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The Golden Serpent

The Golden Serpent - Kings' Rest

The Golden Serpent is a boss encounter in Kings' Rest.

Found In

InstanceKings' Rest
EncounterThe Golden Serpent
Journal creatures8

Encounter Facts

In the game's encounter order for Kings' Rest, The Golden Serpent comes 1st of 4, before Mchimba the Embalmer.

Instance modesHeroic, Mythic, Mythic Keystone, Timewalking
Group size5 players
Instance typeDungeon
ExpansionBattle for Azeroth
Encounter order1 of 4
Encounter ID2139
Adventure Guide pin80.7, 68.6 on the instance map
  1. The Golden Serpent
  2. Mchimba the Embalmer
  3. Aka'ali the Conqueror
  4. King Dazar

3D Model

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

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Instance Entrance: Zuldazar

Zuldazar mapKings' Rest entrance

The Kings' Rest entrance is in Zuldazar, at 37.3, 39.5 on the Zuldazar 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

The Golden Serpent spits gold at party members, who then leave it behind in the form of Molten Gold. The Golden Serpent later animates these pools with Lucre's Call. Any Animated Gold that reaches The Golden Serpent is absorbed, granting a stack of Luster that shields the Serpent and increases its damage.

Tank
  • Tail Thrash inflicts Physical damage to the current target player.
  • Each stack of Luster shields The Golden Serpent and increases its damage.
Healer
Damage Dealers
  • Lucre's Call turns all pools of Molten Gold into Animated Gold, which move toward The Golden Serpent.
  • Spit Gold inflicts Fire damage over time to the afflicted player and leaves a pool of Molten Gold at their location.

Spit Gold

Spell details
Molten Gold
Spell details

Lucre's Call

Spell details
Animated Gold

Attempts to move towards The Golden Serpent. If any reach it, The Golden Serpent absorbs them and gains a stack of Luster. When any Animated Gold are killed, they return to pools of Molten Gold.

Serpentine Gust

Spell details

Tail Thrash

Spell details

Heroic and Mythic Difficulty Only

Kings' Rest is not available in Normal Difficulty.

Ability Spells

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

Spit Gold

Fire · 2 sec cast · Lasts 6 sec

Spits molten gold at random players, inflicting Fire damage to players of impact and additional Fire damage every 2 sec for 6 sec, and creating a pool of Molten Gold at the player's location afterwards.

Molten Gold

Fire · Instant

Inflicts Fire damage every 1 sec to players who touch the molten gold.

Lucre's Call

Physical · 2 sec cast

Turns all pools of Molten Gold in the area into Animated Gold.

Luster

Fire · Instant

Shields the Golden Serpent for 10% of its health in damage, and increases its damage done by 25% until removed. This effect stacks.

Serpentine Gust

Nature · 2 sec cast · Lasts 5 sec

The Golden Serpent creates a powerful gust of wind for 5 sec, inflicting Nature damage to all players every 1 sec and pushing them back.

Tail Thrash

Physical · 1.5 sec cast

A heavy hitting melee strike that inflicts Physical damage.

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Drops

Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Kings' Rest.

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 Golden Serpent encounter in Kings' Rest.

Kings' Rest has come under attack before. After a foolish troll tried to summon Hakkar the Soulflayer to this island many millennia ago, the priests of Zandalar created a mighty construct to defend this tomb. The Golden Serpent has stood against intruders ever since, judging who is worthy to enter these sacred halls.

What Each Drop Is

The The Golden Serpent encounter lists 8 items in the dungeon journal, item level 59. Equip slots covered: Feet, Waist, Legs, Hands, One-Hand and Trinket. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.

  • Auric Puddle Stompers Feet (Plate), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 39 gold25 silver for it.
  • Belt of the Consecrated Tomb Waist (Mail), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 25 gold40 silver for it.
  • Breeches of the Sacred Hall Legs (Leather), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 51 gold29 silver for it.
  • Down-Lined Breeches Legs (Cloth), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 50 gold15 silver for it.
  • Gauntlets of the Avian Sentinel Hands (Plate), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 26 gold46 silver for it.
  • Gilded Serpent's Tooth One-Hand (Dagger), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 70 gold57 silver for it.
  • Goldfeather Boots Feet (Leather), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 39 gold95 silver for it.
  • Lustrous Golden Plumage Trinket, item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility. A vendor pays 44 gold69 silver for it. Use: Golden Luster.

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 The Golden Serpent

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