Kill one ogre king, spare six ogre bosses, then chat with the guard who wanted you dead. That is +200 attack power for two hours, if you survive.
The WoW Forever Fengus' Ferocity buff is +200 attack power for 120 minutes. You get it by talking to Guard Fengus in Dire Maul North after a tribute run where King Gordok is the only named ogre that dies. Kill Fengus and the buff dies with him.
It works on melee and ranged attack power, falls off when you die, can be dispelled, and its timer freezes while you are logged out. Melee and Hunters want it. Casters get exactly nothing and should go bother Slip'kik instead.
Fengus' Ferocity Numbers
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Spell | Fengus' Ferocity (ID 22817) |
| Effect | +200 attack power |
| Ranged attack power | Yes, since the 1.13.6 fix that Anniversary data inherits |
| Duration | 120 minutes |
| School | Nature |
| Persists through death | No |
| Dispellable | Yes |
| Given by | Guard Fengus, Dire Maul North |
| Cost | One perfect tribute run and one conversation |
Of all World of Warcraft Forever world buffs, this is the one a five-player group can farm without an Onyxia kill, a Hakkar heart or a city full of strangers. 200 attack power is roughly 14 extra DPS per weapon swing timer, before crits, talents and your ego multiply it.
Where to Get It
Dire Maul sits in the High Wilderness of Feralas. Horde flies to Camp Mojache (around /way 76, 44), Alliance flies to Feathermoon Stronghold (around /way 30, 46). Both run to the compound gate at /way 59, 45 and follow the northbound road.
The North wing, Gordok Commons, opens from the northern wall of the Broken Commons courtyard. The door needs the Crescent Key, which drops from Pusillin in Dire Maul East. No key, no tribute, no buff, just a long run and a longer walk of shame.
If you came here asking how to get Fengus' Ferocity in WoW Forever, the full answer is below: skip six named ogres, kill one king, then walk back and make small talk with a guard who wanted you dead ten minutes ago.
Tribute Run Checklist
| Bring | Why |
|---|---|
| Crescent Key | Opens the Dire Maul North entrance. |
| 1 Frost Oil + 1 Thorium Widget | Repairs the Broken Trap for A Broken Trap, which freezes Guard Slip'kik. |
| 4 Bolt of Runecloth, 8 Rugged Leather, 2 Rune Thread | Knot's price for the Gordok Ogre Suit via The Gordok Ogre Suit. |
| 1 Ogre Tannin | Looted inside from the Ogre Tannin Basket, also for the suit. |
| Pick Lock at 300, a Truesilver Skeleton Key or a Powerful Seaforium Charge | Opens the inner door without the Gordok Inner Door Key, which would mean killing a guard. |
| A stealth class or a Hunter | Steals the Gordok Courtyard Key from Fengus's Chest under Fengus' nose. |
| One interrupter | Keeps Cho'Rush the Observer busy while the king dies. |
Tailors and Leatherworkers can learn a cheaper version of the suit from Knot, roughly half the materials. Only one suit per run, so decide who plays the ogre before you zone in, not in front of Kromcrush.
Exact Steps
The WoW Forever Dire Maul tribute run follows the old route, because the old route still works and the ogres still cannot count.
- Enter, ignore Guard Mol'dar completely, hug the northern wall west and climb the northern ramp.
- Wait for Stomper Kreeg to fall asleep and walk past him quietly.
- In the courtyard, wait for Guard Fengus to patrol away, then send the stealther along the right side to loot the Gordok Courtyard Key from Fengus's Chest.
- If nobody can stealth, a Hunter with Aspect of the Cheetah sprints in, loots and sprints out.
- Kill every Wandering Eye of Kilrogg on sight, because each one left alive summons two Netherwalkers.
- When Guard Slip'kik patrols away, repair the Broken Trap near Knot Thimblejack and let him walk back into it.
- Loot the Ogre Tannin from the Ogre Tannin Basket up the ramp, then turn in the suit materials to Knot.
- Open the inner door with lockpicking, a skeleton key or a charge.
- The suit wearer equips the Gordok Ogre Suit in Captain Kromcrush's room and talks to him until he storms off.
- In Gordok's Seat, tank and kill King Gordok while one player off-tanks Cho'Rush the Observer and interrupts his Heal.
- Talk to Mizzle the Crafty twice to be crowned King of the Gordok and to spawn the Gordok Tribute chest.
- Walk back to Guard Fengus and talk to him to receive Fengus' Ferocity.
Who Stands Where
| Role | Position and job |
|---|---|
| Rogues or Feral Druids | Stealthed at the courtyard edge, loots the Courtyard Key when Fengus turns his back. |
| Trap handler | Beside Knot Thimblejack, repairs the trap only while Slip'kik is walking away. |
| Suit wearer | Alone in front of Captain Kromcrush, rest of the group outside his aggro range. |
| Main tank | On King Gordok, facing him away from the group. |
| Off-tank or interrupter | On Cho'Rush the Observer, far from the king, kicking every Heal. He turns friendly once the king is dead. |
| Everyone | In the party when Mizzle crowns you, then talks to Fengus personally. |
Forever builds on the original Azeroth and is set before Molten Core. The numbers here are the live Anniversary baseline. The Forever beta opened September 17, so if Blizzard touches world buffs before the November 4 launch, this page changes and your old habits do not.
How to Keep It
Fengus' Ferocity is fragile. Die once and it is gone, including deaths you had nothing to do with. A Soulstone brings you back, not your buff.
The WoW Forever logout trick is the same one guilds used in 2005: collect the buff, log out on the spot, and log back in minutes before the pull. Buff timers do not tick while you are offline, so 118 minutes stays 118 minutes for a day or a week. If the instance resets while you are gone, the game drops you at the entrance, buff intact.
Anniversary realms also have the Chronoboon Displacer, sold by Chromie in Andorhal for 1 gold, which stores world buffs so you can keep playing. Nobody has confirmed a WoW Forever Chronoboon Displacer yet, which is exactly why the logout trick stays the house rule.
| What strips it | Result |
|---|---|
| Death | Removed. No exceptions, no appeals. |
| Enemy dispel | Removed. Dispel Magic and Purge both work on it. |
| Right-click cancel | Removed, and you deserve it. |
| Buff cap | Irrelevant on Anniversary data, which has no buff limit. |
| Logging out | Nothing. The timer pauses. |
| Leaving Dire Maul | Nothing. Only King of the Gordok stays behind. |
What It Stacks With and What It Overwrites
The WoW Forever DMT buffs are three separate auras: Fengus' Ferocity, Mol'dar's Moxie (+15% stamina) and Slip'kik's Savvy (+3% spell crit). One run, three conversations, no conflict between them.
| Buff | Interaction with Fengus' Ferocity |
|---|---|
| Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer | Stacks. 140 plus 200 is 340 attack power. |
| Songflower Serenade | Stacks. Crit and stats, no attack power overlap. |
| Mol'dar's Moxie | Stacks. |
| Slip'kik's Savvy | Stacks, though melee gains nothing from it. |
| Warchief's Blessing | Stacks. |
| Spirit of Zandalar | Stacks, and its stat bonus feeds more attack power on top. |
| Battle Shout, Blessing of Might, Trueshot Aura | Stack. Different auras, same bigger number. |
It overwrites nothing and nothing overwrites it. The only thing that replaces Fengus' Ferocity is your own death.
Which Class and Raid Wants It Most
| Class | What 200 attack power means |
|---|---|
| Warriors | About 100 Strength worth of damage plus extra rage. First in line. |
| Rogues | 200 Agility worth of attack power, without the crit, on both weapons. |
| Hunters | Works on ranged attack power, about 100 Agility worth for shots. |
| Feral Druids | About 100 Strength worth in Cat Form, and more threat in Bear Form. |
| Enhancement Shamans | Full value on every Windfury proc. |
| Retribution Paladins | Full value, sadly attached to a Retribution Paladin. |
| Mages, Warlocks, Priests | Zero. Take Slip'kik's Savvy and stop reading. |
The best world buffs for warriors in WoW Forever start here, because a Warrior converts attack power into both damage and rage and has no other way to buy 200 of it. Tanks of every kind also want it for threat on the first pull.
For WoW Forever Molten Core world buffs, Fengus is the cheapest attack power in the set, and it is equally welcome in Onyxia's Lair. Anything that counts as World of Warcraft Forever raid buffs for melee is ranked against this one first.
Lore
Dire Maul was Eldre'Thalas, a Highborne city built twelve thousand years ago to guard Queen Azshara's arcane secrets. The Great Sundering broke it, and the Gordok, the elite of the Gordunni ogres, took the north wing and put a king on the throne.
Gordok law is simple: whoever kills the king becomes the king. Fengus is loyal to the crown, not to the ogre wearing it, so the moment Mizzle the Crafty crowns you he stops trying to crush your skull and starts handing out his ferocity. Kreeg turns vendor for Gordok Green Grog and Kreeg's Stout Beatdown, and Kromcrush offers Unfinished Gordok Business. Ogre politics have never been this efficient.
Forever leans harder into this corner of the map. The new Shen'dralas zone between Mulgore and Desolace ties its story to the Shen'dralar, Eldre'Thalas, Dire Maul and the local centaur tribes. The ogres are still ogres. They still cannot count bosses.
FAQ
Q: Where do I get Fengus' Ferocity in WoW Forever?
Talk to Guard Fengus in Dire Maul North after killing King Gordok while every other named ogre stays alive.
Q: How long does Fengus' Ferocity last?
It lasts 120 minutes and gives 200 attack power, which applies to both melee and ranged attacks on current data.
Q: Does Fengus' Ferocity persist through death?
No. Death removes it instantly, and enemy players can also dispel it with Dispel Magic or Purge before you arrive.
Q: Does the logout trick still work?
Yes. Buff timers pause while you are offline, so log out right after talking to Fengus and return before pull.
Q: Does Fengus' Ferocity stack with Rallying Cry?
Yes. They are separate auras, giving 340 attack power together, with Songflower and the other tribute buffs on top.
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