TheWoWDBOld Hillsbrad Foothills
Captain Skarloc Guide
Captain Skarloc in Old Hillsbrad Foothills: a journal-derived encounter reference quoted from the Adventure Guide, not a strategy guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
Background
Adventure Guide says
Fiercely loyal to Aedelas Blackmoore, Captain Skarloc rose through the ranks of the Durnholde military alongside his friend Aliden Perenolde. When Aliden decided to take up operations in the Alterac Mountains, Skarloc stayed with his Lord and mentor. He became Aedelas's most trusted comrade and advisor, earning the title "Blackmoore's Spear.".
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hammer of Justice | Captain Skarloc stuns a player for 5 sec. | |
| Holy Shield | ||
| Cleanse | ||
| Devotion Aura | ||
| Holy Light | Captain Skarloc calls upon Holy magic to heal an ally. | |
| Consecration | Captain Skarloc consecrates the land beneath him, inflicting Holy damage to all players that enter the area for 20 sec. | |
| Heal | Durnholde Warden calls upon Holy magic to heal an ally. | |
| Shadow Word: Pain | ||
| Psychic Scream | ||
| Dispel Magic | ||
| Kidney Shot | Durnholde Veteran stuns a player for 4 sec. | |
| Sinister Strike | Durnholde Veteran inflicts Physical damage to a player. | |
| Backstab | Durnholde Veteran inflicts bonus Physical damage when attacking players from behind. |
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Loot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Amani Venom-Axe
Boots of the Watchful Heart
Dathrohan's Ceremonial Hammer
Durotan's Battle Harness
Emerald-Scale Greaves
Moon-Crown Antlers
Northshire Battlemace
Pontiff's Pantaloons of Prophecy
Scaled Greaves of Patience
Stormfront Gauntlets
Tarren Mill Vitality Locket11 drops · item level 31 to 32 · 7 slots (Chest, Feet, Hands, Head, Legs, Neck +1 more) · all Bind on Pickup
Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Item sets and transmog
Desolation Battlegear · Doomplate Battlegear · Mana-Etched Regalia · Wastewalker Armor
Entrance and location
Old Hillsbrad Foothills entranceThe game data places the dungeon entrance for Old Hillsbrad Foothills in Kalimdor at map coordinates 57.4, 84.1. The Old Hillsbrad Foothills database page carries the raw journal and the full loot grid.
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 Captain Skarloc?
The Adventure Guide entry for Captain Skarloc is on this page, quoted from the game files.
What does Captain Skarloc drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 11 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Old Hillsbrad Foothills database page.
Does Captain Skarloc 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 12.1.0.69875, ingested 2026-09-18). 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 12.1.0.69875, ingested 2026-09-18). Ability names link to first-party spell pages. When a newer retail build is ingested, this page updates with it.