Scarlet Halls Dungeon Guide
The Crusade's fiercest warriors, those who have held their ground and fought to defend the monastery throughout these dark times, are rapidly preparing an army within the Scarlet Halls. These soldiers are bound by their hatred of the unliving, and they are willing to sacrifice everything for their order's righteous cause.
Introduction
This dungeon is available on all 4 dungeon difficulties, starting at level 35 on normal difficulty. Scarlet Halls is a revamped dungeon added during Mists of Pandaria, containing both the Armory and Library wings of the original Scarlet Monastery dungeon. Here you will face off against three new, but somehow still familiar faces.
Houndmaster Braun
Houndmaster Braun is a highly positional fight, requiring the party to
be spread out. 
Piercing Throw chooses a random player, dealing damage
to the targeted player, as well as all enemies between the boss and the
targeted player. Houndmaster Braun will also use 
Death Blossom
on a random player, leaping to them and dealing damage to all nearby enemies.
With these two abilities in mind as the main threat of the encounter, we will
position in a loose circle around the boss, making sure no one is within 5-yards
of us, or between ourselves and the boss. Players hit by either Death Blossom
or Piercing Throw getting a stacking bleed, 
Bloody Mess,
making it very important to spread properly.
At 90%, 80%, 70%, and 60% health,
Houndmaster Braun will use 
Call Dog to call
Obedient Hounds to aid him in combat; these should be quickly AoE'd down
to prevent them from overwhelming your tank and healer as they die easily, but
deal high damage-over-time. At 50% health Houndmaster Braun will
enter a 
Bloody Rage until the end of combat.
Armsmaster Harlan
Armsmaster Harlan is the second boss in the Scarlet Halls, and is
meant to be the new and improved version of Herod from the original Scarlet Monastery:
Armory dungeon. Armsmaster Harlan comes with a long-range cleave in
Dragon's Reach, and as such should be kept faced away from the group at
all times. He will also frequently call in two Scarlet Defenders to
aid him in combat; these adds take significantly reduced damage and can be ignored.
Armsmaster Harlans main ability is 
Blades of Light, which
he precedes by 
Heroic Leaping into the middle of his room before
entering a deadly spin and quickly travelling all around the room.
Blades of Light deals high damage to all nearby enemies and carries
them around the room, dealing damage as Armsmaster Harlan spins around
the room. The previously mentioned Scarlet Defenders will also
be swept up by Blades of Light and should die to it, or be left
significantly weakened.
Avoiding the Blades of Light is the most important thing about
this fight. We recommend standing at the top of the stairs (if possible), and
jumping down into the bottom floor once Armsmaster Harlan begins using
Blades of Light.
Once Armsmaster Harlan reaches 50% he will start gaining
stacks of 
Berserker Rage. These increase his damage dealt by 4%
per stack; dispelling this buff will remove 10 buffs at a time, allowing it to
be removed easily.
Flameweaver Koegler
Flameweaver Koegler, a powerful Fire Mage, stands as the final
encounter of the Scarlet Halls. He will frequently try to cast both 
Fireball Volley
and 
Pyroblast, both of which can and should be interrupted as
often as possible.
The main threat of the fight is 
Greater Dragon's Breath, in
which Flameweaver Koegler slowly rotates on the spot, dealing heavy
Fire damage and disorienting all enemies in front of himself; move behind
Flameweaver Koegler as he spins around to avoid the deadly flames.
Flameweaver Koegler will also target a random bookshelf in the
room with 
Book Burner, shooting a flaming projectile at it. If this
projectile contacts the targeted bookshelf, it will erupt in numerous Fiery
explosions around the bookshelf. Players are able to stop Book Burner
from going off by standing in between the flaming projectile and the targeted
bookshelf, blocking the Book Burner spell from exploding.
Scarlet Halls Loot
Houndmaster Braun Normal Loot
| Item |
|---|
 Hound Trainer's Gloves |
 Canine Commander's Breastplate |
 Commanding Bracers |
 Beastbinder Ring |
 Houndmaster's Compound Crossbow |
Houndmaster Braun Heroic Loot
| Item |
|---|
| Hound Trainer's Gloves |
| Canine Commander's Breastplate |
| Commanding Bracers |
| Beastbinder Ring |
| Houndmaster's Compound Crossbow |
Armsmaster Harlan Normal Loot
| Item |
|---|
 Scarlet Sandals |
 Lightblade Bracer |
 Harlan's Shoulders |
 Armsmaster's Sealed Locket |
 The Gleaming Ravager |
 Ornate Weapon |
 Tabard of the Scarlet Crusade |
Armsmaster Harlan Heroic Loot
| Item |
|---|
| Scarlet Sandals |
| Lightblade Bracer |
| Harlan's Shoulders |
| Armsmaster's Sealed Locket |
| The Gleaming Ravager |
| Tabard of the Scarlet Crusade |
Flameweaver Koegler Normal Loot
| Item |
|---|
 Robes of Koegler |
| Vellum-Ripper Gloves |
 Bindburner Belt |
 Pyretic Legguards |
| Bradbury's Entropic Legguards |
 Scorched Scarlet Key |
 Temperature-Sensing Necklace |
 Koegler's Ritual Knife |
 Melted Hypnotic Blade |
 Mograine's Immaculate Might |
 Codex of the Crusade |
Flameweaver Koegler Heroic Loot
| Item |
|---|
| Robes of Koegler |
| Vellum-Ripper Gloves |
| Bindburner Belt |
| Pyretic Legguards |
| Bradbury's Entropic Legguards |
| Scorched Scarlet Key |
| Temperature-Sensing Necklace |
| Koegler's Ritual Knife |
| Melted Hypnotic Blade |
| Mograine's Immaculate Might |
| Codex of the Crusade |
Quests
All quests for Scarlet Halls have no prerequisites and can be simply grabbed from Hooded Crusader at the entrance of the dungeon.
- Rank and File
- Just for Safekeeping, Of Course
Achievements
| Achievement | Description |
|---|---|
 Humane Society |
Defeat Houndmaster Braun without killing any hounds in Scarlet Halls on Heroic Difficulty. |
 Mosh Pit |
Get a combination of 8 players and Scarlet Defenders caught up in Armsmaster Harlan's Blades of Light simultaneously and then defeat Armsmaster Harlan in Scarlet Halls on Heroic Difficulty. |
 Scarlet Halls |
Defeat Flameweaver Koegler in Scarlet Halls. |
| Heroic: Scarlet Halls |
Defeat Flameweaver Koegler in Scarlet Halls on Heroic Difficulty. |
| Scarlet Halls Guild Run |
Defeat Flameweaver Koegler in Scarlet Halls while in a guild group. |
 Heroic: Temple of the Jade Serpent Guild Run |
Defeat the Sha of Doubt in Temple of the Jade Serpent on Heroic difficulty while in a guild group. |
 Scarlet Halls Challenger |
Complete the Scarlet Halls Challenge Mode. |
 Scarlet Halls: Bronze |
Complete the Scarlet Halls Challenge Mode with a rating of Bronze or better. |
 Scarlet Halls: Silver |
Complete the Scarlet Halls Challenge Mode with a rating of Silver or better. |
 Scarlet Halls: Gold |
Complete the Scarlet Halls Challenge Mode with a rating of Gold. |
Other Pandaria Dungeons
Scarlet Halls is just one of the nine dungeons available to players during Mists of Pandaria. If you would like to learn more about the others, please see our other dungeon pages below:
Changelog
- 24 Jun. 2025: Page added.
This guide has been written by Abide, TBC veteran for nearly a decade. Abide is a Warrior tank and multi-class expert currently playing on Faerlina as Horde. You can find him in the the Icy Veins Discord. You can also see him live on Twitch.