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Anub'esset
Anub'esset - Assault on Violet Hold
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Anub'esset encounter in Assault on Violet Hold.
Anub'esset, one of the few remaining ancient Nerubian crypt lords, was captured by the Kirin Tor during the invasion of Icecrown Citadel and imprisoned in Violet Hold. Set free during the Legion's invasion, his thoughts turn only to revenge against the living.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Assault on Violet Hold, Anub'esset comes 6th of 8, after Sael'orn and before Blood-Princess Thal'ena.
Instance Entrance: Dalaran
Assault on Violet Hold entranceThe Assault on Violet Hold entrance is in Dalaran, at 67.9, 70.5 on the Dalaran map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Anub'esset attacks the party and calls scarabs and beetles to assist him in battle. Players must quickly eliminate his minions before becoming overwhelmed.
Tank
- Mandible Strike deals heavy damage and reduces your healing taken for a short time.
- Impale creates spikes in front of Anub'esset, which should be avoided.
Healer
- Mandible Strike deals heavy damage to the Tank and reduces their healing taken for a short time.
- If Spitting Scarabs are not killed quickly, their Poison Spit will deal heavy damage.
- When targeted by Impale, move away from other players to avoid damaging them.
Damage Dealers
- Quickly kill Spitting Scarabs after they are spawned by Call of the Swarm.
- When targeted by Impale, move away from other players to avoid damaging them.
Call of the Swarm
Spitting Scarab
Blistering Beetle
On Heroic difficulty, Blistering Beetles will burrow into the fight, fixating on nearby players. When they come into contact with a player or die, they will explode, creating a pool of Blistering Ooze.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Anub'esset, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Mandible Strike
Physical · 2 sec cast · Lasts 10 sec
Inflicts Physical damage and reduces healing received by 50% for 10 sec.
Impale
Physical · 3.5 sec cast
Causes a barrage of spikes to emerge from the ground in a cone towards a player. Players hit by a spike suffer Physical damage and are knocked into the air.
Call of the Swarm
Physical · 2 sec cast · Lasts 6 sec
Anub'esset calls ancient Spitting Scarabs to his side.
Poison Spit
Nature · 2 sec cast · Lasts 6 sec
Spits poison at a player, inflicting Nature damage immediately, and poisoning them for Nature damage every 2 sec. for 6 sec.
Blistering Ooze
Physical · Instant · Lasts 2 min
Players who step into the Blistering Ooze take Nature damage every 2 sec. and have their movement speed reduced by 45% for 6 sec.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Assault on Violet Hold.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Anub'esset encounter lists 11 items in the dungeon journal, item level 50. Equip slots covered: Legs, Chest, Head, Wrist, Trinket, Hands and Finger. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Burrow-Dweller Leggings Legs (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 42g 77s for it.
- Chestguard of Ravaged Chitin Chest (Mail), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 43g 39s for it.
- Corpse Feast Headwrap Head (Leather), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 32g 36s for it.
- Cryptwalker Bracers Wrist (Leather), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 21g 58s for it.
- Cuffs of the Nerubian Empire Wrist (Mail), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 20g 87s for it.
- Fealty of Nerub Gem, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 37g 6s for it.
- Impenetrable Nerubian Husk Trinket, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Haste. A vendor pays 7g 6s for it. Equip: Nerubian Chitin.
- Legplates of the Swarm Legs (Plate), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 41g 65s for it.
- Scarab-Caller Grips Hands (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 21g 89s for it.
- Seal of Malicious Deceit Finger, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 26g 48s for it.
- Serrated Mandible Grips Hands (Plate), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 21g 89s 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.