Boss guide
How to beat Zevrim Thornhoof
Feralas · Encounter 1 · 04:00 · 3,800 base HP
When it arrives
Arrives at 04:00 as encounter 1 of 5 in Feralas.
Boss yell“Your blood will feed the forest's corruption!”
Attack timeline
4 recorded actions for this boss, in data order. Values are stored base client parameters.
1 Projectile volley
In-game text“Zevrim Thornhoof hurls axes across the field!”
The boss throws a volley across the field; the game warns "the boss hurls axes across the field!". The data records 5-9 projectiles every 4.5-6 s.
- Interval
- 5 s
How to handle: Strafe between the gaps instead of backing away, and change direction only after a projectile passes. With a 4.5 s cycle there is no safe standing window.
2 Delayed blast
A marked blast that detonates after a 1-3.4 s warning, on a 6-16 s cycle where an interval is listed. The data does not record the blast radius, so the edge is not a safe place to stand.
- Interval
- 9 s
- Warning
- 2.5 s
How to handle: Leave the marked area as soon as the warning appears and keep walking until it detonates. Do not stop at the border: without a recorded radius, assume the whole mark is hot.
Inferred from game data — not yet verified in game3 Tether
In-game text“Zevrim Thornhoof's tether drains you! Get away to break it!”
A tether links the boss to you and drains you; the game says "the boss's tether drains you! Get away to break it!". The data records a 1.5-1.8 s warning and a 13-18 s cycle.
- Interval
- 13 s
- Warning
- 1.6 s
How to handle: Run away from the boss as soon as the tether appears and keep the link stretched until it breaks. Do not cross through the boss to break it.
4 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
- 14 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 (1.6 s) Tether
Run away from the boss as soon as the tether appears and keep the link stretched until it breaks. Do not cross through the boss to break it.
- 2Most frequent (every 5 s) Projectile volley
Strafe between the gaps instead of backing away, and change direction only after a projectile passes. With a 4.5 s cycle there is no safe standing window.
Suggested build focus
Build tips recorded for this boss's attack types.
- A movement-speed item or dash makes the gap between volleys much safer.
- A movement ability is more reliable than last-second sidesteps, especially on the 1 s warnings. Inferred from game data — not yet verified in game
- A dash is useful for opening distance, but sustained speed matters if the tether lasts.
- 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
Projectile volley
projectile volley- Base interval
- 5 s
- Count
- 5
Keep room to move and avoid the visible projectile paths.
Delayed blast
delayed blast- Base interval
- 9 s
- Warning time
- 2.5 s
Leave the marked area and re-enter only after the blast.
Tether
tether- Base interval
- 13 s
- Warning time
- 1.6 s
Break line and create distance from the tether.
Summon
summon adds- Base interval
- 14 s
- Summons
- 6
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
- Legplates of Might legs · Rare · 40%
Paladin
- Lawbringer Legplates legs · Rare · 40%
Hunter
- Giantstalker's Legguards legs · Rare · 40%
Rogue
- Nightslayer Pants legs · Rare · 40%
Priest
- Leggings of Prophecy legs · Rare · 40%
Shaman
- Earthfury Legguards legs · Rare · 40%
Mage
- Arcanist Leggings legs · Rare · 40%
Warlock
- Felheart Leggings legs · Rare · 40%
Druid
- Cenarion Pants legs · Rare · 40%