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Mchimba the Embalmer Guide
Mchimba the Embalmer in Kings' Rest, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Mchimba the Embalmer prepares his victims for mummification.
- Drain Fluids inflicts Nature damage over time on target player that ends in Desiccation.
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Heroic and Mythic Difficulty Only.
- Tanks: Entomb seals the afflicted player inside one of the crypts.
- Healers: Drain Fluids inflicts Nature damage over time to the afflicted player. When the effect completes, it applies Desiccation, reducing the afflicted player's damage done and movement speed until they are healed above 90% health.
- Damage dealers: Entomb seals the afflicted player inside one of the crypts.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Mchimba the Embalmer prepares his victims for mummification. Drain Fluids inflicts Nature damage over time on target player that ends in Desiccation. Entomb seals a player inside one of the chamber's crypts, after which Mchimba begins to Open Coffin on the remaining crypts one at a time, releasing a Finished Mummy from every unoccupied crypt.
- Entomb seals the afflicted player inside one of the crypts.
- Open Coffin opens one of the crypts and summons a Finished Mummy.
- Drain Fluids inflicts Nature damage over time to the afflicted player. When the effect completes, it applies Desiccation, reducing the afflicted player's damage done and movement speed until they are healed above 90% health.
- Burn Corruption inflicts Fire damage to target player and creates a patch of Burning Ground.
- Entomb seals the afflicted player inside one of the crypts.
- Entomb seals the afflicted player inside one of the crypts.
- Drain Fluids inflicts Nature damage over time to the afflicted player. When the effect completes, it applies Desiccation, reducing the afflicted player's damage done and movement speed until they are healed above 90% health.
- Burn Corruption inflicts Fire damage to target player and creates a patch of Burning Ground.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- Heroic and Mythic Difficulty Only Kings' Rest is not available in Normal Difficulty.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Entomb seals the afflicted player inside one of the crypts.
- Open Coffin opens one of the crypts and summons a Finished Mummy.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Drain Fluids inflicts Nature damage over time to the afflicted player. When the effect completes, it applies Desiccation, reducing the afflicted player's damage done and movement speed until they are healed above 90% health.
- Burn Corruption inflicts Fire damage to target player and creates a patch of Burning Ground.
- Entomb seals the afflicted player inside one of the crypts.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Entomb seals the afflicted player inside one of the crypts.
- Drain Fluids inflicts Nature damage over time to the afflicted player. When the effect completes, it applies Desiccation, reducing the afflicted player's damage done and movement speed until they are healed above 90% health.
- Burn Corruption inflicts Fire damage to target player and creates a patch of Burning Ground.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Command Constructs | ||
 Embalm | ||
 Awakening Slam | ||
 Wretched Discharge | ||
 Burn Corruption | ||
| Burning Ground | ||
 Drain Fluids | ||
 Explosive Acids | ||
 Desiccation | ||
 Entomb | ||
| Open Coffin | ||
| Struggle | While trapped, players can struggle against the doors of the crypt, alerting other players to their presence. |
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.
Mounts
Achievements
Entrance and instance
Kings' Rest is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Kings' Rest 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 Mchimba the Embalmer?
Mchimba the Embalmer prepares his victims for mummification.
How many abilities does Mchimba the Embalmer have?
The current datamine lists 11 named abilities on the Mchimba the Embalmer encounter.
What does Mchimba the Embalmer drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 7 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Kings' Rest database page.
Does Mchimba the Embalmer 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.
Does Mchimba the Embalmer drop a mount?
The journal loot table includes Tomb Stalker. Each links to its TheWoWDB mount page.
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.