Anduin Wrynn (tactics)
- For the character's biography, see Anduin Wrynn.
Anduin Wrynn | |||||||
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Gender | Male | ||||||
Race | Human (Humanoid) | ||||||
Level | ?? Boss | ||||||
Reaction | Alliance Horde | ||||||
Affiliation(s) | Mawsworn | ||||||
Location | Domination's Grasp, Sepulcher of the First Ones | ||||||
Status | Defeatable | ||||||
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Anduin Wrynn is the eighth boss of the Sepulcher of the First Ones.
Adventure Guide
Controlled by Domination magic, Anduin is being forced to aid the Jailer's plan to remake reality. As time runs out to stop him, the champions of Azeroth must make a difficult choice: defeat the young king to save the cosmos, or risk everything in order to restore his soul.
Overview
Anduin battles players while battling his own Domination. Dominated Anduin's Kingsmourne Hungers separates players from their souls, allowing them to aid Anduin's true self, restoring Willpower.
Upon reaching 100 Willpower, Anduin manifests the source of his Domination temporarily, allowing players to combat it and benefit from the Grasp of Domination.
Tanks
- Dark Zeal will stack until Anduin attacks a different target.
- Soul Reaper inflicts substiantial Physical and Magical damage.
Damage Dealers
- Seek out the opposite sign when afflicted with Blasphemy to remove the effect.
- Defeat Monstorous Souls quickly when they reach low health to prevent Necrotic Detonation.
- Defeating Anduin's Doubt and Anduin's Despair restores Willpower to him.
Healers
- Seek out the opposite sign when afflicted with Blasphemy to remove the effect.
- Restoring Anduin's Hope grants Willpower to him.
- Befouled Barrier consumes the healing of players standing in the area.
Loot
- [Dreadful Helm Module]
- [Mystic Helm Module]
- [Venerated Helm Module]
- [Zenith Helm Module]
- [Beacon of Stormwind]
- [Anduin's Princely Vestments]
- [Wrists of the Wicked Star]
- [King's Wolfheart Waistband]
- [Remnant's Blasphemous Scourgebelt]
- [Soulwarped Seal of Menethil]
- [Soulwarped Seal of Wrynn]
- [The Lion's Roar]
Bonus loot
- [Accelerated Cold]
- [Combusting Engine]
- [Controlled Destruction]
- [Embrace of Earth]
- [Fueled by Violence]
- [Nourishing Chi]
- [Perforated Veins]
- [Powerful Precision]
- [Taste for Blood]
- [Vengeful Shock]
Achievements
- [Sepulcher of the First Ones]
- [Heroic: Sepulcher of the First Ones]
- [Mythic: Anduin Wrynn]
- [Domination's Grasp]
- [Coming to Terms]
- [Sepulcher of the First Ones Guild Run]
- [Heroic Sepulcher of the First Ones Guild Run]
Quotes
- Intro
- Zovaal says: It is done. The final chamber of the Sepulcher opens before me.
- Zovaal says: You were forged into a weapon to succeed where all others had failed. Now, one final purpose remains.
- Zovaal says: Annihilate those who oppose me... and sunder your final tether to mortality.
- Uther the Lightbringer says: The Jailer's hold is strong.
- Sylvanas Windrunner says: Our only hope is that Anduin's will proves stronger.
- Lady Jaina Proudmoore says: We must help him break free! I cannot fail again...
- Aggro
- Your reality ends here!
- Hopebreaker
- Break!
- Befouled Barrier
- Darkness consumes light!
- Blasphemy
- There is no balance!
- Kingsmourne Hungers
- Kingsmourne hungers!
- Wicked Star
- Your end has come!
- Intermission: A Fallen King
- Anduin Wrynn yells: Let... me... go...
- Uther the Lightbringer yells: Don't give up, Anduin! We will not fail you!
- Anduin Wrynn yells: Your existence was one failure after another, old man!
- Anduin Wrynn yells: At Andorhal, you failed your kingdom and your prince.
- Anduin Wrynn yells: Today, you fail not only the boy-king, but your entire world!
- Grim Reflections
- Terrors, arise and obey!
- Intermission: March of the Damned
- Anduin Wrynn yells: I feel... my soul... slipping away...
- Sylvanas Windrunner yells: Break his hold, Anduin! The strength lies within you!
- Anduin Wrynn yells: What do you know of strength, betrayer?
- Anduin Wrynn yells: You lacked the strength to protect your people as you fell before Frostmourne.
- Anduin Wrynn yells: You are weak, Windrunner. And the weak are made to serve.
- Beacon of Hope
- Save... yourselves...
- End... this...
- Empowered Hopebreaker
- Fall!
- Killing a player
- Kneel!
- Submit!
- Defeat
- The Light has abandoned you.
Cinematic
Upon defeating Anduin, a cinematic plays:
- With a swing from Kingsmourne, Anduin destroys the arcane barrier Jaina has erected for herself, Uther, and Sylvanas.
- Jailer/Anduin: Do you not understand? This one is bound to me.
- Anduin plunges Kingsmourne into the ground, releasing a cloud of black smoke that grows to envelop him. Sylvanas begins running toward him.
- Sylvanas: Anduin!
- Within the smoke, Anduin continues holding a shaky grip on Kingsmourne. The blue orb at the center of the blade glows intensely. The weapon starts to drain energy (seemingly his soul) from his face as the Jailer whispers to him.
- Jailer: Fulfill your final purpose: Annihilation. The fate of all who carry my blade.
- Suddenly, a glowing hand is placed on Anduin's left shoulder and the draining comes to a halt.
- Varian: My son.
- Trembling, Anduin looks up and gasps when he sees Varian standing on his left side.
- Varian: This blade does not belong to darkness. It was forged by valor.
- Another hand is placed on Anduin's right shoulder.
- Varok: And also...
- Anduin looks over and sees Varok Saurfang standing on his other side.
- Varok: by honor.
- Varian: Its legacy, and ours, are with you, even here.
- Varian and Varok kneel down on either side of Kingsmourne and stretch out an arm each to grasp Kingsmourne's hilt. Their hands fade away, leaving only Anduin's, now with a firm grip on the sword.
- Varok: Now, let it be finished.
- Anduin gathers his strength and, with a scream, splits Kingsmourne in half as the screen fades to white. On the other side, Anduin—color restored to his face and hair—kneels on the ground with the glowing halves of the sword, restored to Shalla'tor and Ellemayne, in his hands. His Domination armor fades away into smoke, leaving only his normal armor underneath. The energy orb that was contained in the sword, now released, hovers silently in front of him. Jaina kneels down behind Anduin and places a hand on his shoulder as he looks at the orb.
- Anduin: Arthas...
- Sylvanas and Uther walk up to the orb as well.
- Jaina: Is this all that remains of him?
- Uther: The last flicker of his scarred spirit, consumed in the forges of the Jailer.
- Sylvanas: No crown. No throne. Not even a soul left for judgement. I hated you, hunted you, and with each selfish act... became you. That is my burden to bear.
- She and Uther glance briefly at each other.
- Sylvanas: But your legacy... is at an end. Begone then, Arthas Menethil. May the last whisper of your name fade... and be forgotten.
- The four watch in silence as the orb shrinks and eventually fades away. Uther closes his eyes with a pained look on his face and Jaina lowers her head.
Post-cinematic dialogue
- Anduin Wrynn says: You fought... to save me. Thank you.
- Lady Jaina Proudmoore says: I would never give up on you, Anduin.
- Sylvanas Windrunner says: You need time to recover, but we must press on. The Jailer has reached the final chamber of the Sepulcher. He is perilously close to victory.
- Anduin Wrynn says: The consoles have been infused with Domination magic. They will subjugate anyone who tries to follow him.
- Uther the Lightbringer says: There must be a way.
- Firim says: The answer lies within the mysteries of the First Ones. Their secrets can guide our way forward... if forged by the proper hand.
Trivia
- In early PTR builds, his Adventure Guide entry read: Completely under Zovaal's control, Anduin stands ready to destroy any who oppose his master. As time runs out, a difficult choice must be made. Defeat the boy king to save the cosmos, or risk everything in order to restore his soul.
Patch changes
- Patch 9.2.0 (2022-02-22): Added.