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Lord Kur'talos Ravencrest Guide
Lord Kur'talos Ravencrest in Black Rook Hold, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Ravencrest engages the player while his advisor, Latosius, teleports around the area, attacking with dark magic.
- Once Ravencrest reaches 20% health, Latosius reveals his true form as the dreadlord Dantalionax.
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Stage One: Lord of the Keep, Stage Two: Vengeance of the Ancients.
- Tanks: Unerring Shear will deal heavy damage.
- Healers: Unerring Shear deals heavy damage to the tank.
- Damage dealers: Kill Stinging Swarms to avoid damage and being stunned by Itchy!.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Ravencrest engages the player while his advisor, Latosius, teleports around the area, attacking with dark magic. Once Ravencrest reaches 20% health, Latosius reveals his true form as the dreadlord Dantalionax. Ravencrest, his vision no longer clouded, now calls on the souls of his ancestors to empower the party to defeat Dantalionax and cleanse the Legion from Black Rook Hold.
- Unerring Shear will deal heavy damage.
- Kill Stinging Swarms to avoid damage and being stunned by Itchy!.
- Move in a circular pattern to avoid Dantalionax's casts of Dark Obliteration after he splits when using Dreadlord's Guile.
- Unerring Shear deals heavy damage to the tank.
- Dispel Cloud of Hypnosis.
- Move in a circular pattern to avoid Dantalionax's casts of Dark Obliteration after he splits when using Dreadlord's Guile.
- Kill Stinging Swarms to avoid damage and being stunned by Itchy!.
- Move in a circular pattern to avoid Dantalionax's casts of Dark Obliteration after he splits when using Dreadlord's Guile.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- Stage One: Lord of the Keep
- Stage Two: Vengeance of the Ancients
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Unerring Shear will deal heavy damage.
- Kill Stinging Swarms to avoid damage and being stunned by Itchy!.
- Move in a circular pattern to avoid Dantalionax's casts of Dark Obliteration after he splits when using Dreadlord's Guile.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Unerring Shear deals heavy damage to the tank.
- Dispel Cloud of Hypnosis.
- Move in a circular pattern to avoid Dantalionax's casts of Dark Obliteration after he splits when using Dreadlord's Guile.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Kill Stinging Swarms to avoid damage and being stunned by Itchy!.
- Move in a circular pattern to avoid Dantalionax's casts of Dark Obliteration after he splits when using Dreadlord's Guile.
Boss abilities
Whirling Blade
Dark Blast
Shadow Bolt
Legacy of the Ravencrest
Stinging Swarm
Cloud of Hypnosis
Dreadlord's GuileLoot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Absolved Ravencrest Brooch
Caged Horror
Cruelty of Dantalionax
Drape of the Raven Lord
Latosius's Blasting Gloves
Legguards of Endless Horrors
Mark of Varo'then
Pauldrons of Ancient Command
Ravencourt Formal Mantle
Ravencrest's Unerring Striders
Ravencrest's Wrath
Raven Filigree Pendant
Raven's Veil Belt
Rook Footman's Legplates
Shadow Archer's Helm
Felbat Leather Leggings
Mardum Chain Wristclamp
Netherwhisper Leggings
Portalguard HelmMounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Achievements
Black Rook Hold · Black Rook Hold · Heroic: Black Rook Hold · Heroic: Black Rook Hold · Mythic: Black Rook Hold · Mythic: Black Rook Hold
Entrance and instance
Black Rook Hold is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Black Rook Hold 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 Lord Kur'talos Ravencrest?
Ravencrest engages the player while his advisor, Latosius, teleports around the area, attacking with dark magic.
How many abilities does Lord Kur'talos Ravencrest have?
The current datamine lists 9 named abilities on the Lord Kur'talos Ravencrest encounter.
What does Lord Kur'talos Ravencrest drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 19 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Black Rook Hold database page.
Does Lord Kur'talos Ravencrest 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.