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Hailstone Construct
Hailstone Construct - Azeroth
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Hailstone Construct encounter in Azeroth.
Built by the original inhabitants of Drustvar, the Hailstone Construct was built to defend these lands from any invaders. However, years of dormancy have left it addled, and it now sees all residents as threats, vowing to destroy them all.
Encounter Facts
Instance Entrance: Nazmir
Azeroth entranceThe Azeroth entrance is in Nazmir, at 53.7, 62.6 on the Nazmir map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
The Hailstone Construct uses a variety of attacks to chill its enemies, from inflicting Frost damage in its melee swings to massive AOE attacks that both slow and freeze anyone hit.
Tanks
- Ice-rimed Fists causes all of Hailstone Construct's attacks to cause Frost damage instead of Physical, so magical defenses will be handy.
- Use cover created by Permafrost Spike to avoid being frozen by Freezing Tempest.
- Move to avoid Glacial Breath.
Damage Dealers
- Use cover created by Permafrost Spike to avoid being frozen by Freezing Tempest.
- Move to avoid Glacial Breath.
Healers
- Use cover created by Permafrost Spike to avoid being frozen by Freezing Tempest.
- Move to avoid Glacial Breath.
- Tanks may required additional healing since Ice-rimed Fists causes all of Hailstone Construct's attacks to cause Frost damage instead of Physical.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Hailstone Construct, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Ice-rimed Fists
Frost · Instant
Freezes the caster's hands, causing melee attacks to inflict Frost damage.
Permafrost Spike
Physical · 2 sec cast
Causes the frozen ground below random targets to rupture, inflicting Frost damage and knocking them back. Additionally, a Permafrost Spike is left behind.
Glacial Breath
Physical · 3 sec cast · Lasts 15 sec
Releases a breath of frozen air, inflicting Frost damage and slowing all enemies in front of the caster.
Freezing Tempest
Frost · 5 sec cast · Lasts 12 sec
Lets out a massive blast of icicles in all directions, inflicting Frost damage to all enemies in line of sight and freezing them.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Azeroth.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Hailstone Construct encounter lists 11 items in the dungeon journal, item level 60. Equip slots covered: Wrist, Trinket, Waist, Legs, Hands, Chest, Feet and Shoulder. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Chill's End Wristguards Wrist (Leather), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 35g 65s for it.
- Drust-Runed Icicle Trinket, item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Mastery. A vendor pays 32s 35c for it. Equip: Chill of the Runes.
- Freezing Tempest Waistguard Waist (Mail), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 36g 18s for it.
- Frostbreath Leggings Legs (Cloth), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 70g 38s for it.
- Girdle of Biting Winds Waist (Plate), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 34g 47s for it.
- Glacial Spike Gauntlets Hands (Plate), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 36g 44s for it.
- Hailstone Hauberk Chest (Mail), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 74g 15s for it.
- Ice Stalker Boots Feet (Leather), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 53g 47s for it.
- Ice-Carved Shoulderplates Shoulder (Plate), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 58g for it.
- Ice-Rimed Slippers Feet (Cloth), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 52g 48s for it.
- Permafrost-Encrusted Heart Trinket, item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Versatility. A vendor pays 62g 16s for it. Equip: Cold-Hearted Instincts.
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.
Quests That Name This Boss
Hailstone Construct is a kill or interact objective on 1 quest in the current game data.
Achievements for Defeating It
1 achievement list a victory over Hailstone Construct among its criteria.