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Dungeon - Dragonflight
Ruby Life Pools
3 encounters, 24 boss abilities and 24 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.
As the ancestral nesting grounds for the five flights, the Ruby Life Pools is a sacred place. The Red Dragonflight, whose charge it is to nuture all life, protect these pools and the the future of all dragonkind held within them. However, Raszageth and her Primalists have come to steal that future away and infuse their own powers into the sacred pools. They must be stopped for dragonkind to thrive.
Quick Facts
| Type | Dungeon |
|---|---|
| Expansion | Dragonflight |
| Encounters | 3 |
| Boss abilities | 24 |
| Drops | 24 |
| Item level | 1 to 250 |
| Tradeable drops | 0 |
| Difficulties | Normal, Heroic, Mythic |
Difficulties and Lockouts
Ruby Life Pools has 6 difficulties in the game data: Mythic resets daily; Normal, Heroic, Mythic Keystone, Timewalking and Follower can be run again at any time.
| Difficulty | Players | Level range | Lockout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 5 | 10 to 70 | None |
| Heroic | 5 | 90 | None |
| Mythic | 5 | 90 | Daily |
| Mythic Keystone | 5 | None | |
| Timewalking | 5 | 10+ | None |
| Follower | 5 | 10 to 70 | None |
Mythic+ timer, Ruby Life Pools: 28:00 (+2 at 22:24, +3 at 16:48).
Loot Table Value
Every one of Ruby Life Pools’s 24 drops is Bind on Pickup, so none of this loot can ever reach the Auction House. The table below the bosses is the complete reward list; its value is item level, not gold.
Where It Is
The entrance to Ruby Life Pools is in The Waking Shores at 60.3, 75.3.
Burning Ascent Fishing HoleDragonscale BasecampDreamsurgeNeltharusObsidian Citadel and Dragonbane KeepSiege on Dragonbane KeepWaking Shores RallyEntrance 60.3, 75.3The Waking Shores, from the game’s own world map art. The framed marker is the Adventure Guide entrance; gold diamonds are the zone’s landmarks.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Instance Map
The Adventure Guide places 3 bosses of Ruby Life Pools on 2 maps. Numbers follow the encounter order; each links to that fight below.
Ruby Life Pools
1Melidrussa Chillworn- 1 Melidrussa Chillworn 61.4, 38.9
Ruby Life Pools
2Kokia Blazehoof3Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein- 2 Kokia Blazehoof 40.0, 42.7
- 3 Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein 20.8, 18.1
Encounters
NNormalHHeroicMMythic
Kokia Blazehoof
As Primalist forces assault the Ruby Life Pools from all sides, it falls to Kokia and her Blazebound lieutenants to capture precious eggs from overwhelmed defenders, all while spreading flame and havoc as they go.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Throughout the fight, Kokia alternates between hurling Molten Boulders at players and pummeling her target with Searing Blows. Upon reaching 100 energy, Kokia performs a Ritual of Blazebinding.
Tank
- Searing Blows applies additional Searing Wounds with each hit.
- Blaze Volley inflicts significant damage to all players unless interrupted.
- Blazebound Firestorms from Ritual of Blazebinding cast damaging abilities until defeated.
Damage Dealers
- Blazebound Firestorms from Ritual of Blazebinding cast damaging abilities until defeated.
- Blaze Volley inflicts significant damage to all players unless interrupted.
- Molten Boulder inflicts heavy Fire damage and knocks away any player it hits.
Healer
- Inferno inflicts significant damage to all players.
- Ritual of Blazebinding inflicts significant damage to the targeted player.
- Molten Boulder inflicts heavy Fire damage and knocks away any player it hits.
Ritual of Blazebinding
Blazebound Firestorm
Loot
6 drops · item level 250 · 6 slots (Back, Chest, Head, Held In Off-hand, One-Hand, Trinket) · all Bind on Pickup
Melidrussa Chillworn
Melidrussa Chillworn leads the Primalist infusion efforts in the Ruby Life Pools. Her fervent belief is that she is protecting young dragon eggs from the influence of the titans and cleansing them from the stain of Order magic. She will stop at nothing to fulfill her calling and return the eggs to what she believes is their natural state.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Melidrussa assaults players with Hailburst and Chillstorm. After reaching 66% health and 33% health, Melidrussa calls forth Infused Whelps to assist her. These whelps apply Cold Claws to their current target with each attack. After reaching 66% health and 33% health, Melidrussa begins a Frost Overload and calls forth Infused Whelps to assist her.
Tank
- Awaken Whelps causes many Infused Whelps to swarm the party.
- Melidrussa's Infused Whelps apply Cold Claws to their current target until defeated.
- Frost Overload becomes deadly quickly unless stopped.
Damage Dealers
- Awaken Whelps causes many Infused Whelps to swarm the party.
- Chillstorm and Hailburst cause significant damage.
- Frost Overload becomes deadly quickly unless stopped.
Healer
- Chillstorm and Hailburst cause significant damage.
- Melidrussa's Infused Whelps apply Cold Claws to their current target until defeated.
- Frost Overload becomes deadly quickly unless stopped.
Awaken Whelps
Infused Whelp
Loot
5 drops · item level 250 · 5 slots (Feet, Hands, Legs, Trinket, Two-Hand) · all Bind on Pickup
Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein
Kyrakka and Erkhart roam the skies above the Ruby Life Pools coordinating attacks on the shrine below, while also taking out any interfering dragons. If left unchecked, they will burn the Life Pools to the ground and blow the remaining ash away in a cleansing elemental storm.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Kyrakka begins the battle airborne, breathing flames and spitting fire from around the Ruby Overlook, whilst Erkhart intercepts players directly. Upon either of them reaching 40% health, Kyrakka lands so Erkhart can remount, battling players atop Kyrakka.
Tank
- Erkhart's Stormslam inflicts high damage.
- Kyrakka's Inferno Spit denies space with resultant Flaming Embers.
- Erkhart's Winds of Change push players and Kyrakka's Flaming Embers.
Damage Dealers
- Kyrakka's Inferno Spit denies space with resultant Flaming Embers.
- Erkhart's Winds of Change push players and Kyrakka's Flaming Embers.
- Erkhart's Interrupting Cloudburst interrupts casts.
Healer
- Kyrakka's Inferno Spit inflicts significant damage to players.
- Erkhart's Interrupting Cloudburst interrupts casts.
- Erkhart's Winds of Change push players and Kyrakka's Flaming Embers.
Erkhart Stormvein
Winds of Change
Interrupting Cloudburst
Stormslam
On Mythic difficulty Stormslam additionally applies a vulnerability to targets.
Loot
13 drops · item level 1 to 250 · 9 slots (Chest, Hands, Head, Legs, One-Hand, Shield +3 more) · all Bind on Pickup
Achievements
9 achievements tied to Ruby Life Pools, worth 70 achievement points in total.
Mythic: Ruby Life Pools Guild RunDefeat Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein in Ruby Life Pools on Mythic difficulty while in a guild group.10- Ruby Life PoolsDefeat Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein in Ruby Life Pools.10
- Heroic: Ruby Life PoolsDefeat Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein in Ruby Life Pools on Heroic difficulty or higher.10
- Mythic: Ruby Life PoolsDefeat Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein in Ruby Life Pools on Mythic or Mythic Keystone difficulty.10
- Keystone Hero: Ruby Life Pools (Dragonflight)Complete Ruby Life Pools at Mythic Level 10 or higher, within the time limit, during the Dragonflight expansion.Max Level Unlock: Teleport to Ruby Life Pools
- Dragon Kill PointsDefeat Melidrussa after defeating 40 of her chamber's Infused Whelps in Ruby Life Pools on Mythic difficulty.10
Does Steam Do Fire Damage?Defeat Kokia Blazehoof after heating up 4 life pools with Molten Boulder in Ruby Life Pools on Mythic difficulty.10
Are You My Broodmother?Defeat Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein after chilling, searing, tempering, and keeping alive the Nascent Ruby Egg in Ruby Life Pools on Mythic difficulty.10- Keystone Hero: Ruby Life Pools (Midnight Season 2)Complete Ruby Life Pools at Mythic Level 10 or higher, within the time limit, during Midnight Season 2.Max Level Unlock: Teleport to Ruby Life Pools
More Dragonflight Dungeons
Other dungeons from the same expansion.
Recent hotfixes for Ruby Life Pools
- September 17, 2026 Dungeons and Raids › Ruby Life Pools
Addressed an issue where Blazebound Destroyers or Primalist Flamedancers could fail to contribute towards enemy forces if no player was on their threat table when they finished their death sequence.
- September 17, 2026 Dungeons and Raids › Ruby Life Pools
Developers’ notes: A known side-effect of this change is that these creatures will no longer display their contribution towards enemy forces on their tooltip in the default UI.
- September 3, 2026 Dungeons and Raids › Ruby Life Pools
Fixed an issue where the Radiant Drake entrance-return NPC did not appear in Mythic+ after defeating the final boss.
- August 25, 2026 Dungeons and Raids › Ruby Life Pools
Replaced the Flashfrost Chillweaver nearest to Defier Draghar with a Deepstone Earthshaper, and moved one of the preceding Earthbound Guardians next to this creature.
- August 25, 2026 Dungeons and Raids › Ruby Life Pools
Adjusted enemy forces requirement to keep routing the same as before.
- August 25, 2026 Dungeons and Raids › Ruby Life Pools
Deepstone Earthshaper’s health reduced by 8%, and Techtonic Strikes damage vulnerability reduced to 25% (was 35%).
- August 25, 2026 Dungeons and Raids › Ruby Life Pools
Flashfrost Chillweaver’s health reduced by 10%.
- August 25, 2026 Dungeons and Raids › Ruby Life Pools
Primalist Cinderweaver’s Living Bomb periodic damage and explosion damage reduced by 10%.
Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.