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Malfurion Stormrage
Details
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Malfurion Stormrage at a Glance
What does Malfurion Stormrage do?
Boss Encounter
Malfurion Stormrage 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 Cenarius encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
The fallen Cenarius periodically creates Nightmare Seeds, which germinate for a short duration and then summon an Ally of Nightmare that must be defeated. Malfurion aids in the battle and cleanses the Nightmare Seed with the largest number of nearby players, purifying that Ally so that it instead helps the raid.
Damage Dealers
- Interrupt Twisted Touch of Life cast by the Twisted Sister.
- Defeat the Rotten Drakes before Nightmare Buffet becomes lethal.
- Use Malfurion's Cleansed Ground to avoid damage from Creeping Nightmares.
- Malfurion's Cleansed Ground fully clears stacks of Creeping Nightmares from any players near the chosen target.
Healers
- The Nightmare Drake's Nightmare Buffet deals heavy raid damage.
- Use Malfurion's Cleansed Ground to avoid damage from Creeping Nightmares.
- Malfurion's Cleansed Ground fully clears stacks of Creeping Nightmares from any players near the chosen target.
Tanks
- Be mindful of Dread Thorns when positioning Cenarius.
- Be quick to grab the attention of Forces of Nightmare as they spawn.
- Use Malfurion's Cleansed Ground to avoid damage from Creeping Nightmares.
- Malfurion's Cleansed Ground fully clears stacks of Creeping Nightmares from any players near the chosen target.
Stage One: Forces of Nightmare!
Malfurion Stormrage
Cleansing Ground
Spell detailsCenarius
Creeping Nightmares
Spell details
Nightmare Brambles
Spell details
Aura of Dread Thorns
Spell detailsOn Heroic and Mythic Difficulty, Aura of Dread Thorns affects all enemies within 30 yards. On Raid Finder and Normal Difficulty, Aura of Dread Thorns affects all enemies within 20 yards.
Forces of Nightmare
Spell detailsOn Mythic difficulty, existing Allies of Nature are corrupted by Cenarius and fall to the Nightmare, assaulting all nearby players.
Nightmare Blast
Spell detailsForces of Nightmare
Forces of Nightmare will spawn after a short duration if not Cleansed. Players can signal Malfurion to Cleanse the ground near an Ally of Nightmare by being near the location that it is being summoned at. Malfurion will choose to cast Cleansing Ground on the Ally of Nightmare with the most players near it.
Corrupted Wisp
Many Corrupted Wisps will spawn around the edge of the room if the Tormented Souls are not Cleansed.
Nightmare Ancient
A Nightmare Ancient will spawn under the Corrupted Sapling if it is not cleansed.
Rotten Drake
A Rotten Drake will spawn from the Corrupted Emerald Egg if it is not cleansed.
Twisted Sister
A Twisted Sister will spawn from the Corrupted Nature if it is not cleansed.
Allies of Nature
Allies of Nature will spawn after a short duration once Cleansed by Malfurion's Cleansing Ground.
Wisp
Many Wisps will spawn around the edge of the room if the Tormented Souls are Cleansed.
Cleansed Ancient
A Cleansed Ancient will spawn from the Sapling if it is cleansed.
Emerald Drake
An Emerald Drake will spawn from the Emerald Egg if it is cleansed.
Redeemed Sister
A Redeemed Sister will spawn from the Corrupted Nature if it is cleansed.
Stage Two: Your Nightmare Ends!
After the last wave of Forces of Nightmare are defeated or when Cenarius reaches 35% health Stage Two will begin.
Cenarius
Creeping Nightmares
Spell detailsBeasts of Nightmare
Spell detailsSpear of Nightmares
Spell detailsNightmare Brambles
Spell details
Entangling Nightmares
Spell detailsMalfurion Stormrage
Cleansing Ground
Spell details3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops in The Emerald Nightmare
Loot the dungeon journal lists for the Cenarius 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 Malfurion Stormrage for level 45, Legion content.
What Each Drop Is
The Cenarius encounter lists 14 items in the dungeon journal, item level 50. Equip slots covered: Feet, Head, Back, Hands, Waist, Chest, Trinket and Shoulder. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Blessing of Cenarius Gem, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 48 gold21 silver for it.
- Cozy Dryad Hoof-Socks Feet (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Intellect, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 43 gold77 silver for it.
- Crown of Steely Brambles Head (Plate), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 43 gold28 silver for it.
- Evergreen Vinewrap Drape Back (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 42 gold81 silver for it.
- Fitted Ironbark Gauntlets Hands (Plate), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 28 gold44 silver for it.
- Forest-Lord's Waistwrap Waist (Leather), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 29 gold82 silver for it.
- Grove Keeper's Robe Chest (Leather), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 57 gold for it.
- Horn of Cenarius Trinket, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Mastery. A vendor pays 29 gold49 silver for it. Use: Cleansing Wisp.
- Laughing Sister's Pouch-Chain Waist (Mail), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 29 gold8 silver for it.
- Mantle of Perpetual Bloom Shoulder (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Intellect, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 43 gold46 silver for it.
- Nature's Call Trinket, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Mastery, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 26 gold78 silver for it. Equip: Allies of Nature.
- Radiant Dragon Egg Gem, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 48 gold57 silver for it.
- Thorny Bramblemail Pauldrons Shoulder (Mail), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 44 gold39 silver for it.
- Uplifting Emerald Gem, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 48 gold39 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.
