Summary
- World of Warcraft now has its own version of the Butcher, Zevkir, in the Delves of The War Within.
- Delves are a new activity in WoW offering gear, currencies, and cosmetics.
- Players facing Zevkir in a Delve will experience his devastating boss abilities but can earn rare loot upon defeat.
World of Warcraft: The War Within officially has its own version of the Butcher – the iconic dungeon-invading boss of Diablo 4 – in the form of Zevkir. While exploring Delves in the new World of Warcraft expansion, the Nerubian monster occasionally raids the instance and attempts to wipe out the unsuspecting delvers.
Delves are a new evergreen leveling and endgame pillar introduced in The War Within. Players can enter these instances solo or in small groups alongside NPCs like Brann Bronzebeard, allowing them to obtain powerful gear, endgame currencies, and cosmetics. While World of Warcraft is still working out some kinks with Delve difficulty and scaling, the general reception to the new activity has been overall positive.
However, there is a hidden danger in these Delves that fans should be aware of. As of the start of Season 1 of WoW: The War Within, players are reporting Zevkir – the not-so-secret boss of the hidden final Delve – invading their Delves in an attempt to slaughter any characters in the party. This tactic will be familiar to fans of Diablo 4, as it is the exact same one used by the infamous Butcher. World of Warcraft player and Wowhead contributor Kalamazi experienced this invasion firsthand while streaming Delves on Twitch.
Zevkir – The Butcher of WoW: The War Within’s Delves
Zevkir is a devastating foe to encounter in the middle of a Delve. He uses the same boss abilities from his solo encounter, including a frontal stunning cone attack and an AoE fear that does massive damage. The boss lingers until he either wipes the party or is reduced to half health, after which he leaves, allowing players to complete the World of Warcraft Delve as normal. Players who defeat him get some additional rare Delve loot, plus the Relicblood of Zevkir relic for Brann, but those who fall prey to his ambush instead earn the Heavy-Handed achievement.
The Butcher is an iconic boss who originated in the original Diablo. While he only left his chamber when kited out of it, he was known for doing ludicrous amounts of damage for his level. Though he did not appear in Diablo 2, he returned in Diablo 3 as the final boss of Act 1, and again as a superpowered random dungeon encounter in Diablo 4. He even appears in Heroes of the Storm as a particularly devastating damage hero. As a spiritual successor to this legendary demon, Zevkir will no doubt keep players on the edge of their seats while exploring the various Delves of World of Warcraft: The War Within.
- Released
- August 26, 2024
- Base Game
- World of Warcraft
- Developer(s)
- Blizzard
- Publisher(s)
- Blizzard
WHERE TO PLAY
In this opening chapter of The Worldsoul Saga, you’ll journey through never-before-seen subterranean worlds filled with hidden wonders and lurking perils, down to the dark depths of the Nerubian empire, where the inscrutable Harbinger of the Void has gathered her arachnid forces to bring Azeroth to its knees.
