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Crawth Guide
Crawth in Algeth'ar Academy, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Nesting on the sporting grounds of the old academy, Crawth loudly and violently objects to those that would reclaim the space.
- Unbeknownst to the massive bird, the goals of the ancient arena still contain some of their original power...
- Tanks: Savage Peck inflicts high damage over time.
- Healers: Scoring goals during Play Ball! can activate the field's Firestorm or Gale Force.
- Damage dealers: Scoring goals during Play Ball! can activate the field's Firestorm or Gale Force.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Nesting on the sporting grounds of the old academy, Crawth loudly and violently objects to those that would reclaim the space. Unbeknownst to the massive bird, the goals of the ancient arena still contain some of their original power...
- Savage Peck inflicts high damage over time.
- Scoring goals during Play Ball! can activate the field's Firestorm or Gale Force.
- Overpowering Gust knocks away players in front of Crawth.
- Scoring goals during Play Ball! can activate the field's Firestorm or Gale Force.
- Overpowering Gust knocks away players in front of Crawth.
- Deafening Screech interrupts spells and silences targets that are currently casting.
- Scoring goals during Play Ball! can activate the field's Firestorm or Gale Force.
- Overpowering Gust knocks away players in front of Crawth.
- Deafening Screech interrupts spells and silences targets that are currently casting.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Savage Peck inflicts high damage over time.
- Scoring goals during Play Ball! can activate the field's Firestorm or Gale Force.
- Overpowering Gust knocks away players in front of Crawth.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Scoring goals during Play Ball! can activate the field's Firestorm or Gale Force.
- Overpowering Gust knocks away players in front of Crawth.
- Deafening Screech interrupts spells and silences targets that are currently casting.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Scoring goals during Play Ball! can activate the field's Firestorm or Gale Force.
- Overpowering Gust knocks away players in front of Crawth.
- Deafening Screech interrupts spells and silences targets that are currently casting.
Normal, Heroic, and Mythic
Adventure Guide says
Only sentences the Adventure Guide itself marks as a difficulty change. We do not invent extra Heroic or Mythic strategy.
- On Mythic difficulty, after goal is scored Firestorm continues to barrage the arena until the end of combat.
- On Mythic difficulty, after goal is scored Gale Force continues to affect the arena until the end of combat.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Play Ball! | ||
 Goal of the Searing Blaze | ||
 Firestorm | On Mythic difficulty, after goal is scored Firestorm continues to barrage the arena until the end of combat. | |
 Blistering Fire | ||
 Goal of the Rushing Winds | ||
 Gale Force | On Mythic difficulty, after goal is scored Gale Force continues to affect the arena until the end of combat. | |
 Ruinous Winds | ||
 Overpowering Gust | ||
 Deafening Screech | ||
 Savage Peck |
Loot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Achievements
Algeth'ar Academy · Heroic: Algeth'ar Academy · Mythic: Algeth'ar Academy
Entrance and instance
Algeth'ar Academy is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Algeth'ar Academy database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.
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Player strategy
This page quotes the Adventure Guide. It does not add player strategy such as positioning, assignments, stack or spread calls, or cooldown timings unless that sentence is already in the journal.
Questions
What does the Adventure Guide say about Crawth?
Nesting on the sporting grounds of the old academy, Crawth loudly and violently objects to those that would reclaim the space.
How many abilities does Crawth have?
The current datamine lists 10 named abilities on the Crawth encounter.
What does Crawth drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 7 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Algeth'ar Academy database page.
Does Crawth change on Heroic or Mythic?
Yes. The Adventure Guide adds difficulty sentences on the abilities that change; those sentences are collected in the difficulty section. We do not invent additional Heroic or Mythic strategy.
Where does this guide's text come from?
Quoted Adventure Guide sections come from TheWoWDB's retail datamine (client build 12.1.0.69587, ingested 2026-09-01). Player strategy such as positioning, assignments, and cooldown timings is omitted unless that sentence is already in the journal.
Source and build
This page quotes the Adventure Guide. It does not add player strategy such as positioning, assignments, stack or spread calls, or cooldown timings unless that sentence is already in the journal. Quoted sections come from TheWoWDB Adventure Guide datamine (client build 12.1.0.69587, ingested 2026-09-01). Ability names link to first-party spell pages. When a newer retail build is ingested, this page updates with it.