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Majordomo Staghelm Guide

Majordomo Staghelm in Firelands, 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

  • Majordomo Staghelm will change form based on how many players are standing together or separated.
  • Each form has its own abilities that will be used more frequently the longer he is in any given form.
  • Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Shapeshifting.
  • Tanks: Each time Majordomo's Cat Form casts Leaping Flames, a Spirit of Flame is summoned.
  • Healers: Majordomo Staghelm's damage increases with each shapeshift.
  • Damage dealers: Burning Orbs damage the nearest player with constant Fire damage that ramps up the longer the victim stands closest to the orb.

Overview

Adventure Guide says

Majordomo Staghelm will change form based on how many players are standing together or separated. Each form has its own abilities that will be used more frequently the longer he is in any given form. Each time Majordomo Staghelm changes forms he will gain Fury. He will change into a scorpion if the raid is standing together or into a cat when the raid is spread out. After every third shift he will change into his human form briefly, use Fiery Cyclone, and then cast either Searing Seeds or Burning Orbs.

  • Each time Majordomo's Cat Form casts Leaping Flames, a Spirit of Flame is summoned.
  • Flame Scythe's damage is split evenly amongst all target caught in its area of effect.
  • Majordomo Staghelm's damage increases with each shapeshift.
  • Majordomo Staghelm's damage increases with each shapeshift.
  • Flame Scythe will be cast more frequently the longer Majordomo Staghelm remains in his Scorpion Form.
  • Burning Orbs damage the nearest player with constant Fire damage that ramps up the longer the victim stands closest to the orb.
  • Searing Seeds duration is different per player.
  • It is possible to dodge Leaping Flames.
  • Burning Orbs damage the nearest player with constant Fire damage that ramps up the longer the victim stands closest to the orb.
  • Searing Seeds duration is different per player.
  • It is possible to dodge Leaping Flames.

Encounter phases

Adventure Guide says

  1. Shapeshifting Fandral transforms into a Cat when his enemies are not clustered together or into a Scorpion when many of his enemies are clustered together. On every third transform, Fandral briefly pauses in Night Elf form.

Tank mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Each time Majordomo's Cat Form casts Leaping Flames, a Spirit of Flame is summoned.
  • Flame Scythe's damage is split evenly amongst all target caught in its area of effect.
  • Majordomo Staghelm's damage increases with each shapeshift.

Healer mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Majordomo Staghelm's damage increases with each shapeshift.
  • Flame Scythe will be cast more frequently the longer Majordomo Staghelm remains in his Scorpion Form.
  • Burning Orbs damage the nearest player with constant Fire damage that ramps up the longer the victim stands closest to the orb.
  • Searing Seeds duration is different per player.
  • It is possible to dodge Leaping Flames.

DPS mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Burning Orbs damage the nearest player with constant Fire damage that ramps up the longer the victim stands closest to the orb.
  • Searing Seeds duration is different per player.
  • It is possible to dodge Leaping Flames.

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.

  • Each player who engages Fandral on Heroic Difficulty gains a Concentration power bar.

Boss abilities

AbilityAdventure GuideNotes
ConcentrationEach player who engages Fandral on Heroic Difficulty gains a Concentration power bar. Players hit by a damaging attack or spell lose all Concentration.
Leaping FlamesFandral leaps at an enemy, leaving behind a Spirit of the Flame. for 1 min. This attack costs 100 energy.
AdrenalineFandral gains a stack of Adrenaline each time he performs Leaping Flames. Fandral loses all stacks of Adrenaline when he switches forms.
FuryThis effect stacks.
Flame ScytheDamage is split equally among targets hit. This attack costs 100 energy.
Fiery CycloneFiery Cyclone tosses all enemy targets into the air, preventing all action but making them invulnerable for 3 sec.
Searing SeedsSearing Seeds implants fiery seeds in Fandral's enemies. Each seed grows at a different rate.
Burning OrbsFandral summons several orbs around the room. This effect stacks.
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Loot

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

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Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

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

Mounts

Flametalon of Alysrazor · Pureblood Fire Hawk

Achievements

Firelands · Heroic: Alysrazor · Heroic: Beth'tilac · Heroic: Lord Rhyolith · Heroic: Ragnaros · Heroic: Shannox

Entrance and instance

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

Beth'tilac
Lord Rhyolith
Alysrazor
Shannox
Baleroc, the Gatekeeper
Ragnaros

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 Majordomo Staghelm?

Majordomo Staghelm will change form based on how many players are standing together or separated.

What does Majordomo Staghelm drop?

The Adventure Guide lists 80 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Firelands database page.

Does Majordomo Staghelm 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.

Does Majordomo Staghelm drop a mount?

The journal loot table includes Flametalon of Alysrazor, Pureblood Fire Hawk. 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.