Boss
Emberdawn
Emberdawn - Windrunner Spire
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Emberdawn encounter in Windrunner Spire.
Emberdawn settled in the gardens of Windrunner Spire after seeking a place to raise her young. Highly territorial, she guards her nest with a searing ferocity.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Windrunner Spire, Emberdawn comes 1st of 4, before Kalis.
- Emberdawn
- Kalis
- Commander Kroluk
- Restless Heart
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Emberdawn lights the winds aflame as she protects her nest. Burning Gale pushes players and lights Ignited Embers, creating Flaming Twisters that sweep across the garden.
Damage Dealers
- Flaming Updraft leaves behind a Ignited Embers upon expiration.
- Burning Gale pushes players and causes Ignited Embers to create Flaming Twisters.
Healer
- Flaming Updraft inflicts significant damage to afflicted players.
- Burning Gale pushes players and causes Ignited Embers to create Flaming Twisters.
Tank
- Emberdawn's Searing Beak inflicts heavy Physical damage followed by significant Fire damage over time.
- Burning Gale pushes players and causes Ignited Embers to create Flaming Twisters.
Burning Gale
On Mythic difficulty, Emberdawn unleashes multiple Fire Breaths while the gale persists.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Emberdawn, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Burning Gale
Physical · 3 sec cast · Lasts 16 sec
Emberdawn conjures a flaming windstorm that inflicts Fire damage every 1 sec to all players and pushes them for 16 sec.
Fire Breath
Physical · Instant
Emberdawn breathes a cone of fire towards a player, inflicting Fire damage to players hit.
Flaming Updraft
Physical · 1.5 sec cast
Emberdawn spits fire at a player, inflicting Fire damage every 1 sec for 6 sec. Upon expiration, the fire forms into a flaming patch that inflicts Fire damage every 1.5 sec to players within it. The patch's central updraft inflicts Fire damage to players who touch it, knocking them away.
Ignited Embers
Physical · Instant · Lasts 1 min
Fiery remains inflict Fire damage every 1.5 sec to players within. The patch's central updraft inflicts inflicts Fire damage to players who touch it, knocking them away.
Flaming Twisters
Physical · Instant · Lasts 15 sec
Searing Beak
Physical · 3 sec cast
Emberdawn pecks her current target, inflicting Physical damage and an additional Fire damage every 1 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 Windrunner Spire.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Emberdawn encounter lists 7 items in the dungeon journal, item level 108. Equip slots covered: Wrist, Head, Two-Hand, Hands, Trinket and Waist. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Amberfrond Bracers Wrist (Mail), item level 108, requires level 78. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike.
- Brambledawn Halo Head (Cloth), item level 108, requires level 78. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery.
- Emberdawn Defender Two-Hand (Two-Handed Sword), item level 108, requires level 78. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility.
- Embergrove Grasps Hands (Plate), item level 108, requires level 78. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste.
- Emberwing Feather Trinket, item level 108, requires level 78. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect. A vendor pays 84g 8s for it. Use: Emberwing Heatwave.
- Roostwarden's Bough Two-Hand (Staff), item level 108, requires level 78. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike.
- Snapvine Cinch Waist (Leather), item level 108, requires level 78. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery.
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.