The Desolate Host Guide - WoW Tomb of Sargeras Boss Strategies and Loot List

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The Desolate Host is an encounter in the Tomb of Sargeras raid in World of Warcraft. Our strategy guide will help you to defeat The Desolate Host encounter and the loot listing below contains all of the loot they drop on each difficulty.

Positioning

Half the raid should be in the spirit realm, which can be accessed by clicking on the braziers around the room
The other half of the raid should stay in the corporeal realm

Strategies by Role

Hopefully these strategies and tips in our The Desolate Host guide will help you to defeat this encounter!

All Roles

If targeted by Soulbind, both players should run to the same spot in the room in both realms

After 30%

When the boss casts Sundering Doom, players in the corporeal realm should move close to the boss to split the damage taken. Players in the spirit realm should run to the back of the room to avoid the fall off damage
When the boss casts Doomed Sundering, players in the spirit realm should move close to the boss to split the damage taken. Players in the corporeal realm should run to the back of the room to avoid the fall off damage

Corporeal Realm

If targeted by Tormented Cries, run to the edge of the room and move away after being hit
Avoid standing in Collapsing Fissure
Avoid being hit by Rupturing Slam
Avoid standing next to players afflicted with Grasping Darkness

Spirit Realm

When Soul Queen Dejahna is casting Wailing Souls, all players except for the tank and a healer should switch to the corporeal realm
Players affected by Shattering Scream should move to the position where the adds are being tanked in the corporeal realm to remove their Bonecage Armor
Avoid standing in Soul Rot
Avoid standing next to Soul Residue when it dies to avoid the 5 yard AOE damage

DPS

In the spirit realm prioritize killing the Soul Residues, and the Fallen Priestess before focusing on Soul Queen Dejahna
In the corporeal realm prioritize killing the three adds before focusing on the Desolate Host

Healers

During Wailing Souls, any players stuck in the spirit realm will take a large amount of damage
After the boss is at 30%, both Sundering Doom and Doomed Sundering will deal a large amount of AOE damage

Tanks

The two tanks should be split between the spirit and the corporeal realm
Tank the adds in the corporeal realm close to the boss, so they can be cleaved

The Desolate Host Abilities

Originally Posted by MMO-Champion

Once, this was a sacred burial site for the Night Elves, but the Legion has twisted these grounds with the Engine of Souls. This foul machine draws upon the energy of the dead, twisting them into abominations. Due to this corruption, these tormented spirits have become monstrosities, looking to feed on any who descend into the tomb's depths.

Overview - The Engine of Souls exists within the corporeal realm while the corrupted soul of High Priestess Dejahna controls the Spirit Realm. Both share health and call upon the spirits and the undead to serve the Legion. At 30% health remaining, the Engine of Souls lurches forward and ejects The Desolate Host, a fearsome amalgamation of the corrupted dead. In Mythic difficulty, players are only able to voluntarily switch realms while under 50% health.
- Damage Dealers -
  - If afflicted with Soulbind, quickly move to another similarly afflicted player in the opposing realm.
  - Manage the final explosion from Shattering Scream to ensure it removes applications of Bonecage Armor.
- Healers -
  - Players in the Spirit Realm will require large amounts of healing while Wailing Souls is occurring.
  - If afflicted with Soulbind, quickly move to another similarly afflicted player in the opposing realm.
- Tanks -
  - Manage the final explosion from Shattering Scream to ensure it removes applications of Bonecage Armor.
  - If targeted with Tormented Cries, attempt to aim the blast away from other players.
- Tanks -
  - Manage the final explosion from Shattering Scream to ensure it removes applications of Bonecage Armor.
  - If targeted with Tormented Cries, attempt to aim the blast away from other players.
  - Swap realms with the other tank during each cast of Wailing Souls to ensure Crush Mind does not stack too high.
Dissonance - All creatures and players periodically inflict 225,000 Shadow damage to all players in the opposing realm within 8 yds.
Corporeal Realm - In the realm of the living, the Engine of Souls siphons fallen Night Elf spirits for the Burning Legion.
- Engine of Souls -
  - Bone Shards - Bone shards fly out at a target, inflicting 100% weapon damage.
  - Spear of Anguish - Marks a player for a Spear of Anguish. After 6 sec, the Spear of Anguish inflicts 803,500 Shadow damage to all players within 5 yds and knocks their spirit out of their body. This places a 1,260,000 heal absorb on targets struck which prevents them from interacting with Spiritual Fonts.
  - Spear of Anguish - Marks a player for a Spear of Anguish. After 6 sec, the Spear of Anguish inflicts 13,120,000 Shadow damage divided evenly among all players within 5 yds and knocks their spirit out of their body. This places a 1,260,000 heal absorb on targets struck which prevents them from interacting with Spiritual Fonts.
  - Collapsing Fissure - Reverberations create a Collapsing Fissure for 1.5 min. Players standing within the Collapsing Fissure suffer 411,000 Shadow damage every 1 sec.
  - Tormented Cries - Marks a player and blasts a cone of tormented magic at the target, inflicting 785,500 Shadow damage. This damage is increased by 300% if the target is already standing within Tormented Cries.
    Remaining within the tormented spirits inflicts 196,000 Shadow damage every 1 sec and silences the target.
  - Quietus - When no players are in the current realm, 411,000 Shadow damage is inflicted to all players. This increases the caster's Shadow damage done by 25% for 12 sec. This effect stacks.
- Reanimated Templar -
  - Rupturing Slam - Slam the ground, creating ruptures that travel outward. Players collidiing with a rupture suffer 710,500 Physical damage and are knocked back.
  - Bonecage Armor - At 50% health remaining, bones surround the caster, reducing damage taken by 75% for 60 sec.
    Being struck with Shattering Scream removes this effect.
  - Bound Essence - Upon death, the caster loses Bound Essence and its essence transfers to the opposing realm.
- Ghastly Bonewarden -
  - Grasping Darkness - Shadows erupt around a target, inflicting 160,000 Shadow damage. This bounces 3 times to players within 5 yds and increases in damage for each bounce.
  - Bonecage Armor - At 50% health remaining, bones surround the caster, reducing damage taken by 75% for 60 sec.
    Being struck with Shattering Scream removes this effect.
  - Bound Essence - Upon death, the caster loses Bound Essence and its essence transfers to the opposing realm.
Spirit Realm - In the realm of the dead, High Priestess Dejahna's soul has been corrupted into dark servitude.
- Soul Queen Dejahna -
  - Crush Mind - Blasts a player, inflicting 616,000 Shadow damage and increasing damage taken by Crush Mind by 10% for 1.5 min. This effect stacks.
  - Crush Mind - Blasts a player, inflicting 862,500 Shadow damage.
  - Wither - Cause a player's soul to wither, inflicting 203,500 Shadow damage every 3 sec for 60 sec. This effect increases damage taken from Wailing Souls by 100%.
  - Soulbind - Binds the souls of two players together. Each target inflicts 632,000 Shadow damage to all players within 10 yds every 2 sec until they move within 5 yds of another bound player in an opposing realm.
  - Wailing Souls - Releases a host of wailing souls every 2 sec for 60 sec, inflicting 322,400 Shadow damage to all players within the spirit realm.
  - Quietus - When no players are in the current realm, 411,000 Shadow damage is inflicted to all players. This increases the caster's Shadow damage done by 25% for 12 sec. This effect stacks.
- Fallen Priestess -
  - Shattering Scream - Releases a shattering scream at a player, inflicting 214,500 Shadow every 1 sec for 7.5 sec. Each hit reduces the target's movement speed by 10% for 12 sec.
    This effect stacks. Upon reaching 5 stacks, it explodes for 293,000 Shadow damage and removes Bonecage Armor from all targets within 5 yds.
  - Spirit Chains - Spirit chains fly to a player, inflicting 464,500 Shadow damage and reducing movement speed by 50% for 30 sec. These chains prevent the player from using Spiritual Fonts.
  - Bound Essence - Upon death, the caster loses Bound Essence and its essence transfers to the opposing realm.
- Soul Residue -
  - Soul Rot - Soul Residue leaves behind Soul Rot as it moves. Standing within Soul Rot inflicts 489,000 Shadow damage every 2 sec and reduces damage done by 75%.
  - Soul Eruption - Upon death, explodes and inflicts 821,500 Shadow damage to all players within 5 yds, knocking them back.
  - Unrelenting - Periodically increases movement speed by 20% and damage done by 10%.
  - Bound Essence - Upon death, the caster loses Bound Essence and its essence transfers to the opposing realm.
Tormented Souls - Upon reaching 30% health, the Engine of Souls draws forth a vast number of tormented spirits to form the Desolate Host.

In Mythic difficulty, this begins a chain reaction that destroys the Spiritual Fonts.
- The Desolate Host -
  - Sundering Doom - Marks an area around The Desolate Host, inflicting 5,710,000 Shadow damage to all players within 15 yds, divided evenly among targets struck in the corporeal realm.
    Additionally inflicts 7,140,000 Shadow damage to all players in the spirit realm. Players further away suffer less damage.
  - Doomed Sundering - Marks an area around The Desolate Host, inflicting 5,710,000 Shadow damage to all players within 15 yds, divided evenly among targets struck in the spirit realm.
    Additionally inflicts 7,140,000 Shadow damage to all players in the corporeal realm. Players further away suffer less damage.
  - Torment - The Desolate Host periodically increases its damage done by 10%. This effect stacks.
    Additionally, if Sundering Doom or Doomed Sundering fail to strike any players in either realm, The Desolate Host gains 5 stacks of Torment.

The Desolate Host Achievements

Name

Points

Great Soul, Great Purpose Defeat The Desolate Host in Tomb of Sargeras while keeping the Diminishing Soul from perishing on Normal difficulty or higher.

Mythic: The Desolate Host Defeat the Desolate Host in Tomb of Sargeras on Mythic difficulty.

The Desolate Host Loot List

The Desolate Host drops item level 885 (LFR), 900 (Normal), 915 (Heroic), 930 (Mythic) loot. Loot can have higher item levels if it becomes Titanforged or Warforged. The back slot item from the Tier 20 armor sets drops from this encounter.

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Normal
Heroic
Mythic

Level	Type	Slot	Name	Model Viewer
	Type	Slot	Name
885	Neck	Neck	Locket of Splintered Souls
885	Trinket	Trinket	Spectral Thurible
885	Trinket	Trinket	Reliquary of the Damned
885	Back	Back	Gravewarden Cloak	Modelviewer
885	Back	Back	Demonbane Shroud	Modelviewer
885	Back	Back	Stormheart Drape	Modelviewer
885	Back	Back	Wildstalker Cape	Modelviewer
885	Back	Back	Drape of the Arcane Tempest	Modelviewer
885	Back	Back	Xuen's Cloak	Modelviewer
885	Back	Back	Radiant Lightbringer Cape	Modelviewer
885	Back	Back	Shawl of Blind Absolution	Modelviewer
885	Back	Back	Fanged Slayer's Shroud	Modelviewer
885	Back	Back	Drape of the Skybreaker	Modelviewer
885	Back	Back	Diabolic Shroud	Modelviewer
885	Back	Back	Titanic Onslaught Cloak	Modelviewer
885	Cloth	Chest	Soul Queen's Ceremonial Robes	Modelviewer
885	Leather	Waist	Etched Bone Waistband	Modelviewer
885	Mail	Hands	Gauntlets of Spiteful Haunting	Modelviewer
885	Plate	Head	Armet of the Rotten Mind	Modelviewer
885	Plate	Shoulders	Grave-Dredged Pauldrons	Modelviewer
885	Fel Relic		Befouled Effigy of Elune
885	Life Relic		Glowing Prayer Candle
885	Shadow Relic		Grimacing Highborne Skull
885	Storm Relic		Preserved Starlight Incense

Level	Type	Slot	Name	Model Viewer
	Type	Slot	Name
900	Neck	Neck	Locket of Splintered Souls
900	Trinket	Trinket	Spectral Thurible
900	Trinket	Trinket	Reliquary of the Damned
900	Back	Back	Gravewarden Cloak	Modelviewer
900	Back	Back	Demonbane Shroud	Modelviewer
900	Back	Back	Stormheart Drape	Modelviewer
900	Back	Back	Wildstalker Cape	Modelviewer
900	Back	Back	Drape of the Arcane Tempest	Modelviewer
900	Back	Back	Xuen's Cloak	Modelviewer
900	Back	Back	Radiant Lightbringer Cape	Modelviewer
900	Back	Back	Shawl of Blind Absolution	Modelviewer
900	Back	Back	Fanged Slayer's Shroud	Modelviewer
900	Back	Back	Drape of the Skybreaker	Modelviewer
900	Back	Back	Diabolic Shroud	Modelviewer
900	Back	Back	Titanic Onslaught Cloak	Modelviewer
900	Cloth	Chest	Soul Queen's Ceremonial Robes	Modelviewer
900	Leather	Waist	Etched Bone Waistband	Modelviewer
900	Mail	Hands	Gauntlets of Spiteful Haunting	Modelviewer
900	Plate	Head	Armet of the Rotten Mind	Modelviewer
900	Plate	Shoulders	Grave-Dredged Pauldrons	Modelviewer
900	Fel Relic		Befouled Effigy of Elune
900	Life Relic		Glowing Prayer Candle
900	Shadow Relic		Grimacing Highborne Skull
900	Storm Relic		Preserved Starlight Incense

Level	Type	Slot	Name	Model Viewer
	Type	Slot	Name
915	Neck	Neck	Locket of Splintered Souls
915	Trinket	Trinket	Spectral Thurible
915	Trinket	Trinket	Reliquary of the Damned
915	Back	Back	Gravewarden Cloak	Modelviewer
915	Back	Back	Demonbane Shroud	Modelviewer
915	Back	Back	Stormheart Drape	Modelviewer
915	Back	Back	Wildstalker Cape	Modelviewer
915	Back	Back	Drape of the Arcane Tempest	Modelviewer
915	Back	Back	Xuen's Cloak	Modelviewer
915	Back	Back	Radiant Lightbringer Cape	Modelviewer
915	Back	Back	Shawl of Blind Absolution	Modelviewer
915	Back	Back	Fanged Slayer's Shroud	Modelviewer
915	Back	Back	Drape of the Skybreaker	Modelviewer
915	Back	Back	Diabolic Shroud	Modelviewer
915	Back	Back	Titanic Onslaught Cloak	Modelviewer
915	Cloth	Chest	Soul Queen's Ceremonial Robes	Modelviewer
915	Leather	Waist	Etched Bone Waistband	Modelviewer
915	Mail	Hands	Gauntlets of Spiteful Haunting	Modelviewer
915	Plate	Head	Armet of the Rotten Mind	Modelviewer
915	Plate	Shoulders	Grave-Dredged Pauldrons	Modelviewer
915	Fel Relic		Befouled Effigy of Elune
915	Life Relic		Glowing Prayer Candle
915	Shadow Relic		Grimacing Highborne Skull
915	Storm Relic		Preserved Starlight Incense

Level	Type	Slot	Name	Model Viewer
	Type	Slot	Name
930	Neck	Neck	Locket of Splintered Souls
930	Trinket	Trinket	Spectral Thurible
930	Trinket	Trinket	Reliquary of the Damned
930	Back	Back	Gravewarden Cloak	Modelviewer
930	Back	Back	Demonbane Shroud	Modelviewer
930	Back	Back	Stormheart Drape	Modelviewer
930	Back	Back	Wildstalker Cape	Modelviewer
930	Back	Back	Drape of the Arcane Tempest	Modelviewer
930	Back	Back	Xuen's Cloak	Modelviewer
930	Back	Back	Radiant Lightbringer Cape	Modelviewer
930	Back	Back	Shawl of Blind Absolution	Modelviewer
930	Back	Back	Fanged Slayer's Shroud	Modelviewer
930	Back	Back	Drape of the Skybreaker	Modelviewer
930	Back	Back	Diabolic Shroud	Modelviewer
930	Back	Back	Titanic Onslaught Cloak	Modelviewer
930	Cloth	Chest	Soul Queen's Ceremonial Robes	Modelviewer
930	Leather	Waist	Etched Bone Waistband	Modelviewer
930	Mail	Hands	Gauntlets of Spiteful Haunting	Modelviewer
930	Plate	Head	Armet of the Rotten Mind	Modelviewer
930	Plate	Shoulders	Grave-Dredged Pauldrons	Modelviewer
930	Fel Relic		Befouled Effigy of Elune
930	Life Relic		Glowing Prayer Candle
930	Shadow Relic		Grimacing Highborne Skull
930	Storm Relic		Preserved Starlight Incense