Skeletal Usher
- For the Return to Karazhan mob, see Skeletal Usher (Return to Karazhan).
 Skeletal Usher | |
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| Race | Skeletal mage (Undead) |
| Level | 32 Elite |
| Resource | Mana |
| Reaction | Alliance Horde |
| Occupation | Usher |
| Location | Karazhan |
| Status | Killable |
Skeletal Ushers are skeletal mages that oversee The Opera Hall in Karazhan. They provide 15 reputation with the Violet Eye when killed.
Abilities
Frost Shock — Inflicts Frost damage to an enemy and reduces its movement speed for 8 sec.
Ice Tomb — Stuns an enemy, rendering it unable to move or attack for 5 sec.
Magnetic Pull — Draws to the target to the caster.
- Immune to Taunt
- Immune to Turn Undead (Confirmed on Patch 2.2)
- Immune to Freeze Trap
- Immune to Stuns
- Immune to Cyclone
Melee attacks are fairly powerful - approximately 5000-7500 before mitigation. Finally, the Skeletal Ushers appear to be able to pull an enemy towards them under certain circumstances - it may be that this can only happen if no one is in melee range.
Strategies
If these mobs stand in pairs, one should be shackled. The main tank and off tank should build aggro on the non-CC'd usher. If possible, the main tank should spell-reflect after he is afflicted with frost shock, reflecting the stun part of the spell. Unfortunately, the aggro-reduction is not reflectable. For the shackled mob, spell-reflect immediately.
Aggro discipline is the key to this encounter. Give the tanks enough time to build up threat before starting to deal damage, or the time lost resurrecting and rebuffing raid members will more than offset any time saved by DPSing early.
If your group can spare the healing, spam shackles on the raid target to gain reaction time from an Ice Tomb. This is particularly effective if your ranged DPS stands at their maximum distance.
Quotes
- Aggro
- Clear the area!
- The show is for guests only!
- Where's your ticket?
- You should not have come here!
- Death
- You cannot stop us all!
- Your death will soon follow...
- You'll be joining the other guests now....
Patch changes
Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09): Added.