- Franchise:
- Warcraft
- Platform:
- PC
- Developer:
- Blizzard, Activision
- Publisher:
- Blizzard, Activision
- Genre:
- MMORPG
- Released:
- 2022-11-28
Broodkeeper Diurna is the penultimate boss in Vault of the Incarnates, the Season 1 raid for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight. Our guide will help you defeat the last remaining obstacle in your way so you can go face to face with Raszageth. We'll start by breaking down Diurna's abilities and go over the strategy to defeat her.
Broodkeeper Diurna Abilities
Note that any numerical values are based on the raid’s Normal Mode.
Stage One: The Primalist Clutch
Broodkeeper Diurna
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Broodkeeper's Bond
- The Broodkeeper's diligent care links her life essence to the unhatched eggs, preventing all damage below 2% remaining health. This effect stacks for each intact egg in the room. Additionally, this aura increases the damage done of nearby allies by 50%, decreases damage taken by 25%, and heals 3% of their total health every second for 5 sec. This effect stacks.
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Greatstaff of the Broodkeeper
- The Broodkeeper embeds her greatstaff nearby, inflicting 7,841 Nature damage to players within 50 yards every 1.5 sec for 12 sec. Additionally, Diurna immediately gains applications of Greatstaff's Wrath.
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Greatstaff's Wrath
- Increases Greatstaff of the Broodkeeper's damage done by 10%. Players may cast Focus Greatstaff while near the embedded weapon, consuming one application of Greatstaff's Wrath and causing a beam to pursue the player. The focused beam inflicts 34,848 Nature damage to players within 3 yards every half-second during pursuit, shattering any egg in its path terminating the beam.
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Rapid Incubation
- The Broodkeeper infuses magic into the nearest 2 eggs. After 1 sec, these eggs hatch exposing the enemy within.
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Wildfire
- Diurna unleashes flame, igniting players within 50 yards, inflicting 13,064 Fire damage and an additional 8,710 Fire damage every 1 sec. for 9 sec. This effect stacks. Moments later the flames reignite, applying Wildfire to players who remain within 4 yards of the impact location.
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Icy Shroud
- Diurna expels a surge of frost inflicting 26,160 Frost damage to players within 50 yards, reducing their movement speed by 30% and causing their next 42,395 healing to be absorbed.
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Mortal Stoneclaws
- Diurna grievously wounds her target, inflicting 261,598 Physical damage and 52,272 Nature damage, applying Crushing Stoneclaws and Mortal Wounds.
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Mortal Wounds
- Reduces the effectiveness of any healing effects received by 65% for 8 sec. This effect stacks, and cannot be mitigated or avoided.
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Crushing Stoneclaws
- Inflicts 17,424 Nature damage every 0.5 sec. for 4 sec. This effect stacks.
The Clutchwarren
- The primal energies that flow through the Clutchwarren empower those within, increasing movement speed by 15%.
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Diurna's Gaze
- The Broodkeeper keeps a watchful eye on nearby enemies, increasing damage taken by 10% to players within 50 yards, removing the movement speed bonus granted by The Clutchwarren.
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Primal Proto-Whelp
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Disoriented
- This whelp is disoriented from hatching prematurely and is unable to focus, fixating upon random nearby players.
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Nascent Proto-Dragon
- Awoken through Rapid Incubation, these enemies join Diurna in combat defending their kin.
Primalist Reinforcements
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Tarasek Legionnaire
- Vicious Thrust
- The legionnaire stabs at a foe, inflicting 43,573 Physical damage.
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Primalist Mage
- Ice Barrage
- The mage hurls frozen ice at a target, inflicting 34,848 Frost damage and up to an additional 43,521 Frost damage every 0.5 sec. for 4 sec.
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Tarasek Earthreaver
- Tremors
- The Earthreaver sends out rumbling tremors that explode upon contact, inflicting 69,696 Nature damage to players within 5 yards. Afflicted players suffer 8,712 Nature damage every half-second and are stunned for 2 sec. This effect stacks.
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Dragonspawn Flamebender
- Flame Sentry
- The Flamebender conjures Flame Sentries nearby which rotate for 20 sec. Players suffer 78,409 Fire damage every half-second while inside the sentry's effect.
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Juvenile Frost Proto-Dragon
- Chilling Tantrum
- The Proto-Dragon thrashes about for 6 sec, inflicting 17,424 Frost damage every 1 sec. to players within 50 yards, reducing their movement speed by 10% for 3 sec.
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Drakonid Stormbringer
- Ionizing Charge
- The Stormbringer electrifies afflicted players with lightning energy, jolting players within 5 yards for 8,712 Nature damage every half-second for 8 sec.
- Mortal Suffering
- Reduces the effectiveness of any healing effects received by 90% for 12 sec. This effect stacks, and cannot be mitigated or avoided.
- Detonating Stoneslam
- Inflicts 17,424 Nature damage every 0.5 sec. for 6 sec. Upon expiration, afflicted players explode from
Stoneslam Detonation
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- Stoneslam Detonation Explodes for 696,966 Nature damage, split evenly amongst all players within 15 yards.
Stage Two: A Broodkeeper Scorned
Broodkeeper Diurna
Broodkeeper's Fury
- Diurna's Fury knows no bounds, increasing damage done by 15%, and empowering abilities with additional power. Additionally, this doubles the duration of Mortal Wounds. This effect stacks and increases in intensity every 30 sec.
Empowered Greatstaff of the Broodkeeper
- The Broodkeeper embeds her greatstaff, inflicting 11,326 Nature damage every 1.5 sec for 9 sec. Additionally, Diurna immediately gains applications of Empowered Greatstaff's Wrath.
Empowered Greatstaff's Wrath
- Increases Empowered Greatstaff of the Broodkeeper's damage done by 30%. This effect stacks, beginning at 2 charges. Diurna empowers the embedded weapon, invoking its wrath, consuming one application of Empowered Greatstaff's Wrath for each targeted player, causing a beam to pursue them. The focused beam inflicts 52,272 Nature damage to players within 3 yards every half-second during pursuit, shattering any egg in its path terminating the beam.
Frozen Shroud
- Diurna expels a surge of ice inflicting 34,827 Frost damage, immobilizing them within an attackable rime causing their next 52,993 healing to be absorbed.
Wildfire
- Diurna unleashes flame, igniting players within 50 yards, inflicting 13,064 Fire damage and an additional 8,710 Fire damage every 1 sec. for 9 sec. This effect stacks. Moments later the flames reignite, applying Wildfire to players who remain within 4 yards of the impact location.
Mortal Stoneclaws
- Diurna grievously wounds her target, inflicting 261,598 Physical damage and 52,272 Nature damage, applying Crushing Stoneclaws and Mortal Wounds.
Mortal Wounds
- Reduces the effectiveness of any healing effects received by 65% for 8 sec. This effect stacks, and cannot be mitigated or avoided.
Crushing Stoneclaws
- Inflicts 17,424 Nature damage every 0.5 sec. for 4 sec. This effect stacks.
Broodkeeper Diurna Strategy Guide
This is a two phase fight that's about controlling add waves and destroying the eggs in the room before you can defeat Diurna herself.
Broodkeeper Diurna Phase 1
In addition to dealing with Diurna, adds will constantly spawn. They need to be tanked, dealt with, and kept 50 yards away from Diurna. You will split your raid into two groups. One group will focus on the adds, the other on the boss.
The boss group will tank Diurna near clusters of eggs. Her Greatstaff is how you will destroy the eggs; being close enough to the staff gives you buff of extra damage done. It also gives you an extra action button that causes a beam to follow you around. The beam hurts a lot, so don't get hit by it. Instead, have the beam hurt the eggs that are being targeted by Rapid Incubation. If you don't destroy the egg, an add spawns that will need to be dealt with. Once all the eggs in a cluster are destroyed, move Diurna to the next cluster and repeat the process. Tanks need to be mindful of Mortal Stoneclaws. The DOT and 65% Mortal Strike debuff is rough, but you shouldn't need to tank swap. Just mitigate and use cooldowns.
Floating orbs indicate where adds will spawn. You will need to do everything you can to keep these adds 50 yards away from Diurna. It's important to make sure you're staying on top of these, otherwise they will overwhelm the raid. Some of the adds have important things to consider:
- Spread out when Ionizing Charge is cast by the Stormbringer.
- Avoid the Flame Sentry that spawns from the Flamebender.
- Heal through the Chilling Tantrum from the Juvenille Frost Proto-Dragon
- The Legionnaire will cast Vicious Thrust on the tank. This hurts, but you shouldn't need to tank swap. Just mitigate it.
- The mage will cast Ice Barrage. You need to kick it.
- Dodge the Tremors from the Earthreaver.
Other things to consider during phase one:
- Wildfire will give you a DOT. Make sure you avoid the swirlies that appear from this.
- Icy Shroud puts out a slow and healing absorb to the raid. It can be dispelled.
- Anyone within 50 yards of Diurna takes 10% extra damage. If you're over 50 yards away, you move 15% faster.
Broodkeeper Diurna Phase 2
After five minutes, or all the eggs are destroyed, Phase Two Begins. If you still have eggs up, you'll need to destroy them to kill the boss. This is a race to the finish as phase two acts as a soft enrage/DPS check. Continue to kite the beams into any remaining eggs and avoid Wildfire. Frozen Shroud is like Icy Shroud; dispel those affected and quickly heal the raid. When Diurna puts her staff in the ground, pulsing damage hits the raid; heal through it. Mortal Stoneclaws is also cast twice as often now, so a tank swap may be on the menu.
Kill her before Broodkeeper's Fury, which gives her 15% extra damage every 30 seconds, kills you.
Broodkeeper Diurna Heroic Mode
Due to the nature of the fight, there are quite a bit of changes for Heroic Diurna.
- Greatstaff's Wrath now deals a stacking 10% damage buff to the raid.
- Wildfire cleaves nearby enemies on Heroic; targeted players need to spread out.
- When eggs are destroyed, Diurna will deal damage to the raid. You're also hit with the Clutchwatcher's Rage debuff, which deals 200% increased damage for the next ten seconds. You need to be smart about when you destroy your eggs. We recommend destroying no more than two eggs at a time.
- The adds go through some changes as well.
- The Earthreaver casts Burrowing Strike, charging the tank and reducing their armor by 30% for 10 seconds. Kill this add immediately.
- Flamebenders cast Cauterizing Flashflames, dealing damage to its allies while also healing the Flamebender for nine seconds.
- The Juvenile Frost Proto-Dragons apply a stacking bleed to anyone it melees. Honestly, it's not something that warrants special attention.
- The Stormbringer will cast Static Jolt, stunning the target for two seconds and dealing damage. Kick this cast.
- As always, numerical values for boss health and damage from abilities increases.
Diurna Loot Table
The ilvl for Diurna's Loot Table varies by the raid's difficulty. Normal loot has an ilvl of 389, Heroic 402, and Mythic 415. One rare item has a higher ilvl.
