TheWoWDBThe Arcway
Nal'tira Guide
Nal'tira in The Arcway, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Nal'tira weakens her enemies and attempts to draw them into her Tangled Web.
- Tanks: Break Tangled Web by moving away from the player you are tethered to.
- Healers: Avoid Nether Venom pools.
- Damage dealers: Avoid Nether Venom pools.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Nal'tira weakens her enemies and attempts to draw them into her Tangled Web.
- Avoid Nether Venom pools.
- Break Tangled Web by moving away from the player you are tethered to.
- Avoid Nether Venom pools.
- Break Tangled Web by moving away from the player you are tethered to.
- Break Tangled Web by moving away from the player you are tethered to.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Break Tangled Web by moving away from the player you are tethered to.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Avoid Nether Venom pools.
- Break Tangled Web by moving away from the player you are tethered to.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Avoid Nether Venom pools.
- Break Tangled Web by moving away from the player you are tethered to.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Blink Strikes | ||
 Nether Venom | ||
 Tangled Web | ||
 Devour |
Loot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Item sets and transmog
Fortitude of the Nightborne · Jacin's Ruse · Journey Through Time · March of the Legion · Nightwell Arcanum · Traitor's Oath
Achievements
Heroic: The Arcway · Mythic: The Arcway · Mythic: The Arcway · The Arcway
Entrance and instance
The Arcway is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the The Arcway database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.
Related bosses
Player strategy
This page quotes the Adventure Guide. It does not add player strategy such as positioning, assignments, stack or spread calls, or cooldown timings unless that sentence is already in the journal.
Questions
What does the Adventure Guide say about Nal'tira?
Nal'tira weakens her enemies and attempts to draw them into her Tangled Web.
How many abilities does Nal'tira have?
The current datamine lists 4 named abilities on the Nal'tira encounter.
What does Nal'tira drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 9 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the The Arcway database page.
Does Nal'tira change on Heroic or Mythic?
The current Adventure Guide text for this encounter does not include separate Heroic or Mythic sentences we can quote. If a later client build adds them, they appear here automatically.
Where does this guide's text come from?
Quoted Adventure Guide sections come from TheWoWDB's retail datamine (client build 12.1.0.69587, ingested 2026-09-01). Player strategy such as positioning, assignments, and cooldown timings is omitted unless that sentence is already in the journal.
Source and build
This page quotes the Adventure Guide. It does not add player strategy such as positioning, assignments, stack or spread calls, or cooldown timings unless that sentence is already in the journal. Quoted sections come from TheWoWDB Adventure Guide datamine (client build 12.1.0.69587, ingested 2026-09-01). Ability names link to first-party spell pages. When a newer retail build is ingested, this page updates with it.