwind)	Timbermaw Hold, Azshara
[52D] Da Voodoo chain start: Elemental Mastery	Bath'rah the Windwatcher Farseer Umbrua / Searn Firewarder	Chillwind Point ruins, Alterac Mountains Stormwind City / Orgrimmar
[52D] Forging the Mightstone chain start: Chillwind_Camp	Commander Ashlam Valorfist Lord Grayson Shadowbreaker	Chillwind Camp, Western Plaguelands Stormwind City
[52D] Ancient Evil chain start: To_The_Bulwark	Lady Sylvanas Windrunner Champion Bachi / Champion Cyssa Dawnrose	Royal Quarter, Undercity Silvermoon / Undercity
[52D] Blood of Morphaz chain start: Cenarion_Aid	Ogtinc High Priest Rohan / Ur'kyo	Timbermaw Hold, Azshara Ironforge / Orgrimmar
[52D] The Azure Key chain start: A Simple Request	Archmage Xylem various rogue trainers	Azshara Tower, Azshara
[52D] Destroy Morphaz chain start: Magic Dust	Archmage Xylem	Azshara Tower, Azshara
[52D] Voodoo Feathers chain start: A Troubled Spirit	Fallen Hero of the Horde various Warrior trainers	On the border between Swamp of Sorrow & Blasted Lands
[52D] Trolls of a Feather chain start: An Imp's Request or Hot and Itchy	Impsy Impsy or any of several warlock trainers	Shatter Scar Vale, Felwood

Group info

A good group to have for this instance would consist of a tank, a healer, and three damage dealers, preferably one with good AoE. AoE's are very helpful, as there are many packs with non-elites. The instance offers a lot of opportunity for crowd control (specifically rogue saps and Priest shackle undeads, and magic dispels (from priests, paladins, and Resto shamans) make it a lot easier, as there a various negative effects (Fear and Sleep being the most dangerous). One of the three damage dealers should be able to tank, or have a pet that can tank, for the Shade of Eranikus fight.

Each class brings something useful to this instance, and as much depends on player skill and character levels as does group composition. That said, it's very nice to have reliable Crowd Control, good healing from a suitably geared and/or spec'd healer, as well as some form of out of combat Resurrection and Wipe Recovery.

One of the most important things to bring to this instance is knowledge of the layout or a good guide/map, as it's very easy to get lost here!

Walkthrough

See pre- Cataclysm walkthrough at Old walkthrough.

Resources

Skinning

Dungeon denizens

Bog beasts
Dire trolls
Green dragon (one, Shade of Eranikus)
Green drakes
Green dragonspawn
Green dragon whelps
Grells
Larvae
Oozes
Serpents
Skeletal wind serpent (one, Avatar of Hakkar)
Snakes
Trolls
Wind serpents
Worms
Scourge trolls

Loot

See Temple of Atal'Hakkar loot.

Videos

Sunken Temple (circa Cataclysm)

Patch changes

Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Level range raised to 52 - 55, but layout dramatically simplified.
Patch 3.2.0 (04-Aug-2009): Meeting stone now operational for all levels, previously level 45 - 53.
Patch 2.3.0 (13-Nov-2007): Boss levels lowered.
Patch 1.4.0 (2005-05-05): The minimum level requirement on the Temple of Atal'Hakkar Meeting Stone has been properly assigned.
Patch 1.3.0 (07-Mar-2005): Capped at ten players.

References

^ Dark Factions, pg. 127

External links

Archive.org Sunken Temple

[Dark.252520Factions.252520127-1] Dark Factions, pg. 127

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