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The Writhing Coil
The Writhing Coil - Altar of Fangs
The Writhing Coil is a boss encounter in Altar of Fangs.
Found In
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Altar of Fangs, The Writhing Coil comes 2nd of 3, after Rav'i and before Zul'jan.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
The Writhing Coil assaults its enemies relentlessly with Vindictive Onslaught and its razor sharp Tail Scythe. When the beast prepares to unleash Death Rattle, Orweyna empowers players with Vine Grip to Uncoil the creature and clash with the serpents one by one.
Tanks
- Tail Scythe inflicts heavy Physical damage.
- Interrupting Death Rattle with Vine Grip causes the creature to Uncoil.
Damage Dealers
- Interrupting Death Rattle with Vine Grip causes the creature to Uncoil.
- Damage inflicted while the Writhing Coil is Uncoiled persists after Assimilation.
- Toxic Atrophy reduces all players' speed and damage done.
Healers
- Death Rattle inflicts increasing damage to all players.
- Interrupting Death Rattle with Vine Grip causes the creature to Uncoil.
The Writhing Coil
Death Rattle
Spell details
Vine Grip
Spell details
Uncoil
Spell details
Toxic Barrage
Spell detailsToxic Atrophy
Spell details
Vindictive Onslaught
Spell detailsBurrowing Charge
Spell details
Venom Jet
Spell details
Tail Scythe
Spell details
Synchronized Venom
Spell detailsThe Uncoiled Writhe
Spiteful HuntAbility Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for The Writhing Coil, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Vine Grip
Nature · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
Orweyna attaches players to the Writhing Coil with powerful vines. All attached players moving 10yd farther from the Writhing Coil causes it to.
Uncoil
Nature · Instant
The Writhing Coil is ripped apart into its constituent snakes, inflicting Nature damage to all players.
Toxic Barrage
Nature · Instant
The Writhing Coil prepares to afflict its enemies with Toxic Atrophy 3 times in succession.
Toxic Atrophy
Nature · Instant · Lasts 1 min
Releases a toxin that causes all enemies' muscles to wither away, reducing their damage done by 20% and their movement speed by 20%. This effect stacks.
Vindictive Onslaught
Physical, Nature · Instant
The Writhing Coil directs a sequence of vicious attacks at an enemy.
Burrowing Charge
Nature · Instant
The Writhing Coil burrows across the ground, inflicting Nature damage to enemies in its path.
Venom Jet
Nature · 4 sec cast
The Writhing Coil unleashes a spray of venom at an enemy, inflicting Nature damage to enemies in a cone in front of it.
Tail Scythe
Physical · 3 sec cast
The Writhing Coil slices its current target with a bladed tail, inflicting Physical damage.
Synchronized Venom
Nature · Instant · Lasts 35 sec
The Writhing Coil shoots venom at all enemies, inflicting Nature damage and an additional Nature damage every 1 sec for 35 sec.
Uncoiled
Nature · Instant
The Writhing Coil splits into Uncoiled Writhes, each with a portion of the Writhing Coil's health. After 20 sec, the Uncoiled Writhes cast, and the Writhing Coil reforms with the combined health of the Uncoiled Writhes. Uncoiled Writhes are susceptible to crowd control effects.
Undermining
Nature · Instant
Upon defeat, an Uncoiled Writhe begins destabilizing the earth, inflicting Nature damage and knocking back enemies above them.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Altar of Fangs.
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 Writhing Coil encounter in Altar of Fangs.
In the feeding frenzy upon each other, there has been one Child of Ula'tek that has proved victorious over the rest of the brood. With every battle won, the twisting monstrosity known as the Writhing Coil only grows stronger.
What Each Drop Is
The The Writhing Coil encounter lists 8 items in the dungeon journal, item level 219. Equip slots covered: Chest, Trinket, Legs, Held In Off-hand, Shoulder, Neck and Two-Hand. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Aged Interwoven Scaleplate Chest (Plate), item level 219, requires level 80. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 44 gold23 silver for it.
- Knot of Writhing Serpents Trinket, item level 219, requires level 80. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 35 gold19 silver for it.
- Leggings of Entwined Serpents Legs (Cloth), item level 219, requires level 80. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 44 gold7 silver for it.
- Nocuous Focal Fang Held In Off-hand, item level 219, requires level 80. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike, Haste and Intellect. A vendor pays 35 gold87 silver for it.
- Snakeskin Spaulders Shoulder (Leather), item level 219, requires level 80. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 30 gold74 silver for it.
- Strand of Warding Fangs Neck, item level 219, requires level 80. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 18 gold7 silver for it.
- Toxin-Coated Warstaff Two-Hand (Staff), item level 219, requires level 80. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 77 gold86 silver for it.
- Vile Writhefang Glaive Two-Hand (Polearm), item level 219, requires level 80. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 75 gold57 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 Writhing Coil
First seen in build 12.1.0.69273 (12.1.0).