Razelikh the Defiler
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Gender | Male |
Race | Nathrezim (Demon) |
Level | 15-30 Elite |
Reaction | Alliance Horde |
Affiliation(s) | Burning Legion |
Occupation | Overseer of demonic activity in the Blasted Lands |
Location | Blasted Lands; Fel Hammer |
Status | Alive, sharing a body with Loramus |
Relative(s) | Felcular (champion) |
Razelikh the Defiler (whose true name is Rakh'likh)[1] is a dreadlord who served as Lord Kazzak's most fearsome lieutenant during the Third War. After the demons retreated to the Blasted Lands, he was instructed to secure the land and ultimately succeeded when he united the Shadow Council.[2]
Background
World of Warcraft
Besides being served by the death knight Ilifar and Felcular, Razelikh was protected by a triad composed by Grol the Destroyer, Lady Sevine, and Archmage Allistarj of the Shadowsworn. In exchange for their servitude, Razelikh granted each of them nearly unlimited power within the Blasted Lands. Each of them received a third of an amulet of Razelikh's creation around their neck. The very same amulet was needed to summon the nathrezim. The amulet pieces were each attuned to the lifeforce of their owner, granting them immortality. As long as they remained within the Blasted Lands, they couldn't be slain, their life spans extended until the end of days. On the other hand, the price was also imprisonment and eternal servitude, tainting their minds to only serve and protect him.[3]
There was only one way to harm the demon lord and his minions, a weapon of power had to be forged bearing his true name: Rakh'likh. Once it was forged with the help of Galvan the Ancient and the demon hunter Loramus,[4] the adventurers used it to defeat the cult's leaders and claimed their shards of the amulet in order to reform the Ward of the Defiler.[5] At the Rise of the Defiler, after they used the ward to activate the runes of teleportation, the heroes managed to kill Razelikh the Defiler, sending him back to the Twisting Nether while one of his horns was used to the destroy the demonic amulet.[6]
Cataclysm
By the time of the Cataclysm, though his servants were slain, Razelikh planned to return to the Blasted Lands with the help of the Shadowsworn cultists,[7] planning to overwhelm Azeroth with his legions of demons.[8] The demon hunter Loramus sought to put an end to Razelikh but was slain by Grol the Destroyer, one of Razelikh's fallen servants.[9][10] With the help of Bloodmage Lynnore or Kasim Sharim, adventurers later revived and empowered Loramus,[11] and the two united to battle against Razelikh. During the fight, Loramus sacrificed his own life in order to help trap Razelikh's soul, claiming he would battle the demon in the next world.[12]
Legion

By the time of the third invasion of the Burning Legion, the [Stone Knife of Sealing] that Loramus and Razelikh were trapped in was eventually destroyed. The nathrezim's body reformed within the Twisting Nether, but with both his and Loramus's souls trapped inside it, entwined in eternal conflict until they were summoned to Azeroth by the Burning Legion. Taking control of Razelikh's body, Loramus joined the Illidari on the Fel Hammer. Knowing how tenuous his hold on the dreadlord's body is, Loramus remains bound in a magical prison so that when Razelikh periodically wrests control, he can do little more than threaten the Illidari.[13]
At one point, the Illidari forces battled Razelikh's soul to temper their weapons.[14]
Abilities
Decimate — Reduces a target's chance to block by 70% for 30 sec.
Flames of Chaos — 4.26 sec cast, 10 yard range AOE knockback (announced by Let the flames of chaos engulf you!)
Frenzy — Increases the caster's attack speed and the Physical damage it deals for 2 min.
Mana Burn — Hits nearby enemies with anti-mana bolts. For each point of mana consumed from a target, that target takes 0.5 damage.
Strong Cleave — Inflicts normal damage plus 55 to an enemy and its nearest allies, affecting up to 5 targets and increasing the time between their attacks by 33% for 10 sec.
Removed from the game:
Razelikh's Tear I — Summons Ilifar <Keeper of Souls>
Razelikh's Tear II — Summons Felcular <Champion of Razelikh>
Quotes
- Main article: You Are Rakh'likh, Demon#Notes
Notable drops
[Severed Horn of the Defiler] (Quest item)
[Imperfect Draenethyst Fragment]
[Flawless Draenethyst Sphere]
Tactics
The battle is done single at the level quest without particular tactics.
He was previously level 57 elite.
He was immune to all debuffs/stuns, to all paladin judgements, warlocks DoTs (all curses, [Corruption]),
[Banish],
[Fear], and also shadow and fire damage.
The debuffs from the Enchanted Azsharite Felbane weapons didn't appear to affect him, just his minions.
During combat, Rakh'likh summons one of his minions, a Death Knight, then later his champion, a felguard. Between the two, he will do a powerful knockback which have the nasty habit of knocking the tank off the mountain. It has a five-second cast, so run away while he's charging up. If not, a quick charge can save your life. Pets are immune to the knockback, but a tank must prepare. Either the full length of the plateau (so the tank lands still on the plateau), or where there is a solid wall behind him to stop the
flight.
There are two common strategies to avoid him knocking the tank off the mountain which occurs at 50% health. (In addition to potentially wiping the group, can cause the tank to miss being able to loot the [Severed Horn of the Defiler] if he gets knocked far enough away).
First, there is a ledge below the top with the "Rune of Return" on it(It teleports you to [44,9, 55,3] . If you can pull Razelikh to that ledge, the tank can place his back against the wall, negating the knockback.
Secondly, when Razelikh is about to perform his knockback, he shout "Let the flames of chaos engulf you!". At this point, all melee can simply run out of range of the channeled knockback and avoid it completely.
In the RPG
Raze’likh the Defiler. Raze’likh is a powerful dreadlord who has claimed the Blasted Lands as his seat, and he steadily expands his influence, corrupting some of the Horde and Alliance’s best or turning them into monsters under his control. His enforcers are Allistarj, Sevine, and Grol.
Raze’likh’s most dangerous power is his ability to bind the souls of the fallen to a crystal, through some wicked spell of unknown origins. This grants the person — or rather, the body — bound to the crystal near immortality, but a complete lack of free will. Raze’likh has used this to begin creating an army of nigh-invulnerable guardians for his areas of interest, including the Dark Portal.[15]
Notes
- Using the
[Ward of the Defiler] at the altar on top of the mountain will summon Rakh'likh in the ring in the center of the plateau.
- See You Are Rakh'likh, Demon quest chain - for the quest chain leading up to Rakh'likh.
Speculation
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- Exactly how a relatively mid-level dreadlord was granted the same title as the insidious Archimonde is unknown. It is possible such a title is simply relative and not reflective of rank or level of power when compared to another with the same title (Ragnaros the Firelord vs Cyrukh the Firelord, Kil'jaeden the Deceiver vs. Velarok the Deceiver).
- Alternatively Razelikh could have earned the Defiler title before Archimonde was turned into a demon.
Gallery
- Runes
Patch changes
Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): Rakh'likh can be summoned without a cooldown.
See also
References
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[58] The Name of the Beast
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[57] Loramus
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[57] Loramus
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[58] Enchanted Azsharite Fel Weaponry
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[60G] Uniting the Shattered Amulet
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[60G] You Are Rakh'likh, Demon
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[15-30] Blood Ritual
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[15-30] Time is Short
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[15-30] Time is Short
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[15-30] The Amulet of Grol
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[15-30] The Altar of Storms
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[15-30] You Are Rakh'likh, Demon
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[10-45] Demonic Improvements
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Preparations for Invasion: Weapon Improvements
- ^ Horde Player's Guide, pg. 186
External links
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