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Witherbark
Witherbark - The Everbloom
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Witherbark encounter in The Everbloom.
Deep within the lush forests of Gorgrond, Witherbark has seen countless cycles of life and death, decay and rebirth. The upstart "Iron Horde" and the strange beings that seem to have arrived in their wake are just a new skin on an old snake. They will be gone soon. And Witherbark will endure.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for The Everbloom, Witherbark comes 1st of 5, before Dulhu.
- Witherbark
- Dulhu
- Archmage Sol
- Xeri'tac
- Yalnu
Instance Entrance: Gorgrond
The Everbloom entranceThe Everbloom entrance is in Everbloom Wilds, Gorgrond, at 59.7, 46.0 on the Gorgrond map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Witherbark grows increasingly dehydrated as he attacks the group, consuming his stores of Aqueous Energy. When his Energy is depleted, he roots himself in the soil and calls globules of water from the nearby lake to restore his vitality. Players may destroy those Globules before they reach him to prolong this phase.
Damage Dealers
- Lead Unchecked Growth away from your allies.
- Destroy Aqueous Globules before they can reach Witherbark.
Healers
- Lead Unchecked Growth away from your allies.
- Aqueous Burst inflicts damage to all party members when a globule is killed.
Tanks
- Face Witherbark away from players during Parched Gasp.
- Position Witherbark so that Aqueous Globules are unlikely to pass over Unchecked Growth.
- Be prepared to pick up and tank any Unchecked Growth that animate.
Unchecked Growth
In Heroic difficulty, Witherbark can continue to cast Unchecked Growth even while affected by Brittle Bark.
Unchecked Growth
When touched by the life giving power of an Aqueous Globule, the Unchecked Growth uproots itself and attacks nearby players.
Aqueous Globules
Spheres of pure water form from the nearby lake and move in a line towards Witherbark. Each Aqueous Globule that reaches Witherbark restores 25 Energy.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Witherbark, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Brittle Bark
Physical · Instant
Witherbark's bark dries and becomes brittle, stunning him and increasing his damage taken by 100%. This effect is removed when Witherbark reaches 100 Aqueous Energy.
Parched Gasp
Nature · 2.5 sec cast
Unleash a torrent of unbridled natural energy, inflicting Nature damage to enemies in a cone in front of Witherbark.
Unchecked Growth
Nature · Instant
Create a viney growth that pursues a player. Upon reaching that player, the growth erupts and emits poisonous vapors that inflict Nature damage every 1 sec to players within.
Agitated Water
Frost · Instant
The enchanted waters of the nearby lake bubble and churn launching a bolt of water at a player's location. Upon impact, the bolt inflicts Frost damage to all players within 3 yards.
Aqueous Burst
Frost · Instant
Upon reaching zero health, the Aqueous Globule erupts and inflicts Frost damage to all players.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in The Everbloom.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Witherbark encounter lists 40 items in the dungeon journal, item level 44. Equip slots covered: Hands and Back. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Blackwater Grips Hands (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 29g 31s for it.
- Bloodfeather Grips Hands (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 28g 98s for it.
- Bloody-Blade Drape Back (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 43g 29s for it.
- Cape of Annealing Flesh Back (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 45g 46s for it.
- Cloak of Arcane Mysteries Back (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 45g 98s for it.
- Cloak of Cascading Blades Back (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 45g 64s for it.
- Cloak of Mending Magics Back (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 44g 27s for it.
- Cloak of Steeled Nerves Back (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 45g 96s for it.
- Cloak of Violent Harmony Back (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 44g 11s for it.
- Crystalbinder Gloves Hands (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 28g 75s for it.
- Deadshot Greatcloak Back (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 42g 81s for it.
- Drape of Dripping Runnels Back (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 42g 79s for it.
- Drape of Frozen Dreams Back (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 45g 46s for it.
- Drape of Iron Sutures Back (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 46g 31s for it.
- Drape of Swirling Deflection Back (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 45g 81s for it.
- Felbone Drape Back (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 43g 29s for it.
- Felflame Grips Hands (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 29g 19s for it.
- Forgeflame Greatcloak Back (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 45g 30s for it.
- Frost-Touched Gloves Hands (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 30g 54s for it.
- Gauntlets of Burning Focus Hands (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 31g 10s for it.
- Gloves of Arcane Mystery Hands (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 30g 21s for it.
- Gloves of Swirling Light Hands (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 31g 67s for it.
- Goldsteel Gloves Hands (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 29g 32s for it.
- Gutcrusher Gauntlets Hands (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 29g 98s for it.
- Headscythe Greatcloak Back (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 46g 98s for it.
- Incarnadine Gauntlets Hands (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 31g 55s for it.
- Lavalink Grips Hands (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 31g for it.
- Leafmender Grips Hands (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 28g 98s for it.
- Lightbinder Gloves Hands (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 30g 77s for it.
- Mistwoven Windcloak Back (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 45g 63s for it.
- Morningscale Gauntlet Hands (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 29g 42s for it.
- Rigid Scale Cloak Back (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 47g 14s for it.
- Rivet-Sealed Crushers Hands (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 29g 20s for it.
- Rockhide Gloves Hands (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 29g 20s for it.
- Sharpeye Gauntlets Hands (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 29g 54s for it.
- Skullcracker Cloak Back (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 45g 80s for it.
- Soot-Scarred Longcloak Back (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 42g 95s for it.
- Streamslither Gauntlets Hands (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 29g 99s for it.
- Three-Clefthoof Cape Back (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. Tooltip: “Extra Thick!” A vendor pays 42g 97s for it.
- Verdant Plate Grips Hands (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 30g 88s 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.