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Commander Ulthok, the Festering Prince Guide
Commander Ulthok, the Festering Prince in Throne of the Tides, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Commander Ulthok creates pools of Bubbling Ooze throughout the arena and then uses Awaken Ooze to make them pursue players.
- Tanks: Congealed Ooze are knocked back when attacked.
- Healers: Congealed Ooze are knocked back when attacked.
- Damage dealers: Congealed Ooze are knocked back when attacked.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Commander Ulthok creates pools of Bubbling Ooze throughout the arena and then uses Awaken Ooze to make them pursue players.
- Congealed Ooze are knocked back when attacked.
- Crushing Claw increases Physical damage taken.
- Festering Shockwave knocks players away.
- Congealed Ooze are knocked back when attacked.
- Crushing Claw increases Physical damage taken.
- Festering Shockwave inflicts moderate damage knocks players away.
- Congealed Ooze are knocked back when attacked.
- Festering Shockwave knocks players away.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Congealed Ooze are knocked back when attacked.
- Crushing Claw increases Physical damage taken.
- Festering Shockwave knocks players away.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Congealed Ooze are knocked back when attacked.
- Crushing Claw increases Physical damage taken.
- Festering Shockwave inflicts moderate damage knocks players away.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Congealed Ooze are knocked back when attacked.
- Festering Shockwave knocks players away.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Bubbling Fissure | ||
 Bubbling Ooze | ||
 Awaken Ooze | ||
| Congealed Ooze | ||
 Festering Shockwave | ||
 Crushing Claw |
Loot
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
Throne of the Tides is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Throne of the Tides database page and located in Vashj'ir 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 Commander Ulthok, the Festering Prince?
Commander Ulthok creates pools of Bubbling Ooze throughout the arena and then uses Awaken Ooze to make them pursue players.
How many abilities does Commander Ulthok, the Festering Prince have?
The current datamine lists 6 named abilities on the Commander Ulthok, the Festering Prince encounter.
What does Commander Ulthok, the Festering Prince drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 12 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Throne of the Tides database page.
Where is Throne of the Tides?
The journal places Throne of the Tides in Vashj'ir.
Does Commander Ulthok, the Festering Prince 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.