The Drowned City dungeon guide

1Zul'Alai

An undead brute and the first boss. One big slam decides the fight, so melee need to know when to step out.

• Monstrous SlamA 2 second cast that stuns everyone within 15 yards for 5 seconds. Melee step out the moment the cast starts; the tank stays and takes it.
• EnrageAt 30% health he enrages and keeps slamming. Save cooldowns to finish him quickly.

Tank

Hold him in place so melee always know where 15 yards ends.

DPS

Melee walk out on every cast and come back after. Ranged keep going.

Healer

Stand outside the slam range. A stunned healer leaves the tank alone for 5 seconds.

• Bloodslash AxeAxe · One-hand
• Oathbound BracersLeather · Wrist
• Berserker ShacklesMail · Wrist

2Var'Taka

A harpoon-wielding brute kept alive by two Brinescale Priestesses. Deal with the healers and the fight falls apart.

• Brinescale PriestessesTwo priestesses heal Var'Taka. Polymorph or Sap one, kill the other, then the second, and interrupt their heals throughout.
• HarpoonPulls a random player to him. Walk back out of his frontal area right away.
• Frostbolt and cleaveHe frostbolts the tank until both priestesses are dead, and cleaves in front. Keep everyone but the tank behind or beside him.

Tank

Turn him away from the group so his cleave and a harpooned player never meet.

DPS

Priestesses first. Use interrupts on their heals.

Healer

Tank damage drops once the priestesses die. Until then, heal through the frostbolts.

• Harpoon of CommandTwo-hand
• Brinebelly LeggingsLeather · Legs
• Priestess CloakBack

3Captain Dreadrise

A captain who traps players in water bubbles and fires frost volleys. Pop the bubbles fast and kick every volley.

• EmbrineTraps a random player in a water bubble that stuns and drowns them. Everyone nearby breaks the bubble immediately.
• Waterbolt VolleyA 3 second frost cast on everyone near him. Interrupt every single cast; set up a rotation before the pull.

Tank

Keep him still so interrupters can reach him every time.

DPS

Switch to any bubble the second it appears, then back to the captain.

Healer

Heal the bubbled player hard; they cannot do anything until the group frees them.

• Dreadfrost SaberSword · Main hand
• Frosty BlunderbussGun · Ranged
• Briny SashCloth · Waist

4Deathless Marrow

The hardest boss in the city: a huge health pool and a stream of Deathless adds that never stops.

• Endless addsDeathless Guardians, Sorcerers and Watchers keep spawning. Each add that dies makes Marrow take 20% more damage, so cleave them down and turn the bonus into boss damage.
• BloodboltA hard-hitting bolt. Healers keep a reserve for it.
• 9 November hotfixAdds now have 25% less health, Sorcerer fireballs deal 25% less, Watcher charges hit half as hard and Guardians shield-slam less often.

Tank

Gather every add on yourself so the group can cleave them next to the boss.

DPS

Kill adds as they spawn, then dump damage into Marrow while the bonus stacks up.

Healer

This is the longest fight here. Pace your mana and keep a heal ready for Bloodbolt.

• Bloodspine StaffStaff · Two-hand
• Viscera SpauldersMail · Shoulder
• Knucklebone RingRing

5Primeval ElementalOptional

A hidden boss in an underwater room. Reach it by diving from the central pool or taking the stairs beside Var'Taka's room.

• Robe of the DrownedCloth · Chest
• Waterlogged Burial ShroudBack
• Heart of the PrimevalTrinket

6GillOptional

A rare boss. Kill it when you find it for a chance at the Gill's Gills trinket.

• Gill's GillsTrinket
• Tidebound DaggerDagger · Main hand

7UmbraOptional

A rare murloc who fights with five Saltscale murlocs. Their bleeds stack fast.

• Saltscale packFive Saltscale murlocs join him and stack bleeds on whoever they hit. Kill Umbra first; the pack is easier once he is down.

• Deep-Dweller's GripsCloth · Hands
• Umbral Scaled BeltMail · Waist

8Min'loth the Serpent

The final boss, fought in two phases. Bring him to zero as a troll, then do it again against a serpent at full health.

• DrenchTroll phase: frost damage on the tank.
• DelugeTroll phase: a wave of water washes over the whole group for 10 seconds. Healers spread heals across everyone.
• Serpent formAt 0 health he turns into a serpent and heals to full. Treat it as a second fight and keep cooldowns for it.
• Fear and poisonSerpent phase: fears a random player and poisons the group, which also cuts healing taken. Cleanse the poison quickly.

Tank

Pick up the serpent the moment the transformation ends.

DPS

Do not blow everything in phase one. The serpent has a full health bar.

Healer

Save mana for phase two. Poison lowers your healing, so cleanse before you heal.

• Maw of Min'lothShield
• Serpentbane CrownMail · Head
• Ritual-Binder's GlovesLeather · Hands
• Linken's Boots of IronMail · Feet