Retail boss

The Butcher

Born in the fetid Underbelly of Highmaul, this ogre may have once had a proper name, but it is long forgotten. Abused and beaten from his earliest days, the hardship only strengthened his body even as it broke his mind. Now there is not an ogre in Highmaul who will not give him a wide berth as he hacks away at slaughtered carcasses to pass his days.

Abilities Loot

Abilities

What it does.

From the adventure guide, with tank, healer and damage notes.

Overview

The Butcher attacks relentlessly, hacking at his foes with his dual implements of destruction. His main abilities seek to target large clumps of enemies, and positioning is key to handling and overcoming his attacks.

Damage Dealers

Players in melee range must form clumps of varying sizes throughout the fight to manage the Butcher's Cleave and allow Gushing Wounds to fade.
Players at range must clump in order to survive the Butcher's Bounding Cleave sequence.

Healers

Groups that are struck by Cleave suffer periodic damage from Gushing Wounds, which can stack.
All players in the raid suffer Physical damage when the Butcher begins his Bounding Cleave sequence.

Tanks

Heavy Handed causes the Butcher to attack the player closest to his current target with a copy of all of his melee attacks. These attacks can be mitigated and avoided as usual. If another player is not close enough, the second attack will trigger on the primary target.
The Tenderizer will always hit. It cannot be dodged or parried, but it can be blocked.
The Cleaver will only apply its damage over time effect if the attack successfully lands on its target.

Heavy Handed

All of the Butcher's standard auto attacks trigger a second attack on the next closest target within 5 yards. If no target is found, the primary target is struck again.

The Cleaver

The Tenderizer

Meat Hook

Loot

What it drops.

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The Butcher loot
Item	Slot	Type	Main stat
Hood of Dispassionate Execution	Head	Mail	Intellect / Agility
Slaughterhouse Spaulders	Shoulder	Cloth	Intellect
Cloak of Frenzied Rage	Back	Armor	Agility / Strength
Fleshhook Cloak	Back	Armor	Strength
Bracers of Spare Skin	Wrist

Source

Where this data comes from.

Read from Blizzard's official World of Warcraft API.

Data from Blizzard’s official World of Warcraft API, retrieved Oct 5, 2026, 2:24 PM UTC. World of Warcraft and its game data are © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. NeedBeforeGreed isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Blizzard.

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The Butcher

The Butcher loot

Item

Slot

Type

Main stat

Hood of Dispassionate Execution

Head

Mail

Intellect / Agility

Slaughterhouse Spaulders

Shoulder

Cloth

Intellect

Cloak of Frenzied Rage

Back

Armor

Agility / Strength

Fleshhook Cloak

Back

Armor

Strength

Bracers of Spare Skin

Wrist

The Butcher

What it does.

Overview

Damage Dealers

Healers

Tanks

Heavy Handed

The Cleaver

The Tenderizer

Meat Hook

What it drops.

Where this data comes from.

The Butcher

What it does.

Overview

Damage Dealers

Healers

Tanks

Heavy Handed

The Cleaver

The Tenderizer

Meat Hook

What it drops.

Where this data comes from.

Cleave

Bounding Cleave

Gushing Wounds

Frenzy

Night-Twisted Cadaver

Paleobomb

Pale Vitriol