The Dark Portal (boss)


 * ''For the collectible card in Ashes of Outland set, see The Dark Portal.

The Dark Portal is the fourth boss in Paladin's Book of Heroes adventure.

Decks
The below classes are listed purely for reference, and have no effect on the boss' use of the cards during the battle.

Dialogue
Before match
 * Uther Lightbringer (present)
 * ''Even as we made gains against the enemy and captured their leader Doomhammer, we knew not how the war would end.
 * ''When the remaining Horde rallied around the Dark Portal, it was clear that we had to destroy it.

Introduction
 * Turalyon
 * ''Unleash everything you have at the portal! But don't let the Horde reinforcements outnumber you!
 * Uther Lightbringer
 * ''Understood.

Emote Response
 * The Dark Portal

Hero Power
 * The Dark Portal

Turn 2
 * Turalyon
 * ''There's another world on the other side of that thing. Can you imagine it?
 * Uther Lightbringer
 * ''Wouldn't want to.

Turn 5
 * Turalyon
 * ''As soon as the portal is vulnerable, Khadgar can destroy it!
 * Uther Lightbringer
 * ''I'll make sure he gets a shot.

Turn 8
 * Turalyon
 * ''Be careful, the portal's summons are becoming more powerful!

Death
 * Uther Lightbringer
 * ''Khadgar, now!
 * Khadgar destroys the The Dark Portal
 * The Dark Portal
 * Uther Lightbringer
 * ''Thank the Light! It's gone!
 * Turalyon
 * ''At last, we are finally safe.
 * ''At last, we are finally safe.

Defeat
 * The Dark Portal

Lore

 * '' is one of the two gateways between the worlds of and  (now Outland). The Azeroth side portal is located in what is now known as the  in southern Eastern Kingdoms, while its counterpart is in  on Outland, on the . Before the destruction of Draenor, it was located in the eastern section of.


 * ''The defeat at Blackrock Mountain irreparably shattered Doomhammer's . A large group of those who fled the battle made their way south, led by the death knight Teron Gorefiend. Their intention to reach the Dark Portal and, by extension, the relative safety of, was ruthlessly harassed by Turalyon and his armies. They tracked Gorefiend's force as it reached the ; the was eager to discover the exact location of the mystical portal from which the orcs had first invaded their world, which had eluded the human leadership thus far.


 * ''Turalyon and his forces descended upon their enemies just outside the Dark Portal itself. The ensuing battle proved to be one of the most brutal and desperate fought in the war, with the and their death knights battling furiously for simple survival. In the end, they were able to hold off their Alliance foes long enough for the majority of their own forces to escape through the gateway. Unwilling to take the risk of pursuing, Turalyon ordered his soldiers not to follow the Horde through. Instead, he chose to have the demonic gateway sealed forever.


 * ''To carry out this task, Turalyon called upon the mage Khadgar and his fellow spellcasters. Together, they gathered around the Dark Portal and channeled an immense spell to rip the structure apart. The incantation succeeded in pulling apart the very threads keeping the rift open, forcing the path to another world to slam shut. The backlash of residual energy blasted apart the stone frame of the Dark Portal in a blinding arcane explosion. As the portal crumbled to dust, the gathered Alliance forces jubilantly cheered the development. The destruction of the gateway to Draenor marked the end of the Second War and, for the vast majority of those gathered, the end of a dark and personal chapter in their lives. The Alliance was victorious, yet the cost had been high.

Patch changes

 * Added.