WoW Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein Dragonflight Boss

Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein – Kyrakka and Erkhart roam the skies above the Ruby Life Pools coordinating attacks on the shrine below, while also taking out any interfering dragons. If left unchecked they burn the Life Pools to the ground and blow the remaining ash away in a cleansing elemental storm.

Location: Ruby Life Pools.

Kyrakka / Erkhart Stormvein Trash Tips and Tricks

On the way to Kyrakka and Eckhart, your group needs to clear a relatively large and densely packed platform featuring multiple Channelers and storm elementals. On their own, individually, each one is relatively harmless, but together, they pack a punch.

  • Primal Thunderclouds have a large absorb on them; when this expires, is dispelled, or they run out of health, they cast Crackling Detonation at a location, and then despawn. Crackling Detonation can be interrupted if you have kicks to spare, but it is both a fast and unpredictable cast.
  • Healers: Be ready to heal through Lightning Storm whenever a Tempest Channeler is engaged
  • Kicks, dispels purges! In no specific order:
    • Interrupt Flashfire on Flame Channelers and Ryvati, particularly if it targets a melee.
    • Dispel Burning Veins on Flame Channelers
    • Interrupt Lightning Bolt on Primal Shockcasters, Tempest Channelers, High Channeler

High Channeler Ryvati’s demise causes the boss to become attackable. They posess an additional ability worth mentioning: Tempest Stormshield creates a shield on them, whose size depends on the number of Primal Thunderclouds alive and undispelled at the time of casting. If this shield is not broken, the remaining amount active when it expires is dealt to the entire party.

Once High Channeler Ryvati is slain, Eckhart flies in atop Kyrakka and they become attackable.

Kyrakka / Eckhart Stormvein Tips and Tricks

During Phase 1, Kyrakka is airborne, while Eckhart engages the party from the ground. They do not share health.

When Eckhart or Kyrakka reaches 50%, Kyrakka lands, Eckhart mounts up atop Kyrakka, and phase 2 begins. From this point on, it is strongly recommended to cleave wherever possible, while making sure Kyrakka dies first. This removes Infernocore from the fight, along with all of the fire-based mechanics and breaths.

All Roles

  • At all times during the fight, Erkhart periodically attempts to interrupt all players with Interrupting Cloudburst. Stop casting when this happens so you do not get interrupted!
  • At all times during the fight, Winds of Change will temporarily flare up and push all players and all Flaming Embers zones on the floor in a specific direction. Don’t box yourself in, and be ready for this to happen in any direction!
  • Be aware of your Infernocore stacks. Each time you get hit by an avoidable fire ability, or step in a Flaming Embers, you gain a stack and the previous ones are refreshed. When they fade, you will spawn one Flaming Embers per stack.
  • Relocate to a spot relatively away from the group when Infernocore is about to expire, and keep track of where the Flaming Embers are. They will get pushed around throughout the fight with Winds of Change – don’t create walls, and don’t box people in!
  • Phase 1: Track Kyrakka’s position visually. Every ~15 seconds, it will relocate and attempt to hit players with Roaring Firebreath from the side of the encounter area
  • Phase 1: While airborne, Kyrakka’s Flamespit is cast on a single random player each time, and grants them one Infernocore
  • Phase 2: While on the ground, Kyrakka’s Flamespit now hits all five players in party and grants them one Infernocore each.
  • Phase 2: Do not be in front of Kyrakka, or be ready to have a very quick escape route away from the front! Winds of Change still happens.
  • You can kill Kyrakka in phase 2 first in order to make life a tiny bit easier.

Tank

  • Position Eckhart (in phase 1) in order to allow your DPS to dodge Void Burst while not being too close to the edge to accidentally get pushed off by [DNT] Corruption Effect Debug
  • Stormslam is a very powerful tankbuster with a stacking magic vulnerability debuff that does not fall off on its own all the time. It can fall off due to boss cast sequencing, but will not reliably do so. Be aware of it, and chain cooldowns for it – it is the only dangerous unavoidable spell in the fight.
  • Be aware of where all the Flaming Embers are, and position the boss so that you have an escape route if the winds push them towards you. As the tank, you are uniquely positioned to be able to see behind your group – on this fight, this is a major advantage!

Healer

  • This fight is made arbitrarily harder the worse your group is at dodging avoidable damage and not standing in Flaming Embers. Be aware of your surroundings.
  • Infernocore stacks hurt; the good news is that the unavoidable ones (from Flamespit) are highly telegraphed. The bad news is that DPS randomly taking avoidable damage will compound this problem, as they’ll also be punished with bonus Infernocore stacks.
  • Do not panic! Track ability timers, and play proactively rather than reactively on this encounter. Preparation and anticipating mechanics is one of the best ways to not get caught out and roasted by the breath, boxed in by Infernocore or thrown off the platform.

Drops & Rewards

Type Item Stats
Two-Hand Backdraft Cleaver AGI Crit/
Haste
One-Hand Skyferno Rondel AGI Haste/
Vers
Off-Hand Drake Rider’s Stecktarge INT-STR Vers/
Mast
Leather Head Crown of Roaring Storms AGI-INT Crit/
Vers
Plate Chest Breastplate of Soaring Terror INT-STR Haste/
Mast
Mail Hands Galerattle Gauntlets AGI-INT Crit/
Mast
Cloth Waist Sky Saddle Cord INT Haste/
Mast
Cloth Legs Wind Soarer’s Breeches AGI-INT Crit/
Mast
Trinket Kyrakka’s Searing Embers Crit

Achievements

Achievement Description
Ruby Life Pools Defeat Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein in Ruby Life Pools.
Heroic: Ruby Life Pools Defeat Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein in Ruby Life Pools on Heroic difficulty or higher.
Mythic: Ruby Life Pools Defeat Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein in Ruby Life Pools on Mythic or Mythic Keystone difficulty.
Dragon Kill Points Defeat Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein after chilling, searing, tempering, and keeping alive the Nascent Ruby Egg in Ruby Life Pools on Mythic difficulty.

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