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Priestess Alun'za Guide
Priestess Alun'za in Atal'Dazar, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Priestess Alun'za will expel pools of Tainted Blood at random locations and coat players with Molten Gold at random.
- When Priestess Alun'za reaches 100 energy she will cast Transfusion.
- Tanks: Save damage reducing abilities for Gilded Claws.
- Healers: Molten Gold afflicts a player at random and can be dispelled if necessary.
- Damage dealers: Stand near a pool of Tainted Blood and step into it just as Priestess Alun'za begins casting Transfusion.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Priestess Alun'za will expel pools of Tainted Blood at random locations and coat players with Molten Gold at random. When Priestess Alun'za reaches 100 energy she will cast Transfusion.
- Save damage reducing abilities for Gilded Claws.
- Stand near a pool of Tainted Blood and step into it just as Priestess Alun'za begins casting Transfusion.
- The Spirits of Gold will ignore combat unless there are no pools of Tainted Blood nearby.
- Molten Gold afflicts a player at random and can be dispelled if necessary.
- Stand near a pool of Tainted Blood and step into it just as Priestess Alun'za begins casting Transfusion.
- Stand near a pool of Tainted Blood and step into it just as Priestess Alun'za begins casting Transfusion.
- Corrupted Gold will lower the damage you deal in addition to damaging you.
- Spirits of Gold will absorb Tainted Blood unless they are dispatched.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Save damage reducing abilities for Gilded Claws.
- Stand near a pool of Tainted Blood and step into it just as Priestess Alun'za begins casting Transfusion.
- The Spirits of Gold will ignore combat unless there are no pools of Tainted Blood nearby.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Molten Gold afflicts a player at random and can be dispelled if necessary.
- Stand near a pool of Tainted Blood and step into it just as Priestess Alun'za begins casting Transfusion.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Stand near a pool of Tainted Blood and step into it just as Priestess Alun'za begins casting Transfusion.
- Corrupted Gold will lower the damage you deal in addition to damaging you.
- Spirits of Gold will absorb Tainted Blood unless they are dispatched.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Tainted Blood | ||
 Transfusion | ||
 Gilded Claws | ||
 Molten Gold | ||
 Corrupted Gold | ||
 Spirit of Gold |
Loot
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Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Achievements
Entrance and instance
Atal'Dazar is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Atal'Dazar 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 Priestess Alun'za?
Priestess Alun'za will expel pools of Tainted Blood at random locations and coat players with Molten Gold at random.
How many abilities does Priestess Alun'za have?
The current datamine lists 6 named abilities on the Priestess Alun'za encounter.
What does Priestess Alun'za drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 8 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Atal'Dazar database page.
Does Priestess Alun'za 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.