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Throne of Thunder

Horridon Guide

Horridon in Throne of Thunder, 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

  • Stages named in the Adventure Guide: The Farraki, The Gurubashi, The Drakkari, The Amani, The Zandalari.

Encounter phases

Adventure Guide says

  1. The Farraki War-God Jalak will first call upon the aid of the Farraki tribe.
  2. The Gurubashi War-God Jalak will call upon the Gurubashi tribe to enter the arena second.
  3. The Drakkari War-God Jalak will call upon the Drakkari tribe to enter the arena third.
  4. The Amani War-God Jalak will call upon the Amani tribe to enter the arena last.
  5. The Zandalari War-God Jalak and his faithful Zandalari Dinomancers will come to the aid of Horridon during the battle.

Boss abilities

AbilityAdventure GuideNotes
Triple PunctureThis effect stacks.
Double SwipeThis effect happens twice.
ChargeHorridon charges at a random player, performing a Double Swipe once he reaches their location.
Dire CallThe power of the Dire Call also summons forth a Direhorn Spirit.
Dire FixationThe Direhorn Spirit will fixate on a player. Only the fixated player can see or interact with the Direhorn Spirit.
Weak LinkThe Direhorn Spirit's link to Pandaria is weak. Any attack made against a Direhorn Spirit will knock it back.
Stone GazeThe Stonegazer gazes at the target, stunning them for 10 sec.
Blazing Sunlight
Sand Trap
Rending Charge
Venom Bolt VolleyThis effect stacks.
Uncontrolled AbominationThe foul necromantic magics that animated the last remnants of the Drakkari tribe left them bereft of intelligence and purpose, causing the Risen Drakkari to attack random targets.
Deadly Plague
Mortal Strike
Frozen Orb
Fireball
Swipe
Chain Lightning
Hex of Confusion
Lightning Nova Totem
Dino-Mending
Dino Form
Orb of ControlWhen the Zandalari Dinomancer transforms, it drops its Orb of Control. A player can interact with the orb to temporarily dominate Horridon's mind, forcing the beast to charge into a tribal door. Destroying a tribal door prevents additional members of that tribe from entering the arena.
Bestial CryThis effect stacks.
Rampage

Loot

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

Armplates of the Vanquished Abomination10P25PArmplates of the Vanquished AbominationLFRArmplates of the Vanquished Abomination10P H25P HBindings of Multiplicative Strikes10P25PBindings of Multiplicative StrikesLFRBindings of Multiplicative Strikes10P H25P HBloodlord's Bloodsoaked Legplates10P25PBloodlord's Bloodsoaked LegplatesLFRBloodlord's Bloodsoaked Legplates10P H25P HDinomancer's Spiritbinding Spire10P25PDinomancer's Spiritbinding SpireLFRDinomancer's Spiritbinding Spire10P H25P HFlamecaster's Burning Crown10P25PFlamecaster's Burning CrownLFRFlamecaster's Burning Crown10P H25P HFrozen Warlord's Bracers10P25PFrozen Warlord's BracersLFRFrozen Warlord's Bracers10P H25P HHorn-Rimmed Doomcloak10P25PHorn-Rimmed DoomcloakLFRHorn-Rimmed Doomcloak10P H25P HHorridon's Last Gasp10P25PHorridon's Last GaspLFRHorridon's Last Gasp10P H25P HHorridon's Tusk Fragment10P25PHorridon's Tusk FragmentLFRHorridon's Tusk Fragment10P H25P HJalak's Maelstrom Staff10P25PJalak's Maelstrom StaffLFRJalak's Maelstrom Staff10P H25P HLegguards of Scintillating Scales10P25PLegguards of Scintillating ScalesLFRLegguards of Scintillating Scales10P H25P HPetrified Eye of the Basilisk10P25PPetrified Eye of the BasiliskLFRPetrified Eye of the Basilisk10P H25P HPuncture-Proof Greathelm10P25PPuncture-Proof GreathelmLFRPuncture-Proof Greathelm10P H25P HRoots of Rampaging Earth10P25PRoots of Rampaging EarthLFRRoots of Rampaging Earth10P H25P HSpark of Zandalar10P25PSpark of ZandalarLFRSpark of Zandalar10P H25P HSpaulders of Dinomancy10P25PSpaulders of DinomancyLFRSpaulders of Dinomancy10P H25P HSpawn of Horridon10P25P10P H25P HSul'lithuz Sandmail10P25PSul'lithuz SandmailLFRSul'lithuz Sandmail10P H25P HTalisman of Living Poison10P25PTalisman of Living PoisonLFRTalisman of Living Poison10P H25P HVaccinator's Armwraps10P25PVaccinator's ArmwrapsLFRVaccinator's Armwraps10P H25P HVenomlord's Totemic Wand10P25PVenomlord's Totemic WandLFRVenomlord's Totemic Wand10P H25P HWastewalker's Sandblasted Drape10P25PWastewalker's Sandblasted DrapeLFRWastewalker's Sandblasted Drape10P H25P HPygmy Direhorn

Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

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

Mounts

Clutch of Ji-Kun · Spawn of Horridon

Achievements

Heroic: Council of Elders · Heroic: Dark Animus · Heroic: Durumu the Forgotten · Heroic: Horridon · Heroic: Iron Qon · Heroic: Ji-Kun · Heroic: Jin'rokh the Breaker · Heroic: Megaera · Heroic: Primordius · Heroic: Throne of Thunder · Heroic: Tortos · Heroic: Twin Empyreans · Throne of Thunder

Entrance and instance

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

Council of Elders
Iron Qon
Durumu the Forgotten
Primordius
Megaera
Dark Animus
Tortos
Jin'rokh the Breaker
Ji-Kun
Twin Empyreans
Ra-den
Lei Shen

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 Horridon?

Stages named in the Adventure Guide: The Farraki, The Gurubashi, The Drakkari, The Amani, The Zandalari.

What does Horridon drop?

The Adventure Guide lists 65 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Throne of Thunder database page.

Does Horridon 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.

Does Horridon drop a mount?

The journal loot table includes Clutch of Ji-Kun, Spawn of Horridon. Each links to its TheWoWDB mount page.

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.