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Comment by 1908

One of a few possible dark keepers. They only spawn after you examine the picture inside the black vault.

Bethek tends to spawn (with four elite guards) right in the middle of the vault, so prepare for a right before you examine the picture. Else he patrols between the vault and the chief architect's spawn.

Comment by 34923

Lie lie remove that note omg!

Comment by 9615

Seeing as I was just murdered by Dark Keeper Bethek as soon as I activated the portrait, I have to disagree.

Comment by Thottbot

Where is this guy ?

Comment by Thottbot

My 5-man grp and I looked all over for this guy after seeing his picture in the frame in the Vault room. We searched the entire first half of BRD, but when we got to the Lyceum we had to stop. Didnt see him anywhere...

Comment by Thottbot

When I was trying to solo this earlier today, I got Bethek.. Next thing I know, he, his 4 guards, and the rest of the room (because I didn't kill them) are all attacking me..

A quick vanish, and he went back to his patrol - from the dark coffer to the outer doorway and back again.

Comment by Thottbot

He is patrolling the area from the Architect to the Dark Coffer itself! The easiest way to get the key if you ask me =), just wait by the coffer and he will come to you.

Comment by Thottbot

rofl i was looking at this and he pat and killed me alt+tab :(

Comment by Thottbot

none of the keepers spawn until you look at the keeper picture

Comment by Thottbot

I was killed too during looking on picture. Bethek with 4 guards patroling room with vault. I killed him and vanished.

Comment by Allakhazam

My 5-man grp and I searched all over BRD up until the Lyceum, and we didnt see him anywhere.

Comment by Allakhazam

I had a 60 rog help me do this (ima 60 druid btw. all he did was distract the guards and when bethek got away form his guards we killed him got the key and restealthed.

Comment by Allakhazam

Can anyone post his spawn area?

Comment by Allakhazam

When I read the portrait in the dark coffer he appeared with 4 guards and just pats in the coffer room. Maybe try and read the portrait first.

Comment by Allakhazam

This guy spawns right by the portrait once you've opened it. He's got 4 lvl 52-4 elite guards, and paces from the coffer to the vault entrance.

He's doable with a 60 rogue if you wait by the coffer, sap one of the guards as he walks past, then backstab/ambush the keeper and hit evade.

You'll probably need a health pot here, due to the extra 2 guards. You can happily kill kim, vanish, then loot the corpse when the guards wander off. You can do it without aggroing the mini-boss and his pointless demon dog (who can't see you when stealthed).

Comment by Cadderli

He patrols from The Black Vault to the door leading back into Shadowforge City, and has four guards that patrol with him.

Most comments about getting the Dark Keeper Key say to skip this keeper because of his four guards and his precarious spawn location. However, in WoW Classic, I was able to solo this guy as a 60 Rogue. Here's how I did it:

Talents
First, I was in this spec, not intentionally for Bethek, but because I was experimenting with it while running lowbies through SFK and Cath Lib. I feel like the only thing that is actually important about this spec for Bethek is Improved Sap.

Strategy
I didn't kill Warder Stilgiss or Verek, or any of the trash mobs outside the Black Vault. First, I opened my typical 11 coffers. Then read the painting, which spawned Bethek. Immediately Vanished so I wouldn't aggro anything. Then, go back into the coffer room, and stand near the rear wall, near the Dark Coffer. Bethek and his four guards will come into the room momentarily, and pause near the back wall. When the guards are at the furthest point in their patrol, sap one of his guards. Bethek and the other three will continue their patrol. Wait until they are in line with Stilgiss. Once that happens, attack the sap'd guard. I personally just used Cheap shot and Kidney Shot when I could to keep him stunned. While fighting him, backpedal into a far corner, and jump into one of the open vaults. The guard will follow you up until the vault door. He won't de-aggro, and will still be in range. You can keep attacking him and kill him. Once he's dead, start eating to heal back up. You will likely spend the whole next patrol from Bethek eating. Once at full health again, sap another guard when they get near the rear wall once again. Keep doing this method until it is only Bethek alive. Then you can take him out easily on his own. Note: If at anytime your Imp Sap doesn't proc, and you get knocked out of stealth when trying to sap a guard, just Vanish. Also recommend waiting for your Vanish to become available again before resuming the strat (or just using Prep, if you have it).

The point is, if you are right along the back wall and can use Imp Sap on one guard at a time, you won't aggro Stilgiss or Bethek (when he returns on his pat) if you are back in the far corner, inside a vault. You can take out the guards one at a time using this method, until you have Bethek alone.

Also to note, Bethek will cast a debuff on you called "Amplify Damage," which increases all physical and magic damage you take by 100%. It doesn't last long (I don't know exactly, but I noticed it when it had 7 seconds left and I didn't have it very long before that, so probably starts at 10 seconds). When you have this debuff would be a perfect time to hit him with a 5 combo point Kidney Shot.

Comment by Porkez

As a rogue, wait in the room before The Black Vault. When guard and Bethek are near the exit, use Distract on all 4 guards, but make sure it doesnt distract Bethek. He will keep patroling to The Black Vault room, when he is near dark coffer, attack him and kite to one of the corners where u can kill him. Make sure u interrupt his Fireball, it hits for over 1.5k. Other than that, he has low hp and low armor.

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