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Comment by rinkx

We had problems on this guy

We resorted to having a druid travel form around, and mage slowing his leafy butt (with slow).

He is tauntable.

Check his abilities tab, he also does an aura that reflects melee damage.

Comment by cms2k

We kited him around the pond on the left as you entered the instance as the water would slow him down. This was more of a chase and not as effective as tanking him and moving out of his main damage attack.

Also, a hunter's Snake Trap would remove 50 to 65 or so charges from his Petrified Bark buff.

Comment by akkon

there are 3 mini-bosses like this one in The Conservatory of life:

Elder Ironbranch
Elder Stonebark
Elder Brightleaf

they each drop 1 Emblem of Conquest on Heroic, and are rather easy once you get to them.

Comment by 17130

This guy has been nerfed more than a few times, and is now fairly easy. On both 10 and 25, the easiest way for us to deal with his Fists of Stone - debuff on tank and massive damage - has been to use a second tank standing far away all the time. When the elder casts Fists, second tank taunts and runs away. Once he's done with the Fists, old tank taunts him back and puts him back in place.

Since Fists slow the guy, this is pretty effective - all you want to do is NOT take him all the way out to the antechamber, or he'll reset.

Comment by 150186

Possible the same voice actor than of Malygos'?

Comment by 295804

I'm an Herbalist, so I have a question for those that Have done these before. Are they susceptible to Revenge, Concussion Blow, or Shockwave?

Many times I will be in a group that wipes once after killing four or five sets of mobs and decides to call the raid from there. I will stay behind and mount over to Herbs around Freya's path and the far right patrol's path and pick these up before I leave.

However- there's always a few Frost Lotus surrounding these stupid mini-bosses and I can't get close enough to get them without managing to aggro the blasted things.

Any suggestions other than just try it out and see?

(I just gave it a try... Apparently not. He is not susceptible to any of the three. /cry)

However if you are a pally/herbalist - you might be able to bubble long enough to get all three and then DI a bit away from him or whatever it is you Paladins do. If I had had a Healer we might have been able to get all three Lotus that were around him and then Shadowmeld ftw.

OK! WOW - So, there seems to be a slight bug with the reset timer's spawn time for these suckers. Maybe for a small window for those Paladin's that I mentioned DI-ing themselves or whoever or whatnot. when this mini-boss resets- he doesn't appear right away,. There's like...just about enough time to grab an herb and get back out of range.

Here's what I did. (btw - He never even hit me)
Mount up, gain aggro (stay mounted) run away towards entrance, let him run almost all the way to the enrance and then head for the small pond- you won't even need to go that far- he'll reset. (Stay Mounted) - Run back to where he was originally and dismount and grab an herb- NOW QUICKLY get back out of rage.

Rinse - Repeat

Free Boss-Herbs!

Wootles!

Comment by Pandamir

This guy is currently bugged in BfA and is completely white and untextured. Him and his 2 brothers also drop 700+ gold each. Unsure if bug.

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Elder Stonebark

This NPC can be found in Ulduar .

UlduarThe Siege of UlduarFlame LeviathanIgnis the Furnace MasterRazorscaleXT-002 DeconstructorThe Antechamber of UlduarAssembly of IronKologarnAuriayaThe Keepers of UlduarFreyaHodirMimironThorimThe Descent into MadnessGeneral VezaxYogg-SaronCelestial PlanetariumAlgalon the ObserverFreyaElder BrightleafElder IronbranchElder StonebarkFreyaElder StonebarkFreyaAbilities

Fists of Stone - Decreases movement speed by 20%, increases damage done by 250% and gives Elder Stonebark's attacks chance to cause Broken Bones, which renders the target unable to dodge, parry or block.

Ground Tremor - Inflicts 8,550 to 9,450 (25 Player: 11,400 to 12,600) Physical damage to the entire raid, and interrupts spellcasting for 8 seconds.

Petrified Bark - Causes melee attacks to damage the attacker as well. 60 charges (25 Player: 120).

Encounter Journal

Heroic		Mythic
Deadly		Important
Tank		DPS
Healer		Interruptible
Magic		Curse
Poison		Disease
Enrage

Overview – During Stage One stacks of [Attuned to Nature] must be removed by defeating the Allies of Nature. Once the Allies of Nature are defeated Stage Two will begin.
- Damage Dealers –
  Spread out to avoid damage from [Detonate] while the Detonating Lashers are present.
  Interrupt [Lightning Lash] cast by the Storm Lasher.
  Be near a Healthy Spore to prevent being Silenced or Pacified by the Ancient Conservator's [Conservator's Grip].
  Destroy the Lifebinder's Gift before Freya is able to cast [Lifebinding Heal].
- Healers –
  Spread out to avoid damage from [Detonate] while the Detonating Lashers are present.
  Be near a Healthy Spore to prevent being Silenced or Pacified by the Ancient Conservator's [Conservator's Grip].
- Tanks –
  Be near a Healthy Spore to prevent being Silenced or Pacified by the Ancient Conservator's [Conservator's Grip].
  Be quick to gain the attention of enemies summoned by Freya's [Summon Allies of Nature].

Stage One: Allies of Nature

Freya
- Attuned to Nature – Increases healing received by 10%. Defeating Allies of Nature will remove stacks of Attuned to Nature.
- Touch of Eonar – The pressence of the Lifebinder heals Freya for 845 health every 1 sec.
- Sunbeam – Inflicts 769 Nature damage to enemies within 8 yards of the target.
- Lifebinder's Gift – Summons Eonar's Gift.
  - Eonar's Gift
    Lifebinding Heal – After Eonar's Gift grows to full strength Freya will cast Lifebinding Heal which heals Freya and all of her minions for 30% of their health.
- Summon Allies of Nature – Summons allies of Freya to assist in the battle to protect Ulduar.
  - Detonating Lasher – Detonating Lashers fixate on random enemies.
    Flame Lash – The Lasher inflicts Fire damage equal to 150% of their melee damage. Flame Lash causes the Detonating Lasher to attack a random enemy.
    Detonate – The Detonate inflicts 629 Fire damage to enemies within 10 yards.
  - Ancient Conservator
    Conservator's Grip – The grip of the Protector prevents attacking and casting spells.
    Nature's Fury – Infects an enemy for 10 sec., causing it to inflict Nature damage to its nearby allies every 2 sec.
    Healthy Spore
    Potent Pheromones – The Potent Pheromones ward off the Conservator's Grip.
    Increases damage dealt by 25%.
  - Ancient Water Spirit
    Tidal Wave – Surge forward through enemies in a line.
  - Storm Lasher
    Stormbolt – Inflicts 909 damage to an enemy.
    Lightning Lash – Strikes an enemy with a lightning bolt that arcs to another nearby enemy. The spell affects up to 3 targets, inflicting greater Nature damage to each successive target.
  - Snaplasher
    Hardened Bark – Attacks made against the Lasher trigger the protective bark to grow, increasing damage and slowing move speed. Stacks.

Stage Two: Nature's Wrath

Once [Attuned to Nature] has been removed Stage Two begins.

Freya
- Nature Bomb – Summons several Nature Bombs that after a delay inflict 43 Nature damage to enemies within 10 yards of the bomb, knocking them back.
- Sunbeam – Inflicts 769 Nature damage to enemies within 8 yards of the target.
- Lifebinder's Gift – Summons Eonar's Gift.
  - Eonar's Gift
    Lifebinding Heal – After Eonar's Gift grows to full strength Freya will cast Lifebinding Heal which heals Freya and all of her minions for 30% of their health.

Hard Mode

While the Elders in The Conservatory of Life are alive they will grant Freya additional abilities.

Elder Brightleaf Alive
- Unstable Energy – Inflicts 699 Nature damage every 1 sec to enemies within 4 yards for 10 sec.
- Brightleaf's Essence – The essence of Elder Brightleaf increases Magic damage dealt by Freya and her Allies of Nature by 25%.
Elder Ironbranch Alive
- Iron Roots – The grip of the Iron Roots inflicts 420 Nature damage every 2 sec and roots the target until freed. If the Iron Roots surrounding the targets are killed, the target will be released.
- Ironbranch's Essence – The essence of Elder Ironbranch increases Physical damage dealt by Allies of Nature by 25%.
Elder Stonebark Alive
- Ground Tremor – Deals 839 Physical damage to all enemies, interrupting any spells being cast for 8 sec.
- Stonebark's Essence – The essence of Elder Stonebark increases physical damage dealt by Freya by 25%.

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