TheWoWDBAssault on Violet Hold
Festerface Guide
Festerface in Assault on Violet Hold, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Festerface spews torrents of nasty bile that form into Congealed Goo.
- When a Congealed Goo is killed it begins to reform and will fully heal after a few seconds.
- Tanks: Avoid standing in front of Festerface while he casts Congealing Vomit.
- Healers: Avoid standing in front of Festerface while he casts Congealing Vomit.
- Damage dealers: Avoid standing in front of Festerface while he casts Congealing Vomit.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Festerface spews torrents of nasty bile that form into Congealed Goo. When a Congealed Goo is killed it begins to reform and will fully heal after a few seconds. During this time, Festerface can consume the Congealed Goo if he is brought close to it.
- Avoid standing in front of Festerface while he casts Congealing Vomit.
- Quickly kill Congealed Goo to trigger Recongealing.
- Avoid standing in front of Festerface while he casts Congealing Vomit.
- Each Congealed Goo increases the damage the party takes from Fetid Stench.
- Avoid standing in front of Festerface while he casts Congealing Vomit.
- Move Festerface to any Congealed Goo that is currently Recongealing so he can consume the Goo.
- After consuming a Congealed Goo Festerface will gain Yum!.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Avoid standing in front of Festerface while he casts Congealing Vomit.
- Move Festerface to any Congealed Goo that is currently Recongealing so he can consume the Goo.
- After consuming a Congealed Goo Festerface will gain Yum!.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Avoid standing in front of Festerface while he casts Congealing Vomit.
- Each Congealed Goo increases the damage the party takes from Fetid Stench.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Avoid standing in front of Festerface while he casts Congealing Vomit.
- Quickly kill Congealed Goo to trigger Recongealing.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Congealing Vomit | ||
 Yum! | In Heroic or Mythic difficulty, each Congealed Goo that is consumed removes 20 energy from Festerface. | |
 Uh Oh... |
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
Assault on Violet Hold · Assault on Violet Hold · Heroic: Assault on Violet Hold · Heroic: Assault on Violet Hold · Mythic: Assault on Violet Hold · Mythic: Assault on Violet Hold
Entrance and instance
Assault on Violet Hold is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Assault on Violet Hold database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.
Related bosses
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 Festerface?
Festerface spews torrents of nasty bile that form into Congealed Goo.
How many abilities does Festerface have?
The current datamine lists 3 named abilities on the Festerface encounter.
What does Festerface drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 11 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Assault on Violet Hold database page.
Does Festerface change on Heroic or Mythic?
The current Adventure Guide text for this encounter does not include separate Heroic or Mythic sentences we can quote. If a later client build adds them, they appear here automatically.
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.