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Halfus Wyrmbreaker
Halfus Wyrmbreaker - The Bastion of Twilight
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Halfus Wyrmbreaker encounter in The Bastion of Twilight.
Imbued with unnatural power and stamina by Cho'gall, the ettin Halfus Wyrmbreaker captures dragons for use as fodder in the Twilight's Hammer's rituals. To this end, he has enslaved a behemoth proto-dragon to aid him in hunting down his winged prey.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for The Bastion of Twilight, Halfus Wyrmbreaker comes 1st of 4, before Theralion.
Instance Entrance: Twilight Highlands
The Bastion of Twilight entranceThe Bastion of Twilight entrance is in The Twilight Citadel, Twilight Highlands, at 33.9, 78.1 on the Twilight Highlands map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Halfus Wyrmbreaker
Each week a random three of Halfus's five captured dragonkin awaken. Each awakened dragonkin empowers Halfus and his enslaved Proto-Behemoth with an ability. On Heroic difficulty, all five dragonkin awaken and empower Halfus and his enslaved Proto-Behemoth with all possible abilities.
Malevolent Strikes
Halfus's melee strikes wound his current target, reducing healing received by 6% for 30 sec. This effect stacks. This ability activates when the Slate Dragon awakens.
Frenzied Assault
Halfus permanently increases his attack speed by 100%. This ability activates when the Nether Scion awakens.
Shadow Nova
This ability activates when the Storm Rider awakens.
Proto-Behemoth
Halfus's enslaved proto-dragon flies nearby, raining down fire upon those who threaten his master. Like Halfus, awakened dragonkin empower the Proto-Behemoth with abilities.
Fireball Barrage
The Proto-Behemoth fires rapid volleys of fireballs at random enemy targets. Each Fireball deals Fire damage within 4 yards of impact. This ability activates when the Time Warden awakens.
Scorching Breath
The Proto-Behemoth unleashes waves of flame across the entire platform, dealing Fire damage to all enemies every 1 sec, for 8 sec. This ability activates when the Orphaned Emerald Whelps awaken.
Fireball
The Proto-Behemoth lobs single fireballs at the location of a random player. When the fireball lands, it inflicts Fire damage to players within 4 yards of the impact. This ability is only active when the Time Warden is dormant.
Furious Roar
When Halfus reaches 50% remaining health, he periodically emits a Furious Roar. This terrible roar inflicts Physical damage to all players and knocks them to the ground, stunning them for 2 sec. Halfus roars three times in rapid succession.
Imprisoned Dragonkin
Halfus has imprisoned a Slate Dragon, a Nether Scion, a Storm Rider, a Time Warden, and a pack of Orphaned Emerald Whelps. They surround him on his platform, wearing bonds of servitude. If freed they will each turn on their master and weaken him, but Halfus then dominates the dragonkin and forces them to fight against the players. In Normal Difficulty three random dragonkin awaken each week, while the other two slumber. Only the awakened dragonkin may be freed.
Nether Scion
Nether Blindness
Upon being released the Nether Scion shrouds Halfus's eyes with a thick fog, impairing his vision and reducing his chance to hit, attack speed, and damage done by 25%.
Dragon's Vengeance
The Nether Scion curses Halfus as it dies, causing Halfus to take 100% increased damage. This effect stacks.
Orphaned Emerald Whelps
Atrophic Poison
Upon being released each Emerald Whelp poisons Halfus's Proto-Behemoth, reducing its damage dealt. This effect stacks 8 times.
Dragon's Vengeance
The last of the Orphaned Emerald Whelps curses Halfus as it dies, causing Halfus to take 100% increased damage. This effect stacks.
Slate Dragon
Stone Grip
Upon being released the Slate Dragon afflicts Halfus with a creeping paralysis, causing him to occasionally petrify for 12 sec. While petrified, Halfus cannot move or attack and players inflict 100% more damage to Halfus.
Dragon's Vengeance
The Slate Dragon curses Halfus as it dies, causing Halfus to take 100% increased damage. This effect stacks.
Storm Rider
Cyclone Winds
Upon being released the Storm Rider envelops Halfus in a cyclone, slowing his casting speed by 500%.
Dragon's Vengeance
The Storm Rider curses Halfus as it dies, causing Halfus to take 100% increased damage. This effect stacks.
Time Warden
Time Dilation
Upon being released the Time Warden warps the flow of time around Halfus's Proto-Behemoth, reducing the velocity of its deadly fireballs.
Dragon's Vengeance
The Time Warden curses Halfus as it dies, causing Halfus to take 100% increased damage. This effect stacks.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Halfus Wyrmbreaker, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Malevolent Strikes
Physical · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
Halfus' attacks wound the target, reducing the effectiveness of any healing on it by 6%.
Shadow Nova
Shadow · 0.5 sec cast
Scorching Breath
Fire · Instant
Breathes flame at enemies in front of the caster, inflicting Fire damage.
Furious Roar
Physical · 1.5 sec cast · Lasts 2 sec
Halfus roars, inflicting Physical damage and knocking his enemies to the ground.
Nether Blindness
Physical · Instant
Nether fog blinds the target, impairing its vision and reducing its chance to hit, its attack speed, and its damage done by 25%.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in The Bastion of Twilight.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Halfus Wyrmbreaker encounter lists 27 items in the dungeon journal, item level 37. Equip slots covered: Held In Off-hand, Wrist, Trinket, Head, Legs, Two-Hand, Shoulder, Hands, Chest, Feet and Neck. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Book of Binding Will Held In Off-hand, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste, Critical Strike and Intellect. A vendor pays 16g 51s for it.
- Book of Binding Will Held In Off-hand, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste, Critical Strike and Intellect. A vendor pays 17g 32s for it.
- Bracers of Impossible Strength Wrist (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Parry. A vendor pays 9g 60s for it.
- Bracers of Impossible Strength Wrist (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Parry. A vendor pays 9g 57s for it.
- Bracers of the Bronze Flight Wrist (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 8g 86s for it.
- Bracers of the Bronze Flight Wrist (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 9g 15s for it.
- Essence of the Cyclone Trinket, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility. A vendor pays 8g 5s for it. Equip: Item - Proc Crit Rating.
- Essence of the Cyclone Trinket, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility. A vendor pays 8g 5s for it. Equip: Item - Proc Crit Rating.
- Helm of the Nether Scion Head (Mail), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 13g 48s for it.
- Helm of the Nether Scion Head (Mail), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 13g 52s for it.
- Legguards of the Emerald Brood Legs (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 17g 68s for it.
- Legguards of the Emerald Brood Legs (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 18g 13s for it.
- Malevolence Two-Hand (Staff), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 117g 71s for it.
- Malevolence Two-Hand (Staff), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 120g 18s for it.
- Pauldrons of the Great Ettin Shoulder (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 12g 98s for it.
- Pauldrons of the Great Ettin Shoulder (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 13g 83s for it.
- Proto-Handler's Gauntlets Hands (Mail), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 8g 75s for it.
- Proto-Handler's Gauntlets Hands (Mail), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 9g 25s for it.
- Robes of the Burning Acolyte Chest (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 18g 8s for it.
- Robes of the Burning Acolyte Chest (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 17g 99s for it.
- Storm Rider's Boots Feet (Leather), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 13g 89s for it.
- Storm Rider's Boots Feet (Leather), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 14g 30s for it.
- Wyrmbreaker's Amulet Neck, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 5g 34s for it.
- Wyrmbreaker's Amulet Neck, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 5g 34s for it.
- Chest of the Forlorn Conqueror Miscellaneous, item level 32, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Paladin, Priest and Warlock. A vendor pays 5g for it. Use: Create Item.
- Chest of the Forlorn Protector Miscellaneous, item level 32, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Hunter and Shaman. A vendor pays 5g for it. Use: Create Item.
- Chest of the Forlorn Vanquisher Miscellaneous, item level 32, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Rogue, Death Knight, Mage and Druid. A vendor pays 5g for it. Use: Create Item.
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.