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Siege of Boralus

Sergeant Bainbridge Guide

Sergeant Bainbridge in Siege of Boralus, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.

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30-second TL;DR

Adventure Guide says

  • Sergeant Bainbridge fixates on a random enemy and attempts to catch them with his Hangman's Noose.
  • The longer Bainbridge chases enemies, the faster he gets with Boiling Rage.
  • Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Heroic and Mythic Difficulty Only.
  • Tanks: Avoid being in melee range with Sergeant Bainbridge due to Heavy Hitter.
  • Healers: Kul Tiran Marskmen inflict damage to everyone in the party.
  • Damage dealers: Kill Kul Tiran forces.

Overview

Adventure Guide says

Sergeant Bainbridge fixates on a random enemy and attempts to catch them with his Hangman's Noose. The longer Bainbridge chases enemies, the faster he gets with Boiling Rage. As the fight progresses, Kul Tiran forces engage the party while the area is bombarded by a continual Cannon Barrage. Heavy Ordnance appears during the barrage, and unless it is detonated before time expires it will explode and damage the party.

  • Kill Kul Tiran forces.
  • When the target of Iron Gaze, run away.
  • Kul Tiran Marskmen inflict damage to everyone in the party.
  • If Heavy Ordnance explodes it does massive damage to the party.
  • When the target of Iron Gaze, run away.
  • Avoid being in melee range with Sergeant Bainbridge due to Heavy Hitter.
  • Face Kul Tiran Vanguard's Heavy Slash away from the party.
  • Run over Heavy Ordnance to prevent them from damaging the party.

Encounter phases

Adventure Guide says

  1. Heroic and Mythic Difficulty Only Siege of Boralus is not available in Normal difficulty.

Tank mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Avoid being in melee range with Sergeant Bainbridge due to Heavy Hitter.
  • Face Kul Tiran Vanguard's Heavy Slash away from the party.
  • Run over Heavy Ordnance to prevent them from damaging the party.

Healer mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Kul Tiran Marskmen inflict damage to everyone in the party.
  • If Heavy Ordnance explodes it does massive damage to the party.
  • When the target of Iron Gaze, run away.

DPS mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Kill Kul Tiran forces.
  • When the target of Iron Gaze, run away.

Boss abilities

AbilityAdventure GuideNotes
Heavy Hitter
Iron Gaze
Boiling Rage
Hangman's Noose
Steel Tempest
Cannon Barrage
Heavy Ordnance
Heavy Slash
Molten Slug
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Loot

Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.

Bainbridge's BlackjackNCord of the Pious WarderNLegplates of the Maritime GuardNSeal of the City WatchNSiegebreaker's HalberdNSlippers of Unwavering FaithNUnstoppable Zealot's LegplatesNWharf Warden's GlovesN

Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.

Achievements

Siege of Boralus

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.

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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 Sergeant Bainbridge?

Sergeant Bainbridge fixates on a random enemy and attempts to catch them with his Hangman's Noose.

How many abilities does Sergeant Bainbridge have?

The current datamine lists 9 named abilities on the Sergeant Bainbridge encounter.

What does Sergeant Bainbridge drop?

The Adventure Guide lists 8 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Siege of Boralus database page.

Does Sergeant Bainbridge 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.