Neltharus Guide

30-second TL;DR

Adventure Guide says

Beneath the Obsidian Citadel lies Neltharus, home of the black dragonflight's hoard and the secrets behind their legendary forging.
When the djaradin woke from their slumber, they chose Neltharus as the point of entry for their attack.
The Adventure Guide lists 4 encounters: Forgemaster Gorek, Chargath, Bane of Scales, Magmatusk, Warlord Sargha.

Encounters

Forgemaster Gorek7 abilities · 6 dropsThose who interrupt the Forgemaster's work will be met with deadly weapons and raining fire.

Chargath, Bane of Scales10 abilities · 5 dropsAs an expert in hunting winged beasts, Chargath utilizes Grounding Spears rigged with Grounding Chains to lock his foes down.

Magmatusk9 abilities · 5 dropsMagmatusk builds Magma energy during battle, triggering Volatile Mutation upon reaching 100 Magma.

Warlord Sargha13 abilities · 9 dropsWarlord Sargha hurls Molten Gold at players, leaving Hardened Gold upon expiration.

Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.

Achievements

Heroic: Neltharus · Mythic: Neltharus · Neltharus

Entrance and instance

Neltharus is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Neltharus database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.

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

How many bosses are in Neltharus?

The Adventure Guide lists 4 encounters.

What loot does Neltharus drop?

The journal lists 25 drops across its encounters. Open a boss guide or the database page for the per-encounter tables.

Is this the Neltharus database page?

No. This is the encounter guide. The encyclopedia page with the raw journal tree and the full loot grid is linked as Database on this 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). We do not invent positioning, assignments, or cooldown timings.

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.