Cenarius Mission Guide

This guide focuses on the Heroic Cenarius encounter in Moonglade, but also works for the normal version.

Minis in Cenarius’ army

• Ancient of War - Behemoth
• Bog Beast - Flourish
• Chimaera - Corrosive Breath
• Huntress - Elven Might
• Murloc Tidehunters - Morelocks
• Prowler - Predatory Instincts
• Starfall - Balance

It appears that Cenarius has specifically the Starfall portion of Earth and Moon.

Other minis and map mechanics

The main mechanic in the Cenarius fight is his tranquility healing aura, which affects all minis on Cenarius’ side, including himself. It currently heals for 1 percent of the target’s total Health per second.

The healing aura has gone through several iterations and bugs: the first version only healed Cenarius’ troops and not the boss itself, the second version healed only Cenarius itself at a very high speed, and now it finally works as intended with moderate heals on both.

Cenarius has two attack modes: he can swipe at ground troops, and hit flying troops one-by-one. He prioritizes taking down flying troops unless taunted.

Cenarius can be hit from outside his aggro range by Plague Farmer and Sylvanas with their range talent equipped and by Meat Wagon.

General strategy

Because Cenarius heals his troops wherever they are, you need to win the fights you take. If you lose a fight, the minis will heal up before the next fight, and you will fall hopelessly behind.

The two main approaches to the Cenarius fight are to build a deathball that can win the fights and heal up before the next one, or to fight a more defensive battle and make use of the Meeting Stone on the right to sneak up on Cenarius. This sneak attack can take the form of a lone Plague Farmer, or more reliably poisonous Harpies supported by a Taunt Earth Elemental to keep Cenarius from killing the Harpies.

Both approaches require you to win against Cenarius’ initial attack. At lower levels, you may need to have Polymorph available to accomplish this. From there, you can either push towards a Tower, or grab the Meeting Stone.

The Meeting Stone has a small area outside the reach of the Rocket Tower in the top-right corner of the deployment zone. When deploying at the Stone, you can choose to deploy either within the reach of the Rocket Tower, or outside of its reach, depending on your goal.