Skyreach Dungeon Guide: Location, Boss Strategies, and Trash
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.
Skyreach
This guide will focus on an extensive overview of the dungeon, providing vital information
to complete it across all difficulties (Normal,
Heroic,
and
Mythic). 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!
Ranjit and Trash Mobs in the Area
Notable Trash before Ranjit
- Be aware of your position during Dread Raven's
Dread Wind
it will knock you out of the platform. In addition, use defensives
during
Dire Screech. - Interrupt Driving Gale-Caller's
Repel to avoid
mass knockback effect. - Use defensives during Raging Squall's
Wrathful Wind
and run away from their
Wind Blast explosion.
Ranjit Boss Guide
All Roles
- Avoid being hit by
Wind Chakram, it 1-shots. - Use defensive cooldowns during
Fan of Blades
Bleed. - Be mindful with your position before each
Gale Surge cast
as it knocks you backwards and spawns
Coalesced Wind wind orb. - Dodge the incoming
Gale Surge during
Chakram Vortex.
Tank
- Move the boss away from
Wind Chakram to prevent the melee
players from dying from the returning chakram.
Healer
- Use your major healing cooldowns during
Fan of Blades.
Araknath and Trash Mobs in the Area
Notable Trash Before Araknath
- Interrupt Blinding Sun Priestess's
Blinding Light. - Interrupt Initiate of the Rising Sun's
Solar Bolt. - Focus the Solar Elemental's
Solar Orb as quickly
as you can.
- Avoid being hit by the Solar Construct's
Solar Nova
AoE spell and use defensives if
Solar Flame targets you (you can use also
combat reset abilities like
Vanish &
Feign Death etc.).
Araknath Boss Guide
All Roles
- Use defensive cooldowns before
Supernova is casted. - Make sure to soak the surrounding solar beams and to prevent the Araknath
from getting
Energize and accumulating
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 heat waves.
Tank
- Make sure to place away the
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.
Healer
- Make sure people are topped-up before each
Supernova. - Spot-heal players that soak the solar beams.
Rukhran and Trash Mobs in the Area
Notable Trash Before Rukhran
- Use your crowd-control abilities when Suntalon Tamer is casting
Mark of Death, as it will make any nearby Suntalon
Bloodcrazed.
Rukhran Boss Guide
All Roles
- Stack closer to the boss during
Sunbreak to spawn Sunwing
in a position where you can cleave it simultaneously. Use your crowd-control spells
when the
Burning Pursuit happens, always be mindful of their post-death
effect
Smoldering Egg (if another Sunwing spawns on top of the
Smoldering Egg it will respawn it). - Line of sight during
Searing Quills.
Tank
- Make sure to always be in melee range of the boss to prevent it
from casting
Screech. - Use your active mitigation for
Burning Claws.
Healer
- When
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 from the Sunwing.
High Sage Viryx and Trash Mobs in the Area
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
debuff.
High Sage Viryx Boss Guide
All Roles
- Interrupt
Solar Blast. - Using your defensive cooldowns if you get targeted by
Scorching Ray. - If you get targeted by
Lens Flare, make sure to get away from your teammates
and place the
Blazing Ground puddles the way that will allow for a better
place management. - Focus the person who gets
Cast Down as the add has a lot of HP!.
Tank
- Trying to get High Sage Viryx closer to the person that gets
Cast Down
so you can cleave both targets.
Healer
- Use your major healing cooldowns during
Scorching Ray.
Skyreach Loot Table
Ranjit
| Type | Item | Stats |
|---|---|---|
| 2H Sword | Mastery/Vers | |
| 1H Sword | Mastery/Crit | |
| Crossbow | Vers/Crit | |
| Back | Crit/Mastery | |
| Cloth Legs | Haste/Vers |
Araknath
| Type | Item | Stats |
|---|---|---|
| Staff | Haste/Mastery | |
| Dagger | Haste/Mastery | |
| Plate Head | Mastery/Vers | |
| Cloth Shoulder | Haste/Mastery | |
| Mail Chest | Crit/Haste | |
| Leather Boots | Crit/Mastery | |
| Trinket | Agi/Str |
Rukhran
| Type | Item | Stats |
|---|---|---|
| 1H Sword | Crit/Vers | |
| Fist Weapon | Mastery/Haste | |
| Off-Hand | Mastery/Haste | |
| Leather Shoulder | Mastery/Vers | |
| Cloth Wrist | Mastery/Vers | |
| Plate Hands | Crit/Mastery | |
| Mail Boots | Mastery/Vers | |
| Trinket | Int |
High Sage Viryx
| Type | Item | Stats |
|---|---|---|
| Polearm | Crit/Haste | |
| Fist Weapon | Crit/Haste | |
| Shield | Crit/Mastery | |
| Mail Head | Crit/Mastery | |
| Plate Shoulder | Mastery/Haste | |
| Leather Chest | Haste/Mastery | |
| Cloth Feet | Haste/Mastery | |
| Trinket | Agi/Str |
Skyreach Achievements
Achievements to obtain in Skyreach:
| Achievement | Criteria |
|---|---|
| Defeat High Sage Viryx in |
|
| Defeat High Sage Viryx in |
|
| Defeat High Sage Viryx in |
|
| Complete |
Changelog
- 23 Feb. 2026: Page added.
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