TheWoWDBMurder Row
Lithiel Cinderfury Guide
Lithiel Cinderfury in Murder Row, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Fingers of Gul'dan will summon Wild Imps near every target.
- After casting Fingers of Gul'dan Lithiel Cinderfury casts Demonic Gateway to escape and then begins casting Malefic Wave.
- Tanks: Chaos Bolt inflicts high damage to a random target if not interrupted.
- Healers: Malefic Wave applies lingering damage over time when players using Lithiel's Demonic Gateway pass through Malefic Wave.
- Damage dealers: Malefic Wave grants Malefic Empowerment to any summoned demons still alive when it passes over them.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Fingers of Gul'dan will summon Wild Imps near every target. After casting Fingers of Gul'dan Lithiel Cinderfury casts Demonic Gateway to escape and then begins casting Malefic Wave. Malefic Wave slowly expands over a large area inflicting heavy damage along with lingering damage over time. Players traveling through Lithiel's Demonic Gateway are immune to the initial impact and lingering Fire vulnerability from passing through Malefic Wave.
- Malefic Wave grants Malefic Empowerment to any summoned demons still alive when it passes over them.
- Chaos Bolt inflicts high damage to a random target if not interrupted.
- Chaos Bolt inflicts high damage to a random target if not interrupted.
- Furious Vilefiend inflicts heavy damage.
- Malefic Wave applies lingering damage over time when players using Lithiel's Demonic Gateway pass through Malefic Wave.
- Furious Vilefiend inflicts heavy damage.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Chaos Bolt inflicts high damage to a random target if not interrupted.
- Furious Vilefiend inflicts heavy damage.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Malefic Wave applies lingering damage over time when players using Lithiel's Demonic Gateway pass through Malefic Wave.
- Furious Vilefiend inflicts heavy damage.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Malefic Wave grants Malefic Empowerment to any summoned demons still alive when it passes over them.
- Chaos Bolt inflicts high damage to a random target if not interrupted.
Boss abilities
Malefic Wave
Felshield
Demonic Gateway
Chaos Bolt
Fingers of Gul'dan
Felfire Burst
Shadow Bite
Felfire Core
Searing Fel FlameLoot
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
Murder Row is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Murder Row 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 Lithiel Cinderfury?
Fingers of Gul'dan will summon Wild Imps near every target.
How many abilities does Lithiel Cinderfury have?
The current datamine lists 10 named abilities on the Lithiel Cinderfury encounter.
What does Lithiel Cinderfury drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 12 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Murder Row database page.
Does Lithiel Cinderfury 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.