Epoch Hunter

Epoch Hunter
Title	Agent of the Infinite Dragonflight
Gender	Male
Race	Infinite drake (Dragonkin)
Level	15-30 Elite
Reaction	Alliance Horde
Affiliation(s)	Infinite dragonflight
Occupation	Assassin
Location	Tarren Mill, Old Hillsbrad Foothills
Status	Killable (WoW), Deceased (lore)
Escape from Durnholde Keep Lieutenant Drake Captain Skarloc Epoch Hunter Don Carlos (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) NPCs Thrall Other Caverns of Time instances Opening the Dark Portal (5) Battle for Mount Hyjal (25) Culling of Stratholme (5)

Epoch Hunter.

Epoch Hunter is a drake boss of the infinite dragonflight found in Tarren Mill in Old Hillsbrad Foothills, the Escape from Durnholde Keep instance of the Caverns of Time.

The infinite dragonflight sent him to interfere with Thrall's historic escape from Durnholde Keep. Epoch Hunter appears after escorting Thrall to Tarren Mill and finds Taretha inside the inn and attacks him.

Thanks to the efforts of several mortals and the guidance of the bronze dragons Andormu and Erozion, Epoch Hunter was defeated.

Adventure Guide

The mysteriously-named Epoch Hunter is an assassin from the infinite dragonflight sent to alter the course of history by killing Thrall before he can escape from Durnholde. The shadowy drake has slain countless beings in service of his cause, but this will be his most important kill. He will summon every ounce of his strength, power, subtlety, and cunning to bring about the end of this timeline.

Abilities

This fight starts with Epoch Hunter swooping in from above. He keeps flying over Tarren Mill, but he is not attackable at first. He will send 3 waves of adds.

Wave 1: trash, west

• Infinite Defiler x1 - Infinite Slayer/Infinite Saboteur x2

Wave 2: trash, south

• Infinite Defiler x1 - Infinite Slayer/Infinite Saboteur x2

Wave 3: trash, west

• Infinite Defiler x1 - Infinite Slayer/Infinite Saboteur x3

Intermission

• Now there will be a small pause. Use it to get your health and mana back up. You can use regular food at this moment so save your potions!

Wave 4: Epoch Hunter, west

•  Sand Breath — Epoch Hunter breaths sand, inflicting Arcane damage to all players in front of him, reducing their attack and movement speed for 10 sec.
•  Impending Death — Epoch Hunter marks a player for death, inflicting Shadow damage every 3 seconds for 24 sec.
•  Wing Buffet — Epoch Hunter inflicts Physical damage to all players within 15 yards of him, knocking them back.
•  Double Attack — Epoch Hunter has a 25% chance to attack twice when meleeing.
•  Magic Distruption Aura  — Epoch Hunter is surrounded by a disrupting aura, dispelling 1 magical effect from all players within 45 yards every 3 seconds.

Strategies

This is a longer fight than any of the other bosses in this encounter, so healing and mana users be ready. (Be sure Evocation, Innervate, and Shadowfiend are off cooldown.)

Defeat the three waves of adds as you did in the barn, church, and inn. They are affected by all forms of CC that work on Dragonkin. The Defilers, which love to hang back and spam Shadowbolt, are an excellent target for [Hibernate].

Boss Seeing as he has a nasty knockback, he is best tanked near the northwestern small house of Tarren Mill, under the outside roof of it. This way, the tank can grab aggro quickly again. Watch out for his breath, and healers should watch out for his DoT. After he is dead, Old Hillsbrad Foothills will do its last little cinematic.

For the entire instance, Thrall can die nineteen times and the encounter can be reset from the Keep, outside Tarren Mill, or beside Taretha ,depending on how far through you are. (Prior to Patch 2.2.0, Thrall could only die twice.)

Important note! If Thrall does die the last time and you have reached the last boss, the boss will be found hovering in the center of town. Thrall is dead. You can engage the boss and fight as normal, but since Thrall must strike the killing blow, the boss will persist indefinitely at 1% health. He will also taunt you by saying that Thrall is dead and "you lose". Save your strength (and your repair bill) and reset the instance after your twentieth failure. (This is unconfirmed since Patch 2.2.0.)

When Thrall dies, you must walk back into the inn and find him upstairs. Talk to him to start the boss fight again.

Loot

Normal

Design: Circlet of Arcane Might Binds when picked up Use: Teaches you how to craft a Circlet of Arcane Might. Circlet of Arcane Might Item Level 31 Binds when equipped Cloth Head 3 Armor +3 Intellect +4 Stamina +4 Versatility Equip: 2% chance on successful spellcast to increase your spell power by 120 for 15 sec. Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 4 78 98 Felsteel Bar (20), Primal Mana (20), Star of Elune (2), Mercurial Adamantite (5) Requires Outland Jewelcrafting (70) Sell Price: 1 50 Broxigar's Ring of Valor Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Finger +8 Strength +11 Stamina +11 Versatility Requires Level 26 Sell Price: 97 49 Diamond Prism of Recurrence Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Neck +8 Intellect +11 Stamina +13 Versatility Requires Level 26 Sell Price: 70 23 Mantle of Perenolde Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Leather Shoulder 14 Armor +10 Agility or Intellect +15 Stamina +15 Critical Strike +15 Haste   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +1 Dodge   Durability 85 / 85 Requires Level 26 Sell Price: 1 16 96 Pauldrons of Sufferance Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Cloth Shoulder 8 Armor +10 Intellect +15 Stamina +13 Versatility   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +1 Armor   Durability 85 / 85 Requires Level 26 Sell Price: 1 16 53 Time-Shifted Dagger Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Dagger One-Hand Speed 1.80 5 – 9 Damage (3.9 damage per second) +39 Intellect +10 Stamina +10 Critical Strike Durability 65 / 65 Requires Level 26 Sell Price: 2 20 75

Heroic

Cord of Sanctification Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Cloth Waist 7 Armor +10 Intellect +15 Stamina +10 Versatility Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 1 10 Greaves of the Martyr Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Plate Legs 39 Armor +14 Strength or Intellect +20 Stamina +14 Critical Strike +11 Haste   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +1 Strength   Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 2 6 86 Nightfall Wristguards Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Leather Wrist 10 Armor +8 Agility or Intellect +11 Stamina Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 1 9 10 Wyrmscale Greaves Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Mail Legs 26 Armor +14 Agility or Intellect +20 Stamina +14 Critical Strike +17 Haste +8 Versatility   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +1 Attack Power   Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 2 5 34 Arcanist's Stone Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Trinket +15 Critical Strike Use: Increases spell power by 68 for 20 Sec. Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 1 32 94 Doomplate Warhelm Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Plate Head 34 Armor +14 Strength or Intellect +20 Stamina   Meta Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +1 Critical Strike   Doomplate Battlegear (1/5 pieces)  [Doomplate Chestguard]  [Doomplate Gauntlets]  [Doomplate Warhelm]  [Doomplate Legguards]  [Doomplate Shoulderguards] (2) Set: Increases your hit rating by 35. (4) Set: Your attacks have a chance to grant you 80 Strength for 15 sec.   Durability 80 / 80 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 1 20 8 Epoch's Whispering Cinch Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Leather Waist 11 Armor +10 Agility or Intellect +15 Stamina +10 Critical Strike Durability 50 / 50 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 82 11 Hauberk of Desolation Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Mail Chest 30 Armor +14 Agility or Intellect +20 Stamina +10 Critical Strike +15 Haste   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +1 Critical Strike   Desolation Battlegear (1/5 pieces)  [Greaves of Desolation]  [Hauberk of Desolation]  [Gauntlets of Desolation]  [Helm of Desolation]  [Pauldrons of Desolation] (2) Set: Increases your hit rating by 35. (4) Set: Your attacks have a chance to grant you 80 Agility for 15 sec.   Durability 135 / 135 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 1 50 51 Mana-Etched Vestments Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Cloth Chest +14 Intellect +20 Stamina +10 Critical Strike   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +2 Spell Power   Mana-Etched Regalia (1/5 pieces)  [Mana-Etched Gloves]  [Mana-Etched Spaulders]  [Mana-Etched Vestments]  [Mana-Etched Pantaloons]  [Mana-Etched Crown] (2) Set: Increases your critical strike by 35. (4) Set: Your harmful spells have a chance to grant you 110 spell power for 15 sec.   Durability 140 / 140 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 1 59 75 Necklace of Resplendent Hope Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Neck +8 Intellect +11 Stamina +14 Versatility Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 63 98 Reaver of the Infinites Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Axe Two-Hand Speed 3.60 23 – 50 Damage (10.1 damage per second) +14 Strength +9 Stamina +17 Versatility   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +1 Armor   Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 2 75 93 Resounding Ring of Glory Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Finger +8 Strength +11 Stamina +9 Critical Strike Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 1 9 Sparking Arcanite Ring Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Finger +8 Intellect +11 Stamina +9 Critical Strike +6 Haste Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 1 1 56 Timeslicer Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Dagger One-Hand Speed 1.80 10 – 17 Damage (7.5 damage per second) +7 Agility +6 Stamina +11 Critical Strike Durability 65 / 65 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 2 30 Wastewalker Helm Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Leather Head 15 Armor +14 Agility or Intellect +20 Stamina +13 Critical Strike +11 Haste   Meta Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +1 Attack Power   Wastewalker Armor (1/5 pieces)  [Wastewalker Helm]  [Wastewalker Gloves]  [Wastewalker Leggings]  [Wastewalker Tunic]  [Wastewalker Shoulderpads] (2) Set: Increases your hit by 35. (4) Set: Your attacks have a chance to grant you 80 Agility for 15 sec.   Durability 85 / 85 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 1 19 64 Wyrmfury Pauldrons Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Mail Shoulder 21 Armor +10 Agility or Intellect +15 Stamina +15 Critical Strike Durability 80 / 80 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 1 22 68 Purified Tanzanite Binds when picked up +5 Intellect and +8 Versatility "Matches a Red or Blue socket." Sell Price: 3 Lucent Fire Opal Binds when picked up +5 Agility and +4 Resilience Rating "Matches a Red or Yellow socket." Sell Price: 3 Regal Chrysoprase Binds when picked up +2 Dodge Rating and +2 Stamina "Matches a Yellow or Blue socket." Sell Price: 3 Primal Nether Outland Crafting Reagent Sell Price: 1 60 Epoch Hunter's Head Quest Item Unique "It'll look fine mounted just so long as the wind trader's customer has plenty of wall space."

Related Achievements

•  [The Escape From Durnholde]
•  [Heroic: The Escape From Durnholde]
•  [Heroic: The Escape From Durnholde Guild Run]

Objective of

•  [30] WANTED: The Epoch Hunter's Head

Quotes

Epoch Hunter, like others of the infinite brood, has a deep voice that echoes and rasps.

Intro

Epoch Hunter yells: Thrall! Come outside and face your fate!

Thrall says: Who or what was that?

Epoch Hunter yells: Taretha's life hangs in the balance. Surely you care for her. Surely you wish to save her...

Thrall says: No!

Thrall runs outside of the Inn.

Epoch Hunter yells: Ah, there you are. I had hoped to accomplish this with a bit of subtlety, but I suppose direct confrontation was inevitable. Your future, Thrall, must not come to pass and so...you and your troublesome friends must die!

Aggro

Enough! I will erase your very existence!

Breath

• Not so fast!
• Struggle as much as you like!
• You cannot fight fate!

Killing a player

• You are...irrelevant.
• Thrall will remain a slave. Taretha will die. You have failed.

Death

No! The master will... not be... pleased.

Trivia

• Epoch Hunter is voiced by Michael McConnohie.

Patch changes

• Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB