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Burning Venom
Vashnik the Malignant - The Venomous Abyss
Burning Venom is a boss of the Vashnik the Malignant encounter in The Venomous Abyss.
Found In
Encounter Facts
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Upon reaching 100 energy, Vashnik Imbibes from the nearest two fountains, increasing his affinity to them. These fountains erupt with vapor, bringing forth living venoms that crawl toward the Malignant Cavity in the center of the chamber. Should a living venom reach its destination, a Malignant Burst occurs.
Damage Dealers
- Imbibe creates living venom from two nearby fountains.
- Living venoms explode in Malignant Bursts unless destroyed.
- The initial Clotting Venom is protected by Sanguineous Fortitude.
Healers
- Imbibe inflicts heavy damage to all players.
- Vashnik's chamber fills with increasing Toxic Vapor each time he Imbibes.
- Siphoning Infection absorbs a large amount of incoming healing.
Tanks
- Dripping Fangs inflicts increasing damage over time.
- Imbibe infuses Vashnik with the power of two nearby fountains.
Imbibe
Spell detailsOn Mythic difficulty, Imbibe conjures Malignant Totem's from the venomous fountains.
Malignant Totem
Malignance
Spell detailsFountain of Blood
Blood Infusion
Hemo ExpulsionFountain of Shadow
Shadow Infusion
Gloom ExpulsionFountain of Flame
Flame Infusion
Conflagrating Expulsion
Toxic Vapor
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Malignant Burst
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Malignant Catalyst
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Catalytic Bile
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Plague Froth
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Plague Wave
Spell detailsOn Mythic difficulty, Plague Waves destroy Malignant Tumors.
Dripping Fangs
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Adaptive Infection
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Siphoning Infection
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Siphon Blood
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Thinned Blood
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Exploding Infection
Spell detailsOn Mythic difficulty, this gains a stack every 1.5 sec until dispelled.
Caustic Explosion
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Stygian Infection
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Stygian Burst
Spell detailsAbility Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Burning Venom, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Burning Presence
Fire · Instant
Burning Venom pulses with flame, inflicting Fire damage to all players every 3 sec.
Hardened Venom
Physical · Instant
The venom hardens after sixty seconds, and becomes immune to crowd control effects, and gains 50% increased movement speed.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in The Venomous Abyss.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Vashnik the Malignant encounter in The Venomous Abyss.
Within The Chamber of Virulence, Vashnik the Malignant distills Ula'tek's venoms into ever more lethal forms. The creature lurks in its noxious chamber, brewing foul toxins to empower its brood.
What Each Drop Is
The Vashnik the Malignant encounter lists 13 items in the dungeon journal, item level 219. Equip slots covered: Trinket, Shoulder, Two-Hand, Feet, Waist and Finger. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Fang of Umbral Malignance Trinket, item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 46 gold18 silver for it.
- Frothing Venom Spaulders Shoulder (Leather), item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 41 gold27 silver for it.
- Malignant Toothed Edge Two-Hand (Two-Handed Sword), item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 101 gold46 silver for it.
- Scaled Fiend's Warboots Feet (Plate), item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 40 gold33 silver for it.
- Serpentine Mixing Belt Waist (Mail), item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. Tooltip: “Little bit of this, little bit of that.” A vendor pays 29 gold31 silver for it.
- Vashnik's Sanguine Rancor Trinket, item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility. Tooltip: “Crimson. Viscous. Delicious.” A vendor pays 47 gold8 silver for it.
- Venomancer's Winged Channeler Two-Hand (Staff), item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 105 gold56 silver for it.
- Venomcast Icon Miscellaneous, item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Hunter, Shaman and Evoker. Use: Icon of Mot'amra.
- Venomcured Icon Miscellaneous, item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Rogue, Monk, Druid and Demon Hunter. Use: Icon of Mot'amra.
- Venomforged Icon Miscellaneous, item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Paladin and Death Knight. Use: Icon of Mot'amra.
- Venomwoven Icon Miscellaneous, item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Priest, Mage and Warlock. Use: Icon of Mot'amra.
- Vile Alchemist's Band Finger, item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. Tooltip: “Ooh, a live subject!” A vendor pays 35 gold5 silver for it. Equip: Ward of the Uncoiled.
- Venomous Pyre Item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Use: Collect Venomous Pyre.
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
9 achievements list a victory over Burning Venom among their criteria.
Where to Find Burning Venom
First seen in build 12.1.0.69273 (12.1.0).
Guides that cover this dungeon
Guides and routes on this site that cover The Venomous Abyss.
