The Skittering Breach Delve Guide: Location, Boss Strategies, and Trash
This page will cover everything you need to know about the Skittering Breach Delve in the War Within Expansion, including strategies for events, trash, and bosses.
Getting into Skittering Breach
Skittering Breach is a Delve located on the East side of Hallowfall, Khaz Algar.
 
This guide will providing the all the specifics you need to complete Skittering Breach across all tiers of difficulties (from Tier 1 to Tier 11). We will cover delve events, optional bosses (rares), as well as, end of the dungeon boss and their abilities. If you like to learn about the rest of the Delves in Season 1, please see our overviews linked below.
Skittering Breach Layout
 
Events in Skittering Breach
There are 2 versions of this Delve, each of them offer different end boss and have different events:
- Option 1: You need to destroy 0/5 Shadow Totems
and clear the surrounding Shadow patches with  Light Dash (extra action button)
dash, facing Nerl'athekk the Skulking boss at the end. Light Dash (extra action button)
dash, facing Nerl'athekk the Skulking boss at the end.
- Option 2: You will have to confront Speaker Xanventh, chase her and complete the Order of the Night repelled event before engaging her as a final boss (much longer path than the Option 1).
Option #1
Event 1— 0/5 Shadow Totem Destroyed
Clear the any non-boss-enemies around the Shadow Totems and use
the  Light Dash (extra action button) dash to clear the nearby Shadow patches.
 Light Dash (extra action button) dash to clear the nearby Shadow patches.
Trash Mobs in this Area
- Interrupt Shadow Elemental's  Death Bolt. Any spare kicks
(or stops) should go for Death Bolt. Any spare kicks
(or stops) should go for Inflict Death cast. Inflict Death cast.
- Beware of Nerubian Slasher's  Jagged Slash frontal (sidestep it). Jagged Slash frontal (sidestep it).
- Interrupt Nerubian Threadmancer's  Web Bolt. Web Bolt.
- Any spare kicks should go for  Webbed Aegis coming from Nerubian Captain.
In addition, you should be careful when they cast Webbed Aegis coming from Nerubian Captain.
In addition, you should be careful when they cast Wide Swipe frontal cone. Wide Swipe frontal cone.
- Sidestep the Skittering Swarmer's Skittering Charge. Be careful
at the quantity of mobs you pull with this mob, due to their  Poisoned Claws, they
hit quite hard. Poisoned Claws, they
hit quite hard.
- Once you get to the final totem, you will see Nerubian Darkcaster, although it is
optional non-boss-enemy, in case you engage it, interrupt  Shadow Bolt at all times.
Any spare kicks should be used for Shadow Bolt at all times.
Any spare kicks should be used for Shadows of Strife. Shadows of Strife.
Nerl'athekk the Skulking Boss Guide
- Use the  Light Dash (extra action button) dashes to clear the surrounding
Shadow patches. Light Dash (extra action button) dashes to clear the surrounding
Shadow patches.
- Outrange the  Darkrift Smash. Darkrift Smash.
- Interrupt  Shadow Drain channel. Shadow Drain channel.
- During  Lurking Call channel, avoid any ground swirlies. Lurking Call channel, avoid any ground swirlies.
Option #2
Event 1— Confront Speaker Xanventh
Clear your way inside the secret chamber and confront Speaker Xanventh. Once you drop her to 70% HP she will retreat, starting Event #2.
Trash Mobs in this Area
- Nightfall Initiate does only auto-attacks.
- Nightfall Executor will  Stab you (heavy physical damage ability). Stab you (heavy physical damage ability).
Event 2— Confront Speaker Xanventh
Chase Speaker Xanventh and engage against him. He will retreat at 40% HP starting the final Event 3 prior appearing as a final boss.
Trash Mobs in this Area
- Interrupt Weeping Shade's  Death Bolt. Death Bolt.
- Any spare interrupts should go for Nightfall Shadeguard's  Blessing of Dusk. Blessing of Dusk.
- Interrupt (or any other form of stops) Nightfall Hopestealer's  Shadow Bolt. Shadow Bolt.
Event 3— Order of Night repelled 0/100%
Repel enough non-boss-enemies to complete the final event of the Delve.
Trash Mobs in this Area
- Devouring Shade is the only "mini-boss" in this area, with an incredibly
strong tank-buster hit  Shadow Strike. Avoid its Shadow Strike. Avoid its Umbral Slam frontal
at all costs. Umbral Slam frontal
at all costs.
- Nightfall Inquisitor is the most important non-boss-enemy in this area
due to its  Shadow Barrier immunity, which must be stopped at all costs.
In addition, any spare kicks should go for Shadow Barrier immunity, which must be stopped at all costs.
In addition, any spare kicks should go for Shadow Bolt. Shadow Bolt.
Speaker XanventhBoss Guide
 
- Interrupt  Blessing of Dusk at all times. Blessing of Dusk at all times.
- Sidestep the  Shadow Wave frontal ability. Shadow Wave frontal ability.
- Outrange the  Shadowspin channel (5 yards). Shadowspin channel (5 yards).
Changelog
- 03 Aug. 2024: Page added.
This guide has been written by Petko, one of the top Mythic players of all time. He has accomplished several Europe- and World #1 Team and Solo Seasonal rankings with multiple specialization and classes. Moreover, he competes in the MDI and streams his runs live on Twitch, and shares his personal opinions on YouTube and Twitter.
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