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Venomous Head
Megaera - Throne of Thunder
Venomous Head is a boss of the Megaera encounter in Throne of Thunder.
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Encounter Facts
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: Isle of Thunder
Throne of Thunder entranceThe Throne of Thunder entrance is in Isle of Thunder, at 63.8, 32.1 on the Isle of Thunder map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
One Body, Many Heads
When one of Megaera's heads is destroyed, her body takes damage equal to the head's maximum health and two heads regrow in its place.
Concealing Fog
Megaera's body and distant heads are shrouded by thick, swirling fog and are unable to be attacked directly.
Rampage
The damage dealt by a particular element is increased for each additional head of that element that is present.
Hydra Frenzy
Whenever one of Megaera's heads is killed, the heads remaining outside of the Concealing Fog are healed to full and attack faster. This effect stacks.
Elemental Blood of Megaera
As Megaera grows new heads of a given type, her elemental blood increases the damage inflicted by all heads of the same type for each additional head of that type. This effect stacks.
Megaera's Rage
Megaera's heads outside of the Concealing Fog will begin to spit at their target when they have no targets within melee range. This effect inflicts Elemental damage to all enemies upon impact.
Flaming Head
Cinders
Megaera's Flaming Heads use this ability when they are within the Concealing Fog. Flaming Heads ignite a random player, inflicting Fire damage and an additional Fire damage for 30 sec. In addition, players afflicted with Cinders will cause Icy Ground to melt when they come into contact with it. When Cinders is removed, a pool of flames is created at the target's location that persist for 1 min. The pool inflicts Fire damage. to all players. In Heroic Difficulty, Cinders creates a pool of flames at the target's location every 3 seconds.
Ignite Flesh
This effect stacks.
Frozen Head
Torrent of Ice
Megaera's Frozen Heads use this ability when they are within the Concealing Fog. Megaera's Frozen Heads channel a beam of ice at a random player, inflicting Frost damage at the point of contact. for 8 sec. The beam freezes the ground in its wake, creating Icy Ground for 1 min. In addition, the Torrent of Ice beam will douse any pools of Cinders that it comes into contact with.
Icy Ground
In Heroic Difficulty, Icy Ground grows to twice its original size over 1 min.
Arctic Freeze
Players hit by Arctic Freeze begin to freeze solid and are stunned for 20 sec.
Venomous Head
Acid Rain
Megaera's Venomous Heads use this ability when they are within the Concealing Fog. Megaera's Venomous Heads spit a globule of acid at a random player, inflicting Nature damage to all players upon impact. The damage of Acid Rain is reduced the farther players are from the point of impact. In Heroic Difficulty, Megaera's Venomous Heads spit three globules of acid at a time.
Rot Armor
Players hit by Rot Armor take increased damage from all sources for 45 sec. This effect stacks.
Arcane Head
Nether Tear
Megaera's Arcane Heads use this ability when they are within the Concealing Fog. Megaera's Arcane Heads open a tear into the nether, releasing a Nether Wyrm. for 6 sec.
Nether Wyrm
Diffusion
Players hit by Diffusion redirect of all healing received to allies that are not afflicted with Diffusion. This effect stacks.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Venomous Head, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Acid Rain
Nature · Instant
Spits a globule of acid at a random enemy, inflicting Nature damage to all players upon impact. The damage of Acid Rain is reduced the further enemies are from the point of impact.
Rot Armor
Nature · Instant
Players hit by Rot Armor take 10% increased damage from all sources for 45 sec.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Throne of Thunder.
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 Megaera encounter in Throne of Thunder.
Even the most callous among the mogu quaver at the thought of the dark experiments performed at the Thunder King's behest. Long ago, a young cloud serpent was twisted into a multi-headed hydra and left to languish beneath Lei Shen's throne. Now the twisted creature lurks deep in the Forgotten Depths, awaiting the moment it may finally inflict its terrible agony upon others.
What Each Drop Is
The Megaera encounter lists 40 items in the dungeon journal, item levels 39 to 41. Equip slots covered: One-Hand, Neck, Trinket, Chest, Held In Off-hand, Wrist, Shoulder, Hands, Head, Feet, Waist and Finger. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Megaera's Poisoned Fang One-Hand (Dagger), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 121 gold90 silver for it.
- Quadra-Head Brooch Neck, item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 16 gold85 silver for it.
- Breath of the Hydra Trinket, item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Haste. A vendor pays 25 gold39 silver for it. Equip: Item - Proc Intellect.
- Chain of Consuming Magic Chest (Mail), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 81 gold10 silver for it.
- Fetish of the Hydra Held In Off-hand, item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste, Critical Strike and Intellect. A vendor pays 23 gold21 silver for it.
- Frostborn Wristwraps Wrist (Cloth), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 13 gold4 silver for it.
- Gleaming-Eye Shoulderpads Shoulder (Cloth), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 61 gold62 silver for it.
- Grips of Cinderflesh Hands (Mail), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 42 gold77 silver for it.
- Hood of Smoldering Flesh Head (Leather), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 61 gold39 silver for it.
- Hydraskull Choker Neck, item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 16 gold85 silver for it.
- Ice-Scored Treads Feet (Plate), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 60 gold93 silver for it.
- Inscribed Bag of Hydra-Spawn Trinket, item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Versatility. A vendor pays 25 gold39 silver for it. Equip: Item - Proc Absorb.
- Links of the Bifurcated Tongue Waist (Mail), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 41 gold54 silver for it.
- Megaera's Poisoned Fang One-Hand (Dagger), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 120 gold65 silver for it.
- Megaera's Shining Eye Neck, item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 17 gold9 silver for it.
- Plated Toothbreaker Girdle Waist (Plate), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 43 gold8 silver for it.
- Poisonblood Bladeshoulders Shoulder (Leather), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 63 gold91 silver for it.
- Quadra-Head Brooch Neck, item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 16 gold85 silver for it.
- Rot-Proof Greatplate Chest (Plate), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 84 gold76 silver for it.
- Sandals of Arcane Fury Feet (Cloth), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 61 gold16 silver for it.
- Spinescale Seal Finger, item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 17 gold9 silver for it.
- Breath of the Hydra Trinket, item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Haste. A vendor pays 25 gold39 silver for it. Equip: Item - Proc Intellect.
- Chain of Consuming Magic Chest (Mail), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 79 gold80 silver for it.
- Fetish of the Hydra Held In Off-hand, item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste, Critical Strike and Intellect. A vendor pays 22 gold35 silver for it.
- Frostborn Wristwraps Wrist (Cloth), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 12 gold56 silver for it.
- Gleaming-Eye Shoulderpads Shoulder (Cloth), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 60 gold64 silver for it.
- Grips of Cinderflesh Hands (Mail), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 42 gold9 silver for it.
- Hood of Smoldering Flesh Head (Leather), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 60 gold41 silver for it.
- Hydraskull Choker Neck, item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 16 gold85 silver for it.
- Ice-Scored Treads Feet (Plate), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 59 gold96 silver for it.
- Inscribed Bag of Hydra-Spawn Trinket, item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Versatility. A vendor pays 25 gold39 silver for it. Equip: Item - Proc Absorb.
- Links of the Bifurcated Tongue Waist (Mail), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 40 gold88 silver for it.
- Megaera's Poisoned Fang One-Hand (Dagger), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 118 gold73 silver for it.
- Megaera's Shining Eye Neck, item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 17 gold9 silver for it.
- Plated Toothbreaker Girdle Waist (Plate), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 42 gold39 silver for it.
- Poisonblood Bladeshoulders Shoulder (Leather), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 62 gold89 silver for it.
- Quadra-Head Brooch Neck, item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 16 gold85 silver for it.
- Rot-Proof Greatplate Chest (Plate), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 83 gold41 silver for it.
- Sandals of Arcane Fury Feet (Cloth), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 60 gold18 silver for it.
- Spinescale Seal Finger, item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 17 gold9 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.
