Lower Karazhan Dungeon Ability Guide

By Wowhead Updated: 2018/04/11

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Astonishingly Scarlet Slippers is a throwback to Ruby Slippers which also had a Hearthstone effect.

Mrrgria's Favor and Toe Knee's Promise are trinkets with interesting synergy.

Aran's Relaxing Ruby is a throwback to Aran's Soothing Sapphire. As it summons Flame Wreath, it is not very relaxing!

Terestian's Signet Ring, from Curator, references the BC Karazhan boss Terestian Illhoof.

Wine-Stained Mantle the flavor text references the Hearthstone Adventure "One Night in Karazhan."

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Attunement and Accessing the Dungeon

Edict of the God-King requires players to enter Mythic Halls of Valor and defeat God-King Skovald

Skovald will drop a Fel Crystal Fragment, which will trigger the Unwanted Evidence quest

After handing in Unwanted Evidence, players will receive the Uncovering Orders quest to complete 3 additional Mythic dungeons:
Defeat the final boss of Mythic Violet Hold to loot the Fragment of Power

Defeat the final boss of Mythic Black Rook Hold to loot the Fragment of Spite

Defeat the final boss of Mythic Vault of the Wardens to loot the Fragment of Torment

Return to KarazhanArchmage Karlain

Finite Numbers requires players to kill 20 Legion demons and close 4 Fel Portals

Holding the Lines requires players to secure the Western and Eastern Leylines

Corruption Runs Deep requires players to collect the Corrupted Essence of Water and Corrupted Essence of Soil from sites beneath the city

While completing these quests, players should look for a Waterlogged Tome that begins the "Waterlogged Tome" quest, unnecessary for the attunement but rewards a story-focused cinematic

Reclaiming the RampartsThought CollectionThe Power of CorruptionThar'zulElux'ara Darkscorn

Return to Karazhan: In the Eye of the Beholder, to kill the final boss, Viz'aduum the Watcher

Fragments of the Past, which requires players to collect Soul Fragments from the first five bosses of the dungeon

Fragments of the Past will reward players with Violet Seal of the Archmage

Violet Seal of the Archmage

Return to Karazhan: Book Wyrms: Pick up books in the Karazhan Library.

Return to Karazhan: Rebooting the Cleaner: Disable the Curator and find the Box of Spare Motivator Crystals (Empty Box of Motivator Crystals).

Violet Seal of the Archmage

Return to Karazhan: New Shoes: Deliver the Box of 'New' Horseshoes to Koren the Blacksmith in Karazhan.

Return to Karazhan: High Stress Hiatus: Help Darius soothe the old casts egos by finding a Positive Review amongst the audience members to simmer tensions between Romulo and Julianne, stealing a Bouquet of Roses from one of the new acts for Tinhead's vanity and finding where the understudy stashed Little Red's Cape in the Chess room.

Dungeon and Boss Maps

Opera HallMaiden of Virtue

Moroes

Attumen the Huntsman

The Curator

Nightbane?

Shade of Medivh

Mana Devourer

Viz'aduum the Watcher

Opera HallNotable Trash MobsForlorn SpiritShrieking Terror

Forlorn Spirits deal mild to moderate damage to the tank with Shadow Rend, which cannot be dispelled

Forlorn Spirits also attempt to cast Soul Leech every 15 seconds, which drains life from players within 7 yards and heals the Spirit

Soul Leech should be interrupted when possible

Shrieking Terrors target random players with Cursed Touch, dealing light DoT damage

Cursed Touch can be removed by abilities that dispel curses

Shrieking Terrors also cast Terrifying Wail, which deals moderate damage to all players and causes a 4-second fear

Interrupt every Terrifying Wail

Terrifying WailGhostly PhilanthropistSpectral Patron

Ghostly Philanthropists frequently cast Pennies From Heaven, hurling projectiles every 0.5 seconds for 2 seconds

These projectiles are clustered around the melee, so melee DPS and tanks must take extra caution; ranged DPS should stay at max range

Players struck by the Pennies From Heaven take light damage, but there are many projectiles, which can add up to fatal damage in larger pulls

Spectral Patrons deal trivial tank damage and may knock the tank down with Uppercut

Opera Hall Tips & StrategyBarnes

Beautiful Beast is a parody of Beauty and the Beast

Westfall Story is a parody of West Side Story, which is itself an adaptation of the story of Romeo and Juliet (like the original Karazhan Opera Event Romulo & Julianne)

Wikket is a parody of Wicked, which is a spin-off of the Wizard of Oz, also parodied in the original Karazhan Opera Event

Opera Hall: Beautiful BeastCogglestonSpectral ServiceEminence

Babblet

Luminore

Mrs. Cauldrons

Severe Dusting

Severe Dusting is a 12-second channel, during which time Babblet will pursue only her chosen target

The targeted player will receive red "fixate" eyes over their head

If Babblet reaches the targeted player, she will cast Severe Dusting Severe Dusting, causing heavy damage and blinding the player for 4 seconds

Babblet will choose a new Severe Dusting target each time she casts Severe Dusting on her target, or when the 12-second Severe Dusting channel expires

The targeted player should kite Babblet to avoid being struck by Severe Dusting

Kiting Babblet through one of Luminore's Burning Blaze patches will buff her with Sultry Heat, increasing her movement speed and making it difficult to avoid Severe Dusting

Avoid kiting Babblet through Burning Blaze

Players with offensive dispel abilities can remove Sultry Heat from Babblet if she is affected

Luminore will chain-cast Burning Blaze, targeting a random player and hurling a candle flame at their location

The targeted player should move out of the indicated area to avoid taking Burning Blaze damage

The flame patch will persist for one minute or until cleared by a Drenched player

Players who pass through a Burning Blaze patch will take moderate Fire damage every second they are in the flames

Every 30 seconds, Luminore will cast Heat Wave, dealing pulses of AoE fire damage to the whole party

This should be interrupted quickly to avoid the damage

Mrs. Cauldrons will chain-cast Soup Spray on random players

Soup Spray deals moderate damage to the target and applies the Drenched debuff

Players affected by Drenched have 35% reduced movement speed for 8 seconds, but can extinguish Burning Blaze patches by walking through them

This is not a vital function, but can help the party clear nearby Burning Blaze patches so they do not have to move as often

Whenever a player comes within 10 yards of Mrs. Cauldrons, she will cast Leftovers, dealing moderate damage and knocking back any players in range

Leftovers has an 18-second cooldown, but can be completely avoided by staying away from Mrs. Cauldrons when not attacking her directly

While attacking her, interrupt Leftovers to avoid the knockback

Eminence

Every 30 seconds, Coggleston will cast Kara Kazham!, summoning two pairs of Silver Forks to assist him

Silver Forks will cast Bloody Jab on their threat target, leaving a moderate DoT

Silver Forks may also cast Flashing Forks, leaping to a random player and then whirling around rapidly, dealing moderate damage each second to players within 5 yards

The Silver Forks have very low health and spawn next to Coggleston initially

Use AoE stuns/CC and quickly burst the Silver Forks down before they cast Flashing Forks

Dent ArmorDinner Bell!

Dinner Bell! buffs all other enemy units with 100% additional haste

This mechanic will punish a group that ignores Silver Forks, as the combination of Dinner Bell!, Dent Armor, and Bloody Jab can be threatening

Dinner Bell! can be interrupted

Luminore is the only tankable mob in the first phase of the fight

Pull Luminore more than 10 yards away from Mrs. Cauldrons to avoid triggering Leftovers

Interrupt Luminore's Heat Wave while the party is killing Babblet

Move out of Burning Blaze patches

When Coggleston become active, use AM or defensive CDs during Dent Armor

Use an AoE CC ability when the Silver Forks spawn

Move away from Silver Forks if they begin to channel Flashing Forks

Focus DPS on single targets during Phase 1

The kill priority should be Babblet > Luminore > Mrs. Cauldrons

Interrupt Luminore's Heat Wave or Mrs. Cauldrons' Soup Spray/Leftovers casts

Avoid standing in Burning Blaze patches

If targeted by Babblet's Severe Dusting, kite Babblet away from Burning Blaze patches, and avoid being caught by Babblet

If affected by Drenched, extinguish nearby Burning Blaze patches

During phase 2, quickly kill Silver Forks and use AoE stuns/CC

Move away from Silver Forks while they channel Flashing Forks

Targets of Severe Dusting are likely to require additional healing

AoE healing will be needed after each uninterrupted tick of Heat Wave

Players struck by Soup Spray may need a quick heal to keep them topped up

If targeted by Babblet's Severe Dusting4, kite Babblet away from Burning Blaze patches, and avoid being caught by Babblet

If affected by Drenched, extinguish nearby Burning Blaze patches

Heavy tank healing may be needed during phase 2, especially during Dent Armor and Bloody Jab

Move away from Silver Forks while they channel Flashing Forks

Opera Hall: Westfall StoryBloodlustHeroismTime WarpPhase 1: The Defias BrotherhoodToe KneeGang RuffianBurning Leg Sweep

Toe Knee casts Burning Leg Sweep approximately every 20 seconds

Any player within 10 yards of Toe Knee will be struck with heavy Fire damage and gain the Burning Leg Sweep DoT

In addition, these players will be Knocked Down and stunned for 4 seconds

The stun can be particularly dangerous on the tank

The Burning Leg Sweep DoT can be dispelled, but the Knocked Down stun cannot

When Toe Knee begins to cast Burning Leg Sweep, all players should run out of the indicated zone to avoid the damage and stun

Burning Leg SweepDashing Flame Gale

During Dashing Flame Gale, Toe Knee will move to each player's position, striking them for light damage

Dashing Flame Gale damage also creates a Flame Gale at each player's position, which will burn players standing near it for moderate damage every 1.5 seconds

Players should stay close together to position the Flame Gales in a concentrated location, and then move away when they spawn

Burning Leg SweepDashing Flame GaleFlame GalePoisonous Shank

The Gang Ruffian leaps behind a player, then attacks them with Poisonous Shank

This deals moderate damage initially, and leaves a 6-second DoT

The DoT deals light damage, but can be dangerous if the player is also taking Flame Gale ticks

Poisonous ShankPhase 2: The FinsMrrgriaShoreline Tidespeaker

Mrrgria casts Thunder Ritual frequently, debuffing all players with a Thunder Ritual debuff of slightly varying durations

After about 4-8 seconds, each player's Thunder Ritual debuff will expire, dealing heavy damage to players within 5 yards

Players should spread out during this phase so that Thunder Ritual requires less movement

Melee DPS should run away from the tank and other players when their Thunder Ritual is about to expire

Healers should make sure all players are topped up before their Thunder Ritual expires

Wash Away

The waves will form on both sides of the stage and move across it slowly

Players struck by a wave will take heavy damage

The waves spawn in alternating positions, and will form an unbroken line in the direct center of the stage

Players should stand about halfway between Mrrgria's edge of the stage and the center, so there is time to react

Stand in the gap between two near waves, and then as the waves pass, move to stand directly behind them

This will dodge the waves coming from the other side of the stage

Wash AwayThunder RitualThunder RitualBubble Blast

Any player who is struck by a Bubble Blast will take heavy Frost damage and be knocked back

This is extremely dangerous during Wash Away, as the knockback can push a player into the waves on low health

The Tidespeakers fire their Bubble Blast at ranged players, and the bubbles will move in straight lines

Ranged should stand far from the Tidespeakers, near the front of the stage, and try to ensure the Bubble Blasts fired at them will not strike the melee

Bubble BlastBubble BlastThunder RitualWash AwayPhase 3: Somewhere

Mrrgria retains Thunder Ritual and Wash Away

Toe Knee retains Burning Leg Sweep and Dashing Flame Gale

Flame GaleThunder RitualWash AwayWash AwayThunder RitualBurning Leg SweepThunder RitualWash AwayBloodlustHeroismTime Warp

Use AoE CC and stuns on the Gang Ruffians and Shoreline Tidespeaker adds when possible

Run away from Toe Knee during Burning Leg Sweep

Move Toe Knee away from the Flame Gales that spawn following Dashing Flame Gale

When debuffed with Thunder Ritual, move away from nearby players if necessary

Avoid the Wash Away waves and the Bubble Blast bubbles

Use cooldowns while both bosses are active

In phases 1 and 2, prioritize the Gang Ruffians and Shoreline Tidespeaker adds above the bosses

Ranged DPS should stand out of Burning Leg Sweep range, and melee DPS should run out when Toe Knee casts it

Move away from nearby Flame Gales

Move away from other players when Thunder Ritual is about to expire

Avoid the Wash Away waves and the Bubble Blast bubbles

Ranged DPS should stand near the front of the stage during phase 2, and aim Bubble Blast bubbles away from the melee

Use Bloodlust/Heroism/Time Warp during phase 3 and focus on killing Mrrgria first

Dispel the Burning Leg Sweep DoT off of any players affected by it

Move out of Burning Leg Sweep range, and step away from nearby Flame Gales

Top up players before their Thunder Ritual debuff expires

Move away from other players when Thunder Ritual is about to expire

Avoid the Wash Away waves and the Bubble Blast bubbles

Stand near the front of the stage to aim Bubble Blast bubbles away from melee

Use cooldowns during phase 3, when the fight is the most hectic

Any players Knocked Down during phase 3 will likely require emergency healing

Opera Hall: WikketThe Monkey KingElfyraGalindreWikket BondMagic MagnificentDefy Gravity

Every 45 seconds, Galindre will begin to cast Magic Magnificent

While she is casting, she is immune to damage

At the end of the cast, she will deal near-fatal damage to all players who are not under the effects of Defy Gravity

To avoid this, players should run into Elfyra's Defy Gravity zones during the cast

Defy GravityDefy Gravity

The Defy Gravity projectile that forms these zones will deal damage and knock players back if they are within 4 yards of its impact

Move away when the Defy Gravity zones are still forming

Once formed, the Defy Gravity zone will deal moderate Shadow damage to any player who enters it, and launch the player high into the air

This consumes the Defy Gravity zone

Defy GravityMagic Magnificent

This is exactly the number of Defy Gravity zones necessary to have the entire party avoid both Magic Magnificent casts

If any player enters the Defy Gravity zone at the wrong time, then there may not be enough zones left for the next Magic Magnificent

The player who is left out of Defy Gravity is likely to die; if this occurs, use a defensive cooldown to mitigate Magic Magnificent damage

Do not step into Defy Gravity unless Galindre is casting Magic Magnificent!

Flashy BoltWondrous Radiance

Wondrous Radiance creates a small Arcane rune under the tank's position at the time of the cast

After 3 seconds, this rune will detonate, dealing moderate to heavy damage to players within 4 yards of its location

DPS and healers should stay away from the tank's position to avoid this mechanic entirely

The tank should move out of the Wondrous Radiance and make sure to position the bosses so melee DPS can avoid it too

She will cast Dreary Bolt on the tank very frequently

While this can be interrupted, Dreary Bolt is steady and predictable tank damage, which is not generally dangerous

Players should save their interrupts for Galindre's Flashy Bolt

Summon AssistantsWinged Assistant

The Winged Assistants have low health, but land in random locations

They will repeatedly cast Throw "Stuff" at their threat target

This deals light damage, but can be a nuisance combined with other sources of damage

The tank should try to round up the Winged Assistants so that they can be cleaved and AoEd efficiently

DPS should switch to these targets quickly

Magic MagnificentDefy GravityBloodlustHeroismTime Warp

When possible, tank Elfyra near Galindre for cleave damage

Interrupt Galindre's Flashy Bolt when possible

Move out of Wondrous Radiance

Pick up the Winged Assistants quickly and, if possible, bring them together

Move away from Elfyra's Defy Gravity zones

When Galindre begins to cast Magic Magnificent, step into a nearby Defy Gravity zone

Do not step into Defy Gravity zones at any other time, to ensure enough zones will be available for the next Magic Magnificent

Because Elfyra and Galindre share health, multi-DoTting and cleave effects are very strong

Stay away from the tank's position to avoid Wondrous Radiance

Use powerful cooldowns and Bloodlust/Heroism/Time Warp on the pull

Quickly burst down the Winged Assistants each time they spawn

Interrupt Galindre's Flashy Bolt when possible

Move away from Elfyra's Defy Gravity zones

When Galindre begins to cast Magic Magnificent, step into a nearby Defy Gravity zone

Do not step into Defy Gravity zones at any other time, to ensure enough zones will be available for the next Magic Magnificent

During Magic Magnificent, make sure to target Elfyra with your spells and abilities, as Galindre is immune

Tank damage will be heavy, and party damage will be spiky and random

Be sure everyone is topped up before each Magic Magnificent, so the Defy Gravity and Flashy Bolt damage will not kill any players

Stay away from the tank's position to avoid Wondrous Radiance

Move away from Elfyra's Defy Gravity zones

When Galindre begins to cast Magic Magnificent, step into a nearby Defy Gravity zone

Do not step into Defy Gravity zones at any other time, to ensure enough zones will be available for the next Magic Magnificent

Use raid CDs if necessary to recover after each Magic Magnificent cast

If a player is struck by Magic Magnificent, use emergency heals to keep them alive

Backstage and Banquet Hall Trash Mobs

Ghostly Understudy mobs will cast Poetry Slam, dealing moderate damage and stunning all players within 4 yards when the cast completes

Understudies will summon a Spotlight that buffs their damage by 50% while they remain in the light

The Understudies will also cast Final Curtain upon dying, dealing heavy Fire damage to players within 5 yards

Move away from the Understudies for these casts; only Poetry Slam can be interrupted

Phantom Crew will throw Pyrotechnics at random ranged players, and cast Hammer Down on tanks, increasing their damage taken by 50% for 5 seconds

Backup Singers cast Firelands Portal, dealing heavy damage to all players within 40 yards, and summoning a Firelands minion

Interrupt the Firelands Portal casts using AoE stuns and other forms of CC when possible

Multiple Firelands Portal casts can be fatal! Do not over-pull

Backup Singers will also Purify each other, removing debuffs

Skeletal Ushers attack the tank with Punch Ticket, dealing moderate damage

In addition, Ushers will cast Flashlight, causing light damage to all players and blinding players who are not facing away from the Usher

Be sure to turn your back to the Usher as Flashlight nears the end of its cast

Little Red Riding HoodRomuloJulianneWizard of OzHearthstoneOne Night in KarazhanFirelands PortalFirelands PortalPurifybuffPurify

Spectral Attendants will cast Shadow Rejuvenation, healing nearby enemy mobs for 25% of their maximum health each tick

This creates a shadowy zone of healing that ticks immediately and again every 3 seconds for 12 seconds

Drag enemies away from the Shadow Rejuvenation zone, or use any kind of disrupting CC effect to interrupt the channel

Spectral Retainers will Rend their target, applying a moderate DoT effect that cannot be dispelled

The Retainer will also cast Oath of Fealty, which will charm a random non-tank player for 15 seconds

Interrupt Oath of Fealty each time the Retainer casts it

Shadow Rejuvenation

Spectral Valets cast Demoralizing Shout, debuffing all players within 10 yards to deal 20% less damage

Undying Servants will cast Shackles of Servitude on random players, reducing their damage dealt and their movement speed by 70% for 15 seconds

Shackles of Servitude can be interrupted, and can be dispelled by curse-removing effects

Phantom Guests have a variety of abilities, all of them relatively weak:
They attack tanks with Searing Pain

They may damage random players with Curse of Agony, Punch, Immolate, or Impale

Guests deal AoE damage with Holy Nova (to nearby players), Goblin Dragon Gun (to players in front of them), or Throw Dynamite (to ranged players)

The Guests may heal one another for trivial amounts with Holy Nova or Heal

Throw DynamiteMaiden of VirtueNotable Trash Mobs

Reformed Maidens will cast Flirt above 50% health, debuffing a random player for one minute

Upon reaching 50% health, Reformed Maiden will reveal her true Succubus form, and begin to cast Heartbreaker

Heartbreaker causes any players with the Flirt debuff to take 1,000,000 damage, and removes Flirt

In addition, the Maiden will target a random player for Seduction, stunning them for 6 seconds, and will debuff the tank with Kiss of Death, which deals Shadow damage when it expires

Virtuous Lady casts Charming Perfume, debuffing nearby players with light DoT damage for 5 seconds, while above 50% health

Upon reaching 50% health, Virtuous Lady reveals her undead form, and begins to cast Shadow Bolt at the tank

She will also cast Shadow Bolt Volley, which should be interrupted

Wholesome Hostess buffs herself with Alluring Aura above 50% health, causing players within 8 yards to become Allured

Stacks of Allured are applied every 0.5 seconds, and if a player reaches 100 stacks, they will be mind-controlled

Allured can be dispelled from players on dangerously high stacks

Upon reaching 50% health, Wholesome Hostess reveals her Banshee form, losing the Alluring Aura buff

The Wholesome Hostess gains Banshee Wail, dealing heavy Shadow damage to players in front of her

Interrupt Banshee Wail or be sure the Wholesome Hostess is facing away from the party

Phantom Guardsman will stun the tank for 3 seconds with Shield Slam, and will cast Summon Phantom Hound

The Phantom Hound is also trivial, dealing melee damage and Rend4ing its target with light Dot damage

Spectral Sentry will Shoot random targets and melee the tank

Sentries will occasionally cast Multi-Shot, dealing moderate damage to up to three random targets

Maiden of Virtue Tips & StrategyMaiden of VirtueMass RepentanceHoly BulwarkHoly Wrath

Maiden of Virtue will stun all players with Mass Repentance, and apply a Holy Bulwark that absorbs the next 4+ million damage she takes

She then begins to cast Holy Wrath, a 10-second cast that will deal fatal damage to the party upon completion

Holy Wrath cannot be interrupted if Holy Bulwark is still active, so players must deal sufficient damage to remove Holy Bulwark in under 10 seconds

However, the party must first break out of the Mass Repentance stun

Mass Repentance lasts for 30 seconds or until a player has taken damage

In order to break free of Mass Repentance, players must acquire a DoT effect just before Maiden of Virtue completes the Mass Repentance cast

This can be achieved by preemptively standing in the Sacred Ground pools that the Maiden will create throughout the encounter

Only stand in Sacred Ground when Mass Repentance is being cast, and move out immediately upon gaining one stack of the DoT!

Sacred GroundSacred GroundMass RepentanceHoly BulwarkHoly Wrath

When she begins this cast, she chooses a non-tank player and debuffs them with a Sacred Ground debuff

At the end of her 4-second Sacred Ground cast, a patch of Sacred Ground will form beneath that player's location

The patch will slowly grow to approximately a 20-yard radius area, and persists for 2.5 minutes

While standing in the patch, players will take moderate Holy damage every 2 seconds

This damage also applies a Sacred Ground DoT effect, dealing damage every 2 seconds for 16 seconds

This DoT stacks, dealing additional damage per stack

In order to save space, the player targeted by Sacred Ground should run out to the wall, as close to a previous Sacred Ground patch as possible

Once the patch has formed, the player should use movement-speed boosts to move away from it to avoid taking damage

The rest of the party should shift away if Sacred Ground approaches

The party should stay close to the edge of a maximum-size Sacred Ground patch

When the Maiden of Virtue begins casting Mass Repentance, all players should step into the Sacred Ground

Ideally, players should step back out once they have acquired a stack of the Sacred Ground DoT effect, but this takes good timing

Then use DPS cooldowns to break through the Holy Bulwark

As soon as the Holy Bulwark is gone, all players should attempt to interrupt Holy Wrath

HeroismBloodlustTime WarpHoly BulwarkHoly Bolt

Holy Bolt deals moderate damage to the target

It will then bounce to another target within 6 yards, dealing increasing damage to each additional target it chains to

This can lead to fatal damage if it bounces enough times, or bounces to a tank

Holy Bolt cannot be interrupted, so players should stay more than 6 yards apart at all times to minimize its damage

Holy Shock

Holy Shock deals moderate damage to the tank

Each time this damage is dealt, the tank gains a stack of Holy Shock debuff

For each stack, the tank will take 50% additional Holy damage

This debuff lasts until the Maiden of Virtue has died, and makes effects like Holy Bolt splash damage potentially fatal

Holy Shock is interruptible, and should be interrupted each time Maiden of Virtue attempts to cast it

Interrupt Holy Shock as often as possible

Move Maiden of Virtue out of approaching Sacred Ground patches, but keep her close enough that it will be easy to react to Mass Repentance

Get a stack of Sacred Ground before Mass Repentance finishes casting

Use a CD if you have multiple stacks of Sacred Ground, especially if debuffed by Holy Shock

Deal as much damage as possible to Maiden during the Holy Wrath cast to help break through the Holy Bulwark

Interrupt Holy Wrath when the Holy Bulwark is depleted

If targeted by Sacred Ground, run out to the edges of the room, and drop it near existing Sacred Ground pools

Stay spread apart more than 6 yards to avoid Holy Bolt splash damage

Just before Mass Repentance finishes, step into Sacred Ground and get one stack of the Sacred Ground DoT

Save cooldowns for breaking through Holy Bulwark

Interrupt Holy Wrath when the Holy Bulwark is depleted

Interrupt Holy Shock when possible

If targeted by Sacred Ground, run out to the edges of the room, and drop it near existing Sacred Ground pools

Stay spread apart more than 6 yards to avoid Holy Bolt splash damage

Just before Mass Repentance finishes, duck into Sacred Ground and get one stack of the Sacred Ground DoT

Use cooldowns after Mass Repentance to keep party members alive through the Sacred Ground DoT

Add DPS when possible to help break through the Holy Bulwark

Tank damage may be high if several Holy Shocks are not interrupted

MoroesGhost TrapGhost TrapGhost TrapNotable Trash MobsArcane Warden

Arcane Wardens will target two players with Volatile Charge every 23 seconds

The two targeted players will gain the Volatile Charge debuff and a 10-yard-radius indicator circle

After 5 seconds, Volatile Charge will detonate, dealing extremely heavy damage to the player and all other players within 10 yards

Affected players should run away from the party to avoid splashing this damage

Skeletal WaiterBrittle Bones

This transforms the tank's model into a Skeletal Fiend

The tank will also take 35% increased damage for the 10 second Brittle Bones duration

Brittle Bones can be dispelled by Curse-removing effects

Skeletal Hound will debuff the tank with Rotting Bite, dealing moderate up-front damage and leaving a weak DoT effect

Rotting Bite is a Disease and can be removed by Priest, Paladin, or Monk

The Hound will also Howl to summon nearby enemies to the battle

Ghostly Stewards will stun the tank with Drunken Skull Crack, and upon reaching 50% health

Ghostly Baker will Roast the tank for mild Fire damage, leaving a mild DoT effect

The Baker will also knock down a random target for 2 seconds with Rolling Pin

Ghostly Chefs will attack the tank with Cleave and Hamstring; melee should stay at max range and avoid stepping in front

Moroes Tips & StrategyMoroes

Lady Keira Berrybuck buffs Moroes with Empowered Arms, granting him 100% increased damage and 75% increased attack speed for 30 seconds

Lord Robin Daris throws his Whirling Edge weapon at a random player, dealing moderate to heavy damage to players who remain near the blade

Baron Rafe Dreuger casts Iron Whirlwind, dealing heavy damage to nearby players

Lord Crispin Ference uses Will Breaker, dealing heavy damage to all players in front of him, with a very obvious telegraph

Baroness Dorothea Millstipe will chain-cast Arcane Blast at random players, and will target one player with Mana Drain, which should be interrupted

Lady Catriona Von'Indi chain-casts Smite at random targets, and will heal Moroes with Healing Stream if his health drops low enough

Ghost TrapGhost Trap

Use the Ghost Traps to CC 3 of the 4 dinner guests, leaving one active to kill it

Simply target the desired mob and use the Extra Action Button to trap them

Ghost Trap has a 1:30 cooldown, and once looted, the item has a 30-minute duration

Any damage taken by the add while in a Ghost Trap will break the stun effect, so it is handy to have players with an extra Ghost Trap to re-CC if needed

Ghastly Purge

The order will depend on which dinner guests are present each week

Keira Berrybuck and Catriona Von'Indi are the two most dangerous if they break accidentally and aren't quickly controlled again, so they make excellent adds to kill first

Have all players use their Ghost Trap simultaneously and pull Moroes and the kill target far away

DPS and tanks must be careful with any AoE or DoT-spreading abilities, as Ghost Trap is a very fragile CC effect!

Garrote

First, Moroes will cast Vanish, reappearing behind a random player

He will then Garrote the player, dealing moderate damage and leaving a light DoT effect

The Garrote DoT has no duration and can stack, so the longer the fight lasts, the more damage the party will be taking

This serves as a soft enrage to the encounter, as healers will eventually be unable to keep up with Garrote damage

Players should use defensive CDs on cooldown when affected by Garrote

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Catriona and Dorothea cannot be tanked, but the other four possible adds should be picked up when they are not crowd-controlled

If a crowd-controlled add breaks out of its Ghost Trap, give the party a moment to re-CC it, but be sure to taunt it if it is clear the CC will not be reapplied

When each add is active:
Aim Lord Crispin Ference away from the party so that Will Breaker is not too disruptive

Interrupt or stun Lady Keira Berrybuck during her Empowered Arms cast

Move away from Baron Rafe Dreuger when he begins to use Iron Whirlwind
Move Moroes and Lord Robin Daris away from nearby Whirling Edges

Coat Check

At the start of the encounter, target your assigned add and use your Ghost Trap extra action button to trap it

Be very careful not to spread DoTs or AoE damage to the trapped adds while attacking Moroes or the designated add

Focus DPS on the add, and be sure not to drop Moroes below 60% before the adds are dead

When each add is active:
Interrupt Lady Keira Berrybuck's Empowered Arms

Interrupt Lady Catriona's Smite

Avoid Lord Crispin Ference's Will Breaker by stepping out of the telegraphed area

Move away from Baron Rafe Dreuger during Iron Whirlwind

Move out of Lord Robin Daris's Whirling Edge

Interrupt Baroness Dorothea Millstipe's Mana Drain ability

Garrote

At the start of the encounter, target your assigned add and use your Ghost Trap extra action button to trap it

When each add is active:
Avoid Lord Crispin Ference's Will Breaker by stepping out of the telegrpahed area

Move away from Baron Rafe Dreuger's Iron Whirlwind

Move away from Lord Robin Daris's Whirling Edges

Coat CheckGarroteGarroteAttumen the HuntsmanNotable Trash MobsSpectral JourneymanSpectral Apprentice

Spectral Apprentices will frequently cast Burning Brand on random non-tank targets

This ability can stack if multiple Apprentices target the same player

Burning Brand is a light to moderate DoT that lasts for 6 seconds

When it expires, players within 8 yards of the target will take heavy Fire damage

The DoT and detonation damage both increase with each stack of Burning Brand on the player

The affected player does not take any detonation damage

The party should stay spread out more than 8 yards apart to manage Burning Brand damage

Spectral Journeyman adds will cast Smash at the tank, dealing moderate to heavy damage to all players within 4 yards, and knocking them back

If players are properly spread out for Burning Brand, Smash should only ever threaten the tank, and the tank should step out of the area of effect

Spectral ChargerSpectral Stable Hand

Spectral Chargers cast Charge about every 23 seconds

The Charger will face a random direction and draw a purple telegraph, then rush forward

Players standing in the Charge effect will take moderate Shadow damage

Spectral Stable Hands debuff tanks with Pierce Armor, reducing armor by 50% for 10 seconds

They will also buff nearby Spectral Chargers with Whip Rage, increasing their attack speed by 60% for 30 seconds

If a Spectral Charger falls below 50% health, the Spectral Stable Hand will cast Healing Touch, healing the Charger back to full health

Interrupt Healing Touch, and kill Spectral Stable Hands first

Attumen Tips & StrategyAttumen the HuntsmanMidnightPhase 1: Horse and Rider as One

Examples of the Intangible Presence mechanic

Intangible Presence

This ability applies the magic Intangible Presence debuff to every player, dealing moderate DoT damage

However, only one player is affected by the "true" debuff, and dispelling that player's debuff will remove the debuff from all players

Dispelling the wrong player will not remove the debuff, and will cause extremely heavy backlash damage to the entire party

The "true" debuff can be identified by locating the player whose character model has a ghostly presence attached to it

This appears as a transparent, shimmering figure superimposed over the player's model (see screenshots)

All players should look at their model to help the healer identify who has been truly debuffed

The healer should then dispel that target, and only that target - do not dispel randomly!

Never use Mass Dispel for this ability, as it may trigger multiple backlash events

After dispelling, the healer should use strong AoE healing to top the party back off

Mighty StompMounted StrikeStampPhase 2: Fighting on FootMezair

Midnight will run to a random point at the edge of the arena and face Attumen

She will then cast Mezair, rearing up and preparing to charge, and drawing a cone-shaped telegraph on the floor

When the cast finishes, Midnight will charge through Attumen's position to the other side of the room

Any player standing in the Mezair telegraph will take moderate damage as Midnight charges through them

The party should side-step out of Mezair if it overlaps their current position

The tank should side-step out of Mezair if convenient, but be mindful of Attumen's position-based mechanics

Mortal Strike

Mortal Strike deals; moderate damage and reduces the maximum health of all players it strikes by 50% for 10 seconds

This cone is relatively short-range and must be aimed away from the party

The tank cannot dodge this effect

Mortal StrikeShared Suffering

Shared Suffering deals an extremely large amount of damage, split evenly between all players in its area of effect

This must be shared by the entire party to avoid anyone dying

The damage is so extreme that any non-tanks with the Mortal Strike debuff are assured to die

The tank should use a defensive cooldown for Shared Suffering

Shared Suffering is cast only once per phase

If players fail to soak the cast properly, it will usually cause a wipe

Shared Suffering

The tank should tank Attumen fairly close to this position, but to the side of it, so that Mezair will often bypass the party's stack point

When Attumen casts Mortal Strike, be sure to face Attumen away from the party's stack point

As Attumen begins to cast Shared Suffering, move him to the party's stack point and make sure he is facing the whole party

Melee DPS should follow Attumen and beat him to the stack point so they are sure to be struck by Shared Suffering

Since there is little other party damage during this phase, the healer should focus on topping the tank up after Shared Suffering, and efficiently heal the party

RiderlessSpectral Charge

This cast summons an army of ghostly horses that marches across the encounter area

If a player is struck by a horse during Spectral Charge, it will deal extremely heavy damage

To avoid this, players should watch for oncoming horses, side-step them, and then move behind them

The first time Midnight uses this ability, it will create three waves of Spectral Charge horses

Subsequent uses will form only one wave

Healers may wish to preemptively use raid CDs during Spectral Charge, especially if it occurs during Intangible Presence

EnrageMighty Stomp

During Phase 1:
Whenever Intangible Presence is cast, check to see if you have the ghostly apparition attached to your character model, and tell your healer if so

Move out of Spectral Charge

Tank Attumen near, but not on, the party's stack point

Step out of Mezair if possible

Face Attumen away from the party for Mortal Strike

Drag Attumen to the stack point and face him toward the party when he begins casting Shared Suffering

Usually the pattern in Phase 2 is Mortal Strike - Shared Suffering - Mortal Strike

On occasion, it can be Mortal Strike - Mortal Strike - Shared Suffering

Always watch to make sure you are responding to the correct cast!

Use a defensive cooldown for each Shared Suffering

Save DPS cooldowns for the Attumen phase, since Midnight will regenerate her health anyway

During Phase 1:
Whenever Intangible Presence is cast, check to see if you have the ghostly apparition attached to your character model, and tell your healer if so

Caster DPS should stop casting as Mighty Stomp is about to complete, to avoid being interrupted

Move out of Spectral Charge, and duck behind the horses that have just passed to minimize movement

Use DPS cooldowns here to take a bigger chunk out of Attumen's health pool

Ranged DPS should stack up on the pre-assigned stack point

Side-step out of Mezair

Avoid being in front of Attumen when Mortal Strike is being cast

Melee DPS must stack on the stack point with ranged DPS for Shared Suffering, even if it means being in front of the boss for a few seconds

Use defensive CDs for Shared Suffering damage, especially if you have accidentally gained the Mortal Strike debuff

During Phase 1:
When Attumen casts Intangible Presence, inspect each player and identify the correct target, then dispel only that player

Use a raid CD during or after the Intangible Presence to recover from the party-wide damage

Top players up to at least half health before Mighty Stomp

Tank damage is high and will require most of the healing focus, especially while the tank is debuffed by Mortal Strike

Stack up at the pre-assigned stack point

Be sure to top injured players off before Shared Suffering

If available, use a party-wide damage reduction CD for Shared Suffering

Protect any non-tank players who have the Mortal Strike debuff during the Shared Suffering cast with any single-target damage-reduction CDs you have

After Shared Suffering, there is very little party damage, so you have time to efficiently heal the party back up

Side-step out of Mezair

NightbaneThis section of the guide is drawn from information shared by ZosynPriest, Wowhead user Nethris, and a video provided by Wowhead user Krakenson. Screenshots and more detailed information will be added when possible.Nightbane and his loot is not part of Mythic+ difficulty in Patch 7.2.Summoning NightbaneNightbaneSoul Fragment

Upon opening the door after zoning into Karazhan, the following emote happens: "The strange chill of a dark presence winds through the air." This starts the timer.

The party must click the first crystal, in the Opera Hall audience in front of the stage, within 8 minutes. This requires defeating the Opera Hall encounter and killing a substantial amount of trash backstage, in the pit, and in the audience.

After the first crystal you will gain a buff, Medivh's Echo, with a 6min duration. This is now your timer. As you click crystals, it will add a stacking buff and 5 minutes to the time you had left on your buff.

The Soul Fragments are located: 1 in the audience from Opera, 1 in the room on the left just before Maiden (you don’t need to kill her), 1 after you kill Moroes, 1 in the Spider Room (then you click the portal to the stairway), 1 after you kill Curator.

If you click all the Soul Fragment within the allotted time, after Curator, you run back to Nightbane's room and Medivh is there and he summons Nightbane.

When you speak to Medivh you get the One Night in Karazhan achievement.

Once all crystals are clicked in the allotted time, your timer buff will change to Medivh's Presence and you will have 5 minutes to go speak with Medivh and summon Nightbane. The original Roleplay upon summoning Nightbane will play.

Once you speak to Medivh and Nightbane is summoned, you are able to wipe without worry. He will still be there and shout at you as he continuously slays you.

Nightbane Tips and StrategyCharred Earth

This projectile creates a large zone of Charred Earth that will persist for 1 minute

Player standing in the Charred Earth take heavy periodic damage

The Charred Earth persists long enough that players may run out of room if the patches are placed haphazardly

The party should stand in a clump at Nightbane's side, and move just out of the Charred Earth each time it spawns

The tank should kite Nightbane backwards, careful not to point the boss's head or tail at the party

Charred Earth is cast approximately every 20 seconds during Phases 1 and 3, and every 12 seconds during Phase 2

HeroismBloodlustTime WarpPhase 1: Ground Phase

Nightbane should be tanked next to the wall of the tower

Like a typical dragon, Nightbane has a Tail Swipe mechanic and a Cinder Breath mechanic

The party should be standing to Nightbane's side, near the edge of the balcony, loosely clumped together

Each time Nightbane uses Charred Earth, the whole party should shift slightly towards the other end of the Terrace

Move as little as possible so as to conserve space on the Terrace

Ignite Soul

Ignite Soul lasts for 9 seconds and deals no damage

When Ignite Soul expires, it will detonate, dealing damage equal to the target's current health total to all other players

The actual Ignite Soul target does not take damage from this effect

However, if the player is at high health when Ignite Soul expires, the damage to the rest of the party may be fatal

Healers should not heal the Ignite Soul target unless absolutely necessary to prevent a death!

The Ignite Soul target should step into Charred Earth to lower their health before the debuff expires

Be careful not to drop below 20% health, to avoid accidental deaths to incidental damage

Burning Bones

Burning Bones is a dispellable debuff that is applied with 5 stacks, and lasts for 30 seconds

Burning Bones will deal moderate DoT damage every 2 seconds, per stack, resulting in extremely heavy damage at the start of the debuff

Approximately every 4 seconds, the targeted player will lose a stack of Burning Bones

When Burning Bones expires or is dispelled, a Restless Bones add will be summoned for each stack of Burning Bones the player had at the time

Healers should not immediately dispel Burning Bones!

However, once Burning Bones reaches 1 stack remaining, it is safe to dispel it

Only dispel Burning Bones above 1 stack if the targeted player will die otherwise

The target should use a defensive CD when the debuff is applied, to mitigate the high damage

Healers will need to keep the target alive with heavy healing in the first 8-10 seconds of the debuff

Bone Shrapnel

Bone Shrapnel deals light damage to players within 8 yards of the Restless Bones

This damage also leaves a debuff for 6 seconds, increasing the Physical damage taken by 75%

The debuff will stack if multiple Restless Bones die at or near the same time

This debuff can be fatal to the tank, especially in combination with Nightbane's melee damage

This is why it is important to minimize the number of Restless Bones adds that spawn from each Burning Bones debuff

Reverberating Shadows will deal moderate Shadow damage to the party, and leave a powerful DoT effect for a few seconds

Due to the high damage and the nature of the fight, successful Reverberating Shadows casts will likely cause a wipe, or cause the healer to run OOM, leading to wipes later in the fight

The party should interrupt every Reverberating Shadows cast

With a 12-second cooldown, this may take 2 players to reliably interrupt, and a third player to act as back-up

Concentrated PowerInfernal Power

Concentrated Power occurs every 40 seconds, and causes Nightbane to deal 75% increased Physical damage for 10 seconds

In combination with Bone Shrapnel this can be fatal to the tank

Tanks should use strong active mitigation or cooldowns to survive, and healers should focus on tank healing during the buff

Infernal Power will occur every 30 seconds, and deals 6 pulses of moderate AoE damage to the party over 10 seconds

This damage is unavoidable, and can be fatal in conjunction with Ignite Soul

Healers should use powerful AoE healing to keep the party alive through the Infernal Power duration

Cinder Breath

Cinder Breath deals extremely heavy damage to all players in front of Nightbane

The DPS and healer should never be in front of Nightbane

It is unclear whether the tank can dodge this during the 2-second cast bar, or if Nightbane will follow the tank

Tanks should use a cooldown or magic-damage mitigation abilities to reduce the damage if they cannot side-step

Phase 2: Air PhaseRain of BonesBonecurseAbsorb Vitality

Absorb Vitality will absorb the next ~1.2 million healing dealt to the targeted player

This debuff lasts for 18 seconds or until the absorption shield has been fully depleted

While Absorb Vitality is active, the target will take light damage every 3 seconds

This damage heals Bonecurse for 5 times the amount of damage dealt

Over the course of the debuff's 18-second duration, this may add up to almost 10% of Bonecurse's health

Healers should switch to the Absorb Vitality target and heal away the debuff quickly

The targeted player should also use any self-healing abilities to help remove the shield

Burning BonesCinder BreathConcentrated PowerIgnite SoulInfernal PowerCharred EarthJagged Shards

Jagged Shards occurs every 8-9 seconds during Phase 2, dealing light damage to all players and leaving a debuff

The Jagged Shards debuff stacks, reducing movement speed by 5% per stack and dealing increasing periodic damage

Jagged Shards has no duration and will persist until the end of the encounter

Players must defeat Bonecrush quickly in order to limit the number of Jagged Shards stacks the party will gain

Bone ShrapnelBone ShrapnelCharred EarthCharred EarthPhase 3: Ground PhaseBellowing Roar

Bellowing Roar will fear all players for 3 seconds

The spell will also reduce player movement speed by 85%

The first Bellowing Roar will occur ~20 seconds into Phase 3, and Nightbane will cast it every 45 seconds thereafter

For most of the party, this is only an inconvenience; but it can be fatal for the tank, if the fear turns the tank's back to Nightbane

Tanks should use Active Mitigation or a cooldown just before the Bellowing Roar cast bar finishes

Healers should top up the tank before Bellowing Roar is cast

DPS may wish to save their long/powerful cooldowns for after the first Bellowing Roar ends, so they do not lose any damage

Bellowing RoarJagged Shards

Move Nightbane away from nearby patches of Charred Earth, but go slowly to conserve space

Use Active Mitigation or a cooldown for Cinder Breath damage

Use Active Mitigation or a cooldown when Nightbane gains Concentrated Power, especially if you have stacks of Bone Shrapnel

Interrupt Reverberating Shadows when possible

Pick up the Restless Bones that spawn when Burning Bones drops off or during phase 2

Move Bonecurse away from Charred Earth patches as they spawn

During Phase 3, use a cooldown just before the Bellowing Roar cast completes

Save cooldowns for phase 3 to align with Heroism/Bloodlust/Time Warp

Use a defensive cooldown if targeted by Burning Bones, to make its damage survivable

Interrupt Reverberating Shadows when possible

If targeted by Ignite Soul, step into a patch of Charred Earth to lower your health, so its detonation deals trivial damage

Quickly kill the Restless Bones as they spawn, and use CC or AoE stuns to keep them under control

During phase 2, kill Restless Bones with passive cleave/AoE while primarily attacking Bonecurse

Time your cooldowns in Phase 3 around the Bellowing Roar mechanic

Do not stand in front or behind of Nightbane, to avoid Cinder Breath and Tail Swipe

Move out of Charred Earth patches as they spawn

Unless it will save the player's life, do not dispel Burning Bones above one stack

The party will take heavy AoE damage from Infernal Power

The tank takes very heavy damage, especially during Concentrated Power or when debuffed by Bone Shrapnel

Do not heal the player with Ignite Soul - let their health drop low so its detonation deals trivial damage to the rest of the party

If targeted by Ignite Soul, stand in the nearest Charred Earth patch to lower your health

Quickly swap to and heal the player targeted by Absorb Vitality

During Phase 3, be sure the tank is topped off for each Bellowing Roar, and apply HoTs/absorbs/external cooldowns as necessary

Use your strongest CDs in Phase 3, as the combination of Ignite Soul/Infernal Power/Jagged Shards DoT can be fatal

Do not stand in front or behind of Nightbane, to avoid Cinder Breath and Tail Swipe

Move out of Charred Earth patches as they spawn

Comments

Comment by 1598203

These mechanics look amazing! I can't wait to be told I need 2 legendaries to join a group for half of them

Comment by wesnt84

i searched for this for an hour and cant find the quest place. then found this video in youtube. i can't create a new page so i am putting it here.

Karazhan Attunement - The Power of Corruption WoW Quest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BuNX7fFqBM

Comment by 378424

Things we discovered not in the guide:

For Maiden, keeping melee on the outside wall and keeping the healer/ranged spread out in the center minimizes LoS problems while making it pretty easy to drop sacred grounds.

For Curator, the entire group should stack in melee. The spark jump splash damage is relatively small and making it easy for melee to swap and destroy sparks is incredibly important. This also minimizes the area covered by power discharges.

For Shade, Flame Wreath will instantly detonate if it spawns with overlaps. Melee should spread out before each of Shade's specials to avoid this. Furthermore, Arcane Bolt can be interrupted and doing so makes the healer's life much easier.

For Mana Devourer, position the boss so that it's between energy voids. Picking up balls near/inside the void leads to much less spike damage (180k/sec in the void vs 300k every 4 secs per stack). It takes one second for a void to remove a stack and it takes some time to reach a void: picking up more than 3 balls outside of a void is very likely going to kill a dps as the void doesn't stop unstable mana ticks. We were around ilvl 855 and found that each of us picking up 3 balls was enough to kill the boss without the boss hitting 100% mana.

For Viz'aduum, phase 1 is the least hectic part of the fight. There's a ton of space to kite chaotic orbs to and Fel Beam is pretty easy to dodge. We found it far better to save heroism for Phase 3 - minimizing the number of times he triple casts chaotic shadows.

Comment by Sevenos

It was great to be back.

Comment by Aggrax

Looks pretty cool. Shame I'm not going to see it until the 8.X series.

Comment by goulet

The party should stay close to the edge of a maximum-size Sacred Ground patch

When the Maiden of Virtue begins casting Mass Repentance, all players should step into the Sacred Ground
Ideally, players should step back out once they have acquired a stack of the Sacred Ground DoT effect, but this takes good timing

Otherwise, stay in the Sacred Ground until Mass Repentance has been cast and the stun is broken
Then use DPS cooldowns to break through the Holy Bulwark

That last part is a very bad idea.... this should be edited to emphasize the party each only get ONE stack of holy ground while Repentance is being cast. Multiple stacks are very deadly. Since the dot is 16 seconds jumping in and right back out even at the beginning of the Repentance cast is fine. If you get 3 stacks for example that's over 1million dmg every 2 seconds... that cannot be healed through.

Comment by Klaital1

One funny easter egg also is that all of the abilities used by mana devourer trash are common battle pet abilites, so your effectively fighting pet battles during that. :)

Comment by Highone

Defeat the first boss of Mythic Violet Hold to loot the Fragment of Power (note: this may be hotfixed to require the final boss, but as of today, it does not)

I did the attunement today and the fragment for VH dropped from last boss; not from earlier bosses. Looks like it is fixed.

Comment by Okibgd

Finished yesterday and must say one of the best things happened to WoW so far. Hands down to concept of "raid for 5 man". I wish they come with more of these as excitement was so huge when you know you must push your self over limits specially if you're low geared. DPS was so bad but we've managed to finish in 4 hours flat.

Real fun was when we've jumped into library :D

ps: total wipes 18, all bosses down and huge smile at the end.

Comment by data261

Nostalgia on bottom half

Pure awesome in upper half

Loved it

Comment by CzechCloud

Awesome guide. I would also include the entrance. You ussualy got through the main gate, but thats the old raid.

Comment by CzechCloud

Since nobody mentioned it, the entrance is at

/way 46.47, 69.24

Comment by TheGhalt

Might be handy to add directions for how to get back there the fastest way possible. There is a portal to just outside the entrance of Karazhan in (new) Dalaran, inside in the portal room beyond where you place the Pillars of Creation. (fixed - credit Pitchifus)

Comment by 50792

Just a small correction, it is possible for the tank to gain Frostbite on Shade of Medivh, if it happens at the beginning of the fight the tank can lose aggro, especially if DPS have just used big cooldowns.

Comment by 1425242

I noticed after killing Moroes last night that there are Sealed tomes on the banquet table that give buffs.

Comment by Pitchifus

Great guide, and very comprehensive.
One additional request: can you add a section detailing the navigation shortcuts triggered as you progress through the instance?

Comment by MarkAlmighty

IF YOUR PARTY IS ZONING BACK IN AT THE ENTRANCE INSTEAD OF WHERE YOU LEFT OFF, here's what we did...

After a few hours, we finally made it to Viz'aduum, but it was well into the IRL wee hours and we became too fatigued to kill him. We came back the next day (after server reset) and reformed our party, but we were zoning back in at the entrance with all of the trash present. We found we could zone in individually to the library and see each other, so we reformed the party INSIDE. We had to re-clear the chess board, but that's one of the coolest parts, so we didn't mind.

Then we 2-shot Viz, and all was right with the world. Hope this helps someone.

Good luck!

Comment by 1258747

The new chess event is incredibly bugged with lots of pathfinding issues. BM hunters are pretty much worthless in that fight as the pets won't do anything.

Comment by Deamon002

Stun Baron Rafe Dreuger when he begins to use Iron Whirlwind

I'm not sure if it's an error in the guide or a bug, but when we attempted Moroes, Baron Rafe Dreuger could not be stunned, both during the cast or while he was spinning. It made nuking him down rather difficult with only one ranged, and indeed we ended up getting overwhelmed.

Comment by GraymaneWalker

Keep in mind, you may not register kill on your screen for this boss if you have quests for him. I did managed to turn in the quests however.

Comment by shatteredking666

So it says Baron Rafe Dreuger is stunnable during his Iron Whirlwind. Currently in the instance right now and he is not stunnable at all.

Comment by tempestdevil

I feel like this is something that should be noted because I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere else:

The Nightbane encounter currently has a massive bug that makes it super difficult

The Burning Bones debuff that is applied currently has a MAJOR bug. The debuff cannot be applied to the tank of an encounter, however, ALL damage from the debuff is applied to the tank, and not the person with the debuff on them.

I logged our last few attempts on Nightbane, just to make sure it wasn't Details! and Skada messing up, and sure enough. This makes the fight insanely difficult to heal through in phase 3, as the tank is taking massive amounts of damage due to Bonecurse's Jagged Shards debuff in conjunction with Nightbane getting Concentrated Power. We were using our bloodlust in phase 2 to minimize stacks of Jagged Shards, but the only way we were able to down it was lusting in Phase 3 to keep up healing and burn Nightbane down before our tank died. When this bug is fixed, the encounter will become significantly easier, but at the moment it's really rough.

Comment by 1513245

Currently, there's a bug with pets on Moroes. When the pet's owner uses the trap on an add, their pet will immediately go attack the add. You work around this simply by setting your pet to passive.

Comment by Nephethys

As a tank, in nearly all attempts, the fel beam was targeting ME too in phase 1.

There's probably a bug. In any case, DPS, do not hit the boss before the tank does.

Comment by Vulgarity

An important note about Mana Devourer is that DKs can cast Anti-Magic Shell to wipe off stacks of Unstable Mana and prevent application of new stacks for the 5-second duration.

Comment by Simbakun

Viz'aduum is a Holy Paladin's absolute worst nightmare. Prepare yourself for being absolutely helpless sometimes.

I envy Resto Druids more and more each day.

Comment by Ciriella

Thank you so much for the really useful and detailed guide.

There is just one thing that our group experienced in a different way last night: When fighting the Shade of Medivh, we came to the point to "ignore" the Piercing Missiles Channels and prioritize to interrupt Frost Bite. The damage of Piercing Missiles and the resulting debuff could be handled by me (tank) and our healer better than the movement requirements on order to break players free from their ice blocks (I should have mentioned that there were three casters in the group).

Of course we might have been lucky since he wasn't channeling Piercing Missiles very often. I would really recommend to have a careful eye on the incoming damage, but I guess this way the boss is much easier to deal with without melee DPS.

Comment by AbiyBattleSpell

so is kara not like other mythics where once ya leave it resets that u can come back with your save from earlier to try it out?

Comment by cyanraider

Is anyone getting a bug where the Nightbane crystals disappears after you click on them, but you dont get the medivh's echo buff?

Comment by andreios

FYI on mobile the navigation menu is covering the entire screen until one reaches the comments section (iOS 9, using Chrome).

Comment by NLZ123

Typo:

Players must defeat Bonecrush quickly in order to limit the number of Jagged Shards stacks the party will gain

should be Bonecurse

Comment by 232541

this is a bull%^&* attunement

Comment by 745324

I can find no reference to the quest Return to Karazhan: Clearing Out the Cobwebs - can someone please assist with this? Specifically as relates to doing the quest using the dungeon tool.

Note, for those who, like me are playing Kara catch-up, you can now queue for both Upper and Lower Kara multiple times a day.

Comment by 1759100

Does the Curator being part of Upper Return to Karazhan in the Dungeon Finder mean that summoning Nightbane is not possible in an LFG Lower Return to Karazhan run?

Comment by ModishVision

Return to Karazhan dungeons entrance is located at Deadwind Pass /way 47.0, 69.9 this goes for Lower/Upper Keystones as well.
https://youtu.be/S4ua18zl0_o

Comment by Pupsader

There is an important detail missing from this otherwise excellent guide!

Quest series for the ilvl 875 ring Violet Seal of the Grand Magus:

Return to Karazhan: Clearing Out the Cobwebs: Slay 40 spiders in the Servant's Quarters.

This is technically the last quest in the previous chain, picking up where Return to Karazhan: High Stress Hiatus left off. At first glance, there does not appear to be a reward and we are prepared to kill Mage Darius a second time if it will prevent him from offering more quests. If you complete the entire chain, however, you are rewarded with the only Karazhan teleportation item in the game.

Once you have completed Return to Karazhan: Clearing Out the Cobwebs, kill and loot Nightbane to receive Charred Bone Fragments. This item starts a brand new quest, No Bones About It which rewards Violet Seal of the Grand Magus.

Comment by Swashlock

If your having difficulties with any of these bosses, be sure to pop a potion of prolonged power just BEFORE the boss fight starts. Once the encounter begins, your CD will be well on its way while you have the potion working in your favor. Also try drums if you don't have a mage for TW or shammie for Hero, ect. When fighting Moroes, as soon as he does coat check, be sure to shield if u have one or some other "defensive" ability.

Comment by 1875301

This is a great guide! And Karazhan is the very best dungeon WoW has ever seen!

Comment by Aerynsun8449

Am I the only one having trouble finding the "rusted Key" to unlock the darn doors leading to the Upper Karazhan Dungeon? Where are they?

Comment by Aerynsun8449

Am I the only one having trouble finding the "rusted Key" to unlock the darn doors leading to the Upper Karazhan Dungeon? Where are they? Edit: Found it, they were lying on the floor under Moroes when I killed him. I didn't see them as the body covered them up.

Comment by Sulis

@start: Opera Hall - first sentence: Upon entering the dungeon, players should turn RIGHT, heading up the paved ramp towards the Opera Hall Balcony. All other exits from the Broken Stair area are closed. (NOT LEFT)

Lower Karazhan Dungeon Ability Guide

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