In the latest update of World of Warcraft’s Season of Discovery Phase 3, the Sunken Temple, also called the Temple of Atal’Hakkar, has been reintroduced as a 20-player raid. This Sunken Temple guide will help you understand the raid and provide strategies to overcome its challenges. We also encourage you to check out our Gnomeregan Raid Guide.
4.9Rewards from Sunken Temple
Sunken Temple offers a wide variety of armor and weapons for all classes and specializations, mounts, companion pets, recipes, and titles as rewards. These range from common quality items all the way up to epics. Let’s look at what Sunken Temple raid loot we can get.
Item Sets
One of the most sought-after rewards are Sunken Temple tier sets, which provide powerful bonuses when worn as a complete set.
Sunken Temple Item Sets
| Set Name | Set Bonus | Slot | Item |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benevolent Prophet’s Vestments | 2 pieces: Restores 4 mana per 5 sec. 3 pieces: When using Holy damage spells, you will receive a 60% increase in damage and healing power for 15 seconds. | Chest | Benevolent Prophet’s Vest |
| Legs | Benevolent Prophet’s Leggings | ||
| Feet | Benevolent Prophet’s Sandals | ||
| Malevolent Prophet’s Vestments | 2 pieces: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 1%. 3 pieces: Damage spells have the potential to increase your target’s damage taken by up to 50% from subsequent spells. | Chest | Malevolent Prophet’s Vest |
| Legs | Malevolent Prophet’s Leggings | ||
| Feet | Malevolent Prophet’s Sandals | ||
| Nightmare Prophet’s Garb | 2 pieces: Increases your chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 1%. 3 pieces: Using Shadow Cleave to inflict damage reduces the cast time of your next Immolate spell by 50%, stacking up to 2 times. This effect lasts for 12 seconds. | Chest | Nightmare Prophet’s Vestments |
| Legs | Nightmare Prophet’s Leggings | ||
| Feet | Nightmare Prophet’s Sandals | ||
| Blood Corrupted Leathers | 2 pieces: Increases your chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 1%. 3 pieces: Backstab and Sinister Strike inflict an additional 7 damage from all sources on the target for 30 charges or 15 seconds. | Chest | Blood Corrupted Tunic |
| Legs | Blood Corrupted Pants | ||
| Feet | Blood Corrupted Boots | ||
| Coagulate Bloodguard’s Leathers | 2 pieces: +10 Strength. 3 pieces: Reduces the Mana cost of your next shapeshift cast by 30% within 10 seconds of using Shred. 3 pieces: Increases your chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 2% while in Bear or Dire Bear Form. | Chest | Coagulated Bloodguard Tunic |
| Legs | Coagulated Bloodguard Pants | ||
| Feet | Coagulated Bloodguard Boots | ||
| Exiled Prophet’s Raiment | 2 pieces: Restores 4 mana per 5 sec. 3 pieces: Grants your healing spell critical strikes a 50% chance to trigger Dreamstate. Rune engraving required. | Chest | Exiled Prophet’s Jerkin |
| Legs | Exiled Prophet’s Leather Pants | ||
| Feet | Exiled Prophet’s Slippers | ||
| Lost Worshipper’s Armor | 2 pieces: Increases your chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 1%. 3 pieces: Boosts the critical hit chance of Wrath and Starfire by 3%. | Chest | Lost Worshipper’s Harness |
| Legs | Lost Worshipper’s Leggings | ||
| Feet | Lost Worshipper’s Treads | ||
| Corrupted Spiritweaver’s Mail | 2 pieces: Restores 4 mana per 5 seconds. 3 pieces: Reduces the cast time of Healing Rain to instant. | Chest | Corrupted Spiritweaver’s Breastplate |
| Legs | Corrupted Spiritweaver’s Leggings | ||
| Feet | Corrupted Spiritweaver’s Sabatons | ||
| Dread Hunter’s Chain | 2 pieces: +20 Attack Power. 3 pieces: Rapid Fire now also grants a 10% increase in melee attack speed for 15 seconds. 3 pieces: Increases your critical strike chance with ranged weapons by 2%. | Chest | Dread Hunter’s Chainmail |
| Legs | Dread Hunter’s Chausses | ||
| Feet | Dread Hunter’s Greaves | ||
| Ostracized Berserk’s Battlemail | 2 pieces: +20 Attack Power. 3 pieces: Dealing Fire damage grants you 5 attack power per stack, stacking up to 10 times. Each stack lasts for 12 seconds. | Chest | Ostracized Berserker’s Hauberk |
| Legs | Ostracized Berserker’s Legplates | ||
| Feet | Ostracized Berserker’s Chain Greaves | ||
| Shunned Devotee’s Chainmail | 2 pieces: Increases your chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 1%. 3 pieces: Enhances Holy spell critical strike chance by 3%. 3 pieces: Grants a chance on spell cast to increase your Nature spell damage and healing by up to 60 for 10 seconds. | Chest | Shunned Devotee’s Chainshirt |
| Legs | Shunned Devotee’s Legguards | ||
| Feet | Shunned Devotee’s Scale Boots | ||
| Banished Martyr’s Full Plate | 2 pieces: Increases your chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 1%. 3 pieces: Grants you 50 block value for 6 seconds after successfully blocking an attack. | Chest | Banished Martyr’s Plate Armor |
| Legs | Banished Martyr’s Plate Legguards | ||
| Feet | Banished Martyr’s Plate Boots | ||
| Obsessed Prophet’s Plate | 2 pieces: Increases your chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 1%. 3 pieces: Dealing Fire damage grants you 5 attack power per stack, stacking up to 10 times. Each stack lasts for 12 seconds. | Chest | Obsessed Prophet’s Chestplate |
| Legs | Obsessed Prophet’s Legguards | ||
| Feet | Obsessed Prophet’s Ornate Boots | ||
| Wailing Berserker’s Plate Armor | 2 pieces: Increases your chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 1%. 3 pieces: Grants you a 3% chance to gain an additional attack on the same target after dealing damage with your weapon. | Chest | Wailing Berserker’s Chestplate |
| Legs | Wailing Berserker’s Legplates | ||
| Feet | Wailing Berserker’s Battleboots |
Loot Table
Here is the Sunken Temple loot table to help you understand what to expect from this raid.
Sunken Temple Raid Loot Table
Recipes
There are many new crafting recipes in Season of Discovery Phase 3! Just like the previous Phases, a new epic crafting quest chain awaits, starting in the Sunken Temple raid. Here’s a peek at what you might be able to craft:
| Recipe Name | Profession |
|---|---|
| Flask of Restless Dreams | Alchemy |
| Flask of Everlasting Nightmares | Alchemy |
| Shoulderplates of Dread | Blacksmithing |
| Fearmonger’s Shoulderguards | Blacksmithing |
| Baleful Pauldrons | Blacksmithing |
| Void-Powered Invoker’s Vambraces | Engineering |
| Void-Powered Protector’s Vambraces | Engineering |
| Void-Powered Slayer’s Vambraces | Engineering |
| Paranoia Mantle | Leatherworking |
| Shrieking Spaulders | Leatherworking |
| Wailing Chain Mantle | Leatherworking |
| Shoulderpads of Obsession | Leatherworking |
| Membrane of Dark Neurosis | Leatherworking |
| Cacophonous Chain Shoulderguards | Leatherworking |
| Mantle of Insanity | Tailoring |
| Shoulderpads of the Deranged | Tailoring |
| Fractured Mind Pauldrons | Tailoring |
It is not enough to receive these recipes; you also need to study them. And for this you need at least skill level 250. Our Professions Kits will help you reach this mark faster.
Sunken Temple World Buff in SoD
The Season of Discovery Phase 3 Sunken Temple now grants a powerful World Buff called Fervor of the Temple Explorer, lasting 120 minutes. This Buff enhances your critical hit chance by 5%, boosts spell damage by 65, and increases all stats by 8%.
Best Sunken Temple Team Composition
For a smooth and comfortable run of the Sunken Temple raid, the following team composition is recommended:
- Tanks: 2 (1 main tank, 1 off-tank that can also DPS).
- Healers: 4 (1 healer per 5 party members is a good rule of thumb for new raid content).
- DPS: 14 (a mix of melee and ranged).
Some high-performance groups might try running with this Sunken Temple team comps:
- Tanks: 1 (highly skilled players only)
- Healers: 2-3
- DPS: 17-18
This is a quite aggressive team composition for Sunken Temple and requires a lot of coordination and well-geared players.
The Best Classes for Sunken Temple
Assembling a well-balanced group with specific roles is crucial for success in SoD Phase 3 Sunken Temple. Here’s a guide on the best classes to bring for this raid:
- Tank: Warriors excel at tanking due to their powerful ability to generate real threats and absorb significant damage. A Protection Warrior with a shield is ideal for holding aggro and mitigating incoming damage, which is essential in handling the tough Sunken Temple bosses and encounters.
- DPS: Recommended classes for this role are Mage, Warrior (Fury or Arms spec), Rogue, Warlock, and Hunter. These classes offer strong DPS capabilities. Mages and Warlocks can provide valuable AoE damage, which is beneficial during large mob pulls. Rogues and Hunters excel in single-target damage, while Warriors can contribute with melee damage and utility.
- Healer: Choose among Priest (Holy or Discipline spec), Druid (Restoration spec), Paladin (Holy spec), Shaman (Restoration spec). Healing is critical in the Sunken Temple due to the intense encounters. Priests are often preferred for their potent single-target and group healing abilities. Druids bring versatility with heals over time and off-spec utility. Paladins offer strong single-target healing and buffs, while Shamans bring unique totems and healing spells.
To better understand what class is the best for Sunken Temple, check out our DPS, Tank, and Healer tier lists.
The Best Sunken Temple Consumables
To tackle this challenging Season of Discovery Phase 3 raid, you’ll need to stock up on consumables to maximize your character’s performance. Here’s a breakdown of the best consumables for Sunken Temple:
- Elixir of Mongoose: This elixir provides a significant boost to Attack Power and critical strike chance, making it a must-have for Physical damage dealers.
- Elixir of Giants: Offers a flat increase in strength. The recipe is a rare world drop, but the materials are cheap.
- Winterfall Firewater: This consumable grants additional Attack Power and stacks with other consumables, making it a great way to maximize your DPS output.
- Greater Protection Potions: Available in Arcane, Shadow, Fire, and Frost varieties, these potions provide substantial protection against specific damage types. Consider prioritizing Shadow since it’s likely the most common damage type in the raid.
- Mighty Troll’s Blood Potion: The go-to option for Health regeneration until later Phases in the game.
- Greater Stone Shield Potion: Grants a temporary increase in Armor, which can be very useful in specific Sunken Temple encounters.
- Rumsey Rum Black Label: This unique consumable provides a buff to Stamina and stacks with other consumables, making it a valuable asset.
- Dragonbreath Chili: If spell hit rating isn’t a concern, this food offers a strong increase in spell power.
Sunken Temple Location
The Sunken Temple entrance location is in the eastern part of Swamp of Sorrows.
How to Get to the Sunken Temple
- Alliance: Use the flight path to Nethergarde Keep (65.6, 24.4) in the Blasted Lands. From there, travel east through the Swamp of Sorrows to reach the Temple of Atal’Hakkar.
- Horde: Utilize the flight path to Stonard (46, 54.6) in the Swamp of Sorrows. The Temple is located nearby to the west.
What Level is Needed for Sunken Temple?
To unlock SoD Sunken Temple raid, you need to reach level 50, the max level for Phase 3. Our professional boosters can level up your character in no time, so you can enjoy the endgame as quickly as possible.
What is Sunken Temple?
The Temple of Atal’Hakkar or Sunken Temple is a new 20-player raid serving as the max-level challenge for Phase 3 of Season of Discovery. It features reworked encounters from the original Sunken Temple dungeon, along with hundreds of new loot pieces and updated quests.
How Long Does Sunken Temple Take?
Here’s a general idea of how long does Sunken Temple take to run:
- Speed Run: An experienced group can potentially clear it in under an hour.
- Average Run: For a typical group, expect 1-2 hours of raid time to complete.
- Full Clear: Including all boss encounters and quests, set aside 2-3 hours, especially at normal levels.
Sunken Temple Resets
Temple of Atal’Hakkar has a weekly lockout, meaning you can only clear it once per week for decent loot. Here is a Sunken Temple reset timer to help you:
| Date | US Reset Time | EU Reset Time |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 09, 2024 | 8 a.m. PST | |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 6 a.m. CET | |
| Apr 16, 2024 | 8 a.m. PST | |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 6 a.m. CET | |
| Apr 23, 2024 | 8 a.m. PST | |
| Apr 24, 2024 | 6 a.m. CET | |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 8 a.m. PST | |
| May 01, 2024 | 6 a.m. CET |
Map
Let’s look at the Sunken Temple layout so that you can better navigate during the raid.
The Temple of Atal’Hakkar has five levels. You can easily reach each level by using the stairs right at the entrance. The design is interesting because the second and fifth floors wrap around the central structure like balconies.
These balconies hold the key to activating the Idol of Hakkar and summoning Atal’alarion. You can move between these upper levels directly using staircases, so you don’t have to go back to the entrance each time. To help visualize this, the image above marks each floor’s entrance and exit with corresponding letters.
We have also marked the Sunken Temple bosses locations on the map with green numbers:
- Festering Rotslime (go back to the entrance and go up through the new door).
- Atal’ai Defenders
- Dreamscythe and Weaver
To successfully complete the Sunken Temple in WoW SoD Classic, you need to know not only what is located where but also what needs to be done and in what order.
Activating the Statues and the Idol of Hakkar: To activate the Idol of Hakkar and complete the Secret of the Circle quest, find the statues on the second-floor balconies and activate them in the correct order, which we have marked with blue numbers (1-6).
To summon Atal’alarion, you’ll need to:
- Activate the Statues as mentioned above.
- Use the Ancient Egg or Yeh’kinya’s Scroll to awaken the Avatar of Hakkar.
- Defeat the Avatar of Hakkar. (This will also spawn Hakkari Bloodkeepers. Use the Hakkari Blood they drop to extinguish the 4 flames in the room.)
To reach Jammal’an, you’ll need to: Defeat Atal’ai Defenders, 6 troll mini-bosses (Zolo, Zul’Lor, Hukku, Gasher, Loro, Mijan), stationed on the fifth-floor balconies. This breaks the force field barring entry to the Lair of the Chosen. After this pair of bosses is killed, Dreamscythe and Weaver will appear.
Quests
Here is a table summarizing the Sunken Temple quests, including Sunken Temple Horde quest and Sunken Temple Alliance quest, that are part of various quest chains in World of Warcraft SoD Phase 3, along with their prerequisites and rewards:
| Quest Name | Quest Type | Prerequisite Quests | Start | End | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Into the Depths | Crafting Quest | The Sunken Temple / The Sunken Temple | Marvon Rivetseeker | Altar of Hakkar | – |
| Secret of the Circle | Crafting Quest | The Sunken Temple / The Sunken Temple | Marvon Rivetseeker | Idol of Hakkar | Hakkari Urn with: Hakkari Breastplate Hakkari Shroud Mark of Hakkar |
| The God Hakkar | Crafting Quest | Screecher Spirits | Yeh’kinya | One to choose from: Avenguard Helm Lifeforce Dirk Gemburst Circlet | |
| Into The Temple of Atal’Hakkar | Alliance Quest | In Search of The Temple | Brohann Caskbelly | Guardian Talisman | |
| Haze of Evil | Alliance Quest | Muigin and Larion | Gregan Brewspewer | Muigin | – |
| The Temple of Atal’Hakkar | Horde Quest | Pool of Tears | Fel’zerul | Guardian Talisman | |
| Zapper Fuel | Horde Quest | Larion and Muigin | Liv Rizzlefix | Larion | – |
As you can see, the main value of the Temple raid is its loot, which can be obtained from bosses and quests. But you can also get BiS gear for Phase 3 without any effort if you trust Overgear.
Class Specific Quests
There are also many class quests in Sunken Temple that offer valuable rewards.
Important Note: You will receive all 3 rewards for successfully completing the quest chain.
Strategies for Sunken Temple Bosses
The Sunken Temple raid offers a challenging gauntlet of bosses, so having a solid strategy for each encounter is key to success. Here’s a quick rundown of some tips for defeating all bosses in Sunken Temple:
| Boss | DPS Strategy | Tank Strategy | Healer Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atal’alarion | Spread out during shrine sequence. Avoid Sweeping Slam. Stay max range. | Keep Atal’alrion against a wall. Be prepared to kite if necessary. | Heal party members hit by Sweeping Slam and from fall damage. |
| Festering Rotslime | Focus on maximizing your single-target damage on the boss. Be aware of slime mechanics and reposition if necessary to avoid damage zones. | Prepare for heavy DoT damage; use defensive cooldowns and consumables to reduce incoming damage. | Prioritize dispelling or reducing DoT effects from the boss. Be ready to heal AoE damage caused by slime mechanics. |
| Atal’ai Defenders (Loro, Gasher, Mijan, Zolo, Zul’Lor, Hukku) | Clear trash, then kill each mini-boss. Clockwise order starting with Loro. | Maintain aggro on mini-bosses. Tank separately if needed. | Heal through any incoming damage. |
| Keep Ogom separate and kill quickly. Spread out to avoid Hex of Jammal’an. | Spread out to avoid Hex of Jammal’an. Focus on Ogom first. | Be ready to heal party members affected by Hex of Jammal’an. | |
Dreamscythe and Weaver | Tanks keep drakes facing away from the group. Avoid frontal cone and knockback abilities. | Keep drakes away from the party. Avoid frontal cone. | Heal through any damage taken. |
| Same strategy as Weaver and Dreamscythe. | Same strategy as Weaver and Dreamscythe. | Same strategy as Weaver and Dreamscythe. | |
| Shade of Eranikus | Ranged stay out of melee range to avoid War Stomp. Control Deep Slumber targets with threat management. | Avoid War Stomp and manage Deep Slumber. Tanks keep the boss facing away. | Monitor party for Deep Slumber and manage health carefully. |
| Avatar of Hakkar | Kill adds for Hakkari Blood. Extinguish braziers to summon Avatar. Avoid Cause Insanity. | Tank and DPS the adds quickly. Extinguish braziers methodically. Avoid Cause Insanity. | Dispel Curse of Tongues and heal through damage. Manage Cause Insanity and avoid Shadow Word: Pain. |
What Level is the Last Boss in Sunken Temple?
The final boss of the Sunken Temple raid in World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery Phase 3, green dragon Shade of Eranikus, is a level 50 elite. While knowing the boss level is helpful, it’s more important to ensure your raid group is well-coordinated and understands the mechanics of the Shade of Eranikus fight.
4.9In summary, the WoW Season of Discovery Phase 3 brings back the classic Sunken Temple dungeon as a modern raid, offering challenging encounters, rewarding epic loot, and engaging quests. Gather your raid team, sharpen your abilities, and get ready for an exciting adventure to uncover the secrets lurking in the depths of Atal’Hakkar. We hope our Season of Discovery Sunken Temple raid guide will help you on your journey!
