Strom'kar, the Warbreaker

• Strom'kar, the Warbreaker
• Item Level 10Disenchants into:
  Not disenchantable
• Binds when picked up
• Unique
• Sword
• Two-Hand
• Speed 3.60
• 2 – 5 Damage
• (1 damage per second)
• +1 Strength
• +2 Stamina
• +1 Critical Strike
• +1 Mastery
• Blood Artifact Relic Slot
• Iron Artifact Relic Slot
• Equip: Grants the Warbreaker ability, which deals massive damage in an area and makes opponents vulnerable.
• Classes: Warrior
• "The steel of the barbarian king shall strike the final blow. It shall silence the din of battle, and bring the first kingdom into an age of peace."

Strom'kar, the Warbreaker is the artifact two-handed sword used by arms warriors in World of Warcraft: Legion. It previously belonged to King Thoradin, the barbarian warlord who first united humanity and founded the nation of Arathor, and was lost while it was being used to subdue the C'Thraxxi monstrosity, Zakajz the Corruptor, in a forgotten tomb beneath Tirisfal Glades.

Source

Strom'kar is obtained by warriors from the quest   [10-45] The Sword of Kings, given by Odyn in Skyhold.

Description

Artifact reveal

This greatsword was borne into combat by the barbarian warlord who first united humanity under a single banner, founding the nation of Arathor. A master tactician and strategist, King Thoradin went on to play a critical role in ending the Troll Wars. Later the sword was lost while it was being used to subdue a C'Thraxxi monstrosity in a forgotten tomb beneath Tirisfal. Abandoned and all but forgotten, Strom'kar has been slowly drinking from the shadowy power there over thousands of years.

In-game description

The first king of the humans, Thoradin, was a mighty ruler and a mighty warrior. He carried with him a greatsword forged by vrykul, empowered by elves, and bloodied on the fields of countless battles. Strom'kar, ender of wars, was lost with Thoradin. One strong enough to recover the sword would bring to bear a blade unlike any seen in the ages since.

Artifact lore

Main article: Saga of the Valarjar

Human history is not complete without mention of Strom'kar. With this blade, a visionary warlord named Thoradin united his race into a single nation. He led his people to victory against the trolls in one of the greatest wars humankind has ever fought. He changed the destiny of the world. Strom'kar's story is one of violence and bloodshed, of cunning and desperation. And, ultimately, of bravery and sacrifice.

History

United Humans - Thoradin

Stated by the deceased King Thoradin, Strom'kar was forged by a master swordsmith and imbued with elven magics.

Before founding Arathor, Thoradin convinced all of the human tribal leaders he recruited to lend him their personal blades, after which Arathi blacksmiths took shards of metal from each weapon and added them to the king's greatsword. This secured the eternal loyalty of the tribes, for many early human warlords believed that the spirits of their ancestors lived on in their weapons, and no one would ever dare rise up against Thoradin and risk striking the sword that contained their own forefathers. When the work was done, Thoradin renamed his sword Strom'kar, the Warbreaker.

With Arathor's founding, Thoradin used Strom'kar to carve out the boundaries of Strom in the dirt and ordered his masons to begin construction.

Troll Wars - High Elf

Main article: Troll Wars

One account tells of an Amani troll ambush that separated the king from his warriors. Though he was outnumbered ten to one, Thoradin did not flee or cower. He sharpened Strom'kar's edge on the skulls of his enemies and painted its steel with their blood. When his guards reached him, they found the king standing over ten broken Amani corpses. Using Strom'kar during the war, Thoradin violently carved a path to the southern side of Quel'Thalas to assist Arathor's high elf allies with his men. After the Troll War, Thoradin's group left Quel'Thalas.

Before Thoradin left Quel'Thalas, King Anasterian Sunstrider had the elves' greatest blacksmiths and enchanters to give the human king a gift by imbuing Strom'kar with extraordinary power, making it weigh almost nothing in the king's hands and ensuring that it would never lose its edge.

Thoradin abdicated in his elderly years and spent some time in Tirisfal studying its ruins and becoming obsessed with the humanity's history as well as that of the vrykul. Using the elven enchantments of Strom'kar, he located Tyr's tomb.

Unlike previous human chieftains, Thoradin took Strom'kar with him with his abdication. By then, Strom'kar has subconsciously spread among human society as a symbol of kingship. He wished to prevent his citizens to become dependent on an object to crown the right to rule the future.

Tomb of Tyr - Zakajz

The sword's elven enchantments forced the C'Thrax into a deep slumber and kept it from regenerating for centuries. However, due to constant contact, Strom'kar gained shadow attributes into itself when retrieved later.

Artifact traits

Base

Ability	Ranks	Linked powers
[Corrupted Blood of Zakajz]	1	Precise Strikes
[Crushing Blows]	4	Tactical Advance; Thoradin's Might; Will of the First King
[Deathblow]	4	Defensive Measures; Shattered Defenses
[Defensive Measures]	4	Deathblow; One Against Many
[Exploit the Weakness]	4	Shattered Defenses; Will of the First King
[Focus in Battle]	1	Many Will Fall
[Many Will Fall]	4	Focus in Battle; Precise Strikes; Unending Rage
[One Against Many]	4	Defensive Measures; Thoradin's Might; Touch of Zakajz
[Precise Strikes]	4	Corrupted Blood of Zakajz; Many Will Fall; Tactical Advance
[Shattered Defenses]	1	Deathblow; Exploit the Weakness
[Tactical Advance]	4	Crushing Blows; Precise Strikes
[Thoradin's Might]	1	Crushing Blows; One Against Many; Warbreaker
[Touch of Zakajz]	4	One Against Many; Unending Rage
[Unbreakable Steel]	1	None
[Unending Rage]	4	Many Will Fall; Touch of Zakajz; Void Cleave
[Void Cleave]	1	Unending Rage
[Warbreaker]	1	Thoradin's Might
[Will of the First King]	1	Crushing Blows; Exploit the Weakness

Hidden trait: [Surrounded by Trolls!]

Empowered

Ability	Ranks
[Arms of the Valarjar]	1
[Storm of Swords]	4
[Soul of the Slaughter]	1
[Executioner's Precision]	1
[Concordance of the Legionfall]	50

Appearances

Classic

Achievement:  [Fighting with Style: Classic]

This is the default appearance	Recover one of the Pillars of Creation	Recover  [Light's Heart]  [10-45] Light's Charge	Complete the first major Campaign effort with your order   [10-45] Jorhuttam

Upgraded: Vengeance of the Fallen

Achievement:  [Fighting with Style: Upgraded]

Complete the warrior Order Campaign  [Forged for Battle]	Unlock every artifact trait  [Power Realized]	Research the full history of the artifact  [Part of History]	Obtain eight rare archeological finds  [This Side Up]

Valorous: Flamereaper

Achievement:  [Fighting with Style: Valorous]

Complete the Balance of Power questline  [Improving on History]	Kill eight world bosses  [Unleashed Monstrosities]	Complete a Mythic Mode Dungeon using a level 15 keystone  [Keystone Master]	Earn the achievement  [Glory of the Legion Hero]

War-torn: Wrath's Edge

Achievement:   [Fighting with Style: War-torn]/  [Fighting with Style: War-torn]

Participate in Player vs. Player combat and reach  [Honor Level 10]	Reach  [Honor Level 30]	Reach  [Honor Level 50]	Reach  [Honor Level 80]

Challenging: Blade of the Sky Champion

Achievement:  [Fighting with Style: Challenging]

Complete the Xylem Challenge questline	Defeat Heroic Kiljaeden after unlocking a Challenge artifact appearance	Win 10 rated battlegrounds after unlocking a Challenge artifact appearance	Defeat all Legion dungeon bosses after unlocking a challenge artifact appearance

Hidden: Arcanite Bladebreaker

Achievement:  [Fighting with Style: Hidden]

Acquire  [The Arcanite Bladebreaker]	Complete 30 Legion dungeons after unlocking a Hidden artifact appearance	Complete 200 World Quests after unlocking a Hidden artifact appearance	Kill 1,000 enemy players after unlocking a Hidden artifact appearance

Notes

• The Axe of Cenarius was considered by Blizzard for the artifact for Arms, but the developers thought that a wooden, nature-themed axe didn't fit the class. Ultimately, Strom'kar was used instead.
• Wielding the weapon near trolls may force them to flee in fear.
• In Heroes of the Storm, Sonya wields the Arcanite Bladebreaker and Wrath's Edge as part of her Legion's Wrath skin.

Videos

• The Story of Stromkar, the Warbreaker

Patch changes

• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Stats, item level and level requirement modified due to level squish.
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB