TheWoWDBDeadmines
Admiral Ripsnarl Guide
Admiral Ripsnarl in Deadmines, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: The Fog.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- The Fog When Admiral Ripsnarl reaches 75%, 50%, and 25% health, he retreats into the fog and becomes unattackable for a short time.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Thirst for Blood | This effect may stack up to 20 times. | |
| Swipe | ||
| Go For the Throat | In Heroic Difficulty, Admiral Ripsnarl will use Go For the Throat during the entire encounter. | |
| Summon Vapor | After the fog rolls in over the deck, Vapor creatures periodically form and attack a nearby player. Whenever Admiral Ripsnarl vanishes into the fog, additional Vapor creatures are created. In Heroic Difficulty, When Admiral Ripsnarl is damaged below 10% health, three additional Vapor creatures form from the fog. | |
| Condensation | After a Vapor forms, condensation from the moisture in the fog begins to cause the Vapor to grow. | |
| Swirling Vapor | When a Vapor transforms into Swirling Vapor, it gains the ability to cast a spell of the same name. | |
| Condensing Vapor | When a Swirling Vapor transforms into Condensing Vapor, it gains the ability to cast a spell of the same name. | |
| Coalesce |
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.
Item sets and transmog
Achievements
Entrance and instance
Deadmines is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Deadmines 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 Admiral Ripsnarl?
Stages named in the Adventure Guide: The Fog.
What does Admiral Ripsnarl drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 6 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Deadmines database page.
Does Admiral Ripsnarl 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.