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- Dungeons designed for group play
- Designed for groups of five players
- Instances have advanced boss encounters
- Enemies in instances drop high-quality items
- - Utgarde Keep
- - Utgade Pinnacle
- - The Nexus
- - Azjol'Nerub
- - Violet Hold
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In Wrath of the Lich King instances are dungeons designed for groups that feature bosses, events and special rewards. Groups as large as 25 can participate in an instance, and the instances with larger groups are called raids.
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Utgarde Keep
Utgarde Keep is one of the first dungeons you'll encounter in Wrath of the Lich King. It contains two wings: Utgarde Keep, which is designed for level 70-72 players, and Utgarde Pinnacle, which will be for level 80 characters.Utgarde Keep is located in the Howling Fjord zone to the north of the Alliance starting area and is inhabited by a Viking-esque race known as the Vykrul.Ten Ton Hammer: Utgarde Keep Guide The Vykrul are intent on proving their worth to Arthas, the Lich King, and go so far as to resurrect their dead warriors to wage war for them. They also train proto-dragons and are led by Ingvar the Plunderer.
The first boss of Utgarde Keep is an undead warlock named Prince Keleseth. He has four bodyguards which must be defeated before engaging him. Once you begin fighting Keleseth, he summons skeleton mobs to attack your group. These can be crowd controlled with Fear using a Warlock or shackled with a Priest. Keleseth also freezes party members who aren't attacking him, though these traps can be destroyed easily.