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Dungeon - Cataclysm
Throne of the Tides
4 encounters and 48 drops. Every drop links to its item page; tradeable drops carry a live Auction House price.
Located in Vashj'ir
Deep within the Abyssal Maw's fathomless expanses lies the Throne of the Tides. From here, the great elemental lord Neptulon the Tidehunter has surveyed and protected his aquatic domain for ages. He now faces his greatest challenge as a force of serpentine naga and malefic faceless ones threaten to depose him, leaving his realm and its secrets ripe for the plundering.
Quick Facts
| Type | Dungeon |
|---|---|
| Expansion | Cataclysm |
| Located in | Vashj'ir |
| Encounters | 4 |
| Drops | 48 |
| Item level | 36 to 37 |
| Tradeable drops | 0 |
| Difficulties | Normal, Heroic, 10 Player, 25 Player |
Difficulties and Lockouts
Throne of the Tides has 2 difficulties in the game data: Heroic resets daily; Normal can be run again at any time.
| Difficulty | Players | Lockout |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | 5 | None |
| Heroic | 5 | Daily |
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Instance Map
The Adventure Guide places 4 bosses of Throne of the Tides on 2 maps. Numbers follow the encounter order; each links to that fight below.
Throne of the Tides
1Lady Naz'jar2Commander Ulthok, the Festering Prince- 1 Lady Naz'jar 50.5, 21.6
- 2 Commander Ulthok, the Festering Prince 50.5, 42.5
Throne of the Tides
3Mindbender Ghur'sha4Ozumat- 3 Mindbender Ghur'sha 67.5, 19.3
- 4 Ozumat 32.5, 19.3
Encounters
NNormalHHeroic10P10 Player25P25 Player
Lady Naz'jar
Lady Naz'jar played a pivotal role in retaking Vashj'ir from the brutal Kvaldir, earning her Queen Azshara's favor. Recently Naz'jar spearheaded an assault against Neptulon and succeeded in cornering the powerful elemental lord within his throne room.
Abilities & Strategy
Summon Geyser
Lady Naz'jar summons a Geyser at the location of a random player.
Fungal Spores
Lady Naz'jar hurls deadly Fungal Spores at the location of a random enemy target. Any targets caught within this radius take Nature damage every 3 seconds for 15 sec.
Shock Blast
Lady Naz'jar blasts her current target with a tremendous charge of lightning, dealing Nature damage.
Waterspout
When she begins to channel Waterspout, two Naz'jar Tempest Witches and one Naz'jar Honor Guard will swim into the chamber and begin to attack players. Lady Naz'jar will continue to channel Waterspout until 1 min. has passed, or all three additional Naga are destroyed.
Water Vortexes
Just before Lady Naz'jar begins to channel Waterspout, she teleports to the center of the watery chamber. As Lady Naz'jar channels Waterspout, she will periodically summon smaller water vortexes. These slowly move away from Lady Naz'jar in the direction of a random player. If a player ever touches a vortex, they will be sucked in for 5 sec. While inside the vortex, players are stunned and take Frost damage every 0.5 second.
Naz'jar Honor Guard
When Lady Naz'jar begins to channel Waterspout, one of these Naga soldiers swims in and attacks the players.
Arc Slash
The Honor Guard slashes all targets in front of him within a 5 yard cone, dealing 0% of his normal melee damage to each target. The Arc Slash cannot be dodged, blocked, or parried.
Enrage
When a Naz'jar Honor Guard reaches 35% of his remaining health, he will cast Enrage. The Enrage effect increases his melee attack speed by% and size by% for 1 min.
Naz'jar Tempest Witch
When Lady Naz'jar begins to channel Waterspout, two of these Naga casters swim in and attacks the players.
Chain Lightning
The Tempest Witch unleashes an arc of lightning that strikes her current enemy target for Nature damage, and then arcs to two more enemy targets. Each target after the first takes 30% less damage.
Lightning Surge
The Tempest Witch creates a violent electrical charge on a random enemy target.
Loot
10 drops · item level 36 to 37 · 5 slots (Back, Finger, Hands, Head, One-Hand) · all Bind on Pickup
Commander Ulthok, the Festering Prince
Ulthok is an incredibly ancient being sent by his Old God masters to aid Lady Naz'jar with invading the Throne of Tides. Bristling with sinister powers, Ulthok commands legions of his fellow faceless ones in the deepest trenches surrounding Vashj'ir.
Abilities & Strategy
Squeeze
Commander Ulthok lashes out and squeezes a random player.
Dark Fissure
Commander Ulthok smashes the ground in front of him, dealing Shadow damage to all enemies within 6 yards of the impact. In Heroic Difficulty the Dark Fissure will grow over time.
Curse of Fatigue
Commander Ulthok curses a random enemy target, reducing their movement speed by 0% and melee, ranged, and cast speeds by 0% for 15 sec.
Enrage
Commander Ulthok enrages, increasing his Physical damage dealt by 0% for 10 sec.
Loot
10 drops · item level 36 to 37 · 4 slots (Back, Chest, Shoulder, Two-Hand) · all Bind on Pickup
Mindbender Ghur'sha
After his valiant efforts at the Abyssal Breach, Earthen Ring shaman Erunak Stonespeaker was abducted by naga forces and enslaved by Mindbender Ghur'sha. It is feared that this parasitic aberration has taken full control over Erunak's mind, body, and devastating shamanic abilities.
Abilities & Strategy
Erunak Stonespeaker
When the encounter begins, Mindbender Ghur'sha has taken control of Erunak Stonespeaker by attaching to his head. Erunak will fight players while Mindbender Ghur'sha has control. When Erunak reaches 50% health, Mindbender Ghur'sha detaches off Erunak's head. Players then fight Mindbender Ghur'sha.
Emberstrike
Erunak strikes at his current enemy target with both of his enchanted weapons, inflicting Fire damage equal to 0% of his normal weapon swing. The target also takes additional Fire damage when any of Erunak's melee swings deal Physical damage. This additional effect lasts 10 sec.
Magma Splash
Erunak projects a stream of magma in a 90 degree wide and 20 yard long cone in front of him, inflicting Fire damage to those within the cone.
Lava Bolt
Erunak hurls molten lava at a random enemy target, inflicting Fire damage and violently knocking them back.
Earth Shards
Erunak throws a chaotic mass of earth shards that moves towards the location of a random player.
Mindbender Ghur'sha
Absorb Magic
Mindbender Ghur'sha erects a protective shield over himself, absorbing all incoming spell damage for 3 sec. That spell damage then heals Ghur'sha for three times the amount absorbed.
Mind Fog
Mindbender Ghur'sha creates a fog cloud 10 yards wide and centered at his current location. Any enemy standing in the fog is unable to attack or cast spells, and also takes Shadow damage every 0.5 second. The fog dissipates after 20 seconds.
Unrelenting Agony
Enslave
Mindbender Gur'sha leaps onto the head of a nearby enemy player, charming them for 1 min or until the player is brought below 50% health. While charmed, the player's damage dealt, healing dealt, and health are all increased. In Heroic Difficulty if the player is not freed from Mindbender Ghur'sha control before 1 min has passed, he will kill the player before he leaps off the player's head.
Loot
8 drops · item level 36 to 37 · 4 slots (Feet, Finger, Head, Trinket) · all Bind on Pickup
Ozumat
Tales of the monstrous kraken that terrorize Azeroth's high seas were once relegated to myth... but no longer. By some ill means, the naga have bent Ozumat-the patriarch of all kraken-to their will and unleashed him against Neptulon and his followers.
Abilities & Strategy
Stage One: Filthy Invaders!
Players begin this encounter by talking to Neptulon, then agreeing to defend him while he attempts to cleanse the waters surrounding him. If Neptulon dies, the encounter will reset. Stage one lasts 60 seconds.
Deep Murloc Invader
When the encounter begins, a pack of six Deep Murloc Invaders swim into the room and begins to attack Neptulon. Two more packs will swim into the room during this stage.
Vicious Mindlasher
Five seconds after the encounter begins, a Vicious Mindlasher enters the room. Two more will enter the room during this stage.
Shadow Bolt
A Vicious Mindlasher hurls a bolt of dark magic at its current enemy target, inflicting Shadow damage.
Brain Spike
The mental feedback also causes the targets to lose mana.
Veil of Shadow
The Vicious Mindlasher curses a random enemy target, reducing the healing dealt to that target by 0% for 5 sec.
Unyielding Behemoth
One of these creatures enters the room approximately 15 seconds after the stage begins.
Shadow Blast
The Unyielding Behemoth leaps into the air before crashing back down, releasing a charge of dark energy upon impact. The released energy inflicts Shadow damage to all enemy players within 5 yards and knocks them away.
Blight Spray
The Unyielding Behemoth channels a 25 yard long stream of blight in a frontal 90 degree cone for 4 sec.
Stage Two: The Beast Returns
When stage two begins, three Faceless Sappers jump into the room from the ceiling and begin to channel on Neptulon. Ozumat then swims in attaches himself to the room, but he is unattackable during this stage. Killing all three Faceless Sappers ends this stage.
Blight Beast
These creatures move very slowly.
Aura of Dread
When an enemy takes damage from the aura, they are inflicted with an additional effect that causes them to take 0% additional Shadow damage for 5 sec. This effect stacks.
Ozumat
Unattackable in Stage 2.
Blight of Ozumat
Ozumat periodically spits out pools of blight near the location of a random enemy player. The circular pools of blight have a radius, and last for 30 seconds. This effect stacks every second the player continues to stand within the pool.
Faceless Sapper
These continuously channel a beam onto Neptulon. Killing all three Faceless Sappers ends Stage 2.
Stage Three: Tidal Surge
Stage three begins when the three Faceless Sappers are destroyed. Ozumat begins to inject his blight into the entire room, and becomes attackable. When Ozumat reaches less than 10% of his remaining health, Ozumat retreats and the players win.
Ozumat
Ozumat is now attackable.
Blight of Ozumat
Ozumat now constantly spits out blight into the room. This effect stacks every second until the end of the encounter.
Neptulon
Tidal Surge
After being freed from the Faceless Sappers, Neptulon infuses the players with Tidal Surge. This effect increases a player's maximum health by 0%, healing dealt by 0%, and damage dealt by 0% until the end of the encounter.
Loot
20 drops · item level 36 to 37 · 8 slots (Chest, Finger, Hands, Held In Off-hand, Legs, Neck +2 more) · all Bind on Pickup
Abalone Plate ArmorAbalone Plate Armor
Bioluminescent LampBioluminescent Lamp
Might of the OceanMight of the Ocean
Mnemiopsis GlovesMnemiopsis Gloves
Nautilus RingNautilus Ring
Pipefish CordPipefish Cord
Sea StarSea Star
Triton LegplatesTriton Legplates
Wentletrap VestWentletrap Vest
Whitefin AxeWhitefin AxeAchievements
6 achievements tied to Throne of the Tides, worth 60 achievement points in total.
Heroic: Throne of the Tides Guild RunDefeat Ozumat in Throne of the Tides on Heroic difficulty while in a guild group.10- Throne of the TidesDefeat Ozumat in Throne of the Tides.10
- Heroic: Throne of the TidesDefeat Ozumat in Throne of the Tides on Heroic Difficulty.10
- Protocol Inferno: Throne of the TidesDefeat Ozumat in Throne of the Tides on Heroic Difficulty while Protocol Inferno is active.10
Old FaithfulGet Lady Naz'jar to kill one of her minions with her Geyser ability in Throne of the Tides on Heroic Difficulty.10
Prince of TidesDefeat an Unyielding Behemoth while you have the Tidal Surge effect during the Ozumat encounter in Throne of the Tides on Heroic Difficulty.10
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