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Crimson Cabalist
Sire Denathrius - Castle Nathria
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Sire Denathrius encounter in Castle Nathria.
For countless ages, Sire Denathrius stood among the Eternal Ones who rule the realms of Death. But in the Shadowlands' darkest hour, he has betrayed his sacred duty. With his bloodthirsty living blade Remornia at his side and defended by his most sychophantic loyalists, Denathrius will cut a swath through any who stand against him and cast their remains into the inescapable terror of the Maw.
Encounter Facts
Instance Entrance: Revendreth
Castle Nathria entranceThe Castle Nathria entrance is in Revendreth, at 46.6, 41.5 on the Revendreth map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Denathrius begins the fight by tormenting players for their past transgressions. Player must be hit by Cleansing Pain to remove Burden of Sin before they run out of space to avoid Ravage. At 70% health, Denathrius casts March of the Penitent and drags players into his grand Observatorium, where they must face a chorus of his most powerful admirers while avoiding Remornia's attempts to Massacre them. At 40% health, Denathrius casts Indignation and begins to wield Remornia directly, assaulting players with a combination of his most powerful abilities.
Tanks
- Use Cleansing Pain to remove Burden of Sin from yourself and allies.
- Wracking Pain greatly increases damage taken, and can also hit Crimson Cabalists.
- Position carefully for Blood Price and Shattering Pain, both of which knock players away from Denathrius.
Damage Dealers
- Echoes of Sin and Crimson Cabalists are dangerous and can overwhelm your raid if not dealt with quickly.
- Remornia shares health with Denathrius through Bloodbound.
- Position carefully for Blood Price and Shattering Pain, both of which knock players away from Denathrius.
Healers
- Targeted abilities like Impale and Fatal Finesse inflict heavy damage.
- Blood Price and Hand of Destruction can inflict heavy damage to the entire raid.
- Position carefully for Blood Price and Shattering Pain, both of which knock players away from Denathrius.
Stage One: Sinners Be Cleansed
Players face Denathrius in the Nightcloak Sanctum, where he kindly offers enough pain to cleanse them of their sins.
Intermission: March of the Penitent
Stage Two: The Crimson Chorus
Once fully cleansed, players find themselves in the grand Observatorium, where countless mirrors are used to watch and manipulate events throughout the Shadowlands and beyond. Players can enter these mirrors to travel great distances, but there is no escape from Denathrius.
The Nightcloak
At the beginning of Stage Two, Denathrius calls upon some of his most trusted lieutenants.
Lady Sinsear
Lord Evershade
Baron Duskhollow
Countess Gloomveil
Crimson Cabalist
Members of the Crimson Cabal periodically enter the room. These loyal servants of Denathrius assault players with deadly anima magic.
Remornia
Remornia aids Denathrius in battle. When not using an ability, she's free to move and attack players at will.
Inevitable
Wracking Pain
Hand of Destruction
Command: Massacre
Stage Three: Indignation
Having completely run out of patience, Denathrius opts to wield Remornia directly and crush players with his most powerful abilities.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Crimson Cabalist, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Nathrian Hymn: Sinsear
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 1 min
Increases damage taken from Lady Sinsear by 20% for 1 min. This effect stacks.
Searing Censure
Physical · Instant
Each missile inflicts Shadow damage to players who come in contact with it and silences them for 6 sec.
Crescendo
Shadow · Instant
Upon death, release a spectacular volley of anima toward each player. Inflicts Shadow damage to players within 2.5.1 yds of the impact location and knocks them back.
Nathrian Hymn: Gloomveil
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 1 min
Increases damage taken from Countess Gloomveil by 20% for 1 min. This effect stacks.
Gloom Veil
Physical · Instant
Countess Gloomveil envelops herself in a shroud of anima. Players are unable to target into or out of the shroud.
Crimson Chorus
Shadow · Instant
Crimson Cabalists channel a dark ritual that inflicts Shadow damage per Cabalist to all players every 2 sec.
Dusk Elegy
Shadow · Instant
When Denathrius reaches 40% health, all remaining Cabalists move to the inner platform and intensify their ritual. Healing received is reduced by 15% per Cabalist.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Castle Nathria.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Sire Denathrius encounter lists 40 items in the dungeon journal. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Memory of the Deadliest Coil Quest, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Use: Restoring Memory.
- Astral Protection Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Bone Marrow Hops Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Brooding Pool Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Brutal Grasp Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Courageous Ascension Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Destructive Reverberations Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Discipline of the Grove Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Elysian Dirge Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Empowered Release Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Enfeebled Mark Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Essential Extraction Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Fae Fermata Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Festering Transfusion Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Fleeting Wind Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Gift of the Lich Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Harrowing Punishment Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Imbued Reflections Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Impenetrable Gloom Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Incantation of Swiftness Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Increased Scrutiny Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Indelible Victory Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Ire of the Ascended Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Lavish Harvest Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Light's Barding Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Light's Inspiration Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Necrotic Barrage Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Piercing Verdict Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Proliferation Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Repeat Decree Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Shattered Perceptions Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Siphoned Malice Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Spirit Attunement Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Strike with Clarity Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Swift Transference Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- The Long Summer Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Tumbling Waves Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Veteran's Repute Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Viscous Ink Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Way of the Fae Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. 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
12 achievements list a victory over Crimson Cabalist among their criteria.