Darkflame Cleft Dungeon Guide: Location, Boss Strategies, and Trash

Last updated on Oct 20, 2024 at 01:22 by Petko 2 comments

This page will cover everything you need to know about the Darkflame Cleft Dungeon in the War Within Expansion, including strategies for events, trash, and bosses.

1.

Getting into Darkflame Cleft

Darkflame Cleft is a max-level dungeon located on The Ringing Deeps, Khaz Algar.

2.

Darkflame Cleft Location

Darkflame Cleft Location

This guide will be an extensive overview of the dungeon, providing vital information on how to complete it across all difficulties. We will cover all 4 Boss fights, as well as the most notable trash enemies in the dungeon and their important abilities. If you would like to learn about the rest of the dungeons in The War Within Season 1, please see our overviews linked below. Otherwise, without further ado, let us begin!

3.

Darkflame Cleft Layout

Darkflame Cleft Layout
4.

Ol' Waxbeard + Trash Mobs in the Area

4.1.

Notable Trash Before Ol' Waxbeard

  • Your tank must pay attention to the stackable Crude Weapons Icon Crude Weapons's BleedBleed effect coming from Menial Laborer.
  • Run away from Rank Overseer's Wild Wallop Icon Wild Wallop. Be mindful of the number of mobs you are pulling with him due to his Overpowering Roar Icon Overpowering Roar buff to nearby enemies.
  • Interrupt Wicklighter Bolt Icon Wicklighter Bolt coming from Royal Wicklighter.
  • Lowly Moleherd is the only static mob in this area, making him hard to group on top of the existing pack. They will Throw Rock Icon Throw Rock on random members of your party and Enrage Icon Enrage any nearby Pack Moles with Mole Frenzy Icon Mole Frenzy.
  • Speaking about Pack Moles, they will be harmless outside of their Nasty Nibble Icon Nasty Nibble DiseaseDisease debuff on your tank.
4.2.

Ol' Waxbeard Guide

Ol' Waxbeard
4.2.1.

All Roles

  • Dodge the Reckless Charge Icon Reckless Charge and its follow-up effect - Cave-In Icon Cave-In. Both of those abilities are fatal to Menial Laborers.
  • When Ol' Waxbeard casts 'Kol'-to-Arms Icon 'Kol'-to-Arms, avoid being hit by the High Speed Collision Icon High Speed Collision minecart.
  • When Underhanded Track-tics Icon Underhanded Track-tics is being cast, focus on the dynamite laden cart before it explodes and wipes your team.
4.2.2.

Tank

  • Use your active mitigation when Ol' Waxbeard is casting Rock Buster Icon Rock Buster on you.
  • Gather all Menial Laborers under the boss to enable your party to effectively cleave them.
4.2.3.

Healer

  • Use your healing cooldowns when Luring Candleflame Icon Luring Candleflame is cast.
5.

Blazikon + Trash Mobs in the Area

5.1.

Notable Trash Before Blazikon

  • Step away from the Surging Wax Icon Surging Wax AoE ability and use defensives when Quenching Blast Icon Quenching Blast is cast (it does group-wide damage).
  • Interrupt Blazing Fiend's Explosive Flame Icon Explosive Flame cast.
5.2.

Blazikon Guide

Blazikon
5.2.1.

All Roles

  • Avoid being hit by the ground fire swirlies coming from Wicklighter Barrage Icon Wicklighter Barrage.
  • Don't stay in fire patches coming from Incite Flames Icon Incite Flames.
  • When Blazikon reaches 100 energy, he will begin to cast, Enkindling Inferno Icon Enkindling Inferno, make sure to stay in the safe spot to avoid further damage.
  • If you are being targeted by Extinguishing Gust Icon Extinguishing Gust, avoid being hit.
5.2.2.

Tank

  • Make sure to be present in melee at all times to avoid Blazikon from casting Blazing Storms Icon Blazing Storms.
5.2.3.

Healer

  • Make sure everyone is healthy before each Dousing Breath Icon Dousing Breath cast as it does group-wide damage.
6.

The Candle King + Trash Mobs in the Area

6.1.

Notable Trash Before The Candle King

  • Interrupt Kobold Flametender's Flame Bolt Icon Flame Bolt.
  • Use defensive when Torchsnarl targets you with One-Hand Headlock Icon One-Hand Headlock.
  • Avoid the Ceaseless Flame Icon Ceaseless Flame frontal from Sootsnout and interrupt as many Candleflame Bolt Icon Candleflame Bolts as you can.
6.2.

The Candle King Boss Guide

The Candle King
6.2.1.

All Roles

  • The whole fight evolves around Eerie Molds Icon Eerie Molds; the longer they stay active the more damage your party will take. It is your goal to destroy as many of them as possible when the boss targets you with either Darkflame Pickaxe Icon Darkflame Pickaxe or Throw Darkflame Icon Throw Darkflame. Make sure to avoid the Molten Wax Icon Molten Wax lingering ichor once you destroy them!
  • Don't stay too close to the wax statues, otherwise you will trigger the Cursed Wax Icon Cursed Wax effect.
  • Interrupt The Candle King's Paranoid Mind Icon Paranoid Mind at all times.
6.2.2.

Tank

  • Move the The Candle King away from any existing Molten Wax Icon Molten Wax lingering ground ichors.
6.2.3.

Healer

  • If multiple wax statues live for a long time, you will have to use your major cooldowns to keep your team alive!
7.

The Darkness + Trash Mobs in the Area

7.1.

Notable Trash Before The Darkness

Once you defeat Blazikon, you will trigger the Push the Cart event, which will introduce you to the basics you need to defeat the final boss of the dungeon - The Darkness. Collect any nearby lights to keep the cart pushing to its final destination.

7.2.

Cart Event

  • Move away from the Skittering Darkness's Suffocating Darkness Icon Suffocating Darkness, triggering upon their death.
  • Use your disturb effects to stop Shuffling Horror from draining the candle life out of your cart with Drain Light Icon Drain Light.

Before engaging the boss, you will do a final event dropping its health by throwing dynamite at him. The more accurate you are, the lower the health it will be at its final stage before engaging him.

The Darkness Event
7.3.

The Darkness Boss Guide

The Darkness

The whole boss fight relies on you managing the Candlelight Icon Candlelight by doing your best to avoid it being hit by any of the boss's abilities. This way, you don't need to refresh its duration as often and spend your time actively damaging the boss, who dies at 45% HP.

7.3.1.

All Roles

  • Make sure to be close to the Candlelight Icon Candlelight to avoid having Smothering Shadows Icon Smothering Shadows debuff. Once the Candlelight Icon Candlelight is depleted, your party will suffer from Rising Gloom Icon Rising Gloom.
  • If you are targeted by Shadowblast Icon Shadowblast, use a defensive and move away from your group to avoid "clipping" them.
  • Use your special action button to move away the Candlelight Icon Candlelight when The Darkness is casting Umbral Slash Icon Umbral Slash.
  • Avoid being hit by the waves coming from Eternal Darkness Icon Eternal Darkness.
  • Interrupt Call Darkspawn Icon Call Darkspawn cast as quickly as you can.
7.3.2.

Tank

  • Gather any existing Wriggling Darkspawns and stack them under the boss.
7.3.3.

Healer

  • Be proactive at helping your team recharge the Candlelight Icon Candlelight.
8.

Darkflame Cleft Loot Table

8.1.

Ol'Waxbeard

Type Item Stats
1H Axe Rail Rider's Bisector Icon Rail Rider's Bisector Str, Mastery/Vers
Off-Hand Arcane Scuttle Icon Arcane Scuttle Vers/Crit
Mail Shoulder Mole Knight's Grimemail Icon Mole Knight's Grimemail Vers/Haste
Ring Wick's Golden Loop Icon Wick's Golden Loop Haste/Vers
Trinket Conductor's Wax Whistle Icon Conductor's Wax Whistle Agi
8.2.

Blazikon

Type Item Stats
Plate Head Waxsteel Greathelm Icon Waxsteel Greathelm Haste/Vers
Neck Flickering Glowtorc Icon Flickering Glowtorc Mastery/Crit
Cloth Wrist Gleamwax Shackles Icon Gleamwax Shackles Mastery/Crit
Leather Hands Shimmering Glimclaws Icon Shimmering Glimclaws Haste/Mastery
Mail Waist Scent-Strong Candlecord Icon Scent-Strong Candlecord Haste/Vers
Trinket Carved Blazikon Wax Icon Carved Blazikon Wax Int
8.3.

The Candle King

Type Item Stats
1H Axe Dark Zone Headtaker Icon Dark Zone Headtaker Mastery/Crit
Back Candlebearer's Shroud Icon Candlebearer's Shroud Vers/Crit
Cloth Hands King's Malicious Clutches Icon King's Malicious Clutches Crit/Haste
Leather Waist Gleamkeeper's Buckle Icon Gleamkeeper's Buckle Crit/Mastery
Mail Feet Gloomstomper's Sabatons Icon Gloomstomper's Sabatons Mastery/Haste
Trinket Burin of the Candle King Icon Burin of the Candle King Int
8.4.

The Darkness

Type Item Stats
Polearm Poleaxe of Somber Fate Icon Poleaxe of Somber Fate Mastery/Haste
Dagger Crepuscular Carver Icon Crepuscular Carver Mastery/Haste
Mail Head Gloaming Visage Icon Gloaming Visage Mastery/Vers
Cloth Shoulder Photophobic Amice Icon Photophobic Amice Vers/Mastery
Plate Hands Caliginous Claspers Icon Caliginous Claspers Vers/Haste
Trinket Remnant of Darkness Icon Remnant of Darkness Special effects
Rare Mount Wick's Lead Icon Wick's Lead -
9.

Darkflame Cleft Achievements

There are 4 total achievements to obtain in Darkflame Cleft:

Achievement Criteria
Darkflame Cleft Icon Darkflame Cleft Defeat The Darkness in Darkflame Cleft.
Heroic: Darkflame Cleft Icon Heroic: Darkflame Cleft Defeat The Darkness in Darkflame Cleft on HeroicHeroic difficulty or higher.
Mythic: Darkflame Cleft Icon Mythic: Darkflame Cleft Defeat The Darkness in Darkflame Cleft on MythicMythic or Mythic Keystone difficulty.
Keystone Hero: Darkflame Cleft Icon Keystone Hero: Darkflame Cleft Complete Darkflame Cleft Icon Darkflame Cleft at MythicMythic Level 10 or higher, within the time limit.
10.

Changelog

  • 20 Oct. 2024: Reviewed and update for 11.0.5 Patch.
  • 03 Aug. 2024: Page added.
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