Boss
Bonemaw
Bonemaw - Shadowmoon Burial Grounds
Bonemaw is a boss encounter in Shadowmoon Burial Grounds.
Found In
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Shadowmoon Burial Grounds, Bonemaw comes 3rd of 4, after Nhallish and before Ner'zhul.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: Shadowmoon Valley
Shadowmoon Burial Grounds entranceThe Shadowmoon Burial Grounds entrance is in Terrace of the Stars, Shadowmoon Valley, at 31.8, 42.7 on the Shadowmoon Valley map.
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
Inhale
Spell detailsCarrion Worm
Fetid Spit
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.
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.
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.