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High Botanist Freywinn
High Botanist Freywinn - The Botanica
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the High Botanist Freywinn encounter in The Botanica.
Mere minutes after entering the Botanica, Freywinn began conducting reckless experiments in order to unlock the power hidden among the native plant life of Outland.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for The Botanica, High Botanist Freywinn comes 2nd of 5, after Commander Sarannis and before Laj.
- Commander Sarannis
- High Botanist Freywinn
- Laj
- Thorngrin the Tender
- Warp Splinter
Instance Entrance: Netherstorm
The Botanica entranceThe Botanica entrance is in Tempest Keep, Netherstorm, at 71.8, 54.8 on the Netherstorm map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Plant Seedling
High Botanist Freywinn plants a seedling every 5 seconds which sprouts into a blue, green, red or white seedling.
Blue Seedling
Bind Feet
Green Seedling
Toxic Pollen
Red Seedling
Fire Blast
Red Seedlings blast a player, inflicting Fire damage.
White Seedling
Freezing Touch
White Seedlings encase a player in a block of ice, stunning them for 3 sec.
Nature's Will
High Botanist Freywinn transforms into a tree, begins to cast Tranquility, and calls upon 3 Frayer Protectors to defend him.
Tree Form
High Botanist Freywin is immune to all damage for 45 sec or until he is no longer defended by Frayer Protectors.
Tranquility
High Botanist Freywin regernates all nearby allies, healing them every 2 sec for 45 sec.
Frayer Protector
Shoot Thorns
Frayer Protectors fling thorns at a player, inflicting Nature damage.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for High Botanist Freywinn, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Bind Feet
Physical · Instant · Lasts 4 sec
Tendrils wrap around the feet of all nearby enemies, slowing their movement by 70% for 4 sec.
Toxic Pollen
Nature · Instant
Freezing Touch
Frost · Instant · Lasts 3 sec
Encases an enemy target in a block of ice, stunning them for 3 sec.
Tree Form
Physical · Instant · Lasts 45 sec
Turns the caster into a tree for 45 sec. While in this form the caster is immune to damage.
Tranquility
Nature · Instant · Lasts 45 sec
Regenerates all nearby friendly targets every 2 sec for 45 sec.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in The Botanica.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The High Botanist Freywinn encounter lists 14 items in the dungeon journal, item level 32. Equip slots covered: Shield, Chest, Neck, Hands, Head, Feet and One-Hand. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Aegis of the Sunbird Shield, item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Parry, Dodge and Intellect. A vendor pays 51g 56s for it.
- Aegis of the Sunbird Shield, item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike, Versatility and Intellect. A vendor pays 51g 56s for it.
- Beast Lord Cuirass Chest (Mail), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 58g 95s for it. Part of the Beast Lord Armor set.
- Beast Lord Cuirass Chest (Mail), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 58g 95s for it.
- Enchanted Thorium Torque Neck, item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Dodge and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 25g 26s for it.
- Enchanted Thorium Torque Neck, item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 25g 26s for it.
- Energis Armwraps Hands (Cloth), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 28g 46s for it.
- Energis Armwraps Hands (Cloth), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 28g 46s for it.
- Moonglade Cowl Head (Leather), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 40g 94s for it. Part of the Moonglade Raiment set.
- Moonglade Cowl Head (Leather), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 40g 94s for it.
- Obsidian Clodstompers Feet (Plate), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 42g 52s for it.
- Obsidian Clodstompers Feet (Plate), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 42g 52s for it.
- Stormreaver Warblades One-Hand (Fist Weapon), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Agility or Strength. A vendor pays 80g 26s for it.
- Stormreaver Warblades One-Hand (Fist Weapon), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 80g 26s for it.
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.