Boss
Flame-Tormented Ancient
Gnarlroot - Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope
Flame-Tormented Ancient is a boss of the Gnarlroot encounter in Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope.
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Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope, Flame-Tormented Ancient comes 1st of 9, before Igira the Cruel.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: Emerald Dream
Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope entranceThe Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope entrance is in Emerald Dream, at 27.2, 31.0 on the Emerald Dream map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Gnarlroot tills the soil with Shadowflame, spawning corrupted allies and creating Shadow-Scorched Earth. Upon reaching 100 energy, Gnarlroot casts Doom Cultivation, absorbing energy from the ground with Doom Roots. Gnarlroot inflicts increasing damage to all players until his roots are destroyed, sending him into a state of Uprooted Agony.
Tanks
- Dreadfire Barrage inflicts significant damage and increases Shadowflame damage taken.
- When awakened, Tainted Lashers attack nearby players.
- Ember-Charred players can ignite Doom Roots by touching them.
- When awakened, Tainted Lashers and Tainted Treants attack nearby players.
Damage Dealers
- Standing near dormant Tainted Lashers when Controlled Burn expires causes them to activate.
- Ember-Charred players can ignite Doom Roots by touching them.
- Gnarlroot takes 100% increased damage when afflicted by Uprooted Agony.
- Standing near dormant Tainted Lashers and Tainted Treants when Controlled Burn expires causes them to activate.
Healers
- Tortured Scream inflicts significant damage to all players
- While channeling Doom Cultivation, Gnarlroot pulses increasing damage to all players.
- Gnarlroot gains a stack of Rising Mania upon removal of Uprooted Agony.
Stage One: Garden of Despair
Flaming Pestilence
Spell detailsTainted Flora
Shadowflame from Gnarlroot's Flaming Pestilence seeps into the earth, sowing hostile vegetation. On Mythic difficulty, the creatures spawn in a dormant state, awakening when infused by Shadow-Scorched Earth or Doom Cultivation. On Heroic difficulty, the creatures spawn in a dormant state, awakening when infused by Shadow-Scorched Earth or Doom Cultivation.
Controlled Burn
Spell details
Shadow-Scorched Earth
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Tortured Scream
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Shadowflame Cleave
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Dreadfire Barrage
Spell detailsStage Two: Agonizing Growth
Doom Cultivation
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Doom Roots
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Splintering Charcoal
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Searing Bramble
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Toxic Loam
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Uprooted Agony
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Rising Mania
Spell detailsAbility 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.
Flaming Pestilence
Physical · 3 sec cast
Gnarlroot causes patches of earth to explode with Shadowflame, inflicting damage to players within the blast. Some of these patches absorb the Shadowflame energy, forming dormant Tainted Treants and Tainted Lashers.
<PH> Probably a bolt (thematic)
Fire, Shadow · 2 sec cast
The lasher spits thorns at a player, inflicting Shadowflame damage. The thorns shred the target's armor, causing them to take 10% increased damage and bleed for Physical damage every 1 sec for 10 sec. This effect stacks.
Vicious Thicket
Physical · Instant
Each activated lasher increases the haste and damage done of all other active lashers within 10 yards by 10%. This effect stacks. Upon reaching 15 applications, the lasher becomes.
Overgrown
Physical · Instant
The lasher is germinated by nearby allies, making it immune to interrupts and crowd controlling effects.
Blazing Pollen
Fire · 4 sec cast · Lasts 3 sec
The Tainted Treant releases blazing pollen, inflicting Fire damage to the five closest players and disorienting them for 3 sec.
Flaming Sap
Physical · 3 sec cast
The Tainted Treant hurls flaming sap at players, slowing them for 6 sec. While afflicted, players ignite every 2 sec, inflicting Fire damage to players.
Shadow-Scorched Earth
Physical · 2 sec cast
Gnarlroot marks players with a Shadowflame plague, inflicting Shadowflame damage to players of their location every 1 sec for 6 sec. Upon expiration, the affliction creates a patch.
<PH> Big Stompy
Fire, Shadow · 2.5 sec cast · Lasts 10 sec
Gnarlroot bellows in agony, inflicting Shadowflame damage to all players and an additional Shadowflame damage every 1 sec for 10 sec.
<PH> Shadowflame Cleave
Fire, Shadow · 3 sec cast
Gnarlroot inflicts Shadowflame damage to players in a frontal cone.
Dreadfire Barrage
Fire, Shadow · 2 sec cast · Lasts 2 sec
Gnarlroot shoots missiles at his current target over 2 sec, each inflicting Physical damage and Shadowflame damage. Each impact also causes the target to take 16% increased Shadowflame damage for 34 sec. This effect stacks.
<PH> Spawn Roots
Physical · 6 sec cast
Gnarlroot grows that siphon power from earth, decreasing his damage taken by 99% and causing him pulse Shadowflame damage. flies from Gnarlroot's body every 8 sec. flies from Gnarlroot's body every 12 sec. This ability corrupts the soil beneath Gnarlroot, awakening dormant creatures and creating. Destroying all Doom Roots afflicts Gnarlroot with.
Doom Roots
Nature · Instant
Roots burst forth from the doomed soil, inflicting Nature damage to players and knocking them away.
Splintering Charcoal
Physical · Instant
Chunks of flaming charcoal fly from Gnarlroot, inflicting Shadowflame damage to players of the impact locations, and making them. Each chunk of charcoal that does not hit a player erupts on contact with the ground, inflicting Shadowflame damage to all players.
Ember-Charred
Fire, Shadow · Instant · Lasts 10 sec
Shadowflame residue inflicts Shadowflame damage every 1 sec. This effect stacks. Touching a while afflicted ignites the root and removes one application of this effect.
Searing Bramble
Fire, Shadow · Instant · Lasts 3 sec
Flaming chunks of bramble fly off Gnarlroot's body, causing players to burst into flames after 3 sec. The blast inflicts Shadowflame damage to players of their location. Players become by the blast.
Doom Root
Nature · Instant
Toxic soil inflicts Shadowflame damage every 1 sec to players within 6 yards of Gnarlroot and reduces movement speed by 80%. This affliction also reduces the magnitude of forced movement effects.
<PH> Vuln Aura
Physical · Instant · Lasts 20 sec
Gnarlroot is immobilized by agony, increasing his damage taken by 100% and causing him to pulse Shadowflame damage to all players every 1 sec for 20 sec. Upon expiration, Gnarlroot gains an application.
Rising Mania
Physical · Instant
The pain from sends Gnarlroot into a frenzy, causing him to inflict 10% increased damage. This effect stacks.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope.
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 Gnarlroot encounter in Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope.
Once a devoted protector of the Emerald Dream, this formerly majestic ancient has been ravaged by flame and now only seeks to destroy.
What Each Drop Is
The Gnarlroot encounter lists 13 items in the dungeon journal, item level 441. Equip slots covered: Chest, Wrist, Trinket, Shield, Waist, Two-Hand, Back, Shoulder, Legs, Head and Feet. 1 of them can be traded and 12 bind when picked up.
- Ancient Haubark Chest (Mail), item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery.
- Anguished Restraints Wrist (Cloth), item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike.
- Branch of the Tormented Ancient Trinket, item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength. A vendor pays 78 gold95 silver for it. Use: Roots of the Tormented Ancient.
- Defender of the Ancient Shield, item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike, Haste and Intellect. Tooltip: “As the fiery haze faded, Gnarlroot knew a final moment of peace.” A vendor pays 79 gold9 silver for it.
- Forlorn Leaf Clasp Waist (Mail), item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike.
- Gnarlroot's Bonecrusher Two-Hand (Two-Handed Mace), item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 156 gold23 silver for it.
- Inflammable Drapeleaf Back (Cloth), item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility.
- Requiem Rootmantle Shoulder (Cloth), item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike.
- Seared Ironwood Greaves Legs (Plate), item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike.
- Silent Tormentor's Hood Head (Leather), item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery.
- Staff of Incandescent Torment Two-Hand (Staff), item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 152 gold71 silver for it.
- Twisted Blossom Stompers Feet (Leather), item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste.
- Design: Dreamtender's Charm Recipe, item level 1. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to craft Dreamtender's Charms.” A vendor pays 50 gold for it. Lowest listed price right now: 50 gold across 73 US realms. Use: Learning. Effect: Dreamtender's Charm.
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
10 achievements list a victory over Flame-Tormented Ancient among their criteria.