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The subject of this article or section is part of Love is in the Air, a seasonal event that lasts two weeks. Once the event has run its course, this will no longer be available until next year, but there are no guarantees.

Apothecary Hummel
Title	<Crown Chemical Co.>
Race	Forsaken (Humanoid)
Level	82 Elite
Location	Shadowfang Keep, Silverpine Forest
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Apothecary Hummel is a boss found in Shadowfang Keep, during the Love is in the Air event.

Strategy

The basic strategy in this fight is to tank-and-spank Apothecary Hummel and Apothecary Baxter, while avoiding the damage zones created on the ground by Apothecary Frye. Baxter engages about 10 seconds after Hummel, and then Frye about 10 seconds after that.

Apothecary Hummel deals "perfume damage" (purple aura) while Apothecary Baxter deals "cologne damage" (green aura). Each boss has a short-range aura dealing around 2000 damage per second, and a channeled frontal cone attack. Each also occasionally casts "Chain Reaction", a 3-second cast that does a (physical) PBAOE for about 7500 damage. (Not sure if this can be interrupted.) Apothecary Frye randomly tosses vials of both perfume and cologne which create color-coded damage zones on the ground, dealing about 2000 damage per second unless you are wearing the matching neutralizer. Frye is 'untankable', but can be stunned (unsure about snares and other CC).

All three bosses do minimal melee damage (less than 1000 on cloth), and so can be "tanked" by any class. Wearing the appropriate neutralizer (given to you as part of the daily quest) negates all of the bosses' damage except their melee and the "Chain Reaction" PBAOE. Hummel and Baxter should be separated and faced away from each other, so that the others in the group are only hit by one or the other at a time. Frye should be ignored until the other two are dead; melee attackers will have to chase him down if they cannot stun or snare him.

Weak adds also spawn throughout the fight, and will run in and self-destruct for about 2500 damage after 5–10 seconds. These can be killed if they are causing trouble for the healer, although high-DPS (or high-healing) groups can largely ignore them.

Alternate Strategy

If, for some reason, you insist on doing this with one tank, you should use cooldowns to kill Hummel as quickly as possible, and try to CC Baxter until Hummel is killed. Once Hummel is killed, everyone switches to the green neutralizer and gangs up on Baxter.

All party members begin with Purple Buff on, once Hummel is downed switch to Green. Frye will throw both colors so all members avoid poison, poison is what will wipe groups. Once Hummel is down, go for Baxter. Once these two are down, Frye is more or less soloable if one stays out of poison.

The random mobs mentioned earlier self-destruct for fairly decent AoE damage, if your healer is having trouble, pick a ranged dps to focus on these.

And remember, POISON WIPES GROUPS. Other than that, the encounter is quite easy.

Quotes

 {{{1}}} A few weeks in this pathetic castle will give us time to work on some new products and let others forget about the unfortunate... misunderstanding in Dragonblight.

Aggro

Did they bother to tell you who I am and why I am doing this?

...or are they just using you like they do everybody else?

But what does it matter. It is time for this to end.

Calling Apothecary Baxter

• Baxter! Get in there and help! NOW!

Calling Apothecary Frye

• It is time, Frye! Attack!

Summoning Apothecaries

• Apothecaries! Give your life for the Crown!

Death

• ...please don't think less of me.

Loot

One of

Choker of the Pure Heart Item Level 346Disenchants into:  [Heavenly Shard]: 1 (100%) Binds when picked up Neck +168 Strength +252 Stamina +116 Hit +107 Critical Strike Requires Level 85 Sell Price: 8 2 Heartbreak Charm Item Level 346Disenchants into:  [Heavenly Shard]: 1 (100%) Binds when picked up Neck +168 Intellect +252 Stamina +109 Critical Strike +114 Haste Requires Level 85 Sell Price: 8 2 Sweet Perfume Broach Item Level 346Disenchants into:  [Heavenly Shard]: 1 (100%) Binds when picked up Neck +168 Agility +252 Stamina +101 Critical Strike +119 Haste Requires Level 85 Sell Price: 8 2 Shard of Pirouetting Happiness Item Level 346Disenchants into:  [Heavenly Shard]: 1 (100%) Binds when picked up Neck +168 Strength +252 Stamina +128 Dodge +85 Hit Requires Level 85 Sell Price: 8 2 Winking Eye of Love Item Level 600Disenchants into:  [Sha Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Neck +107 Stamina +169 Critical Strike +68 Versatility Use: Unleash the power of love. (10 Min Cooldown) Sell Price: 8 2

Sometimes one of

The Heartbreaker Binds when picked up Toy Use: Adds this toy to your Toy Box. This strange experimental device was meant to burst the target's chest cavity in a spray of hot gore. Instead, it induces a brief but pitiful display of miserable, wracking sobs. Vile Fumigator's Mask Cosmetic Binds when picked up Head Use: Sprays an enemy with vile fumes, incapacitating it for 30 sec. Any damage caused will revive the target. Use: Add this appearance to your collection. Durability 85 / 85 Requires Level 28 Sell Price: 2 12 34 Forever-Lovely Rose Item Level 1Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Head Toxic Wasteling Binds when picked up Use: Teaches you how to summon this companion.

Rarely

X-45 Heartbreaker Binds when picked up Mount Use: Teaches you how to summon this mount.  This mount changes depending on your Riding skill and location. Requires Level 10 Requires Apprentice Riding

As well, the first time you defeat this boss, he drops a  [Faded Lovely Greeting Card], which starts the quest Something is in the Air (and it Ain't Love)

2010 loot table

For historical purposes, these items were only available during the 2010 event.

•  [Choker of the Pure Heart]
•  [Heartbreak Charm]
•  [Sweet Perfume Broach]
•  [Shard of Pirouetting Happiness]

Trivia

Apothocaries Hummel, Frye and Baxtor are all references from the movie The Rock, I.E. Brig. General Francis Hummel, Captain Frye, and Major Baxtor. All the quotes as well are straight from the movie.

While rockets loaded with chemical agents played a part in the movie, there are more obvious innuendos applicable to the Big Love Rocket.

A TCG loot card awards Papa Hummel's Pet Biscuits, which enlarge a non-combat pet. There may be a connection, especially as the Toxic Wasteling pet expands when it eats.

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB