The Blinding Vale — Mythic+ Dungeon Guide

This dungeon was added in the Midnight expansion. It is a valley bathed in blinding Light, where plants and beasts have been reborn under the influence of the Light's power. Players must journey through the valley and defeat four bosses guarding this twisted garden.

In this guide we will break down all the dungeon mechanics and cover the nuances of fighting the bosses and elite enemies inside the dungeon.

Fight Overview

The first encounter is against three lightbloom rutaani — Maittik, Lekshi, and Kezkitt — who work together tending the lustrous garden. Maittik prepares the soil, Lekshi plants seeds in it, and Kezkitt accelerates their growth, causing dangerous plants to spread across the arena. The fight requires dealing with the rutaani themselves as well as their garden.

Key Boss Abilities

• Fertile Loam

  Maittik creates patches of fertile soil in which plants take root and grow.

• Lightsower Dash

  Lekshi dashes forward and plants seeds in the prepared soil.

• Lightblossom Beam

  Kezkitt accelerates seed germination with a beam of light. If the beam is not blocked, the plants are empowered.

• Lightbloom Overgrowth

  The grown plants spread across the arena, damaging players.

• Light-Gorged

  The lightblooms gain a stacking effect if the beam feeding them is not blocked.

• Bedrock Slam

  A heavy slam into the ground dealing area damage.

• Light-Scorched Earth

  Light-scorched patches are left on the floor, dealing damage to players standing in them.

Strategy for the Lightbloom Trio

• Tanks

  Hold the rutaani and position them so that the growing garden and Light-Scorched Earth do not obstruct the group.

• Healers

  Group damage increases as Lightbloom Overgrowth spreads — ramp up healing when many plants cover the arena.

• DPS

  Block Kezkitt's Lightblossom Beam to prevent the lightblooms from gaining stacks of Light-Gorged, destroy the overgrown plants, and avoid the scorched zones.

Key Boss Abilities

• Bloodthorn Roots

  Ikuzz ensnares players in roots, immobilizing them until the roots are destroyed.

• Bloodthirsty Gaze

  After building up energy, Ikuzz focuses his gaze on a player and charges toward them.

• Incise

  If Ikuzz reaches the target of his gaze, he strikes them with a slash dealing high damage.

• Thorncaller Roar

  A sustained effect dealing periodic nature damage to all players.

• Crushing Footfalls

  Heavy footsteps dealing area damage.

• Verdant Stomp

  A powerful stomp affecting the entire group.

Strategy for Ikuzz the Light Hunter

• Tanks

  Hold the boss and be ready for the combo of Bloodthirsty Gaze into Incise.

• Healers

  The group takes constant damage from Thorncaller Roar, and Incise deals high damage to the marked target — ramp up healing during those moments.

• DPS

  Quickly destroy Bloodthorn Roots to free immobilized allies, and avoid Crushing Footfalls and Verdant Stomp.

Key Boss Abilities

• Pulverizing Strikes

  A series of crushing blows dealing physical damage in a cone in front of the boss.

• Lightfall

  Strikes of light rain down on the arena, each dealing significant damage in its impact area.

• Grievous Thrash

  An effect that only expires once the afflicted target is fully healed to maximum health.

• Warden's Wrath

  Ruya unleashes the warden's wrath upon the group.

• Mangling Claws

  A claw strike dealing damage to the target.

• Spirits of the Vale

  In the later stage of the fight, Ruya takes the form of a haranir and begins rapidly using all of her abilities one after another.

Strategy for Light Warden Ruya

• Tanks

  Hold the boss and be prepared for the acceleration of her abilities when she enters the Spirits of the Vale state.

• Healers

  The Grievous Thrash effect only expires when the target is fully healed — monitor those players and ramp up healing.

• DPS

  Stay out of the Pulverizing Strikes cone and avoid Lightfall impact zones.

Key Boss Abilities

• Awaken the Lightbloom

  Zikket summons lightborn lashers from beneath the ground and awakens those that are dormant.

• Concentrated Lightbeam

  Zikket directs a concentrated beam of Light at players, destroying everything in its path.

• Lightsap

  Lightsap is left on the floor, dealing damage to players standing in it.

• Thornspike

  Zikket hurls a thornspike at the target.

• Lightspore Shot

  A shot of lightspores at players.

• Fluorescent Shield

  Zikket surrounds itself with a fluorescent shield.

Strategy for Zikket

• Tanks

  Hold the boss and keep in mind that it regularly summons new lashers via Awaken the Lightbloom.

• Healers

  Group damage comes from lashers, beams, and shots — ramp up healing during Concentrated Lightbeam and Lightspore Shot.

• DPS

  Destroy the lashers summoned by Awaken the Lightbloom, get out of the Concentrated Lightbeam path, and do not stand in Lightsap.

Beyond the bosses, as you advance through the vale you will encounter elite beasts and plants reborn under the influence of the Light. Several of the most notable are covered below. When facing such enemies, try to mark targets in advance, interrupt spells, use crowd-control abilities, and avoid engaging multiple groups at once.

Overgrown Hydra

An elite multi-headed plant elemental. It strikes players with Lightmaw Beams and pelts the arena with Bullet Seeds. Avoid the beams and the seeded zones and try not to let the entire group take hits at once.

Bulbtoad Matriarch

An elite toad elemental. It pulls players in with Tongue Toss, spits poison via Toxic Spew, and summons offspring with Toadspawn. Destroy the summoned toads and avoid the poisoned zones.

Radiant Charmsower

An elite spellcaster. It attacks at range with Light Bolt and calls for reinforcements with Call The Grove. Interrupt its spells, apply crowd control, and prioritize killing it first if it stands alongside other enemies.