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High Torturor Darithos
Sun King's Salvation - Castle Nathria
High Torturor Darithos is a boss of the Sun King's Salvation encounter in Castle Nathria.
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Encounter Facts
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
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
Kael'thas starts in a weakened state and needs assistance to bring him back to full strength. However, Sire Denathrius's forces continue to pour in, determined to stop your attempts at redeeming Kael'thas's soul. Upon Kael'thas reaching 45% and 90% health, a Shade of Kael'thas manifests, suspending everyone's ability to heal Kael'thas. This Shade of Kael'thas enters the arena and engages the raid until it is defeated. Inflicting damage to the Shade of Kael'thas also heals Kael'thas himself.
Tanks
- Vile Occultist's Door of Shadows impair threat management on them, and Soul Infusers ignore player threat entirely.
- Shade of Kael'thas's Fiery Strike inflicts applications of Burning Remnants.
Damage Dealers
- Assist allies to mitigate damage taken from Ember Blast.
- Soul Infusers are susceptible to crowd control.
- Move away from allies when targeted for Crimson Flurry.
Healers
- Interact with the Infuser's Orbs to gain Infuser's Boon.
- Heal Essence Fonts cast Essence Overflow at full health, greatly healing Kael'thas.
- Move away from allies when targeted for Crimson Flurry.
Shade of Kael'thas
A Shade of Kael'thas manifests upon Kael'thas reaching 45% and 90% health.
Reflection of Guilt
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Cloak of Flames
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Unleashed Pyroclasm
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Smoldering Remnants
Spell detailsEmber Blast, Blazing Surge and the Reborn Phoenixes's Smoldering Plumage leave this pool.
Fiery Strike
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Burning Remnants
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Ember Blast
Spell detailsOn Normal difficulty and higher, this also applies 6 applications Lingering Embers, divided among all players hit.
Lingering Embers
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Blazing Surge
Spell detailsOn Heroic difficulty and higher, Blazing Surge targets a random player's position rather than the primary target's position.
Reborn Phoenix
On Mythic difficulty, the Reborn Phoenixes do not disappear when the Shade of Kael'thas is defeated.
Smoldering Plumage
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Phoenix Embers
Spell detailsMinisters of Vice
As the fight progresses, Sire Denathrius's Ministers of Vice work to thwart the raid's attempts to save Kael'thas.
Rockbound Vanquisher
Vanquishing Strike
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Concussive Smash
Spell detailsBleakwing Assassin
Crimson Flurry
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Return to Stone
Spell detailsVile Occultist
Vulgar Brand
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Carrying Essence Font
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Scornful Blast
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Door of Shadows
Spell detailsSoul Infuser
Soul Infusion
Spell detailsPestering Fiend
Shattering Ruby
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Fragmentation
Spell detailsInfusing Essences
Soul Infusers and Pride's Prison's Soul Pedestals offer adventurers advantages in restoring Kael'thas to full health. Soul Infusers, Vile Occultists, and Pride's Prison's Soul Pedestals offer adventurers advantages in restoring Kael'thas to full health.
Infuser's Orb
Soul Infuser leave behind an Infuser's Orb upon death. Interacting with the Infuser's Orb grants Infuser's Boon.
Infuser's Boon
Spell detailsSoul Pedestal
Players can interact with the Soul Pedestals to cast Soul Infusion on Kael'thas. Soul Pedestals don't activate when the Shade of Kael'thas is alive. Soul Pedestals don't activate when the Shade of Kael'thas is present.
Soul Infusion
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Drained Soul
Spell detailsEssence Font
Vile Occultists drop an Essence Font upon death. Dropped Essence Fonts cast Essence Overflow at full health.
Cracked Reservoir
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Essence Overflow
Spell detailsKael'thas
When the Shade of Kael'thas is not present, Kael'thas periodically casts Cloak of Flames.
Cloak of Flames
Spell detailsUnleashed Pyroclasm
Spell detailsHigh Torturer Darithos
Greater Castigation
Spell detailsAbility Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for High Torturor Darithos, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Greater Castigation
Shadow · 2 sec cast
Channels dark energy into multiple players, inflicting Shadow damage every 0.5 sec to players of each player.
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.
Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Sun King's Salvation encounter in Castle Nathria.
In the sinister confines of Castle Nathria, souls are being tortured not to redeem their sins, but to amplify them. The prideful Prince Kael'thas has been burdened with the sins of others, and his pain and hatred are channeled to make him a powerful weapon. This has imperiled his soul like no other, and it must be saved--if only to keep it from being unleashed upon the Shadowlands.
What Each Drop Is
The Sun King's Salvation encounter lists 21 items in the dungeon journal, item level 200. Equip slots covered: Wrist, Hands, Chest, Back, Trinket and Waist. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Memory of the Shadowbreaker Quest, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Use: Restoring Memory.
- Memory of the Sun King Quest, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Use: Restoring Memory.
- Abominable Anima Spherule Reagent, item level 200, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Death Knight, Warlock and Demon Hunter. Tooltip: “Return this bead of Anima to your Covenant sanctum in exchange for a weapon.” A vendor pays 5 gold for it.
- Bangles of Errant Pride Wrist (Mail), item level 200, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 43 gold7 silver for it.
- Bleakwing Assassin's Grips Hands (Leather), item level 200, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 41 gold50 silver for it.
- High Torturer's Smock Chest (Cloth), item level 200, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 88 gold46 silver for it.
- Mantle of Manifest Sins Back (Cloth), item level 200, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 63 gold16 silver for it.
- Soul Igniter Trinket, item level 200, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 44 gold62 silver for it. Use: Soul Ignition. Equip: Soul Ignition.
- Splintered Heart of Al'ar Trinket, item level 200, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength. A vendor pays 69 gold14 silver for it.
- Stoic Guardsman's Belt Waist (Plate), item level 200, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 41 gold18 silver for it.
- Tuft of Smoldering Plumage Trinket, item level 200, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 69 gold67 silver for it.
- Brutal Vitality Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Cheetah's Vigor Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Fel Defender Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Hardened Bones Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Infernal Cascade Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Punish the Guilty Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Rolling Agony Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Shielding Words Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Soul Furnace Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Vital Accretion 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
10 achievements list a victory over High Torturor Darithos among their criteria.
