Kordac the Dormant Protector will be the first World Boss to fight in The War Within — going live with Season 1

The War Within Season 1 begins the week of September 10, and with the opening of Nerub-ar Palace also arrives the first World Boss of the expansion, Kordac the Dormant Protector. As in Dragonflight and Shadowlands the first tier has four World Bosses on rotation, one in each of the leveling zones. Fortunately there remain no mechanic drops similar to the older expansion’s Legendary Memories so players won’t have to worry about missing out on something important (besides the chance of loot) if they skip a week. As usual the World Bosses drop items that are ilevel-equivalent to the Normal difficulty of the concurrent raid, although with the more staggered ilevels in Palace it should be noted that World Boss drops are i603, or equivalent to the middle bosses of the raid. They can also be upgraded, starting at Champion 3/8.

Kordac the Dormant Protector is your standard world boss fight with the mechanics one normally expects. Overcharged Lasers fire and chase random players, leaving bad stuff on the ground but also dropping Empowering Coalescence which can be grabbed for a damage boost. Suppression Burst pacifies and silences targets as well as those nearby — targeted players should run away from others, especially if they’re in melee. Finally upon reaching 100 Energy he’ll send out an Arcane Bombardment that players need to avoid or they’ll take a sizable chunk of damage. Speaking of sizable chunks of damage, unless you’re the tank do not stand in front of Kordac as Titanic Impact will hurt.

He attac, he protec, but most importantly he Kordac

Kordac is extremely easy to get to, hanging out just south of Dornogal on the Isle of Dorn. He’s close enough to the city that you could probably slow walk from Dornogal when the fight starts and still arrive in plenty of time to tag the boss — but I don’t recommend trying.

The gear that Kordac drops matches the normal Palace appearance, so those looking to farm transmog as well as gear upgrades will want to take the time to down the boss. In addition to unlocking the normal look, upgrading from Champion 3/8 to 5/8 will unlock the heroic appearance as well. Unlike the Dragonflight first tier bosses, Kordac drops two possible armor pieces for every class in addition to a ring that can drop for all characters:

• Ring is Critical Strike/Versatility, with a lot of Versatility
• Cloth classes can get a Chest that matches the Priest appearance or a Belt that matches the Warlock set
• Leather classes have a chance at Legs that match the Demon Hunter set or Boots that match the Monk appearance
• Mail classes can receive a Chest that matches the Hunter appearance or Boots that match the Shaman set
• Plate classes have a chance at Legs that match the Death Knight set or a Belt that matches the Paladin appearance

As always we should expect defeating Kordac to count as a world quest with possible rewards of gold, Coffer Key shards (used for Delves), and Resonance Crystals.