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Valiona

Drahga Shadowburner - Grim Batol

Valiona is a boss of the Drahga Shadowburner encounter in Grim Batol.

Found In

InstanceGrim Batol
EncounterDrahga Shadowburner
Journal creatures7

Encounter Facts

Instance modesNormal, Heroic, Mythic, Mythic Keystone
Group size5 players
Instance typeDungeon
ExpansionCataclysm
Encounter ID1048
Adventure Guide pin68.9, 16.5 on the instance map
  1. General Umbriss
  2. Forgemaster Throngus
  3. Dragha Shadowburner
  4. Erudax

3D Model

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

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Instance Entrance: Twilight Highlands

Twilight Highlands mapGrim Batol entrance

The Grim Batol entrance is in Twilight Highlands, at 19.1, 53.7 on the Twilight Highlands 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

Drahga Shadowburner weakens his foes with Curse of Entropy and summons Invoked Shadowflame Spirits that explode with Shadowflame Nova. At 1% health, Drahga forces the subjugated Twilight dragon Valiona to aide him in battle. Valiona knocks back players with Twilight Buffet and scorches them with Devouring Flame.

Tank
Damage Dealers
  • Invoked Shadowflame Spirit erupts with Shadowflame Nova upon reaching its target.
  • Valiona's Twilight Buffet inflicts Shadowflame damage to all players and knocks them back.
Healers
  • Invoked Shadowflame Spirit erupts with Shadowflame Nova upon reaching its target.
  • Curse of Entropy reduces target's movement speed and abosrbs healing.
  • Valiona's Twilight Buffet inflicts Shadowflame damage to all players and knocks them back.

Drahga Shadowburner

Drahga Shadowburner fights the players alone until he is close to being defeated. He will then call on Valiona to join the fight. Drahga then continues to fight the players from on top of Valiona's back.

Invocation of Shadowflame
Spell details
Invoked Shadowflame Spirit
Curse of Entropy
Spell details
Shadowflame Bolt
Spell details

Valiona

Valiona will fight with Drahga until she reaches 50% remaining health, when she ejects Drahga and leaves him to face the players alone.

Twilight Buffet
Spell details

In Mythic difficulty, Twilight Buffet leaves behind Twilight Winds.

Twilight Wind
Spell details
Devouring Flame
Spell details

Ability Spells

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

Invocation of Shadowflame

Fire, Shadow · 3 sec cast · Lasts 5 sec

Drahga Shaowburner creates flame portals in nearby locations. The portal fully opens after 5 sec, inflicting Fire damage to all players. An Invoked Shadowflame Spirit emerges from the portal and fixates on a player.

Flaming Fixate

Fire · Instant

Invoked Shadowflame Spirit fixates on a player.

Shadowflame Nova

Fire, Shadow · Instant · Lasts 8 sec

The Invoked Shadowflame Spirit goes supernova and inflicts Shadowflame damage and Fire damage every 1 sec to all players.

Curse of Entropy

Shadow · 2 sec cast · Lasts 20 sec

Drahga curses target player, inflicting Shadow damage and absorbing healing equals to 40% of their health for 20 sec. Also reducing their movement speed by 40%.

Burning Shadowbolt

Fire, Shadow · 1.5 sec cast

Dragha blasts a random player with Shadowflame, inflicting Shadowflame damage.

Twilight Buffet

Fire, Shadow · 5 sec cast

Twilight Wind

Shadow · Instant

Inflicts Shadowflame damage and reduce movement speed by 10%.

Devouring Flames

Shadow · 4 sec cast

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Drops

Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Grim Batol.

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 Drahga Shadowburner encounter in Grim Batol.

This Twilight's Hammer warlock is on a mission from the Bastion of Twilight. Should heroes overcome his fiery minions, Drahga will reveal a portent of doom for Azeroth's defenders.

What Each Drop Is

The Drahga Shadowburner encounter lists 13 items in the dungeon journal, item level 37. Equip slots covered: Back, Shoulder, Wrist, Feet and One-Hand. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.

  • Azureborne Cloak Back (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 43 gold44 silver for it.
  • Azureborne Cloak Back (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 9 gold41 silver for it.
  • Courier's Dragonriding Spaulders Shoulder (Mail), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 12 gold80 silver for it.
  • Courier's Dragonriding Spaulders Shoulder (Mail), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 42 gold91 silver for it.
  • Crimsonborne Bracers Wrist (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 29 gold51 silver for it.
  • Crimsonborne Bracers Wrist (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 6 gold39 silver for it.
  • Earthshape Pauldrons Shoulder (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Dodge and Mastery. A vendor pays 43 gold77 silver for it.
  • Earthshape Pauldrons Shoulder (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 9 gold49 silver for it.
  • Flame Invoker's Treads Feet (Leather), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 42 gold26 silver for it.
  • Red Scale Boots Feet (Mail), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 43 gold60 silver for it.
  • Red Scale Boots Feet (Mail), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 12 gold42 silver for it.
  • Windwalker Blade One-Hand (Dagger), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 84 gold14 silver for it.
  • Windwalker Blade One-Hand (Dagger), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 18 gold24 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 Valiona

Quests in Grim Batol

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