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Ulduar

Flame Leviathan Guide

Flame Leviathan in Ulduar, 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

  • The Flame Leviathan will target and pursue after random Siege Vehicles and quickly destroy any vehicle that it catches!
  • Use the Vehicles supplied by the Explorers' League to avoid and ensare the Flame Leviathan.
  • Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Siege Vehicles, Hard Mode, Tower of Storms, Tower of Flames, Tower of Frost, Tower of Life.

Overview

Adventure Guide says

The Flame Leviathan will target and pursue after random Siege Vehicles and quickly destroy any vehicle that it catches! Use the Vehicles supplied by the Explorers' League to avoid and ensare the Flame Leviathan.

  • All Siege Vehicles should flee when Pursued by the Flame Leviathan.
  • Siege Engine Drivers should interrupt Flame Vents using Electroshock.
  • Siege Engine Passengers should shoot down Pyrite Ammo from overhead to resupply allies.
  • All Siege Vehicles should flee when Pursued by the Flame Leviathan.
  • Demolisher Drivers can light allied Tar on fire.
  • Demolisher Passengers can also Load Into Catapult, allowing their driver to hurl them on top of the Flame Leviathan.
  • All Siege Vehicles should flee when Pursued by the Flame Leviathan.
  • Use the Chopper to place Tar onto the battlefield.

Encounter phases

Adventure Guide says

  1. Siege Vehicles
  2. Hard Mode Talking to Lore Keeper of Norgannon at the Expedition Camp will activate the Keeper's Towers. Any Tower that remains active when Flame Leviathan is engaged will enable additional abilities.
  3. Tower of Storms
  4. Tower of Flames
  5. Tower of Frost
  6. Tower of Life

Boss abilities

AbilityAdventure GuideNotes
Ram
Electroshock
Steam Rush
Hurl Boulder
Hurl Pyrite Barrel
Ram
Throw Passenger
Sonic Horn
Tar
Speed Boost
Grab Pyrite
First Aid Kit
Missile Barrage
Flame Vents
Battering Ram
Gathering Speed
Pursued
Searing Flame
Systems Shutdown
Tower of Storms
Thorim's Hammer
Tower of Flames
Mimiron's Inferno
Tower of Frost
Hodir's Fury
Freya's Ward
Tower of Life
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Loot

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

Fragment of Val'anyrBoots of Fiery ResolutionNBoots of Fiery ResolutionTWCombustion BracersNCombustion BracersTWConstructor's HandwrapsNConstructor's HandwrapsTWEmbrace of the LeviathanNEmbrace of the LeviathanTWEnergy SiphonNEnergy SiphonTWFiresoulNFiresoulTWFirestrider ChestguardNFirestrider ChestguardTWFlamewatch ArmguardsNFlamewatch ArmguardsTWFreya's Choker of WardingNGilded Steel LegplatesNGilded Steel LegplatesTWGloves of the Fiery BehemothNGloves of the Fiery BehemothTWGlowing Ring of ReclamationNGolden Saronite DragonNGolden Saronite DragonTWHandguards of Potent CuresNHandguards of Potent CuresTWIron Riveted War HelmNIron Riveted War HelmTWIronsoulNIronsoulTWKinetic RipperNKinetic RipperTWLeviathan Fueling ManualNLeviathan Fueling ManualTWLifespark VisageNLifespark VisageTWMantle of Fiery VengeanceNMantle of Fiery VengeanceTWMechanist's BindingsNMechanist's BindingsTWMight of the LeviathanNMimiron's Inferno CouplingsNMimiron's Inferno CouplingsTWPendant of Fiery HavocNPlated Leggings of RuinationNPlated Leggings of RuinationTWPyrite InfuserNPyrite InfuserTWShimmering SealNShoulderpads of Dormant EnergiesNShoulderpads of Dormant EnergiesTWSteamworker's GogglesNSteamworker's GogglesTWStrength of the AutomatonNThe Leviathan's CoilNTitanguardNTitanguardTWRuned Orb

Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

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

Mounts

Mimiron's Head

Entrance and instance

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

Ignis the Furnace Master
Razorscale
XT-002 Deconstructor
The Assembly of Iron
Kologarn
Auriaya
Hodir
Thorim
Freya
Mimiron
General Vezax
Yogg-Saron
Algalon the Observer

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 Flame Leviathan?

The Flame Leviathan will target and pursue after random Siege Vehicles and quickly destroy any vehicle that it catches!

How many abilities does Flame Leviathan have?

The current datamine lists 27 named abilities on the Flame Leviathan encounter.

What does Flame Leviathan drop?

The Adventure Guide lists 59 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Ulduar database page.

Does Flame Leviathan 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 Flame Leviathan drop a mount?

The journal loot table includes Mimiron's Head. 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.