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Tirathon Saltheril Guide
Tirathon Saltheril in Vault of the Wardens, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Tirathon begins the fight in his blood elf form, but uses Metamorphosis halfway through the encounter.
- Tirathon changes to one of two demonic forms at this time and uses new and altered abilities.
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Tirathon, Fallen Hunter, Demon Form: Havoc, Demon Form: Vengeance.
- Tanks: Darkstrikes inflicts substantial Shadow damage while active.
- Healers: Furious Blast damages the entire party if Tirathon's cast is successful.
- Damage dealers: If Tirathon metamorphoses into a Vengeance demon he casts Fel Mortar instead of Furious Blast. This will greatly increase the number of Furious Flames zones in the arena.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Tirathon begins the fight in his blood elf form, but uses Metamorphosis halfway through the encounter. Tirathon changes to one of two demonic forms at this time and uses new and altered abilities. The form that Tirathon chooses changes from week to week.
- If Tirathon metamorphoses into a Vengeance demon he casts Fel Mortar instead of Furious Blast. This will greatly increase the number of Furious Flames zones in the arena.
- If Tirathon metamorphoses into a Havoc demon, use your damage reduction abilities to survive.
- Furious Blast damages the entire party if Tirathon's cast is successful.
- If Tirathon metamorphoses into a Havoc demon the entire party will take significant damage as the fight continues.
- Darkstrikes inflicts substantial Shadow damage while active.
- If Tirathon enters Vengeance form, reposition him to avoid his whirling Glaives.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- Tirathon, Fallen Hunter
- Demon Form: Havoc Tirathon metamorphoses into a Havoc demon. He gains the ability to focus his hatred as a beam of fel energy and he periodically Immolates the entire party.
- Demon Form: Vengeance Tirathon metamorphoses into a Vengeance demon. He looses his glaives to fly about the arena with a Fel Chain between them. In addition, Furious Blast is replaced with Fel Mortar.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Darkstrikes inflicts substantial Shadow damage while active.
- If Tirathon enters Vengeance form, reposition him to avoid his whirling Glaives.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Furious Blast damages the entire party if Tirathon's cast is successful.
- If Tirathon metamorphoses into a Havoc demon the entire party will take significant damage as the fight continues.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- If Tirathon metamorphoses into a Vengeance demon he casts Fel Mortar instead of Furious Blast. This will greatly increase the number of Furious Flames zones in the arena.
- If Tirathon metamorphoses into a Havoc demon, use your damage reduction abilities to survive.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Swoop | ||
 Furious Blast | ||
 Furious Flames | ||
 Darkstrikes | ||
| Fel Mortar | ||
 Metamorphosis | ||
 Hatred | ||
 Immolation Aura | ||
 Glaive | ||
| Fel Chain |
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: Vault of the Wardens · Heroic: Vault of the Wardens · Mythic: Vault of the Wardens · Mythic: Vault of the Wardens · Vault of the Wardens · Vault of the Wardens
Entrance and instance
Vault of the Wardens is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Vault of the Wardens database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.
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Player strategy
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Questions
What does the Adventure Guide say about Tirathon Saltheril?
Tirathon begins the fight in his blood elf form, but uses Metamorphosis halfway through the encounter.
How many abilities does Tirathon Saltheril have?
The current datamine lists 10 named abilities on the Tirathon Saltheril encounter.
What does Tirathon Saltheril drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 11 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Vault of the Wardens database page.
Does Tirathon Saltheril 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.