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Highmaul

Brackenspore Guide

Brackenspore in Highmaul, 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

  • Brackenspore emerges from the infested waters beneath the cliffs of Highmaul, spreading fungal growth that will engulf the beach if left unchecked.
  • Players must use available Flamethrowers to keep Creeping Moss in check, while defeating hostile fungi that Brackenspore creates in his wake.
  • Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Hostile Fungus, Beneficial Mushrooms, Blackfuse Company 9000.
  • Tanks: Grab the attention of Fungal Flesh-Eaters as they stream in from the sea.
  • Healers: Heal friendly mushrooms to full to gain their effects. Once they are healed to full they will begin to wither and die at an increasing rate. Keep them healed in order to maintain their beneficial effects.
  • Damage dealers: Interrupt Decay which is cast by the Fungal Flesh-Eaters.

Overview

Adventure Guide says

Brackenspore emerges from the infested waters beneath the cliffs of Highmaul, spreading fungal growth that will engulf the beach if left unchecked. Players must use available Flamethrowers to keep Creeping Moss in check, while defeating hostile fungi that Brackenspore creates in his wake.

  • Grab the attention of Fungal Flesh-Eaters as they stream in from the sea.
  • Interrupt Decay which is cast by the Fungal Flesh-Eaters.
  • Interrupt Decay which is cast by the Fungal Flesh-Eaters.
  • Intercept the damage from Spore Shot away from other players, to avoid splashing the damage.
  • Heal friendly mushrooms to full to gain their effects. Once they are healed to full they will begin to wither and die at an increasing rate. Keep them healed in order to maintain their beneficial effects.
  • Heal Living Mushrooms to full to gain Living Spores in order to survive the damage caused by Infesting Spores.

Encounter phases

Adventure Guide says

  1. Hostile Fungus
  2. Beneficial Mushrooms
  3. Blackfuse Company 9000 Players may use this weapon to burn away Creeping Moss.

Tank mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Grab the attention of Fungal Flesh-Eaters as they stream in from the sea.
  • Interrupt Decay which is cast by the Fungal Flesh-Eaters.

Healer mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Heal friendly mushrooms to full to gain their effects. Once they are healed to full they will begin to wither and die at an increasing rate. Keep them healed in order to maintain their beneficial effects.
  • Heal Living Mushrooms to full to gain Living Spores in order to survive the damage caused by Infesting Spores.

DPS mechanics

Adventure Guide says

  • Interrupt Decay which is cast by the Fungal Flesh-Eaters.
  • Intercept the damage from Spore Shot away from other players, to avoid splashing the damage.

Boss abilities

AbilityAdventure GuideNotes
Creeping Moss
Rot
Necrotic Breath
Infesting Spores
Call of the Tides
Exploding Fungus
Spore Shot
Mind Fungus
Flesh Eater
Decay
Living Spores
Withering
Rejuvenating Spores
Flamethrower
Burning Infusion
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Loot

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

Bottle of Infesting SporesNHMCarnage Breath GauntletsLFRCloak of Creeping NecrosisNHMCollar of Wailing MouthsNHMCrystalline Branch of the BrackensporeNHMDeep Walker PauldersNHMFleshchewer GreatbeltNHMGirdle of the Infected MindNHMGrips of Burning InfusionLFRImmaculate Living MushroomLFRMaw of SoulsNHMMosscrusher SabatonsNHMMoss-Woven MailshirtNHMRobes of Necrotic WhispersNHMRotmelter MosscloakLFRRotmonger BracersLFRSandals of Mycoid MusingNHMShoulderguards of Perpetually Exploding FungusLFRTide-Caller's GorgetLFR

Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

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

Achievements

Mythic: Brackenspore · Mythic: Kargath Bladefist · Mythic: Ko'ragh · Mythic: Tectus · Mythic: The Butcher · Mythic: Twin Ogron

Entrance and instance

Highmaul is a raid in the Adventure Guide. See the Highmaul database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.

The Butcher
Kargath Bladefist
Twin Ogron
Ko'ragh
Tectus
Imperator Mar'gok

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 Brackenspore?

Brackenspore emerges from the infested waters beneath the cliffs of Highmaul, spreading fungal growth that will engulf the beach if left unchecked.

How many abilities does Brackenspore have?

The current datamine lists 15 named abilities on the Brackenspore encounter.

What does Brackenspore drop?

The Adventure Guide lists 19 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Highmaul database page.

Does Brackenspore 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.