Instructor Galford

Not to be confused with Galford.

Instructor Galford
Gender	Male
Race	Undead (Humanoid)
Level	44 - 62 Elite
Class	Mage
Resource	Mana
Reaction	Alliance Horde
Affiliation(s)	Risen
Former affiliation(s)	Crimson Legion, Scarlet Crusade
Location	Stratholme
Status	Killable
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As a human.

Instructor Galford is a mini-boss in Stratholme. Galford used to be known as Archivist Galford a mortal human adept at fire magic until Balnazzar slew the members of the Scarlet Crusade's Crimson Legion within Stratholme and raised them as the Risen, Galford was ultimately transformed as well.

Adventure Guide

Galford once took great pride in caring for the Crusade's most valued documents. However, as he lay dying, he watched in horror as his precious tomes were burnt around him. Balnazzar used this painful memory to imbue his servant with the fiery power that ravaged Galford in life.

Abilities

•  Fire Nova — Instructor Galford unleashes a Fire nova, inflicting Fire damage to all enemies within 0 yards.
•  Pyroblast — Instructor Galford inflicts Fire damage to his current target and additional Fire damage every 3 seconds for 12 sec.
•  Burning Winds  — Instructor Galford envelopes his current target in burning wind, inflicting Fire damage every second and stunning them for 5 sec.

Drops

Instructor Galford drops the following notable loot:

Ash Covered Boots Item Level 25Disenchants into:  [Small Glimmering Shard]: 1 Binds when picked up Leather Feet 4 Armor +2 Agility or Intellect +3 Stamina +2 Haste +2 Versatility Durability 65 / 65 Requires Level 18 Sell Price: 1 13 19 Tome of Knowledge Item Level 25Disenchants into:  [Small Glimmering Shard]: 1 Binds when picked up Held In Off-hand +4 Intellect +2 Stamina +1 Critical Strike +2 Versatility Requires Level 18 Sell Price: 1 32 37 Archivist Cape Item Level 25Disenchants into:  [Small Glimmering Shard]: 1 Binds when picked up Back 2 Armor +1 Agility / Strength / Intellect +2 Stamina +1 Critical Strike +2 Haste Requires Level 18 Sell Price: 1 19 24 Foresight Girdle Item Level 25Disenchants into:  [Small Glimmering Shard]: 1 Binds when picked up Mail Waist 5 Armor +2 Agility or Intellect +3 Stamina +2 Critical Strike +2 Haste Equip: Restores 5 health per 5 sec. Durability 50 / 50 Requires Level 18 Sell Price: 80 39 Righteous Orb Crafting Reagent Sell Price: 2

Original encounter

The subject of this section was removed from World of Warcraft in patch 4.0.3a.

Archivist Galford was a level 60 elite human found in Stratholme. He guarded two quest objectives: the Archive needed for The Archivist quest, and the painting needed for Of Love and Family. Once Galford was killed, using a book over his desk set the Archive on fire to complete one of the quest's two objectives.

He used to drop  [Tome of Conjure Food] and the  [Devout Gloves] in addition to his current loot.

Quests

•  [60D] Of Love and Family
•  [60D] The Archivist

Patch changes

• Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Level changed from 60 to 43, name changed from Archivist Galford to Instructor Galford.
  
• Patch 1.4.0 (2005-04-19): Archivist Galford will now always drop at least one Rare item.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB