Umbral Spire of Zuraal — Transmog Set Guide

Umbral Spire of Zuraal is a rare two-handed staff added in the Midnight expansion (patch 12.0) alongside the refreshed dungeon rotation of the first season. It is a tall headpiece on a dark shaft, laced with veins of frozen Void energy: the crowning crystal and the trickles running down the staff glow in a cold purple-lilac, while the shaft itself fades into an almost black tone. The silhouette reads as a caster's "magic" staff rather than a monk's combat pole.

By palette and theme this is a typical Void appearance: it references the fall of a captured naaru whose radiant essence was reborn into the Void deep within The Seat of the Triumvirate dungeon. The staff is named after the first boss of that dungeon — Zuraal the Ascended, a Broken twisted by the Void.

The staff is interesting first and foremost as a transmog piece for casters: its stats scale with level and mean nothing for current content — the value lies in the model and the color scheme.

Umbral Spire of Zuraal drops from the first boss of the The Seat of the Triumvirate dungeon — Zuraal the Ascended. In the lore he is the Spectral Guard's first successful experiment: a Broken reborn by the power of the Void yet retaining his sanity. In life he was a renowned fighter, and he carried that might over into his corrupted attacks.

• The source is a boss drop; no separate quest chain or crafting is required.
• The boss opens the dungeon, so you can reach him right after entering without clearing the whole route.
• The dungeon is part of the Mythic+ rotation of Midnight's first season, so the staff is available both through the normal version and through Mythic+.
• This is a caster staff: it goes to specializations with Intellect — mages, warlocks, priests, druids, shamans, monks and evokers.

The dungeon itself is a legacy of the Legion expansion. It is located in the Eredath zone on the ruined planet of Argus. This is the place where a fallen naaru was imprisoned, and where the Void-touched ethereals of the Spectral Guard later gathered, drawn by his energy.

How to get there in Midnight

• The fastest path in the first season is the portal in the capital, Silvermoon: the city's portal hall has an opening to the seasonal dungeons of past expansions.
• The classic route to Argus also works: from Krasus' Landing in Dalaran use the Vindicaar beacon, travel to the Vindicaar, and then use the navigation console to teleport to Eredath.
• In the open world the dungeon entrance is in the western part of Eredath, with the coordinates /way 22.1 57.4 as a landmark.

• Looks in dark-purple and lilac tones: the staff echoes the Void and shadow sets of priests and warlocks.
• Sets with a Void and Argus motif — the plate and cloth ensembles from the Eredath dungeons match it in color and lore.
• Contrasting light looks: the purple glow of the headpiece stands out brightly against white and gold armor, lending a "dark artifact" accent in the hands of a radiant hero.
• Concepts of necromancers, Void cultists and shadow casters: the cold glow and the near-black shaft support this theme better than fiery or nature staves.