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Antorus, the Burning Throne

Varimathras Guide

Varimathras in Antorus, the Burning Throne, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.

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30-second TL;DR

Adventure Guide says

  • Varimathras uses the darkness of his cell to stalk his prey, attacking them with Alone in the Darkness.
  • Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Torments of the Shivarra, The Fallen Nathrezim, Shadow of Varimathras.
  • Tanks: Avoid being hit by Shadow Strike while not tanking.
  • Healers: Torments of the Shivarra inflict constant raid wide damage.
  • Damage dealers: Position Marked Prey to avoid being knocked out of range of your allies.

Overview

Adventure Guide says

Varimathras uses the darkness of his cell to stalk his prey, attacking them with Alone in the Darkness.

  • Torments of the Shivarra inflict constant raid wide damage.
  • Players who suffer any Shadow damage are afflicted with Misery and cannot be healed for 7 sec.
  • Avoid being hit by Shadow Strike while not tanking.
  • Misery prevents all healing received and increases Physical damage taken for 7 sec.

Encounter phases

Adventure Guide says

  1. Torments of the Shivarra The Coven of Shivarra designed Varimathras' cell to torture him for all time.
  2. The Fallen Nathrezim
  3. Shadow of Varimathras Whenever Varimathras moves through the darkness, his shadow lingers and attacks players until killed.

Tank mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Avoid being hit by Shadow Strike while not tanking.
  • Misery prevents all healing received and increases Physical damage taken for 7 sec.

Healer mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Torments of the Shivarra inflict constant raid wide damage.
  • Players who suffer any Shadow damage are afflicted with Misery and cannot be healed for 7 sec.

DPS mechanics

Adventure Guide says

Boss abilities

AbilityAdventure GuideNotes
Torment of Flames
Torment of Frost
Torment of Fel
Torment of Shadows
Misery
Alone in the Darkness
Shadow Strike
Dark Fissure
Marked Prey
Necrotic Embrace
Echoes of Doom
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Loot

Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.

Belt of Fractured SanityBlood-Drenched BindingsCarafe of Searing LightCord of Surging HysteriaGreaves of Mercurial AllegianceNathrezim IncisorNathrezim Shade-WalkersNeuroshock ElectrodeRiveted Choker of DeliriumRobes of the Forsaken DreadlordSeeping ScourgewingThu'rayan LashTormentor's BrandVarimathras' Shattered ManaclesVest of Unfathomable Anguish

Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

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

Mounts

Antoran Charhound · Shackled Ur'zul

Achievements

Antorus, the Burning Throne · Antorus, the Burning Throne · Mythic: Aggramar · Mythic: Antoran High Command · Mythic: Argus the Unmaker · Mythic: Garothi Worldbreaker · Mythic: Imonar the Soulhunter · Mythic: Kin'garoth · Mythic: Portal Keeper Hasabel · Mythic: The Coven of Shivarra · Mythic: Varimathras

Entrance and instance

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

Aggramar
Portal Keeper Hasabel
The Coven of Shivarra
Felhounds of Sargeras
Garothi Worldbreaker
Antoran High Command
Kin'garoth
Imonar the Soulhunter
Eonar the Life-Binder
Argus the Unmaker

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 Varimathras?

Varimathras uses the darkness of his cell to stalk his prey, attacking them with Alone in the Darkness.

How many abilities does Varimathras have?

The current datamine lists 11 named abilities on the Varimathras encounter.

What does Varimathras drop?

The Adventure Guide lists 15 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Antorus, the Burning Throne database page.

Does Varimathras 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 Varimathras drop a mount?

The journal loot table includes Antoran Charhound, Shackled Ur'zul. 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.