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Boss

The Sand Queen

The Sand Queen - Tol Dagor

The Sand Queen is a boss encounter in Tol Dagor.

Found In

InstanceTol Dagor
EncounterThe Sand Queen
Journal creatures4

Encounter Facts

In the game's encounter order for Tol Dagor, The Sand Queen comes 1st of 4, before Jes Howlis.

Instance modesNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Mythic Keystone
Group size5 players
Instance typeDungeon
ExpansionBattle for Azeroth
Encounter order1 of 4
Encounter ID2101
Adventure Guide pin51.0, 51.9 on the instance map
  1. The Sand Queen
  2. Jes Howlis
  3. Knight Captain Valyri
  4. Overseer Korgus

3D Model

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

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Instance Entrance: Tol Dagor

Tol Dagor mapTol Dagor entrance

The Tol Dagor entrance is in Tol Dagor, at 39.7, 67.9 on the Tol Dagor 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 Sand Queen creates Sand Traps around her enemies to isolate and incapacitate her prey. She also dives beneath the sands with Upheaval and springs up underneath victims.

Damage Dealers
  • Avoid running into Sand Trap as they can litter the field.
  • Upheaval inflicts high damage in an area around The Sand Queen's target.
Healers
  • Beware of high incoming damage when The Sand Queen uses Enrage!
  • Avoid running into Sand Trap as they can litter the field.
  • Beware of high incoming damage when The Sand Queen gains Enrage!
Tanks
  • Avoid running into Sand Trap as they can litter the field.
  • Beware of high incoming damage when The Sand Queen uses Enrage!
  • Beware of high incoming damage when The Sand Queen gains Enrage!

Call of the Sand Queen

Each of the Sand Queen's abillities call forth a Buzzing Drone to assist her.

Sand Trap

Spell details

Sandstorm

Spell details

Buzzing Drone

If a Buzzing Drone dies nearby The Sand Queen, she gains a stack of Enrage.

Ability Spells

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

Ability

Nature · Instant · Lasts 4 sec

Calls forth sand traps beneath all players for 4 sec. Coming into contact with a sand trap inflicts Nature damage, knocking the target into the air and stunning them for 4 sec.

Sandstorm

Nature · 3 sec cast · Lasts 12 sec

Creates a large sandstorm, inflicting Nature damage to all enemies every 2 sec for 12 sec.

Upheaval

Nature · Instant

Disappears beneath the sand, exploding up underneath a player. This eruption inflicts Nature damage and knocks all targets upwards.

Itchy Bite

Physical · Instant · Lasts 8 sec

Bites cover an enemy, inflicting Physical damage immediately, with an additional Physical damage every 2 sec for 8 sec.

Enrage

Physical · Instant · Lasts 4 sec

Whenever a Buzzing Drone dies nearby The Sand Queen, she enrages and gains 5% damage done and 5% Haste for 4 sec. This effect stacks.

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Drops

Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Tol Dagor.

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 Sand Queen encounter in Tol Dagor.

Little is known about the monstrosity that lives in the sands surrounding the prison. No prisoners have ever survived an escape attempt, guards only finding discarded clothing and bones.

What Each Drop Is

The The Sand Queen encounter lists 7 items in the dungeon journal, item level 59. Equip slots covered: Legs, Two-Hand, Finger, Held In Off-hand, Waist, One-Hand and Wrist. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.

  • Gaoler's Chainmail Gaiters Legs (Mail), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 51 gold8 silver for it.
  • Halberd of the Unwary Guard Two-Hand (Polearm), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 92 gold95 silver for it.
  • Overseer's Lost Seal Finger, item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 31 gold52 silver for it.
  • Rattling Jar of Eyes Held In Off-hand, item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike, Haste and Intellect. A vendor pays 43 gold32 silver for it.
  • Sewer Grate Girdle Waist (Plate), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 25 gold60 silver for it.
  • Warglaive of the Sand Queen One-Hand (Warglaive), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility, Haste and Intellect. A vendor pays 74 gold89 silver for it.
  • Wristguards of the Sandswimmer Wrist (Leather), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 25 gold69 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 The Sand Queen

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