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Flotsam Guide
Flotsam in Broken Isles, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- As the fight progresses, Flotsam hurls Jetsam at random targets.
- Once the boss has full energy, he uses Getsam to damage all enemies and destroys any Jetsam on the field, inflicting additional damage to nearby targets.
- Tanks: Face Flotsam away from allies to avoid hitting them with Yaksam.
- Healers: Avoid standing by Jetsam.
- Damage dealers: Avoid standing by Jetsam.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
As the fight progresses, Flotsam hurls Jetsam at random targets. Once the boss has full energy, he uses Getsam to damage all enemies and destroys any Jetsam on the field, inflicting additional damage to nearby targets. Flotsam also uses Yaksam to summon Regurgitated Marshstompers that will fixate random targets and continually spray Oozing Bile.
- Avoid standing by Jetsam.
- Do not stand in front of the boss during Yaksam.
- Kill Regurgitated Marshstompers.
Tank mechanics
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Healer mechanics
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DPS mechanics
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Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Jetsam | ||
 Breaksam | ||
 Yaksam | ||
 Oozing Bile | ||
 Getsam |
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
Ana-Mouz · Calamir · Drugon the Frostblood · Flotsam · Humongris · Levantus · Na'zak the Fiend · Nithogg · Shar'thos · The Soultakers · Withered J'im
Entrance and instance
Broken Isles is a raid in the Adventure Guide. See the Broken Isles 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 Flotsam?
As the fight progresses, Flotsam hurls Jetsam at random targets.
How many abilities does Flotsam have?
The current datamine lists 5 named abilities on the Flotsam encounter.
What does Flotsam drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 7 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Broken Isles database page.
Does Flotsam 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.