Garth Agarwen: Barrows

Garth Agarwen: Barrows
Level:	32
Size:	Small Fellowship
Cluster:	Shadows of Angmar
Region:	Lone-lands
Area:	Garth Agarwen
Location:	[27.7S, 24.5W]

"At the height of their kingdom, the Men of Rhudaur enshrined their dead within great tombs of stone and built into the ground. At the crest of the tallest barrow, Ivar the Blood-hand, awaits any who would attempt to cleanse the corruption from the land and free the Red-maid from her service to the Darkness."

Garth Agarwen: Barrows is a World Instance within Garth Agarwen, in the Lone-lands. ^{[27.7S, 24.5W]}

An archway leading to these desecrated burial grounds can be found within Garth Agarwen in the northern part of the non-instanced fortress occupied by the hill-men. The dead shamble and stalk the ruins of these once great tombs, being guarded by a contingent of Créoth tribesmen. In the highest point of the barrows, Ivar the Blood-hand is conducting a dark ritual in service of Angmar.

Difficulty Level

This is designed for small fellowships (up to 3 players) around level 32.

It is available in the Instance Finder.

The barrows is between Arboretum and Fortress in terms of difficulty, though the difference is negligible assuming full groups for each. The first boss, Blogkritar, has nothing of interest to note and Ivar's mechanics are still basic given this is intended for level 32 players. The main thing to note is that wights spawn in a number of locations when stepped on by a player. Take caution to not cause too many wights to spawn and become overwhelmed.

Estimated completion time is between 10 - 20 minutes.

Landmarks

• Ivar's Crypt

NPCs

Defender of Ost Guruth

Sara Oakheart

Quests

Garth Agarwen: Barrows Entrance

Starting:

• [32] Challenge: Ivar - Small Fellowship
• [32] Oakheart's Plight - Small Fellowship
• [32] Optional Objective: Créoth – Small Fellowship
• [32] Optional Objective: Decayed – Small Fellowship
• [32] Optional Objective: Unnamed Tombs – Small Fellowship
• [32] Optional Objective: Wights - Small Fellowship

Involving:

• [32] Ivar the Blood-hand - Small Fellowship
• [35] Rings of Rhudaur - Fellowship

Mobs

These mobs are encountered within this instance:

Garth Agarwen: Barrows Mobs (15 P)

Instance Overview

First Boss: Blogkritar

Final Boss: Ivar the Blood-hand

Walk-through and Tactics

The instance begins in a more "fortress" like area, with Creoth abound. It is a square, so going left, or right is irrelevant. At the other side of the square there is a gate, going underneath this gate will cause a swarm of Twisted Arms to attack. After proceeding through these, you will head into the true barrows with wights, and you can go either straight or forward. Also take note before moving, that standing near a vertical tomb, with a closed stone arch, will cause a elite wight to spawn, and is not a good idea to do during combat. Going forward eventually leads to a dead end, but should probably be cleared out it you plan on completing the Sara Oakheart quest found later in the instance. Going right will lead you to the first tomb, and a tunnel. You may also notice the second tomb to the right of the tunnel, but getting to it usually involves stepping on a wight spawn zone, and spawning 3 wights.

After proceeding through the tunnel, or around it, you can go left, leading to the third tomb, starlight leading to the fourth tomb, or left leading to the gate to Ivar. After you have discovered any tombs, and have arrived at Ivar's gate you can either go to the far right or the far left. Going right will lead around Ivar's crypt, and eventually leads to Sarah Oakheart, who gives an escort quest to help her get back to the instance entrance. It takes a contrary route that leads to the dead end encountered earlier. Going left, however, lead to the fifth tomb, and at the other side Blogkritar. Blogkritar is a nasty elite mob, who, when nearly defeated, fully heals, and summons an elite wight to join him. He summons 2 adds, and must be burned down 3 times before being defeated, making him a brick wall without a primary healer. After his defeat the way to Ivar will be open.

Now you head back to Ivar's gate, and after walking up a short road will enter Ivar's crypt, and encounter Ivar the Blood-hand. In order to complete the challenge players must not defeat the banner-wights, which don't attack the players, but instead heal Ivar. He also continually summons archer adds, which will pull the fight further, and further out of control, if not taken care of.

Maps

Gallery

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  Creoth encampment before the barrows
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  Gateway into the barrows
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  Creoth flags in the barrows
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  Flooded tombs make for a perfect disease breeding ground
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  Southernmost barrows along a putrid stream
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  Central barrows & Blogkritar's arena
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  Ivar's Crypt, the highest point in the barrows