Exarch Maladaar (tactics)

For biography, see Exarch Maladaar.

Exarch Maladaar
Gender	Male
Race	Draenei (Humanoid)
Level	17-32 Elite
Resource	Mana
Reaction	Alliance Horde
Affiliation(s)	Auchenai
Location	Crypt of Remembrance, Auchenai Crypts
Status	Killable
Auchenai Crypts Shirrak the Dead Watcher Exarch Maladaar (lore) (lore) NPCs D'ore (lore) Other Auchindoun instances

Exarch Maladaar is the second boss of Auchenai Crypts in Auchindoun. He is in the last chamber, the Crypt of Remembrance.

After his death, the naaru D'ore appears and redeems his spirit that eventually appears to Greatfather Aldrimus and thanks him for having him killed.

Adventure Guide

The sole living remnant of the glory that once strode the halls of Auchenai, Maladaar has been driven mad by the loss of everyone and everything he ever loved. His lunatic dedication to the preservation of their memory has driven him to a mastery of the dark arts.

Abilities

•  Ribbon of Souls — Exarch Maladaar inflicts Shadow damage to his current target.
•  Soul Scream — Exarch Maladaar lets out a soul scream, disorienting all players within 0 yards for 2 sec.
•  Stolen Soul — Exarch Maladaar rips the soul from a player, reducing their damage and healing done by 50%. The soul forms a ghostly being that attacks the player for 2 min.
•  Summon Avatar — When Exarch Maladaar reaches 25% remaining health, he summons an Avatar of the Martyred.

Avatar of the Martyred

•  Mortal Strike — The Avatar of the Martyred strikes his current target, inflicting Physical damage and reducing the effectiveness of any healing received by 50%.
•  Sunder Armor — The Avatar of the Martyred hacks at an enemy's armor, reducing it with each application of Sunder Armor. Sunder armor stacks up to 5 times and lasts for 20 sec.

Strategy

DPS during this fight should stay aware and focus on killing shadow doubles when they are spawned. Doubles have roughly the same health and abilities as the characters they copy, and will die quickly under a focused attack. At 25% health, Maladaar creates a double of himself with 30,000 HP. This double has a mortal strike ability, and can be offtanked or kited while you kill Maladaar. You may also kill the double first, but it will probably be harder for your tank to gain aggro on it.

Maladaar will hit players in close range with a shadow attack about 1000-1200 damage. Shadow resistance will help the tank, but is not vital. The key point is to kill the shadow doubles and keep them off the healer.

The AoE fear can result in your healer being killed if the non-healing party members are all melee. When he fears all of the melee party members he'll go straight for the healer and likely kill them. In this kind of group makeup the healer needs to be sure to stay in fear range. In groups with ranged DPS he usually goes for the ranged DPS instead of the healer so it isn't as much of a problem. Though this puts you in range of the shadow attack mentioned above the healing isn't too intensive; a couple heals for everyone every 5 to 10 secs is enough. A shaman can use [Tremor Totem] to minimize the effect of the AoE fear.

In the event you kill Maladaar, but not the double, the Avatar will remain over his corpse. After several minutes (but before the bosses' corpse despawns) the Avatar will die automatically. Alternatively, he can be killed by himself upon your return from the ghost run; he does give rep and has a good drop in heroic mode. Using an ankh or a soulstone to resurrect while the Avatar is still there may aggro him.

Heroic mode

Essentially the same fight; tank & spank. OT to pickup the Avatar helps, but quite easy. The Avatar hits as hard as him and can cause a wipe if using only one tank. Fortunately, you can resurrect, rebuff, and engage him while looting the actual boss. His Ribbon of Souls didn't seem to hit any harder than on normal mode.

• On heroic mode, Avatar of the Martyred drops loot.

Loot

Normal and Heroic

Spirit Shard The shard pulses with energy.

Normal

Darkguard Face Mask Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Leather Head 15 Armor +14 Agility or Intellect +20 Stamina +14 Critical Strike Durability 85 / 85 Requires Level 26 Sell Price: 1 17 41 Fetish of the Fallen Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Trinket +13 Agility or Strength Use: The next opponent killed within 15 Sec that yields experience or honor will restore 102 health. Requires Level 26 Sell Price: 1 34 94 Ironstaff of Regeneration Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Staff Two-Hand Speed 3.60 15 – 21 Damage (5 damage per second) +60 Intellect +20 Stamina +24 Versatility Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 26 Sell Price: 2 77 Mok'Nathal Beast-Mask Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Mail Head 22 Armor +14 Agility or Intellect +20 Stamina +15 Critical Strike   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +1 Versatility   Durability 80 / 80 Requires Level 26 Sell Price: 1 16 98 Ring of the Exarchs Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Finger +8 Agility +11 Stamina Requires Level 26 Sell Price: 97 87 Slippers of Serenity Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Cloth Feet 7 Armor +10 Intellect +15 Stamina +10 Versatility   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +1 Armor   Durability 65 / 65 Requires Level 26 Sell Price: 1 15 68

Heroic

Light-Touched Stole of Altruism Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Back 8 Armor +8 Intellect +11 Stamina Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 1 59 53 Sash of Arcane Visions Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Cloth Waist 7 Armor +10 Intellect +15 Stamina +10 Critical Strike +12 Versatility Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 1 5 60 Wave-Song Girdle Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Mail Waist 17 Armor +10 Agility or Intellect +15 Stamina +12 Critical Strike Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 1 8 33 Boots of the Unjust Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Leather Feet 13 Armor +10 Agility or Intellect +15 Stamina +11 Critical Strike +8 Haste Durability 65 / 65 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 1 17 41 Doomplate Legguards Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Plate Legs 39 Armor +14 Strength or Intellect +20 Stamina +17 Critical Strike +10 Haste Doomplate Battlegear (1/5 pieces) [Doomplate Chestguard] [Doomplate Gauntlets] [Doomplate Warhelm] [Doomplate Legguards] [Doomplate Shoulderguards] (2) Set: Increases your hit rating by 35. (4) Set: Your attacks have a chance to grant you 80 Strength for 15 sec.   Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 1 58 57 Exarch's Diamond Band Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Finger +8 Intellect +11 Stamina Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 96 78 Maladaar's Blessed Chaplet Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Neck +11 Stamina +15 Dodge Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 69 99 Soulpriest's Ring of Resolve Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Finger +11 Stamina +15 Versatility Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 99 32 The Harvester of Souls Item Level 89 Binds when picked up Axe One-Hand Speed 2.60 13 – 27 Damage (7.7 damage per second) +8 Strength +6 Stamina +11 Critical Strike Durability 90 / 90 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 2 34 15 Wastewalker Shoulderpads Item Level 32 Binds when picked up Leather Shoulder 5 Armor +3 Agility or Intellect +3 Stamina +2 Critical Strike   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +3 Critical Strike   Wastewalker Armor (1/5 pieces)  [Wastewalker Helm]  [Wastewalker Gloves]  [Wastewalker Leggings]  [Wastewalker Tunic]  [Wastewalker Shoulderpads] (2) Set: Increases your hit by 35. (4) Set: Your attacks have a chance to grant you 80 Agility for 15 sec.   Durability 85 / 85 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 4 77 27 Champion's Fire Opal Binds when picked up +5 Strength and +4 Dodge Rating "Matches a Red or Yellow socket." Sell Price: 3 Potent Fire Opal Binds when picked up +5 Intellect and +4 Critical Strike Rating "Matches a Red or Yellow socket." Sell Price: 3 Purified Tanzanite Binds when picked up +5 Intellect and +8 Versatility "Matches a Red or Blue socket." Sell Price: 3 Primal Nether Crafting Reagent Sell Price: 1 60 The Exarch's Soul Gem Quest Item Unique "It's hard to believe that this bauble holds the spirits of many victims. Nevertheless, you can sense them in turmoil within."

Holiday Drops

Green Winter Hat Cosmetic Binds when picked up Head Winter Garb (1/5 pieces)  [Green Winter Clothes]  [Green Winter Hat]  [Red Winter Clothes]  [Red Winter Hat]  [Winter Boots] (3) Set: Full Winter Garb Sell Price: 2

Related Achievements

•  [Auchenai Crypts]
•  [Heroic: Auchenai Crypts]
•  [Heroic: Auchenai Crypts Guild Run]

Objective of

•  [15-30D] Auchindoun...
•  [30] WANTED: The Exarch's Soul Gem
•  [15-30D] The End of the Exarch

The subject of this section was removed from World of Warcraft in patch 4.3.0.

•  [67D] Everything Will Be Alright

Quotes

Intro

You have defiled the resting place of our ancestors. For this offense, there can be but one punishment. It is fitting that you have come to a place of the dead... for you will soon be joining them.

Aggro

• You will pay with your life!
• There's no turning back now!
• Serve your penitence!

Summoning Avatar

• Rise, my fallen brothers. Take form and fight!
• Let your mind be clouded.
• Stare into the darkness of your soul.

Killing a player

These walls will be your doom.

Laugh

Now, you'll stay for eternity!

Death

This is... where I belong.

Trivia

• Maladaar is voiced by Marc Graue.
• The weapon he wields has the same model as  [Iblis, Blade of the Fallen Seraph].

Patch changes

• Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB