Magisters' Terrace Dungeon Guide

Before heading into Magister's Terrace, we advise you to get the dungeon quests related to it. To make this process easier, we have written a separate guide for the quests and their chains.

The fastest way to get to Magister's Terrace for both Alliance and Horde is to take the portal to the Isle of Quel'Danas in the middle of Shattrath. From there, follow the image shown above until you find the dungeon entrance, as shown in the picture above.

The first half of the dungeon has the first 2 bosses. The dungeon is very linear; simply follow the path forward, completing any quests you have along the way.

The second half of the dungeon contains the last 2 bosses. You will want to stay to one side of the dungeon, avoiding pulling skippable mobs.

Killing mobs in this instance grants Shattered Sun Offensive reputation.

• Most mobs grant 12 reputation each.
• Each boss grants 120 reputation.
• A Normal Magister's Terrace run will give around 1,600 reputation.
• Reputation gains in Normal go all the way up until Exalted.

• Most mobs grant 15 reputation each.
• Each boss grants 250 reputation.
• A Heroic Magister's Terrace run will give around 2,400 reputation.

Here we will give you a full rundown of what you can expect from each of the bosses found here on both Normal and Heroic difficulties as well as the items they drop.

• Drain Life — Channels on a random target, dealing Shadow damage over time, healing himself for the damage dealt.
• Drain Mana — Channels on a random target, stealing Mana over time.
• Mana Rage — Selin Fireheart drains a nearby Fel Crystal, gaining 10% of his Mana every second he channels. He will continue to drain the Fel Crystal until it is destroyed, or his Mana is full.
• Fel Explosion — Deals 1,000 damage to all nearby enemies every second. Selin will continue to cast until he is out of Mana.

Use any dispels or interrupts available to stop the Drain Life and Drain Mana channels. Whenever Selin moves to a nearby Fel Crystal to cast Mana Rage, have your party target the Fel Crystal and kill it to reduce the amount of Mana Selin gains. With high enough damage and healing, you can ignore the Fel Crystals and simply damage Selin himself instead.

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Bindings of Raging Fire	70	Cloth	Wrist
Bracers of the Forest Stalker	70	Mail	Wrist
Cloak of Swift Mending	70	Cloth	Back
Gauntlets of Divine Blessings	70	Plate	Hands
Leggings of the Betrayed	70	Leather	Legs
Sun-forged Cleaver	70	Weapon	One-Hand Axe

Unlike previous dungeons in The Burning Crusade, Magister's Terrace has completely different loot between Normal and Heroic difficulties.

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Distracting Blades	70	Ranged	Thrown
Eversong Cuffs	70	Leather	Wrists
Jaded Crystal Dagger	70	Weapon	Main-hand Dagger
Shoulderplates of Everlasting Pain	70	Plate	Shoulder
Orb of the Sin'dorei	70	Toy	Misc.

• Summon Pure Energy — Vexallus spawns a Pure Energy at every 15% health lost. Spawns 1 add on Normal difficulty, 2 adds on Heroic. These Pure Energies cast Energy Bolt at nearby enemies. The adds only have 1 health point and when killed, place Energy Feedback on whoever killed them; this debuff stacks up to 10 times.
• Arcane Shock — Deals moderate Arcane damage to a random target and places a DoT on the player, dealing Arcane damage over time. Can be dispelled.
• Energy Bolt — Every 5 seconds, deals 1,885 Arcane damage to a random target.
• Overload — At 20% health, Vexallus overloads, casting an AoE attack that deals 1,000 Arcane damage to all nearby enemies. Also applies a debuff that increases Arcane damage taken by 10% per stack, stacking up to 15 times total.

This fight has very high healing requirements as there are multiple AoE attacks going on. Focus on dispelling the Arcane Shock debuff whenever possible. At 20% health, Vexallus will Overload. The DPS players will need to quickly finish off the boss as it is very easy to become overwhelmed during this phase.

The main mechanic to deal with on this fight is the Pure Energy add spawns. One will spawn on Normal mode and two on Heroic. The adds only have 1 health but can not be damaged by AoE abilities. Managing the debuff these adds give when killed is the main challenge here. A Mage can kill these and Ice Block the stacks off. Classes such as Hunter and Warlock can use their pets to kill the Pure Energy adds and despawn their pet when they get low health.

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Band of Arcane Alacrity	70	Jewelry	Finger
Band of Determination	70	Jewelry	Finger
Boots of Resuscitation	70	Leather	Feet
Bracers of Divine Infusion	70	Cloth	Wrist
Cloak of the Coming Night	70	Cloth	Back
Latro's Dancing Blade	70	Weapon	One-Hand Sword

Unlike previous dungeons in The Burning Crusade, Magister's Terrace has completely different loot between Normal and Heroic difficulties.

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Breastplate of Fierce Survival	70	Plate	Chest
Edge of Oppression	70	Weapon	One-Hand Dagger
Fel-tinged Mantle	70	Cloth	Shoulder
Rod of the Blazing Light	70	Weapon	Staff
Orb of the Sin'dorei	70	Toy	Misc.

• Dispel Magic — Dispels 2 magical effects from a friend or enemy.
• Flash Heal — Heals an ally for a moderate amount of missing health.
• Power Word: Shield — Shields an ally, absorbing a moderate amount of damage.
• Psychic Scream — Fears nearby enemies for up to 5 seconds.
• Shadow Word: Pain — Puts a DoT on a random enemy, dealing Shadow damage over time.

In addition to Priestess Delrissa, there are 4 additional adds as part of this encounter. Out of the 8 listed NPCs below, 4 are randomly chosen. Knowing what each add does is crucial to knowing how to handle this fight properly, as certain combinations of adds can be quite deadly.

NPC Name	Abilities
Apoko	Shaman mob type. Drops multiple different totems, Windfury and Fire Nova being the most deadly. Stuns nearby enemies, purges enemies buffs and heals nearby allies. Try to interrupt the heals and make sure to kill any totems dropped.
Eramas Brightblaze	Monk mob type. Interrupts nearby casters (Snap Kick) and constantly stuns current target for 5 seconds (Knockdown). Crowd control or kill this mob early on.
Ellrys Duskhallow	Warlock mob type. Has a pet imp that has low health. Casts Fear, Shadow Bolt, and Seed of Corruption on random targets.
Garaxxas	Hunter type mob. Has a ravager pet which can be tanked. Casts Freezing Trap and Concussive Shot on random targets, crowd controlling them. Is a demon, can be banished.
Kagani Nightstrike	Rogue type mob. Has multiple different stuns, a Gouge and an interrupt (Kick). Will constantly Vanish and Shadowstep to random enemies. Should be killed very early on or crowd controlled.
Warlord Salaris	Warrior type mob. Has a Mortal Strike, Fear and Charge. This mob deals very high damage, and when paired with the Mortal Strike, this mob can be extremely deadly. Kill this mob first or keep it crowd controlled.
Yazzai	Mage type mob. Casts Frostbolts, Frost Nova, Blizzards and randomly Polymorphs a random enemy. Casts Ice Block when low health.
Zelfan	Engineering type mob. Deals high AoE Fire damage. Keep faced away and try to crowd control if possible. Can be banished.

Depending on your group composition and damage output, you may need to focus certain adds down first before killing Priestess Delrissa herself. Interrupt any adds that heal if possible, and use any available crowd control wherever possible. As the Priestess herself has Dispel Magic, many of the crowd controls will be removed early. In addition to that, many of the mobs will attempt to break free from crowd control often, making this fight very difficult.

This fight is similar to a PvP arena match, and most of the mobs cannot be tanked. Your tank should instead focus on debuffing, interrupting, and crowd controlling any dangerous mobs while protecting party members with lower health. AoE damage is not recommended here, as you need to quickly remove an enemy from the fight to greatly improve your odds of succeeding.

Lastly, it is recommended to "scout" the adds on this boss when doing Heroic difficulty to avoid getting a deadly combo. You can do this by looking under the bridge at the start, checking out Priestess Delrissa herself and seeing which 4 adds she has with her. Difficult combos such as Kagani Nightstrike, Eramas Brightblaze, and Warlord Salaris can make this fight seem nearly impossible, as they all deal high damage, have multiple stuns, and even apply healing reduction debuffs. If you get an undesirable combo such as this, simply have everyone head out of the dungeon and reset your dungeon by right clicking your character's portrait. This will reset the dungeon and give you a different combination of adds on this fight, possibly making the encounter much easier.

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Battle-mace of the High Priestess	70	Weapon	Main-Hand Mace
Bracers of Slaughter	70	Plate	Wrist
Cloak of the Betrayed	70	Cloth	Back
Duskhallow Mantle	70	Cloth	Shoulder
Gauntlets of the Tranquil Waves	70	Mail	Hands
Nightstrike	70	Ranged	Thrown
Formula: Enchant Cloak - Steelweave	375	Enchanting	Pattern

Unlike previous dungeons in The Burning Crusade, Magister's Terrace has completely different loot between Normal and Heroic difficulties.

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Commendation of Kael'thas	70	Jewelry	Trinket
Shard of Contempt	70	Jewelry	Trinket
Timbal's Focusing Crystal	70	Jewelry	Trinket
Vial of the Sunwell	70	Jewelry	Trinket
Orb of the Sin'dorei	70	Toy	Misc.

• Fireball — Deals around 3,000 Fire damage to current target. Increased to 6,000 Fire damage on heroic difficulty. Can be interrupted.
• Flame Strike — Covers an area in a large inferno. 5 seconds later the area explodes, dealing 5,000 Fire damage (9,000 on Heroic difficulty) to any enemies caught in the area.
• Phoenix — Summons a phoenix that deals 2,000 Fire damage to itself and any nearby enemies every second. When they die, they turn into a Phoenix Egg that causes them to respawn if the egg is not killed.
• Gravity Lapse — When reaching 50% health, Kael'thas will cast this, throwing all players into the air and pulling them to him. Players will then need to "swim" around the room, avoiding large purple orbs while avoiding touching the floor. Players will also take a high amount of damage over time from the Gravity Lapse debuff until the effect ends.
• Shock Barrier — (Heroic only) Kael'thas buffs himself with this shield, absorbing 10,000 damage and making him immune to interrupts while the shield is up.
• Pyroblast — (Heroic only) After casting Shock Barrier, Kael'thas will start to cast Pyroblast; dealing 55,000 Fire damage to current target. Can be interrupted.

This fight plays out very similarly to the Kael'thas Sunstrider fight in Tempest Keep. Make sure to interrupt the Fireball casts as often as possible, as they are cast very frequently. Have the group spread out as much as possible to avoid the Flame Strike. If you see the visual effect of the Flamestrike, you and your party members MUST move out of it as soon as possible.

Avoid the Phoenixes whenever they spawn. They will chase down their highest threat target, most likely the healer. Run away from them and avoid standing near them at all times, as they will constantly cast a Hellfire, dealing high damage to any nearby enemies.

At 50% health, Kael'thas will cast Gravity Lapse. The party must avoid touching the floor while flying in the air, as you will take damage and get shot back up into the air. There will also be 3 large, Arcane Spheres that all players must avoid at all times. Fly around, avoiding the floor and the orbs while trying to slowly DPS Kael'thas whenever you can safely.

On Heroic difficulty, Kael'thas will cast Shock Barrier 60 seconds into the fight. This absorbs 10,000 damage and makes him immune to interrupts. After casting Shock Barrier, Kael'thas will begin casting Pyroblast. The group will need to burn through the 10,000 damage absorbing shield and interrupt the Pyroblast before the casts finishes, as it deals 55,000 damage. With enough damage, you may be able to push Kael'thas below 50% in less than 60 seconds, preventing him from even casting these abilities.

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Cord of Reconstruction	70	Cloth	Waist
Axe of Shattered Dreams	70	Weapon	Two-Hand Axe
Helm of Sanctification	70	Plate	Head
Robes of Summer Flame	70	Leather	Chest
Sun-infused Focus Staff	70	Weapon	Staff
Band of Celerity	70	Jewelry	Finger
Kharmaa's Ring of Fate	70	Jewelry	Finger
Hauberk of the War Bringer	70	Mail	Chest
Sunstrider Warboots	70	Plate	Feet
Gloves of Arcane Acuity	70	Cloth	Hands
Sunrage Treads	70	Leather	Feet
Cloak of Blade Turning	70	Cloth	Back
Phoenix Hatchling	Unique	Misc.	Pet

Unlike previous dungeons in The Burning Crusade, Magister's Terrace has completely different loot between Normal and Heroic difficulties.

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Quickening Blade of the Prince	70	Weapon	One-Hand Sword
Scarlet Sin'dorei Robes	70	Cloth	Chest
Cudgel of Consecration	70	Weapon	Main-Hand Mace
Greaves of the Penitent Knight	70	Plate	Feet
Shoulderpads of the Silvermoon Retainer	70	Leather	Shoulder
Tunic of the Ranger Lord	70	Mail	Chest
Netherforce Chestplate	70	Plate	Chest
Breeching Comet	70	Weapon	One-Hand Axe
Swift White Hawkstrider	70	Mount	100% Epic Ground Mount
Orb of the Sin'dorei	70	Toy	Misc.

Magister's Terrace can be difficult, especially when facing Heroic difficulty. Make sure to prepare a proper group composition before heading into this dungeon, or you may find yourself struggling to clear.

The trash mobs in this dungeon are very difficult, as such, it is highly recommended to bring a form of crowd control to the dungeon to help you succeed. A Mage is a great asset to most groups as they bring Polymorph, which helps on many of the more difficult trash pulls. In addition to that, a Shaman of any spec is always great for this dungeon, as most of the bosses have soft enrage timers, making Bloodlust / Heroism great assets to help quickly defeat the bosses.