Thunderfury Legendary Weapon Questline Guide
Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker is the ultimate tank weapon
in WoW Classic, and is the weapon of Prince Thunderaan, who is the son
of Al'Akir the Windlord. In order to obtain it, you must free the Prince from Garr
and Baron Geddon's bindings, who was imprisoned by Ragnaros,
the Firelord in the early times of Azeroth.
Now that Blackwing Lair is available, players can finally obtain
the Elementium Bars required to obtain
Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker
after having both halves of the
Bindings of the Windseeker (Left). Read the rest
of the guide to find out how!
Requirements
Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker is obtained by completing a
short questline which can only be started once you loot both halves of the
Bindings of the Windseeker (Left),
which rarely (sub 5% chance) drop off Garr (right binding) and Baron Geddon (left
binding) in Molten Core.
Once you have one of the items, you can talk with Highlord Demetrian,
who resides in Silithus (around 30, 10), and begin the quest line, which will require
you to go to Blackwing Lair in order to release Prince Thunderaan
himself near Demetrian. You will need a raid group to defeat Prince, with the reward
being Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker!
Thunderfury - Who needs it?
Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker is the best tanking (and in
AoE, also DPS) weapon in WoW Classic. This makes it a main tank Warrior
weapon first and foremost, but it can also be used by Rogues,
Paladins and Hunters, although it is sub-optimal.
Thunderfury Quest List
The list of quests is as follows:
Examine the Vessel
This quest is only offered once you go through Highlord Demetrian's
dialogue after looting at least one of the Bindings of the Windseeker (Left). It
immediately leads into the next step.
Thunderaan the Windseeker
This is the hardest, and most expensive step of the questline. You need to gather:
- 10
Elementium Bar*, which require a total of 10
Elementium Ore (gathered from goblins around and after Firemaw's patrol location), 100
Arcanite Bar from Alchemy, 10
Fiery Core from Molten Core and 30
Elemental Flux, purchased from Blacksmithing vendors;
Essence of the Firelord, which is a guaranteed drop from Ragnaros;
- Both halves of the
Bindings of the Windseeker (Left).
*Miners with maxed out skill can learn how to smelt Elementium in Blackwing Lair.
Have a Priest in your group Mind Control Master Elemental Shaper Krixix,
who can be found around the area Firemaw patrols in, and use his special
ability on the Mining player, who will instantly learn Elementium
smelting.
Rise, Thunderfury!
Highlord Demetrian will summon Prince Thunderaan, which you
must kill with your raid group. Once he is dead, simply loot Dormant Wind Kissed Blade
and turn it in at Demetrian in order to receive your well earned
Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker!
Thunderfury's Power
The proc on Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker deals a large amount
of damage and threat. It also reduces Nature Resistance and, most importantly, slows
enemy attacks while chaining to nearby enemies. This enables you to skip using
Thunder Clap
altogether while having double its attack slowing benefits with 100% uptime on enemies,
and doubles up as a large threat increase for tanks. The weapon is also relatively
fast, which allows you to spam
Heroic Strike efficiently.
Because it combines the best offensive and defensive powers of WoW Classic
on a single weapon, Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker is the ultimate
legendary, which will never be replaced at Level 60.
Changelog
- 13 Feb. 2020: Guide added.

This guide has been written by Seksi, original vanilla player and multi-class player, currently playing on Gehennas Horde. You can find him on the Classic Warrior, Mage and Shaman Discords, as well as the Icy Veins Discord.
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