Boss guide
How to beat Tendris Warpwood
Feralas · Encounter 3 · 11:00 · 18,000 base HP
When it arrives
Arrives at 11:00 as encounter 3 of 5 in Feralas.
Boss yell“Who disturbs the Warpwood?”
Attack timeline
4 recorded actions for this boss, in data order. Values are stored base client parameters.
1 Circle around the boss
Boss-centered circleIn-game text“Lava wells up around Tendris Warpwood!”
A hazard centred on the boss: the game warns "Lava wells up around the boss!" or "the boss pounds the ground!", then the marked area around it resolves. The data adds a 1.3 s warning and a 7-12 s cycle.
- Interval
- 7 s
- Warning
- 1.3 s
How to handle: When the warning appears, step out of the area around the boss and wait for the hit before re-entering melee. A 7 s cycle leaves little time to finish a long cast.
2 Frontal line attack
Frontal lineA line attack in front of the boss, telegraphed for 1-1.4 s. The data does not give the line's length or width, only that it is aimed forward.
- Interval
- 9 s
- Warning
- 1.4 s
How to handle: Step sideways out of the line as soon as the warning appears; backing away keeps you on the line. Re-enter after it fires.
Inferred from game data — not yet verified in game3 Circle at the target
Targeted circleA circle dropped on a player's position, telegraphed for 1.5-2.8 s and repeated every 7-15 s. The data does not say whether the boss aims at the current spot or predicts movement.
- Interval
- 9 s
- Warning
- 1.5 s
How to handle: Move off the mark as soon as it appears and do not drag it across your escape lane. Change direction after the circle locks so a predictive aim does not catch you.
Inferred from game data — not yet verified in game4 Summon
Add waveIn-game text“Minions, to me!”
The boss calls in a wave of adds; the game announces it with "Minions, to me!" or "A pack hunts you!". The data records 4-14 adds on a 10-16 s cycle.
- Interval
- 13 s
How to handle: Clear the pack before the next summon lands; at 14 adds a single-target build falls behind. Keep moving so the new adds do not surround you while you finish the last wave.
Phase changes
No health phases recorded for this boss.
How to fight it
Up to three actions, taken from the timing data: shortest warning, shortest interval, then the first new phase action.
- 1Shortest warning (1.3 s) Circle around the boss
When the warning appears, step out of the area around the boss and wait for the hit before re-entering melee. A 7 s cycle leaves little time to finish a long cast.
Suggested build focus
Build tips recorded for this boss's attack types.
- Melee builds need a movement plan here; ranged builds can keep uptime from outside the circle.
- Sidestep movement is enough; save a dash for combos that chain two lines 1.1 s apart. Inferred from game data — not yet verified in game
- Solo play makes this a pure movement check; a dash can clear the mark without losing uptime. Inferred from game data — not yet verified in game
- Area damage pays for itself here: one clear per wave beats single-target cleanup.
Based on the site's first-clear class ranking, not zone-specific testing.
Attacks and hazards
Circle around the boss
boss circle- Base interval
- 7 s
- Warning time
- 1.3 s
Leave the marked area around the boss before it resolves.
Frontal line attack
frontal line- Base interval
- 9 s
- Warning time
- 1.4 s
Step sideways out of the marked line.
Circle at the target
targeted circle- Base interval
- 9 s
- Warning time
- 1.5 s
Move away from the marked point before impact.
Summon
summon adds- Base interval
- 13 s
- Summons
- 10
Clear the adds without letting them close the exit.
Mechanics can scale with difficulty, party size and later patches. The values above are stored base client parameters, not measured cast times.
Class loot
Warrior
- Bracers of Might wrists · Rare · 40%
Paladin
- Lawbringer Bracers wrists · Rare · 40%
Hunter
- Giantstalker's Bracers wrists · Rare · 40%
Rogue
- Nightslayer Bracers wrists · Rare · 40%
Priest
- Bindings of Prophecy wrists · Rare · 40%
Shaman
- Earthfury Bracers wrists · Rare · 40%
Mage
- Arcanist Bindings wrists · Rare · 40%
Warlock
- Felheart Bindings wrists · Rare · 40%
Druid
- Cenarion Bracers wrists · Rare · 40%