Mastering World Bosses in the War Within Expansion: Strategies & Rewards

The following guide covers World Bosses in the War Within expansion. We list their spawn location loot table and provide tips for all the class roles.

The War Within ships with four world bosses (one per zone) that you can defeat each week for a chance at loot, starting September 10, 2024. These world bosses are on a fixed rotation, and only one is available at any given time.

The World Boss rotation in The War Within expansion is the following:

• Week 1: Shurrai (Hallowfall).
• Week 2: Aggregation of Horrors (Ringing Deeps).
• Week 3: Orta (Azj-Kahet).
• Week 4: Kordac (Isle of Dorn).

Kordac spawns in the Isle of Dorn.

Barely functional or even remembered, Kordac's disrepair forces him to remain a dormant observer. Even upon detecting the void somewhere below, he was forced into inaction. But that's changed. The unidentifiable lifeforms who have arrived at the Isle of Dorn are powerful enough to potentially pose a threat to Azeroth. And so he stands against us. And so we stand against him.

Kordac defends Azeroth, targeting players with Overcharged Lasers which leave Overcharged Earth and Empowering Coalescence in their wake. Upon reaching 100 Energy, he rains down Arcane Bombardment.

• Empowering Coalescence can be collected for a brief damage increase.
• Overcharged Lasers will pursue players and leave behind Overcharged Earth.

• Overcharged Lasers will pursue players and leave behind Overcharged Earth.
• Supression Burst pacifies and silences any players near its target when it detonates.

• Kordac's Titanic Impact inflicts high damage and launches players into the air.
• Supression Burst pacifies and silences nearby players on detonation.

Kordac has a chance to drop the following Item Level 603 3/8 Champion track loot:

• Dornish Warden's Coat (Mail Chest);
• Lightseeker's Robes (Cloth Chest);
• Girdle of the Gleaming Dawn (Plate Waist);
• Stone Gaze Ceinture (Cloth Waist);
• Abyssal Tendril Tights (Leather Legs);
• Crystal Star Cuisses (Plate Legs);
• Deep Dweller's Tabi (Leather Feet);
• Sturdy Chitinous Striders (Mail Feet);
• Seal of the Silent Vigil (Crit/Versatility Ring).

Aggregation of Horrors can be found in the Ringing Deeps.

An abomination birthed from void-tainted remnants of Skardyn, the Aggregation of Horrors stands as a unified monstrosity. This dread entity is poised to unleash its terrifying plague upon The Ringing Deeps.

The Aggregation of Horrors expels shards of rock during Crystalline Barrage. These shards arise Fractured Skardyn during Dark Awakening.

• Voidquake inflicts Shadow damage to players caught within 150 yards.
• The Aggregation of Horrors casts Annihilation Barrage when no players are in melee combat.
• Dark Awakening creates Fractured Skardyn that attack nearby players.

• Voidquake inflicts Shadow damage to players caught within 150 yards.
• Crystalline Barrage inflicts a large amount of damage to players hit by shards.

• Crystal Strike inflicts heavy Shadow damage on impact and over time.
• Voidquake inflicts Shadow damage to players caught within 150 yards.

Aggregation drops the following items:

• Dornish Warden's Coat (Mail Chest);
• Lightseeker's Robes (Cloth Chest);
• Girdle of the Gleaming Dawn (Plate Waist);
• Stone Gaze Ceinture (Cloth Waist);
• Abyssal Tendril Tights (Leather Legs);
• Crystal Star Cuisses (Plate Legs);
• Deep Dweller's Tabi (Leather Feet);
• Sturdy Chitinous Striders (Mail Feet);
• Seal of the Void-Touched (Haste/Mastery Ring).

Shurrai spawns in Hallowfall.

The sea floor hides horrors beyond our imagining. Hallowfall's proximity to the Undersea brings it near the reach of creatures of the deep, and the kobyss are only eager to take advantage. Their summons raise Shurrai, Atrocity of the Undersea, to wreak havoc on their hunting grounds. Shurrai is an amalgamation of the worst terrors and putrefying flesh of the abyssal depths, and the Arathi will need all the help they can get to stop it.

Shurrai showers players with Briny Vomit before washing away both players and vomit with Dark Tide. At 100 energy, Shurrai casts Regurgitate Souls, summoning Drowned Arathi and shielding himself with Shroud of the Drowned.

• Dark Tide washes away pools of Briny Vomit.
• Drowned Arathi inflict a significant amount of damage to Shurrai when slain.

• Drowned Arathi inflict Ocean's Reckoning upon death.
• Dark Tide washes away pools of Briny Vomit.
• Drowned Arathi inflict a significant amount of damage to Shurrai when slain.

• Abyssal Strike applies a heal absorb equivalent to the amount of damage inflicted.
• Dark Tide washes away pools of Briny Vomit.
• Drowned Arathi inflict a significant amount of damage to Shurrai when slain.

Here is the loot you can get from Shurrai.

• Dornish Warden's Coat (Mail Chest);
• Lightseeker's Robes (Cloth Chest);
• Girdle of the Gleaming Dawn (Plate Waist);
• Stone Gaze Ceinture (Cloth Waist);
• Abyssal Tendril Tights (Leather Legs);
• Crystal Star Cuisses (Plate Legs);
• Deep Dweller's Tabi (Leather Feet);
• Sturdy Chitinous Striders (Mail Feet);
• Seal of the Abyssal Terror (Crit/Mastery Ring).

You will find Orta in Azj-Kahet.

Long has this deepwalker strode through the chasms and legends of Azj-Kahet. His voice an earthquake, his will diamond, his strength adamant. Yet now he comes before Azj-Kahet, contaminated by the dark pustules of the black blood, in need of a good death. Who will rise to face him?

Orta rattles against the shackles of his infection, shattering the ground with Colossal Slam and invoking Rupturing Runes. At 100 energy, Orta will cast Tectonic Roar, knocking all players away with his bellow.

• Rupturing Runes stun players when triggered.
• Tectonic Roar knocks players back a significant distance.
• Players caught in Mountain's Grasp]will be thrown by Discard Weaklings

• Rupturing Runes stun players when triggered.
• Tectonic Roar knocks players back a significant distance.
• Players caught in Mountain's Grasp]will be thrown by Discard Weaklings

• Rupturing Runes stun players when triggered.
• Tectonic Roar knocks players back a significant distance.
• Players caught in Mountain's Grasp]will be thrown by Discard Weaklings

Orta drops the following Item Level 603 loot:

• Dornish Warden's Coat (Mail Chest);
• Lightseeker's Robes (Cloth Chest);
• Girdle of the Gleaming Dawn (Plate Waist);
• Stone Gaze Ceinture (Cloth Waist);
• Abyssal Tendril Tights (Leather Legs);
• Crystal Star Cuisses (Plate Legs);
• Deep Dweller's Tabi (Leather Feet);
• Sturdy Chitinous Striders (Mail Feet);
• Seal of the Broken Mountain (Crit/Haste Ring).