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Dargrul the Underking Guide
Dargrul the Underking in Neltharion's Lair, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Dargrul wields the Hammer of Khaz'goroth to shape earth and fire to strike the party, while summoning fiery minions that pursue random players.
- 23 On Heroic difficulty, the Molten Charskins no longer use Magma Breaker, but instead increase their speed and damage over time with Rising Inferno.
- Tanks: Use defensive abilities to survive Molten Crash.
- Healers: Molten Crash does massive damage to the tank.
- Damage dealers: Defeat Molten Charskins.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Dargrul wields the Hammer of Khaz'goroth to shape earth and fire to strike the party, while summoning fiery minions that pursue random players. 23 On Heroic difficulty, the Molten Charskins no longer use Magma Breaker, but instead increase their speed and damage over time with Rising Inferno. Dargrul now uses Magma Breaker to damage the party each time he moves.
- Defeat Molten Charskins.
- Take cover behind Crystal Spikes to avoid taking damage from Magma Wave.
- Molten Crash does massive damage to the tank.
- Molten Charskins do continuous damage to the party while moving with Magma Breaker.
- Take cover behind Crystal Spikes to avoid taking damage from Magma Wave.
- Dargrul does continuous damage to the party while moving with Magma Breaker.
- Use defensive abilities to survive Molten Crash.
- Take cover behind Crystal Spikes to avoid taking damage from Magma Wave.
- Dargrul does continuous damage to the party while moving with Magma Breaker.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Use defensive abilities to survive Molten Crash.
- Take cover behind Crystal Spikes to avoid taking damage from Magma Wave.
- Dargrul does continuous damage to the party while moving with Magma Breaker.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Molten Crash does massive damage to the tank.
- Molten Charskins do continuous damage to the party while moving with Magma Breaker.
- Take cover behind Crystal Spikes to avoid taking damage from Magma Wave.
- Dargrul does continuous damage to the party while moving with Magma Breaker.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Defeat Molten Charskins.
- Take cover behind Crystal Spikes to avoid taking damage from Magma Wave.
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 Heroic difficulty, the Molten Charskins no longer use Magma Breaker, but instead increase their speed and damage over time with Rising Inferno.
Boss abilities
Magma Wave
Lava Geyser
Flame Gout
Crystal Spikes
Magma Sculptor
Crystal Cracked
Magma Breaker
Burning Hatred
Landslide
Molten CrashLoot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Chain of the Underking
Charskin Legguards
Faultline Leggings
Gloves of the Mountain Conquest
Hate-Sculpted Magma
Hate-Sculpted Magma
Mark of Dargrul
Mountain Throne Coif
Pebble of Ages
Rumblestone Gauntlets
Sinister Ashfall Cord
Tremorguard Pauldrons
Tunic of Smoldering Ire
Bitestone Boots
Rockbound Chestguard
Roggthread Cord
Steelgazer Hide Mantle
Thunder Totem BrazierMounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Achievements
Heroic: Neltharion's Lair · Heroic: Neltharion's Lair · Mythic: Neltharion's Lair · Mythic: Neltharion's Lair · Neltharion's Lair · Neltharion's Lair
Entrance and instance
Neltharion's Lair is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Neltharion's Lair 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 Dargrul the Underking?
Dargrul wields the Hammer of Khaz'goroth to shape earth and fire to strike the party, while summoning fiery minions that pursue random players.
How many abilities does Dargrul the Underking have?
The current datamine lists 12 named abilities on the Dargrul the Underking encounter.
What does Dargrul the Underking drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 18 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Neltharion's Lair database page.
Does Dargrul the Underking 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.