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Dungeon - The Burning Crusade
The Botanica
5 encounters and 36 drops. Every drop links to its item page; tradeable drops carry a live Auction House price.
The mighty Tempest Keep was created by the enigmatic naaru: sentient beings of pure energy and the sworn enemies of the Burning Legion. In addition to serving as a base of operations for the naaru, the structure itself possesses the technology to teleport through alternate dimensions, traveling from one location to another in the blink of an eye.
Quick Facts
| Type | Dungeon |
|---|---|
| Expansion | The Burning Crusade |
| Encounters | 5 |
| Drops | 36 |
| Item level | 31 to 32 |
| Tradeable drops | 0 |
| Difficulties | Heroic, 25 Player, 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic) |
Difficulties and Lockouts
The Botanica has 4 difficulties in the game data: Heroic and Heroic resets daily; Normal and Normal can be run again at any time.
| Difficulty | Players | Lockout |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | 5 | None |
| Normal | 5 | None |
| Heroic | 5 | Daily |
| Heroic | 5 | Daily |
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Instance Map
The Adventure Guide places 5 bosses of The Botanica on 1 map. Numbers follow the encounter order; each links to that fight below.
1Commander Sarannis2High Botanist Freywinn3Thorngrin the Tender4Laj5Warp Splinter- 1 Commander Sarannis 44.3, 23.4
- 2 High Botanist Freywinn 24.2, 22.8
- 3 Thorngrin the Tender 7.4, 48.2
- 4 Laj 34.0, 86.3
- 5 Warp Splinter 34.3, 36.9
Encounters
HHeroic25P25 Player10P H10 Player (Heroic)25P H25 Player (Heroic)
Commander Sarannis
When the fallen blood elf leader, Kael'thas, seized control of the Tempest Keep, he immediately ordered Commander Sarannis to prepare defenses against whomever the naaru might send to reclaim the keep.
Abilities & Strategy
Arcane Resonance
Commander Sarannis infuses her weapon with Arcane power, granting her melee attacks a chance to increase her target's damage taken from Arcane for 30 sec.
Arcane Devastation
Commander Sarannis attacks, inflicting Arcane damage for each application of Arcane Resonance on the player.
Double Attack
Commander Sarannis attacks twice.
Summon Reinforcements
When Commander Sarannis reaches 55% remaining health, she summons 3 Bloodwarder Reservists and a Bloodwarder Mender. Commander Sarannis summons 3 Bloodwarder Reservists and a Bloodwarder Mender every minute.
Bloodwarder Mender
Mind Blast
Bloodwarder Mender blast a player, inflicting Shadow damage.
Greater Heal
Bloodwarder Mender calls upon Holy magic to heal an ally.
Holy Fury
Bloodwarder Mender infuses an ally with Holy energy, increasing their spell power for 30 min.
Bloodwarder Reservist
Arcane Strike
Bloodwarder Reservist strikes a player, inflicting Arcane damage.
Loot
4 drops · item level 32 · 4 slots (Back, Hands, One-Hand, Shoulder) · all Bind on Pickup
High Botanist Freywinn
Mere minutes after entering the Botanica, Freywinn began conducting reckless experiments in order to unlock the power hidden among the native plant life of Outland.
Abilities & Strategy
Plant Seedling
High Botanist Freywinn plants a seedling every 5 seconds which sprouts into a blue, green, red or white seedling.
Blue Seedling
Bind Feet
Blue Seedlings wrap tendrils around the feet of all players within 10 yards every 5 seconds, reducing their movement speed by 0% for 4 sec.
Green Seedling
Toxic Pollen
Green Seedlings inflict Nature damage every 2 seconds to all players within 15 yards.
Red Seedling
Fire Blast
Red Seedlings blast a player, inflicting Fire damage.
White Seedling
Freezing Touch
White Seedlings encase a player in a block of ice, stunning them for 3 sec.
Nature's Will
High Botanist Freywinn transforms into a tree, begins to cast Tranquility and calls upon 3 Frayer Protectors to defend him.
Tree Form
High Botanist Freywin is immune to all damage for 45 sec or until he is no longer defended by Frayer Protectors.
Tranquility
High Botanist Freywin regernates all nearby allies, healing them every 2 seconds for 45 sec.
Frayer Protector
Shoot Thorns
Frayer Protectors fling thorns at a player, inflicting Nature damage.
Loot
5 drops · item level 32 · 5 slots (Feet, Hands, Neck, One-Hand, Shield) · all Bind on Pickup
Thorngrin the Tender
Experiments require resources. Thorngrin the Tender makes sure that Kael'thas's botanists have the power and essence they need to reveal the naaru's secrets, even if that means untold numbers of living creatures must be sacrificed to obtain it.
Abilities & Strategy
Sacrifice
Thorngrin the Tender teleports a player to his platform, stunning them and leeching health from them, inflicting Shadow damage every second for 8 sec.
Hellfire
Enrage
Thorngrin the Tender enrages, increasing his attack speed by 0% and his Physical damage dealt by 0% for 10 sec.
Loot
5 drops · item level 32 · 4 slots (Finger, Hands, One-Hand, Two-Hand) · all Bind on Pickup
Laj
The naaru gathered samples of unusual wildlife from across Outland. Their safeguards were destroyed when the Botanica was invaded, leaving some of the most dangerous specimens free to roam.
Abilities & Strategy
Allergic Reaction
Laj diseases a player, increasing their Magic damage taken and inflicting Nature damage every 3 seconds for 18 sec. The diseased player has a chance of spreading their illness to their nearest ally.
Thrash
Laj thrashes at his current target, attacking additional times.
Elemental Shift
Laj periodically shifts elements, increasing his resistance to that element and decreasing his resistance to the opposing element.
Arcane Alignment
Laj increase his resistance to Arcane and decreases his resistance to Shadow.
Fire Alignment
Laj increase his resistance to Fire and decreases his resistance to Frost.
Frost Alignment
Laj increase his resistance to Frost and decreases his resistance to Fire.
Nature Alignment
Laj increase his resistance to Nature and decreases his resistance to Shadow.
Shadow Alignment
Laj increase his resistance to Shadow and decreases his resistance to Arcane.
Genesis
Laj teleports to its platform and summons two thorn sprouts to defend it.
Thorn Lasher
Thorn Missiles
Thorn Lashers launch thorns at a player, inflicting Physical damage every second for 5 sec.
Thorn Flayer
Mind Flay
Loot
5 drops · item level 32 · 4 slots (Back, Feet, Legs, Shoulder) · all Bind on Pickup
Warp Splinter
The night elves of Darnassus have asked for help in restoring an Ancient of the Arcane, who found itself trapped in Tempest Keep. Frightened by the recent attack by Kael'thas Sunstrider's forces, the Warp Splinter is unable to differentiate friend from foe and is liable to attack any who disturb it.
Abilities & Strategy
Stomp
Arcane Volley
Warp Splinter hurls magical bolts, inflicting Arcane damage to all players within 50 yards.
Summon Saplings
Warp Splinter raises 6 Saplings to life to aid him in battle. After 25 sec, the Saplings will sacrifice themselves, healing Warp Splinter for an amount equal to their remaining health.
Sapling
Saplings heal Warp Splinter if they reach him.
Loot
17 drops · item level 31 to 32 · 10 slots (Back, Chest, Feet, Hands, Head, Legs +4 more) · all Bind on Pickup
Boots of Ethereal Manipulation
Boots of the Endless Hunt
Feral Staff of Lashing
Gauntlets of Dissension
Bangle of Endless Blessings
Beast Lord Cuirass
Greatsword of Forlorn Visions
Incanter's Robe
Jagged Bark Pendant
Moonglade Cowl
Netherfury Cape
Tidefury Helm
Warhelm of the Bold
Warp-Infused Drape
Warpscale Leggings
Warp Splinter's Thorn
Warpstaff of ArcanumAchievements
2 achievements tied to The Botanica, worth 20 achievement points in total.
Heroic: The Botanica Guild RunDefeat Warp Splinter on Heroic Difficulty while in a guild group.10- Heroic: The BotanicaDefeat Warp Splinter on Heroic Difficulty.10
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