TheWoWDBOld Hillsbrad Foothills
Epoch Hunter Guide
Epoch Hunter 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
The mysteriously-named Epoch Hunter is an assassin from the infinite dragonflight sent to alter the course of history by killing Thrall before he can escape from Durnholde. The shadowy drake has slain countless beings in service of his cause, but this will be his most important kill. He will summon every ounce of his strength, power, subtlety, and cunning to bring about the end of this timeline.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sand Breath | Epoch Hunter breaths sand, inflicting Arcane damage to all players in front of him, reducing their attack and movement speed for 10 sec. | |
| Impending Death | ||
| Wing Buffet | ||
| Double Attack | Epoch Hunter has a 25% chance to attack twice when meleeing. | |
| Magic Disruption Aura |
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.
Cord of Sanctification
Greaves of the Martyr
Nightfall Wristguards
Wyrmscale Greaves
Arcanist's Stone
Broxigar's Ring of Valor
Diamond Prism of Recurrence
Doomplate Warhelm
Epoch's Whispering Cinch
Hauberk of Desolation
Mana-Etched Vestments
Mantle of Perenolde
Necklace of Resplendent Hope
Pauldrons of Sufferance
Reaver of the Infinites
Resounding Ring of Glory
Sparking Arcanite Ring
Time-Shifted Dagger
Timeslicer
Wastewalker Helm
Wyrmfury Pauldrons21 drops · item level 31 to 32 · 11 slots (Chest, Finger, Head, Legs, Neck, One-Hand +5 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 Epoch Hunter?
The Adventure Guide entry for Epoch Hunter is on this page, quoted from the game files.
What does Epoch Hunter drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 21 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Old Hillsbrad Foothills database page.
Does Epoch Hunter 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.