Ivus the Forest Lord is the kill target of the Epic Elite World Quest Ivus the Forest Lord, added in Battle for Azeroth. The game draws the world quest marker in Darkshore at 41.0, 35.9. Ivus the Decayed (Rare Elite) has its world quest marker at the same spot on the Darkshore map. Further out: Monstrous Shredder about 1,740 yards south. Nearest flight points: Lor'danel, Darkshore (Alliance, about 1,050 yards north-east); Whisperwind Grove, Felwood (both factions, about 1,350 yards south-east); Grove of the Ancients, Darkshore (Alliance, about 1,720 yards south).

Darkshore map with the world quest marker for Ivus the Forest Lord at 41.0, 35.9 — this world quest other world-quest targets (each opens its page) nearest Alliance flight point nearest flight point, both factions

In-game waypoint: /way #62 41.0 35.9 Ivus the Forest Lord

The pin is the world quest’s own POI point from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game map; the game keeps creature spawn points server-side. Distances are straight-line yards between client world coordinates.

Also marked on the Darkshore map

Ivus the Decayed, under 50 yards east Rare Elite · Epic Elite World Quest · marker at 41.1, 35.9
Monstrous Shredder, about 1,740 yards south Elite · World Quest · marker at 43.8, 76.0

Nearest other world quests on the Darkshore map

Orwell Stevenson, about 150 yards north-west Rare World Quest
Shadowclaw, about 170 yards north-west Rare World Quest
Pruning the Thorns, about 290 yards south-west World Quest
Blunt the Spikes, about 300 yards south-west World Quest
Shattershard, about 330 yards north-east Rare Elite World Quest
Detonate!, about 410 yards north-west World Quest

Boss Encounter

Ivus the Forest Lord appears as a raid or dungeon boss. See the encounter page for its instance.

Ivus the Forest LordAzeroth

Abilities & Strategy

What the in-game dungeon journal describes for the Ivus the Forest Lord encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.

Abilities & Strategy

Overview

Ivus the Forest Lord often uses abilities to attack several players at random and will retreat to the safety of his Petrified Bark when at low health.

Tanks

Ivus will cast Frost Breath in your direction, leaving a Frost Patch on the ground beneath you.
Lunar Strike will leave a few clear areas on initial impact before spreading.
Wisps summoned while Ivus is Petrified fixate on players at random and cannot be controlled through threat generation.

Healers

Hurl Boulder will hit players at random.
Lunar Strike will leave a few clear areas on initial impact before spreading.
Wisps will channel Ancient Spark on a random player until they are dispatched.

Damage Dealers

Hurl Boulder hits players at random.
Lunar Strike will leave a few clear areas on initial impact before spreading.
Ivus will remain immune to damage while Petrified. Dispatch all active Wisps to make Ivus end the Petrification.

Wisp

Ancient Spark

Spell details

Drops in Azeroth

Loot the dungeon journal lists for the Ivus the Forest Lord encounter.

Ancient Knot of WisdomNormal

Forest Lord's RazorleafNormal

Forest Protector's ShoulderguardsNormal

Garments of the Forest LordNormal

Gnarled Bough GauntletsNormal

Ivus' Tanglemoss WaistcordNormal

Knot of Ancient FuryNormal

Petrified Ironbark CrownNormal

Protector's Tangleroot BeltNormal

Stoneroot StompersNormal

Warring Ancient's CrownNormal

What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.

Needed for Quests

Ivus the Forest Lord is a kill or interact objective on 1 quest in the current build.

Ivus the Forest Lord

What Each Drop Is

The Ivus the Forest Lord encounter lists 11 items in the dungeon journal, item level 60. Equip slots covered: Trinket, Shoulder, Chest, Hands, Waist, Head and Feet. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.

Ancient Knot of Wisdom Trinket, item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Mastery. A vendor pays 31 silver88 copper for it. Use: Wisdom of the Forest Lord.
Forest Lord's Razorleaf Trinket, item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility. A vendor pays 61 gold27 silver for it. Equip: Razorleaf Tempest.
Forest Protector's Shoulderguards Shoulder (Mail), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 57 gold21 silver for it.
Garments of the Forest Lord Chest (Cloth), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 72 gold30 silver for it.
Gnarled Bough Gauntlets Hands (Mail), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 38 gold57 silver for it.
Ivus' Tanglemoss Waistcord Waist (Cloth), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 36 gold49 silver for it.
Knot of Ancient Fury Trinket, item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength. A vendor pays 61 gold50 silver for it. Use: Fury of the Forest Lord.
Petrified Ironbark Crown Head (Plate), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 58 gold3 silver for it.
Protector's Tangleroot Belt Waist (Leather), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 37 gold4 silver for it.
Stoneroot Stompers Feet (Plate), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 52 gold69 silver for it.
Warring Ancient's Crown Head (Leather), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 54 gold93 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 Ivus the Forest Lord

Top Comments

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dasbaumJan 4, 2019+29via Wowhead

Macro to check if you looted the boss and used your bonus roll in thi this warfront lockout (changes every 2-3 weeks):
Horde
/script for k,v in pairs({["Ivus looted [H]"]=54861,["Ivus Bonusroll used [H]"]=54865})do print(format("%s: %s", k, IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(v) and "\124cff00ff00Done\124r" or "\124cffff0000NOT DONE\124r")) end
Loot ID Horde [quest=54861]
Bonus roll Horde [quest=54865]

1956898Feb 22, 2019+12via Wowhead

After having killed Ivus 4 times in the previous cycle, coining 4 times, and receiving no gear... I began to realize the drop chance on his loot may be lower than previous World Bosses, having just obviously gone 0/8.
But after waiting for 2 weeks, and repeating the process with a 5th character in this cycle... killing Ivus 5 times, coining 5 times, and receiving only 1 item... my personal probability is sitting at 1/17 chance to get an item... *which sets a minimum of 5.88% chance to get an item.
As with % there is no such thing as luck... there is only probability... this is probably the worst drop % probability of any World Boss in the game files second only to the Emerald Dragons, which have the recorded drop rates to back this up.
THAT'S A 5.88% CHANCE TO GET GEAR FROM A BOSS THAT "MAY" SPAWN EVERY 2 WEEKS... and is the only place currently in the game from which to retrieve raid level 400 loot outside of HEROIC raiding itself.
It also strongly argues that the "bad luck protection" of previous gearing systems is not even remotely in use here. As prior to killing Ivus I would complete several non-item-rewarding world quests to "push" that theoretical protection, similarly to how you could do in Legion (with obvious affect)... and saw zero implications it's currently in use.
I'm genuinely curious why Blizzard thinks a ~6% chance at gear ~2 times per MONTH is even remotely "rewarding." And am actually almost sickened to realize that it's this low of a drop chance.
I honestly can't see myself giving a ^&*! about this game for much longer... after having played for over 14 years, since Oct of '04.
Blizzard has literally turned the World of Warcraft into a Nazi gambling hall.

MaeliosDec 14, 2018+6via Wowhead

It's 385. List below here is wrong. Edit: It's 400 now.

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Ivus the Forest Lord

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