Online:Exarch's Stronghold

Ruin: Exarch's Stronghold (view on map)
Delve
Discoverable	Yes
Completion	Explore and Clear
Dungeon	Yes
# of Zones	1
Skyshards	1
Occupants
Giant Bat, Iron Orc Bruiser, Iron Orc Fire Shaman, Iron Orc Ranger, Iron Orc Shaman, Iron Orc Soldier, Iron Orc Thundermaul, Scaled Court Coldblood, Scaled Court Venomblade, Troll, Welwa
Zone
Upper Craglorn, Craglorn
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The Iron Orcs have turned these ruins into the primary stronghold for their chieftain, Braadoth, the Ophidian Exarch of Undulating Destruction.

Exarch's Stronghold

Exarch's Stronghold is an ancient Nordic ruin in Upper Craglorn containing Iron Orcs. It is located in the Valley of Scars.

It contains two boss fights, which you need to complete to clear the location: the troll Grothuska and Ordooth the Corruptor.

Two quest-related boss fights also take place here. Agganor is found here and must be killed during the quest Iron and Scales. As part of the quest The Serpent's Fang, you will gain access to a locked throne room containing Exarch Braadoth, the leader of the Iron Orcs, and his nirncrux-infused troll Kurzoth.

Skavengers are found in ample numbers within.

Related Quests

•  The Gray Passage: Gain the Stars' favor by completing this pilgrimage.
•  Iron and Scales: Avenge the Iron Orcs by striking back at the Scaled Court's minion.
• The Serpent's Fang: Help Little Leaf stop the Iron Orcs from building an army.

Clearing the Dungeon

Explore and clear Exarch's Stronghold.

To clear this dungeon and mark it as complete, you need to kill the following bosses:

Grothuska

Ordooth the Corruptor

Books

• Agganor's Journal by Shaman Agganor
• The Care and Feeding of Trolls by Gulzog the Butcher — A step-by-step guide to caring for nirncrux-infused trolls
• Cassipia's Change of Heart by Little Leaf, Seneschal to the Regent of Serpentine Stratagems — Concerns on the goals of the Regent of Serpentine Stratagems
• Exarch's Orders by Exarch Braadoth
• Letter to Armorer Uthik by Braadoth, Ophidian Exarch of Undulating Destruction
• Letter to Exarch Braadoth by Elska, Regent of Fanged Fury
• Tracking the Butcher From the Journal of Regol Hodd, Bounty Hunter — A bounty hunter's journal

Achievements

There is one achievement associated with this location:

Achievement		Points	Description
	Exarch's Stronghold Explorer	10	Explore and clear Exarch's Stronghold.

Notes

• Prior to Update 12, this location was an instanced 4-player Group Delve. Notably, there were two Iron Orc Fire Shamans guarding Grothuska when the location was a Group Delve, and all the bosses both outside and inside the delve itself were difficulty 2 or 3. They have now all been reduced to difficulty 1.
• None of the delve bosses here are necessary for the quests in the region, and the quest-related bosses don't count towards completion of this delve.

Bugs

• While walking in the river in the main cavern, the water splashes appear bright red instead of blue. ^?

Maps

A map of Exarch's Stronghold

Gallery

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