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Dungeon - Midnight
Maisara Caverns
3 encounters, 38 boss abilities and 22 drops, with the Adventure Guide’s own ability and strategy notes for each fight. Every drop links to its item page; tradeable drops carry a live Auction House price.
Beneath the sacred Maisara Hills, Vilebranch trolls sacrifice Witherbark captives to power their necromancy. Their rituals twist stolen souls into fuel for Rak'tul, a monstrous dire troll bound in the depths. If the cavern's magic is left to fester, Zul'Aman will face a terror it cannot contain.
Quick Facts
| Type | Dungeon |
|---|---|
| Expansion | Midnight |
| Encounters | 3 |
| Boss abilities | 38 |
| Drops | 22 |
| Item level | 1 to 108 |
| Tradeable drops | 1 |
Difficulties and Lockouts
Maisara Caverns has 5 difficulties in the game data: Mythic resets daily; Normal, Heroic, Mythic Keystone and Follower can be run again at any time.
| Difficulty | Players | Level range | Lockout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 5 | 80 to 90 | None |
| Heroic | 5 | 90 | None |
| Mythic | 5 | 90 | Daily |
| Mythic Keystone | 5 | None | |
| Follower | 5 | 80 to 90 | None |
Mythic+ timer, Maisara Caverns: 33:00 (+2 at 26:24, +3 at 19:48).
Loot Table Value
1 of Maisara Caverns’s 22 drops are tradeable, and 1 of those are on the Auction House right now. The richest is Pattern: Hexwoven Strand at 278g (median across 76 realms).
| Tradeable drop | Median price | Cheapest listing | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pattern: Hexwoven Strand | 278 gold | 25 gold | 76 realms |
Median is the middle price across every connected realm that currently lists the item, from our own Auction House scan, updated 1h ago.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Instance Map
The Adventure Guide places 3 bosses of Maisara Caverns on 1 map. Numbers follow the encounter order; each links to that fight below.
1Muro'jin and Nekraxx2Vordaza3Rak'tul, Vessel of Souls- 1 Muro'jin and Nekraxx 52.2, 68.6
- 2 Vordaza 77.7, 59.1
- 3 Rak'tul, Vessel of Souls 77.7, 10.1
Encounters
Muro'jin and Nekraxx
Muro'jin is a relentless tracker, charged with capturing victims for the Vilebranch's dark rites. Nekraxx, a reanimated eagle, strikes down any who resist capture by her master. They must not be allowed to supply souls for Vordaza's necrotic magic any longer.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
The cunning duo of Muro'jin and Nekraxx fight as one, assailing players with an array of combined tactics. Muro'jin withers players down with Barrage while Nekraxx flings a salvo of feathers with Fetid Quillstorm. As Muro'jin scatters Freezing Traps across the arena, Nekraxx barrels forward with Carrion Swoop.
Damage Dealers
- Muro'jin attempts to Revive Pet upon Nekraxx's defeat, and Nekraxx enters Bestial Wrath upon Muro'jin's defeat.
- Muro'jin's Freezing Traps encase players in ice upon contact. Players encased in ice can intercept Nekraxx's Carrion Swoop.
- Muro'jin's Barrage follows the targeted player and affects all players in a frontal cone.
Healers
- Nekraxx's Infected Pinions inflicts significant damage to all players.
- Muro'jin's Freezing Traps encase players in ice upon contact. Players encased in ice can intercept Nekraxx's Carrion Swoop.
- Muro'jin's Barrage follows the targeted player and affects all players in a frontal cone.
Tank
- Muro'jin's Flanking Spear both repositions behind his current target and applies Open Wound.
- Muro'jin's Freezing Traps encase players in ice upon contact. Players encased in ice can intercept Nekraxx's Carrion Swoop.
- Nekraxx's Carrion Swoop affects all players in its path, inflicting damage and knocking them upwards.
Muro'jin
Freezing Trap
In Mythic difficulty, triggering a Freezing Trap also creates an Icy Slick.
Barrage
Flanking Spear
Revive Pet
Loot
6 drops · item level 108 · 6 slots (Feet, Ranged, Shoulder, Two-Hand, Waist, Wrist) · all Bind on Pickup
Vordaza
Vordaza, the Vilebranch's master of souls, performs forbidden rites to extract the soul essences of the dead. She distills the suffering of her victims into raw necrotic energy to empower Rak'tul, her monstrous creation. Her vile magic and her monster must be stopped.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Vordaza blasts players with necrotic energy while manipulating spirits with Wrest Phantoms to perform her bidding. As the fight progresses, Vordaza invokes a Necrotic Convergence, concentrating soul energy into volatile masses until interrupted.
Damage Dealers
- Vordaza summons Unstable Phantoms with Wrest Phantoms that chase players with Final Pursuit.
- Unstable Phantoms afflict all players with Lingering Dread when defeated.
- While Deathshroud holds, Vordaza is unable to be interrupted.
Healers
- Vordaza summons Unstable Phantoms with Wrest Phantoms that chase players with Final Pursuit.
- Unstable Phantoms afflict all players with Lingering Dread when defeated.
- Drain Soul inflicts heavy damage to Vordaza's current target and absorbs healing received.
Tank
- Vordaza summons Unstable Phantoms with Wrest Phantoms that chase players with Final Pursuit.
- Unstable Phantoms afflict all players with Lingering Dread when defeated.
- Drain Soul inflicts heavy damage to Vordaza's current target and absorbs healing received.
Unstable Phantom
Final Pursuit
Soulrot
Lingering Dread
Veiled Presence
In Mythic difficulty, Veiled Presence no longer causes Unstable Phantoms to lose health over time.
Loot
7 drops · item level 108 · 7 slots (Back, Feet, Hands, Legs, One-Hand, Shoulder +1 more) · all Bind on Pickup
Rak'tul, Vessel of Souls
An undead thrall bound to Vordaza, Rak'tul is grotesquely bloated with the essences of tormented souls and necrotic power. Drunk on his newfound power and driven mad by the souls' endless suffering, Rak'tul stands ready to break Zul'Aman beneath the crushing weight of his fists.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Rak'tul batters players with Spiritbreaker and Crush Souls, forming totems that Soulbind his foes. As the fight progresses, Rak'tul unleashes a Soulrending Roar, casting players' souls into the Restless Masses and afflicting them with Withering Soul until they return to the realm of the living.
Damage Dealers
- Totems spawn at each Crush Souls target's location and cast Soulbind at a player.
- Soulrending Roar applies Withering Soul until players return to the realm of the living.
- Interrupting Eternal Suffering grants Spectral Residue.
Healers
- Totems spawn at each Crush Souls target's location and cast Soulbind at a player.
- Soulrending Roar applies Withering Soul until players return to the realm of the living.
- Deathgorged Vessel inflicts heavy damage to all players.
Tank
- Totems spawn at each Crush Souls target's location and cast Soulbind at a player.
- Soulrending Roar applies Withering Soul until players return to the realm of the living.
- Spiritbreaker inflicts heavy damage to Rak'tul's primary target, launching them into the air.
Crush Souls
Soulbind Totem
Loot
9 drops · item level 1 to 108 · 6 slots (Chest, Head, One-Hand, Shoulder, Trinket, Two-Hand) · 1 tradeable
Achievements
5 achievements tied to Maisara Caverns, worth 40 achievement points in total.
Mythic: Maisara Caverns Guild RunDefeat Rak'tul, Vessel of Souls in Maisara Caverns on Mythic difficulty while in a guild group.10- Maisara CavernsDefeat Rak'tul, Vessel of Souls in Maisara Caverns.10
- Heroic: Maisara CavernsDefeat Rak'tul, Vessel of Souls in Maisara Caverns on Heroic difficulty or higher.10
- Mythic: Maisara CavernsDefeat Rak'tul, Vessel of Souls in Maisara Caverns on Mythic or Mythic Keystone difficulty.10
- Keystone Hero: Maisara CavernsComplete Maisara Caverns at Mythic Level 10 or higher, within the time limit.Max Level Unlock: Teleport to Maisara Caverns
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