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Nightmare Egg

Dresaron - Darkheart Thicket

Nightmare Egg is a boss of the Dresaron encounter in Darkheart Thicket.

Found In

EncounterDresaron
Journal creatures7

Encounter Facts

Instance modesNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Mythic Keystone, Timewalking
Group size5 players
Instance typeDungeon
ExpansionLegion
Encounter ID1838
Adventure Guide pin65.8, 46.1 on the instance map
  1. Archdruid Glaidalis
  2. Oakheart
  3. Dresaron
  4. Shade of Xavius

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Downloads

Instance Entrance: Val'sharah

Val'sharah mapDarkheart Thicket entrance

The Darkheart Thicket entrance is in Val'sharah, at 58.9, 31.0 on the Val'sharah map.

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Abilities & Strategy

What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.

Abilities & Strategy

Overview

Dresaron engages the players amidst of a clutch of corrupted dragon eggs. Occasionally during the fight Dresaron will use Down Draft to push the players back into the eggs, spawning whelplings.

Damage Dealers
Healers
Tanks

Dresaron

Breath of Corruption
Spell details
Down Draft
Spell details
Earthshaking Roar
Spell details

Nightmare Eggs

Hatch Whelpling
Spell details

Ability Spells

Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Nightmare Egg, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.

Hatch Whelpling

Physical · Instant

Disturbing a Corrupted Dragon Egg causes a Hatespawn Whelplng to erupt and begin to feed.

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Drops

Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Darkheart Thicket.

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 Dresaron encounter in Darkheart Thicket.

Once a young green drake, tending to whelps in the shadow of the great world tree, Dresaron is now engulfed in nightmare, lost in a fog of hatred and fear. He lashes out with powerful wings and a withering breath, unleashing his rage on any who stumble into his clutches.

What Each Drop Is

The Dresaron encounter lists 11 items in the dungeon journal, item level 50. Equip slots covered: Neck, Waist, Trinket, Shoulder, Wrist, Feet, Legs, Chest, Hands and Head. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.

  • Chain of the Green Flight Neck, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 18 gold33 silver for it.
  • Greatbelt of Disruption Waist (Plate), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 21 gold43 silver for it.
  • Nightmare Egg Shell Trinket, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength. A vendor pays 14 silver17 copper for it. Equip: Down Draft.
  • Roiling Fog Gem, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 37 gold47 silver for it.
  • Slipstream Shoulderpads Shoulder (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 30 gold95 silver for it.
  • Thermal Bindings Wrist (Leather), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 22 gold12 silver for it.
  • Whelp Handler's Lined Boots Feet (Mail), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 30 gold12 silver for it.
  • Bramblemail Greaves Legs (Mail), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 35 gold91 silver for it.
  • Night Dreamer Robe Chest (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 33 gold31 silver for it.
  • Nightsfall Gauntlets Hands (Plate), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 17 gold21 silver for it.
  • Tranquil Bough Hood Head (Leather), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 25 gold3 silver 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.

Where to Find Nightmare Egg

Quests in Darkheart Thicket

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