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Viq'Goth
Viq'Goth - Siege of Boralus
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Viq'Goth encounter in Siege of Boralus.
Summoned from the depths by Lady Ashvane, Viq'Goth has devastated the harbor. Capable of pulling entire galleons to the crushing depths, this leviathan must be defeated before the Kul Tiran fleet is destroyed.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Siege of Boralus, Viq'Goth comes 5th of 5, after Hadal Darkfathom.
Instance Entrance: Tiragarde Sound
Siege of Boralus entranceSiege of Boralus entranceThe Siege of Boralus entrance is in Tiragarde Sound, at 88.3, 51.0 on the Tiragarde Sound map. The game lists 2 entrances for it on this map; each is pinned.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Kul Tiran Engineers need to be rescued from the wreckage to fix broken cannons. Once repaired, these cannons can be turned on Viq'Goth to inflict massive damage. Viq'Goth uses Call of the Deep to assault the fight space and uses Putrid Waters to inflict damage to random members of the party.
Damage Dealers
- Defeat the Gripping Terror so it releases the engineer.
Healers
- Putrid Waters inflicts damage to random party members.
Tanks
- Melee attack Demolishing Terrors to prevent them from using Hull Cracker.
Terror From Below
Constricting Terror
Erupt from the water to crush enemies who have been away from land too long.
Gripping Terror
Destroying these tentacles allows the Kul Tiran Engineer to repair the broken artillery that is scattered throughout the wreckage.
Heroic and Mythic Difficulty Only
Siege of Boralus is not available in Normal difficulty.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Viq'Goth, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Putrid Waters
Frost · Instant
Spits putrid water at random enemies that inflicts Frost damage on impact and Frost damage every 2 sec for 30 sec. If dispelled, water erupts and inflicts Frost damage to nearby allies and knocks them back.
Terror From Below
Physical · Instant · Lasts 5 min
Enemies that remain in the water for too long will be constricted by tentacles and crushed.
Crushing Embrace
Physical · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
A tentacle erupts from the water and crushes its prey for Physical damage every 1 sec for 30 sec.
Call of the Deep
Nature · 3 sec cast
Belches a torrent of water that inflicts Frost damage on impact to nearby enemies.
Hull Cracker
Physical · 0.6 sec cast
Continuously smashes the ground when not engaged in melee combat, inflicting Physical damage to everyone
Eradication
Frost · Instant
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Siege of Boralus.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Viq'Goth encounter lists 16 items in the dungeon journal, item levels 59 to 437. Equip slots covered: Chest, Head, Shoulder, One-Hand and Wrist. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Cephalohide Jacket Chest (Leather), item level 437, requires level 68. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 53g 77s for it.
- Circlet of the Enveloping Leviathan Head (Leather), item level 437, requires level 68. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 40g 54s for it.
- Grasping Crown of the Deep Head (Cloth), item level 437, requires level 68. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 39g 67s for it.
- Harpooner's Plate Cuirass Chest (Plate), item level 437, requires level 68. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 54g 75s for it.
- Hook-Barbed Spaulders Shoulder (Mail), item level 437, requires level 68. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 40g 84s for it.
- Kraken Shell Pauldrons Shoulder (Plate), item level 437, requires level 68. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 41g 42s for it.
- Tri-Heart Chestguard Chest (Mail), item level 437, requires level 68. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 54g 36s for it.
- Cephalohide Jacket Chest (Leather), item level 59, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 52g 75s for it.
- Circlet of the Enveloping Leviathan Head (Leather), item level 59, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 37g 87s for it.
- Coral-Edged Crescent One-Hand (Warglaive), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery, Critical Strike and Intellect. A vendor pays 73g 1s for it.
- Grasping Crown of the Deep Head (Cloth), item level 59, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 38g 17s for it.
- Harpooner's Plate Cuirass Chest (Plate), item level 59, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 54g 49s for it.
- Hook-Barbed Spaulders Shoulder (Mail), item level 59, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 39g 76s for it.
- Iron-Kelp Wristwraps Wrist (Cloth), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 25g 40s for it.
- Kraken Shell Pauldrons Shoulder (Plate), item level 59, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 40g 6s for it.
- Tri-Heart Chestguard Chest (Mail), item level 59, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 50g 41s 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.
Achievements for Defeating It
3 achievements list a victory over Viq'Goth among their criteria.