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For the original encounter at level 60, see Maexxna (Classic).
BossMaexxna
Image of Maexxna
Gender Female
Race Spider (Beast)
Level ?? Boss
Reaction Alliance Horde
Location Maexxna's Nest, Naxxramas
Status Killable
Naxxramas
Arachnid Quarter

Anub'Rekhan
Grand Widow Faerlina
Maexxna

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Construct Quarter

Patchwerk
Grobbulus
Gluth
Thaddius

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Plague Quarter

Noth the Plaguebringer
Heigan the Unclean
Loatheb

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Military Quarter

Instructor Razuvious
Gothik the Harvester
The Four Horsemen

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The Four Horsemen

Lady Blaumeux
Thane Korth'azz
Baron Rivendare
Sir Zeliek

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Frostwyrm Lair

Sapphiron
Kel'Thuzad

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Mr. Bigglesworth

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Loot
Maexxna Curse of Naxxramas

Maexxna in Hearthstone.

Maexxna

Maexxna in World of Warcraft.

Maexxna is the third boss of the Arachnid Quarter in Naxxramas.

History[]

A massive spider taken from the depths of Northrend's mountains many ages ago. She was captured within the dread citadel Naxxramas, where she gives birth to her brood. She feasts on those foolish enough to enter the necropolis, feeding her spawn with their corpses and producing spider after spider that Kel'Thuzad uses to his own foul ends.[1][2]

Abilities[]

Maexxna has approximately 2.5 million health in 10 player, and 7.6 million health in 25-player.

  • Spell nature web Web Wrap — A web tightly wraps around the target, stunning and dealing 2925 to 3575 Nature damage every 2 sec. until the web wrap is destroyed. Instant. Cast at 20 second mark, then every 40 seconds. Sends one (two in 25-player) player to the wall, incapacitating it and damaging it over time. Other members of the raid must free the web wrap, which has 6,000/15,000 health.
  • Spell nature web Web Spray (Heroic mode) — Web sprays out everywhere, stunning all nearby enemies for 6 sec and dealing 5225 to 5775 Nature damage. Instant. Cast every 40 seconds, affects all players.
  • Spell nature acid 01 Poison Shock (Heroic mode) 15 yd range — Inflicts 3500 to 4500 (4550-5850 in 25-player) Nature damage to nearby enemies in front of the caster. Instant. Cast every 10 seconds
  • Ability creature poison 03 Necrotic Poison (Heroic mode) Melee range — Reduces healing by 75% (90% in 25-player) for 30 sec. Instant.
  • Spell shadow unholyfrenzy Frenzy (Heroic mode) — Increases the caster's attack speed by 50% and the Physical damage it deals by 50% (75% in 25-player) for 10 min. Instant. Cast at 30% health. Cannot be removed.
  • Maexxna Spiderlings - 8 small spiders are spawned at the 30 second mark, and then every 40 seconds after that. These hit for about 1,000 (2,000 in 25-player) on cloth and have about 7,000 (14,000 in 25-player) health

Strategy[]

25-player strategy[]

This is a quick encounter that will be over in 2–3 minutes and hinges almost entirely on keeping the tank alive through web spray. You will need one tank. The tank should pull Maexxna near a wall and face her towards the center of the room, the raid should position themselves behind Maexxna. Ranged DPS classes will be on killing cocoons. At the 30 second mark Mages will need to be on top of Maexxna to frost nova the Maexxna spiderlings. At this point the raid needs to AoE them down within 10 seconds before Web Spray. If any are left alive it is likely they will kill someone during it as they attack very quickly. Healers will need to apply abolish poison and all of their heal over time effects on the tank just before Web Spray. It is advisable to stop DPS at ~33% and wait for a Web Spray then blow all cooldowns to kill Maexxna so that she never does a Web Spray while frenzied which will likely kill the tank.

10-player strategy[]

Maexxna10m Positioning

The tank will want to pull Maexxna to the leftmost suspended block, and then turn her around so she faces the opposite block. Melee DPS should stand behind her and the ranged DPS and healers will stand further away. When the fight starts, make sure shamans set poison cleansing totems down, otherwise the other healing classes need to dispell the poisons Maexxna casts. Designate 1 or 2 DPS to monitor when she casts Web Wrap and to subsequently shoot the players out of the webs. Designate another DPS to snare the spiderlings she summons, either use a mage with frost nova, or something like a death knight to aggro the spiderlings as they come. Make sure the spiderlings are killed quickly as Maexxna casts web spray just after summoning her adds. Healers need to watch for poisoned targets, as well as topping the raid off before web spray is cast. She soft enrages at 30% and is easily killed after that.

Solo strategy[]

The ability that wins or loses this fight is Web Wrap, cast at the 20-second mark. Unless players can direct their pets to attack the Web Wrap, players will get sent to the wall during the first cast and stay there for the remainder of the fight. To defeat Maexxena before she casts web wrap, players must deal at minimum 125K damage per second in 10-player mode, or 380K damage per second in 25-player mode. More DPS than this minimum will be required, considering ramp-up time at the beginning of the fight.

Loot[]

10-player loot
Inv shield 28 [Aegis of Damnation]
Inv misc cape naxxramas 03 [Cloak of Armed Strife]
Inv trinket naxxramas04 [Embrace of the Spider]
Inv pants mail 21 [Leggings of Discord]
Inv mace 1h stratholme d 01 [Maexxna's Femur]
Inv jewelry necklace 29naxxramas [Pendant of Lost Vocations]
Inv shoulder 72 [Spaulders of the Monstrosity]
Inv jewelry ring 48naxxramas [Timeworn Silken Band]
Inv gauntlets 52 [Web Cocoon Grips]
Inv weapon halberd 04 [Wraith Spear]
Inv misc cat trinket09 [Dusty Clutch of Eggs]
25-player loot
Inv belt 33 [Ablative Chitin Girdle]
Inv misc cape naxxramas 01 [Aged Winter Cloak]
Inv bracer 14 [Bindings of the Hapless Prey]
Inv misc cape naxxramas 03 [Cloak of Averted Crisis]
Inv misc cape naxxramas 03 [Cloak of the Shadowed Sun]
Inv helmet 108 [Cowl of the Perished]
Inv trinket naxxramas05 [Defender's Code]
Inv chest cloth 44 [Digested Silken Robes]
Inv pants cloth 26 [Distorted Limbs]
Inv trinket naxxramas03 [Dying Curse]
Inv trinket naxxramas01 [Forethought Talisman]
Inv trinket naxxramas04 [Grim Toll]
Inv helmet 110 [Helm of Diminished Pride]
Inv pants mail 21 [Infectious Skitterer Leggings]
Inv shoulder 11 [Mantle of Shattered Kinship]
Inv offhand naxxramas d 01 [Matriarch's Spawn]
Inv chest chain 17 [Quivering Tunic]
Inv misc cape naxxramas 02 [Shawl of the Old Maid]
Inv misc cape naxxramas 02 [Shroud of Luminosity]
Inv bracer 07 [Sinner's Bindings]
Inv belt 22 [Torn Web Wrapping]
Inv mace 83 [The Jawbone]
Inv chest plate08 [Undiminished Battleplate]
Inv weapon hand 09 [Wraith Strike]
Inv misc cat trinket09 [Dusty Clutch of Eggs]

Related Achievements[]

Quotes[]

Killed first
Kel'Thuzad yells: Who dares violate the sanctity of my domain? Be warned, all who trespass here are doomed.
Killed second
Kel'Thuzad yells: Fools, you think yourselves triumphant? You have only taken one step closer to the abyss!
Killed third
Kel'Thuzad yells: I grow tired of these games. Proceed, and I will banish your souls to oblivion!
Killed last
Kel'Thuzad yells: You have no idea what horrors lie ahead. You have seen nothing! The frozen heart of Naxxramas awaits you!

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