Boss
Beth'tilac
Beth'tilac - Firelands
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Beth'tilac encounter in Firelands.
Matriarch of the Cinderweb Brood, Beth'tilac and her merciless offspring sate their appetites by sucking the magma and fire from the corpses of elementals. To provide her broodlings with added sustenance, Beth'tilac has woven a network of incendiary webs throughout her lair to trap unsuspecting prey.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Firelands, Beth'tilac comes 1st of 7, before Lord Rhyolith.
Instance Entrance: Mount Hyjal
Firelands entranceThe Firelands entrance is in Sulfuron Spire, Mount Hyjal, at 47.0, 78.2 on the Mount Hyjal map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Beth'tilac begins the encounter above the playspace and will come down after she has cast Smoldering Devastation three times. Players can access this area by interacting with a Cinderweb Spinner's webstring and deal some damage Beth'tilac before she descends for Stage Two. Once Beth'tilac descends players must defeat Beth'tilac before her Frenzy level becomes too much to survive.
Tanks
- Cinderweb Spinners can be forced to drop off of their webstring by using a taunt effect on them.
- If no one is at Beth'tilac's level during Stage One, she will constantly cast Venom Rain.
- Point Cinderweb Drones' Boiling Spatter away from your allies.
- Once Beth'tilac descends, coordinate with your other tank to manage the decreased healing from Widow's Kiss.
- In Stage Two, keep Beth'tilac away from any Cinderweb Spiderlings or she will Consume them.
- If up above in Stage One, jump down before Beth'tilac casts Smoldering Devastation.
Healers
- If no one is at Beth'tilac's level during Stage One, she will constantly cast Venom Rain.
- Anyone at the same level as Beth'tilac will take damage from her Ember Flare.
- When Beth'tilac's energy is depleted she will cast Smoldering Devastation.
- If up above in Stage One, jump down before Beth'tilac casts Smoldering Devastation.
Damage Dealers
- Cinderweb Drones are not defeated before their energy reaches zero they will ascend to drain Beth'tilac of her energy, hastening the next cast of Smoldering Devastation.
- Beth'tilac constantly damages players at the same level she is with Ember Flare, make sure you have a healer and tank up above before you take one of Cinderweb Spinners' web strings.
- If up above in Stage One, jump down before Beth'tilac casts Smoldering Devastation.
Stage One: The Cinderweb
Beth'tilac retreats to the top of her web at the beginning of the encounter.
Fire Energy
Beth'tilac slowly loses Fire Energy over time. Cinderweb Drones also siphon some of her energy when their own energy is depleted. Whenever Beth'tilac runs out of Fire Energy, she will set herself ablaze, causing Smoldering Devastation.
Ember Flare
Intense heat burns enemies near Beth'tilac, inflicting Fire damage to players at the same level as Beth'tilac.
Meteor Burn
The meteor also burns a hole in the web through which players may fall.
Consume
Beth'tilac consumes Cinderweb Spiderlings, healing Beth'tilac for 10% of her maximum health.
Smoldering Devastation
When Beth'tilac's Fire Energy fully depletes, she will set herself ablaze and inflict Fire damage on all players located at her same level.
Venom Rain
Cinderweb Spinner
Cinderweb Spinners dangle from the web above on a filament strand. Using Taunt or a similar ability on a Spinner will cause them to drop to the ground. Once killed, their web filament remains. Players may then interact with the filament and move to the top of the web.
Burning Acid
The Cinderweb Spinner spits burning venom at a random player, inflicting Fire damage.
Fiery Web Spin
The Cinderweb Spinner channels a fiery web onto a random player, stunning them for 25 sec.
Cinderweb Drone
These large spiders climb out of caves below the Cinderweb. When their Fire Energy fully depletes, the Cinderweb Drone climbs up to Beth'tilac and siphons Fire Energy from her.
Consume
Cinderweb Drones consume a Cinderweb Spiderling, healing itself for% of its maximum life, increasing damage dealt by%, and increasing movement speed by%.
Boiling Splatter
The Cinderwb Drone spits burning venom in a 20 yard long 60 degree forward cone, inflicting Fire damage on any enemy within the area.
Burning Acid
The Cinderweb Drone spits Burning Acid at a random player, inflicting Fire damage.
Fixate
The Cinderweb Drone fixates on a random player, ignoring all other targets but decreasing its damage dealt by 75% for 10 sec.
Cinderweb Spiderling
These tiny spiders climb out of caves below the Cinderweb. They instinctively move towards Cinderweb Drones.
Seeping Venom
The Cinderweb Spiderling leaps onto a random player within 5 yards, injecting them with venom and inflicting Fire damage every 2 seconds for 10 sec.
Engorged Broodling
These unstable spiders fixate on a random player and cast Volatile Burst when they reach their target.
Volatile Burst
Stage Two: The Frenzy!
After she has performed Smoldering Devastation three times, Beth'tilac enters a frenzy. She lowers herself from the safety of the top of her Cinderweb and no longer calls for aid from her brood.
Frenzy
Beth'tilac periodically casts Frenzy, increasing her damage dealt by 5% until the end of the encounter. This effect stacks.
The Widow's Kiss
Beth'tilac's deadly kiss boils the blood of her current target, reducing the healing dealt to the target by% every 2 seconds for 20 sec.
Ember Flare
Beth'tilac emits a blazing heat, inflicting Fire damage to enemies on the same level as Beth'tilac.
Consume
Beth'tilac consumes Cinderweb Spiderlings, healing Beth'tilac for 10% of her maximum health.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Beth'tilac, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Meteor Burn
Fire · Instant · Lasts 90 sec
The meteor also burns a hole in the web through which players may fall.
Consume
Physical · Instant · Lasts 1 sec
Consuming a lesser beast will heal this unit for 10% of their maximum life.
Venom Rain
Fire · Instant
When no enemies are upon Beth'tilac's web, she inflicts Fire damage to all enemies.
Fixate
Physical · Instant · Lasts 10 sec
The caster fixates on a target, ignoring all others. In addition, the caster's physical damage is decreased by 75%.
Seeping Venom
Physical · Instant
Volatile Burst
Nature · Instant · Lasts 6 sec
The Widow's Kiss
Fire · Instant · Lasts 20 sec
The deadly widow's kiss boils your blood, reducing the amount that you can be healed by% every 2 seconds for 20 sec.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Firelands.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Beth'tilac encounter lists 40 items in the dungeon journal, item level 37. Equip slots covered: Feet, One-Hand, Chest, Hands, Legs, Head, Shoulder, Two-Hand, Trinket, Shield and Finger. 3 of them can be traded and 37 bind when picked up.
- Arachnaflame Treads Feet (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Equip. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 18g 93s for it. Lowest listed price right now: 28g 40s across 42 US realms.
- Arachnaflame Treads Feet (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 14g 75s for it.
- Avool's Incendiary Shanker One-Hand (Dagger), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 102g 7s for it.
- Avool's Incendiary Shanker One-Hand (Dagger), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 100g 83s for it.
- Carapace of Imbibed Flame Chest (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Dodge. A vendor pays 25g 10s for it.
- Carapace of Imbibed Flame Chest (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Dodge. A vendor pays 25g 94s for it.
- Cindersilk Gloves Hands (Leather), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 9g 43s for it.
- Cindersilk Gloves Hands (Leather), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 9g 16s for it.
- Cinderweb Leggings Legs (Leather), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 19g 26s for it.
- Cinderweb Leggings Legs (Leather), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 19g 86s for it.
- Cowl of the Clicking Menace Head (Leather), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 14g 89s for it.
- Cowl of the Clicking Menace Head (Leather), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 14g 56s for it.
- Crystallized Firestone Miscellaneous, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 5g for it.
- Eye of Purification One-Hand (One-Handed Axe), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 104g 87s for it.
- Eye of Purification One-Hand (One-Handed Axe), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 106g 10s for it.
- Flickering Shoulders Shoulder (Mail), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 16g 39s for it.
- Flickering Shoulders Shoulder (Mail), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 16g 93s for it.
- Funeral Pyre Two-Hand (Staff), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 129g 28s for it.
- Funeral Pyre Two-Hand (Staff), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 130g 86s for it.
- Mandible of Beth'tilac One-Hand (One-Handed Sword), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Dodge and Mastery. A vendor pays 101g 95s for it.
- Mandible of Beth'tilac One-Hand (One-Handed Sword), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Dodge and Mastery. A vendor pays 103g 21s for it.
- Robes of Smoldering Devastation Chest (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 19g 96s for it.
- Robes of Smoldering Devastation Chest (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 20g 58s for it.
- Shatterskull Bonecrusher One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 99g 69s for it.
- Shatterskull Bonecrusher One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 100g 92s for it.
- Smoldering Censer of Purity Two-Hand (Staff), item level 37, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 9g 25s for it.
- Smoldering Censer of Purity Two-Hand (Staff), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 129g 28s for it.
- Spaulders of Manifold Eyes Shoulder (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 13g 99s for it.
- Spaulders of Manifold Eyes Shoulder (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 14g 43s for it.
- Spidersilk Spindle Trinket, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Mastery. A vendor pays 38g 21s for it. Equip: Loom of Fate.
- Spidersilk Spindle Trinket, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Mastery. A vendor pays 44g 21s for it. Equip: Loom of Fate.
- Thoracic Flame Kilt Legs (Mail), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 18g 62s for it.
- Thoracic Flame Kilt Legs (Mail), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 19g 20s for it.
- Ward of the Red Widow Shield, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Equip. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Versatility, Haste and Intellect. A vendor pays 9g 11s for it. Lowest listed price right now: 100g 7s across 53 US realms.
- Ward of the Red Widow Shield, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Versatility, Haste and Intellect. A vendor pays 9g 43s for it.
- Widow's Kiss Finger, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 5g 34s for it.
- Widow's Kiss Finger, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 5g 34s for it.
- Zoid's Firelit Greatsword Two-Hand (Two-Handed Sword), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 121g 42s for it.
- Zoid's Firelit Greatsword Two-Hand (Two-Handed Sword), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 126g 73s for it.
- Living Ember Trade Goods, item level 25. A vendor pays 20s for it. Lowest listed price right now: 20s on the US commodity market.
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.