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Dresaron
Dresaron - Darkheart Thicket
Dresaron is a boss encounter in Darkheart Thicket.
Found In
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Darkheart Thicket, Dresaron comes 3rd of 4, after Oakheart and before Shade of Xavius.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: Val'sharah
Darkheart Thicket entranceThe Darkheart Thicket entrance is in Val'sharah, at 58.9, 31.0 on the Val'sharah map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Dresaron engages the players amidst of a clutch of corrupted dragon eggs. Occasionally during the fight Dresaron will use Down Draft to push the players back into the eggs, spawning whelplings.
Damage Dealers
- Avoid disturbing Nightmare Eggs and triggering Hatch Whelpling.
Healers
- Avoid disturbing Nightmare Eggs and triggering Hatch Whelpling.
Tanks
- Avoid disturbing Nightmare Eggs and triggering Hatch Whelpling.
Dresaron
Nightmare Eggs
Hatch Whelpling
Spell detailsAbility Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for this encounter, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Debilitating Fixation
Physical · 2 sec cast · Lasts 2 sec
Breathes a cone of acid, inflicting Nature damage every 1 sec for 2 sec and reducing the armor of anyone hit by 5% for 6 sec.
Down Draft
Physical · 1 sec cast · Lasts 8 sec
Dresaron aggressively flaps his wings, pushing enemies away and inflicting Nature damage every 1 sec for 8 sec.
Earthshaking Roar
Physical · 1 sec cast
Dresaron roars, shaking the ground around him, inflicting Nature damage to nearby enemies and causing a cave in, inflicting Nature damage every 2 sec.
Hatch Whelpling
Physical · Instant
Disturbing a Corrupted Dragon Egg causes a Hatespawn Whelplng to erupt and begin to feed.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Darkheart Thicket.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Dresaron encounter in Darkheart Thicket.
Once a young green drake, tending to whelps in the shadow of the great world tree, Dresaron is now engulfed in nightmare, lost in a fog of hatred and fear. He lashes out with powerful wings and a withering breath, unleashing his rage on any who stumble into his clutches.
What Each Drop Is
The Dresaron encounter lists 11 items in the dungeon journal, item level 50. Equip slots covered: Neck, Waist, Trinket, Shoulder, Wrist, Feet, Legs, Chest, Hands and Head. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Chain of the Green Flight Neck, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 18 gold33 silver for it.
- Greatbelt of Disruption Waist (Plate), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 21 gold43 silver for it.
- Nightmare Egg Shell Trinket, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength. A vendor pays 14 silver17 copper for it. Equip: Down Draft.
- Roiling Fog Gem, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 37 gold47 silver for it.
- Slipstream Shoulderpads Shoulder (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 30 gold95 silver for it.
- Thermal Bindings Wrist (Leather), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 22 gold12 silver for it.
- Whelp Handler's Lined Boots Feet (Mail), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 30 gold12 silver for it.
- Bramblemail Greaves Legs (Mail), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 35 gold91 silver for it.
- Night Dreamer Robe Chest (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 33 gold31 silver for it.
- Nightsfall Gauntlets Hands (Plate), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 17 gold21 silver for it.
- Tranquil Bough Hood Head (Leather), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 25 gold3 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.
