Stalker Map Of The Zone
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A list of rare mobs, ordered by zone. For information on rare mobs in dungeons refer to the specific dungeon for more info. Rare mobs are mobs that usually appear infrequently, as they have long respawn timers; many also drop at least uncommon loot.
In Legion Edit
This section concerns content exclusive to Legion.| Mobs | |
|---|---|
| Azsuna (Rare mobs map) | Alluvanon, Arcana Stalker, Arcanist Shal'iman, Arcanor Prime, Arcavellus, Beacher, Bestrix, Bilebrain, Brawlgoth, Brogozog, Broodmother Lizax, Cailyn Paledoom, Captain Volo'ren, Chief Bitterbone, Chief Treasurer Jabrill, Commander Soraax, Coura, Mistress of Arcana, Daggerbeak, Deepclaw, Devious Sunrunner, Doomlord Kazrok, Felwing, Flog the Captain-Eater, Golza the Iron Fin, Horux, Houndmaster Stroxis, Immolian, Infernal Lord, Inquisitor Tivos, Jade Darkhaven, Long-Forgotten Hippogryph, Lysanis Shadesoul, Marblub the Massive, Mortiferous, Mrrgrl the Tide Reaver, Normantis the Deposed, Pacified Earth, Pridelord Meowl, Ragemaw, Raging Earth, Ravyn-Drath, Sea King Tidross, Sinister Leyrunner, Stormfeather, Syphonus, The Muscle, The Oracle, The Whisperer, Tide Behemoth, Tideclaw, Torrentius, Treasure Goblin, Valakar the Thirsty, Valiyaka the Stormbringer, Vorthax, Warbringer Mox'na, Zorux |
| Highmountain (Rare mobs map) | Ala'washte, Arru, Bodash the Hoarder, Bristlemaul, Brogrul the Mighty, Crab Rider Grmlrml, Crawshuk the Hungry, Dargok Thunderuin, Darkfiend Torementor, Darkful, Defilia, Devouring Darkness, Drugon the Frostblood, Durgoth, Flamescale, Flotsam, Frostshard, Gurbog da Basher, Hartli the Snatcher, Jak, Luggut the Eggeater, Majestic Elderhorn, Mawat'aki, Mellok, Son of Torok, Mrrklr, Mynta Talonscreech, Olokk the Shipbreaker, Ormagrogg, Oubdob da Smasher, Pacified Earth, Puck, Raging Earth, Ram'Pag, Ryael Dawndrifter, Sekhan, Shara Felbreath, Skullhat, Slumber, 'Sure-Shot' Arnie, Tamed Coralback, Taurson, Tenpak Flametotem, Treasure Goblin, Xaander, Zenobia |
| Stormheim (Rare mobs map) | Aegir Wavecrusher, Ambusher Daggerfang, Apothecary Perez, Assassin Huwe, Bladesquall, Bloodstalker Alpha, Bulvinkel, Captain Brvet, Champion Elodie, Daniel 'Boomer' Vorick, Dark Ranger Jess, Deathguard Adams, Den Mother Yiva, Dread-Rider Cortis, Egyl the Enduring, Fathnyr, Fjorlag, the Grave's Chill, Glimar Ironfist, Grrvrgull the Conquerer, Halfden, Hannval the Butcher, Helmouth Raider, Hook, Houndmaster Ely, Huntress Estrid, Hydrannon, Inquisitor Ernstenbok, Isel the Hammer, Ivory Sentinel, Kottr Vondyr, Lagertha, Mordvigbjorn, Mother Clacker, Nithogg, Pacified Earth, Priestess Liza, Roteye, Rulf Bonesnapper, Runeseer Sigvid, Sinker, Soulbinder Halldora, Starbuck, Stormtalon, Stormwing Matriarch, Tarben, Thane Irglov the Merciless, The Nameless King, Tiptog the Lost, Tracker Jack, Treasure Goblin, Urgev the Flayer, Vrykul Earthmaiden Spirit, Whitewater Typhoon |
| Val'sharah (Rare mobs map) | Bahagar, Darkfiend Tormentor, Darkshade, Dreadbog, Ealdis, Gathenak the Subjugator, Gorebeak, Grelda the Hag, Harbinger of Screams, Humongris, Ironbranch, Jinikki the Puncturer, Kathaw the Savage, Kiranys Duskwhisper, Lyrath Moonfeather, Lytheron, Mad Henryk, Malisandra, Nylaathria the Forgotten, Pacified Earth, Perrexx, Pollus the Fetid, Rabxach, Raging Earth, Seersei, Shalas'aman, Shar'thos, Skul'vrax, Theryssia, Thondrax, Treasure Goblin, Undergrell Ringleader, Well-Fed Bear, Witchdoctor Grgl-Brgl, Wraithtalon |
| Suramar (Rare mobs map) | Achronos, Alteria, Ambassador D'vwinn, Anax, Apothecary Faldren, Arcanist Lylandre, Artificer Lothaire, Auditor Esiel, Az'jatar, Baconlisk, Broodmother Shu'malis, Cadraeus, Colerian, Cora'kar, Degren, Elfbane, Garvrulg, Gorgroth, Guardian Thor'el, Har'kess the Insatiable, Hertha Grimdottir, Inquisitor Volitix, King Morgalash, Lady Rivantas, Lieutenant Strathmar, Magister Phaedris, Magistrix Vilessa, Maia the White, Mal'Dreth the Corruptor, Mar'tura, Matron Hagatha, Miasu, Myonix, Oglok the Furious, Oreth the Vile, Pashya, Punchshank, Randril, Rauren, Reef Lord Raj'his, Rok'nash, Sanaar, Scythemaster Cil'raman, Selenyi, Shadowquill, Shal'an, Siegemaster Aedrin, Sorallus, Tideclaw, Treasure Goblin, Vicious Whale Shark, Volshax, Breaker of Will |
| Broken Shore (Rare mobs map) | TBA |
| Mardum (Rare mobs map; Demon Hunter only) | Count Nefarious, General Volroth, King Voras, Overseer Brutarg |
| Vault of the Wardens (Rare mobs map; Demon Hunter only) | Kethrazor, Wrath-Lord Lekos |
In Warlords of Draenor Edit
This section concerns content exclusive to Warlords of Draenor.Warlords of Draenor added in-game notifications when a rare mob was close. This is only evident in Draenor zones and higher.
| Mobs | |
|---|---|
| Ashran (Rare mobs map) | Ancient Inferno, Brickhouse, Burning Power, Captured Gor'vosh Stoneshaper, Cursed Harbinger, Cursed Kaliri, Cursed Ravager, Cursed Sharptalon, Elder Darkweaver Kath, Goregore, Korthall Soulgorger, Leaping Gorger, Mandragoraster, Oraggro, Panthora, Slippery Slime, Titarus, Web-wrapped Soldier, Wyrmple |
| Frostfire Ridge (Rare mobs map) | Ak'ox the Slaughterer, Arachnis, Beastcarver Saramor, Borrok the Devourer, Breathless, Broodmother Reeg'ak, Canyon Icemother, Chillfang, Cindermaw, Cloudspeaker Daber, Coldstomp the Griever, Coldtusk, Cyclonic Fury, Earthshaker Holar, Firefury Giant, Giant-Slayer Kul, Giantbane, Giantslayer Kimla, Gibblette the Cowardly, Gorg'ak the Lava Guzzler, Gorivax, Gorok, Gronnstalker Dawarn, Grutush the Pillager, Gruuk, Gurun, Hoarfrost, Huntmaster Kuang, Jabberjaw, Kaga the Ironbender, Moltnoma, Mother of Goren, Ogom the Mangler, Pale Fishmonger, Pathfinder Jalog, Primalist Mur'og, Ragore Driftstalker, Scout Goreseeker, Slogtusk the Corpse-Eater, Son of Goramal, The Beater, The Bone Crawler, Tor'goroth, Ug'lok the Frozen, Valkor, Vrok the Ancient, Yaga the Scarred |
| Gorgrond (Rare mobs map) | Alkali, Bashiok, Basten, Berthora, Blademaster Ro'gor, Char the Burning, Defector Dazgo, Depthroot, Durp the Hated, Firestarter Grash, Fossilwood the Petrified, Gelgor of the Blue Flame, Glut, Gnarljaw, Greldrok the Cunning, Grove Warden Yal, Hive Queen Skrikka, Horgg, Hunter Bal'ra, Inventor Blammo, King Slime, Mandrakor, Maniacal Madgard, Mogamago, Morgo Kain, Mother Araneae, Nultra, Poundfist, Riptar, Rolkor, Stompalupagus, Stomper Kreego, Sulfurious, Sunclaw, Swift Onyx Flayer, Sylldross, Typhon, Valstil, Venolasix |
| Nagrand (Rare mobs map) | Ancient Blademaster, Aogexon, Bergruu, Berserk T-300 Series Mark II, Bonebreaker, Brutag Grimblade, Captain Ironbeard, Dekorhan, Direhoof, Durg Spinecrusher, Explorer Nozzand, Fangler, Flinthide, Gagrog the Brutal, Gar'lua, Gaz'orda, Gnarlhoof the Rabid, Gorepetal, Gortag Steelgrip, Graveltooth, Greatfeather, Grizzlemaw, Guk, Hunter Blacktooth, Hyperious, Karosh Blackwind, Krahl Deadeye, Krud the Eviscerator, Lernaea, Luk'hok, Malroc Stonesunder, Mr. Pinchy Sr., Mu'gra, Nakk the Thunderer, Netherspawn, Ophilis, Outrider Duretha, Pit Beast, Pit Slayer, Pugg, Redclaw the Feral, Ru'klaa, Rukdug, Scout Pokhar, Sean Whitesea, Soulfang, Thek'talon, Tura'aka, Vileclaw, Warmaster Blugthol, Windcaller Korast, Xelganak |
| Shadowmoon Valley (Rare mobs map) | Amaukwa, Aqualir, Arachnis, Avalanche, Ba'ruun, Bahameye, Brambleking Fili, Dark Emanation, Darkmaster Go'vid, Darktalon, Demidos, Enavra, Faebright, Gorum, Hypnocrank, Insha'tar, Killmaw, Ku'targ the Voidseer, Lady Temptessa, Leaf-Reader Kurri, Mad 'King' Sporeon, Malgosh Shadowkeeper, Master Sergeant Milgra, Morva Soultwister, Mother Om'ra, Nagidna, Pathrunner, Quartermaster Hershak, Rai'vosh, Rockhoof, Shadowspeaker Niir, Shinri, Silverleaf Ancient, Silvermaw, Sneevel, Veloss, Venomshade, Voidseer Kalurg, Windfang Matriarch, Yggdrel |
| Spires of Arak (Rare mobs map) | Betsi Boombasket, Blade-Dancer Aeryx, Blightglow, Durkath Steelmaw, Echidna, Festerbloom, Formless Nightmare, Gaze, Giga Sentinel, Gluttonous Giant, Gobblefin, Hermit Palefur, Jiasska the Sporegorger, Kalos the Bloodbathed, Kenos the Unraveler, Mecha Plunderer, Morphed Sentient, Mutafen, Nas Dunberlin, Oskiira the Vengeful, Poisonmaster Bortusk, Rotcap, Sangrikass, Shadow Hulk, Shadowbark, Solar Magnifier, Soul-Twister Torek, Stonespite, Sunderthorn, Swarmleaf, Talonbreaker, Tesska the Broken, Varasha, Voidreaver Urnae |
| Talador (Rare mobs map) | Aarko, Archmagus Tekar, Avatar of Socrethar, Bombardier Gu'gok, Cro Fleshrender, Dr. Gloom, Echo of Murmur, Felbark, Felfire Consort, Frenzied Golem, Galzomar, Gennadian, Glimmerwing, Grrbrrgle, Gug'tol, Haakun the All-Consuming, Hammertooth, Hen-Mother Hami, Kaavu the Crimson Claw, Kharazos the Triumphant, Klikixx, Kurlosh Doomfang, Lady Demlash, Legion Vanguard, Lo'marg Jawcrusher, Lord Korinak, Matron of Sin, No'losh, Orumo the Observer, Ra'kahn, Shadowflame Terrorwalker, Shirzir, Sikthiss, Maiden of Slaughter, Silthide, Soulbinder Naylana, Steeltusk, Strategist Ankor, Taladorantula, Talonpriest Zorkra, Underseer Bloodmane, Vigilant Paarthos, Wandering Vindicator, Xothear, the Destroyer, Yazheera the Incinerator |
| Tanaan Jungle (Rare mobs map) | Argosh the Destroyer, Belgork, Bilkor the Thrower, Bleeding Hollow Horror, Bloodhunter Zulk, Bramblefell, Broodlord Ixkor, Captain Grok'mar, Captain Ironbeard, Ceraxas, Cindral the Wildfire, Commander Krag'goth, Commander Org'mok, Deathtalon, Doomroller, Dorg the Bloody, Drakum, Driss Vile, Drivnul, Executor Riloth, Fel Overseer Mudlump, Felbore, Felsmith Damorka, Felspark, Gloomtalon, Glub'glok, Gondar, Gorabosh, Grand Warlock Nethekurse, Grannok, Harbormaster Korak, High Priest Ikzan, Imp-Master Valessa, Jax'zor, Keravnos, Krell the Serene, Kris'kar the Unredeemed, Lady Oran, Magwia, Mistress Thavra, Overlord Ma'gruth, Painmistress Selora, Podlord Wakkawam, Putre'thar, Rasthe, Relgor, Remnant of the Blood Moon, Rendrak, Rogond the Tracker, Sergeant Mor'grak, Shadowthrash, Smashum Grabb, Soulslicer, Steelsnout, Sylissa, Szirek the Twisted, Terrorfist, The Blackfang, The Goreclaw, The Iron Houndmaster, The Night Haunter, Tho'gar Gorefist, Thromma the Gutslicer, Varyx the Damned, Vengeance, Xanzith the Everlasting, Xemirkol, Zeter'el, Zoug the Heavy |
In Mists of Pandaria Edit
This section concerns content exclusive to Mists of Pandaria.The Mists of Pandaria expansion added a huge amount of rare mobs, with subsequent patches introducing new zones and more rare mobs.
- Pandaria
| Mobs | |
|---|---|
| Dread Wastes (Rare mobs map) | Ai-Li Skymirror, Dak the Breaker, Gar'lok, Ik-Ik the Nimble, Karr the Darkener, Krol the Blade, Nalash Verdantis, Omnis Grinlok |
| Isle of Thunder (Rare mobs map) | Al'tabim the All-Seeing, Backbreaker Uru, Goda, God-Hulk Ramuk, Haywire Sunreaver Construct, Ku'lai the Skyclaw, Lu-Ban, Molthor, Mumta, Progenitus, Ra'sha |
| Krasarang Wilds (Rare mobs map) | Arness the Scale, Cournith Waterstrider, Dalan Nightbreaker†, Disha Fearwarden†, Gaarn the Toxic, Go-Kan, Kar Warmaker‡, Mavis Harms†, Muerta‡, Qu'nas, Ruun Ghostpaw, Spriggin, Torik-Ethis, Ubunti the Shade‡ |
| Kun-Lai Summit (Rare mobs map) | Ahone the Wanderer, Borginn Darkfist, Havak, Korda Torros, Nessos the Oracle, Scritch, Ski'thik, Zai the Outcast |
| The Jade Forest (Rare mobs map) | Aethis, Ferdinand, Kor'nas, Krax'ik, Mister Ferocious, Morgrinn Crackfang, Sarnak, Urobi |
| Townlong Steppes (Rare mobs map) | Eshelon, Kah'tir, Lith'ik the Stalker, Lon the Bull, Norlaxx, Siltriss the Sharpener, The Yowler, Yul Wildpaw |
| Vale of Eternal Blossoms | Ai-Ran the Shifting Cloud, Kal'tik the Blight, Kang the Soul Thief, Major Nanners, Moldo One-Eye, Sahn Tidehunter, Urgolax, Yorik Sharpeye |
| Valley of the Four Winds | Blackhoof, Bonobos, Jonn-Dar, Nal'lak the Ripper, Nasra Spothide, Salyin Warscout, Sele'na, Sulik'shor |
| † Alliance friendly. ‡Horde friendly. | |
- Timeless Isle
| Mobs | |
|---|---|
| Blazing Way | Champion of the Black Flame, Huolon, Leafmender |
| Cavern of Lost Spirits | Rock Moss, Spirit of Jadefire |
| Celestial Court | Emerald Gander, Imperial Python, Ironfur Steelhorn |
| Croaking Hollow | Bufo, Stinkbraid |
| Firewalker's Path | Cinderfall |
| Firewalker Ruins | Jakur of Ordon, Watcher Osu |
| Huojin Landing | Chelon |
| Mysterious Den | Spelurk |
| Misty Strand | Dread Ship Vazuvius |
| Old Pi'jiu | Cranegnasher‡, Gu'chi the Swarmbringer, Karkanos, Zhu-Gon the Sour |
| Ordon Sanctuary | Flintlord Gairan, Urdur the Cauterizer |
| Red Stone Run | Golganarr |
| Ruby Lake | Garnia |
| Three-Breeze Terrace | Archiereus of Flame |
| Timeless Isle waters† | Evermaw, Monstrous Spineclaw, Rattleskew, Zesqua |
| Timeless Isle western shore | Great Turtle Furyshell |
| Tsavo'ka's Den | Tsavo'ka |
| ‡ These rare mobs are found in the waters south of the isle (Evermaw swims around the island). ‡North of Old Pi'jiu. | |
In Cataclysm Edit
This section concerns content exclusive to Cataclysm.| 80+ zones | Mobs |
|---|---|
| Abyssal Depths | Ghostcrawler, Mobus†, Shok'sharak |
| Deepholm | Aeonaxx, Golgarok, Jadefang, Terborus, Xariona† |
| Kelp'thar Forest | Lady La-La |
| Mount Hyjal | Blazewing, Garr†, Terrorpene, Thartuk the Exile |
| Shimmering Expanse | Burgy Blackheart, Captain Florence, Captain Foulwind, Poseidus |
| Twilight Highlands | Julak-Doom†, Karoma, Overlord Sunderfury, Sambas, Tarvus the Vile |
| Uldum | Akma'hat†, Armagedillo, Cyrus the Black, Dormus the Camel-Hoarder‡, Madexx |
| † Also an elite mob. ‡ Technically not found in a 80+ zone, but the object (Mysterious Camel Figurine) that teleports you to him is. | |
In Wrath of the Lich King Edit
This section concerns content exclusive to Wrath of the Lich King.| zones | Mobs |
|---|---|
| Borean Tundra | Fumblub Gearwind, Icehorn, Old Crystalbark |
| Crystalsong Forest / Dalaran (Dalaran Arena) | Vern |
| Dragonblight | Crazed Indu'le Survivor, Scarlet Highlord Daion, Tukemuth |
| Grizzly Hills | Arcturis, Grocklar, Seething Hate, Syreian the Bonecarver |
| Howling Fjord | King Ping, Perobas the Bloodthirster, Vigdis the War Maiden |
| Icecrown | High Thane Jorfus, Hildana Deathstealer, Putridus the Ancient |
| Sholazar Basin | Aotona, King Krush, Loque'nahak |
| The Storm Peaks | Dirkee, Skoll, Time-Lost Proto Drake, Vyragosa |
| Zul'Drak | Gondria, Griegen, Terror Spinner, Zul'drak Sentinel |
| † Also an elite mob. | |
In The Burning Crusade Edit
This section concerns content exclusive to The Burning Crusade.| zones | Mobs |
|---|---|
| Bloodmyst Isle | Fenissa the Assassin |
| Blade's Edge Mountains | Hemathion, Morcrush†, Speaker Mar'grom |
| Eversong Woods | Eldinarcus, Tregla |
| Ghostlands | Dr. Whitherlimb |
| Hellfire Peninsula | Fulgorge†, Mekthorg the Wild†, Vorakem Doomspeaker |
| Nagrand | Bro'Gaz the Clanless, Goretooth, Voidhunter Yar |
| Netherstorm | Chief Engineer Lorthander, Ever-Core the Punisher, Nuramoc |
| Shadowmoon Valley | Ambassador Jerrikar, Collidus the Warp-Watcher†, Kraator† |
| Terokkar Forest | Crippler, Doomsayer Jurim, Okrek |
| Zangarmarsh | Bog Lurker, Coilfang Emissary, Marticar† |
| † Also an elite mob. | |
| Instance zones | Mobs |
|---|---|
| Karazhan | Hyakiss the Lurker†, Rokad the Ravager†, Shadikith the Glider† |
| † Also an elite mob. | |
In World of Warcraft Edit
This section concerns content exclusive to World of Warcraft.,Vanilla Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor zones.
| Zone | Mobs |
|---|---|
| Alterac Mountains | Araga, Cranky Benj, Gravis Slipknot, Jimmy the Bleeder, Lo'Grosh, Narillasanz†, Skhowl, Stone Fury |
| Arathi Highlands | Darbel Montrose†, Foulbelly†, Geomancer Flintdagger, Kovork, Molok the Crusher, Nimar the Slayer, Prince Nazjak, Ruul Onestone†, Singer, Zalas Witherbark |
| Ashenvale | Akkrilus, Apothecary Falthis, Branch Snapper, Darkslayer Mordenthal, Eck'alom, Lady Vespia, Mist Howler, Mugglefin, Oakpaw, Prince Raze, Rorgish Jowl, Terrowulf Packlord, Ursol'lok |
| Azshara | Antilos, Gatekeeper Rageroar, General Fangferror, Lady Sesspira, Magister Hawkhelm, Master Feardred, Monnos the Elder†, Scalebeard†, The Evalcharr, Varo'then's Ghost |
| Badlands | 7:XT, Anathemus†, Barnabus, Broken Tooth, Rumbler, Shadowforge Commander, Siege Golem†, War Golem, Zaricotl† |
| Blackrock Mountain | Scarshield Quartermaster†, The Behemoth† |
| Blasted Lands | Akubar the Seer, Clack the Reaver, Deatheye, Dreadscorn, Grunter, Magronos the Unyielding, Mojo the Twisted, Ravage, Spiteflayer |
| Burning Steppes | Deathmaw, Gorgon'och, Gruklash, Hahk'Zor, Hematos†, Malfunctioning Reaver, Terrorspark, Thauris Balgarr, Volchan† |
| Darkshore | Carnivous the Breaker, Firecaller Radison, Flagglemurk the Cruel, Lady Moongazer, Lady Vespira, Licillin, Lord Sinslayer, Shadowclaw, Strider Clutchmother |
| Desolace | Accursed Slitherblade, Crusty, Giggler, Hissperak, Kaskk, Prince Kellen |
| Dun Morogh | Bjarn, Edan the Howler, Gibblewilt, Great Father Arctikus, Hammerspine, Timber |
| Durotar | Captain Flat Tusk†, Death Flayer, Felweaver Scornn, Geolord Mottle, Warlord Kolkanis, Watch Commander Zalaphil |
| Duskwood | Commander Felstrom, Fenros, Lord Malathrom, Lupos, Marina DeSirrus, Naraxis, Nefaru, The Unknown Soldier |
| Dustwallow Marsh | Brimgore†, Burgle Eye, Darkmist Widow, Dart, Drogoth the Roamer, Hayoc, Lord Angler, Oozeworm, Ripscale, The Rot |
| Eastern Plaguelands | Deathspeaker Selendre, Duggan Wildhammer, Gish the Unmoving, Hed'mush the Rotting, High General Abbendis†, Lord Darkscythe, Nerubian Overseer†, Ranger Lord Hawkspear, Warlord Thresh'jin, Zul'Brin Warpbranch |
| Elwynn Forest | Gug Fatcandle, Fedfennel, Gruff Swiftbite, Morgaine the Sly, Mother Fang, Narg the Taskmaster, Thuros Lightfingers |
| Felwood | Alshirr Banebreath, Death Howl, Dessecus†, Immolatus†, Mongress, Olm the Wise, Ragepaw, The Ongar , Spinecrawl |
| Feralas | Antilus the Soarer, Arash-ethis, Bloodroar the Stalker, Diamond Head, Gnarl Leafbrother, Lady Szallah, Old Grizzlegut, Qirot, Snarler |
| Hillsbrad Foothills | Big Samras, Creepthess, Lady Zephris, Ro'Bark, Scargil, Tamra Stormpike† |
| Loch Modan | Morick Darkbrew, Boss Galgosh, Emogg the Crusher†, Grizlak, Gosh-Haldir, |
| Mulgore | Enforcer Emilgund, Ghost Howl, Mazzranache, Sister Hatelash, Snagglespear, The Rake |
| Redridge Mountains | Boulderheart, Chatter, Kazon, Ribchaser, Rohh the Silent, Seeker Aqualon, Snarlflare, Squiddic |
| Searing Gorge | Faulty War Golem, Highlord Mastrogonde†, Rekk'tilac, Scald, Shleipnarr, Slave Master Blackheart, Smoldar |
| Silithus | Gretheer, Grubthor, Huricanian, Krellack, Lapress†, Rex Ashil†, Setis†, Twilight Lord Everun, Zora† |
| Silverpine Forest | Dalaran Spellscribe, Gorefang, Krethis Shadowspinner, Old Vicejaw, Ravenclaw Regent, Rot Hide Bruiser, Snarlmane |
| Stonetalon Mountains | Brother Ravenoak†, Foreman Rigger†, Nal'taszar†, Pridewing Patriarch, Sentinel Amarassan†, Sister Riven†, Sorrow Wing†, Taskmaster Whipfang†, Vengeful Ancient |
| Stormwind City | Sewer Beast |
| Stranglethorn Vale | Gluggle, High Priestess Hai'watna†, Kurmokk, Lord Sakrasis, Mosh'Ogg Butcher†, Rippa, Roloch, Scale Belly, Verifonix |
| Swamp of Sorrows | Fingat, Gilmorian, Lord Captain Wyrmak†, Lost One Chieftain, Lost One Cook, Molt Thorn |
| Tanaris | Cyclok the Mad, Greater Firebird, Haarka the Ravenous, Jin'Zallah the Sandbringer†, Kregg Keelhaul, Murderous Blisterpaw, Omgorn the Lost, Soriid the Devourer, Warleader Krazzilak† |
| Teldrassil | Blackmoss the Fetid, Duskstalker, Fury Shelda, Grimmaw, Threggil, Uruson |
| The Barrens | Aean Swiftriver†, Ambassador Bloodrage†, Azzere the Skyblade, Brokespear, Brontus†, Captain Gerogg Hammertoe†, Digger Flameforge, Dishu, Elder Mystic Razorsnout†, Engineer Whirleygig, Foreman Grills, Geopriest Gukk'rok, Gesharahan†, Hagg Taurenbane†, Hannah Bladeleaf†, Heggin Stonewhisker, Humar the Pridelord†, Malgin Barleybrew, Marcus Bel†, Rathorian, Rocklance†, Silithid Harvester, Sister Rathtalon†, Sludge Beast, Snort the Heckler, Stonearm, Swiftmane†, Swinegart Spearhide†, Takk the Leaper†, Thora Feathermoon†, Thunderstomp |
| The Hinterlands | Grimungous†, Ironback, Jalinde Summerdrake, Mith'rethis the Enchanter†, Old Cliff Jumper, Razortalon, Retherokk the Berserker, The Reak, Witherheart the Stalker, Zul'arek Hatefowler |
| Thousand Needles | Achellios the Banished†, Gibblesnik, Harb Foulmountain, Heartrazor†, Ironeye the Invincible†, Silithid Ravager, Vile Sting† |
| Tirisfal Glades | Bayne, Deeb, Farmer Solliden, Fellicent's Shade, Lost Soul, Muad, Ressan the Needler, Sri'skulk, Tormented Spirit |
| Un'Goro Crater | Clutchmother Zavas, Gruff†, King Mosh†, Ravasaur Matriarch, Uhk'loc |
| Western Plaguelands | Foreman Jerris†, Foreman Marcrid, Foulmane, Lord Maldazzar, Putridius, Scarlet Executioner†, Scarlet High Clerist†, Scarlet Interrogator†, Scarlet Judge†, Scarlet Smith†, The Husk |
| Westfall | Brack, Foe Reaper 4000, Leprithus, Master Digger, Sergeant Brashclaw, Slark, Vultros |
| Wetlands | Dragonmaw Battlemaster, Garneg Charskull, Gnawbone, Leech Widow, Ma'ruk Wyrmscale, Mirelow, Razormaw Matriarch, Sludginn |
| Winterspring | Azurous†, General Colbatann†, Grizzle Snowpaw, Kashoch the Reaver†, Lady Hederine†, Mezzir the Howler, Rak'shiri, Norissis, Bornak the Gorer, The Deep Tunneler, Manas, Bruiser |
| Instance Zone | Mobs |
|---|---|
| Blackrock Depths | Panzor the Invincible†, Pyromancer Loregrain†, Verek†, Warder Stilgiss† |
| Dire Maul | Lord Hel'nurath†, Mushgog†, Skarr the Unbreakable†, The Razza†, Tsu'zee† |
| Gnomeregan | Dark Iron Ambassador† |
| Lower Blackrock Spire | Bannok Grimaxe†, Burning Felguard†, Crystal Fang†, Ghok Bashguud†, Spirestone Battle Lord†, Spirestone Butcher†, Spirestone Lord Magus† |
| Maraudon | Cursed Centaur, Meshlok the Harvester† |
| Razorfen Downs | Ragglesnout† |
| Razorfen Kraul | Blind Hunter†, Earthcaller Halmgar† |
| Scarlet Monastery | Azshir the Sleepless†, Fallen Champion†, Ironspine† |
| Shadowfang Keep | Deathsworn Captain† |
| Stormwind Stockade | Bruegal Ironknuckle† |
| Stratholme | Hearthsinger Forresten†, Skul†, Stonespine† |
| Temple of Atal'Hakkar | Jade, Veyzhak the Cannibal, Zekkis |
| The Deadmines | Brainwashed Noble, Marisa du'Paige, Miner Johnson† |
| Uldaman | Digmaster Shovelphlange† |
| Upper Blackrock Spire | Goraluk Anvilcrack†, Jed Runewatcher† |
| Wailing Caverns | Boahn, Deviate Faerie Dragon†, Trigore the Lasher |
| Zul'Farrak | Dustwraith†, Sandarr Dunereaver†, Zerillis† |
| † Also an elite mob. | |
See also Edit
This section brings the guide to a conclusion, but has some important tips and tweaks, so it should not be skipped.
Gameplay Tips
For those of you simply having problems getting used to the rather brutal and sometimes confusing world of The Zone, here are some resources and tips you may find useful. For the basics, be sure to read the game manual which can be found in electronic format under your Program FilesTHQS.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobyl directory. Some more basic tips include:
If you get stuck and aren't sure where to go or what to do, you can check the STALKER Gamespot Guide. You can also use this Full Map of The Zone with all major areas displayed. Finally, remember that you can adjust the difficulty on the fly, so check your game difficulty and if things are too tough, lower it temporarily.
Disabling Introductory Movies
Although this has already been covered in the Advanced Tweaking section, I'll spell it out again as it is a very useful tweak. If you find that the introductory movies/logos which play at STALKER's startup are annoying, you can skip them completely by going to your STALKER launch icon, right-clicking on it and selecting Properties. Then in the Target box, one blank space after the last character, insert the -nointro switch and click OK. Your Target box contents should look similar to this:
'C:Program FilesTHQS.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of ChernobylbinXR_3DA.exe' -nointro
The next time you go to launch STALKER using this icon, it will quickly open at the main menu.
Speeding Up Loading Times/Reducing Stuttering
One of STALKER's annoyances is the way in which there are regular loading pauses/stuttering as you wander The Zone. You can reduce this by lowering your Textures Detail setting (See In-Game Settings section), however regardless of your settings it will still occur as different areas are loading up once you enter them. The extent to which you'll get this stutter depends on how much RAM you have, and how fast your hard drives are, as well as your Windows hard drive and memory management-related settings. Check the Drive Optimization and Memory Optimization chapters of the TweakGuides Tweaking Companion for more help.
Stalker Map Of The Zone States
However, there is one thing you can try which not only greatly speeds up initial loading times, but may also reduce stuttering: the -noprefetch command line switch. This switch is covered on the previous page of this guide, and instructions for using it are similar to the ones provided further above for the -nointro switch. Once you've enabled the -noprefetch switch, it will disable the prefetching which occurs when STALKER loads up a saved game, preventing the game engine from preloading a range of resources into memory. This obviously speeds up the loading of saved games. However you'd think that in return this would increase in-game stuttering, yet on my system it also helped to reduce in-game stutter and loading pauses as well. I suspect it may be that STALKER is too aggressive in preloading unnecessary game elements, taking up too much RAM perhaps, which then forces the game to pause longer as data is swapped when new areas are entered. Disabling prefetching seems to allow smoother loading of smaller amounts of data more regularly.
Your results may vary based on how much RAM you have, and more importantly how fast your hard drives are, but it is well worth trying. Even if the stutter remains the same, at least your game loading times will be greatly reduced.
< />Update: Using the -noprefetch switch may cause problems if you're using the Float32 Shader Mod as covered on page 4 of this guide. It may also not be optimal for dual core users as of the 1.0004 patch, so experiment to see whether it helps things or not on your system.
Motion Blur
Newer games like Crysis have successfully incorporated Motion Blur to provide enhanced and more realistic visuals without a major drop in performance. Fortunately, although STALKER doesn't have any in-game options to enable motion blur, the developers of the game did build the function into the game. To enable motion blur in STALKER, you first need to add the -mblur switch to your STALKER launch icon. To do this, right-click on your launch icon, select Properties, and in the target box one blank space after the last character add -mblur so that it looks something like this:
'C:Program FilesTHQS.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of ChernobylbinXR_3DA.exe' -mblur
Once this is done, motion blur will still not be enabled. To actually enable motion blur, you then need to use the r2_mblur command variable to specify the amount of blurring to be shown. The range of valid values goes from 0.000 (no blur) to 1.000, and you can test this in the console to find the value which suits you best (I personally use 1.000). See the Advanced Tweaking section for details of how to access the console and use command variables, and also how to implement a command variable permanently once you've found the amount of blurring you wish to implement. The performance impact of using motion blurring is minimal, but the way it enhances the reality of the visuals can be quite striking, and incidentally it also helps to cover up the jaggedness due to lack of anti-aliasing quite well.
STALKER & Dual Core CPUs
The developers of STALKER have clearely stated that STALKER benefits from Dual/Quad Core CPUs. This is evident in the Readme.txt file found under your Program FilesTHQS.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobyl directory which specifically says that 'S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl should utilize your dual and quad core processor natively and automatically. Running a dual or quad core processor is one of the best ways to improve performance.'
Unfortunately in testing STALKER on a dual core CPU, I've found that in general while I've had no problems, it doesn't seem to utilize both cores completely; like most non-multithreaded games it only uses around 50% of each CPU, or 100% of one core and around 0% of the other. I haven't found any switches which force STALKER to run in multithreaded mode, and I'd suggest that given the game began development over six years ago, it's unlikely most of it is multithreaded enough to truly take advantage of multi-core CPUs. Perhaps a patch will fix this - stay tuned.
Update: As of the 1.0004 Patch STALKER has been further optimized for dual core CPUs. In my own testing it still doesn't appear as though the combined CPU usage is going much above 50% on average, but any improvement is welcome.
Max Frames to Render Ahead
This tweak gained prominence with Oblivion, and has been known to help reduce control lag in other games. The setting in question is called 'Max Frames to Render Ahead' or 'Maximum pre-rendered frames'. It is available by default in the Forceware Control Panel for Nvidia graphics cards, or by using RivaTuner to change the 'Prerender limit' setting which is the same thing. You can find out more about this setting as well as RivaTuner in the Nvidia Forceware Tweak Guide. For ATI users, you can adjust the 'Flip Queue' setting which is the equivalent setting to the one above by installing and using ATI Tray Tools. The same values apply to both brands of cards.
In both cases, by lowering the value for this setting you may improve the responsiveness of your character's control in the game. However this is not a tweak for improving FPS as such; in fact the general recommendation to change this setting from its default of 3 down to 0 will actually reduce performance on most systems. So you should first try reducing this value to 2 to see its impact, and if you still have control lag, lower it to 1. Remember, most mouse lag is due to low FPS and the best solution is to improve your framerate by lowering various settings or switching to the Static Lighing renderer. There are no magical fixes for 'lag' if your system is getting low FPS.
Measuring FPS, Taking Screenshots & Capturing Movies
If you want to measure FPS or take screenshots in STALKER, you can use the rs_stats on console command to bring up an FPS/Statistical display, and you can use the F12 key or the screenshot console command to take screenshots, which will then be stored under your Documents and SettingsAll UsersDocumentsSTALKER-SHOCscreenshots directory in .JPG format (or use the -ss_tga command line switch to take them in both .JPG and high quality .TGA format).
However if you wish to do the above, and also capture in-game movies in .AVI format in a much easier way, you can use the free FRAPS utility instead.
Benchmarking
To play back a time demo in STALKER, you will need a pre-recorded demo file/savegame such as the one in this thread. The saved game and its associated .xrdemo file should be placed under your Documents and SettingsAll UsersShared DocumentsSTALKER-SHOCsavedgames directory, then launch STALKER and load up this saved game. Next open the console and type demo_play [savename]. The game will run through a preset demo, and at the end you will have to open up the console to see the minimum, maximum and average FPS figures for the demo run.
Note that the file in the link above only works with version 1.0 of the game. You can instead rename the obr.xrdemo file to the name of a saved game you have (in place of the obr) and follow the instructions above to see how this works. I still don't know how to record a custom demo in STALKER, so if you know how to successfully do this please Email Me with the relevant details.
Update: As of the 1.0003 Patch, the demo_record command has been added to the game, allowing you to record custom timedemos for benchmarking purposes. Use the demo_record [demoname] command in the console, and the game will begin recording your demo - you can then use left mouse button to move the camera forward, right mouse button to move it back, and A and D to move the camera left or right, W or S to move it up or down. You must press SPACE to regularly append key frames, and then press ESC when you want to finish recording. The demo is saved with the .xrdemo extension under your Documents and SettingsAll UsersShared DocumentsSTALKER-SHOCsavedgames directory. To play it back, first load up the relevant saved game you used to record the demo, then type demo_play [demoname].
Conclusion
That brings the STALKER Tweak Guide to a conclusion, and I hope you've found some useful pieces of information in this guide. If you believe there are any significant tips or tweaks missing from this guide, please Email Me with the details and I will look into it further, updating the guide as required. Unfortunately I can't provide personal tech/tweak support and I also don't provide permission for the guide to be reproduced elsewhere for several reasons.
In any case, thanks for taking the time to read the guide, and until next time take care!