TheWoWDBCathedral of Eternal Night
Domatrax Guide
Domatrax in Cathedral of Eternal Night, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Upon reaching 90% and 50% health, the Fel Lord opens up additonal portals to allow greater numbers of the Legion's soldiers to pour into the tomb.
- The Aegis of Aggramar provides protection against the Legion's attacks, but if drained of all its energy, this aura will fall.
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Stage One: The March of the Imps, Stage Two: The Burning Hordes.
- Tanks: Turn the Fel Lord away from the party and the Aegis to avoid having them get hit with Felsoul Cleave.
- Healers: The Aegis' protection aura reduces damage from Choatic Energy.
- Damage dealers: Destroy Fel Portal Guardians to stop the flow of demons.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Upon reaching 90% and 50% health, the Fel Lord opens up additonal portals to allow greater numbers of the Legion's soldiers to pour into the tomb. The Aegis of Aggramar provides protection against the Legion's attacks, but if drained of all its energy, this aura will fall. On Mythic difficulty, if the Fel Portal Guardians are not destroyed within a specific time, an overfiend emerges.
- Destroy Fel Portal Guardians to stop the flow of demons.
- Destroy Fel Portal Guardians before they can complete Approaching Doom.
- The Aegis' protection aura reduces damage from Choatic Energy.
- Turn the Fel Lord away from the party and the Aegis to avoid having them get hit with Felsoul Cleave.
- At 25% health, Domatrax goes into a Frenzy.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- Stage One: The March of the Imps Upon reaching 90% health, Domatrax tears open portals allowing imps to enter the fray.
- Stage Two: The Burning Hordes Upon reaching 50% health, Domatrax tears open portals summoning felguard into the battle. On Mythic difficulty, shivan emerge from the portals.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Turn the Fel Lord away from the party and the Aegis to avoid having them get hit with Felsoul Cleave.
- At 25% health, Domatrax goes into a Frenzy.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- The Aegis' protection aura reduces damage from Choatic Energy.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Destroy Fel Portal Guardians to stop the flow of demons.
- Destroy Fel Portal Guardians before they can complete Approaching Doom.
Normal, Heroic, and Mythic
Adventure Guide says
Only sentences the Adventure Guide itself marks as a difficulty change. We do not invent extra Heroic or Mythic strategy.
- On Mythic difficulty, if the Fel Portal Guardians are not destroyed within a specific time, an overfiend emerges.
- On Mythic difficulty, shivan emerge from the portals.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Felsoul Cleave | ||
 Chaotic Energy | ||
 Frenzy | ||
 Approaching Doom | ||
 Aegis of Aggramar | ||
 Fel Blast | ||
 Searing Rend | ||
 Shadow Sweep |
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.
Achievements
Cathedral of Eternal Night · Cathedral of Eternal Night · Heroic: Cathedral of Eternal Night · Heroic: Cathedral of Eternal Night · Mythic: Cathedral of Eternal Night · Mythic: Cathedral of Eternal Night
Entrance and instance
Cathedral of Eternal Night is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Cathedral of Eternal Night 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 Domatrax?
Upon reaching 90% and 50% health, the Fel Lord opens up additonal portals to allow greater numbers of the Legion's soldiers to pour into the tomb.
How many abilities does Domatrax have?
The current datamine lists 8 named abilities on the Domatrax encounter.
What does Domatrax drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 12 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Cathedral of Eternal Night database page.
Does Domatrax change on Heroic or Mythic?
Yes. The Adventure Guide adds difficulty sentences on the abilities that change; those sentences are collected in the difficulty section. We do not invent additional Heroic or Mythic strategy.
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.