Hackclaw's War-Band

Hackclaw's War-Band
Title	<Warscourge of Savagery>
Gender	Female
Race	Gnoll (Humanoid)
Level	12-72 Boss
Reaction	Alliance Horde
Affiliation(s)	Brackenhide
Location	Brackenhide Hollow
Status	Killable
Brackenhide Hollow
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Hackclaw's War-Band is a boss in Brackenhide Hollow.

Adventure Guide

Rira Hackclaw and her compatriots, Gashtooth and Tricktotem, have risen up as a deadly war-band among the Brackenhide. Their tactics are the reason tuskarr never travel alone, and their strength is the reason Wratheye has them guarding the gate to the Hollow.

Overview

All three gnolls of the war-band assault players together. When any member of the war-band reaches 15% remaining health, Tricktotem will cast Bloodfrenzy. Upon reaching 100 energy, Rira Hackclaw will call for a combined attack with Gashtooth and Tricktotem. The war-band performs Hextrick Totem, Decayed Senses, and Savage Charge in a ferocious sequence.

Damage Dealers

Tricktotem will attempt to heal her allies with Greater Healing Rapids
Hextrick Totem will incapacitate a player for as long as it survives.
Tricktotem will cast Bloodfrenzy when any member of the war-band drops below 15% remaining health.

Healers

Players who are Marked for Butchery will take intense damage.
Gash Frenzy continues to cause the target to bleed until they are healed above 90% health.
Decayed Senses causes the target to take massively increased Physical Damage.

Tanks

Rira will inflict intense physical damage to the first person in her path when she uses Savage Charge
Tricktotem will attempt to heal her allies with Greater Healing Rapids
Tricktotem will cast Bloodfrenzy when any member of the War-Band drops below 15% health.

Abilities

Prey on the Weak — The War-Band senses weakness in its prey, gaining a stack of Predatory Instincts for every 10% total health missing from players.
- Predatory Instincts — Increases haste by 5%. This effect stacks.
Rira Hackclaw
- Savage Charge — Rira lines up a powerful charge with a player. After 14 sec., she charges towards them and collides with the first player in her path, inflicting X Physical damage to that target.
- Bladestorm — Rira spins in a furious tornado of steel towards random players several times in a row at 70% reduced speed for 4 sec, inflicting X Physical damage to all players within 8 yards every 5 sec. while spinning.
- Cleave — Rira's melee attacks strike all players in front of her within 8 yards.
Gashtooth
- Decayed Senses — Gashtooth flings an alchemical bag of decay at the target, inflicting X Nature damage, and blinding them. Additionally, increases Physical damage taken by 30% (normal) / 150% (Heroic+) for 15 sec.
- Gash Frenzy — Gashtooth rapidly shadowsteps between players five times, inflicting X Physical damage. Players struck bleed for Y Physical damage every 1.5 sec. for 15 sec. On Heroic difficulty and above, this effect stacks and is removed if the player is healed over 90% health.
- Marked for Butchery — Gashtooth focuses on relentlessly butchering a player, inflicting X Physical damage every 1 sec. for 4 sec.
Tricktotem
- Hextrick Totem — Tricktotem summons a totem that channels a Hextrick on a player, incapacitating them for 15 sec.
  - Hextrick — The totem reduces a player to a helpless forest creature, incapacitating them for up to 15 sec while channeling.
- Greater Healing Rapids — Tricktotem heals a friendly target for X, and additionally Y every 1.5 sec. for 15 sec.
- Bloodfrenzy — When an ally's remaining health drops below 15%, Tricktotem increases the haste and damage done of all her fellow gnolls by 30% until the end of the encounter.
- Earth Bolt — Tricktotem propels a mass of earth at her current target, inflicting X Nature damage.