Neltharus Dungeon Guide - Dragonflight Dungeons (2024)

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Neltharus
Beneath the Obsidian Citadel lies Neltharus, home of the black dragonflight's hoard and the secrets behind their legendary forging. When the djaradin woke from their slumber, they chose Neltharus as the point of entry for their attack. Surprised to find it deserted, they quickly laid claim to its secrets for themselves... as well as the rest of the Obsidian Citadel.

Chargath, Bane of Scales
This veteran dragon hunter's title was given ages ago as a mark of legend. While the Qalashi hunters under his command train, he plans their next offensive and awaits with eager anticipation the opportunity to display his expertise.

• Overview - As an expert in hunting winged beasts, Chargath utilizes Grounding Spears rigged with Grounding Chains to lock his foes down.

  Upon reaching 100 energy, Chargath unleashes Fiery Focus on his target. During this time, Chargath loses sight of his surroundings and falls vulnerable to Fetter.

  • Tanks -
    • Fiery Focus inflicts heavy damage and can be interrupted with Fetter.
    • Magma Wave travels out in a straight line in front of Chargath.
  • Healers -
    • Dragon Strike inflicts high damage and causes the target to bleed.
    • When broken, Grounding Chain will cause Slag Eruption.
  • Damage Dealers -
    • When tripped, Grounding Chain will apply Fetter to the tripped target.
    • Grounding Spear leaves behind Erupted Ground where it strikes the floor.
• Grounding Spear - Chargath hurls a Grounding Spear at a random player, inflicting 25 Physical damage and applying Grounding Chain to the target.
  • Erupted Ground - Magma erupts out of the ground around the spear, inflicting 12 Fire damage every 1 sec to players within.
  • Grounding Chain - Reduces the movement speed of the chained player by 40%. When broken, the tripped target suffers from Fetter and the chain explodes with Slag Eruption.
    
    • Fetter - If Chargath trips on Grounding Chain, it explosively breaks and slows him for 2 sec. This effect stacks.
      
    • Slag Eruption - Inflicts 15 Fire damage to all players and an additional 4 Fire damage every 1 sec for 4 sec. This effect stacks.
• Grounding Spear - Chargath hurls a Grounding Spear at a random player, inflicting 25 Physical damage and applying Grounding Chain to the target.
  • Erupted Ground - Magma erupts out of the ground around the spear, inflicting 12 Fire damage every 1 sec to players within.
  • Grounding Chain - Reduces the movement speed of the chained player by 40%. When broken, the tripped target suffers from Fetter and the chain explodes with Slag Eruption.
    
    • Fetter - If Chargath trips on Grounding Chain, it breaks, knocking him down for 2 sec.
      
    • Slag Eruption - Inflicts 15 Fire damage to all players and an additional 4 Fire damage every 1 sec for 4 sec.
• Fiery Focus - Upon reaching 100 energy, Chargath fixates on his primary target, unleashing a flurry of magma attacks for 25 sec.
  While Fiery Focus is in effect, Chargath inflicts 25 Physical damage to players within 6 yards and emits Lava Splashes every 1 sec.
  
  • Lava Splash - Lava flies off of Chargath and inflicts 32 Fire damage to all players within 4 yards of the impact.
• Fiery Focus - Upon reaching 100 energy, Chargath fixates on his primary target, unleashing a flurry of magma attacks for 25 sec.
  While Fiery Focus is in effect, Chargath inflicts 25 Physical damage to players within 6 yards and emits Lava Splashes every 1 sec.
  
  • Lava Splash - Lava flies off of Chargath and inflicts 32 Fire damage to all players within 4 yards of the impact.
• Dragon Strike - Chargath lunges at a random player striking them for 20 Physical damage and causing them to bleed for an additional 8 Physical damage every 2 sec. for 14 sec.
• Magma Wave - Chargath unleashes a growing wave of magma that inflicts 19 Fire damage to all players in its wake.
  

Forgemaster Gorek
As one of the Djaradin's most distinguished craftsmen, Forgemaster Gorek now resides in his sweltering chamber of the black dragon barracks. There, he harnesses the igneous power of the massive forge to construct deadly weaponry.

• Overview - Those who interrupt the Forgemaster's work will be met with deadly weapons and raining fire. Periodically, Gorek forges a Blazing Aegis during Might of the Forge and hurls the infernal shield at players in a spectacle of flames.
  
  • Tank -
    • Blazing Aegis triggers eruptions in four directions around the target's location.
    • Heated Swings inflicts massive Physical and Fire damage.
  • Damage Dealers -
    • Blazing Aegis triggers eruptions in four directions around the target's location.
    • Forgestorm inflicts heavy Fire damage to players struck.
  • Healer -
    • Blazing Aegis triggers eruptions in four directions around the target's location.
    • Might of the Forge and Blazing Hammer inflict heavy damage to the party.
• Might of the Forge - The Forgemaster leaps to his anvil, inflicting 15 Physical damage to all players upon landing and begins forging a Blazing Aegis.
  
  • Blazing Hammer - Each strike of the Forgemaster's hammer upon his anvil inflicts 10 Fire damage to all players.
  • Blazing Aegis - The Forgemaster hurls the freshly forged shield at a player, inflicting 12 Fire damage within 4 yards and an additional 6 Fire damage every 1 sec for 6 sec.
    Blazing Eruptions are triggered in four directions.
    • Blazing Eruption - Inflicts 50 Fire damage to players within 3 yards of impact.
  • Blazing Aegis - The Forgemaster hurls the freshly forged shield at a player, inflicting 12 Fire damage within 4 yards and an additional 6 Fire damage every 1 sec for 6 sec.
    Blazing Eruptions are triggered in four directions.
    • Blazing Eruption - Inflicts 50 Fire damage to players within 3 yards of impact.
• Forgestorm - The Forgemaster throws his hammer into the forge, provoking it to fire a barrage of blazing embers across the room that inflict 40 Fire damage to players within 3 yards of impact.
• Heated Swings - The Forgemaster performs a pair of swings on his current target, inflicting 40 Physical damage each, and knocking the target away.
  He then leaps to the target's location and slams down with his ignited hammer, inflicting 100 Physical damage and 35 Fire damage to players within 8 yards of impact.
  • Forgefire - The final slam of Heated Swings creates a pool of Forgefire that inflicts 18 Fire damage every 1 sec to players inside it and reduces their movement speed by 30%.

Magmatusk
The djaradin discovered many of Neltharion's secrets while plundering Neltharus. An experimental potion gone awry created Magmatusk, a behemoth of a mammoth bent on sheer destruction.

• Overview - Magmatusk builds Magma energy during battle, triggering Volatile Mutation upon reaching 100 Magma. Every time Volatile Mutation is triggered another Magma Tentacle will grow, empowering Magmatusk's abilities.
  
  • Tanks -
    • Blazing Charge releases a Lava Wave for every application of Magma Tentacle on Magmatusk.
    • Magma Eruption's duration is increased for every application of Magma Tentacle on Magmatusk.
  • Healers -
    • Blazing Charge releases a Lava Wave for every application of Magma Tentacle on Magmatusk.
    • Magma Eruption's duration is increased for every application of Magma Tentacle on Magmatusk.
  • Damage Dealers -
    • Blazing Charge releases a Lava Wave for every application of Magma Tentacle on Magmatusk.
    • Magma Eruption's duration is increased for every application of Magma Tentacle on Magmatusk.
• Volatile Mutation - Upon reaching 100 Magma, Magmatusk mutates and triggers Magma Eruption and applies an application of Magma Tentacle.
  
  • Magma Eruption - Magmatusk erupts with lava, inflicting 30 Fire damage and 20 Fire damage every 5 sec to all players. Magma Eruption lasts 5 sec for each application of Magma Tentacle.
  • Magma Tentacle - Magma Tentacles grow from Magmatusk's back, increasing Lava Spray damage inflicted by 100%, increasing the number of Lava Waves released by Blazing Charge, and increases the duration of Magma Eruption.
• Magma Lob - Magmatusk's tentacles launches globs of lava at players, inflicting 30 Fire damage to players within 4 yards of the point of impact and leaving behind a pool of Liquid Hot Magma.
  
  • Liquid Hot Magma - Inflicts 15 Fire damage every 1 sec.
  • Lava Empowerment - Magmatusk becomes strengthened while standing in lava, increasing all damage inflicted by 50%.
• Lava Spray - Magmatusk sprays a cone of lava at a player, inflicting 10 Fire damage.
• Blazing Charge - Magmatusk charges forward, inflicting 30 Fire damage and knocking back all players in the way. At the end of the charge, Magmatusk unleashes one Lava Wave for each Magma Tentacle.
  
  • Lava Wave - Magmatusk releases a wave of fire, inflicting 35 Fire damage to anyone it collides with.

Warlord Sargha
Leader of the Qalash djaradin, Warlord Sargha has been in search of anything that would increase the power of her clan and help take down their draconic enemies. In the hoard at the heart of Neltharus, she may have found exactly what the djaradin need.

• Overview - Warlord Sargha hurls Molten Gold at players, leaving Hardened Gold upon expiration.

  Upon reaching 100 Molten energy, Warlord Sargha begins channeling Magma Shield on herself. Players can search through the treasure piles for magic items to aid in damaging the shield.

  • Tanks -
    • The surrounding treasure piles contain magic items that can help to deplete Magma Shield.
    • Flame Eruption inflicts heavy damage during Magma Shield
  • Healers -
    • The surrounding treasure piles contain magic items that can help to deplete Magma Shield.
    • Flame Eruption inflicts heavy damage during Magma Shield
  • Damage Dealers -
    • The surrounding treasure piles contain magic items that can help to deplete Magma Shield.
    • Raging Embers leave a trail of Burning Ground.
    • Flame Eruption inflicts heavy damage during Magma Shield
• Magical Implements -
  
  • Curse of Dragon Hoard - Picking up a weapon unleashes a curse, inflicting 5 Shadow damage every 3 sec for 5 min.
  • Wand of Negation - Inflicts 135 Arcane damage to damage absorb shields.
    
  • Anti-Magic Bomb - Inflicts 135 Arcane damage to damage absorb shields within 8 yards of the impact.
    
  • Azure Stone of Might - The caster launches themselves at an enemy, inflicting 140 Arcane damage to damage absorb shields.
  • Rose of the Vale - The Rose of the Vale unleashes its mystical energy, inflicting 135 Arcane damage to damage absorb shields to all enemies within 12 yards.
  • Seismic Boots - The caster stomps the ground unleashing a wave of earth, inflicting 140 Nature damage to damage absorb shields to all enemies within 30 yards.
• Magma Shield - Warlord Sargha envelops herself in shield of magma, absorbing 240 damage taken, and triggering Flame Eruption every 3 sec for 45 sec.
  
  • Flame Eruption - Warlord Sargha erupts with fire, inflicting 5 Fire damage and applying Flame Vulnerability to every player.
    
    • Flame Vulnerability - Flame Vulnerability causes players to take 50% more damage from subsequent Flame Eruption for 4 sec. This effect stacks.
  • The Dragon's Eruption - The lava erupts launching magma, inflicting 35 Fire damage to players within 8 yds of the impact.
• Burning Ember - Warlord Sargha launches an empowered fire ember, inflicting 30 Fire damage to all players within 7 yards of the point of impact. This ember creates Burning Ground, and summons a Raging Ember.
  
  • Burning Ground - Burning Ground inflicts 10 Fire damage to an enemy every 1 sec for 0 sec.
    
  • Raging Ember -
    
    • Burning Pursuit - The Raging Ember fixates a random player.
      
    • Magma Shell - Warlord Sargha envelops herself in shield of magma, absorbing 125 damage taken, and triggering Flame Eruption every 5 sec for 0 sec.
• The Dragon's Kiln - Warlord Sargha unleashes a cone of fire, inflicting 35 Fire damage to all players in front of her.
• Molten Gold - Warlord Sargha hurls Molten Gold at a player, inflicting 15 Fire damage every 3 sec.