Deathsworn Captain

The Deathsworn Captain is a rare ghost in Shadowfang Keep, a soldier who died when the worgen took the castle and who still walks his rounds. He does not appear on every visit, so groups that find him treat him as a bonus boss. He is a warrior in life and in death, and his two drops are among the better items in the dungeon.

Background

The captain is one of the soldiers of Baron Silverlaine who were killed in Arugal's takeover of the keep. Like the baron and Commander Springvale, he lingers as a ghost, still patrolling as if the keep had not fallen. He has no story beyond that; he is a named rare, not a character with quests or dialogue.

Our data lists two spawn points for him, and he only spawns some of the time. Groups that want his loot usually check his spots and reset the dungeon if he is missing.

Abilities

• Cleave: strikes his target and the enemy next to it for more than normal damage. Melee players standing beside the tank take hits too.
• Hamstring: wounds a player and slows their movement, which makes it hard to get away from him.

Strategy

He is a plain melee fight, and a group that has made it this far into the keep can handle him.

• Only the tank should stand in front of him, so his Cleave hits one target.
• Melee damage dealers attack from behind.
• If he hamstrings someone who is not the tank, that player should not try to run; it is quicker to have the tank take him back.

His health is lower than that of the keep's regular bosses at his level, so the fight is short.

Loot

[Phantom Armor] is a rare mail chest piece with a large amount of Stamina, a strong tanking upgrade for warriors and paladins in their early twenties. (Hunters and shamans cannot wear mail until level 40.) [Haunting Blade] is a two-handed sword with Spirit.

Quests

No quest involves the Deathsworn Captain.

Sources

• Deathsworn Captain, Warcraft Wiki
• Shadowfang Keep (Classic), Warcraft Wiki
• WoWDB loot and spawn data for patch 1.12