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Elite
Agronox
Corrupted Caretaker
Agronox (Corrupted Caretaker) is an Elite Elemental, hostile to players. It appears in the dungeon journal for Cathedral of Eternal Night.
Details
TypeElemental
ClassificationElite
TitleCorrupted Caretaker
Dungeon journalCathedral of Eternal Night
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Agronox at a Glance
ReactionHostile
FactionMonster
Faction groupother monsters
What does Agronox do?
Dungeon journal bossCathedral of Eternal Night
Achievement criterionBoom Bloom
In the Client Files
Standing toward playersHostile
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Boss Encounter
Agronox appears as a raid or dungeon boss. See the encounter page for its instance.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for the Agronox encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Agronox corrupts the garden he once tended and turns it against players. Quickly defeat his Lasher minions to avoid being overwhelmed. Run from Choking Vines before you are strangled. Poisonous Spores inflict increasing amounts of damage over time. On Mythic difficulty, Agronox summons Nourishing Lashers and restores his health via Nature's Infusion.
Damage Dealers
- Defeat Fulminating Lashers and Succulent Lashers quickly, to keep the party from being overrun.
- Avoid standing too close to allies when Floral Fulmination is imminent.
Healers
- Players struck by Floral Fulmination take significant damage.
- Avoid standing too close to allies when Floral Fulmination is imminent.
Tanks
- Position Succulent Lashers such that Toxic Sap can be avoided by party members.
- Defeat Fulminating Lashers and Succulent Lashers quickly, to keep the party from being overrun.
Poisonous Spores
Spell details
Timber Smash
Spell details
Choking Vines
Spell detailsFulminating Lashers
Agronox calls forth a swarm of explosive Fulminating Lashers from the dense fauna of the Fel Gardens.
Floral Fulmination
Spell detailsSucculent Lashers
Dripping with toxins, Succulent Lashers spring from the grounds of the Fel Garden at Agronox's command.
Succulent Secretion
Spell detailsDrops in Cathedral of Eternal Night
Loot the dungeon journal lists for the Agronox encounter.
Agronox's Unsullied Heartwood
Caretaker's Budding Mantle
Choking Vine Bindings
Corruption-Fused Stompers
Felpruner's Shroud
Grovetender's Handwraps
Knot of Fel
Petrified Husk Girdle
Splinters of Agronox
Spore-Coated Vest
Vambraces of Fel Crust
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
Achievement: Boom Bloom
Killing Agronox counts toward Boom Bloom, a 10-point achievement. Its in-game description: “Defeat Agronox after fulminating 4 budding flowers in the Cathedral of Eternal Night on Mythic difficulty.”
What Each Drop Is
The Agronox encounter lists 11 items in the dungeon journal, item level 50. Equip slots covered: Shoulder, Wrist, Feet, Back, Hands, Waist, Trinket and Chest. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Agronox's Unsullied Heartwood Gem, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Deep within it is still pure.” A vendor pays 36 gold55 silver for it.
- Caretaker's Budding Mantle Shoulder (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 30 gold41 silver for it.
- Choking Vine Bindings Wrist (Mail), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 20 gold58 silver for it.
- Corruption-Fused Stompers Feet (Mail), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 30 gold52 silver for it.
- Felpruner's Shroud Back (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 30 gold29 silver for it.
- Grovetender's Handwraps Hands (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 20 gold50 silver for it.
- Knot of Fel Gem, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 36 gold68 silver for it.
- Petrified Husk Girdle Waist (Plate), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 21 gold60 silver for it.
- Splinters of Agronox Trinket, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility. A vendor pays 6 gold76 silver for it. Equip: Fel Barbs.
- Spore-Coated Vest Chest (Leather), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 43 gold90 silver for it.
- Vambraces of Fel Crust Wrist (Plate), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 21 gold68 silver for it.
Read from the current game build's item data. Listed prices come from our latest US Auction House scan; a drop that binds when picked up never has one.
Where to Find Agronox
Quests in Cathedral of Eternal Night
The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.
I've wiped four times to this on mythic (I don't regularly play mythic, but there was one going in the group finder). It seems best to save cooldowns for high stacks of poisonous spores, especially given knockback.
I quite like this boss. always reminds me of taking my allergy medication.
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Achievements whose criteria involve Agronox, from the current game data.
Game Data
Creature ID117193
Display ID74482
Faction template14