Commander Springvale

For the Classic version, see Commander Springvale (Classic).

Commander Springvale
Gender	Male
Race	Ghost (Undead)
Level	8-30 Elite
Class	Death knight, Paladin[1] (formerly)
Resource	Mana
Reaction	Alliance Horde
Former affiliation(s)	Baron Silverlaine, Gilneas, Knights of the Silver Hand
Occupation	Commander
Location	Shadowfang Keep
Status	Killable
Shadowfang Keep Baron Ashbury Baron Silverlaine Commander Springvale Deathsworn Captain (rare) Lord Walden Lord Godfrey (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) NPCs Packleader Ivar Bloodfang Deathstalker Commander Belmont High Warlord Cromush Magistrate Henry Maleb Loot

Commander Springvale is the third boss in Shadowfang Keep. By dungeon teleport, he is located in the Keep's chapel.

Springvale was a paladin and the commander at the head of Baron Silverlaine's troops. He was killed with the other inhabitants of the keep by worgen, summoned by Archmage Arugal from the Emerald Dream to aid Gilneans against the Scourge.^[2]

Since then, his ghost haunts the keep, using unholy strikes to avenge his lord.

Years later, promising paladins and priests were sent to fight him and retrieve his holy symbol, in order to create a special weapon to honor their accomplishments.^[3][1]

Background[]

Adventure Guide[]

A loyal soldier, the ghost of Commander Springvale haunts the council room, using unholy strikes to avenge his lord, Baron Silverlaine.

Attacks and abilities[]

Strategy[]

Normal Mode[]

Tank Commander Springvale facing away from the group and have DPS focus on killing his adds first, moving out of his Desecrate as needed.

Heroic Mode[]

Commander Springvale begins with 2 adds and periodically summons two more, one from each hallway, that need to be killed quickly. He will periodically cast Desecration under the tank and the melee which players must move out of. The tank will need to move him away from Desecrate, but due to Shield of the Perfidious he should not be turned to face the group. Therefore tanking him against a wall and kiting him along it is recommended. The boss remains stationary while casting the shield and the tank can move out to avoid damage. Springvale's adds do weak melee attacks so, if needed, a plate-wearing DPS can pick them up while the tank is managing the boss. Both adds cast Unholy Empowerment on him which gives him an extra stack of unholy power, and heal him. These should be interrupted as often as possible, especially the heal. Adds can and should be CC'ed so that only one is active at a time. The achievement To The Ground! requires especially coordinated add management. This fight has a high DPS requirement and groups may opt to skip it and move on, as it is not required to finish the instance.

It is also possible to burn cooldowns early and focus fire the boss, while the tank picks up adds. This strategy will be more taxing on the healer and still requires high DPS output. Although just as difficult to accomplish, the primary advantage of this method is that the length of the fight is greatly reduced.

Loot[]

Normal

Commander's Crest Item Level 21 Binds when picked up Shield Off Hand 71 Armor +2 Strength +4 Stamina +3 Dodge Durability 80 / 80 Requires Level 16 Sell Price: 11 94 Arced War Axe Item Level 13 Binds when picked up Axe Two-Hand Speed 3.60 4 – 9 Damage (1.8 damage per second) +3 Strength +4 Stamina +1 Critical Strike +3 Haste Durability 80 / 80 Requires Level 8 Sell Price: 20 70

Heroic

Haunting Footfalls Heroic Item Level 37 Binds when picked up Mail Feet 7 Armor +3 Agility or Intellect +5 Stamina +3 Haste +3 Mastery   Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +2 Mastery   Durability 65 / 65 Requires Level 32 Sell Price: 12 72 75 Thieving Spaulders Heroic Item Level 37 Binds when picked up Leather Shoulder 5 Armor +3 Agility or Intellect +5 Stamina +3 Critical Strike +3 Haste   Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +4 Haste   Durability 85 / 85 Requires Level 32 Sell Price: 12 87 8 Arced War Axe Heroic Item Level 37 Binds when picked up Axe Two-Hand Speed 3.60 16 – 34 Damage (6.9 damage per second) +9 Strength +14 Stamina +9 Critical Strike +9 Haste Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 32 Sell Price: 6 51 5 Breastplate of the Stilled Heart Heroic Item Level 37 Binds when picked up Mail Chest 11 Armor +3 Agility or Intellect +6 Stamina +3 Haste +4 Mastery   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +4 Versatility   Durability 140 / 140 Requires Level 32 Sell Price: 17 6 68 Springvale's Cloak Heroic Item Level 37 Binds when picked up Back 3 Armor +2 Agility / Strength / Intellect +3 Stamina +2 Critical Strike +2 Versatility Requires Level 32 Sell Price: 12 82 39

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•  [To the Ground!]

Quotes[]

Aggro

Intruders in the keep! To arms!

Summoning adds

Repel the intruders!

Killing a player

• The attackers weaken!
• One step closer to victory!

Death

Our vigilance is eternal...

Scene after death[]

Alliance

Packleader Ivar Bloodfang says: I've picked up Walden's foul scent. Fill the air with his blood!

Horde

Deathstalker Commander Belmont says: I've sent my men forward on the rooftops to secure the area around Lord Walden.

Deathstalker Commander Belmont says: Of course, somebody's going to have to take care of the small army between here and there.

Videos[]

• How To: Commander Springvale - Shadowfang Keep Heroic

Patch changes[]

See also[]

• Commander Springvale, TCG card

References[]

External links[]

• Wowhead
• WoWDB