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Sire Denathrius
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
In the game's encounter order for Castle Nathria, Sire Denathrius comes 10th of 10, after General Kaal.
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 this encounter, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Inevitable
Physical · Instant
Whenever Denathrius is unable to reach his target, he shifts through the shadows to their location and strikes them for 50% weapon damage.
Burden of Sin
Shadow · Instant
All players gain 4 stacks of Burden of Sin at the start of the encounter. Every 2 sec, Burden of Sin inflicts Shadow damage per stack.
Cleansing Pain
Shadow · 3 sec cast
Denathrius strikes with immense cruelty, inflicting Shadow damage to players in a cone in front of him. Players with Burden of Sin lose stacks and summon an Echo of Sin. Players without Burden of Sin receive% increased damage from this ability.
Painful Memories
Shadow · 1.5 sec cast · Lasts 10 min
Echoes of Sin inflict Shadow damage to all players every 2 sec.
Spiteful
Physical · Instant · Lasts 14 sec
If not destroyed within 14 sec, Echoes of Sin return to the players who created them and re-apply Burden of Sin.
Blood Price
Shadow · 1.5 sec cast · Lasts 3.5 sec
Denathrius torments players with Burden of Sin, rendering them unable to move or act for 3.5 sec. When this effect expires, each player is knocked away from Denathrius and explodes for Shadow damage to all players who have the same number of Burden of Sin stacks.
Night Hunter
Physical · Instant · Lasts 6 sec
Denathrius creates images of himself that mark random players, then charge to them 6 sec later. Each image inflicts Physical damage and applies Touch of the Night to all players in their path. Upon reaching their target, they strike with Insatiable Hunger.
Insatiable Hunger
Physical · Instant
Damage is reduced for each player in the path of the Night Hunter.
Command: Ravage
Shadow · 2 sec cast
Upon reaching 100 energy, Denathrius commands Remornia to unleash stored Anima against players.
Ravage
Shadow · Instant
After 6 sec, Remornia releases anima in a huge arc, inflicting Shadow damage to all players hit and filling the area with Desolation.
Desolation
Shadow · Instant
Lingering Anima reduces all healing received by 100% and inflicts Shadow damage every 1 sec to players who stand within it.
Commanding Presence
Physical · Instant
After casting Command: Ravage, Denathrius gains 10% increased damage. This effect stacks.
March of the Penitent
Shadow · Instant
Upon reaching 70% health, Denathrius draws all players to the center of the room, then casts them outward to the edges. Players affected by Burden of Sin have their movement speed slowed by 20% per stack and are unable to use abilities. Moving within 16 yds of Denathrius absolves players of their Burden of Sin.
Fall of the Unworthy
Physical · Instant
After 15 sec, all players are pulled into the Observatorium along with Denathrius. Any player still affected by Burden of Sin falls to their violent, unavoidable death.
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.
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 Sire Denathrius among their criteria.