Prince Thunderaan's Loot From the Crystal Vale Raid - Season of Discovery
Season of Discovery has made a habit of changing up old content to make it feel fresh. It started with the Level-Up Raid version of Blackfathom Deeps, then instanced World Bosses, and reached its pinnacle with an outdoor area being converted into a Dungeon in Demon Fall Canyon.
Crystal Vale Overview & Loot Guide — Season of Discovery
Phase 5 gives us a combination of the World Boss treatment and fresh content. The Crystal Vale Raid gives us a World Boss version of Prince Thunderaan — a Boss that was previously only relevant for people on the quest to earn Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker.
While players do indeed still need to defeat Prince Thunderaan to earn the Legendary Sword, this new instance has also updated the Boss's abilities and, more importantly, loot! There is now a reason for all players to seek out the portal in northwestern Silithus to challenge the Prince of Air — and some items have piqued some interest. Let's have a look...
Prince Thunderaan's Thundering Loot
While the only reason to encounter Prince Thunderaan used to be earning his Legendary Sword, there are now several interesting items that either reference Thunderfury, the Storm Prince himself, or even the surrounding area!
The Stormwrath, Sanctified Shortblade of the Galefinder Dagger is Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker cut in half. I suppose that's one way to turn a Sword into a Dagger.
On that same train of thought, the wielder of said Legendary weapon quite literally drops the cloak off of his own back — Drape of the Windlord looks exactly like what Prince Thunderaan wears!
While we might be the ones defeating the Prince now, this isn't the first time he's been laid low. The reason he was bound in the first place is that Garr and Baron Geddon took him down — and now players can pick up Baron Geddon's Glaive for themselves.
Now I know we've been harping on the fact that dear Prince
