The Rookery Dungeon Overview for The War Within

By iMX3 Updated: 2025/02/24

The RookeryThe Rookery is featured in The War Within Mythic+ Season 2three bossDornogalThe Stormperch is not only the home and rookery of the stormrooks, but also the barracks and headquarters for Stormward Baelgrim and the Stormriders. For thousands of years, the Stormperch has stood unbreached by the earthen's enemies. Unfortunately, defense of the rookery is harder when the breach comes from within.How to get to The Rookery in the War WithinDornogalKeeper's TerraceThe Rookery Dungeon Entrance is located in Keeper's Terrace.Changes to The Rookery for Season 2 Mythic+Kyrioss Boss Changes

Lightning Torrent now deals AoE damage every 3 seconds for 15 seconds and periodically strikes enemies with Grounding Bolt.
NEW Grounding Bolt:
NEW Crashing Thunder:
NEW Wild Lightning:

Stormguard Gorren Boss Changes

Chaotic Corruption's has been damage reduced by 50%.
Crush Reality deals 25% less damage but hits all players.
Lingering Void now last for 2 minutes (was 1 minute).

Voidstone Monstrosity Boss Changes

Storm's Vengeance stun now lasts for 20 seconds (was 10 seconds) and increases damage taken by 100%.

Voidstone Awakened's Corruption Overload damage increased by 25% and increases all damage done by 20% every 3 seconds (was 5%).
Null Upheaval
A new initial hit of damage has been added, which cannot be line of sighted (i.e. hiding behind a pillar will not prevent the damage).
Swirlies damage increased by 33%.
Swirly travel time increased to 4 seconds (was 2 seconds).
Now summons Voidstone Fragments.

Stormrider's Charge
Can now target 4 players.
Now lasts for 9 seconds (was 6 seconds).
Now Increases movement speed by 50%.
Now detonates any Voidstone Fragments hit.

Full List of ChangesDungeon Map for The Rookery in the War Withinthree bossfive floorsKyriossStormguard GorrenVoidstone MonstrosityInteractive Buff Available in The RookeryKyriossCaptured StormrooksLightning ChargeStormrooks FavorThe Rookery Bosses in the War Within

KyriossStormguard Gorren's stormrook, though corrupted by void magic, still loyally fights by his side. And, if anything gets in his way, Kyrioss will dutifully tear them apart.

Overview: Kyrioss summons [Wild Lightning] to strike at players.
Upon reaching 100 energy, Kyrioss flies to the center of the chamber to unleash a [Lightning Torrent] before surging back into battle.

Tanks:
When it reaches 100 energy, Kyrioss flies to the center of the chamber and unleashes [Lightning Torrent].
Kyrioss strikes players with [Grounding Bolt] during [Lightning Torrent].
Damage Dealers:
When it reaches 100 energy, Kyrioss flies to the center of the chamber and unleashes [Lightning Torrent].
Kyrioss strikes players with [Grounding Bolt] during [Lightning Torrent].
Healers:
When it reaches 100 energy, Kyrioss flies to the center of the chamber and unleashes [Lightning Torrent].
Players stunned by [Lightning Torrent] can be dispelled.
Kyrioss strikes players with [Grounding Bolt] during [Lightning Torrent].

Unstable Charge: Kyrioss suffuses a random player with electricity. Upon removal, the target unleashes an eruption of electrical energy, inflicting 3243798 Nature damage to all players. The eruption can be discharged safely in the central tempest.
Lightning Torrent: Upon reaching 100 energy, Kyrioss flies to the center of the room and overcharges itself with lightning energy, inflicting 5 Nature damage every 3 sec for 15 sec. Also unleashes 4 torrents of lightning. Touching these torrents inflicts 12973148 Nature damage and stuns the target for 6 sec. (Normal, Heroic)
Lightning Torrent: Upon reaching 100 energy, Kyrioss flies to the center of the room and overcharges itself with lightning energy, inflicting 5 Nature damage every 3 sec for 15 sec. Also unleashes 4 torrents of lightning. Touching these torrents inflicts 12973148 Nature damage and stuns the target for 6 sec. (Mythic+, Mythic)

Grounding Bolt: Strikes target locations with a grounding bolt, inflicting 3243287 Nature damage to all enemies within 5 yards. (Mythic+, Mythic)

Crashing Thunder: Summons a tempest that crashes down on players, inflicting 2432465 to all enemies within 8 yards of impact.
Wild Lightning: Unleashes wild lightning toward players, inflicts 4540602 Nature damage to players within 5 yards of the impact location.
Lightning Dash: Kyiross leaps to a location and unleashes a charged blast, inflicting 4864931 Nature damage to players within 12 yards, knocking them away.
Chain Lightning: Kyrioss launches lightning that arcs to up to 3 players, inflicting 4054109 Nature damage.
Stormheart: Kyrioss creates a raging storm that periodically unleashes a crash of lightning that strikes a player’s location inflicting 35 Nature damage to players within 6 yards of the impact.

Stormguard Gorren

Once Stormward Baelgrim's second, Stormguard Gorren has been corrupted by void magic, causing his hate for Baelgrim to fester. Using his newfound void powers, he seeks to overrun the Stormperch and command his own army of Voidriders created from corrupted Stormriders.

Overview: Stormguard Gorren, empowered by the Void, attempts to periodically twist a player's soul with [Chaotic Corruption] latching on to nearby players.
Gorren will use [Dark Gravity] to pull in all his foes and crush them with his hammer's might.

Damage Dealers:
Upon expiration, [Chaotic Corruption] erupts and leaps to the closest player.
[Dark Gravity] pulls players towards Stormguard Gorren before erupting.
Healers:
Upon expiration, [Chaotic Corruption] erupts and leaps to the closest player.
[Chaotic Corruption] inflicts moderate periodic damage to its current target and explodes for heavy damage upon expiration.
[Dark Gravity] inflicts moderate damage to all players for its duration.
Tanks:
Upon expiration, [Chaotic Corruption] erupts and leaps to the closest player.
[Dark Gravity] pulls players towards Stormguard Gorren before erupting.

Chaotic Corruption: Stormguard Gorren imbues a player with 4 charges of void, inflicting 567575 Shadow damage every 1 sec for 5 sec.

Upon removal, a charge of void is expended to cause a Chaotic Explosion and a transference of those energies to the nearest player.
On Mythic difficulty, Chaotic Corruption applies Chaotic Vulnerability to the player upon removal.
(Normal, Heroic)

Chaotic Explosion: Inflicts 1297315 Shadow damage to players within 6 yards of the impact.
Chaotic Vulnerability: Increases damage taken from Chaotic Corruption by 100% for 20 sec. This effect stacks. (Mythic, Mythic+)

Chaotic Corruption: Stormguard Gorren imbues a player with 4 charges of void, inflicting 567575 Shadow damage every 1 sec for 5 sec.
Upon removal, a charge of void is expended to cause a Chaotic Explosion and a transference of those energies to the nearest player.
On Mythic difficulty, Chaotic Corruption applies Chaotic Vulnerability to the player upon removal.
(Mythic+, Mythic)

Chaotic Explosion: Inflicts 1297315 Shadow damage to players within 6 yards of the impact. (Mythic+, Mythic)
Chaotic Vulnerability: Increases damage taken from Chaotic Corruption by 100% for 20 sec. This effect stacks. (Mythic+, Mythic)

Dark Gravity: Stormguard Gorren channels umbral energies, pulling players towards him and inflicting 3 Shadow damage every 2 sec for 6 sec.

Upon completion Gorren's hammer explodes with energy at players within 10 yards, inflicting 11351504 Shadow damage and knocking players away.
Crush Reality: Stormguard Gorren charges his hammer with void and leaps towards the player's location, inflicting 2432465 Shadow damage to all players.

The impact rends the fabric of reality creating Reality Tears and leaving behind a zone of Lingering Void.

Reality Tear: Tears in the fabric of reality emanate from the point of impact inflicting 4864931 Shadow damage to any players caught in their path.
Lingering Void: The impact leaves a zone of shadowy energy that lasts for 2 min. Players in the zone suffer 2918958 Shadow damage every 1 sec.

Voidstone Monstrosity

A grotesque amalgamation of corrupted stormriders, this towering mass of void power knows only pain and how to inflict it. Taking it down is the only way to cleanse the Stormperch and its rookery.

Overview: The Voidstone Monstrosity assaults players with corrupted attacks while shielding itself in a [Void Shell] from Stomrider Vokmar's [Storm's Vengeance].

Damage Dealers:
Stormrider Vokmar's [Stormrider's Charge] destroys nearby Voidstone Fragments.
Shattering [Void Shell] allows Stormrider Vokmar's to strike with [Storm's Vengeance] (Mythic+, Mythic)
Healers:
Stormrider Vokmar's [Stormrider's Charge] destroys nearby Voidstone Fragments.
[Unleash Corruption] inflicts moderate Shadow damage to players and creates a pool of [Seeping Corruption] when removed.
Voidstone Awakened inflict increasing damage from [Corruption Overload]. (Mythic+, Mythic)
Tanks:
[Oblivion Wave] inflicts Shadow damage to players in its path.
The Monstrosity irradiates all players with [Entropy] while no players are in melee range. (Mythic+, Mythic)

Null Upheaval: The Voidstone Monstrosity smashes the platform inflicting 2108137 Shadow damage and releasing cascading explosions that inflict 6486574 Shadow damage to players within 7 yards of each impact.

Additionally this ejects Voidstone Fragments around the arena.

Voidstone Fragment

Reshape: Voidstone Fragments reshape into Skardyn over 15 sec, crystallizing into a Voidstone Awakened.

Voidstone Awakened

Corruption Overload: The Voidstone Awakened is overloaded with corruption inflicting 1135150 Shadow damage to all players every 3 sec and increasing all damage done by 20%. This effect stacks.

Stormrider Vokmar

Stormrider's Charge: Stormrider Vokmar energizes marked players increasing their movement speed by 50% for 9 sec. Vokmar then hurls his lightning hammer to detonate any Voidstone Fragments within 10 yards of each player marked with Stormrider's Charge.

Void Shell: The Voidstone Monstrosity encases itself in a shell of void energy absorbing 20% of its max health as damage and protecting itself from Storm's Vengeance.

Stormrider Vokmar

Storm's Vengeance: Upon penetrating its Void Shell, Stormrider Vokmar launches his stormhammer at the Voidstone Monstrosity stunning it and increasing its damage taken by 100% for 20 sec.

Unleash Corruption: The Voidstone Monstrosity unleashes Unstable Corruption upon 2 nearby players inflicting 0 Shadow damage and an additional 324329 Shadow damage every 0.5 sec for 15 sec.
[Creates a pool of Seeping Corruption upon removal which inflicts 1621644 Shadow damage every 1 sec to players in the area.] (Normal, Heroic)
Unleash Corruption: The Voidstone Monstrosity unleashes Unstable Corruption upon 2 nearby players inflicting 0 Shadow damage and an additional 324329 Shadow damage every 0.5 sec for 15 sec.
[Creates a pool of Seeping Corruption upon removal which inflicts 1621644 Shadow damage every 1 sec to players in the area.]
On Mythic difficulty, Unleash Corruption creates a pool of Seeping Corruption upon removal.
(Mythic+, Mythic)

Seeping Corruption: Unstable Corruption creates a pool of Seeping Corruption upon removal which inflicts 1621644 Shadow damage every 1 sec to players in the area. (Mythic+, Mythic)

Oblivion Wave: The Voidstone Monstrosity unleashes a wave of condensed void energy at its current target, inflicting 6486574 Shadow damage to players in its path.
Entropy: The Voidstone Monstrosity smashes its fists into the platform inflicting 2432465 Shadow damage to all players while no players are in melee range.

Loot for The Rookery in the War Within

Accessories Drops
Slot	Item	Boss
Finger	Hoop of the Blighted	Voidstone Monstrosity
Cloth Drops
Slot	Item	Boss
Wrist	Charged Rookfeather Wraps	Kyrioss
Legs	Ancient Hardened Legwraps	Voidstone Monstrosity
Feet	Cloudstrider Soles	Stormguard Gorren
Leather Drops
Slot	Item	Boss
Chest	Jerkin of Awakened Stone	Voidstone Monstrosity
Hands	Tempestwind Handlers	Kyrioss
Legs	Squallrider's Kilt	Stormguard Gorren
Mail Drops
Slot	Item	Boss
Shoulders	Amice of Oblivion	Voidstone Monstrosity
Chest	Boltbreaker Armor	Stormguard Gorren
Feet	Treads of the Galvanic Skysoarer	Kyrioss
Plate Drops
Slot	Item	Boss
Helm	Monstrosity's Gaze	Voidstone Monstrosity
Waist	Lightning-Conductor's Bands	Stormguard Gorren
Legs	Thunder-Clad Legguards	Kyrioss
Trinket Drops
Stats	Item	Boss
Agility	Charged Stormrook Plume	Kyrioss
Agility/Intellect/Strength	Sigil of Algari Concordance	Stormguard Gorren
Critical Strike	Entropic Skardyn Core	Voidstone Monstrosity

One-Handed Weapon Drops
Type	Stat	Item	Boss
Axe	Agility	Hyperactive Stormclaw	Kyrioss
Mace	Strength	Behemoth Kneebender	Voidstone Monstrosity
Dagger	Agility	Shadowskean of the Colossus	Voidstone Monstrosity
Ranged Weapon Drops
Type	Stat	Item	Boss
Bow	Agility	Ireborne Stormbow	Stormguard Gorren
Off-Hand and Shield Drops
Type	Stat	Item	Boss
Shield	Intellect/Strength	Galebreaker Bulwark	Stormguard Gorren
Two-Handed Weapon Drops
Type	Stat	Item	Boss
Mace	Strength	Crashing Thunderhammer	Stormguard Gorren

Achievements for The Rookery in the War Within

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The Rookery
Defeat Voidstone Monstrosity in The Rookery.
Heroic: The Rookery
Defeat Voidstone Monstrosity in The Rookery on Heroic difficulty or higher.
Mythic: The Rookery
Defeat Voidstone Monstrosity in The Rookery on Mythic or Mythic Keystone difficulty.
Keystone Hero: The Rookery
Complete The Rookery at Mythic Level 10 or higher, within the time limit.
Feat of Strength | Reward: Teleport to The Rookery.

Comments

Comment by Tequima

Don't expect the followers to show you what to do after the first boss. Watch a video before entering if this is your first time here. (In my case, picking one at random, this one from The Mythic Tavern).

Basically, jump down to the feathers (losing about half your health), pick up a blue feather. You can then jump/float down to the next balcony (or skip to the bottom). Not sure what freeing the Rooks does (use the green targeting circle).

At the end of the quest there's a StormRook that will fly you out of the dungeon, on the edge, to the boss's left.

Comment by RoburConqueror

If you like me, wonder what has to be done to "purge the corruption from stormarch", you just need to go through the dungeon and kill last boss for quest to be solved.

Comment by ThePrefessional

Just want to add onto what Tequima said and clarify the first boss.

Kyrioss Unstable Charge only exists in Mythic difficulty. This is not something you'll encounter leveling or at heroic.

For extra context on jumping down after Kyrioss. You will take fall damage. Grab a feather. This allows you to slow fall and gives an extra action button. There are Rooks chained up, if you use your action button and target a chained Rook it will send you to them and explode, freeing them. This will give you a 5 min buff that deals random shock damage to nearby enemies. It doesn't stack but it is a good way to speed up the next path of trash. One final note using the extra action button does deal damage to you as well so keep that in mind if you're really low.

Shameless plug, I have videos and cheat sheets for all dungeons, I also cover raids. I'll update this with the exact buff when I'm back on my PC.

The Prefessional
The Rookery Video Guide

Comment by boxheadatm

Make sure you kill the Void Nuggets in time. make life lots easier.

Comment by Atrimi

Freeing the gryphs grants 5 mins buff called Stormrooks Favor it is doing some nature damage every second ( Stormrooks Favor ). Effect does not stack, so just free one and you have it :)

Comment by Dexteritous

This isn't a guide its just a copy/paste from the in-game dungeon journal. I was hoping for a tips and tricks guide from a real human being's perspective on how to deal with and avoid mechanics in an efficient way but I guess Wowhead has given up on that. Previous seasons were much more explanatory and helpful, for TWW Season 2 all Wowhead did was copy and paste a bunch of text from the Blizzard website/dungeon journal and call it a guide. There is nothing written here that you didn't already know.

The Rookery Dungeon Overview for The War Within

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