Priory of the Sacred Flame
Captain Dailcry Guide
Captain Dailcry in Priory of the Sacred Flame, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Captain Dailcry is protected by his Trusted Guards, who gain Strength in Numbers while near each other.
- Captain Dailcry's loyal mount, Ember, ravages his enemies with Savage Mauling while he rallies his allies with a courageous Battle Cry.
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: The Trusted Guard.
- Tanks: Captain Dailcry is protected by trusted guards who gain Strength in Numbers.
- Healers: Savage Mauling inflicts heavy damage to the player caught in Ember's clutches.
- Damage dealers: Captain Dailcry is protected by trusted guards who gain Strength in Numbers.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Captain Dailcry is protected by his Trusted Guards, who gain Strength in Numbers while near each other. Captain Dailcry's loyal mount, Ember, ravages his enemies with Savage Mauling while he rallies his allies with a courageous Battle Cry.
- Captain Dailcry is protected by trusted guards who gain Strength in Numbers.
- Battle Cry increases damage done by Captain Dailcry and his allies.
- Pierce Armor inflicts heavy bleed damage to Captain Dailcry's current target.
- Captain Dailcry is protected by trusted guards who gain Strength in Numbers.
- Ember attacks a player with Savage Mauling until Captain Dailcry's shield is broken.
- Earthshattering Spear inflicts heavy damage to players in the impact area.
- Savage Mauling inflicts heavy damage to the player caught in Ember's clutches.
- Earthshattering Spear inflicts heavy damage to players in the impact area.
- Pierce Armor inflicts heavy bleed damage to Captain Dailcry's current target.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- The Trusted Guard
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Captain Dailcry is protected by trusted guards who gain Strength in Numbers.
- Battle Cry increases damage done by Captain Dailcry and his allies.
- Pierce Armor inflicts heavy bleed damage to Captain Dailcry's current target.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Savage Mauling inflicts heavy damage to the player caught in Ember's clutches.
- Earthshattering Spear inflicts heavy damage to players in the impact area.
- Pierce Armor inflicts heavy bleed damage to Captain Dailcry's current target.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Captain Dailcry is protected by trusted guards who gain Strength in Numbers.
- Ember attacks a player with Savage Mauling until Captain Dailcry's shield is broken.
- Earthshattering Spear inflicts heavy damage to players in the impact area.
Boss abilities
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.
Achievements
Heroic: Priory of the Sacred Flame · Mythic: Priory of the Sacred Flame · Priory of the Sacred Flame
Entrance and instance
Priory of the Sacred Flame is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Priory of the Sacred Flame 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 Captain Dailcry?
Captain Dailcry is protected by his Trusted Guards, who gain Strength in Numbers while near each other.
How many abilities does Captain Dailcry have?
The current datamine lists 12 named abilities on the Captain Dailcry encounter.
What does Captain Dailcry drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 7 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Priory of the Sacred Flame database page.
Does Captain Dailcry 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.