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Bonemaw
Bonemaw - Shadowmoon Burial Grounds
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Bonemaw encounter in Shadowmoon Burial Grounds.
Deep within the subterranean caverns under Shadowmoon Valley, the carrion worm Bonemaw has a symbiotic relationship with Ner'zhul's followers: The creature feasts upon the dead left in the wake of the Shadowmoon cult's dark rituals, and in return it serves as a formidable guardian of Ner'zhul's inner sanctum.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Shadowmoon Burial Grounds, Bonemaw comes 3rd of 4, after Nhallish and before Ner'zhul.
Instance Entrance: Shadowmoon Valley
Shadowmoon Burial Grounds entranceThe Shadowmoon Burial Grounds entrance is in Terrace of the Stars, Shadowmoon Valley, at 31.8, 42.7 on the Shadowmoon Valley map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Bonemaw smashes his massive frame across the platform to crush his foes, as lesser carrion worms rise from the depths. Periodically, Bonemaw attempts to inhale all players with powerful suction.
Damage Dealers
- Avoid Body Slam from Bonemaw and the lesser Carrion Worms.
- Necrotic Pitch is damaging, but standing in it as Bonemaw begins to Inhale will negate his suction.
Healers
- Avoid Body Slam from Bonemaw and the lesser Carrion Worms.
- Necrotic Pitch is damaging, but standing in it as Bonemaw begins to Inhale will negate his suction.
Tanks
- Avoid Body Slam from Bonemaw and the lesser Carrion Worms.
- Necrotic Pitch is damaging, but standing in it as Bonemaw begins to Inhale will negate his suction.
Carrion Worm
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for this encounter, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Necrotic Pitch
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 1 min
Corpse Breath
Shadow · Instant
Fetid Spit
Shadow · Instant
Bonemaw slimes his current target with a fetid spit, inflicts Shadow damage.
Body Slam
Physical · 2 sec cast
Bonemaw thrusts his body forward, inflicting Shadow damage to enemies in front of him and knocking them back.
Inhale
Physical · Instant · Lasts 9 sec
Inhales enemies at an increasingly powerful rate. If a player is caught in Bonemaw's deadly maw, they suffer Nature damage and are spit off of the platform.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Shadowmoon Burial Grounds.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Bonemaw encounter lists 40 items in the dungeon journal, item level 44. Equip slots covered: Waist and Hands. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Belt of Burning Focus Waist (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 29g 88s for it.
- Blackwater Belt Waist (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 29g 31s for it.
- Blackwater Grips Hands (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 29g 31s for it.
- Bloodfeather Girdle Waist (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 30g 31s for it.
- Bloodfeather Grips Hands (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 28g 98s for it.
- Cord of Arcane Mystery Waist (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 28g 75s for it.
- Cord of Swirling Light Waist (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 30g 43s for it.
- Crystalbinder Belt Waist (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 30g 43s for it.
- Crystalbinder Gloves Hands (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 28g 75s for it.
- Felflame Belt Waist (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 29g 64s for it.
- Felflame Grips Hands (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 29g 19s for it.
- Frost-Touched Cord Waist (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 30g 10s for it.
- Frost-Touched Gloves Hands (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 30g 54s for it.
- Gauntlets of Burning Focus Hands (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 31g 10s for it.
- Gloves of Arcane Mystery Hands (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 30g 21s for it.
- Gloves of Swirling Light Hands (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 31g 67s for it.
- Goldsteel Belt Waist (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 29g 76s for it.
- Goldsteel Gloves Hands (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 29g 32s for it.
- Gutcrusher Gauntlets Hands (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 29g 98s for it.
- Gutcrusher Greatbelt Waist (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 29g 75s for it.
- Incarnadine Gauntlets Hands (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 31g 55s for it.
- Incarnadine Girdle Waist (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 30g 65s for it.
- Lavalink Girdle Waist (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 31g 22s for it.
- Lavalink Grips Hands (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 31g for it.
- Leafmender Girdle Waist (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 29g 98s for it.
- Leafmender Grips Hands (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 28g 98s for it.
- Lightbinder Girdle Waist (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 29g 20s for it.
- Lightbinder Gloves Hands (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 30g 77s for it.
- Morningscale Gauntlet Hands (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 29g 42s for it.
- Morningscale Waistguard Waist (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 29g 42s for it.
- Rivet-Sealed Crushers Hands (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 29g 20s for it.
- Rivet-Sealed Waistplate Waist (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 30g 77s for it.
- Rockhide Gloves Hands (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 29g 20s for it.
- Rockhide Links Waist (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 31g 21s for it.
- Sharpeye Belt Waist (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 31g 23s for it.
- Sharpeye Gauntlets Hands (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 29g 54s for it.
- Streamslither Belt Waist (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 29g 77s for it.
- Streamslither Gauntlets Hands (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 29g 99s for it.
- Verdant Plate Belt Waist (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 29g 9s for it.
- Verdant Plate Grips Hands (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 30g 88s 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.