Magtheridon

Magtheridon is a fictional character in the Warcraft Universe. The former lord of Outland, he is a Pit Lord who conquered the remains of the orcish homeworld following it's destruction. But his reign was ended by the arrival of Illidan Stormrage, who took Magtheridon's throne at the Black Temple for himself. Deciding that Magtheridon would have a further part to play, Illidan had Magtheridon's body dragged to the Hellfire Citadel where he imprisoned the Pit Lord, leaving him at the mercy of the fel orcs. In the Burning Crusade expansion pack of the MMORPG set in the Warcraft Universe called World of Warcraft, Magtheridon appears as a boss in the Magtheridon's Lair wing of the Hellfire Citadel instance.

History/Lore

A brutal Pit Lord and servant of Mannoroth the Destructor, Magtheridon found his way to Draenor after its cataclysm. With the clans in disarray, and most killed in the disaster, Magtheridon was quick to show his power, and rallied the surviving Orcs under his pennant. The Orcs were corrupted and became fel Orcs. He declared himself the ruler of the ruined world Outland. Over the years, Magtheridon brought legions of demons to Outland through the four dimensional gateways with which Ner'zhul caused Draenor to shatter, and his forces became very extensive.

It was almost 20 years after the Cataclysm that Illidan and his servants came to Outland with a plan to rid the land of all demonic entities there, so that Kil'jaeden, Illidan's vengeful master, could not follow him. Magtheridon found himself under attack by Illidan, Kael'thas and his Blood Elves, Lady Vashj's army of Naga, and even the elusive Broken Draenei, led by the Elder Sage, Akama. The combined group disrupted the dimensional gateways which supplied Magtheridon with reinforcements, and then laid siege to Magtheridon's Black Citadel itself. The Pit Lord rallied his forces to defend him, but the combined skills of the heroes crushed his defences.

It was commonly believed after that, Magtheridon was slain. Recently, however, it is discovered that after his defeat, Magtheridon was locked up in a lair created for him in Hellfire Citadel, his blood being used to create fel Orcs for Illidan Stormrage. His wardens are mainly Orcs. While he is not an ally of Illidan (Illidan makes him produce fel Orc troops for him by force), he remains a member of the Burning Legion and must be destroyed.

The Boss Magtheridon
Magtheridon's Lair is a 25-person raid instance in Hellfire Citadel. Similar to Onyxia and Gruul, he is the only "boss" in his instance; players clear a number of "trash mobs" and immediately face him. He is surrounded by five channelers, who keep him imprisoned. Upon engaging the channelers, players have two minutes before Magtheridon is unleashed.

Prior to a patch, it was necessary to perform a series of difficult quests, which ended in killing Magtheridon, in order to be allowed entry into Tempest Keep (home of Kael'thas Sunstrider). However, the attunement for Tempest Keep and Serpentshrine Cavern (home of Lady Vashj) has since been removed from the game, making Magtheridon an optional boss.

Magtheridon was first killed by the American guild Risk.

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