TheWoWDBSiege of Boralus
Dread Captain Lockwood Guide
Dread Captain Lockwood in Siege of Boralus, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Dread Captain Lockwood continually retreats from players using Evasive and assaults them with Gut Shot.
- Upon reaching 66% and 33% health, Dread Captain Lockwood Withdraws to her ship and her crew assaults the party while the area is constantly bombarded by Dread Volley.
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Heroic and Mythic Difficulty Only.
- Tanks: Face Ashvane Deckhand's Crimson Swipe away from the party.
- Healers: Fiery Ricochet bounces to 2 additional players and inflicts additional Fire damage.
- Damage dealers: Pickup Unstable Ordnance and use it to damage the ship.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Dread Captain Lockwood continually retreats from players using Evasive and assaults them with Gut Shot. Upon reaching 66% and 33% health, Dread Captain Lockwood Withdraws to her ship and her crew assaults the party while the area is constantly bombarded by Dread Volley. Unstable Ordnance must be used to bombard Captain Lockwood's ship and return her to the battlefield.
- Pickup Unstable Ordnance and use it to damage the ship.
- Fiery Ricochet bounces to 2 additional players and inflicts additional Fire damage.
- Fiery Ricochet bounces to 2 additional players and inflicts additional Fire damage.
- Gut Shot continually damages random party members.
- Face Ashvane Deckhand's Crimson Swipe away from the party.
- Avoid Clear the Deck.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- Heroic and Mythic Difficulty Only Siege of Boralus is not available in Normal difficulty.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Face Ashvane Deckhand's Crimson Swipe away from the party.
- Avoid Clear the Deck.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Fiery Ricochet bounces to 2 additional players and inflicts additional Fire damage.
- Gut Shot continually damages random party members.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Pickup Unstable Ordnance and use it to damage the ship.
- Fiery Ricochet bounces to 2 additional players and inflicts additional Fire damage.
Boss abilities
Mass Bombardment
Sighted Artillery
Fiery Ricochet
Shoot
Evasive
Gut Shot
Clear the Deck
Withdraw
Dread Volley
Crimson Swipe
Unstable OrdnanceLoot
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.
Achievements
Entrance and instance
Siege of Boralus is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Siege of Boralus 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 Dread Captain Lockwood?
Dread Captain Lockwood continually retreats from players using Evasive and assaults them with Gut Shot.
How many abilities does Dread Captain Lockwood have?
The current datamine lists 12 named abilities on the Dread Captain Lockwood encounter.
What does Dread Captain Lockwood drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 10 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Siege of Boralus database page.
Does Dread Captain Lockwood 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.