The Dark Portal was created through a joint effort between the human mage Medivh, possessed by the Dark Titan Sargeras, and the warlocks of the orcish Shadow Council led by Gul'dan as a means to allow the Old Horde, under the demonic influence of the Burning Legion, to invade the world of Azeroth. Gul'dan at the Dark Portal in Hellfire Peninsula. Medivh opening the Dark Portal in the Black Morass. Since making its debut in Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, the Dark Portal remains one of the Warcraft universe's most recognizable and iconic structures.
The portal appears to be functionally indestructible, as the Alliance under Khadgar were only able to destroy the structure, not the portal itself.
It since served as a link between worlds during the Alliance's Invasion of Draenor, the united Invasion of Outland, and the war in the alternate universe Draenor. Originally created in a joint effort between Gul'dan and the demonically possessed Medivh, the Dark Portal served as the Old Horde's method of reaching Azeroth and beginning the First War, as a way to weaken it for the Burning Legion's eventual invasion. Before the destruction of Draenor, it was located in the eastern section of Tanaan Jungle. The Azeroth side portal is located in what is now known as the Blasted Lands in southern Eastern Kingdoms, while its counterpart is in Hellfire Peninsula on Outland, on the Stair of Destiny. The Dark Portal, also known as the Great Portal, is one of the two gateways between the worlds of Azeroth and Draenor (now Outland). For other uses, see Dark Portal (disambiguation).
This article is about the Dark Portal which connected Azeroth to Draenor, Outland and now alternate Draenor.