Fathom-Guard Caribdis

Fathom-Guard Caribdis
Gender	Female
Race	Naga (Humanoid)
Level	31 Elite
Class	Sea witch
Resource	Mana
Reaction	Alliance Horde
Affiliation(s)	Coilfang tribe
Location	Serpentshrine Cavern, Zangarmarsh
Status	Killable
Serpentshrine Cavern
Hydross the Unstable; The Lurker Below ; Leotheras the Blind; Fathom-Lord Karathress; Morogrim Tidewalker; Lady Vashj	(lore); (lore); (lore); (lore); (lore); (lore)
	NPCs
Seer Olum
	Serpentshrine Cavern loot
	Other Coilfang Reservoir instances

Main article: Fathom-Lord Karathress

Fathom-Guard Caribdis is a naga found in Serpentshrine Cavern. She is part of the Fathom-Lord Karathress encounter.

Abilities

Blessing of the Tides — Increases damage dealt by 65% and reduces time between attacks by 65% for 10 min. Stacks up to 3 times.
Healing Wave — Calls upon Nature magic to heal an ally.
Power of Caribdis — Grants the Tidal Surge Ability.
Summon Cyclone — Summons a cyclone that moves around randomly. Enemies near the cyclone will be thrown up in the air.
Tidal Surge — Unleashes the power of the tides on nearby enemies, knocking them up in the air and encasing them in ice for 3 sec.
Water Bolt Volley — Hurls a watery bolt at all nearby enemies within 45, inflicting 1090 Frost damage.

Water Bolt Volley

Heal

A single target heal that does not depend on line of sight or range. It can be cast on any of the mobs, inluding Karathress and Caribdis herself. It heals for approximately 20-30% of the target's total HP. It can and should be interrupted by the tank, and also any melee DPS on Caribdis at the time. Ranged classes with interrupts should save them for Heals cast after Tidal Surge (see below).

Tidal Surge

Caribdis stuns all players within a 10 yard range every 15–20 seconds. They will be frozen in an ice block for 3 seconds but they still receive damage and don't lose aggro during that time. This ice block is problematic, because melee are unable to interrupt Caribdis' Heal spell during this time. To counter this, a shaman needs to stand outside the 10 yard range of this ability, and be ready to cast Earth Shock on Carabdis should she attempt to cast Heal after a Tidal Surge.

The Whirlwind

A whirlwind is generated which moves around the fight area. It has considerable range and can easily interfere with groups on the other mobs. It pushes the players up in the air for about 3–6 seconds and gives a debuff that reduces casting time. It looks like the arena whirlwind but does not deal any damage.

Caribdis' name likely has roots in the sentient whirlpool Charybdis, a creature encountered in Homer's Odyssey. This is also emphasized in her abilities, such as The Whirlwind and Tidal Surge.