Altar of Fangs Mythic+ Route Guide

The Altar of Fangs dungeon was introduced with the arrival of Patch 12.1 and immediately threw itself into the Mythic+ rotation for the season. With a mere three bosses to its name, the dungeon boasts one of the tightest timers for a successful run — groups have just 29 minutes to chew through the required enemy forces. In the article below, we'll break down the most efficient route to beat the clock in Altar of Fangs, along with the most dangerous enemies and their abilities that you absolutely must keep in mind.

Altar of Fangs Mythic+ Route Overview

The Altar of Fangs dungeon is split into three main zones, each culminating in a boss encounter. Given the number of boss fights available to you, you'll need to lean heavily on trash packs to hit the required enemy forces percentage for a Keystone run — in certain zones, you'll have to clear out the maximum number of enemies available. So, let's dive into the most popular Altar of Fangs route at the moment, one that will let you time the dungeon even with a PUG.

1. On entry, ignore both packs of Venom Leeches and the left pack of Venom Leeches right after the staircase.
2. Pull the pack in the center of the room and its left corner, consisting of 3x Venom Leech, 2x Ravenous Descendant, 1x Twinfang Harrower, and 4x Primal Serpent.
3. Gather up and decimate the packs of 4x Ravenous Descendant, 1x Primal Serpent, and 1x Ritual Chieftain to the left and right of your group.
4. Next, switch to the pack of 2x Ravenous Descendant, 3x Primal Serpent, and 1x Ritual Chieftain on the right side of the room, ignoring all other mobs.
5. At the entrance to the next room, ignore the Venom Leech packs to the left and right of the staircase and clear out every other enemy, followed by the boss.
6. In the next zone, be careful not to aggro the mobs along the walls — you want the pack of 5x Bloodletter, 2x High Evolutionist, and 1x Rattling Writhe near the center, as well as the pack of 4x Bloodletter, 1x High Evolutionist, and 1x Rattling Writhe at the corridor entrance.
7. In the room after the corridor, clear all the trash and engage the boss.
8. In the next zone, clear out every enemy in the first room.
9. Then, kill the enemies at the room's entrance and proceed along the right wall, ignoring the enemies along the left wall.
10. Once you've crossed the staircase, kill the remaining trash and engage the dungeon's final boss.

So, we've briefly covered your route through the Altar of Fangs — now it's time to dive into the details of the most dangerous enemies in each of the dungeon's three zones and the abilities you absolutely cannot afford to ignore.

Rav'i Trash and Notable Abilities

To even gain access to the dungeon's first boss, you'll need to destroy 6 Caustic Mist Totem scattered throughout the first zone. Each of them is guarded by some truly deadly foes that you'll have to deal with.

Rav'i Boss Tactics

Rav'i has three heads, so in a sense, you'll be dealing with three bosses at once. Here are some key tips to help you navigate this fight with less pain:

• The tank must be ready for Hydrastrike, which deals massive damage to players in melee range.
• Healers and anyone capable of dispelling should be ready to cleanse Regurgitate waves that target random players.
• To better manage the damage from Ravenous Stomp, players should stack together in one spot. However, when the boss uses Triple Shot, you'll want to spread out as far as possible from each other.
• Throughout the fight, the tank must keep an eye on which Bone Pile does not have a Twinfang corpse land on it and keep the boss near that pile to avoid triggering Feeding Frenzy at the start of the Ssscavenging intermission.
• Do not ignore Messy Eater during Ssscavenging — avoid the extra damage at all costs and maximize your DPS to burn down the shield and end the intermission as quickly as possible.

The Writhing Coil Trash and Notable Abilities

This boss requires no additional hoops to jump through to engage it in combat, aside from clearing the trash on your way to it. That said, among that trash are some worthy adversaries, more than capable of ruining any group's day.

The Writhing Coil Boss Tactics

Another serpentine adversary — what else would you expect in this dungeon? Here are some key tips to get you through this fight:

• The tank must be on high alert for the tank-buster Tail Scythe.
• For nearly the entire fight, healers need to focus on the damage from Synchronized Venom.
• Toxic Atrophy is cast three times in a row — it is absolutely critical that you interrupt every single cast.
• Vindictive Onslaught targets a random player, who must first dodge the Burrowing Charge line attack, then lead the Venom Jet away from the group before dodging it themselves.
• When the time comes for Death Rattle, be ready to use your movement abilities to break the tethers and prevent massive AoE damage. Afterwards, 5 Uncoiled Writhes will spawn, tethered to a random player and mirroring damage to the boss. To deal with them, group them up and unleash your AoE damage and cooldowns.
• Three of the Uncoiled Writhes also cast Toxic Atrophy — every cast must be interrupted.

Zul'jan Trash and Notable Abilities

To gain access to the final boss, you'll once again need to deal with a few totems to remove yet another wall of poisonous mist. Immediately after the second boss room, you'll find 4 Infusion Totem guarded by trash. Destroying them summons the Ascendant Serpent mini-boss, and killing it opens the way to your fight with Zul'jan.

Unfinished Mixture Buff

That said, the final encounter of the dungeon is made significantly easier by a buff you can grab right before it. In the corner of the mini-boss room, you'll find an Unfinished Mixture. If anyone in your group has at least 25 skill in Midnight Cooking or Alchemy, they can grant your group the Mutating Elixir buff for the remainder of the dungeon. We strongly advise you not to pass it up. Now, let's move on to the most dangerous foes among the Zul'jan trash.

Zul'jan Boss Tactics

Zul'jan is the final barrier standing between you and your Mythic+ loot. Here's what you need to brace yourself for before engaging him:

• The tank must be ready for Chop Down, saving every defensive cooldown possible for it.
• Be prepared to soak all 4 beams during Ritual of the Fang, using healing cooldowns to survive.
• Stacks of Ritual Venom must be removed before their duration expires, which can be achieved through the physical damage from Bloodletting. But don't forget — this leaves behind puddles nearby for 30 seconds that you'll need to avoid.
• Boneslicer also helps you shed unwanted stacks, so pick the right side to handle this mechanic effectively.

Altar of Fangs Bloodlust Usage

Finally, a friendly recommendation on when to best use your strongest group cooldown. Of course, the situation can vary from run to run, and you won't always want to stick to this advice rigidly. However, in most cases, it will help you pinpoint the perfect moment to save your timer and spare your group a world of unnecessary pain. The most optimal moments to pop Bloodlust or Heroism in Altar of Fangs are as follows:

1. The first big pull inside the dungeon.
2. The intermission during the second boss fight.
3. The final boss.

This distribution will help you power through the most dangerous moments of your Mythic+ run.

Good luck completing the seasonal dungeons, conqueror! And don't miss our Midnight Season 2 Mythic+ Overview.