Stranglethorn Vale (Rumble)
Stranglethorn Vale is a zone in Warcraft Rumble. This zone unlocks when the player has obtained 15 Onyxia Sigils. Stranglethorn Vale is known for its lush jungles and fierce enemies, introducing players to mechanics that involve changing the units on the field significantly.
Bosses
Jin'do the Hexxer
“"Welcome to de great show, friends. Just wait 'til I be showing ya how I do de Voodoo dat I do."”
Jin'do the Hexxer is the first boss located in the Stranglethorn Vale zone. He requires 15 Onyxia Sigils to unlock. Jin'do uses powerful Voodoo magic to manipulate the battlefield, turning any unit that crosses the center line into a chicken. This ability has a cooldown between each cast, making this period the best time to strike.
In Heroic, Jin'do becomes dramatically more difficult. His polymorph ability is now an AoE and reaches slightly longer. The cooldown is also significantly shorter, meaning one must be quick and have a versatile army to have a chance.
King Mukla
“Mukla's Bananas will level up ALL nearby combatants when collected.”
King Mukla is the second boss in Stranglethorn Vale. He requires 16 Onyxia Sigils to unlock. King Mukla drops bananas that significantly enhance any nearby unit, friend or foe, making positioning and timing crucial. In addition, Mukla's field is not the typical fair, instead it is a large, no lane, soccer field -- meaning that strategic placement of minis are key to prevent from being swarmed.
In Heroic, Mukla's bananas become more of a hassle. If any of the player's minis touch a banana, they are leveled down. Inversely, Mukla's units will still level up if they touch the bananas.
King Bangalash
“Hemet Nesingwary Jr. will never forget the day that Bangalash ate page 27 of The Green Hills of Stranglethorn.”
King Bangalash is the third boss of Stranglethorn Vale. He requires 17 Onyxia Sigils to unlock. Strangely, the boss has virtually nothing special about them -- just being a high damage melee unit on a fairly standard map layout. He has two Murloc Tidehunters on barrels near him, but they are easily dispatched. Virtually any composition can beat Bangalash as long as the player doesn't get outpaced by the enemy units.
In Heroic, Bangalash is still a relatively simple encounter. The only added bonus is that Bangalash now has Sneed on his side -- meaning the player will need to look out for them when they're placed on the field.
Jin'rokh the Breaker
“On Yojamba Isle, Trolls prefer to solve all of their problems with punches.”
Jin'rokh the Breaker is the fourth boss in Stranglethorn Vale. He requires 18 Onyxia Sigils to unlock. Jin'rokh fields special Troll Brutes, melee siege units that have high health. They will head straight for the player's base once fielded. Jin'rokh himself deals high melee damage as well.
In Heroic, the Troll Brutes unleash a AoE attack at 50% health, knocking all minis back and dealing significant damage and giving them bloodlust.
Baron Revilgaz
“Fleet Master Seahorn will fire his cannons at the nearest enemy he sees.”
Baron Revilgaz is the fifth and final boss located in the Stranglethorn Vale zone. He requires 19 Onyxia Sigils to unlock. Baron Revilgaz remains back while Fleet Master Seahorn moves forward. With a large targetting reticule that takes up most of the map, Seahorn will bombard any units inside of it. He will only walk about halfway across the map before stopping.
In Heroic, Seahorn gains a second cannon, allowing him to fire twice as frequently.
Notes
- Most of the characters are NPCs or notable mobs from the Stranglethorn Vale zone in World of Warcraft
- The Troll Brute unit was later slightly changed and repurposed into the Swole Troll unit for the Horde.
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