The Amalgamation Chamber
- "Essence of Shadow" redirects here. For the Shadowmoon Valley mob, see Essence of Shadow (Shadowmoon Valley). For the quest item, see
[Essence of Shadow].
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| Gender | Both | ||||||
| Race | Elemental (Elemental) | ||||||
| Level | ?? Boss | ||||||
| Reaction | Alliance Horde | ||||||
| Location | Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible | ||||||
| Status | Killable | ||||||
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The Amalgamation Chamber is a boss encounter in Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible. The encounter begins with two elementals: the Essence of Shadow and the Eternal Blaze. They combine at the start of Stage 2 to form the Shadowflame Amalgamation.
Adventure Guide
The Eternal Blaze burns with the heat of a thousand suns, while the Essence of Shadow blooms with darkness incarnate. Although exceptionally powerful on their own, when combined they surge with the unchecked might of shadowflame, creating a whirlwind of ultimate destruction.
Overview
The Eternal Blaze and The Essense of Shadow pulse with energy, applying Blazing Heat and Corrupting Shadow to nearby players. When either elemental reaches 50% health remaining, the two elementals combine to create The Shadowflame Amalgamation.
Damage Dealers
- The Eternal Blaze and Essence of Shadow combine their health to form the Shadowflame Amalgamation when one reaches 50% health remaining.
- Corrupting Shadows and Blazing Heat are periodically applied to players nearby each elemental.
Healers
- Corrupting Shadows and Blazing Heat are periodically applied to players nearby each elemental.
- Fiery Meteor inflicts massive damage, split among players in the effect.
- Shadowflame Contamination inflicts increasing damage until the Shadowflame Amalgamation is defeated.
Tanks
The Eternal Blaze and Essence of Shadow gain Elemental Instability while near each other.- Shadow Spike and Flame Slash inflict heavy magic damage.
- The combination of Withering Vulnerability and Shadowflame Burst inflicts massive damage.
Abilities
Stage One: Shadow and Flame
Elemental Instability
— The elementals' damage is increased by 200% while within 25 yards of each other.- Essence of Shadow
Corrupting Shadow
— The Essence of Shadow pulses every 5 sec, applying Corrupting Shadow to players within 50 yards. This dark energy inflicts X Shadow damage every 5 sec and reduces maximum health by 1%. This effect stacks.
In Mythic difficulty, touching a player afflicted by Blazing Heat will trigger Volatile Shadowflame and apply Lingering Shadows.
Volatile Shadowflame
— Blazing Heat and Corrupting Shadow erupt when combined by two players, inflicting X Shadowflame damage to players within 5 yards.
Lingering Shadows
— Shadows lingers on the player, inflicting X Shadow damage every 1 sec and increasing Shadow damage taken by 10% for 20 sec. This effect stacks.
Coalescing Void — The Essence of Shadow detonates a mass of coalescent dark energy, inflicting X Shadow damage to players within 50 yards of the detonation point. Players farther from the detonation receive less damage.
Umbral Detonation — The Essence of Shadow wreathes several players in darkness. Each player erupts after 6 sec, inflicting X Shadow damage to players within 8 yards and creating Lingering Umbra.
Lingering Umbra — The dark residue inflicts X Shadow damage every 1 sec to players within the area.
Shadows Convergence
— Orbs of darkness converge on the Essence of Shadows location, inflicting X Shadow damage to players in their path.
Shadow Spike
— The Essence of Shadow pierces its current target with a dark spike, inflicting X Shadow Damage.
- Eternal Blaze
Blazing Heat
— The Eternal Blaze pulses every 5 sec, applying Blazing Heat to players within 50 yards. This searing heat inflicts X Fire damage every 1 sec. This effect stacks.
In Mythic difficulty, touching a player afflicted by Corrupting Shadow will trigger Volatile Shadowflame and apply Lingering Flames.
Volatile Shadowflame
— Blazing Heat and Corrupting Shadow erupt when combined by two players, inflicting X Shadowflame damage to players within 5 yards.
Lingering Flames
— Flames linger on the player, inflicting X Fire damage every 1 sec and increasing Fire damage taken by 10% for 20 sec. This effect stacks.
Fiery Meteor — The Eternal Blaze calls down a fiery meteor nearby, inflicting X Fire damage split evenly among all players within 8 yards of the impact location. If Fiery Meteor fails to hit at least one player, it detonates and inflicts Y Fire damage to all players.
Molten Eruption — The Eternal Blaze calls down fireballs at nearby locations that inflict X Fire damage to players within 5 yards of the impact locations. If any fireball fails to hit a player, it inflicts Y Fire damage to all players.
Swirling Flame — The Eternal Blaze expels swirling flames in the direction of a nearby player that inflicts X Fire damage to players caught in their path.
Flame Slash
— The Eternal Blaze slashes its current target with fiery claws, inflicting X Fire damage.
Intermission: The Amalgamation
Splintered Flames — Cinders of The Eternal Blaze's essence fly off around her inflicting X Fire Damage to players within 10 yards of the impact.
Splintered Shadow — Splinters of The Essence of Shadow fly off around him inflicting X Shadow Damage to players within 10 yards of the impact.
Volatile Amalgamation
— As the elementals combine, players with Blazing Heat and Corrupting Shadow lose all applications and trigger a Volatile Shadowflame. Applies Lingering Flames and Lingering Shadows to players with applications of Blazing Heat and Corrupting Shadow.
Stage Two: Destruction Perfected
- Shadowflame Amalgamation
Shadow and Flame
— The Shadowflame Amalgamation marks several players and then sears them with shadowflame, inflicting X Shadowflame damage to players within 6 yards of their location. Half the marked players are afflicted by Blazing Heat and the others by Corrupting Shadow. These effects grow in intensity every 5 sec.
Corrupting Shadow
— The Essence of Shadow pulses every 5 sec, applying Corrupting Shadow to players within 50 yards. This dark energy inflicts X Shadow damage every 5 sec and reduces maximum health by 1%. This effect stacks.
In Mythic difficulty, touching a player afflicted by Blazing Heat will trigger Volatile Shadowflame and apply Lingering Shadows.
Volatile Shadowflame
— Blazing Heat and Corrupting Shadow erupt when combined by two players, inflicting X Shadowflame damage to players within 5 yards.
Lingering Shadows
— Shadows lingers on the player, inflicting X Shadow damage every 1 sec and increasing Shadow damage taken by 10% for 20 sec. This effect stacks.
Blazing Heat
— The Eternal Blaze pulses every 5 sec, applying Blazing Heat to players within 50 yards. This searing heat inflicts X Fire damage every 1 sec. This effect stacks.
In Mythic difficulty, touching a player afflicted by Corrupting Shadow will trigger Volatile Shadowflame and apply Lingering Flames.
Volatile Shadowflame
— Blazing Heat and Corrupting Shadow erupt when combined by two players, inflicting X Shadowflame damage to players within 5 yards.
Lingering Flames
— Flames linger on the player, inflicting X Fire damage every 1 sec and increasing Fire damage taken by 10% for 20 sec. This effect stacks.
Shadowflame Contamination
— The Shadowflame Amalgamation pulses every 10 sec, applying Shadowflame Contamination to all players. This dark flame inflicts X Shadowflame damage every 2 sec and reduces maximum health by 1%. This effect stacks.
Gloom Conflagration — The Shadowflame Amalgamation calls down a dark meteor nearby, inflicting X Shadowflame damage split evenly among all players within 8 yards of the impact location. If Gloom Conflagration fails to hit at least 5 players, it detonates and inflicts Y Shadowflame damage to all players. The impact creates an orb of energy that detonates shortly afterwards, inflicting Z Shadowflame damage to all players. Players farther from the detonation point receive less damage.
Blistering Twilight — The Shadowflame Amalgamation wreathes several players in shadowflame. Each target erupts after 6 sec, inflicting X Shadowflame damage to players within 8 yards and creating Engulfing Heat. Each target also erupts with Swirling Shadowflame.
Swirling Shadowflame — Blistering Twilight causes dark flames to erupt outwards from the target, inflicting X Shadowflame damage and knocking back players caught in their path.
Engulfing Heat — The engulfing flames left behind by Blistering Twilight inflict X Shadowflame damage every 1 to players within the area.
Convergent Eruption — The Shadowflame Amalgamation calls down black fireballs at nearby locations that inflict X Shadowflame damage to players within 5 yards of the impact locations. If any fireball fails to hit a player, it inflicts Y Shadowflame damage to all players. Orbs of darkness then converge on the impact location, inflicting Z Shadowflame damage to players in their path.
Withering Vulnerability — The Shadowflame Amalgamation slashes its current target with dark claws, inflicting X Physical damage and increasing their Shadowflame damage taken by 200% for 10 sec.
Shadowflame Burst — The Shadowflame Amalgamation releases a burst of flames in the direction of its current target, inflicting X Shadowflame damage to players in a frontal cone.
Achievements
[Mythic: The Amalgamation Chamber]
[Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible]
[Heroic: Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible]
[Discarded Works]
Loot
Notes
- During development, the journal entry read: "The creation of Shadowflame destroyed countless elementals. Now only the strongest remain. Krozgoth and Moltannia. One of shadow, the other fire, the powerful elementals combine their powers to create a force of ultimate destruction.".[1]
- The Eternal Blaze & The Essence of Shadow appear as a common warrior spell in Hearthstone's Embers of the World Tree expansion. Their flavor text reads: One Fire and Shadow swirl, please!
Gallery
- Shadowflame Suffusion in Hearthstone.
Patch changes
Patch 10.1.0 (2023-05-02): Added.
References
External links
| Essence of Shadow | Eternal Blaze | Shadowflame Amalgamation |
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