Taerar — WoW Burning Crusade world boss

Level: ?? (boss)
Type: Dragonkin
Reaction: Hostile
Respawn: Several days (exact timer unknown)
Added in: Patch 1.8.0
Immune to: Nature
Location: One of the four Emerald Dream portals: Duskwood (Twilight Grove), Ashenvale (Bough Shadow), Feralas (Dream Bough) and The Hinterlands (Seradane).

Overview

Ysera set the mightiest of her green dragons to guard the four portals between Azeroth and the Emerald Dream. The Nightmare has corrupted them, and Taerar now emerges at one of the groves, attacking anyone nearby.

Location

One of the four Emerald Dream portals: Duskwood (Twilight Grove), Ashenvale (Bough Shadow), Feralas (Dream Bough) and The Hinterlands (Seradane).

Feralas (51.2, 10.9)Show on World Map
The Hinterlands (63.3, 27.8)Show on World Map
Duskwood (45.4, 39.6)Show on World Map
Ashenvale (94.2, 35.7)Show on World Map
Each point is a grove where the dragon can appear. Open the first on the map

The respawn timer isn't confirmed: it takes several days, and spawn timers are not shown in game.

Abilities

Only Taerar

Arcane Blast
Arcane damage that knocks the target back.
Bellowing Roar
Fears everyone nearby for 4 seconds, sometimes into the Dream Fog.
Summon Shade of Taerar
At 75%, 50% and 25% health: Taerar banishes himself and three Shades of Taerar attack. He returns when they die or after a while.

All four dragons

Noxious Breath
Nature damage in front of the dragon and a 30-second poison that stacks, dealing damage and adding 10 seconds to the victim's ability cooldowns.
Seeping Fog
Clouds of Dream Fog drift after random players and put anyone they touch to sleep.
Tail Sweep
Damages and knocks back everyone in a cone behind the dragon.
Mark of Nature
Players who die to the dragon are marked for 15 minutes. Rejoining the fight while marked puts them to sleep for two minutes.

Tactics

When he banishes himself, kill the three Shades of Taerar quickly. They breathe acid and leave poison clouds.
Watch where the Dream Fog is before each Bellowing Roar: the fear can send players into it.
Tank the dragon facing away from the raid, and keep everyone away from its tail.
Ranged players and healers spread out at range so one Dream Fog cloud can't catch several of them.
Bring a second tank: Noxious Breath slows the main tank's cooldowns, and a sleeping tank needs cover. Only the tanks should take the breath.
The dragons are immune to Nature damage.

Loot

Always drops

Nightmare Engulfed Object
Binds when picked up
Unique
Requires Level 60
“An unknown object shrouded in nightmares.”
~100%

Only from Taerar

Nightmare Blade
Binds when picked up
One-HandOne-Handed Swords
99 - 185 DamageSpeed 2.70
(52.6 damage per second)
70 Armor
+9 Stamina
Durability 105 / 105
Requires Level 60
Item Level 71
Equip: Increases attack power by 32.
Sell Price: 7 gold 29 silver 6 copper
~14%
Mendicant's Slippers
Binds when picked up
FeetCloth
85 Armor
+23 Intellect
+12 Stamina
Durability 50 / 50
Requires Level 60
Item Level 71
Equip: Restores 10 mana per 5 sec.
Sell Price: 2 gold 36 silver 55 copper
~14%
Mindtear Band
Binds when picked up
Finger
+6 Intellect
+6 Stamina
Requires Level 60
Item Level 71
Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 22.
Equip: Increases your spell critical strike rating by 14.
Sell Price: 10 gold 12 silver 81 copper
~14%
Unnatural Leather Spaulders
Binds when picked up
ShoulderLeather
184 Armor
+19 Stamina
+8 Spirit
+25 Nature Resistance
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 60
Item Level 72
Equip: Increases attack power by 18.
Sell Price: 3 gold 1 silver 39 copper
~14%
Boots of Fright
Binds when picked up
FeetLeather
169 Armor
+12 Intellect
+10 Spirit
+11 Stamina
Durability 60 / 60
Requires Level 60
Item Level 72
Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 34.
Sell Price: 3 gold 2 silver 47 copper
~14%

Shared by the four dragons

Green Dragonskin Cloak
Binds when picked up
Unique
BackCloth
62 Armor
+12 Stamina
+20 Nature Resistance
Requires Level 60
Item Level 71
Equip: Restores 4 health per 5 sec.
Sell Price: 2 gold 20 silver 41 copper
~14%
Hammer of Bestial Fury
Binds when picked up
Unique
One-HandOne-Handed Maces
69 - 130 DamageSpeed 1.90
(52.4 damage per second)
90 Armor
+13 Strength
+12 Stamina
Durability 105 / 105
Requires Level 60
Item Level 71
Equip: Increases attack power by 189 in Cat, Bear, Dire Bear, and Moonkin forms only.
Sell Price: 7 gold 37 silver 48 copper
~14%
Staff of Rampant Growth
Binds when picked up
Two-HandStaves
113 - 184 DamageSpeed 2.60
(57.1 damage per second)
+16 Intellect
+12 Stamina
+20 Nature Resistance
Durability 120 / 120
Requires Level 60
Item Level 71
Equip: Increases healing done by up to 84 and damage done by up to 28 for all magical spells and effects.
Equip: Restores 11 mana per 5 sec.
Sell Price: 9 gold 25 silver 39 copper
~14%
Trance Stone
Binds when picked up
Unique
Held In Off-hand
+9 Stamina
+8 Intellect
+8 Spirit
Requires Level 60
Item Level 71
Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 25.
Sell Price: 6 gold 28 silver 2 copper
~14%
Dragonspur Wraps
Binds when picked up
WristLeather
106 Armor
+17 Stamina
+4 Fire Resistance
+4 Nature Resistance
+4 Frost Resistance
+4 Shadow Resistance
+4 Arcane Resistance
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 60
Item Level 71
Equip: Increases attack power by 32.
Sell Price: 1 gold 99 silver 96 copper
~14%
Dragonbone Wristguards
Binds when picked up
WristPlate
401 Armor
+13 Stamina
+9 Strength
Durability 55 / 55
Requires Level 60
Item Level 71
Equip: Increases your parry rating by 20.
Sell Price: 2 gold 82 silver 54 copper
~14%
Ancient Corroded Leggings
Binds when picked up
LegsMail
458 Armor
+33 Agility
+16 Intellect
+11 Spirit
+21 Stamina
Durability 105 / 105
Requires Level 60
Item Level 72
Sell Price: 4 gold 42 silver 64 copper
~14%
Gloves of Delusional Power
Binds when picked up
HandsCloth
79 Armor
+14 Stamina
+16 Intellect
Durability 35 / 35
Requires Level 60
Item Level 72
Equip: Restores 5 mana per 5 sec.
Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 27.
Sell Price: 1 gold 48 silver 10 copper
~14%
Acid Inscribed Greaves
Binds when picked up
FeetPlate
639 Armor
+19 Stamina
+8 Strength
+25 Nature Resistance
Durability 75 / 75
Requires Level 60
Item Level 72
Equip: Increases defense rating by 9.
Sell Price: 3 gold 89 silver 54 copper
~14%

Plans and patterns

Plans: Lionheart Helm
Requires Blacksmithing (300)
“Teaches you how to make a Lionheart Helm.”
Sell Price: 1 gold 50 silver
~3%
Plans: Stronghold Gauntlets
Requires Blacksmithing (300)
“Teaches you how to make Stronghold Gauntlets.”
Sell Price: 2 gold
~3%
Plans: Invulnerable Mail
Requires Blacksmithing (300)
“Teaches you how to make Invulnerable Mail.”
Sell Price: 2 gold
~3%
Pattern: Gloves of Spell Mastery
Requires Tailoring (300)
“Teaches you how to sew Gloves of Spell Mastery.”
Sell Price: 1 gold 50 silver
~3%
Plans: Titanic Leggings
Requires Blacksmithing (300)
“Teaches you how to make Titanic Leggings.”
Sell Price: 1 gold 50 silver
~3%
Plans: Sageblade
Requires Blacksmithing (300)
“Teaches you how to make a Sageblade.”
Sell Price: 2 gold
~3%
Plans: Persuader
Requires Blacksmithing (300)
“Teaches you how to make the Persuader.”
Sell Price: 2 gold
~3%

Also drops random green and blue items from the world loot pool.

Quests

Quests that start from or need one of Taerar's drops, in order.

1. Shrouded in Nightmare · level 60
Starts from
Bring
Turn in to
Keeper Remulos · Moonglade (36.2, 41.8)Show on World Map
2. Waking Legends · level 60
Quest giver
Keeper Remulos · Moonglade (36.2, 41.8)Show on World Map
Reward