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Overgrown Ancient
Overgrown Ancient - Algeth'ar Academy
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Overgrown Ancient encounter in Algeth'ar Academy.
Professors Mystakria and Ichistrasz have used just a touch too much magic in an effort to clear the botany labs. Now they have a big, leafy problem on their hands in the form of an Overgrown Ancient that threatens to undo all their hard work.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Algeth'ar Academy, Overgrown Ancient comes 2nd of 4, after Vexamus and before Crawth.
- Vexamus
- Overgrown Ancient
- Crawth
- Echo of Doragosa
Instance Entrance: Thaldraszus
Algeth'ar Academy entranceThe Algeth'ar Academy entrance is in Thaldraszus, at 58.3, 42.3 on the Thaldraszus map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
The Overgrown Ancient attempts to crush the tank with Barkbreaker and repeatedly forces waves of dormant lashers to grow with Germinate. Upon reaching 100 energy, the Overgrown Ancient uses Burst Forth to awaken all dormant lashers that have not yet been killed, causing them to attack players.
Tanks
- Being hit by Barkbreaker greatly increases Physical damage taken for a short time after.
- Once awakened by Burst Forth, Hungry Lashers can inflict significant damage if left unchecked.
- Ancient Branches cast Healing Touch, which can be interrupted.
Damage Dealers
- Hungry Lashers can be damaged and killed even before the Ancient awakens them with Burst Forth.
- Ancient Branches cast Healing Touch, which can be interrupted.
Healers
- The target of Barkbreaker takes greatly increased Physical damage for a short time after being hit.
- Burst Forth inflicts significant damage to all party members.
Germinate
Hungry Lasher
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for this encounter, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Germinate
Physical · Instant · Lasts 4 sec
The Overgrown Ancient forces dormant lasher seeds beneath all players' feet to sprout every 1 sec for 4 sec. Each emerging seed inflicts Physical damage to players within 4 yds and knocks them back, then leaves behind a dormant Hungry Lasher.
Lasher Toxin
Nature · Instant · Lasts 9 sec
The Hungry Lasher's attacks have a chance to poison the target, inflicting Nature damage every 3 sec for 9 sec. This effect stacks.
Burst Forth
Nature · 3 sec cast
Upon reaching 100 energy, the Overgrown Ancient releases its abundant life magic to awaken all dormant Lashers, inflicting Nature damage to all players as they burst free from the ground.
Branch Out
Physical · 2.5 sec cast
The Overgrown Ancient throws one of its own branches at a location, inflicting Physical damage to players within 8 yds and knocking them back. The Ancient Branch then animates and attacks players.
Splinterbark
Physical · Instant · Lasts 1 min
Splinters erupt from the Ancient as its branch is torn away, causing all players to bleed every 3 sec for 1 min. This effect stacks.
Abundance
Nature · Instant
Barkbreaker
Physical · 1 sec cast · Lasts 9 sec
The Overgrown Ancient stomps its target with crushing force, inflicting Physical damage and increasing Physical damage taken by 100% for 9 sec.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Algeth'ar Academy.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Overgrown Ancient encounter lists 6 items in the dungeon journal, item level 250. Equip slots covered: Two-Hand, Feet, Hands, Wrist, One-Hand and Back. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Algeth'ar Hedgecleaver Two-Hand (Two-Handed Axe), item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 117g 37s for it.
- Boots of Explosive Growth Feet (Mail), item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 49g 2s for it.
- Experimental Safety Gloves Hands (Cloth), item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 32g 69s for it.
- Frenzyroot Cuffs Wrist (Leather), item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 32g 81s for it.
- Mystakria's Harvester One-Hand (Warglaive), item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility, Critical Strike and Intellect. A vendor pays 94g 24s for it.
- Potion-Stained Cloak Back (Cloth), item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 48g 48s 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.
Achievements for Defeating It
1 achievement list a victory over Overgrown Ancient among its criteria.