Overview

⚠️Read this First 

All of these quests are Instance clusters. In order to progress you must talk to the NPC's inside and outside the instance. There is known issue we encountered where the quest disapears from your tracker (typically at least one fellowship member will have it tracked). I recomend checking the Quest Log to make sure they show completed before continuing.   Standard instance reset prosedure is to create new un-related instance (party leader travels )before restarting the desired instance 

These quests are a pre-requistite to unlock Durin's Bane for more details visit the wiki 

Small Fellowship (3 players)  Fellowship (6 players) Raid (12 players)

Chapter 1 - Small fellowship — Barliman Butterbur or Stained Envelope to Northcotton Farm

Chapter 2 - Small fellowship — Northcotton Farm

Chapter 3 - Small fellowship — Northcotton Farm

Chapter 4 - Small fellowship — Northcotton Farm to Stoneheight

Chapter 5 - Small fellowship — Stoneheight

Chapter 6 - Small fellowship — Stoneheight

Chapter 7 - Fellowship — Stoneheight to Lost Temple

Chapter 8 - Fellowship — Lost Temple

Chapter 9 - Fellowship — Lost Temple

Chapter 10 - Fellowship — Lost Temple to Sâri-surma

Chapter 11 - Fellowship — Sâri-surma

Chapter 12 - Fellowship — Sâri-surma

Chapter 13 - Raid — Sâri-surma to Ost Dunhoth | Map

Chapter 14 - Raid — Ost Dunhoth |  6 player minimum

Chapter 15 - Raid — Ost Dunhoth

Thadúr the Ravager - North Cotton Farm wiki 

Abilities

 Permanent State Immunity (Immune from Stun, Daze, Fear and Root)

 Protection from Slows

 Uncommon Fortitude

 Poisonous Vapors

 Running Scared

 Major Poison Air

 Difficulty Tier II On Tier 2

Strategy 

⚠️Completing this on level will be a challenge. You will need to pay close attention to what he says  

👯"Divided you shall fall." - Distributed damage attack, group up.

🤢"I shall unleash a gift upon those that face me." - Get behind him.

🦠"Poisonous vapors shall grant me strength." - Remove his corruption (or suffer through it).

 ☁️"You shall behold the power of Dark Thorn." - Get away from him! He's about to drop a poison cloud on himself.

Angaidh and Sidhág - Lost Temple wiki 

Aura: Strength of Shadow - The siblings gain the Warding Shadow buff when standing together

Warding Shadow +66% outgoing damage, -66% incoming damage

Night Terror    Curable debuff, doubles incoming tactical damage

Shadow Stream Channeled damage over time; interrupt Sidhag to remove

Strategy

⚠️Have the tank grab agro on Angaidh and pull him away while everyone else attacks Sidhág. The two of them gain a buff when together and a powerful AOE attack, so keep them separated. Sidhág has a channeled attack; there's no induction circle but it can be interrupted or broken by LoS. Sidhág doesn't move much so any time the two group up, have the tank pull Angaidh out of buff range again. This should be done on the ground floor, back and forth, with one of each of them on opposite ends of the room so everyone remains within healing range. Attack Sidhág down to 50% morale then switch to Angaidh and kill him. Switch back to Sidhág and finish her off.

"Fear not, brother, you shall not fall!" - Sidhág is healing Angaidh, need to weaken her first

"See to your wounds! I will deal with these fools!" - Sidhág has been weakened enough, switch to Angaidh

"Shadows, protect me!" - Sidhág is healing herself, need to weaken Angaidh

"How fare thee, brother?" - Sidhág runs over to Angaidh, pull him to the other side

"Let me lend a hand!" - Angaidh runs over to Sidhág and drops aggro, taunt him back

"Stand still worm" - Stun and induction for a large hit, interrupt the induction

"I stand in the darkness!" - Heavy AoE damage when they stand together, run away

"Are you afraid of the dark?" - Incoming tac damage debuff, cure it

❗Killing Sidhág and Angaidh within 10 seconds of each other will complete the Synchronized Slaughter deed and grant the Swift Executioner title. 

Durin’s Bane – Strategy Guide

Ost Dunhoth: Wound and Fear Wing
Level: 65–160
Type: Arch-nemesis
Genus: Ancient Evil
Species: Nameless

Durin’s Bane is a mechanically punishing encounter that heavily tests raid awareness, tank coordination, and death management. The fight varies slightly depending on difficulty tier, but the core mechanics remain consistent.

Core Mechanics & Abilities

🔥 Executioner (Execute)

• Durin’s Bane tracks total player deaths during the encounter.
  
  

• If six player deaths occur at any point, the raid is instantly wiped.
  
  

• Battle rezzes and recoveries do not reset this counter.
  ➡️ Clean execution and death prevention are critical.
  
  

🧠 Permanent State Immunity

• Durin’s Bane is immune to most crowd control and state-based effects.
  
  

• Do not rely on stuns, roots, or disables to manage the fight.
  
  

😨 Gathered Fear (Stacks 1–6)

• Fear stacks accumulate throughout the fight.
  
  

• Higher stacks increase pressure on healers and tanks.
  
  

• Proper tank swapping is required to manage debuffs safely.
  
  

⚔️ Difficulty Tier II (on Tier 2)

• Tier 2 introduces additional environmental hazards and challenge mechanics.
  
  

• Poor positioning or failure to react correctly can quickly escalate the fight.
  
  

Tank Strategy

• Two tanks are mandatory.
  
  

• Tanks must swap aggro regularly to clear special debuffs.
  
  

• Poor swaps will lead to tank deaths — and deaths are not recoverable.
  
  

• Tanks should coordinate swaps clearly and early rather than reacting late.
  
  

Raid-Wide Mechanics

🔥 Face Your Fears (360° AoE Fire Attack)

• Triggered once Durin’s Bane reaches below 50% health.
  
  

• Deals massive AoE fire damage in a full 360° radius.
  
  

• Facing away from the boss greatly reduces damage taken.
  
  

• Failing to turn away will heavily tax healers or cause deaths.
  
  

⚠️ On Tier 2, intentionally taking full damage (not turning away) completes Challenge Mode, but is extremely dangerous.

Tier Differences

Tier 1

• No fire spawns on the platform.
  
  

• Focus is on:
  
  

  • Death management
    
    

  • Tank swaps
    
    

  • Facing away during Face Your Fears
    
    

Tier 2

• Fire patches spawn on the platform.
  
  

• Fire deals approximately 500–1000 damage per tick.
  
  

• Boss must be actively repositioned to avoid stacking fire zones.
  
  

• Standing in fire while mishandling Face Your Fears often results in deaths.
  
  

Positioning Tips

• Keep the boss moving steadily on Tier 2 to prevent fire buildup.
  
  

• Avoid sharp or panicked movement — smooth repositioning keeps melee safe.
  
  

• Ranged and healers should pre-position with escape paths in mind.
  
  

Lore-master Interaction (Advanced Tip)

• On initial inspection, Durin’s Bane appears to have Remarkable mitigations.
  
  

• After a Lore-master applies Ancient Craft, it is revealed that:
  
  

  • Durin’s Bane has slightly lower mitigation for Beleriand damage.
    
    

  • Common damage types are also slightly reduced (both show as Superior).
    ➡️ Applying Ancient Craft early provides more accurate damage optimization.
    
    

Key Failure Points

❌ Allowing deaths to accumulate
❌ Late or missed tank swaps
❌ Facing the boss during Face Your Fears
❌ Standing in fire on Tier 2
❌ Poor movement causing healer line-of-sight issues