Beastlord Darmac (Blackrock Foundry) Strategy Guide

By Wowhead Updated: 2018/05/12

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LFR (655)

Cloth: Robes of Brutal Tantrums, Treads of the Flaming Maw
Leather: Black Iron Spurs, Legguards of the Unstoppable Charge
Mail: Beastmaster's Iron Bracers, Rylakk-Rider's Legguards
Plate: Heartsmasher Chestplate, Waistplate of Soothed Beasts
Neck: none
Cape: Dreaded Wing
Ring: Thunderlord Trainer's Insignia
Trinket: none
Weapons: none

Normal, Heroic, Mythic (670, 685, 700)

Elemental Runelegendary questlineMight of the Elemental LordsBlackrock FoundryHighmaulGlory of the Draenor RaiderGorestrider GronnlingBeastlord DarmacFain Would Lie DownBlackrock FoundryHighmaulMythic Draenor RaiderReturn to Table of ContentsNotable Trash Mobs

Ogron Hauler deals heavy tank damage, and should be faced away from the raid for Slag Breath. Overhead Smash will damage melee, while Ground Stomp damages the ranged.

Workshop Guardians debuff tanks with Grievous Mortal Wounds, and cast Spinning Blade that players must move out of.

Iron Flame Binders deal heavy damage with Lavaburst, sometimes at random targets.

Iron Slag-Shapers channel Rain of Slag, dealing very heavy AoE damage to the entire raid. This can be interrupted.

Ironworkers use Hammer Throw against their threat target, and cast Explosive Ore on random targets.

Iron WardenWhirling SteelShield SlamIron BulwarkThunderlord Beast-TenderOrnery IronhoofStubborn Ironhoof

The Ironhooves have a Goring Swipe and must be faced away from raid.

Thunderlord will occasionally buff one of the two Ironhooves with Bestial Wrath. This cannot be removed by enrage-dispelling effects, so tanks may need to use CDs.

Thunderlord will Spirit Bond with the Ironhooves, drawing heavy healing, so kill the Ironhooves first.

Interrupt Thunderlord's Call Lightning.

Move out of the Thunderlord's Electrical Storm.

Markog Aba'dirColossal RoarColossal RoarReturn to Table of ContentsBeastlord Darmac Tips & Strategy

Darmac will choose a Prime Beast to mount at 85%, 65%, and 45% health

Players must defeat the Beast in order to dismount Darmac and push him to the next Beast phase

Cruelfang, the Worg, grants Darmac Rend and Tear

Ironcrusher, the Elekk, grants Darmac Tantrum

Dreadwing, the Rylak, grants Darmac Superheated Shrapnel

After defeating all three Prime Beasts, players must contend with a long Darmac phase with all three Beasts' granted abilities

Call the Pack summons several small Pack Beasts; they have very low health and should be killed quickly with cleave and AoE

Approximately every 20 seconds, Darmac uses Pin Down to hurl two Heavy Spears at random ranged players

Move away from Heavy Spears to avoid being Pinned Down and taking heavy damage

If a player does get Pinned Down, quickly kill the player's Heavy Spear

Players should gradually kill Heavy Spears, keeping the number of active Heavy Spears low

Call the PackPin DownRend and Tear

Cruelfang will leap to a random distant target and slash, leaving a bleed on all players within 7 yards of the target

Cruelfang then leaps back to his current threat target (the tank), and will again slash, leaving a bleed on all players within 7 yards

Ranged DPS and healers should stay spread out to avoid spreading Rend and Tear, and to avoid taking more than one stack

Melee DPS should be sure to stay away from the tank until Cruelfang has landed

Tanks should swap roles after 2-3 stacks of Rend and Tear

Savage HowlSootheTranquilizing ShotRend and Tear

Tantrum, a raid-wide and unavoidable AoE

Healers should use damage-reduction or throughput cooldowns to heal up Tantrum

Stampede, which damages and knocks back the melee, then charges a random player at range, and again damages and knocks back players within 15 yards of the target

Ranged should stay spread out to avoid splashing Stampede damage

Crush Armor, a tank debuff that can be dropped if tanks taunt after 2 stacks

Tantrum

Inferno Breath, a quick triple-breath that deals heavy Fire damage and leaves a stacking DoT on players damaged by it

Dreadwing will face a random direction to cast this - it cannot be aimed

Players must be aware and move quickly to avoid taking excessive Inferno Breath damage

Healers can dispel the Inferno Breath DoT

Inferno Breath also leaves patches of fire on the ground that players should avoid standing in

Conflagration will target two random players, disorienting them and dealing damage to players within 8 yards of the target

Healers must dispel Conflagration quickly, particularly if it targets a melee player

Players should move away from nearby Conflagrated targets

Dreadwing applies Seared Flesh with melee attacks, and can be dodged/parried; tanks can swap after 5-10 stacks depending on avoidance

Superheated ShrapnelInferno BreathFlame InfusionSeeking Embers

Ranged should stay spread out and all players must focus on minimizing the damage they take, particularly avoiding getting Pinned Down by a Heavy Spear.

Use efficient/passive AoE to keep the number of active Heavy Spears low.

Tanks should hold Darmac near the Prime Beast they want to activate next when he is close to a health "breakpoint", and near the Pack Beast spawn point otherwise.

Melee should back off a bit when Cruelfang or Darmac leap for Rend and Tear.

Use healer cooldowns for Tantrum.

Move quickly out of the way when Dreadwing faces a random direction in preparation for Inferno Breath, or when Darmac prepares Superheated Shrapnel.

Healers should quickly dispel Conflagration.

Use Bloodlust/Heroism/Time Warp after the third Beast dies, and focus primarily on boss DPS.

Return to Table of ContentsTank Responsibilities

When Darmac approaches 85%, 65%, or 45% health, move him near the Beast you want him to mount next

Pick up the Pack Beasts that spawn from the back area of the room and hold them behind the boss, in melee range, for cleave

While Cruelfang is active, tanks should swap after 2-3 stacks of Rend and Tear

After the raid has defeated Cruelfang, Darmac will use Rend and Tear while dismounted; tanks should again swap on 2-3 stacks of Rend and Tear

While Ironcrusher is active, tanks should swap on 2 stacks of Crush Armor

While Dreadwing is active, tanks should swap on 5-10 stacks of Seared Flesh

Inferno Breath and Superheated Shrapnel cannot be aimed, so facing of Dreadwing and Darmac is not important

For the final phase of the fight, move Darmac closer to the Pack Beast spawn point

Return to Table of ContentsDamage-Dealer Responsibilities

If a player is Pinned Down, immediately switch to and kill that player's Heavy Spear

Kill Pack Beasts with efficient AoE and incidental cleave abilities

Re-apply DoTs as Darmac is about to mount a Prime Beast; they will keep ticking on him

Keep Heavy Spears under control throughout the fight with multi-DoTting, cleave, and efficient AoE

Ranged DPS must stay spread out to avoid excessive movement, and to ensure Rend and Tear or Conflagration damage is never spread

While Cruelfang is active, and for the rest of the encounter, melee must move away when Rend and Tear is used, to avoid being hit by it when the boss returns

Remove Savage Howl from Cruelfang if possible

Move away from Heavy Spears before they land, and move out of Inferno Breath/Superheated Shrapnel

Return to Table of ContentsHealer Responsibilities

Monitor Pinned Down, Rend and Tear, Inferno Breath, Superheated Shrapnel, and Conflagration debuffs

Any player struck by Pinned Down will require heavy single-target healing until the Heavy Spear is killed

Players with multiple stacks of Rend and Tear will require heavy single-target healing until the debuff falls off

Dispel Inferno Breath/Superheated Shrapnel and Conflagration as quickly as possible

Moderate AoE healing will be necessary each time Heavy Spears drop

Strong AoE healing and cooldowns will be necessary for each Tantrum

Stay spread out to avoid excessive movement, and to ensure Rend and Tear or Conflagration damage is never spread

Move away from Heavy Spears before they land, and move out of Inferno Breath/Superheated Shrapnel

When to Use Bloodlust/Heroism/Time WarpBloodlustHeroismTime WarpReturn to Table of ContentsLooking For Raid DifficultyMythic DifficultyBlood Scent

Both Darmac and the Prime Beast will each use their abilities

Players should still focus on killing the Beast first

Note that Darmac does not acquire a Beast's special ability until that Beast is dead

Cruelfang's Savage Howl will affect both Cruelfang and Darmac, and must be dispelled quickly from both enemies

Cunning of the Wolf, gained by defeating Cruelfang, causes Darmac to empower nearby allies (Pack Beasts, primarily, but also subsequent Prime Beasts after defeating Cruelfang) with 35% additional attack speed

Fury of the Elekk, gained by defeating Ironcrusher, causes Darmac to deal 25% additional damage

There is no change to the buff Darmac gains from defeating Dreadwing

ConflagrationFaultline

Epicenter creates a zone beneath the boss that lasts one minute and deals moderate Nature damage to players within it.

The zone also slows players' movement speed. Stampeding Roar or other movement-speed boosting abilities will assist players in escaping the damage.

Tanks should move Faultline (or later, Darmac himself) after each Epicenter so melee can still attack.

Cannonball Barrage will deal heavy Fire damage to players within 3 yards of its impact location. Players should move away from the cannonballs before they reach the ground.

Unstoppable will increase Faultline's damage by 10%, and stacks.

Unsteady will periodically inflict light Physical damage to all players and reduce their movement speed by 50%.

Heavy Smash requires tanks to stack together on Faultline to split the damage. This applies to a single attack, so tanks should watch for the Heavy Smash buff and use a cooldown to mitigate damage.

Darmac does not dismount Faultline at 40% health.

After Faultline dies, Darmac gains Heart of the Clefthoof, granting him the ability to cast Epicenter and Unstoppable, and also doubling his current health, putting him back up to nearly 50% health for the final phase of the fight

UnsteadyRend and TearUnstoppableBloodlustHeroismTime WarpMethod's Mythic Beastlord DarmacReturn to Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsKevjrAbout the Author:Restoration Shaman@healiocentrichealiocentric ... a blog that revolves around healing

Comments

Comment by Gollroth

Very nice guide, thank you.
Looking closer at the boss abilities it seems none scale with raid size in terms of damage or targets? Not even Tantrum?

Comment by 1205043

Beastlord Darmac
Ability: Rend and Tear
For tanks and MDPS, when Beastlord Darmac goes to do Rend and Tear, you can avoid it. This ability has two attacks really, he targets a RDPS and jumps toward them adding his debuff, he then jumps back to where he was standing before the ability was used. To avoid this, run in the OPPOSITE direction as the way he leaped. If you run towards him he will land the blow no matter what, he seems to lock onto you. Make sure you're running the opposite way and not just side stepping. Hope this helps.

Beastlord Darmac (Blackrock Foundry) Strategy Guide

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