The Old God Stirs. “The Scarab Wall has fallen. The silithid swarm and the Qiraji legions spill across the sands, and behind them C’Thun opens its eye.” Gates of Ahn'Qiraj is zone 11 of 12, and its final boss is C’Thun.
How to unlock Gates of Ahn'Qiraj
Gates of Ahn'Qiraj comes after Blackrock Mountain in the game’s zone order. The zone menu keeps a zone locked until you defeat a named final boss; in this order that is Nefarian. Surviving until that boss arrives is not enough; the menu asks for the kill. After C’Thun comes Naxxramas. Opened zones are saved per class.
Bosses in order
| # | Boss | Base health | Arrival line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurinnaxx | 4,400 | “The sands erupt as Kurinnaxx surfaces!” |
| 2 | General Rajaxx | 11,000 | “Impudent fool! I will kill you myself!” |
| 3 | Princess Huhuran | 20,000 | “Princess Huhuran goes into a frenzy!” |
| 4 | Ossirian the Unscarred | 24,750 | “Sands of the desert, rise and block out the sun!” |
| 5 | C’Thun · final | 55,500 | “YOU ARE ALREADY DEAD.” |
Preparing for Gates of Ahn'Qiraj
C’Thun has 55,500 base health, against 60,000 for Nefarian. Bring the talent points you earned on the previous zones, and consider lowering enemy health in Run Options for a first clear. Classes with a death-save talent are listed in the tier list.
Questions
How do I unlock Gates of Ahn'Qiraj?
Gates of Ahn'Qiraj follows Blackrock Mountain in the game’s zone order, so the menu should ask for Nefarian, the final boss of Blackrock Mountain.
Who is the final boss of Gates of Ahn'Qiraj?
C'Thun, with 55,500 base health in the v0.103.1 game data.
How many bosses are in Gates of Ahn'Qiraj?
Five: Kurinnaxx, General Rajaxx, Princess Huhuran, Ossirian the Unscarred, C'Thun.
Sources & scope
Zone and boss records read from the original game’s v0.103.1 (671c6f5e) WebAssembly build on 2026-10-20. The zone record holds no unlock requirement: the order is the order the game stores its 12 zones in, and the zone menu’s lock text names a final boss. In v0.91.2 each zone opened after the final boss of the zone before it; we have not checked in play that this still holds with Un’Goro Crater, Scarlet Monastery and Naxxramas added. Boss health is the base value stored in the game data. The zone, run options and level change what you meet in a run, and we have not measured them.
