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Aku'mai

Aku'mai - Blackfathom Deeps

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EncounterAku'mai
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Adventure Guide Entry

The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Aku'mai encounter in Blackfathom Deeps.

Aku'mai, an ancient evil, carries within him a small measure of the Old Gods' power. This three-headed hydra is greatly feared for his mindless savagery and insatiable hunger for living flesh, but the Twilight's Hammer worships him as a divine sign that the Old Gods will soon return.

Encounter Facts

In the game's Normal encounter order for Blackfathom Deeps, Aku'mai comes 8th of 8, after Twilight Lord Bathiel.

DifficultyNormal
Instance modesNormal
Group size5 players
Instance typeDungeon
ExpansionClassic
Encounter order8 of 8
Encounter ID1672
Adventure Guide pin85.5, 86.4 on the instance map
  1. Ghamoo - Ra
  2. Domina
  3. Subjugator Kor'ul
  4. Thruk
  5. Guardian of the Deep
  6. Executioner Gore
  7. Twilight Lord Bathiel
  8. Aku'mai

Instance Entrance: Darkshore

Darkshore mapBlackfathom Deeps entrance

The Blackfathom Deeps entrance is in Twilight Vale, Darkshore, at 35.0, 92.1 on the Darkshore map.

Abilities & Strategy

What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.

Abilities & Strategy

Aku'mai

Aku'mai the Devourer, scion of the Old Gods, will devour Azeroth unless stopped.

Aku'mai the Venomous

The venomous head of Aku'mai the Devourer.

Deep Terror

One of the countless slimy appendages of Aku'mai the Devourer.

Ability Spells

Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Aku'mai, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.

Venom

Nature · Instant

Aku'mai spits caustic venom at an enemy, inflicting Nature damage.

Tearing the Void

Shadow · 3 sec cast

Aku'mai widens the portal, allowing more pieces of himself to emerge from the void.

Falling Debris

Physical · Instant

Aku'mai tears at the cave's walls, causing falling debris that inflicts Physical damage every 3 sec. to random enemies.

Toxic Bile

Physical · 1 sec cast

Fires a ball of venom at a random enemy's destination that does Nature damage on impact and leaves a pool of Toxic Bile.

Crush

Physical · 3 sec cast · Lasts 2 sec

Aku'mai's tentacle slams the ground, inflicting Physical damage and stunning all enemies in a cone in front of the caster.

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3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Drops

Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Blackfathom Deeps.

What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.

What Each Drop Is

The Aku'mai encounter lists 5 items in the dungeon journal, item level 16. Equip slots covered: Feet, Waist, Legs and Two-Hand. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.

  • Aku'mai Worshipper's Greatboots Feet (Plate), item level 16, requires level 10. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 32s 36c for it.
  • Algae-Twined Waistcord Waist (Mail), item level 16, requires level 10. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 21s 29c for it.
  • Leech Pants Legs (Cloth), item level 16, requires level 10. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Intellect, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 40s 22c for it.
  • Moss Cinch Waist (Leather), item level 16, requires level 10. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 20s 30c for it.
  • Strike of the Hydra Two-Hand (Two-Handed Sword), item level 16, requires level 10. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina and Strength. A vendor pays 30s 73c for it.

Read from the current game build's item data. Listed prices come from our latest US Auction House scan; a drop that binds when picked up never has one.

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