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Maw of Souls

Maw of Souls

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Boss abilities and loot tables from Blizzard's own journal, boss by boss.

While the greatest vrykul warriors are spirited away to the Halls of Valor to glory eternal, shiny and gold, the cursed and the damned find themselves on the shores of the Maw of Souls. Amidst fog and mist, they await the Naglfar, a fearsome ship formed from sinew and bone, which comes to deliver these poor souls to Helheim, and the clutches of Helya.

Written notes for this instance are a later milestone. Everything on this page comes from Blizzard's journal data.

Expansion
Legion
Minimum Level
45
Modes
Normal, Heroic, Mythic, Mythic+ Dungeons

Bosses

1. Ymiron, the Fallen King

Ymiron, one-time king of the vrykul of Northrend, was a mighty warrior held in awe by his people. The gates of the Halls of Valor awaited him in the afterlife. But, hungry for more power, he struck a dark bargain with the Lich King. When adventurers struck him down, he found the eternal Halls closed to him. And so, the damned king waits in purgatory on the shores of the Maw of Souls.

Abilities

  • Overview

    Ymiron combats players utilizing dark magic, creating essences of Bane that orbit him that explode upon contact.

  • Dark Slash
  • Fetid Rot
  • Screams of the Dead
  • Winds of Northrend
  • Bane

Loot

2. Harbaron

The mysterious ferryman of souls stands at the helm of the Naglfar, gathering the damned and bringing them to Helya's domain. His connection with the fallen queen of the val'kyr is unclear, but when the breeze catches Harbaron's cloak, an expanse of shimmering stars unfolds beneath. Strange.

Abilities

  • Overview

    Harbaron calls upon soul magic to wreak havok on players, fragmenting their soul into pieces or summoning fallen Vrykul minions.

  • Fragment
  • Shackled Servitor
  • Cosmic Scythe
  • Nether Rip

Loot

3. Helya

Helya, fallen queen of the val'kyr, was once at Odyn's right hand, raising the spirits of vrykul champions to the Halls of Valor to prepare for the final battle for the fate of Azeroth. But following Loken's betrayal, she was persuaded to join him and turn upon her master. She now lurks in the shadowy realm beneath the world, plotting her revenge.

Abilities

  • Overview

    Attaching herself to the Naglfar, Helya launches an all-out assault of the vessel from a distance. Defeating Helya's Tentacles wounds her, and after defeating several tentacles, Helya submerges and continues to barrage the Naglfar with her tentacles. After 15 sec, Helya rips the front of the Naglfar in half and combats players directly, periodically retreating to the waves for the remainder of the

  • Stage One: Siege of the Naglfar

    Defeating Destructor Tentacles damages Helya.

  • Intermission: Submerged

    After several of Helya's tentacles are defeated, Helya submerges under the waves and assaults the Naglfar from below. On subsequent phases Helya periodically submerges.

  • Stage Two: The Breached Vessel

Loot

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Data from patch 12.1.0. Game data provided by Blizzard Entertainment through the Battle.net API.