Mythic+ / Den of Nalorakk

Mythic+ · Midnight

Den of Nalorakk

Timer 32:00Bosses 3Must-kicks 3

Key level

Amani bear-god den. Offerings summon the first boss, a slippery ice arena follows, and Nalorakk's Echoes end it.

Interrupts and stuns

Rebuke · Hammer of JusticeMind Freeze · Asphyxiate (talent)

Mob / spell	Do	Priority
Earthwhisper TenderHealing BreezePurge the heal if one goes off on a priority mob.	kick	must
Frigid MaulerFrigid Roar	kick	must
Stormbound MysticArc Lightning	kick	must
Keen-Eyed StrikerScavengeNear berry bushes. It steals offerings.	kick	high
Loa Speaker NaneaLightning BoltCC immune.	kick	high
Sentinel of Winter addsWinter's ShroudFrom Shattering Frostspike during the boss.	kick	high
Earthwhisper TenderEarth Bolt	kick	spare
Stormbound MysticLightning Bolt	kick	spare

Spare-priority kicks appear from +7. Below that, save your kick for the must and high rows.

Trash to respect

Spirit of Hungerprioritydispel
CC immune. Kill the Starvation Effigy as soon as it spawns. Curse-dispel the debuffs.
Territorial Matriarchsoothetank
Gains Mother's Wrath when a cub dies. Kill cubs evenly or soothe.
Terra Rumblerpriority
Focus it while Rumbling Ward is up, because the shield pulses AoE.
Glacial Revenantspreaddispeldodge
Spread for the Cryo Surge cleave. Move out of the Snowdrift it leaves on death.
Avatar of Determinationfreedomdodge
CC immune. Glacial Tomb roots players. Break the ice or use Freedom. Run out of Pulverize.
The Winter Squallpriority
CC immune. Killing it stops Harsh Winds.
Ruthless Totemcallerpriority
Swap to the Magma Totems and kill them quickly.
Grizzled Warbringerdodgeheal
CC immune. Dodge the Poison Spear Volley circles.
Bonded Beasttamersoothe
Bestial Wrath enrages it and its Saberfang.
Loa Speaker Naneaprioritymove
Earthquake hits 2 random players, so move them out. Destroy the Volatile Totems fast.

Video guide

Route and setup

Collect 6 offerings (berry bushes, fishing spots or apple barrels) to summon the Hoardmonger.
Warding Incense (two in the dungeon) gives 5% Versatility for 10 minutes. Bear-form druids or 25 Midnight Alchemy can use it.
Snowworn Provisions, halfway through the Harsh Winds gauntlet on the right, gives Rune of Anchoring (50% less forced movement, 15 minutes). Night Elves, Trolls and bear druids can use it.
Hide behind terrain (spots without snow) when Harsh Winds blow.
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Affixes at this level

Lindormi's Guidance+2 to +5

Marked enemies have 5% less health and deal 5% less damage, and deaths cost no time. Gone from +6.

Xal'atath's Bargain+5 to +11

One of four rotating Bargains (Ascendant, Voidbound, Pulsar, Devour). Solve it for a stat buff or eat a penalty.

Fortified or Tyrannical+7 to +9

Alternates weekly. Fortified: trash hits harder and has more health. Tyrannical: bosses do.

Fortified and Tyrannical+10 and up

Both at once. Plan a defensive for every big trash pull and every boss ability that hurts.

Xal'atath's Guile+12 and up

Replaces the Bargain. Each death costs 15 seconds until the last minute, so a death on a pull is often a depleted key.

The four Bargains

Ascendant: Stop 10 Orbs of Ascendance with interrupts, stuns, knockbacks or purges. Your kick, Hammer of Justice and Asphyxiate all count.
Voidbound: Break the Void Emissary's shield before Dark Prayer finishes. Swap to it immediately.
Pulsar: Intercept another player's tethered orb within 15 seconds.
Devour: Heal or dispel the shield on all five players.

Retribution Paladin tips

Blessing of Freedom fixes Glacial Tomb roots from the Avatar of Determination.
Hammer of Justice on Frigid Mauler if a Frigid Roar kick is missed.
Divine Steed for the Harsh Winds gauntlet.

Death Knight (Frost / Unholy) tips

Death Grip the Stormbound Mystic or Earthwhisper Tender into the pack. It also interrupts.
Wraith Walk breaks the Glacial Tomb root.
Anti-Magic Shell soaks Frozen Tempest and Arc Lightning damage.

01 The Hoardmonger

At 90%, 70% and 40% it runs to the nearest resource pile and empowers that ability. Empower meat first, bone second, mushroom last.

YouMeleeTankRangedHealerBossAdd / objectFrontalSoak

0:00 / 0:08

0:00At 90% it runs to a pile
0:02Tank drags it to the meat pile first
0:05Frontal on a random target: step out

Tank drags it to the meat pile first, then bone, then mushroom. Stay out of the bone-slam impact zone.

Your job (melee)

Step out of the Earthshatter / Bonespike Slam frontal on its random target.
Grab Rotten Mushroom soaks before their 12-second timer ends (Putrid Burst). Spread soaks so Toxic Spores don't stack on one person.
Mushrooms empowered last means more soaks late. Save a defensive for the 40% transition.

Abilities

Resourceful Measuresmove
At 90%, 70% and 40% it runs to the nearest pile and empowers that pile's ability.
Ravenous / Hearty Bellowheal
Meat pile. Group damage, plus a knockback and DoT once empowered.
Earthshatter / Bonespike Slamdodge
Bone pile. Random-target frontal, plus area denial once empowered.
Spoiled Suppliessoakdispel
Mushroom pile. More Rotten Mushroom soaks that apply Toxic Spores.

02 Sentinel of Winter

Icy floor makes you slide. Bait tornadoes together, kick the frost adds, and have one player soak each snow pile's Rimeshatter.

YouMeleeTankRangedHealerBossAdd / objectAvoidSoak

0:00 / 0:10

0:00Stack to bait Raging Squall
0:03Rotate together as tornadoes land
0:07Kill the add, one player soaks Rimeshatter

Stack to bait Raging Squall tornadoes in one spot, then rotate. Kill the Frostspike adds near the boss so their snow piles block Frozen Tempest pushback.

Your job (melee)

Stack with the group to bait Raging Squall, then rotate around the room together.
Kill the Shattering Frostspike adds and kick Winter's Shroud.
When an add dies, one player soaks its snow pile's Rimeshatter.
Glacial Torment is a dispellable DoT, and healers handle it.

Abilities

Glacial Tormentdispel
DoT. Dispel quickly.
Raging Squallstackdodge
Tornadoes bait at the group's position.
Shattering Frostspikedodgeaddkick
Avoid the circles. Spawns adds that cast Winter's Shroud (kick).
Rimeshattersoak
Snow piles from dead adds fire a soak. One player takes it.
Frozen Tempesthealmove
Ticking damage and pushback. Fight near a snow pile.

03 Nalorakk

Drop your Echoing Maul marks near other Echoes, stand behind Zul'jarra's shield for Overwhelming Onslaught, and wall off Zul'jarra from charging Echoes.

YouMeleeTankRangedHealerBossAdd / object

0:00 / 0:08

0:00Fury of the War God
0:01Wall around Zul'jarra in the center
0:03Echoes charge: body-block them

During Fury of the War God, the group forms a wall around Zul'jarra in the center to block the charging Echoes.

Your job (melee)

If Echoing Maul marks you, drop your Echo near the existing Echoes, away from the group.
Stay away from Echoes. They slash anything nearby (Spectral Slash).
Overwhelming Onslaught: get behind the shield Zul'jarra makes. Three big hits are coming.
Fury of the War God: wall around Zul'jarra in the center to block the charging Echoes. Accept the small Nature hit.
Never let Zul'jarra get hit by Forceful Slam or an Echo charge. That triggers Demoralizing Scream.

Abilities

Echoing Maulmove
Marks 3 players, and Echoes form where the marks land.
Overwhelming Onslaughtmoveheal
Zul'jarra jumps behind the tank and makes a shield. Stand behind it.
Forceful Slamsoaktank
Tank runs back in to soak after the knockback.
Fury of the War Godstack
Echoes charge Zul'jarra. Body-block them.
Demoralizing Screamenrage
Triggered if Zul'jarra is hit.