The Beast is a boss found in Upper Blackrock Spire. It appears to be a Core Hound that has been captured by the forces of Nefarian for use in his breeding experiments. (Experiments on other core hounds could account for the creation of Chromaggus, a core hound-like dragonkin who is the second-to-last boss found in Blackwing Lair.)

At some point before he is encountered by a party, the Beast had swallowed Finkle Einhorn, a gnomish adventurer who has survived in the Beast's stomach for an unspecified period of time. Skinning The Beast will free Finkle.

StrategiesEdit

Essentially, a tank will need to keep aggro on The Beast at all times as he hits extremely hard and can kill a cloth wearer in 2 or 3 hits. The rest of the raid will want to DPS him. As long as the Main Tank can keep aggro (best to say the Main Tanks, since it is unlikely that aggro can be consistently held, due to The Beast's oft-cast fears and random charges) and you have sufficient healing, this fight should be a simple one. He may drop  [Finkle's Skinner], which increases skinning by 10, so anyone in the group with a skinning skill of 300 should roll on this if they don't have it already, otherwise it can be greeded. It is vital to have a player in the raid who can skin The Beast, as they can receive the  [Pristine Hide of the Beast] and also reveal Finkle Einhorn, who is the start of a quest chain.
NOTE: With the release of the Burning Crusade,Wrath of the Lich King and Cataclysm, it is possible to raise your profession level to a maximum of 525, thus making it a simple task for any skinner who has been to at least Outland to skin The Beast.

NOTE: Despite being a Boss Mob, The Beast is tamable by Hunters who have the 51-point talent in Beast Mastery. A tamed version of this particular Core Hound retains it's status as a Level ?? (Boss).

LootEdit

Loot

Ace of Beasts Item Level 1Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Use: Combine the Ace through Eight of Beasts to complete the set. Sell Price: 1 25	Blackmist Armguards Binds when picked up Leather Wrist 77 Armor +13 Stamina +5 Strength +10 Shadow Resistance Durability 35 / 35 Requires Level 58 Item Level 63Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Equip: Increases your hit rating by 10 Sell Price: 1 40 18	Blademaster Leggings Binds when picked up Leather Legs 154 Armor +5 Agility Durability 75 / 75 Requires Level 58 Item Level 63Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Equip: Increases your hit rating by 10. Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 14. Equip: Increases your dodge rating by 24 Sell Price: 2 77 17	Bloodmoon Cloak Binds when picked up Back 45 Armor +17 Stamina +5 Spirit +7 Arcane Resistance Requires Level 58 Item Level 63Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Sell Price: 1 68 84
Book of Ferocious Bite V Classes: Druid Requires Level 60 Item Level 60Disenchants into: Not disenchantable 1 Charges "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable." Sell Price: 10	Finkle's Skinner Binds when picked up Dagger One Hand Speed 1.30 37 - 70 Damage (41.2 damage per second) Durability 65 / 65 Requires Level 58 Item Level 63Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Equip: Skinning +10 Equip: Increases attack power by 45 when fighting Beasts. "Also serves as a skinning knife." Sell Price: 5 21 95	Frostweaver Cape Binds when picked up Back 45 Armor +12 Intellect +12 Spirit Requires Level 58 Equip: Improves hit rating by 10.	Ironweave Boots Binds when picked up Cloth Feet 150 Armor +11 Intellect +17 Stamina Durability 40 / 40 Classes: Priest, Mage, Warlock Requires Level 56 Item Level 61Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Sell Price: 1 47 58 Set: Ironweave Battlesuit (1/8)
Lightforge Spaulders Binds when picked up Plate Shoulder 470 Armor +5 Spirit +4 Agility +11 Intellect +9 Strength +15 Stamina Durability 80 / 80 Requires Level 55 Item Level 60Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Sell Price: 2 54 88 Set: Lightforge Armor (1/8)	Seeping Willow Binds when picked up Mace Two-Hand Speed 3.60 155 - 233 Damage (53.9 damage per second) Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 58 Item Level 63Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Chance on hit: Lowers all stats by 20 and deals 20 Nature damage every 3 sec to all enemies within an 8 yard radius of the caster for 30 sec Sell Price: 6 37 99	Spiritshroud Leggings Binds when picked up Cloth Legs 78 Armor +13 Stamina +16 Intellect +16 Spirit Durability 65 / 65 Requires Level 58 Item Level 63Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Equip: Increases spell power by 19. Sell Price: 2 1 11	Tristam Legguards Binds when picked up Mail Legs 324 Armor +13 Stamina Durability 90 / 90 Requires Level 58 Equip: Increases attack power by 34. Equip: Increases your dodge rating by 24
Pristine Hide of the Beast Item Level 1Disenchants into: Not disenchantable

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