Meathook

Meathook
Race	Abomination (Undead)
Level	82 Elite
Health	337,000
Location	Culling of Stratholme
Status	Killable
See
Culling of Stratholme
Meathook Salramm the Fleshcrafter Chrono-Lord Epoch Infinite Corruptor (heroic) Mal'Ganis (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) NPCs Arthas Menethil Chromie Other Caverns of Time instances Escape from Durnholde Keep (5) Opening the Dark Portal (5) Battle for Mount Hyjal (25)

Meathook is an abomination and the first boss of the Culling of Stratholme, a wing of the Caverns of Time. He demands the party play with him.

Attacks and abilities

Heroic

• Constricting Chains is an instant cast by Meathook every 8-12 seconds causing 1800 Physical damage dealt every 1 sec and stunning the target, for 4 seconds.
  
• Frenzy is added to the boss, adding +10% to how much damage he deals. May stack reaching up to 50% [unknown dependencies for stacking]
  
• Disease Expulsion (AOE) - Meathook belches out a cloud of disease, dealing 1710 to 1890 Nature damage (about 1500 on plate) and interrupting the spell casting of nearby enemy targets for 4 sec.
  
• Health - He has 421,300 HP on heroic mode.

Normal

• Disease Expulsion (AOE) - Meathook belches out a cloud of disease, dealing 713 to 787 Nature damage and interrupting the spell casting of nearby enemy targets for 4 sec.
  

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Strategies

On both Normal and Heroic, the boss is a simple Tank and Spank. The zombies that surround it may trouble the healer, but should be easily tanked. Healing consumables for the DPS or use of a backup healer may be necessary in case the healer cannot keep up with the damage output of the boss, although this is far from certain. The DPS and tank must be aware of the possibility that the healer will be hit by constricting chains, and thusly unable to heal. The encounter may be simplified by tanking the boss against the wall, with the healer out of line of sight, and thus unable to be hit by the chains.

Rogue anesthetic poison will not remove Meathook's Frenzy.

Constricting Chains

It has been confirmed that the Constricting Chains on Heroic Mode will hit the party member with the least amount of aggro on the boss. If your healer is light on threat then they will always be hit and thus makes the fight extremely difficult. Hunters and Rogues can misdirect threat onto the healer when it is safe and will not cause them to pass the tank, or various DPS can use a cooldown to wipe aggro and take the bottom to soak the chains.

Constricting Chains seems to be linked to both threat and distance. Threat alone does not seem to dictate who he will chain.

Loot

Meathook's Slicer Item Level 187 Disenchants into: [Dream Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Abyss Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Sword One-Hand Speed 1.60 134 - 250 Damage (120.0 damage per second) +29 Agility +24 Stamina Durability 90 / 90 Requires level 78 Equip: Increases attack power by 60. Equip: Increases armor penetration rating by 22. Sell Price: 13 90 8 Slaughterhouse Sabatons Item Level 187 Disenchants into: [Dream Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Abyss Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Plate Feet 1438 Armor +51 Strength +76 Stamina Durability 65 / 65 Requires level 80 Equip: Increases defense rating by 34. Equip: Increases the block value of your shield by 51. Sell Price: 7 31 7 Enchanted Wire Stitching Item Level 187 Disenchants into: [Dream Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Abyss Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Finger +33 Stamina +27 Intellect +38 Spirit Requires level 78 Equip: Increases spell power by 46. Sell Price: 5 1 50 Kilt of Sewn Flesh Item Level 187 Disenchants into: [Dream Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Abyss Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Leather Legs 461 Armor +51 Stamina +69 Intellect Durability 75 / 75 Requires level 78 Equip: Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 52. Equip: Increases spell power by 81. Sell Price: 7 0 14

Heroic Loot

Belt of Unified Souls Item Level 200 Disenchants into: [Dream Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Abyss Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Cloth Waist 163 Armor +49 Stamina +51 Intellect Durability 30 / 30 Requires level 80 Equip: Improves hit rating by 42. Equip: Increases spell power by 68. Sell Price: 2 89 65 Legplates of Steel Implants Item Level 200 Disenchants into: [Dream Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Abyss Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Plate Legs 1895 Armor +70 Strength +103 Stamina Red Socket Yellow Socket Socket Bonus: +9 Stamina Durability 100 / 100 Requires level 80 Equip: Improves haste rating by 62. Sell Price: 9 94 86 Spaulders of the Abomination Item Level 200 Disenchants into: [Dream Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Abyss Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Mail Shoulder 909 Armor +50 Agility +45 Stamina +29 Intellect Red Socket Socket Bonus: +6 Stamina Durability 70 / 70 Requires level 80 Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 30. Equip: Increases attack power by 100. Sell Price: 6 52 17 Bile-Cured Gloves Item Level 200 Disenchants into: [Dream Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Abyss Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Leather Hands 341 Armor +42 Agility +85 Stamina Durability 35 / 35 Requires level 80 Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 33. Equip: Increases attack power by 116. Sell Price: 3 59 39 Emblem of Triumph Item Level 80 Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Requires level 80

Quotes

Spawn:

• Play time!

Aggro:

• New toys!

Killing a player:

• Boring...
• Why you stop moving?
• Get up! Me not done!

Death:

• This not fun...

External links

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