Looking to take your first steps into the Ruby Life Pools, but unsure how to go about it? Well, look no further. You’ve come to the right place, as we’ve delved into this dungeon countless times already,even on Mythic, and can show you the ropes. Here’s everything you need to know about Ruby Life Pools in World of Warcraft Dragonflight.
How to do the Ruby Life Pools Dungeon in WoW Dragonflight
The entrance to the Ruby Life Pools is located in the southeastern portion of theWaking Shore. Look for a little blue swirly on the map. If you have yourDragonflyingmaxed, it should be extremely easy to reach. Ruby Life Pools is a 5-man dungeon, so be prepared before you enter.
Once inside, you’ll be confronted with a giant earth elemental that you’ll have to get through before continuing. Avoid the elemental’s AOE slams and ground quakes, or you’ll take big damage from it. Everyone needs to look out for these, as they can wipe your group instantly. Once it’s down, continue around the corner and engage and defeat the Primalist forces in your way.
Once you’ve defeated them, your party will find itself within the core of the Infusion Chambers. Primalist forces and eggs line the room. Stay on the rightmost wall of the egg room and engage the Primalists protecting the eggs. While doing so,avoid touching the eggs at all cost.A bump will cause them to hatch, adding to the enemies you need to clear and possibly wiping your group. Interrupt the Primalist casting shields to make this process easier. Our recommended route is shown below:
When you reach the end, a mini-boss will be waiting for you. Have your tank engage and pull Defier Draghar into the next room just before the first real boss. Defier Draghar has a fixate ability that knocks a random target back after dealing some damage and a powerful blade flurry that will deal high damage to your tank. Once he is down, move into the next room and get ready for the first boss.
The first boss of Ruby Life Pools isMelidrussa Chillworn. She is the leader of the Primalist, assaulting the pools, so it’s your job to bring her down. She has a few important abilities to be aware of:
Melidurssa Chillworn will use these two abilities until the fight is over, but on occasion, she will also use a third ability calledAwaken Whelps. Like the ones from earlier in the dungeon, Eggs surround the boss area. When Melidrussa casts Awaken Whelps, a group of them will pop open after a few seconds and swarm the party. It is the tank’s job to pick these up and theDPS’sjob to cleave them down. Repeat this process a few times, and Melidurssa will go down easy. Her loot table is following:
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With Melidrussa Chillworn down, a group of red drakes will come from above to bring your party to the surface. Click on one of the drakes and you’ll find yourself in the Ruby Overlook, where the second bossKokia Blazehoofis waiting. Before engaging her, you’ll first need to clear out the Primalist forces shielding her from harm.
To breach Kokia’s shielding, you’ll need to kill the four main groups of Primalists positioned around the Ruby Overlook. Each of the main groups has a huge fire element, so it is easy to tell which groups should be brought down. Plus, the Overlook is one giant circle, so they are difficult to miss. Check out our recommended route below:
Many of the Primalist surrounding the Overlook castCinderboltandFlame Dance. Cinderbolt is an ability that randomly targets a party member and hits with a hefty burst of damage. You’ll want to interrupt these as much as possible to reduce party damage overall. On the other hand, Flame Dance is an ability that cannot be interrupted. However, you can inflict CC(Crowd Control) on the caster to prevent it. Flame Dance does a big burst of damage to your entire party, so prevention is ideal. The giant Fire Elementals will also cast uninterruptable flame novas that need to be healed.
Once you’ve felled the four fire elementals, it’s time to deal with the summoner herself.Kokia Blazehoofis a fight about positioning due to the nature of her abilities:
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Once Kokia has reached 100 energy, viewable by looking under her portrait, she will cast her most dangerous ability,Burnout, which summons a large fire elemental similar to the ones prior to the fight. These also cast a big flame wave that deals party-wide damage, but they must be healed through. Once Burnout-summoned elementals die, they leave amassivepatch of flame on the ground that must be avoided. The Tank should always pull Kokia away from these patches so that there is space for the party to move around. Repeat this process a few times, and Kokia will be felled. Here is her loot table:
With Kokia dead, it’s time to finish off the Primalist Forces. Head to the Ruby Overlook’s main area from the stairs leading down from where Kokia was and fight through the remaining Primalist Forces there. Some of the Primalist within these last few groups cast uninterruptable, uncontrollable AOEs, so kill these groups quickly so that the healer is not overwhelmed with damage. The very last group you encounter will have a Primalist mini-boss that does not move. This enemy casts an ability calledTempest Shield. Have your DPS burn down the health of this shield before the mini-boss is finished casting, or your party will wipe.
Push through to the end where the final boss,Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormveinawait, a duo of bosses that work off each other’s abilities. Speaking of which, each boss has their own set, so let’s start with Kyrakka, the dragon in the encounter:
When the encounter begins, Kyrakka will take to the air and use her abilities throughout the fight. Your party will first need to engage Erkhart Stormvein, who remains grounded. His abilities are more about disruption and control, a contrast to Kyrakka’s:
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Both Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein will use their abilities in rapid succession, repeating until Erkhart is near death. Kyrakka will descend from the skies and engage the party directly when this happens. She will need to be picked upimmediatelyor she will kill a party member. Erkhart will also jump onto Kyrakka’s back but can still be targeted separately from her. Kill Erkhart first so that his mechanics end. Then, take down Kyrakka to finish the Ruby Life Pool dungeon. As the last set of bosses in the dungeon, they have the largest loot table:
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