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High Warlord Naj'entus
High Warlord Naj'entus - Black Temple
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Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Black Temple, High Warlord Naj'entus comes 1st of 9, before Supremus.
Instance Entrance: Shadowmoon Valley
Black Temple entranceThe Black Temple entrance is in Ruins of Karabor, Shadowmoon Valley, at 71.0, 47.0 on the Shadowmoon Valley map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
High Warlord Naj'entus periodically skewers players with his Impaling Spines, stunning them until freed by allies. Over the course of the encounter, Naj'entus casts Tidal Shield, becoming immune to damage and restoring health over time until a player hurls a Spine back at him to pierce the bubble.
Damage Dealers
- Spread out to reduce damage taken from Needle Spine.
- Interact with Naj'entus' Spine to free a player stunned by Impaling Spine.
- Throw Naj'entus' Spine at High Warlord Naj'entus to cancel Tidal Shield.
Healers
- Spread out to reduce damage taken from Needle Spine.
- Interact with Naj'entus' Spine to free a player stunned by Impaling Spine.
- Throw Naj'entus' Spine at High Warlord Naj'entus to cancel Tidal Shield.
Tanks
- Avoid facing High Warlord Naj'entus at allies to avoid damage from Horseshoe Swipe.
- Interact with Naj'entus' Spine to free a player stunned by Impaling Spine.
- Throw Naj'entus' Spine at High Warlord Naj'entus to cancel Tidal Shield.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for High Warlord Naj'entus, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Impaling Spine
Physical · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
Fires a massive spine, impaling the target stunning them for 30 sec or until freed, inflicts Physical damage and an additional Physical damage every 3 sec until freed.
Tidal Shield
Frost · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
Immune to damage. In addition, the caster heals for 1% of maximum health every 2 sec for 30 sec.
Needle Spine
Physical · Instant
Fires a needle spine at an enemy target, dealing damage to the target and an additional damage to nearby enemies.
Horseshoe Swipe
Physical · Instant
Inflicts weapon damage plus to enemies 10 yards in front of Naj'entus.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Black Temple.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The High Warlord Naj'entus encounter lists 27 items in the dungeon journal, item level 32. Equip slots covered: Feet, Head, Wrist, Hands, Two-Hand, Shoulder, Finger and One-Hand. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Boots of Oceanic Fury Feet (Mail), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Agility or Intellect. A vendor pays 6g 26s for it.
- Boots of Oceanic Fury Feet (Mail), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 1g 87s for it.
- Cowl of Benevolence Head (Cloth), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Intellect, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 1g 86s for it.
- Eternium Shell Bracers Wrist (Plate), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Dodge and Strength or Intellect. A vendor pays 4g 26s for it.
- Eternium Shell Bracers Wrist (Plate), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 1g 18s for it.
- Fists of Mukoa Hands (Mail), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Critical Strike, Haste, Stamina and Agility or Intellect. A vendor pays 4g 34s for it.
- Fists of Mukoa Hands (Mail), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 1g 19s for it.
- Guise of the Tidal Lurker Head (Leather), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect and Versatility. A vendor pays 6g 52s for it.
- Guise of the Tidal Lurker Head (Leather), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 1g 86s for it.
- Halberd of Desolation Two-Hand (Polearm), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 17g 72s for it.
- Halberd of Desolation Two-Hand (Polearm), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 17g 72s for it.
- Helm of Soothing Currents Head (Mail), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect and Versatility. A vendor pays 5g 92s for it.
- Mantle of Darkness Shoulder (Leather), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike, Haste and Agility or Intellect. A vendor pays 6g 15s for it.
- Mantle of Darkness Shoulder (Leather), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 1g 85s for it.
- Pearl Inlaid Boots Feet (Plate), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike, Strength or Intellect and Versatility. A vendor pays 7g 29s for it.
- Pearl Inlaid Boots Feet (Plate), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 1g 88s for it.
- Ring of Calming Waves Finger, item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Intellect. A vendor pays 6g 2s for it.
- Ring of Captured Storms Finger, item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Critical Strike, Haste and Intellect. A vendor pays 6g 2s for it.
- Rising Tide One-Hand (One-Handed Axe), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Haste, Stamina and Agility or Strength. A vendor pays 12g 27s for it.
- Rising Tide One-Hand (One-Handed Axe), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Strength, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 3g 41s for it.
- Slippers of the Seacaller Feet (Cloth), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike, Versatility and Intellect. A vendor pays 4g 42s for it.
- Slippers of the Seacaller Feet (Cloth), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Intellect, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 1g 81s for it.
- The Maelstrom's Fury One-Hand (Dagger), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 65g 48s for it.
- The Maelstrom's Fury One-Hand (Dagger), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 3g 43s for it.
- Tide-Stomper's Greaves Feet (Plate), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Dodge and Strength or Intellect. A vendor pays 7g 34s for it.
- Tide-Stomper's Greaves Feet (Plate), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 1g 89s for it.
- Leviathan Egg Miscellaneous, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to summon a Leviathan Hatchling.” Use: Learning. Effect: Leviathan.
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.