Get Ceremonial Hexblade

Ceremonial Hexblade is a one-handed dagger with caster stats, added to World of Warcraft with the release of the Midnight expansion. The blade drops in the Caverns of Maisara dungeon from Vordaza, the second of the instance's three bosses.

Visually, it is a ceremonial ritual dagger themed around the Amani trolls: a curved blade with a serrated spine, bone inlays on the grip, dark wrapping and amulet charms. The model is rendered in a muted palette — brown wood, gray bone, dull bronze — and reads as a "priestly" or "shamanic" weapon of a wild tribe, without an overload of glowing effects. The flavor text refers directly to the dungeon's final boss: "The blade used in a vile ceremony to raise and empower Rak'tul."

In terms of stats this is a caster weapon: it can be worn by mages, druids, priests, shamans, warlocks and evokers. For transmog the model is available to any character who can equip daggers at all. Its main appeal is the recognizable troll-necromancer aesthetic and the universal dark color scheme that fits both leather and cloth sets.

The Ceremonial Hexblade drops from Vordaza, the second boss of the Caverns of Maisara dungeon. This is a five-player dungeon for levels 80–90 from the Midnight expansion, added in patch 12.0.1.

Where the dungeon is located

The entrance to the Caverns of Maisara is located in the Zul'Aman zone beneath the Maisara Hills — a stone arch with troll masonry at the foot of the hill.

The fastest way to get there is through the Zul'Aman Rootway system: teleport into the zone and fly to the listed coordinates, then descend to the entrance arch. In the story, the Amani trolls abduct the Drytide and sacrifice them beneath the sacred Maisara Hills, channeling the souls of the captives to a necromantic brute — Rak'tul. The dungeon unlocks once you reach the required level; the introductory quest "Caverns of Maisara: The Hungering Caverns" credits a full clear of the instance.

Who is Vordaza

Vordaza is a soul-mistress of the Amani trolls. She performs forbidden rites over the captured Drytide, converting their suffering into necromantic energy for the dungeon's final boss. She is the one who drops the dagger.

Difficulties and drop chance

The dagger is available in all dungeon difficulties:

Blizzard does not publish an exact drop percentage. Vordaza shares a loot table of several items, so the chance to see this particular dagger on a single kill is roughly 10–17%. The dungeon can be run an unlimited number of times on any difficulty: the weekly cap applies only to the Great Vault reward, not to the runs themselves.

How to defeat Vordaza

Key fight mechanics that can stop you from grabbing the dagger on the first try:

• "Necrotic Convergence" — Vordaza wraps herself in a protective "Death Shroud" shield and begins dealing escalating damage to the entire group. The longer the shield holds, the harder the effect hits, so switch all damage onto the shield and break it as fast as possible.
• "Conjure Phantoms" summons unstable phantoms: each one chases a player and explodes on contact. The phantoms take almost all damage with a reduction, so you don't kill them — instead you steer them into each other so they destroy themselves on collision.
• "Soul Theft" hits the current target and absorbs incoming healing, so the tank should hold a major defensive cooldown for this cast.
• "Destruction" is a frontal beam of energy in front of the boss that also knocks players back. Do not stand in front of Vordaza during the cast.

In Mythic+ mode, weekly affixes are added, but the set of mechanics stays the same.

The Ceremonial Hexblade has no known color variants with the same model. If you need a similar silhouette — a squat troll ritual dagger with bone and amulet inlays — take a look at the weapons of the neighboring Caverns of Maisara bosses and at the daggers from the Zul'Aman campaign: they are kept in the same tribal aesthetic and often drop alongside it. Check the loot after every dungeon run — the Midnight troll weapon models come together into one themed set.

The Ceremonial Hexblade fits organically into sets with a dark palette and a troll, shamanic or necromantic aesthetic.

• It pairs with leather and mosaic sets of the tribal Zul'Aman and Zandalar reputations — the bone inlays of the grip echo the decor of troll armor.
• It harmonizes with cloth sets of dark priests and warlocks: the amulet charms and bone tone echo the ornaments of many ritual robes.
• It fits a shamanic "wild" look with totemic motifs thanks to the muted wood and bronze of the model.
• It suits an evoker or druid who needs a "priestly" caster dagger without bright glows and magical effects.
• It contrasts with the bright elven sets of Quel'Thalas — acceptable as a deliberate hint at a "corrupted" character, but for classic elven looks it's better to pick a different model.