Skyreach Dungeon Guide: Location, Boss Strategies, and Trash

Last updated on Feb 23, 2026 at 19:00 by Petko

This page will cover everything you need to know about the Algeth'ar Academy Dungeon in Midnight Season 1, including strategies for events, trash, and bosses.

1.

Skyreach

This guide will focus on an extensive overview of the dungeon, providing vital information to complete it across all difficulties (Normal, HeroicHeroic, and MythicMythic). We will cover all 4 boss fights supported by the most notable trash enemies in the dungeon and their important abilities. If you would like to learn about the rest of the Season 1 Midnight dungeons in the upcoming Mythic+ season, please see our overviews linked below. Otherwise, without further ado, let us begin!

If you would like to learn about the rest of the dungeons in Midnight Mythic+ Season 1, please see our overviews linked below. Otherwise, without further ado, let us begin!

2.

Ranjit and Trash Mobs in the Area

2.1.

Notable Trash before Ranjit

  • Be aware of your position during Dread Raven's Dread Wind Icon Dread Wind it will knock you out of the platform. In addition, use defensives during Dire Screech Icon Dire Screech.
  • Interrupt Driving Gale-Caller's Repel Icon Repel to avoid mass knockback effect.
  • Use defensives during Raging Squall's Wrathful Wind Icon Wrathful Wind and run away from their Wind Blast Icon Wind Blast explosion.
2.2.

Ranjit Boss Guide

WoW Midnight Skyreach Mythic+ Season Boss Ranjit
2.2.1.

All Roles

  • Avoid being hit by Wind Chakram Icon Wind Chakram, it 1-shots.
  • Use defensive cooldowns during Fan of Blades Icon Fan of Blades BleedBleed.
  • Be mindful with your position before each Gale Surge Icon Gale Surge cast as it knocks you backwards and spawns Coalesced Wind Icon Coalesced Wind wind orb.
  • Dodge the incoming Gale Surge Icon Gale Surge during Chakram Vortex Icon Chakram Vortex.
2.2.2.

Tank

  • Move the boss away from Wind Chakram Icon Wind Chakram to prevent the melee players from dying from the returning chakram.
2.2.3.

Healer

  • Use your major healing cooldowns during Fan of Blades Icon Fan of Blades.
3.

Araknath and Trash Mobs in the Area

3.1.

Notable Trash Before Araknath

  • Interrupt Blinding Sun Priestess's Blinding Light Icon Blinding Light.
  • Interrupt Initiate of the Rising Sun's Solar Bolt Icon Solar Bolt.
  • Focus the Solar Elemental's Solar Orb Icon Solar Orb as quickly as you can.
  • Avoid being hit by the Solar Construct's Solar Nova Icon Solar Nova AoE spell and use defensives if Solar Flame Icon Solar Flame targets you (you can use also combat reset abilities like Vanish Icon Vanish & Feign Death Icon Feign Death etc.).
3.2.

Araknath Boss Guide

WoW Midnight Skyreach Mythic+ Season Boss Araknath
3.2.1.

All Roles

  • Use defensive cooldowns before Supernova Icon Supernova is casted.
  • Make sure to soak the surrounding solar beams and to prevent the Araknath from getting Energize Icon Energize and accumulating Solar Infusion Icon Solar Infusion stacks. Do keep in mind that soaking the solar beams will cause you to take damage, so use your defensive cooldowns appropriately.
  • Dodge any incoming Defensive Protocol Icon Defensive Protocol heat waves.
3.2.2.

Tank

  • Make sure to place away the Fiery Smash Icon Fiery Smash frontal to avoid clipping any ally players.
  • Make sure to be in melee at all times to avoid Araknath from casting Blast Wave Icon Blast Wave.
3.2.3.

Healer

  • Make sure people are topped-up before each Supernova Icon Supernova.
  • Spot-heal players that soak the solar beams.
4.

Rukhran and Trash Mobs in the Area

4.1.

Notable Trash Before Rukhran

  • Use your crowd-control abilities when Suntalon Tamer is casting Mark of Death Icon Mark of Death, as it will make any nearby Suntalon Bloodcrazed Icon Bloodcrazed.
4.2.

Rukhran Boss Guide

WoW Midnight Skyreach Mythic+ Season Boss Rukhran
4.2.1.

All Roles

  • Stack closer to the boss during Sunbreak Icon Sunbreak to spawn Sunwing in a position where you can cleave it simultaneously. Use your crowd-control spells when the Burning Pursuit Icon Burning Pursuit happens, always be mindful of their post-death effect Smoldering Egg Icon Smoldering Egg (if another Sunwing spawns on top of the Smoldering Egg Icon Smoldering Egg it will respawn it).
  • Line of sight during Searing Quills Icon Searing Quills.
4.2.2.

Tank

  • Make sure to always be in melee range of the boss to prevent it from casting Screech Icon Screech.
  • Use your active mitigation for Burning Claws Icon Burning Claws.
4.2.3.

Healer

  • When Sunbreak Icon Sunbreak is alive, it will do pulsating AoE to the whole party, this will be the perfect place to use your major healing cooldowns.
  • Spot-heal any player that gets Burning Pursuit Icon Burning Pursuit from the Sunwing.
5.

High Sage Viryx and Trash Mobs in the Area

5.1.

Notable Trash Before High Sage Viryx

  • Important: Adorned Bladetalon is hardest hitting mob across the whole dungeon for your tank due to its stacking Shear Icon Shear debuff.
5.2.

High Sage Viryx Boss Guide

WoW Midnight Skyreach Mythic+ Season Boss High Sage Viryx
5.2.1.

All Roles

  • Interrupt Solar Blast Icon Solar Blast.
  • Using your defensive cooldowns if you get targeted by Scorching Ray Icon Scorching Ray.
  • If you get targeted by Lens Flare Icon Lens Flare, make sure to get away from your teammates and place the Blazing Ground Icon Blazing Ground puddles the way that will allow for a better place management.
  • Focus the person who gets Cast Down Icon Cast Down as the add has a lot of HP!.
5.2.2.

Tank

  • Trying to get High Sage Viryx closer to the person that gets Cast Down Icon Cast Down so you can cleave both targets.
5.2.3.

Healer

  • Use your major healing cooldowns during Scorching Ray Icon Scorching Ray.
6.

Skyreach Loot Table

6.1.

Ranjit

Type Item Stats
2H Sword Chakram-Breaker Greatsword Icon Chakram-Breaker Greatsword Mastery/Vers
1H Sword Skybreaker's Blade Icon Skybreaker's Blade Mastery/Crit
Crossbow Stormshaper's Crossbow Icon Stormshaper's Crossbow Vers/Crit
Back Rigid Scale Greatcloak Icon Rigid Scale Greatcloak Crit/Mastery
Cloth Legs Legwraps of Swirling Light Icon Legwraps of Swirling Light Haste/Vers
6.2.

Araknath

Type Item Stats
Staff Spire of the Furious Construct Icon Spire of the Furious Construct Haste/Mastery
Dagger Edge of the Burning Sun Icon Edge of the Burning Sun Haste/Mastery
Plate Head Gutcrusher Greathelm Icon Gutcrusher Greathelm Mastery/Vers
Cloth Shoulder Lightbinder Shoulderguards Icon Lightbinder Shoulderguards Haste/Mastery
Mail Chest Sharpeye Chestguard Icon Sharpeye Chestguard Crit/Haste
Leather Boots Boots of Burning Focus Icon Boots of Burning Focus Crit/Mastery
Trinket Solar Core Igniter Icon Solar Core Igniter Agi/Str
6.3.

Rukhran

Type Item Stats
1H Sword Beakbreaker Scimitar Icon Beakbreaker Scimitar Crit/Vers
Fist Weapon Blazing Sunclaws Icon Blazing Sunclaws Mastery/Haste
Off-Hand Rukhran's Solar Reliquary Icon Rukhran's Solar Reliquary Mastery/Haste
Leather Shoulder Bloodfeather Mantle Icon Bloodfeather Mantle Mastery/Vers
Cloth Wrist Bracers of Blazing Light Icon Bracers of Blazing Light Mastery/Vers
Plate Hands Incarnadine Gauntlets Icon Incarnadine Gauntlets Crit/Mastery
Mail Boots Rigid Scale Boots Icon Rigid Scale Boots Mastery/Vers
Trinket Radiant Sunstone Icon Radiant Sunstone Int
6.4.

High Sage Viryx

Type Item Stats
Polearm Sunlance of Viryx Icon Sunlance of Viryx Crit/Haste
Fist Weapon Arcanic of the High Sage Icon Arcanic of the High Sage Crit/Haste
Shield Viryx's Indomitable Bulwark Icon Viryx's Indomitable Bulwark Crit/Mastery
Mail Head Sharpeye Gleam Icon Sharpeye Gleam Crit/Mastery
Plate Shoulder Spaulders of Scorching Ray Icon Spaulders of Scorching Ray Mastery/Haste
Leather Chest Bloodfeather Chestguard Icon Bloodfeather Chestguard Haste/Mastery
Cloth Feet Lightbinder Treads Icon Lightbinder Treads Haste/Mastery
Trinket Solarflare Prism Icon Solarflare Prism Agi/Str
7.

Skyreach Achievements

Achievements to obtain in Skyreach:

Achievement Criteria
Skyreach Icon Skyreach Defeat High Sage Viryx in Skyreach Icon Skyreach.
Heroic: Skyreach Icon Heroic: Skyreach Defeat High Sage Viryx in Skyreach Icon Skyreach on HeroicHeroic difficulty or higher.
Mythic: Skyreach Icon Mythic: Skyreach Defeat High Sage Viryx in Skyreach Icon Skyreach on MythicMythic or Mythic Keystone difficulty.
Keystone Hero: Skyreach Icon Keystone Hero: Skyreach Complete Skyreach Icon Skyreach at MythicMythic Level 10 or higher, within the time limit. Reward, Teleport to Skyreach Icon Skyreach.
8.

Changelog

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