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Chargath, Bane of Scales Guide
Chargath, Bane of Scales in Neltharus, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- As an expert in hunting winged beasts, Chargath utilizes Grounding Spears rigged with Grounding Chains to lock his foes down.
- Upon reaching 100 energy, Chargath unleashes Fiery Focus on his target.
- Tanks: Fiery Focus inflicts heavy damage and can be interrupted with Fetter.
- Healers: Dragon Strike inflicts high damage and causes the target to bleed.
- Damage dealers: When tripped, Grounding Chain will apply Fetter to the tripped target.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
As an expert in hunting winged beasts, Chargath utilizes Grounding Spears rigged with Grounding Chains to lock his foes down. Upon reaching 100 energy, Chargath unleashes Fiery Focus on his target. During this time, Chargath loses sight of his surroundings and falls vulnerable to Fetter.
- Fiery Focus inflicts heavy damage and can be interrupted with Fetter.
- Magma Wave travels out in a straight line in front of Chargath.
- Dragon Strike inflicts high damage and causes the target to bleed.
- When broken, Grounding Chain will cause Slag Eruption.
- When tripped, Grounding Chain will apply Fetter to the tripped target.
- Grounding Spear leaves behind Erupted Ground where it strikes the floor.
- When broken, Grounding Chain will cause Fetter.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Fiery Focus inflicts heavy damage and can be interrupted with Fetter.
- Magma Wave travels out in a straight line in front of Chargath.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Dragon Strike inflicts high damage and causes the target to bleed.
- When broken, Grounding Chain will cause Slag Eruption.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- When tripped, Grounding Chain will apply Fetter to the tripped target.
- Grounding Spear leaves behind Erupted Ground where it strikes the floor.
- When broken, Grounding Chain will cause Fetter.
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 Mythic difficulty, Chargath throws a Grounding Spear on up to 3 players.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Grounding Spear | On Mythic difficulty, Chargath throws a Grounding Spear on up to 3 players. | |
 Erupted Ground | ||
 Grounding Chain | ||
 Fetter | ||
 Slag Eruption | ||
 Fiery Focus | ||
 Lava Splash | ||
 Fiery Demise | ||
 Dragon Strike | ||
 Magma Wave |
Loot
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Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Achievements
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.
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 Chargath, Bane of Scales?
As an expert in hunting winged beasts, Chargath utilizes Grounding Spears rigged with Grounding Chains to lock his foes down.
How many abilities does Chargath, Bane of Scales have?
The current datamine lists 10 named abilities on the Chargath, Bane of Scales encounter.
What does Chargath, Bane of Scales drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 5 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Neltharus database page.
Does Chargath, Bane of Scales 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.