Destruction Warlock Legion Mage Tower Legacy Challenge Guide

By PyromancerSarg Last Updated: 2021/12/06 Changelog Patch: 7.3.5

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Destruction Warlock Challenge AppearanceFeltotem's Fall

This guide is about the Legion version of the Mage Tower Challenge, that isn't accessible anymore.

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Destruction - Guise of the Darkener

Video AlternativeIf you learn better from watching an encounter, check out this video! Please note, this video was made on the first day and things may have changed since then.PreparationNethershardNethershardGear

Sephuz's Secret is fantastic, as you will be interrupting and using other crowd control abilities VERY often throughout the encounter. You will have a very high up-time.

Prydaz, Xavaric's Magnum Opus will be very beneficial as well, since you will not receive any external healing during this fight. The absorbs gained and passive stats are very good.

Magistrike Restraints is a solid choice, as it will allow you to cleave more often onto your secondary target.

Norgannon's Foresight is the last scenario-specific legendary I can recommend. The movement gained from it can be very strong within this encounter.

Aside from the aforementioned legendary items, any DPS legendaries you have will be good for this encounter.

Consumables

Drums of Fury

Flask of the Whispered Pact

Azshari Salad or Lavish Suramar Feast

Defiled Augment Rune

Potion of Prolonged Power

Talents

Tier 1: I found Backdraft to be the most beneficial on this encounter as it allows you to shift your focus away from doing damage and simply doing mechanics. The other two talents do not have any special benefit on this encounter.

Tier 2: Reverse Entropy tends to be the best choice because it allows you to avoid casting Life Tap in order to keep your health as high as possible. There are no external healing buffs or sources within this encounter.

Tier 3: Mortal Coil is certainly my best recommendation for this row. It not only heals you, but instantly fears the target. This can be used very often and WILL save you at least once.

Tier 4: For this tier, Soul Harvest is simply the best throughout the entire encounter. It allows for much more overall damage to your main target. The other two talents should not be taken for any reason.

Tier 5: Either Dark Pact or Demon Skin can be taken. Demon Skin will provide more healing throughout the fight with consistent absorbs. However, Dark Pact can be combined with Unending Resolve as a *panic* button. You will see this in the video guide.

Tier 6: Grimoire of Supremacy is generally the most beneficial on this fight Between your Doom Guard's interrupt and Mortal Coil you should be able to kick every cast. If you want to use one of the other talents on this row to be safe, feel free to.

Tier 7: Soul Conduit is recommended just as an all around solid option. is a viable option You want your off-target to be as low as possible when transitioning into the last phase, and having this talent will allow you to achieve that. However due to gear levels you may find that you transition far faster, and as such the off target will be taking significantly reduced damage. With enough gear you can easily burn through Stage two from full health not needing to use . There is far too much movement for me to recommend Channel Demonfire.

Doing the ScenarioPhase 1Jormog the BehemothTugar Bloodtotem

Start the encounter as you would any other fight, doing your standard 2-target opener. Focus heavily on Tugar Bloodtotem as Jormog the Behemoth is taking reduced damage.

Shortly after you start the encounter, Tugar Bloodtotem will cast Fel Burst. Use either your kick or Mortal Coil to interrupt this. Remember that you can always combine Dark Pact with Unending Resolve and if your health is high enough, you will not die. He casts it every 12-15 seconds. If necessary, you can Fear him to stop his cast.

Earthquake is a spell that Tugar casts. It drops rocks in three spots around the area. Jormog the Behemoth will tunnel under the ground and do laps around the room, occasionally surfacing. When he surfaces, he will then charge at you. You want Jormog the Behemoth to charge into as many of the rocks that fell during Earthquake as you can. This will remove his Fel Hardened Scales stacks, which reduce damage taken by 10% per stack. DO NOT GET HIT BY THE CHARGE.

When Earthquake is being cast by Tugar, you can cast Fear on him. This will cause the rocks to fall from the ceiling, but will stop him from spawning very annoying worm adds. If you don't manage to fear this cast, you will need to simply kill the adds that spawn.

Fel Shock is another spell cast by Tugar. This cannot be avoided, but the healing receive by Prydaz, Xavaric's Magnum Opus will easily counteract it.

Fel Surge Totem will spawn periodically. Keep an eye out for them and kill them immediately. One cast from any spell will do, as they have 1hp. If you let them cast, you will be stunned for 5 seconds and will likely just die.

Jormog the Behemoth will usually be near the edge spitting at you and casting Sonic Scream. This ability will do damage to you and spell-lock you if you are caught casting when it goes off. If you become Chaos-locked you will almost certainly die, as you will not be able to interrupt Tugar. Keep an eye out for this cast - setting Jormog as your focus will help you notice this.

Phase 2Tugar Bloodtotem

Jormog the Behemoth will gain 150% increased damage, however Fel Burst, Earthquake and Fel Surge Totem will no longer happen.

Keep in mind that Jormog can be feared and stunned. You can use this to your advantage when he is casting Sonic Scream in the last phase.

Simply focus him down, using Drain Life to heal yourself if necessary.

SUMMARY:

Drums of Fury can be used at your discretion there are advantages and disadvantages to using it in each phase. Personally i used it in Phase two, but getting out of phase one cleanly may be advantageous as it is the more mechanically difficult phase.

Interrupt, fear or stun Tugar's Fel Burst. You should rotate your Doomguards interrupt, or Felhunter's Spell Lock, Grimoire: Felhunter followed by a Mortal Coil in order to achieve this.

Do not let Sonic Scream spell-lock you.

Kite Jormog the Behemoth into the fallen rocks to remove his Fel Hardened Scales stacks.

Fear Tugar when he casts Earthquake.

Kill Fel Surge Totem immediately to avoid being stunned.

Make sure you keep Havoc on Jormog the Behemoth at all times.

Do NOT get hit by Jormog the Behemoth when he is underground.

Once Tugar Bloodtotem has died, focus down Jormog the Behemoth. He will gain 150% increased damage, however Fel Burst, Earthquake and Fel Surge Totem will no longer happen.

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