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Blackwater Behemoth
Blackwater Behemoth - The Eternal Palace
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Blackwater Behemoth encounter in The Eternal Palace.
Summoned from depths unknown, the Blackwater Behemoth lurks in an abyss so dark that not even the naga dare to venture into it. Only Azshara is capable of taming the beast, and she has trained it to faithfully guard her treasures.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for The Eternal Palace, Blackwater Behemoth comes 3rd of 8, after Radiance of Azshara and before Lady Ashvane.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
The Blackwater Behemoth makes its home in the Darkest Depths of the ocean, where healing magic fails to function normally. Players must acquire Bioluminescence in order to be healed by their allies. Swimming over open water while covered in Bioluminescence will draw attention from creatures that dwell beneath, via Gaze from Below. Periodically, the Behemoth will retreat to another platform and begin channeling a lethal Cavitation wave if not interrupted.
Tanks
- Minimize the number of stacks of Feeding Frenzy gained by the Behemoth.
- Maintain Radiant Biomass on yourself or all incoming healing will be blocked by Darkest Depths.
Healers
- Trigger Bioluminescent Cloud strategically to ensure Bioluminescence can be maintained by your allies.
- Allow Bioluminescence to expire before pursuing the Behemoth over the open abyss so you are not targeted by Gaze from Below.
Damage Dealers
- Swim toward Bioluminescent Cloud when active to gain Bioluminescence, allowing healers to heal you.
- Allow Bioluminescence to expire before pursuing the Behemoth over the open abyss so you are not targeted by Gaze from Below.
- Swim across the abyss quickly to interrupt Cavitation before the Behemoth finishes casting.
Darkest Depths
Shimmerskin Pufferfish
Ravenous Behemoth
The Blackwater Behemoth defends its cave from intruders, lashing out with Toxic Spines and powerful bioelectric attacks.
Delve Deeper
The Behemoth retreats to a deeper part of its habitat and begins forming a lethal Cavitation wave.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Blackwater Behemoth, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Dormant Polyp
Nature · Instant · Lasts 20 sec
Gravely wounding a Shimmerscale Pufferfish will cause it to expel a Bioluminescent Cloud. Players who enter the Bioluminescent Cloud will gain Bioluminescence for 45 sec.
Bioluminescence
Nature · Instant · Lasts 45 sec
Blocks the effects of Darkest Depths, enabling incoming healing as normal.
Gaze from Below
Physical · Instant · Lasts 5 sec
Swimming out over open water within the Darkest Depths while under the effects of Bioluminescence will trigger Gaze from Below as unseen creatures observe the player's movement. When Gaze from Below expires, the player is instantly killed.
Radiant Biomass
Nature · Instant · Lasts 15 sec
Melee attacks against players cover the player in a Radiant Biomass, allowing the targeted player to be healed as normal but also inflicting Nature damage every 3 sec for 15 sec.
Feeding Frenzy
Physical · Instant
Increases attack speed by 8% for each consecutive melee attack against the same player.
Toxic Spine
Nature · Instant · Lasts 12 sec
Fires a set of Toxic Spines at multiple players, inflicting Nature damage every 3 sec for 12 sec.
Bioelectric Feelers
Nature · Instant
The Behemoth reaches out with Bioelectric Feelers, gently electrifying the water around itself. Every 4 sec, the Behemoth feels for players in clumps within 5 yards of one another. When a clump is detected, the Behemoth strikes, inflicting Nature damage to everyone within the detected clump.
Shock Pulse
Nature · Instant
Inflicts up to Nature damage to all players, decreasing in damage the further away players are from the Behemoth. The damage reduction over distance ends at 80 yards away.
Piercing Barb
Nature · Instant
Fires a Piercing Barb at a player, inflicting Nature damage. This damage is divided between the targeted player and all other players struck by the Barb.
Bioelectric Discharge
Nature · Instant
Inflicts Nature damage to all players. This attack is only used by the Blackwater Behemoth whenever he is not actively engaged in melee combat.
Cavitation
Nature · Instant
When the Behemoth reaches maximum energy, it relocates to a new cave and begins to cast Cavitation. Cavitation inflicts Nature damage every 2 sec until interrupted.
Slipstream
Physical · Instant · Lasts 12 sec
Enter a slipstream, propelling the player forward and increasing swim speed by 150%.
Glowing Stinger
Nature · Instant · Lasts 8 sec
Stings players who come near the Jellyfish, applying Bioluminescence for 8 sec and inflicting Nature damage every 2 sec for 8 sec.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in The Eternal Palace.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Blackwater Behemoth encounter lists 16 items in the dungeon journal, item level 72. Equip slots covered: Hands, Chest, One-Hand, Feet, Shoulder, Legs, Head, Trinket and Waist. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Anglerfish Feelers Hands (Leather), item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 36g 35s for it.
- Blackwater Shimmerscale Vest Chest (Leather), item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 75g 40s for it.
- Diver's Folly One-Hand (One-Handed Axe), item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 104g 52s for it. Equip: Bioelectric Charge.
- Eelskin Flippers Feet (Cloth), item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 53g 49s for it.
- Fang of the Behemoth One-Hand (Dagger), item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 106g 48s for it.
- Fathom-Feeder's Mantle Shoulder (Cloth), item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 56g 23s for it.
- Fleetwrecker's Greaves Legs (Plate), item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 77g 85s for it.
- Hood of Lightless Depths Head (Mail), item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 54g 34s for it.
- Leviathan's Lure Trinket, item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 67s 14c for it. Equip: Leviathan Chomp. Equip: Luminous Algae.
- Luminous Jellyweed Trinket, item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 62g 72s for it.
- Pelagos Predator's Legguards Legs (Mail), item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 76g 19s for it.
- Ship Swallower's Belt Waist (Leather), item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 37g 76s for it.
- Slipstreamer's Saltwalkers Feet (Mail), item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 57g 45s for it.
- Trench Tyrant's Shoulderplates Shoulder (Plate), item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 57g 73s for it.
- Undercove Crushers Hands (Plate), item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 36g 92s for it.
- Mindlost Bloodfrenzy Miscellaneous, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to summon this companion.” Use: Learning.
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.
Achievements for Defeating It
4 achievements list a victory over Blackwater Behemoth among their criteria.