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Smolderon Guide
Smolderon in Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Smolderon showcases his worth as a Firelord by utilizing his weapon Emberscar to great effect.
- He marks his enemies with Brand of Damnation while also igniting them with Overheated.
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Stage One: The Firelord's Fury, Stage Two: World In Flames.
- Tanks: Brand of Damnation marks all players struck with Cauterizing Wound which absorbs a large amount of healing.
- Healers: Blazing Soul causes Blistering Heat to inflict heavy damage to all players.
- Damage dealers: Brand of Damnation marks all players struck with Cauterizing Wound which absorbs a large amount of healing.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Smolderon showcases his worth as a Firelord by utilizing his weapon Emberscar to great effect. He marks his enemies with Brand of Damnation while also igniting them with Overheated. Upon reaching 100 energy, Smolderon slams Emberscar into the ground. He then feasts on players' essence while overwhelming them with World In Flames.
- Brand of Damnation marks all players struck with Cauterizing Wound which absorbs a large amount of healing.
- Devour Essence draws Living Flames out of players afflicted with Emberscar's Mark.
- Brand of Damnation afflicts the primary target with Searing Aftermath which explodes for less damage the further away the target is.
- Brand of Damnation marks all players struck with Cauterizing Wound which absorbs a large amount of healing.
- Devour Essence draws Living Flames out of players afflicted with Emberscar's Mark.
- Overheated inflicts damage to all players nearby the target.
- Blazing Soul causes Blistering Heat to inflict heavy damage to all players.
- Brand of Damnation marks all players struck with Cauterizing Wound which absorbs a large amount of healing.
- Devour Essence draws Living Flames out of players afflicted with Emberscar's Mark.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- Stage One: The Firelord's Fury
- Stage Two: World In Flames
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Brand of Damnation marks all players struck with Cauterizing Wound which absorbs a large amount of healing.
- Devour Essence draws Living Flames out of players afflicted with Emberscar's Mark.
- Brand of Damnation afflicts the primary target with Searing Aftermath which explodes for less damage the further away the target is.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Blazing Soul causes Blistering Heat to inflict heavy damage to all players.
- Brand of Damnation marks all players struck with Cauterizing Wound which absorbs a large amount of healing.
- Devour Essence draws Living Flames out of players afflicted with Emberscar's Mark.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Brand of Damnation marks all players struck with Cauterizing Wound which absorbs a large amount of healing.
- Devour Essence draws Living Flames out of players afflicted with Emberscar's Mark.
- Overheated inflicts damage to all players nearby the target.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Brand of Damnation | In Heroic difficulty, the primary target of Brand of Damnation is afflicted with Searing Aftermath. | |
 Cauterizing Wound | In Mythic difficulty, targets afflicted with Cauterizing Wound that are hit by Flame Waves create additional Flame Waves. | |
| Emberscar's Mark | ||
 Searing Aftermath | ||
 Overheated | In Heroic difficulty, when Overheated expires Flame Waves spawn around the target. | |
 Flame Waves | ||
 Seeking Inferno | ||
 Inferno | ||
 Lava Geysers | ||
 Smoldering Ground | ||
 Blistering Heat | ||
 Devour Essence | ||
 Living Flame | ||
 World In Flames | ||
 Lingering Burn | ||
 Heating Up | ||
 Encroaching Destruction | ||
 Blazing Soul | In Heroic difficulty, Blazing Soul also increases the damage Blistering Heat inflicts. |
Loot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Ashes of the Embersoul
Cataclysmic Signet Brand
Dreadful Smoldering Dreamheart
Dreadful Synchronous Timestrand
Fading Flame Wristbands
Fused Obsidian Sabatons
Incandescent Soulcleaver
Mantle of Blazing SacrificeMystic Smoldering DreamheartMystic Synchronous Timestrand
Remnant CharglaiveVenerated Smoldering DreamheartVenerated Synchronous TimestrandZenith Smoldering DreamheartZenith Synchronous TimestrandMounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Mounts
Toys
Achievements
Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope · Heroic: Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope · Mythic: Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope · Mythic: Council of Dreams · Mythic: Fyrakk the Blazing · Mythic: Gnarlroot · Mythic: Igira the Cruel · Mythic: Larodar, Keeper of the Flame · Mythic: Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle · Mythic: Smolderon · Mythic: Tindral Sageswift, Seer of the Flame · Mythic: Volcoross
Entrance and instance
Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope is a raid in the Adventure Guide. See the Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope 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
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 Smolderon?
Smolderon showcases his worth as a Firelord by utilizing his weapon Emberscar to great effect.
How many abilities does Smolderon have?
The current datamine lists 18 named abilities on the Smolderon encounter.
What does Smolderon drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 15 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope database page.
Does Smolderon 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.
Does Smolderon drop a mount?
The journal loot table includes Anu'relos, Flame's Guidance. Each links to its TheWoWDB mount 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). 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.