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Thorngrin the Tender
Thorngrin the Tender - The Botanica
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Thorngrin the Tender encounter in The Botanica.
Experiments require resources. Thorngrin the Tender makes sure that Kael'thas's botanists have the power and essence they need to reveal the naaru's secrets, even if that means untold numbers of living creatures must be sacrificed to obtain it.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for The Botanica, Thorngrin the Tender comes 4th of 5, after Laj and before Warp Splinter.
- Commander Sarannis
- High Botanist Freywinn
- Laj
- Thorngrin the Tender
- Warp Splinter
Instance Entrance: Netherstorm
The Botanica entranceThe Botanica entrance is in Tempest Keep, Netherstorm, at 71.8, 54.8 on the Netherstorm map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Sacrifice
Thorngrin the Tender teleports a player to his platform, stunning them and draining health every 1 sec for 8 sec. Thorngrin heals himself for the amount drained.
Enrage
After sacrificing a player, Thorngrin the Tender enrages, increasing his attack speed by 75% and his Physical damage dealt by 75% for 10 sec.
Hellfire
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Thorngrin the Tender, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in The Botanica.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Thorngrin the Tender encounter lists 10 items in the dungeon journal, item level 32. Equip slots covered: Finger, Two-Hand, Hands and One-Hand. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Arcane Netherband Finger, item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina and Haste. A vendor pays 34g 25s for it.
- Arcane Netherband Finger, item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 34g 25s for it.
- Dreamer's Dragonstaff Two-Hand (Staff), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility and Stamina. A vendor pays 106g 79s for it.
- Dreamer's Dragonstaff Two-Hand (Staff), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 106g 79s for it.
- Gauntlets of Cruel Intention Hands (Plate), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 29g 96s for it.
- Gauntlets of Cruel Intention Hands (Plate), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 29g 96s for it.
- Ring of Umbral Doom Finger, item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength, Stamina and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 37g 32s for it.
- Ring of Umbral Doom Finger, item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 37g 32s for it.
- Runed Dagger of Solace One-Hand (Dagger), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 84g 52s for it.
- Runed Dagger of Solace One-Hand (Dagger), item level 32, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 84g 52s 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.