Razorfen Downs

Razorfen Downs Route & Boss Strategy

Razorfen Downs climbs: a spider den at the bottom, a quilboar idol in the middle, and a spiral of thorns that winds up to the lich who took the place over. Two of its fights are events you start yourself, a gong and an escort, and both send waves at the party, so start them rested. A group in the high thirties needs about an hour.

1. Into the Downs

   • The quilboar and cultists for A Host of Evil are in the outdoor approach, before the portal. Finish that count on the way in.
   • Inside, Freezing Spirits cast Frost Nova. Stand on the tank when one is in the pull so nobody is frozen out of the healer's reach.
   • The undead packs along the route are large. Mark a kill order and pull back to cleared ground.

2. Tuten'kash

   Boss

   Web Spray

   Webs everyone in front of him in place.

   Curse of Tuten'kash

   Slows attack speed.

   Virulent Poison

   A poison on his melee target.

   • Ring the gong in the spider chamber. The first ring brings a wave of Tomb Fiends, the second a wave of Tomb Reavers, and the third brings Tuten'kash.
   • Drink between rings; nothing comes until someone strikes the gong again.
   • The tank turns him away from the party so the web catches one player only.

3. The Idol

   • Belnistrasz stands deeper in, beside Henry Stern, who teaches Goldthorn Tea to cooks and a potion recipe to alchemists.
   • Take Scourge of the Downs from the dragon, then Extinguishing the Idol. He walks to the quilboar idol and channels there for several minutes while quilboar attack from both sides. Keep them off him: the tank holds the middle, and ranged players pick up whatever runs past.

4. Plaguemaw the Rotting

   Boss
   • He arrives as the last wave of the idol event. Tank him away from Belnistrasz and kill him like any other elite.
   • When the channel ends, open the brazier the dragon leaves behind for your reward.

5. Mordresh Fire Eye

   Boss

   Fire Nova

   Fire damage to everyone near him.

   Fireball

   Heavy Fire damage to one player. Interrupt it.

   • He stands at the bone pile with rings of dancing skeletons around him. Clear the skeletons ring by ring from the outside.
   • The last ring brings him with it. Kill those skeletons quickly with area damage, then turn on Mordresh. He has little armor and dies fast to melee.

6. Glutton

   Boss

   Disease Cloud

   A cloud of disease around him.

   Enrage

   He hits much harder at low health.

   • He blocks the spiral path. Ranged players stay out of the cloud, and the healer saves mana for the enrage at the end.

7. Ragglesnout

   Optional
   • A rare spawn in a side cave off the spiral, absent on most runs. He heals himself, so save interrupts for it.

8. Amnennar the Coldbringer

   Boss

   Frost Nova

   Freezes everyone near him.

   Frostbolt

   Heavy Frost damage to one player. Interrupt it.

   Amnennar's Wrath

   Frost damage to everyone around him, with a knockback.

   • The lich waits at the top of the spiral. Clear the room before the pull.
   • He calls Frost Spectres as his health drops. The tank picks them up and the party kills them before going back to the boss.
   • Keep interrupts on Frostbolt and fight with your backs away from the edge.
   • Horde players take his skull for Bring the End; Alliance players need the kill for Bring the Light.