How Strong Are Faction Leaders in Classic WoW? (Alliance Edition)
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- Hey guys, and welcome to the second and final part of the video series where we look at how strong faction leaders are in Classic World of Warcraft. In the first part we went over the Horde leaders, so today it is the Alliance’s turn. Rexxar will also get a short mention in the end since I forgot about him last time, and he does fit my own criteria I set of what I consider a faction boss to be.
Including Rexxar, 8 leaders will be covered in total in today’s video which is why it is a lot longer than the previous. Fortunately, that also means we get the chance to look at a lot of different and interesting boss abilities and mechanics.
Before doing this video series, I had very little knowledge of the faction leaders and I didn’t realize that Blizzard had actually spent what my inexperienced eyes see as a good amount of effort designing them. My hope with the series is to put each of the faction leaders in the limelight they deserve and to share their interesting design and some of the cool abilities they make use of, so you can hopefully appreciate them like I do and experience for yourself that there are still more things we can learn about the original World of Warcraft even 15 years after it was first released.
I hope you will enjoy the video!
Timestamps:
Lady Jaina Proudmoore: 3:13
Tyrande Whisperwind: 8:35
Arch Druid Fandral Staghelm: 12:17
Arch Bishop Benedictus: 18:29
Highlord Bolvar Fordragon: 21:23
High Tinker Mekkatorque: 27:24
King Magni Bronzebeard: 30:04
Rexxar: 34:24
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Amazing. This entire video is narrated by Arnold Schwarzenegger
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@@Jabbawockeez80 Get to tha Choppa!!!
This guy is def a Dane, I myself am a Dane, but I wish I sounded like Schwarzenegger
The Ahnold is Austrian :P It's definitely the way that he says "Ah" instead of "Ar" and his vowels have a bit of a throaty gargle to it lol
Ya man he never says "r" xD i love it
I love how each faction hero uses the same exact abilities as his Warcraft 3 variant.
It's very cool! They clearly got a lot of inspiration from there (and it makes sense :D)
RUclipsr: Is Danish
Comments: *ArnOlD ScHWaRZeneGgER*
That thick danish accent is indistinguishable x)
i could never guess that he was danish
I take that as a compliment dudes awesome
Crush your enemies,see them driven before you,hear the lamentations of their women !
Really interesting and well researched video. It's really great to see this kind of content from lesser known content creators. Keep it up!
Thank you very much! I'm glad you liked the video and appreciate the content :-)
Been looking forward to this for ages!! Great video thanks so much
Thanks a lot man :-) It's great that you've been looking forward to the video. I really hope it lived up to your expectations!
enjoyed the vid well made mate
Thanks a lot man. I'm very happy you enjoyed it :)
"I do think it's best to fart her in the tower"
This narration is hilarious
Well-structured, informative videos 👍🏼
Great to hear! Thanks a lot :)
Well, I'm not going to bed just yet. Been looking forward to this one.
I hope it lived up to your expectations :)
Same Asf
I was waiting for alliance side, thanks
I hope you enjoyed it :)
Was waiting a while for this video, very well worth it. Thank you for the great content.
Thank you very much! I'm very happy you enjoyed the video, and found it worth your time :)
I've watched this and the other one in the series so many times - I love it!!
That's truly amazing to hear. I'm very glad you like it so much! Thanks man.
If a world boss is chasing you... you must get to da choppa!!
how does he only have 3k subs lets get this man more
Hehe, thanks mate!
Some really high-quality content. You deserve more subs.
Thank you very much! I'm happy you feel that way about the videos. Hope they provide you some entertainment and are worth watching :-)
Yo that's our guild Filthy Casuals over on Kromcrush, we did this for fun before pvp came out, our server stomped stormwind badly after ally failed to breach Orgrimmar's gates. Goldshire was completely covered by like 200 horde, every single npc dead, it was glorious. FOR THE HORDE!
That's awesome! Must have been great fun, I'm sure - I haven't had the pleasure of being a part of a city raid in Classic. Unfortunately, I don't think they happen as much now because of the fear of getting dishonorable kills :(
Really nice content! Don't know why people have to talk so much about the accent, I had no problems understanding. It matters more what you say than how you say it.
Thank you very much! I'm happy you feel that way about the accent. I focus on the content of the videos most of all and try to be as clear in my speech as possible :-)
thank you for givin Rhexxar an honorable mention!
wexxar*
I think it was only fair :)
Your danglish is excellent!
Thank you :-)
I wish there were more world pvp, especially city-raids. The faction leaders should have better loot, or special loot that ppl actually would want to aquire. That would make the citys more interesting with more pvp and alot more content that ppl could enyoy. Then it isnt the same day after day in end game when u are not raiding or playing bg's.
If the faction leaders would drop lets say turn in items that you can trade for pvp-items after a while it would make it worth your while
It would be very cool if there was a greater incentive to kill faction leaders. Imagine if they dropped some of the gear they were wearing - like Cairne's totem weapon or Magni's hammers or something like that. The "item turn-in" idea for PvP rewards that you mention would be another way to encourage city raids - there are multiple options!
Get to the choppa!!!
Yes very nicely done
Thanks!
Hardest faction boss is "Rød grøt med fløde!"
That would be "rød grød med fløde" to you sir!
@@FullCanoe i dont speak kartoffel;)
Isn’t that a dessert?! I used to ask my danish friend to say it all the time and wet myself giggling!! 😂😂
Thanks for the work.
You're very welcome :) I hope you got some entertainment from the video!
moegdal idea for new video suiting classicTBC. i dont know if there were any like vanilla but maybe NPC with no purpose like zalashji in vanilla
Thanks for the suggestion man! I would like to look into that definitely :-)
very interesting, like the commentary accent aswell.
Nice vid, sub earned
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Thanks dude
You're welcome mate! I hope the video was worth your time.
Would love to provide you with some shares or something but I’m banned on fb currently and don’t really use any other social media so I’d be showing you to no one even if I could 😅 seriously though man great videos. Just found your channel and loving it. Please keep up the great work, you have me subbed and notifications on! 😁
Hehe, people watching and hopefully enjoying the videos is all I can ask for and the best support so no worries. I'm very happy you like the content! I'll try to keep it going :-)
Get to the Turbo-Charged Flying Machine!!
your the man moegdal!
Thanks mate! Hope you enjoyed the vid :)
@@moegdalswowvideos6800 u bet
Magni muh boi👌
rød grød med fløde 😁
Since NPCs like Shandris Feathermoon & Saurfang aren’t considered bosses. Would you consider extending this series to include notable bosses with some dangerous abilities. (That are friendly to only one faction)
A lot of people seem interested in NPCs like those, so I definitely plan on doing some research on them. I think it could make for a good video if I can get enough information :)
This guy is the definition of taking a language and putting your own spin on it with every word. Your pronunciation, bro!!
You're awesome!
Thanks a lot mate :D
Funfact, on top of magni being the toughest city boss, ironforge guards provide a problem to melee, they have an aoe thunderclap ability that slows down movement speed and attack speed. They rarely use it unless they stick around for a bit. They also have sunder armor, which when mass used on a tank makes him easier for magni to burn down. I believe they slow attack speed by 50% for roughly 6 seconss
Yeah, first I thought it was Magni who used the Thunderclap ability, but then I realised it was the guards. I didn't know they used Sunder Armor as well, so that's interesting. Some of the other city guards use some abilities as well according to Wowhead, but it isn't really something I've ever thought of.
Moegdal's WoW Videos yes i can tell you actually. Orc guards: enrage (at 10% hp increae damage and attack speed by 50%) cleave: deal 110% weapon damage to target and 2 nearby targets. Thunderbluff watcher: heroic strike deal 110% weapon damage to one target, backhand (removed in later patches) stun target for 2 seconds, uneffected by DR. Ironforge guards: thunderclap, slow movement speed and attack speed by 50% 6 seconds. Sunder armor. Theramore guards: shield block, reduce melee damage by 75% for 4 seconds, kick, interupt spell casting. Undercity guardians: hook chain, works like death pull from DKs, rarely used. And a cone damage ability rather weak. The rest have no special abilities. The most annoying being theramore guards who consistently interupt spell casting one at a time. The thunderbluff guards even when they had a stun used it all at the same time often making it negligible
@@silasgs9257 Wow, that was really comprehensive! Interesting stuff - I like that Blizzard took their time to give some of the city guards abilities. My favourite would be the hook from the Undercity Guardians that I had no idea they used.
Moegdal's WoW Videos yes i loved that aswell world pvp was my hobby for a few years. Unfortunately they didnt give all the races a few abilities to their guards. It adds flavor to the whole concept. I would really like to see all the city guards have their own abilities but it probably wont happen. As it stands all the horde ones have abilities, minus the deathguard elite. And only ironforge has abilities ally side, not counting theramore. And if you wanna see the hook chain ability first hand, bind a guardian and run away from it, it may strigger the response to use it. However im not sure if this was added only for the wotlk patch (alot of undead npcs recieved revamps) but pretty sure its always been around
@@silasgs9257 Yeah, it would be cool if all guards had special abilities. I don't know how it is in retail at the moment, and if they have changed things there. I'll definitely have to test out the hook ability sometime!
Your english is great bro 👍
Thanks a lot man :) Happy you feel so and hope you enjoyed the video!
Jaina was farmed for the gold she dropped by a guild and they got banned for it and blizzard added the teleport spell to her rotation.
Really? Damn, that's an interesting story.
"sheds a dwarf tear of pride over my kings power"
Thats my king... and now i want to make a furry dwarf warrior XD
He's a badass :-)
28:43
Grom Hellscream vs Magtheridon (colorized)
Quality content.
Thanks a lot! Hope you enjoyed it.
One more try and you would have defeated Fandral, you had him right where you wanted him
Hehe, so close indeed :D I'll get him next time!
Love the way this guy speaks haha awesome 👌
Thanks a lot mate!
English/Danish accent sounds awesome 👊😤
Thanks man :D
Can confirm that bolvar uses lay on hands, on nost he did anyway
From other people I've heard that it was a private server thing and that he doesn't use it in Classic. Would be very cool if he did, however!
@@moegdalswowvideos6800 Aha, good to know.
What do you use for the recreations? And how did you find their abilities/damage of abilities
Can you do this one for velen lorthemar and newer faction leader. I know you mainly do classic but it would be nice treat
It's definitely a possibility! :)
Do you think you could make a video about Druid gear?
I'm probably not the right person for that since I don't have much experience with the class. That being said, I am actually leveling a druid at the moment, so if I get more experience I might make some kind of druid video in the future.
Get to the choppa!
I’ve been playing since 2005 and I never knew Theramore and Jaina were even in the game.
Wtf , how
9:30 the reason you never seen that spell before is because only night elf priest can do it.
Oh yeah, I didn't even think of that ability. I guess it is similar to Starfall, but I've actually never seen it in action or at least I've never noticed if it was being used. However, it is single target, right?
@@moegdalswowvideos6800 Single target yeah.
didn't rexar enrage when you kill misha? could be the mendella effect taking me here, but i swear i thought it was something like that..
He enrages - shortly I believe - when Misha dies, and then he has an enrage timer as well (at least he did back in Vanilla at some point). I mention it all in the video :)
What about Shandis Feathermoon in Feralas?
She's "only" level 62 I believe. I might make future video about NPCs like her if I can get enough information.
A hybrid between a warrior and a paladin. So a paladin.
GET TO DA CHOPPA
I was just a little to young to play the original classic world of Warcraft. But my parents did and they killed the alliance leaders lol. Started playing in the burning crusade i think lol
Hehe, it's fun that you remember that specifically.
Forgive me for being a classic noob, but why is it that in the first footage you showed of the Jaina fight, it is from the POV of what appears to be a human on the horde side?
There's a consumable called deviate delight that changes your appearance to a human. There are other consumables and items that do this for both factions.
Gabriel is right. Sorry for the confusion hehe :D
How much honour do they give/ do they drop loot?
I believe the leaders Magni, Fandral and Bolvar (racial leaders) give 15,000 honor points which is then split over the raid that kills them. I think most of the faction leaders drop between 50g and 100g
Do TBC and the other leaders of later expansion
I'll definitely think about it!
What about Marshall Windsor, what if horde decided to intercept while the quest is going on
The Alliance Onyxia quest, right? According to another person commenting on my Horde video, you will be able to attack Lady Onyxia and she will attack back, but she won't use any abilities. I haven't tried it myself though.
@@moegdalswowvideos6800 Actually, what would happen if Horde raided SW keep and engaged the Lady Onyxia?(but not during the attunement quest) Will she transform?
@@outlawzqc I think she will just go down without much of a fight - I'm almost certain she doesn't transform. For some reason I had the idea you couldn't attack her as a Horde player, and there's actually an old comment on Wowhead that says you can't. According to Classic Wowhead, however, she is hostile to Horde players. Maybe she was changed at some point in Vanilla.
After watching these videos my question why people say theirs not enough stuff to do in classic at max level and mc and bwl is too easy but i rarely ever see the horde on my server try to kill a faction leader.
Yeah, I think only a small minority of players in Classic have actually killed any of the opposing faction's leaders. I guess the incentive isn't there for most people, and it can be hard to put together a raid as a result. Since the implementation of the honor system there's also the concern of getting dishonorable kills which probably discourages some players as well. Taking down a faction leader can be a great challenge and great fun, so it's a shame.
Need part 2 cover other successors that come after classic
I'll look into it!
Imaging subbing this
Benedictus has 450k health btw!
Get to the choppah!!
Watching this after getting For The Alliance! on Skyfury fresh WoTLK Pre-Patch server. (the bosses are scaled to Wotlk level. So 85+) and man is it buggy. They all just reset constantly unless absolutely everyone is standing in the right spots. If people start to spread out too much, or god forbid they step onto a small ledge, the bosses just reset and will sometimes DESPAWN ALL TOGETHER! Made what should have been an awesome gameplay experience into a massive frustrating chore. Constantly having to exit the cities and change multiple 40 man groups over to layers where the boss hasn't glitched out just for it to happen all over again.
We got it in the end but I wouldn't describe a single ONE of these faction leader battles as any thing even close to a raid boss. The only mechanics you have to worry about are the ones that potentially break the game... Really disappointing from a gameplay perspective. The mount is nice but was more interested in the epic battles.
get to the choppa
You are the most danish guy in the world.
Hehe, well I guess the accent leaves an impression on you then.
@@moegdalswowvideos6800 It doesn't bother me one bit, I'm Icelandic, so i'm not free from having one either. :D
@@Kruderinn That's good to hear. Yes, it can be hard to hide an accent :)
GET TO THE CHOPPA!!
Captions would be nice so that everyone can watch the video /: why not even allow the autogenerated ones?
You forgot Shandris.
She is not technically a "raid boss" or in the same category as raid bosses (she's only level 62), but from what I've gathered she is about as strong as one. I might make a future video about NPCs like her and Saurfang in Orgrimmar.
I saw the title I was like who the fuck copies Moegdals but it was you x)
Hehe, I would have been pretty sad if someone else had made an Alliance edition with all the time I spend on this one :D
@@moegdalswowvideos6800 me too! Great content :) I like how you put secondary bosses and not only the achievement bosses !
@@stemina32 Thanks a lot! Yeah, I think pretty much all the bosses have some cool abilities and flair to them so they're all worth talking about :)
Like this comment for Moegdal doing WOW ASMR. This is what my life needs
you sound like a budget arnold schwarzenegger
Comments: Schwarz-
HAN ER DANSKER FORHELVEDE DA
Get to da choppa
Uhh... where is Malfurion Stormrage?!?
I'm not sure about his role in Classic WoW. Isn't he neutral to both the Horde and Alliance, and is he even present in the game currently? If he used some cool abilities I would love to look into him.
Malfurion was only added in to World of Warcraft properly in Cataclysm, before that he was only in Warcraft 3.
@@VelvetKitsune Thanks for clarifying.
Sleeping
"waid boss" xD
Random guild yeeee bouyy
RUclipsr speaks:
Speech impediment: ITS MY TIME TO SHINE
Moldran?
Eyy the dane with the potato accent is back!
The most broken english I've heard in a long time, good content nonetheless!
Blysa ability
Waiting for Asmonbald
Do you have a meatball stuck in your troath?
I cant even
are you danish moegdal
Yes :-)
Moegdal's WoW Videos oh lol i’m from
Denmark too
@@KakashiHatake-vb7sv Hygge hygge!
Moegdal's WoW Videos ja det er det vel så dropper jeg lige et sub for en anden dansker
@@KakashiHatake-vb7sv Hehe, tak :-)
14:35 kek
He's got a quick firing rate!
First B^)
seems ppl getting bored already ye? Hahah
About fifteen years ago, yes.
the horde rage like children. And they claim we're the childish faction.
69 like????
Wtf is that english slang? Like schwarzenegger🤣
Omg this voice... its soo bad
Danish accent are too cringy listening to, when your self are danish xD
So all this video is 100% bullshit and the guy in question does not even know what he is talking about.