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Archimonde
Archimonde - Hellfire Citadel
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Archimonde encounter in Hellfire Citadel.
One of the original eredar who betrayed the draenei of Argus to take his place as the sinister hand of the dark titan Sargeras, Archimonde the Defiler commands the military might of the Burning Legion. He arrives in Draenor, reaching across space and time, to ensure that the invasion of Azeroth proceeds as planned, and that Gul'dan does not fail his Legion masters.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Hellfire Citadel, Archimonde comes 13th of 13, after Mannoroth.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Archimonde assaults players with the might of the Burning Legion, gaining new abilities each time his health is reduced by 15%, eventually summoning Rain of Chaos to destroy Draenor. When a player is launched into the air by Shadowfel Burst, their allies must catch them to avoid fatal damage. As Archimonde Desecrates the land, players must protect themselves with the Light of the Naaru. When Archimonde reaches 40% health remaining, he begins to cast Nether Banish, sending players to the Twisting Nether.
Damage Dealers
- Destroy Doomfire Spirits quickly before they create too much Doomfire.
- Wrought Chaos inflicts heavy damage if aimed towards other players.
- Shackled Torment inflicts lethal raidwide damage if mutliple shackles are broken at once.
- Infernal Doombringers will begin to cast Hellfire if not killed quickly.
Healers
- Desecrate inflicts increasing raidwide damage to players without Light of the Naaru.
- Shadow Blast significantly increases Shadow damage taken by Death Brand.
- Shackled Torment inflicts heavy raidwide damage each time it is broken.
Tanks
- Death Brand inflicts massive initial damage and periodic damage until Hellfire Deathcallers are killed.
- Nether Banish sends tanks to the Twisting Nether along with any other players within 10 yards.
Stage One: The Defiler
Doomfire
In Mythic difficulty, Doomfire is consumed when a player comes into contact with it. This effect stacks up to 15 times. When the Doomfire debuff expires, a new patch of Doomfire is created at that player's location.
Allure of Flames
In Mythic difficulty, Allure of Flames inflicts Fire damage to all players for each Doomfire that is moved.
Shadowfel Burst
In Mythic difficulty, Shadowfel Burst targets 3 players.
Death Brand
Hellfire Deathcaller
Demonic Art: Desecration
When Archimonde reaches 85% health remaining, he summons corruption that erupts from the ground.
Desecrate
Yrel
Stage Two: Hand of the Legion
When Archimonde reaches 70% health remaining, he calls on new powers to destroy his enemies.
Shackled Torment
Wrought Chaos
In Mythic difficulty, all players become the target of either Wrought Chaos or Focused Chaos when Archimonde casts Wrought Chaos.
Allure of Flames
In Mythic difficulty, Allure of Flames inflicts Fire damage to all players for each Doomfire that is moved.
Death Brand
Hellfire Deathcaller
Demonic Art: Vanguard of the Legion
When Archimonde reaches 55% health remaining, he summons the vanguard of the Burning Legion.
Felborne Overfiend
Dreadstalker
Stage Three: The Twisting Nether
When Archimonde reaches 40% health remaining, he calls on the Twisting Nether to destroy his enemies. When Archimonde reaches 40% health remaining, he transcends. All of his enemies are drawn helplessly into the Twisting Nether, an endless, chaotic space from which few have ever returned...
Demonic Feedback
Shackled Torment
Wrought Chaos
In Mythic difficulty, all players become the target of either Wrought Chaos or Focused Chaos when Archimonde casts Wrought Chaos.
Nether Banish
Living Shadow
Living Shadow periodically spawn from the Nether Portal and attack players. Each time a Living Shadow spawns from a portal, the rate at which they spawn is increased.
The Nether
Demonic Art: Rain of Chaos
When Archimonde reaches 25% health remaining, he summons a massive meteor to destroy Draenor.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Archimonde, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Doomfire
Fire · Instant
Archimonde summons a Doomfire Spirit that persists until it is killed. While alive, the spirit will create a line of Doomfire that will pursue a player for 10 sec. before choosing a new target. This effect stacks.
Allure of Flames
Fire · 2.5 sec cast
Archimonde instantly pulls all Doomfire to several player's locations.
Shadowfel Burst
Shadow · 2 sec cast
Death Brand
Shadow · 2.5 sec cast
Shadow Blast
Shadow · 1 sec cast · Lasts 30 sec
Hellfire Deathcallers blast several players with demonic energy, inflicting Shadow damage and increasing their Shadow damage taken by 25% for 30 sec. This effect stacks.
Desecrate
Fire · 1.5 sec cast
The spire inflicts Shadow damage every 3 sec. to all players. Each active spire increases the damage done by Desecration.
Light of the Naaru
Holy · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
Purifying Light
Holy · 3 sec cast
When Archimonde is weakened, Yrel summons the light to destroy all spires of desecration.
Shackled Torment
Shadow · 1.5 sec cast
This effect increases by 10% with every tick. When removed, Unleashed Torment inflicts Shadow damage to all players.
Unleashed Torment
Shadow · Instant
Shackled Souls explode inflicting Shadow damage to all players when Shackled Torment is broken.
Wrought Chaos
Shadow · 1.5 sec cast
Archimonde brands a player with several stacks of chaotic energy that explodes after 5 sec. The explosion inflicts Fire damage to any player in a straight line towards the target of Focused Chaos. Wrought Chaos jumps to the target of Focused Chaos with one less stack when it expires.
Demonic Feedback
Shadow · 1.5 sec cast
Nether Portal
Shadow · 1.5 sec cast · Lasts 8 sec
When banished, a Nether Portal is torn open at the player's location, periodically summoning Living Shadows for the remainder of the fight.
Devour Life
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 45 sec
Living Shadows devour life from their target, inflicting Shadow damage and reducing their healing and absorption received by 40% for 45 sec. This act destroys the Living Shadow.
Shadow Storm
Physical · Instant
Dark Pursuit
Shadow · Instant
Empowered by the Twisting Nether, increasing movement speed by 50% every 5 seconds.
Touch of Shadows
Shadow · 2 sec cast
Shadowed Netherwalks unleash a wave a shadows, inflicting Shadow damage to all players in the Twisting Nether.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Hellfire Citadel.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Archimonde encounter lists 40 items in the dungeon journal, item levels 44 to 45. Equip slots covered: Trinket, Two-Hand, Neck, Back, Head, Waist, Shoulder, Hands, One-Hand, Feet, Chest and Legs. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Bleeding Hollow Toxin Vessel Trinket, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Rogue. A vendor pays 13g 70s for it. Equip: Toxic Mutilator. Equip: Eviscerating Blade. Equip: From the Shadows.
- Calamity's Edge Two-Hand (Two-Handed Sword), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 82g 34s for it.
- Choker of the Great Betrayer Neck, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 18g 82s for it.
- Cloak of Incendiary Wrath Back (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 33g 74s for it.
- Core of the Primal Elements Trinket, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Shaman. A vendor pays 13g 75s for it. Equip: Elemental Bellows. Equip: Furious Winds. Equip: Low Tide.
- Demon Prince's Ascendant Crown Head (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 33g 11s for it.
- Demonbuckle Sash of Argus Waist (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 22g 92s for it.
- Doomcrier's Shoulderplates Shoulder (Plate), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 32g 87s for it.
- Edict of Argus Two-Hand (Staff), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 78g 9s for it.
- Eredar Fel-Chain Gloves Hands (Mail), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 22g 76s for it.
- Felfinger Runegloves Hands (Leather), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 22g 41s for it.
- Fragment of the Dark Star Trinket, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warlock. A vendor pays 13g 80s for it. Equip: Epidemic. Equip: Swarm of Gul'dan. Equip: Flamelicked.
- Gavel of the Eredar One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 66g 60s for it.
- Libram of Vindication Trinket, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Paladin. A vendor pays 13g 60s for it. Equip: Magnifying Light. Equip: Savior's Boon. Equip: Focus of Vengeance.
- Mantle of the Eredar Lord Shoulder (Cloth), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 32g 73s for it.
- Reaper's Harvest Trinket, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Death Knight. A vendor pays 12g 99s for it. Equip: Unholy Coil. Equip: Frozen Obliteration. Equip: Wandering Plague.
- Repudiation of War Trinket, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Priest. A vendor pays 13g 65s for it. Equip: Naaru's Discipline. Equip: Complete Healing. Equip: Mental Fatigue.
- Sacred Draenic Incense Trinket, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Monk. A vendor pays 13g 55s for it. Equip: Eluding Movements. Equip: Soothing Breeze. Equip: Furious Sun.
- Seed of Creation Trinket, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Druid. A vendor pays 13g 4s for it. Equip: Starshards. Equip: Wildcat Celerity. Equip: Stalwart Guardian.
- Talisman of the Master Tracker Trinket, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Hunter. A vendor pays 13g 9s for it. Equip: Beastlord. Equip: Longview. Equip: Blackness.
- Tome of Shifting Words Trinket, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Mage. A vendor pays 13g 50s for it. Equip: Wild Arcanist. Equip: Pyrosurge. Equip: Shatterlance.
- Treads of the Defiler Feet (Plate), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 35g 26s for it.
- Waistwrap of Banishment Waist (Leather), item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 23g 18s for it.
- World Ender's Gorget Neck, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 19g 68s for it.
- Worldbreaker's Resolve Trinket, item level 45, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior. A vendor pays 13g 85s for it. Equip: Tactical Surge. Equip: Berserker's Fury. Equip: Shield Mastery.
- Decree of Demonic Sovereignty Trinket, item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect and Haste. A vendor pays 37g 39s for it.
- Demonbreaker Chestplate Chest (Plate), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 41g 69s for it. Part of the Demonbreaker Wargear set.
- Felfume Robes Chest (Cloth), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 41g 22s for it. Part of the Felfume Raiment set.
- Fractured Soulgem Staff Two-Hand (Staff), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 74g 20s for it.
- Grasp of the Defiler Trinket, item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 37g 65s for it.
- Ironpelt Jerkin Chest (Leather), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 41g 38s for it. Part of the Ironpelt Armor set.
- Portent of Disaster Trinket, item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 37g 25s for it.
- Pressure-Compressed Loop Trinket, item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 37g 11s for it.
- Rancorbite Chain Shirt Chest (Mail), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 41g 54s for it. Part of the Rancorbite Battlegear set.
- Shadeflesh Legguards Legs (Leather), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 43g 62s for it.
- Stompers of Echoing Doom Feet (Plate), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 32g 53s for it.
- Unquenchable Doomfire Censer Trinket, item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 37g 52s for it.
- Vintage Draenic Handguards Hands (Mail), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 22g 64s for it.
- Voidsight Hood Head (Cloth), item level 44, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 33g 24s for it.
- Felsteel Annihilator Miscellaneous, item level 30, requires level 10. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to summon this mount. This mount changes depending on your Riding skill and location.” Use: Learning.
Read from the current game build's item data. Listed prices come from our latest US Auction House scan; a drop that binds when picked up never has one.
Achievements for Defeating It
7 achievements list a victory over Archimonde among their criteria.