Boss
Frostbreath Arachnid
Sennarth, the Cold Breath - Vault of the Incarnates
Frostbreath Arachnid is a boss of the Sennarth, the Cold Breath encounter in Vault of the Incarnates.
Found In
Encounter Facts
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: Thaldraszus
Vault of the Incarnates entranceThe Vault of the Incarnates entrance is in Thaldraszus, at 73.2, 55.6 on the Thaldraszus map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Sennarth assaults players with chilling attacks that coat the floor in slippery ice. After a brief battle in the lower reaches of the chamber, Sennarth begins her ascent towards the icy summit of her lair. At each of the platforms along the staircase, Sennarth summons a Frostbreath Arachnid to her aid. At the top of her lair, Sennarth freezes the ground permanently and descends from her web to devour her prey.
Tanks
- Sticky Webbing provides protection against sliding on Icy Ground and being pushed and pulled.
- Caustic Eruption will destroy and remove both Sticky Webbing and Wrapped in Webs.
- Web Blast increases the damage taken from subsequent hits.
- Frostbreath Arachnids use Freezing Breath on all targets in front of themselves.
Damage Dealers
- Sticky Webbing provides protection against sliding on Icy Ground and being pushed and pulled.
- Chilling Blast causes players to inflict Frost damage to other nearby players with Frost Expulsion.
- Caustic Eruption will destroy and remove both Sticky Webbing and Wrapped in Webs.
Healers
- Sticky Webbing provides protection against sliding on Icy Ground and being pushed and pulled.
- Chilling Blast and Frost Expulsion will inflict high damage to players.
Stage One: Ice Climbers
Breath of Ice
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Icy Ground
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Chilling Blast
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Frost Expulsion
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Enveloping Webs
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Sticky Webbing
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Wrapped in Webs
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Gossamer Burst
Spell detailsIn LFR and Normal difficulty, players drawn into Sennarth's pit become Wrapped in Webs.
Gusting Rime
Spell detailsFrostbreath Arachnid
Freezing Breath
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Chilling Aura
Spell detailsCaustic Spiderlings
Caustic Eruption
Spell detailsOn Mythic difficulty, players struck by Caustic Eruption are afflicted by Dissolved Defenses.
Dissolved Defenses
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Web Blast
Spell detailsStage Two: The Frozen Precipice
Apex of Ice
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Icy Ground
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Chilling Blast
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Frost Expulsion
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Suffocating Webs
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Sticky Webbing
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Wrapped in Webs
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Repelling Burst
Spell detailsIn LFR and Normal difficulty, players drawn into Sennarth's pit become Wrapped in Webs.
Pervasive Cold
Spell detailsCaustic Spiderlings
Caustic Eruption
Spell detailsOn Mythic difficulty, players struck by Caustic Eruption are afflicted by Dissolved Defenses.
Dissolved Defenses
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Permafrost
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.
Icy Ground
Frost · Instant · Lasts 10 min
Standing atop inflicts Frost damage every 1 sec and causes players to slide.
Chilling Blast
Frost · 2 sec cast · Lasts 5 sec
Sennarth chills players with volatile rime, inflicting Frost damage every 1 sec for 5 sec and causing a upon expiration or removal.
Enveloping Webs
Physical · 1 sec cast · Lasts 6 sec
Sennarth causes spider webs to envelop several players, inflicting Physical damage and causing them to drop at their locations every 1 sec for 6 sec.
Sticky Webbing
Nature · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
Standing within sticky cobwebs provides resistance to displacement and sliding, as well as reduces the player's movement speed by 25% for 30 sec. Can be removed. Upon reaching 10 applications, the target becomes.
Wrapped in Webs
Physical · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
Spiderwebs fully enwrap the player, stunning them for 30 sec. Can be removed.
Forceful Scream
Physical · 4 sec cast
Sennarth attaches gossamer webs to all players, inflicting Physical damage and drawing them inwards.
Gusting Rime
Frost · Instant
Sennarth forms whirling columns of ice, which inflict Frost damage and knock back any players they come in contact with.
Freezing Breath
Frost · 3 sec cast
The Frostbreath Arachnid emits a freezing breath, inflicting Frost damage in a frontal cone and creating patches.
Ability
Frost · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
The Frostbreath Arachnid effuses a chilling vapor, increasing its Frost damage done by 20% and inflicting Frost damage to all players. This effect stacks.
Caustic Eruption
Nature · 2.5 sec cast
The Caustic Spiderling erupts upon death, inflicting Nature damage to players. The eruption destroys and removes webbing from the ground as well as and from players struck.
Dissolved Defenses
Nature · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
Caustic acid dissolves the target's defenses, increasing Nature damage taken by 300% for 30 sec. This effect stacks.
Web Blast
Physical · 2 sec cast
Sennarth blasts her current target with a ball of webs, inflicting 100% of normal attack damage and causing them to suffer increased damage from Web Blasts for 20 sec. This effect stacks.
Apex of Ice
Frost · 2 sec cast · Lasts 10 min
Sennarth wreathes herself in a chilling storm, creating in a large area. As long as the storm persists, Sennarth takes 99% less damage and inflicts Frost damage to all players every 1 sec for 4 sec. This effect repeats and grows in intensity every 3 sec.
Glacial Plume
Frost · Instant
These plumes inflict Frost damage and knock back players who come into contact with it.
Suffocating Webs
Physical · 3 sec cast
Sennarth targets several players with spiderwebs, inflicting Physical damage every 1 sec for 6 sec. At the end of the duration, she knocks them back while instantly causing and releasing at their locations.
Pervasive Cold
Frost · Instant · Lasts 10 min
Sennarth chills the very air around herself, causing players to suffer 10% increased Frost damage until she dies. This effect stacks.
Permafrost
Frost · Instant · Lasts 10 min
Permafrost forms on the lower reaches of Sennarth's lair, inflicting Frost damage every 1 sec to players within the affected area. This effect stacks.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Vault of the Incarnates.
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 Sennarth, the Cold Breath encounter in Vault of the Incarnates.
Sennarth, Kurog Grimtotem's most vicious creation, is a massive arachnid infused with the unforgiving cold. Her singular purpose is to guard her brood of thousands, awaiting the day they'll hatch and enshroud Azeroth in a web of winter.
What Each Drop Is
The Sennarth, the Cold Breath encounter lists 16 items in the dungeon journal, item level 389. Equip slots covered: Back, One-Hand, Wrist, Hands, Feet, Trinket and Waist. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Dreadful Ephemeral Hypersphere Miscellaneous, item level 480, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Death Knight, Warlock and Demon Hunter. Use: Ephemeral Hypersphere.
- Mystic Ephemeral Hypersphere Miscellaneous, item level 480, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Hunter, Mage and Druid. Use: Ephemeral Hypersphere.
- Venerated Ephemeral Hypersphere Miscellaneous, item level 480, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Paladin, Priest and Shaman. Use: Ephemeral Hypersphere.
- Zenith Ephemeral Hypersphere Miscellaneous, item level 480, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Rogue, Monk and Evoker. Use: Ephemeral Hypersphere.
- Acid-Proof Webbing Back (Cloth), item level 389, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 67 gold50 silver for it.
- Caustic Coldsteel Slicer One-Hand (One-Handed Sword), item level 389, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 124 gold26 silver for it.
- Chilled Silken Restraints Wrist (Cloth), item level 389, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 48 gold30 silver for it.
- Diamond-Etched Gauntlets Hands (Plate), item level 389, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 47 gold96 silver for it.
- Dreadful Jade Forgestone Miscellaneous, item level 389, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Death Knight, Warlock and Demon Hunter. A vendor pays 5 gold for it. Use: Vault Leg Forgestone.
- Frostbreath Thumper One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 389, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 117 gold47 silver for it.
- Ice-Climber's Cleats Feet (Leather), item level 389, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. Tooltip: “Prevents wobbling, no matter the battlefield.” A vendor pays 66 gold99 silver for it.
- Iceblood Deathsnare Trinket, item level 389, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 77 gold3 silver for it. Equip: Diamond Deathsnare.
- Mystic Jade Forgestone Miscellaneous, item level 389, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Hunter, Mage and Druid. A vendor pays 5 gold for it. Use: Vault Leg Forgestone.
- Unnatural Dripstone Cinch Waist (Mail), item level 389, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 48 gold13 silver for it.
- Venerated Jade Forgestone Miscellaneous, item level 389, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Paladin, Priest and Shaman. A vendor pays 5 gold for it. Use: Vault Leg Forgestone.
- Zenith Jade Forgestone Miscellaneous, item level 389, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Rogue, Monk and Evoker. A vendor pays 5 gold for it. Use: Vault Leg Forgestone.
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 Frostbreath Arachnid among their criteria.