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Sepulcher of the First Ones

Anduin Wrynn Guide

Anduin Wrynn in Sepulcher of the First Ones, 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

  • Anduin engages players while battling his own domination.
  • Anduin's Kingsmourne Hungers separates players from their souls, allowing them to aid Anduin's true self and restore his Willpower.
  • Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Stage One: Kingsmourne Hungers, Intermission: A Fallen King, Stage Two: Grim Reflections, Intermission: March of the Damned, Stage Three: A Moment of Clarity.
  • Tanks: Dark Zeal increases in intensity with every melee attack until Anduin attacks a different target.
  • Healers: Blasphemy is neutralized when coming into contact with the opposite mark.
  • Damage dealers: Blasphemy is neutralized when coming into contact with the opposite mark.

Overview

Adventure Guide says

Anduin engages players while battling his own domination. Anduin's Kingsmourne Hungers separates players from their souls, allowing them to aid Anduin's true self and restore his Willpower. Throughout the encounter, Anduin temporarily manifests the source of his domination. This manifestation is linked to him by Domination's Grasp.

  • Blasphemy is neutralized when coming into contact with the opposite mark.
  • Monstorous Souls begin to cast Necrotic Detonation at low health.
  • Anduin's Doubt and Anduin's Despair restore Willpower to Anduin when defeated.
  • Blasphemy is neutralized when coming into contact with the opposite mark.
  • When Anduin's Hope reaches full health, it restores Willpower to Anduin.
  • Befouled Barrier absorbs the healing of players standing in the area and erupts at the end of its duration. The intensity of this eruption is based on the remaining absorption amount of the barrier.
  • Dark Zeal increases in intensity with every melee attack until Anduin attacks a different target.
  • Soul Reaper inflicts substantial Physical and Magical damage.
  • Blasphemy is neutralized when coming into contact with the opposite mark.

Encounter phases

Adventure Guide says

  1. Stage One: Kingsmourne Hungers
  2. Intermission: A Fallen King
  3. Stage Two: Grim Reflections
  4. Intermission: March of the Damned
  5. Stage Three: A Moment of Clarity

Tank mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Dark Zeal increases in intensity with every melee attack until Anduin attacks a different target.
  • Soul Reaper inflicts substantial Physical and Magical damage.
  • Blasphemy is neutralized when coming into contact with the opposite mark.

Healer mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Blasphemy is neutralized when coming into contact with the opposite mark.
  • When Anduin's Hope reaches full health, it restores Willpower to Anduin.
  • Befouled Barrier absorbs the healing of players standing in the area and erupts at the end of its duration. The intensity of this eruption is based on the remaining absorption amount of the barrier.

DPS mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Blasphemy is neutralized when coming into contact with the opposite mark.
  • Monstorous Souls begin to cast Necrotic Detonation at low health.
  • Anduin's Doubt and Anduin's Despair restore Willpower to Anduin when defeated.

Boss abilities

AbilityAdventure GuideNotes
Willpower
Force of Will
Kingsmourne HungersIn Mythic difficulty, players struck by Kingsmourne Hungers leave behind a Severed Soul.
Lost Soul
Severed Soul
Blasphemy
Befouled Barrier
Wicked Star
Hopebreaker
Domination Word: Pain
Dark Zeal
Domination's Grasp
March of the Damned
Remorseless Winter
Soul Reaper
Army of the Dead
Grim Reflections
Psychic Terror
Grim Fate
Dark Presence
Beacon of HopeIn Mythic difficulty, Beacon of Hope has a reduced number of charges, but expels a Fragment of Hope whenever a player enters the area.
Purging Light
Fragment of Hope
Hopelessness
Empowered Hopebreaker
Empowered Wicked Star
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Loot

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

Anduin's Princely VestmentsBeacon of StormwindDreadful Helm ModuleKing's Wolfheart WaistbandMystic Helm ModuleRemnant's Blasphemous ScourgebeltSoulwarped Seal of MenethilSoulwarped Seal of WrynnThe Lion's RoarVenerated Helm ModuleWrists of the Wicked StarZenith Helm ModuleAccelerated ColdCombusting EngineControlled DestructionEmbrace of EarthFueled by ViolenceNourishing ChiPerforated VeinsPowerful PrecisionTaste for BloodVengeful Shock

Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

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

Mounts

Zereth Overseer

Achievements

Heroic: Sepulcher of the First Ones · Mythic: Anduin Wrynn · Mythic: Artificer Xy'mox · Mythic: Artificer Xy'mox · Mythic: Lords of Dread · Mythic: Prototype Pantheon · Mythic: Rygelon · Mythic: Sepulcher of the First Ones · Mythic: The Jailer · Mythic: Vigilant Guardian · Sepulcher of the First Ones

Entrance and instance

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

Lords of Dread
Vigilant Guardian
Dausegne, the Fallen Oracle
Prototype Pantheon
Lihuvim, Principal Architect
Halondrus the Reclaimer
The Jailer
Skolex, the Insatiable Ravener
Rygelon
Artificer Xy'mox

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 Anduin Wrynn?

Anduin engages players while battling his own domination.

How many abilities does Anduin Wrynn have?

The current datamine lists 26 named abilities on the Anduin Wrynn encounter.

What does Anduin Wrynn drop?

The Adventure Guide lists 22 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Sepulcher of the First Ones database page.

Does Anduin Wrynn 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 Anduin Wrynn drop a mount?

The journal loot table includes Zereth Overseer. 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.