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Risen Rifleman
Willey Hopebreaker - Stratholme - Main Gate
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Willey Hopebreaker encounter in Stratholme - Main Gate.
Balnazzar took great pleasure in leveraging the cannon master Willey's destructive capabilities in undeath, calling his prized minion by the name of Hopebreaker. The dreadlord relishes that he has twisted Willey and other Scarlet Crusaders--who so despised the undead in life--into his unwitting pawns.
Encounter Facts
Instance Entrance: Eastern Plaguelands
Stratholme - Main Gate entranceThe Stratholme - Main Gate entrance is in Eastern Plaguelands, at 27.3, 11.6 on the Eastern Plaguelands map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Summon Risen Riflemen
Willey Hopebreaker calls for Risen Riflemen to assist him in battle every 5 sec.
Risen Rifleman
Risen Rifleman aid Willey Hopebreaker in battle, shooting at random players, inflicting Physical damage.
Scarlet Cannon
The Scarlet Cannons near Willey Hopebreaker can be loaded with cannonballs and fired at the incoming Risen Riflemen.
Knock Away
Willey Hopebreaker inflicts Physical damage to his current target, knocking them away.
Shoot
Willey Hopebreaker shoots his current target, inflicting Physical damage.
Pummel
Willey Hopebreaker pummels a random player, inflicting Physical damage and interrupting spellcasting for 4 sec.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Stratholme - Main Gate.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Willey Hopebreaker encounter lists 7 items in the dungeon journal, item level 25. Equip slots covered: Waist, Trinket, Head, Shoulder, Feet, One-Hand and Ranged. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Barrage Girdle Waist (Mail), item level 25, requires level 18. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 17g 55s for it.
- Cannonball Runner Trinket, item level 25, requires level 18. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Versatility. A vendor pays 1g 8s for it.
- Helm of the New Moon Head (Leather), item level 25, requires level 18. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 26g 55s for it.
- Mantle of the Scarlet Crusade Shoulder (Cloth), item level 25, requires level 18. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 25g 64s for it.
- Master Cannoneer Boots Feet (Plate), item level 25, requires level 18. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 26g 51s for it.
- Willey's Back Scratcher One-Hand (Fist Weapon), item level 25, requires level 18. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 53g 89s for it.
- Willey's Portable Howitzer Ranged (Gun), item level 25, requires level 18. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 63g 2s 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.