Scalecommander Sarkareth (tactics)

Scalecommander Sarkareth
Title	<Leader of The Sundered Flame>
Gender	Male
Race	Dracthyr (Humanoid)
Level	?? Boss
Reaction	Alliance Horde
Affiliation(s)	Sundered Flame
Location	Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible
Status	Killable
Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible
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For lore, see Scalecommander Sarkareth.

Scalecommander Sarkareth is a boss in Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible.

Adventure Guide

As leader of the Sundered Flame, Scalecommander Sarkareth broke away from the rest of the dracthyr to forge a new future. He has since led his forces to Aberrus, intent on claiming the legacy he believes rightfully belongs to his kind and willing to do anything to obtain it.

Overview

Scalecommander Sarkareth begins the fight with Oppressing Howl and attempts to obliterate players with Glittering Surge. When weakened, he draws upon the power of the Void to enhance his draconic powers, using Abyssal Breath and Ebon Might to summon and strengthen images of himself. When severely wounded, Sarkareth destroys the room to fully draw in powers of the Void and convert his abilities to their most powerful forms.

Damage Dealers

When Sarkareth uses Glittering Surge, it applies Dazzled to all players who still have Oppressing Howl.
Void Bomb erupts for high raid damage unless detonated within the Emptiness Between Stars.
Abyssal Breath creates temporal images of Sarkareth, which then gain power over time from Ebon Might.
Scouring Eternity inflicts lethal damage to players not safely hidden behind an Astral Formation.

Healers

When Sarkareth uses Glittering Surge, it applies Dazzled to all players who still have Oppressing Howl.
Void Bomb erupts for high raid damage unless detonated within the Emptiness Between Stars.
Scouring Eternity inflicts lethal damage to players not safely hidden behind an Astral Formation.

Tanks

Blazing Blast inflicts damage to the raid based on the total Fire damage taken from Burning Claws over its duration.
When Sarkareth uses Glittering Surge, it applies Dazzled to all players who still have Oppressing Howl.
Abyssal Breath creates temporal images of Sarkareth, which then gain power over time from Ebon Might.
Scouring Eternity inflicts lethal damage to players not safely hidden behind an Astral Formation.

Abilities

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Oblivion — Being struck with most Void abilities causes Oblivion, inflicting 2 Shadow damage every 1 sec for 25 Sec. Upon reaching 10 applications, the affected player is lost in the Emptiness Between Stars.
- Emptiness Between Stars — The target is stranded alone in the vast infinite of space, reducing damage done by -99%. After 20 Sec, if the target has not recovered fragments of their mind, they are lost forever and perish.
  - Dimensional Puncture — Players entering the Emptiness Between Stars pierce a hole through the reality of all universes for 3 Min. Players entering this hole fall through the fabric of space and time.
  - Destabilize — Whenever a player enters the Emptiness Between Stars, Sarkareth destabilizes reality and inflicts 4 Physical damage to all players every 1 sec, reducing their movement speed by 5% for 5 Sec. This effect stacks.
- Astral Flare — While stranded within the Emptiness Between Stars, players can absorb Astral Flares to gain 5% increased Haste and 10% increased movement speed for 23 Sec. This effect stacks.
  - Oppressing Howl — Sarkareth releases a bone-shaking howl at all players, pushing them away and increasing the incoming effects of Mass Disintegrate, Searing Breath, and Glittering Surge. When struck by any of these, Oppressing Howl is removed.
  - Echoing Howl — When Oppressing Howl is removed from a player, echoing darkness erupts forth and inflicts 8 Shadow damage to all players.
  - Echoing Howl — When Oppressing Howl is removed from a player, echoing darkness erupts forth and inflicts 6 Shadow damage to all players with an additional 2 Shadow damage every 1 sec for 4 Sec. This effect stacks.
- Glittering Surge — Sarkareth releases pure magic, inflicting 21 Arcane damage to all players every 1 sec for 8 Sec. If Glittering Surge strikes a player with Oppressing Howl, it removes that effect and applies Dazzled.
  - Dazzled — The player's senses are dazzled, stunning them and inflicting 25 Arcane damage every 1 sec for 20 Sec.
- Scorching Bomb — Sarkareth places several Scorching Bombs on nearby players. Each inflicts 31 Fire damage to players within 10 yards every 1 sec. After 12 Sec, the bombs explode with a Scorching Detonation.
  - Scorching Detonation — A fiery blast consumes the bomb, inflicting 15 Fire damage to all players instantly with an additional 6 Fire damage every 1 sec for 5 Sec.
  - Burning Ground — When a Scorching Bomb erupts, it creates a patch of Burning Ground. This ground inflicts 24 Fire damage every 1 sec to players within.
  - Dimensional Puncture — An exploding bomb pierces a hole through the reality of all universes for 3 Min. Players entering this hole fall through the fabric of space and time.
- Mass Disintegrate — Sarkareth forms a shimmering image that marks players. After 6 Sec, energy erupts from the image in a line towards its targets inflicting 40 Arcane damage.If Mass Disintegrate strikes a target with Oppressing Howl, it removes that effect and applies Disintegrated.
  - Disintegrated — The target's mind and body are heavily fractured, reducing movement speed by -25% and inflicting 16 Arcane damage every 5 sec.
- Searing Breath — Sarkareth breathes flames in a frontal cone, inflicting 24 Fire damage instantly with an additional 7 Fire damage every 1 sec for 12 Sec. This attack repeats 3 times and stacks.If Searing Breath strikes a target with Oppressing Howl, it removes that effect and applies Seared.
  - Seared — Searing wounds burn the player, inflicting 5 Fire damage every 1 sec.
- Drifting Embers — Motes of flame fall from above, inflicting 29 Fire damage and knocking back players within 5 yards of the impact.
- Burning Claws — Sarkareth slashes his current target, inflicting 160 Physical damage with an additional 13 Fire damage every 1 sec for 27 Sec. This effect stacks.Upon expiration, releases a Blazing Blast.
  - Blazing Blast — The player erupts with a burning nova, inflicting 15% of the total Fire damage taken from Burning Claws to all players as Fire damage.
  - Void Bomb — Sarkareth places Void Bombs on nearby players. Each inflicts 24 Shadow damage to players within 12 yards every 1 sec. After 20 Sec, the bombs explode with a Void Surge.
  - Void Surge — The bomb erupts with void energy, inflicting 28 Shadow damage to all players every 1 sec for 4 Sec.
  - Void Fracture — A player stepping into the Void Bomb causes the void energy to dissipate into the player. Upon removal, the void energy erupts with a Void Surge unless that player is within the Emptiness Between Stars.
  - Dimensional Puncture — An exploding bomb pierces a hole through the reality of all universes for 3 Min. Players entering this hole fall through the fabric of space and time.
- Abyssal Breath — Sarkareth takes in a deep breath and flies to a location, inflicting 58 Shadow damage in a line and knocking players away. This leaves behind void residue which inflicts 7 Shadow damage every 0.5 sec to players within.
  - Empty Recollection
    - Rescind — Chronal magic rewinds damage taken, restoring 10% of the image's maximum health every 1 sec.
    - Cosmic Volley — The image releases bolts of Void, inflicting 41 Shadow damage to all players.
    - Empty Strike — The image lashes out with an unerring strike at its target that always hits and ignores armor, inflicting 28 Physical damage and increasing damage taken by 25% for 12 Sec. This effect stacks.
  - Null Glimmer
    - Rescind — Chronal magic rewinds damage taken, restoring 10% of the image's maximum health every 1 sec.
    - Blasting Scream — The image releases a mighty scream, inflicting 40 Arcane damage to all players and interrupting spellcasting.
- Abyssal Breath — Sarkareth takes in a deep breath and flies to a location, inflicting 58 Shadow damage in a line and knocking players back.
  - Null Glimmer
    - Rescind — Chronal magic rewinds damage taken, restoring 10% of the image's maximum health every 1 sec.
    - Blasting Scream — The image releases a mighty scream, inflicting 40 Arcane damage to all players and interrupting spellcasting.
- Desolate Blossom — Sarkareth grows bulbs of void energy at player locations which pulse waves to all players and creatures within them every 0.5 sec, absorbing up to 50 healing for 1 Min.
- Desolate Blossom — Sarkareth grows bulbs of void energy at player locations which pulse waves to all players and creatures within them every 0.5 sec, absorbing up to 50 healing for 1 Min and removing Rescind.
- Infinite Duress — Sarkareth causes the infinite emptiness of space to weigh heavy on the target's mind, inflicting 14 Shadow damage every 2 sec for 30 Sec.Upon removal, this triggers Dread.
  - Dread — An eruption of dread inflicts 40 Shadow damage to all players and knocks them away.
- Ebon Might — Upon casting any spell, Sarkareth empowers his allies with the might of the Black dragons. This effect increases their damage done and movement speed by 20%. Upon reaching 5 applications, the target becomes immune to crowd controlling and interrupting effects.
- Void Claws — Sarkareth slashes his current target, inflicting 175 Physical damage with an additional 45 Shadow damage every 2 sec and reducing healing received by -25% for 18 Sec. This effect stacks.Upon expiration, releases a Void Blast.
  - Void Blast — The player erupts with a void nova, inflicting 25% of the total Shadow damage taken from Void Claws to players within 20 yards as Shadow damage.
  - Void Bomb — Sarkareth places Void Bombs on nearby players. Each inflicts 24 Shadow damage to players within 12 yards every 1 sec. After 20 Sec, the bombs explode with a Void Surge.
  - Void Surge — The bomb erupts with void energy, inflicting 28 Shadow damage to all players every 1 sec for 4 Sec.
  - Void Fracture — A player stepping into the Void Bomb causes the void energy to dissipate into the player. Upon removal, the void energy erupts with a Void Surge unless that player is within the Emptiness Between Stars.
  - Dimensional Puncture — An exploding bomb pierces a hole through the reality of all universes for 3 Min. Players entering this hole fall through the fabric of space and time.
- Cosmic Ascension — Sarkareth flies up through a void portal before crashing through the floor and inflicting 110 Shadow damage to players within 30 yards and knocking back players struck.
  - Astral Formation — Sarkareth pulls several asteroids out of space to crash into the ground. These formations inflict 28 Shadow damage to nearby players every 2 sec.
  - Null Glimmer
    - Rescind — Chronal magic rewinds damage taken, restoring 10% of the image's maximum health every 1 sec.
    - Blasting Scream — The image releases a mighty scream, inflicting 40 Arcane damage to all players and interrupting spellcasting.
  - Void Might — After ascending to the stars, Sarkareth empowers himself with Cosmic energy, increasing his damage done by 10%. This effect stacks.
- Hurtling Barrage — Sarkareth tears open portals to infinity, conjuring void images of himself that rush out in a line through a player. These images inflict 40 Shadow damage to targets struck.
- Scouring Eternity — Sarkareth causes a massive supernova to grow and erupt, inflicting 250 Shadow damage and knocking back all players not behind an Astral Formation.
  - Astral Eruption — Cosmic energy destabilizes Astral Formations, causing them to explode and inflict 5 Shadow damage to players within 200 yards and knock back players within 200 yards.
- Embrace of Nothingness — Sarkareth focuses the crushing weight of space upon a player. After 8 Sec, a black hole is formed inflicting 350 Shadow damage, split evenly among players struck. The black hole also pulls in and absorbs nearby Astral Formations before finally erupting and inflicting 150 Shadow damage to all players within 12 yards.
- Infinite Duress — Sarkareth causes the infinite emptiness of space to weigh heavy on the target's mind, inflicting 14 Shadow damage every 2 sec for 30 Sec.Upon removal, this triggers Dread.
  - Dread — An eruption of dread inflicts 40 Shadow damage to all players and knocks them away.
- Motes of Oblivion — Oblivion motes rain from above, inflicting 12 Shadow damage in addition to 5 applications of Oblivion to players within 3 yards of the impact.
- Void Slash — Sarkareth slashes his current target and a frontal cone, inflicting 175 Physical damage with an additional 40 Shadow damage every 2 sec and reducing healing received by -25% for 21 Sec. This effect stacks.Upon expiration, releases a Void Blast.
  - Void Blast — A void nova erupts from the target, inflicting 25% of the total Shadow damage taken from Void Slash to all players as Shadow damage.

Quotes

Defeated.

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From the cinematic finale after defeating Sarkareth

Sarkareth says: I was . . . your loyal soldier, Father. Did I not . . . uphold your legacy? Was it all just . . . an illusion? Empty . . . promises . . . leading us only . . . to oblivion . . . ?