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Deathwing
Aspect of Death
Details
This roster comes from the current game client's data files, so it is not a complete list of every NPC in the game - older world NPCs that are no longer in the modern client are absent.
Boss Encounter
Deathwing 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 Spine of Deathwing encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Roll
Throughout the encounter, Deathwing tries to throw players from his back when he senses that they are all standing on the same side of his spine. During a roll, Deathwing throws off all players and other creatures not attached to his back.
Elementium Reinforced Plates
The glancing strike from the Dragon Soul destroyed one of the large armor plates on Deathwing's back and loosened another three. Players must remove all of these plates to give Thrall a chance to get a clear shot.
Burning Tendons
Players expose Burning Tendons when they pry up one of Deathwing's armor plates. Destroying these fibrous strands is the key to removing an armor plate.
Seal Armor Breach
After the players pry up an armor plate, the Burning Tendons rapidly pull the plate closed, protecting the tendons from further damage and preventing the plate from flying off.
Deathwing's Immune System
The creatures that comprise Deathwing's Immune System emerge from the holes left by torn off armor plates. Deathwing defends himself with increasing intensity as more plates are torn off.
Grasping Tendrils
These tendrils sprout from holes in Deathwing's back that aren't currently occupied by Corruption tentacles. The Tendrils grasp any player that wanders too close, reducing their movement speed by 35% and inflicting Fire damage every 0.5 sec. until they move away. This effect prevents players from being thrown off Deathwing's back.
Corruption
These tentacles are dramatic physical manifestations of the Old God Corruption that runs rampant through Deathwing's body. They emerge first from the holes in his back left by armor plates, and they seal the wound completely, preventing any other creatures from emerging from it.
Searing Plasma
The Corruption coats the victim in the searing blood of Deathwing. The thick blood absorbs up to healing done to the target and causes the victim to cough up blood. The violent coughing periodically inflicts%105479s2 Physical damage every 10 sec.
Fiery Grip
The Corrupton grips victims with a whip-like cord of plasma, stunning them for up to 30 sec. and inflicting%105490s2 Fire damage every 3 sec. The corruption must channel to maintain this effect, and players may break the channel by inflicting significant damage to the tentacle. This effect prevents players from being thrown off Deathwing's back.
Hideous Amalgamation
These unstable creatures are a patchwork of Elementium Armor fragments and pieces of the former Dragon's body held together by his molten blood.
Absorb Blood
The Amalgamation absorbs nearby Corrupted Blood residue. The Amalgamation grows more unstable with each Residue absorbed, increasing its damage by 10% and attack speed by 20%.
Superheated Nucleus
The core of the Amalgamation becomes critically unstable, causing it to inflict%106264s1 Fire damage to all enemies every 3 sec. If the players destroy the Amalgamation in this state, then it will trigger a Nuclear Blast.
Nuclear Blast
This powerful blast pries up one of Deathwing's Elementium plates if it is within range.
Degradation
Destroyed Amalgamations degrade the maximum health of all enemy targets by 5%.
Blood Corruption: Death
Deathwing's corruption courses through your veins. This corruption takes hold if it is not removed quickly, infecting the player with the Blood of Deathwing. When dispelled this effect jumps to a new target and can mutate into Blood Corruption: Earth.
Blood Corruption: Earth
A shadow of Neltharion courses through your veins. This corruption takes hold if it is not removed quickly, infecting the player with the Blood of Neltharion. When dispelled this effect jumps to a new target and can mutate into Blood Corruption: Death.
Corrupted Blood
These living globs of Deathwing's blood appear fragile, but leave behind an indestructible residue when killed.
Burst
Residue
Destroying a Corrupted Blood leaves behind an indestructible residue. It slowly creeps toward the nearest hole in Deathwing's Back where it reconstitutes into a new Corrupted Blood.
Drops in Dragon Soul
Loot the dungeon journal lists for the Spine of Deathwing encounter.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
Drops in Dragon Soul
Loot the dungeon journal lists for the Madness of Deathwing encounter.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
Level and Map Tracking
The game data tunes Deathwing for level 35, Cataclysm content.
What Each Drop Is
The Spine of Deathwing encounter lists 32 items in the dungeon journal, item levels 37 to 38. Equip slots covered: Shoulder, Waist, Trinket, Hands and Feet. 1 of them can be traded and 31 bind when picked up.
- Backbreaker Spaulders Shoulder (Plate), item level 38, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. Tooltip: “From the bone, the wrath of ages” A vendor pays 15g 12s for it.
- Backbreaker Spaulders Shoulder (Plate), item level 38, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. Tooltip: “From the bone, the wrath of ages” A vendor pays 15g 56s for it.
- Belt of Shattered Elementium Waist (Mail), item level 38, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. Tooltip: “From the plates, protection from harm” A vendor pays 10g 19s for it.
- Belt of Shattered Elementium Waist (Mail), item level 38, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. Tooltip: “From the plates, protection from harm” A vendor pays 75g for it.
- Eye of Unmaking Trinket, item level 38, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 45g 7s for it. Equip: Item - Dragon Soul Stacking Strength Trinket.
- Eye of Unmaking Trinket, item level 38, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 48g 21s for it. Equip: Item - Dragon Soul Stacking Strength Trinket.
- Gauntlets of the Golden Thorn Hands (Plate), item level 38, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. Tooltip: “From the nails, a grip on fate” A vendor pays 10g 12s for it.
- Gauntlets of the Golden Thorn Hands (Plate), item level 38, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. Tooltip: “From the nails, a grip on fate” A vendor pays 10g 41s for it.
- Gloves of Liquid Smoke Hands (Cloth), item level 38, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Tooltip: “From the breath, a hold on the intangible” A vendor pays 7g 41s for it.
- Gloves of Liquid Smoke Hands (Cloth), item level 38, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Tooltip: “From the breath, a hold on the intangible” A vendor pays 10g 10s for it.
- Heart of Unliving Trinket, item level 38, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 45g 7s for it. Equip: Item - Dragon Soul Stacking Healer Trinket.
- Heart of Unliving Trinket, item level 38, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 48g 21s for it. Equip: Item - Dragon Soul Stacking Healer Trinket.
- Molten Blood Footpads Feet (Leather), item level 38, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. Tooltip: “From the blood, a ward against fire” A vendor pays 15g 23s for it.
- Molten Blood Footpads Feet (Leather), item level 38, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. Tooltip: “From the blood, a ward against fire” A vendor pays 15g 67s for it.
- Resolve of Undying Trinket, item level 38, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 45g 7s for it. Equip: Item - Dragon Soul Stacking Dodge Trinket.
- Resolve of Undying Trinket, item level 38, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 48g 21s for it. Equip: Item - Dragon Soul Stacking Dodge Trinket.
- Will of Unbinding Trinket, item level 38, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 45g 7s for it. Equip: Item - Dragon Soul Stacking Caster Trinket.
- Will of Unbinding Trinket, item level 38, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 48g 21s for it. Equip: Item - Dragon Soul Stacking Caster Trinket.
- Wrath of Unchaining Trinket, item level 38, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 45g 7s for it. Equip: Item - Dragon Soul Stacking Agility Trinket.
- Wrath of Unchaining Trinket, item level 38, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 48g 21s for it. Equip: Item - Dragon Soul Stacking Agility Trinket.
- Backbreaker Spaulders Shoulder (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. Tooltip: “From the bone, the wrath of ages” A vendor pays 14g 68s for it.
- Belt of Shattered Elementium Waist (Mail), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. Tooltip: “From the plates, protection from harm” A vendor pays 9g 89s for it.
- Eye of Unmaking Trinket, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Paladin and Death Knight. A vendor pays 43g 21s for it. Equip: Item - Dragon Soul Stacking Strength Trinket.
- Gauntlets of the Golden Thorn Hands (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. Tooltip: “From the nails, a grip on fate” A vendor pays 9g 82s for it.
- Gloves of Liquid Smoke Hands (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Tooltip: “From the breath, a hold on the intangible” A vendor pays 9g 53s for it.
- Heart of Unliving Trinket, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. Usable by Paladin, Priest, Shaman, Monk, Druid and Evoker. A vendor pays 43g 21s for it. Equip: Item - Dragon Soul Stacking Healer Trinket.
- Molten Blood Footpads Feet (Leather), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. Tooltip: “From the blood, a ward against fire” A vendor pays 14g 78s for it.
- Resolve of Undying Trinket, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Paladin, Death Knight, Monk and Druid. A vendor pays 43g 21s for it. Equip: Item - Dragon Soul Stacking Dodge Trinket.
- Will of Unbinding Trinket, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Priest, Shaman, Mage, Warlock and Druid. A vendor pays 43g 21s for it. Equip: Item - Dragon Soul Stacking Caster Trinket.
- Wrath of Unchaining Trinket, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Hunter, Rogue, Shaman, Monk and Druid. A vendor pays 43g 21s for it. Equip: Item - Dragon Soul Stacking Agility Trinket.
- Essence of Destruction Trade Goods, item level 25. A vendor pays 20s for it. Lowest listed price right now: 20s on the US commodity market.
- Elementium Back Plate Miscellaneous, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Reach inside to learn how to summon a Corrupted Blood.” Use: Learning. Effect: Corrupted Blood.
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.