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Oakheart
Oakheart - Darkheart Thicket
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Oakheart encounter in Darkheart Thicket.
An ancient who formed from an offshoot of Shaladrassil itself, Oakheart has survived the Sundering, the Cataclysm, and countless blights. The ancient was able to weather these storms by drawing strength from the essence of the Dream itself. But now, that wellspring has become his undoing.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Darkheart Thicket, Oakheart comes 2nd of 4, after Archdruid Glaidalis and before Dresaron.
Instance Entrance: Val'sharah
Darkheart Thicket entranceThe Darkheart Thicket entrance is in Val'sharah, at 58.9, 31.0 on the Val'sharah map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Oakheart is a devastating brute that pummels the players with powerful physical attacks and Nightmare Breath. Beware the Strangling Roots erupting from the ground during the fight.
Damage Dealers
- Avoid being in front of Oakheart when he is casting Nightmare Breath.
Healers
- Avoid being in front of Oakheart when he is casting Nightmare Breath.
- Crushing Grip deals significant damage.
Tanks
- Face Oakheart away from allies so allies are not hit by Nightmare Breath.
- Crushing Grip deals significant damage.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Oakheart, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Crushing Grip
Nature · 0.7 sec cast · Lasts 5 sec
Oakheart picks up and crushes his target, inflicting Nature damage every 1 sec for 5 sec. Oakheart then throws his target to the ground, inflicting Nature damage to anyone in the area.
Uproot
Physical · 2.5 sec cast
Oakheart calls for Vilethorn Saplings to erupt from the ground and attack nearby enemies.
Strangling Roots
Physical · Instant · Lasts 1 min
Roots emerge under nearby enemies, inflicting Physical damage every 1 sec. and rooting them in position for 1 min or until destroyed.
Shattered Earth
Nature · 1.5 sec cast
Shatters the ground around the caster, inflicting Nature damage and knocking back enemies.
Nightmare Breath
Fire · 1.5 sec cast · Lasts 6 sec
Inflicts Fire damage in a cone in front of the caster and then burns the targets, inflicting Fire damage every 2 sec. for 6 sec.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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.
What Each Drop Is
The Oakheart encounter lists 13 items in the dungeon journal, item levels 50 to 250. Equip slots covered: One-Hand, Finger, Wrist, Chest, Shoulder, Trinket, Legs, Waist, Hands and Head. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Corrupted Knot One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 96g 62s for it.
- Band of Twisted Bark Finger, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 27g 36s for it.
- Blighted Grasp Bracers Wrist (Mail), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 20g 48s for it.
- Breastplate of Preservation Chest (Plate), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 40g 73s for it.
- Clotted Sap of the Grove Gem, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 35g 83s for it.
- Corrupted Knot Gem, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 35g 70s for it.
- Epaulets of Desiccated Foliage Shoulder (Leather), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 31g 88s for it.
- Oakheart's Gnarled Root Trinket, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Versatility. A vendor pays 13s 49c for it. Equip: Nightmare Essence.
- Oakheart's Trunkwarmers Legs (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 40g 58s for it.
- Dreadhide Girdle Waist (Leather), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 16g 90s for it.
- Terrorweave Gloves Hands (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 17g 75s for it.
- Vilescale Helm Head (Mail), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 25g 85s for it.
- Wracksoul Legplates Legs (Plate), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 33g 75s 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.