Scarlet Monastery — Graveyard and Library: how to beat

A guide to the whole place: modes, waves and bosses in order. Every boss has its own deck and turn cycle — the numbers come from the game. Loot is in the item atlas and on the Scarlet Monastery — Graveyard and Library page.

In short

• Dungeon, levels 28–38, bosses: 4. Party — 3 heroes: tank, healer, damage dealer.
• Modes: Heroic (at level 60), Normal (at the place’s level, 28–38), Keystone +10 (Mythic+, at level 60).
• Cold — 4 of 4 bosses (on heroic and in keystones); a test strike — every boss, except in normal mode. These modes cannot be cleared without a tank and a healer.
• Normal mode has no cold, no test strikes and no “no tank — through shields” rule.

Bosses in order

1. Ashen Executioner Dogrin (Graveyard Wing)

Level 28. In detail — Ashen Executioner Dogrin (Graveyard Wing): how to beat.

• 2 phases: “The Shift” → “Stoked Up”; 6 cards.
• “The Furnace at the Far End” cold: every enemy turn, everyone through shields — heroic 880, keystone +10 740 to each before Hardiness. No cold in normal mode.
• “Shovel to the Back” test strike — on boss turns 8 and 16: heroic 7,000, keystone +10 8,000; 40% weaker with a defensive card on yourself.
• Mechanics: swallows a fighter (“Into the Furnace!”); damage over time (“Furnace Heat”); opening: more damage to the boss (“Went for Coal”); boss empower (“Stoked Up”).

2. Bone Reaper of the Misty Graveyard (Graveyard Wing)

Level 31. In detail — Bone Reaper of the Misty Graveyard (Graveyard Wing): how to beat.

• 2 phases: “Mowing” → “They Rise”; 5 cards.
• “Graveyard Fog” cold: every enemy turn, everyone through shields — heroic 740, keystone +10 620 to each before Hardiness. No cold in normal mode.
• “Scythe Butt” test strike — on boss turns 7 and 15: heroic 7,000, keystone +10 8,000; 40% weaker with a defensive card on yourself.
• Mechanics: chain hit (“Mowing”); opening: more damage to the boss (“Sharpening the Scythe”); summon with a task (“Risen from the Graveyard”).

3. Direfang - Scarlet Pet (Library Wing)

Level 35. In detail — Direfang - Scarlet Pet (Library Wing): how to beat.

• 2 phases: “On Duty” → “Gone Wild”; 6 cards.
• “Empty Kennel” cold: every enemy turn, everyone through shields — heroic 620, keystone +10 520 to each before Hardiness. No cold in normal mode.
• “Jumped on the Chest” test strike — on boss turns 7 and 15: heroic 7,000, keystone +10 8,000; 40% weaker with a defensive card on yourself.
• Mechanics: question: give up a card (“Throw a Bone”); charge (“Roar”); boss empower (“Gone Wild”).

4. Master of Forbidden Knowledge - Archivist Morvent (Library Wing)

Level 38, final boss. In detail — Master of Forbidden Knowledge - Archivist Morvent (Library Wing): how to beat.

• 2 phases: “The Inventory” → “The Forbidden Shelf”; 7 cards.
• “Reading Room” cold: every enemy turn, everyone through shields — heroic 980, keystone +10 820 to each before Hardiness. No cold in normal mode.
• “Spine to the Forehead” test strike — on boss turns 9 and 15: heroic 7,000, keystone +10 8,000; 40% weaker with a defensive card on yourself.
• Mechanics: discard (“Into the Furnace”); timed shield (“Wall of Books”); hit on everyone (“The Books Fell”); opening: more damage to the boss (“Lost in Reading”); charge (“Reads Aloud”).

General rules

How to read the guide and the rules of a fight against a boss with a deck — How to beat: every boss; every mechanic in detail — Boss mechanics.