01Saltspine
Location: Lost Marsh
Abilities
- Dust Storm
- Damages nearby enemies and lowers their attack hit chance.
- Fatal Bite
- Drains health from the target and restores health to the caster.
- Tendon Rip
- Reduces the target’s movement speed.
Before the pull
- Clear a safe area beside the crocolisk lake and wait for the patrol to separate.
Fight plan
- Pull Saltspine alone. Keep ranged players away from its close-range Dust Storm.
- Account for reduced tank threat during Dust Storm and for Tendon Rip when repositioning.
Tank
- Build threat before damage dealers commit; do not pull surrounding crocolisks while slowed.
Healer
- Heal from outside the dust area and watch for Fatal Bite pressure on the tank.
DPS
- Ease damage if the tank struggles to connect attacks in the dust; stay clear of nearby patrols.
Common wipe causes
- Combining the boss with lake trash while the tank’s threat is impaired can overwhelm the group.
Loot & rewards: Glinteye Slippers · Supple Bellyskin Leggings · Saltscale Girdle
02Shadetooth
Location: Stalker’s Thicket
Abilities
- Enrage
- Increases physical damage and attack speed.
- Rend
- Applies a bleed that repeatedly deals physical damage.
- Terrifying Roar
- Frightens nearby enemies, making them flee.
Before the pull
- Clear concealed raptors in the grass and identify both accompanying Thicket Hunters.
Fight plan
- Control or focus the Hunters and remove Infected Wound when possible.
- Keep the fear inside cleared ground. Prepare tank defensives and healing for Rend and the low-health Enrage.
Tank
- Keep a safe area behind the group and reserve a defensive for increased late-fight damage.
Healer
- Watch the tank’s Rend and disease; avoid spending all mana before Enrage.
DPS
- Use agreed control on the Hunters and save a stun or slow for the dangerous finish.
Common wipe causes
- An uncleared grass edge lets Terrifying Roar add hidden raptors to the encounter.
Loot & rewards: Raptor’s Gaze · Garb of Florid Feathers · Raptorclaw Greaves
03Relic Guardian
Location: Site of the Guardian
Abilities
- Arcing Smash
- Hits enemies in a cone in front of the boss.
- Knock Away
- Deals physical damage and knocks the target back.
- War Stomp
- Damages nearby enemies, knocking them back and stunning them.
- Thunderclap
- Deals Nature damage nearby and slows movement and attacks.
- Stasis
Before the pull
- Restore mana and clear the arena before using the panel beside the level-31 guardian.
Fight plan
- Face Arcing Smash away from the party. Ranged players remain outside the melee area.
- Recover control after Knock Away and prepare for War Stomp. Use available stuns or slows to buy recovery time.
- After the kill, loot Titan Relic for the faction quest chain.
Tank
- Build threat carefully against the higher-level target; keep the frontal attack off the group.
Healer
- Expect healing pressure while the tank is stunned and allow room for knockback recovery.
DPS
- Attack from behind or range and pause if knockbacks disrupt the tank’s control.
Common wipe causes
- Standing in front or activating the panel with low resources adds avoidable damage to a higher-level encounter.
Loot & rewards: Golemsight Long Gun · Blueprint: Rock Garden · Titan Relic · Reliquary Mantle · Ring of Power Regulation
Highland Horror
An Alliance quest encounter for Horrors in the Highland; its documented reward is the quest item Horrible Rootcore.
Abilities
- Entangling Roots
- Roots a target in place.
- Wild Regeneration
Before the pull
- Take the Alliance quest Horrors in the Highland and clear nearby slimes before engaging.
Fight plan
- Isolate Highland Horror and watch Entangling Roots and Wild Regeneration.
- Finish the encounter and collect Horrible Rootcore for the quest.
Tank
- Keep the encounter away from the surrounding slimes, especially while players are rooted.
Healer
- Keep rooted players in healing range and avoid moving into another slime group.
DPS
- Stay on the isolated target and remember to loot the quest item.
Common wipe causes
- Treating it as a guaranteed equipment boss or pulling the surrounding slimes creates the wrong expectations and extra pressure.
Loot & rewards: Horrible Rootcore
