AN ATLAS OF THE CLIMB
40 regions across the world you remember. Every spire brings its own rules.
Tower of Azora
The old watchtower above the Abbey road. Every wanted poster in Goldshire points to the pig-farmers and miners it overlooks, and Hogger waits at the top.
At the start of the spire one random elite is Marked. Killing a Marked enemy pays a 40 gold bounty.
Sleep in a real bed at the Lion's Pride Inn: heal 20% of max HP and gain 3 Max HP.
Gnomeregan Exterior Tower
A snow-buried watchtower above Gnomeregan's irradiated gates. Frostmane trolls hold the pass and the leper gnomes wander the slag below.
You gain 1 Frostbite at the end of each turn. At 5 stacks the cold drains 1 energy next turn and the stacks clear.
Share a mug at the Thunderbrew Distillery: heal 25% of max HP and gain 1 Strength next fight.
Scarlet Watch Tower
The Scarlet Crusade raised this watch tower above the Undercity ruins at Brill. The glades below crawl with the restless dead, and the Crusade burns whatever is left.
Undead enemies rise once when slain, returning at 25% HP.
Sleep in a real bed at the Brill Inn: heal 20% of max HP and gain 3 Max HP.
Stonewrought Dam Tower
The great dam of Loch Modan holds back the lake and the Mo'grosh ogres of the east, and its signal tower can see both Thelsamar and the troggs of Stonesplinter Valley.
Every 3rd turn a flood wave hits everyone for 4 damage, you and every enemy.
Raise a mug at the Stoutlager Inn in Thelsamar: heal 25% of max HP and gain 4 Block.
Shadowfang Keep
Archmage Arugal's cursed fortress above Pyrewood Village. The worgen he summoned from the Great Beyond howl in its halls, and the Forsaken hold the forest road beneath it.
Each card you play has a 25% chance to leave you under the Curse of the Worgen (a buff, not a Druid form): +1 damage to your attacks per stack.
Warm yourself at a Forsaken brazier in the Sepulcher: heal 25% of max HP and remove all Curse.
Moonbrook Lighthouse
The Westfall Lighthouse looks over Moonbrook and the cliffs above the Deadmines. The Defias Brotherhood has stripped the farms, and the harvest golems no longer have a master.
At the start of each turn every mechanical enemy gains 2 Armor.
Rest at Sentinel Hill: heal 25% of max HP and gain 5 Block.
Tower of Ilgalar
The old watch tower above Lakeshire. Blackrock orcs press from Stonewatch Keep and the Redridge gnolls raid the Lake Everstill shore.
On turn 3 of any fight against orcs, Blackrock reinforcements arrive: a Blackrock Grunt joins the enemy side.
Rest at the Lakeshire Inn: heal 25% of max HP and gain 1 Strength next fight.
Raven Hill Crypt Spire
A spire of black stone rising from the Raven Hill Cemetery. The Night Watch of Darkshire no longer patrols past the gates; Morbent Fel waits at the top.
You start every combat Veiled: enemy intents beyond the current one are hidden. Light cards and holy damage lift the veil.
The Night Watch lets you rest at the Scarlet Raven Tavern: heal 25% of max HP and clear all Curse.
Grim Batol Gate
The Dragonmaw orcs hold the road to Grim Batol from their Gates in the eastern Wetlands. Menethil Harbor sees black smoke and red whelps over the fen.
Every 4th turn a dragon's breath scorches the fen, dealing 8 fire damage to you and every enemy.
Take a berth at Menethil Harbor's Welcome Inn: heal 25% of max HP and gain 6 Block.
Durnholde Keep
The Syndicate holds the old Durnholde Keep above Southshore and Tarren Mill. Orcs once toiled here as slaves; now the Alliance and the Forsaken both claim the road.
Humanoid enemies that are Feared have a 50% chance to turn coat and fight for you for the rest of the combat.
Rest at the Southshore Inn: heal 25% of max HP and clear Fear.
Ruins of Alterac Keep
Lord Aliden Perenolde sold Alterac to the Horde and his keep fell to ruin. The Dalaran crater glows violet to the west, and the Crushridge ogres have claimed the ruins.
Casters start combat behind an arcane shield (8 Block). Interrupting a cast shatters it.
Take shelter at a ruined Strahnbrad cottage: heal 25% of max HP and gain 8 Block.
Stromgarde Keep
The shattered capital of Arathor, torn between Syndicate usurpers, Boulderfist ogres and the Horde at Hammerfall.
The highlands trade hands. Odd turns the Alliance holds the line (+4 Block); even turns the Horde charges (3 damage to all enemies).
Rest at the garrison. Heal 30% of max HP and gain 1 Strength next combat.
Zul'Gurub Outer Spire
The jungle crawls with Bloodscalp and Skullsplitter trolls, Venture Co. loggers and Bloodsail pirates; above it all rise the Gurubashi ruins and the Blood God's temple.
Every kill pays 6 extra gold, but elites grow +1 Strength at the start of each turn.
Drink with the goblins. Heal 25% of max HP; lose 15 gold if you can afford the tab.
Uldaman Gate
The red canyons of Badlands hide the Titan vault of Uldaman, where stone watchers sleep until disturbed.
On turn 5 the statues awaken: every enemy gains 4 Block and 2 Strength; once awake, the watchers strike again every 3rd turn.
Camp at Kargath. Heal 25% of max HP and remove all debuffs.
Temple of Atal'Hakkar
The drowned ruin of the Atal'ai sits in a green lagoon; beneath it lies the Sunken Temple, where the dragon Eranikus sleeps in nightmare.
A sleeping mist drifts over the swamp. Each turn there is a 60% chance a random card in your hand falls asleep and is discarded.
Rest in Stonard. Heal 25% of max HP and clear Sleep and Madness.
Jintha'Alor
The Vilebranch capital hangs on the cliffs above Aerie Peak, where Wildhammer gryphon riders and Witherbark and Vilebranch trolls have warred for generations.
Each kill grants one of three Loa blessings at random: Bwonsamdi (+1 Strength), Hir'eek (+4 Block) or Shirvallah (heal 3).
Rest at Aerie Peak among the Wildhammer. Heal 25% of max HP and draw 1 extra card next combat.
Thorium Point
The Dark Iron dwarves forge war machines in the Cauldron while Thorium Brotherhood outcasts watch the gorge from Thorium Point; Blackrock Mountain smolders beyond.
At the end of each of your turns, if you have no Block you take 2 Burn.
Rest by the Brotherhood forge. Heal 25% of max HP and gain 3 Block next combat.
Blackrock Spire
The ash plains below Blackrock Mountain, where the Blackrock orcs and black dragonflight nest in the tallest spire of Azeroth.
Black dragon eggs line the field. On turn 4 the clutch hatches and a Searing Whelp joins the fight, unless the eggs were destroyed.
Rest at the Flame Crest camp. Heal 25% of max HP and gain 4 Block next combat.
Nethergarde Keep
The scarred wasteland south of the Swamp of Sorrows, where Nethergarde Keep holds the line against the Dark Portal and the fel energies leaking through it.
When a demon dies, a rift spawns an Imp that joins the fight next turn.
Rest within Nethergarde. Heal 25% of max HP and shed all curses.
Scholomance
Caer Darrow's Scholomance, once the Barov family school, now the Lich King's academy of necromancy; Scarlet crusaders hold Hearthglen against the Scourge at the plague's edge.
Each time an enemy dies there is a 40% chance a Skeletal Flayer rises in its place.
Rest at Chillwind Camp. Heal 25% of max HP and remove Disease.
Stratholme
The ruined Stratholme, where Baron Rivendare's Scourge and the Scarlet Crusade fight over Lordaeron's corpse, while Naxxramas hovers over the Plaguewood.
If you end your turn with Disease you take 2 damage, and your Disease carries over into your next combat.
Rest at Light's Hope Chapel. Heal 30% of max HP and remove Disease and Curse.
Karazhan
The cursed tower of Medivh looms over the pass. In 1.12 its gate is sealed and the spectres outside are all that remain of its guardians.
Every 3rd card you play echoes: a ghost copy of the effect strikes you for 3 damage.
Rest at Ariden's Camp. Heal 25% of max HP and clear Fear and Madness.
Razor Hill Watchtower
The Horde watchtower above Razor Hill, with the Burning Blade coven festering in Skull Rock below and the Echo Isles trolls under Zalazane across the water.
Killing a Scorpid adds a Scorpid Sting (neutral card) to your discard pile. Scorpids poison you more often the longer a fight runs.
Sleep in a real bed at the Razor Hill Inn: heal 20% of max HP and gain 3 Max HP.
Red Cloud Mesa
A sun-baked mesa above Camp Narache and Bloodhoof Village, with the Venture Co. mine drilling at its flank and Bristleback war camps ringing the plains.
From turn 3 each round, the herd tramples your defences: you gain 1 Frail. Killing a beast heals 1 HP.
Share a meal at Camp Narache Fire: heal 20% of max HP and gain 3 Max HP.
Ban'ethil Barrow Den
The corrupted burrow beneath the World Tree Teldrassil, where the Gnarlpine furbolgs and the taint of Lord Melenas fester just outside Dolanaar.
Timberlings and Grellkin feed on nature magic: every nature spell you play heals one enemy for 1. Fire and physical hits are unaffected.
Bathe in the Dolanaar Moonwell: heal 20% of max HP and wash away Disease, Curse and Poison.
Tower of Althalaxx
The ruined Highborne tower above the Darkshore coast, where Dark Strand cultists of the Twilight's Hammer drain the old arcane wards.
Each Dark Strand cultist you kill whispers into your deck: a permanent Twilight Curse card (neutral curse, id twilight-curse) is shuffled in.
Sleep in a real bed at the Auberdine Inn: heal 20% of max HP and gain 3 Max HP.
The Crossroads Watchtower
The Horde watchtower at the Crossroads, with the Wailing Caverns gaping beneath it to the west and the thorn-choked warrens of Razorfen Kraul to the south.
An event chain runs across floors: each Mankrik's Wife step you finish unlocks the next, and the final step grants gold and max HP. Hecklefang and Kolkar fights each add a clue (a counter) toward the chain.
Sleep in a real bed at the The Crossroads Inn: heal 20% of max HP and gain 3 Max HP.
Windshear Crag Tower
A scarred spire above Windshear Crag, where Venture Co. logging rigs gouge the slopes, harpies nest on the cliffs and the Grimtotem plot above Sun Rock Retreat.
Mechanical enemies grind your hand: their Gear Grind exhausts a random card. Salvage: killing a mechanical enemy draws 1 card.
Sleep in a real bed at the Sun Rock Retreat: heal 20% of max HP and gain 3 Max HP.
Blackfathom Deeps Shrine
The drowned Temple of Elune on the Ashenvale coast, where the Twilight's Hammer feeds the Old God shadow that is Aku'mai.
The Sentinels watch every fight in Ashenvale. At the start of each combat a sentinel either aids you (heal 4) or mistakes you for a raider (take 4 damage), 50 percent each.
Sleep in a real bed at the Astranaar Inn: heal 20% of max HP and gain 3 Max HP.
Freewind Post Spire
A rope-and-timber spire over the Shimmering Flats and the Great Lift, with the bone-cold warrens of Razorfen Downs gaping at the edge of the canyon.
Cold winds off the Bone Mesa: every third turn you gain 1 Cold. Killing an undead or frost-touched enemy restores 2 HP.
Sleep in a real bed at the Freewind Post: heal 20% of max HP and gain 3 Max HP.
Ethel Rethor Overlook
A blasted ridge above the dust plains of Desolace, with centaur war camps ringing the valley, satyrs clawing at Nijel's Point and the deep roots of Maraudon beneath.
Helping one clan angers another. Each Gelkis centaur you kill marks Magram as angered, and each Magram you kill marks Gelkis as angered. Angered clans open every fight with +1 Strength.
Share a meal at Ghost Walker Post: heal 20% of max HP and gain 3 Max HP.
Theramore Tower
The Alliance fortress of Theramore Isle, besieged by Dragonmaw orcs, Bloodfen raptors and the shadow of the black dragon brood of Onyxia's Lair.
Black dragonkin breathe in cycles. Every 6th turn of a combat a huge fire breath hits you and your allies for 10 damage (this scales on Onyxia's Lair, where Onyxia's Deep Breath is the same timer).
Sleep in a real bed at the Theramore Inn: heal 20% of max HP and gain 3 Max HP.
Dire Maul
The ruined Highborne capital of Eldre'Thalas, split into the Warpwood Quarter, the Capital Gardens and the Gordok Commons beneath the Gordunni ogres.
Spare a Gordok guard (engine on_spare) instead of killing it to earn Tribute. At 3 Tribute King Gordok is weakened and the Tribute chest opens.
Bathe in the Feathermoon Moonwell: heal 20% of max HP and wash away Disease, Curse and Poison.
Zul'Farrak / Caverns of Time
The sunbaked Sandfury ruin of Zul'Farrak, with the bronze-dragonflight Caverns of Time guardian tower rising from the dunes beside Gadgetzan.
At end of your turn lose 1 HP for every card in hand above 6.
Rest at the Steamwheedle inn and fill your waterskin.
Temple of Arkkoran
A drowned Highborne temple on the Bay of Storms; above the Ruins of Eldarath and the Tower of Eldara, Azuregos the Blue Dragonflight guards the Southern Lake.
At the start of each turn the energy cost of every card in your hand is randomized between 0 and 2.
Share a meal at Thalassian Base Camp: heal 20% of max HP and gain 3 Max HP.
Shadow Hold
The Jaedenar demonic stronghold at the heart of Felwood, where the Shadow Council cultists and the fel-corrupted satyrs of Jadefire Run gather.
Shadow and Fire cards deal +3 damage but add a Corrupted card to your discard pile.
A Cenarion camp in a warded glade, untouched by the corruption.
Fire Plume Ridge
The volcano at the heart of Un'Goro Crater, where fire elementals and a devilsaur king roam above the Crystal Pylons and the Marshal's Refuge.
At the start of the spire power ONE of three Crystal Pylons. Its effect applies every combat of this spire.
Share a meal at Marshal's Refuge: heal 20% of max HP and gain 3 Max HP.
Darkwhisper Gorge / Mazthoril
A frozen ravine where the Hederine demons plot under Lord Lakmaeran, beside the cobalt dragon caverns of Mazthoril and the ice-locked ruins of Winterspring.
At the start of your turn 1 random card in hand becomes Frozen and cannot be played this turn.
Warm up at Everlook, the goblin town in the snow.
Ahn'Qiraj Gates
The Scarab Wall and the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj at the edge of Silithus, behind which lie the Ruins and the Temple of the Qiraji empire. C'Thun waits at the end.
C'Thun whispers into your mind. Every 3rd turn a Madness card is added to your discard pile.
Rest at Cenarion Hold behind the druid wards.
Nighthaven
The druid sanctuary of Nighthaven in Moonglade, home of the Cenarion Circle, the Moon Well and Keeper Remulos. No enemy dares the sacred lake.
No combat in Moonglade. Entering the hub restores 30% of your missing HP, a rest is guaranteed, and class trainers sell card upgrades.
Rest beside the Moon Well of Nighthaven.
Game data: Spires of Azeroth · 68932e1. MIT licensed. Sources & methodology