Elite
Tirathon Saltheril
Illidari
Details
This roster comes from the current game client's data files, so it is not a complete list of every NPC in the game - older world NPCs that are no longer in the modern client are absent.
Boss Encounter
Tirathon Saltheril appears as a raid or dungeon boss. See the encounter page for its instance.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for the Tirathon Saltheril encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Tirathon begins the fight in his blood elf form, but uses Metamorphosis halfway through the encounter. Tirathon changes to one of two demonic forms at this time and uses new and altered abilities. The form that Tirathon chooses changes from week to week.
Damage Dealers
- If Tirathon metamorphoses into a Vengeance demon he casts Fel Mortar instead of Furious Blast. This will greatly increase the number of Furious Flames zones in the arena.
- If Tirathon metamorphoses into a Havoc demon, use your damage reduction abilities to survive.
Healers
- Furious Blast damages the entire party if Tirathon's cast is successful.
- If Tirathon metamorphoses into a Havoc demon the entire party will take significant damage as the fight continues.
Tanks
- Darkstrikes inflicts substantial Shadow damage while active.
- If Tirathon enters Vengeance form, reposition him to avoid his whirling Glaives.
Tirathon, Fallen Hunter
Demon Form: Havoc
Tirathon metamorphoses into a Havoc demon. He gains the ability to focus his hatred as a beam of fel energy and he periodically Immolates the entire party.
Demon Form: Vengeance
Tirathon metamorphoses into a Vengeance demon. He looses his glaives to fly about the arena with a Fel Chain between them. In addition, Furious Blast is replaced with Fel Mortar.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops in Vault of the Wardens
Loot the dungeon journal lists for the Tirathon Saltheril encounter.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
Level and Map Tracking
The game data tunes Tirathon Saltheril for levels 8 to 45, Legion content.
What Each Drop Is
The Tirathon Saltheril encounter lists 11 items in the dungeon journal, item level 50. Equip slots covered: Hands, Head, Shoulder, Finger, Feet, Trinket, Chest and Wrist. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Glaivemaster's Studded Grips Hands (Leather), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 20g 33s for it.
- Hood of Indignation Head (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 31g 77s for it.
- Metamorphosis Spark Gem, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 37g 88s for it.
- Mortar Guard Shoulderplates Shoulder (Plate), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 32g 83s for it.
- Seal of Saltheril Finger, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 25g 70s for it.
- Striders of Furious Flight Feet (Mail), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 31g 18s for it.
- Tirathon's Betrayal Trinket, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility. A vendor pays 6g 91s for it. Use: Darkstrikes.
- Felbat Leather Boots Feet (Leather), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 25g 51s for it.
- Mardum Chain Vest Chest (Mail), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 34g 20s for it.
- Netherwhisper Wristguard Wrist (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 17g 71s for it.
- Portalguard Wristguard Wrist (Plate), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 17g 97s for it.
Read from the current game build's item data. Listed prices come from our latest US Auction House scan; a drop that binds when picked up never has one.