TheWoWDBBaradin Hold
Occu'thar Guide
Occu'thar in Baradin Hold: a journal-derived encounter reference quoted from the Adventure Guide, not a strategy guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Normal Difficulty Only.
Background
Adventure Guide says
This ravenous demon broke free of its cage and gained access to the western wing of the prison, devouring all of the inmates held there. Occu'thar's gluttony resulted in a body too bloated to escape its environs, effectively turning the prison wing into its new holding cell.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- Normal Difficulty Only Baradin Hold is only available on Normal Difficulty.
Normal, Heroic, and Mythic
Adventure Guide says
Only sentences the Adventure Guide itself marks as a difficulty change. We do not invent extra Heroic or Mythic strategy.
- Baradin Hold is only available on Normal Difficulty.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Focused Fire | ||
| Searing Shadows | ||
| Gaze of Occu'thar | for 10 sec. | |
| Occu'thar's Destruction |
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Loot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Balespider's Handwraps
Balespider's Leggings
Dark Phoenix Gloves
Dark Phoenix Legguards
Elementium Deathplate Gauntlets
Elementium Deathplate GreavesElementium Deathplate HandguardsElementium Deathplate Legguards
Erupting Volcanic GlovesErupting Volcanic GripsErupting Volcanic Handwraps
Erupting Volcanic KiltErupting Volcanic LegguardsErupting Volcanic Legwraps
Firehawk Gloves
Firehawk Leggings
Flamewaker's Gloves
Flamewaker's Legguards
Gauntlets of the Molten Giant
Gloves of the Cleansing FlameHandguards of the Molten GiantHandwraps of the Cleansing Flame
Immolation GauntletsImmolation Gloves
Immolation GreavesImmolation HandguardsImmolation LegguardsImmolation Legplates
Leggings of the Cleansing Flame
Legguards of the Molten GiantLegplates of the Molten GiantLegwraps of the Cleansing Flame
Obsidian Arborweave GlovesObsidian Arborweave GripsObsidian Arborweave Handwraps
Obsidian Arborweave LeggingsObsidian Arborweave LegguardsObsidian Arborweave Legwraps
Ruthless Gladiator's Armbands of MeditationRuthless Gladiator's Armbands of Prowess
Ruthless Gladiator's Armplates of Alacrity
Ruthless Gladiator's Armplates of Proficiency
Ruthless Gladiator's Armwraps of AccuracyRuthless Gladiator's Armwraps of Alacrity
Ruthless Gladiator's Badge of ConquestRuthless Gladiator's Badge of DominanceRuthless Gladiator's Badge of Victory
Ruthless Gladiator's Band of AccuracyRuthless Gladiator's Band of CrueltyRuthless Gladiator's Band of Meditation
Ruthless Gladiator's Belt of CrueltyRuthless Gladiator's Belt of Meditation
Ruthless Gladiator's Bindings of MeditationRuthless Gladiator's Bindings of Prowess
Ruthless Gladiator's Boots of AlacrityRuthless Gladiator's Boots of Cruelty
Ruthless Gladiator's Bracers of MeditationRuthless Gladiator's Bracers of Prowess
Ruthless Gladiator's Cape of CrueltyRuthless Gladiator's Cape of Prowess
Ruthless Gladiator's Chain Gauntlets
Ruthless Gladiator's Chain Leggings
Ruthless Gladiator's Choker of AccuracyRuthless Gladiator's Choker of Proficiency
Ruthless Gladiator's Clasp of CrueltyRuthless Gladiator's Clasp of MeditationRuthless Gladiator's Cloak of AlacrityRuthless Gladiator's Cloak of Prowess
Ruthless Gladiator's Cord of Accuracy
Ruthless Gladiator's Cord of Cruelty
Ruthless Gladiator's Cord of Meditation
Ruthless Gladiator's Cuffs of Accuracy
Ruthless Gladiator's Cuffs of Meditation
Ruthless Gladiator's Cuffs of Prowess
Ruthless Gladiator's Dragonhide Gloves
Ruthless Gladiator's Dragonhide LegguardsRuthless Gladiator's Drape of DiffusionRuthless Gladiator's Drape of MeditationRuthless Gladiator's Drape of Prowess
Ruthless Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets151 drops · item level 37 · 9 slots (Back, Feet, Finger, Hands, Legs, Neck +3 more) · all Bind on Pickup
Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Item sets and transmog
Battlegear of the Raging Elements · Earthen Battleplate · Earthen Warplate · Firelord's Vestments · Gladiator's Desecration · Gladiator's Felshroud · Gladiator's Pursuit · Gladiator's Refuge
Achievements
Entrance and location
Baradin Hold entranceThe game data places the raid entrance for Baradin Hold in Tol Barad at map coordinates 47.7, 53.1. The Baradin Hold database page carries the raw journal and the full loot grid.
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 Occu'thar?
Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Normal Difficulty Only.
What does Occu'thar drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 80 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Baradin Hold database page.
Does Occu'thar change on Heroic or Mythic?
Yes. The Adventure Guide adds difficulty sentences on the abilities that change; those sentences are collected in the difficulty section. We do not invent additional Heroic or Mythic strategy.
Where does this guide's text come from?
Quoted Adventure Guide sections come from TheWoWDB's retail datamine (client build 12.1.0.69875, ingested 2026-09-18). 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 12.1.0.69875, ingested 2026-09-18). Ability names link to first-party spell pages. When a newer retail build is ingested, this page updates with it.