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Bonemaw

Bonemaw - Shadowmoon Burial Grounds

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Bonemaw is a boss encounter in Shadowmoon Burial Grounds.

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EncounterBonemaw
Journal creatures6

Encounter Facts

In the game's encounter order for Shadowmoon Burial Grounds, Bonemaw comes 3rd of 4, after Nhallish and before Ner'zhul.

Instance modesNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Mythic Keystone, Timewalking
Group size5 players
Instance typeDungeon
ExpansionWarlords of Draenor
Encounter order3 of 4
Encounter ID1679
Creature typeBeast
ClassificationElite
NPC ID86236
Adventure Guide pin39.8, 51.5 on the instance map
  1. Sadana Bloodfury
  2. Nhallish
  3. Bonemaw
  4. Ner'zhul

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

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Instance Entrance: Shadowmoon Valley

Shadowmoon Valley mapShadowmoon Burial Grounds entrance

The Shadowmoon Burial Grounds entrance is in Terrace of the Stars, Shadowmoon Valley, at 31.8, 42.7 on the Shadowmoon Valley map.

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Abilities & Strategy

What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.

Abilities & Strategy

Overview

Bonemaw smashes his massive frame across the platform to crush his foes, as lesser carrion worms rise from the depths. Periodically, Bonemaw attempts to inhale all players with powerful suction.

Damage Dealers
  • Avoid Body Slam from Bonemaw and the lesser Carrion Worms.
  • Necrotic Pitch is damaging, but standing in it as Bonemaw begins to Inhale will negate his suction.
Healers
  • Avoid Body Slam from Bonemaw and the lesser Carrion Worms.
  • Necrotic Pitch is damaging, but standing in it as Bonemaw begins to Inhale will negate his suction.
Tanks
  • Avoid Body Slam from Bonemaw and the lesser Carrion Worms.
  • Necrotic Pitch is damaging, but standing in it as Bonemaw begins to Inhale will negate his suction.

Necrotic Pitch

Spell details

Corpse Breath

Spell details

Fetid Spit

Spell details

Body Slam

Spell details

Carrion Worm

Fetid Spit
Spell details

Ability 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.

Necrotic Pitch

Shadow · Instant · Lasts 1 min

Corpse Breath

Shadow · Instant

Fetid Spit

Shadow · Instant

Bonemaw slimes his current target with a fetid spit, inflicts Shadow damage.

Body Slam

Physical · 2 sec cast

Bonemaw thrusts his body forward, inflicting Shadow damage to enemies in front of him and knocking them back.

Inhale

Physical · Instant · Lasts 9 sec

Inhales enemies at an increasingly powerful rate. If a player is caught in Bonemaw's deadly maw, they suffer Nature damage and are spit off of the platform.

Drops

Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Shadowmoon Burial Grounds.

Belt of Burning FocusNormal, Heroic, Mythic Keystone, Mythic, Timewalking
Blackwater BeltNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Blackwater GripsNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Bloodfeather GirdleNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Bloodfeather GripsNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Bonemaw's Big ToeNormal, Heroic, Mythic Keystone, Mythic, Timewalking
Bonetooth LongbowNormal, Heroic, Mythic Keystone, Mythic, Timewalking
Cord of Arcane MysteryNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Cord of Swirling LightNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Crystalbinder BeltNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Crystalbinder GlovesNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Felflame BeltNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Felflame GripsNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Frost-Touched CordNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Frost-Touched GlovesNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Gauntlets of Burning FocusNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Gloves of Arcane MysteryNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Gloves of Swirling LightNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Goldsteel BeltNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Goldsteel GlovesNormal, Heroic, Mythic Keystone, Mythic, Timewalking
Gutcrusher GauntletsNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Gutcrusher GreatbeltNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Incarnadine GauntletsNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Incarnadine GirdleNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Lavalink GirdleNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Lavalink GripsNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Leafmender GirdleNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Leafmender GripsNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Lightbinder GirdleNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Lightbinder GlovesNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Morningscale GauntletNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Morningscale WaistguardNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Rivet-Sealed CrushersNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Rivet-Sealed WaistplateNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Rockhide GlovesNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Rockhide LinksNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Sharpeye BeltNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Sharpeye GauntletsNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Streamslither BeltNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Streamslither GauntletsNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Verdant Plate BeltNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking
Verdant Plate GripsNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking

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 Bonemaw encounter in Shadowmoon Burial Grounds.

Deep within the subterranean caverns under Shadowmoon Valley, the carrion worm Bonemaw has a symbiotic relationship with Ner'zhul's followers: The creature feasts upon the dead left in the wake of the Shadowmoon cult's dark rituals, and in return it serves as a formidable guardian of Ner'zhul's inner sanctum.

What Each Drop Is

The Bonemaw encounter lists 40 items in the dungeon journal, item level 44. Equip slots covered: Waist and Hands. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.

  • Belt of Burning Focus Waist (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 29 gold88 silver for it.
  • Blackwater Belt Waist (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 29 gold31 silver for it.
  • Blackwater Grips Hands (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 29 gold31 silver for it.
  • Bloodfeather Girdle Waist (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 30 gold31 silver for it.
  • Bloodfeather Grips Hands (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 28 gold98 silver for it.
  • Cord of Arcane Mystery Waist (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 28 gold75 silver for it.
  • Cord of Swirling Light Waist (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 30 gold43 silver for it.
  • Crystalbinder Belt Waist (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 30 gold43 silver for it.
  • Crystalbinder Gloves Hands (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 28 gold75 silver for it.
  • Felflame Belt Waist (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 29 gold64 silver for it.
  • Felflame Grips Hands (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 29 gold19 silver for it.
  • Frost-Touched Cord Waist (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 30 gold10 silver for it.
  • Frost-Touched Gloves Hands (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 30 gold54 silver for it.
  • Gauntlets of Burning Focus Hands (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 31 gold10 silver for it.
  • Gloves of Arcane Mystery Hands (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 30 gold21 silver for it.
  • Gloves of Swirling Light Hands (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 31 gold67 silver for it.
  • Goldsteel Belt Waist (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 29 gold76 silver for it.
  • Goldsteel Gloves Hands (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 29 gold32 silver for it.
  • Gutcrusher Gauntlets Hands (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 29 gold98 silver for it.
  • Gutcrusher Greatbelt Waist (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 29 gold75 silver for it.
  • Incarnadine Gauntlets Hands (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 31 gold55 silver for it.
  • Incarnadine Girdle Waist (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 30 gold65 silver for it.
  • Lavalink Girdle Waist (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 31 gold22 silver for it.
  • Lavalink Grips Hands (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 31 gold for it.
  • Leafmender Girdle Waist (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 29 gold98 silver for it.
  • Leafmender Grips Hands (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 28 gold98 silver for it.
  • Lightbinder Girdle Waist (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 29 gold20 silver for it.
  • Lightbinder Gloves Hands (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 30 gold77 silver for it.
  • Morningscale Gauntlet Hands (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 29 gold42 silver for it.
  • Morningscale Waistguard Waist (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 29 gold42 silver for it.
  • Rivet-Sealed Crushers Hands (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 29 gold20 silver for it.
  • Rivet-Sealed Waistplate Waist (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 30 gold77 silver for it.
  • Rockhide Gloves Hands (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 29 gold20 silver for it.
  • Rockhide Links Waist (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 31 gold21 silver for it.
  • Sharpeye Belt Waist (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 31 gold23 silver for it.
  • Sharpeye Gauntlets Hands (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 29 gold54 silver for it.
  • Streamslither Belt Waist (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 29 gold77 silver for it.
  • Streamslither Gauntlets Hands (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 29 gold99 silver for it.
  • Verdant Plate Belt Waist (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 29 gold9 silver for it.
  • Verdant Plate Grips Hands (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 30 gold88 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.

Where to Find Bonemaw

Quests in Shadowmoon Burial Grounds

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