TheWoWDBDrak'Tharon Keep
Novos the Summoner Guide
Novos the Summoner in Drak'Tharon Keep, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Phase 1: Army of the Dead, Phase 2: Wrath of the Summoner.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- Phase 1: Army of the Dead Novos the Summoner enters an Arcane Field and summons waves of undead to defend him. Novos remains in the Arcane Field until 4 Crystal Handlers are defeated.
- Phase 2: Wrath of the Summoner Novos the Summoners lowers his Arcane Field and attacks.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Arcane Field | Novos the Summoner surrounds himself in an Arcane Field, making him immune to damage. | |
| Arcane Blast | ||
| Flash of Darkness | Crystal Handlers inflict Shadow damage to all players in front of them. | |
| Shadow Bolt | Risen Shadowcasters hurl bolts of dark magic at players, inflicting Shadow damage. | |
| Thunderclap | ||
| Blizzard | to all players in the selected area. | |
| Frostbolt | Novos the Summoners hurls a bolt of ice at a player, inflicting Frost damage and reducing their movement speed for 4 sec. | |
| Wrath of Misery | for 8 sec. | |
| Summon Minions | Novos the Summoner calls upon an army of Fetid Troll Corpses to assist him in battle. |
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
Entrance and instance
Drak'Tharon Keep is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Drak'Tharon Keep 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 Novos the Summoner?
Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Phase 1: Army of the Dead, Phase 2: Wrath of the Summoner.
What does Novos the Summoner drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 8 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Drak'Tharon Keep database page.
Does Novos the Summoner 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.