The Vigilant Steward, Zskarn
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Gender | Male | ||||||
Race | Black dragonspawn (Dragonkin) | ||||||
Level | ?? Boss | ||||||
Reaction | Alliance Horde | ||||||
Affiliation(s) | Black dragonflight | ||||||
Location | Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible | ||||||
Status | Killable | ||||||
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The Vigilant Steward, Zskarn is a boss in Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible.
Adventure Guide
Long ago, Zskarn was tasked with testing the mettle of Neltharion's experiments. Only the most powerful would pass muster and keep their lives. The latest visitors to the Shadowed Crucible have attracted his unwavering attention--but his approval will be much harder to earn.
Overview
A master at manipulating the battlefield, Zskarn utilizes several deadly traps to test the capabilities of players. Zskarn creates Dragonfire Golems to aid him by activating nearby Dragonfire Traps to burn players in the vicinity. Zskarn passively generates energy, and upon reaching 100 energy unleashes waves of Tactical Destruction from nearby Dragon Statues to decimate players.
Damage Dealers
- Tactical Destruction unleashes multiple waves of Dragonfire from nearby dragon statues that are lethal to players caught within.
- Blast Wave inflicts heavy Fire damage and knocks players back.
- Dragonfire Golems attempt to activate additional Dragonfire Traps.
Healers
- Tactical Destruction unleashes multiple waves of Dragonfire from nearby dragon statues that are lethal to players caught within.
- Blast Wave inflicts heavy Fire damage and knocks players back.
- Unstable Embers inflicts high damage to several players and causes them to damage nearby allies.
Tanks
- Tactical Destruction unleashes multiple waves of Dragonfire from nearby dragon statues that are lethal to players caught within.
- Searing Claws inflicts increasing Fire damage to Zskarn's current target with each swing.
- Shrapnel Bomb inflicts massive Physical damage to all players if not dealt with in time.
Abilities
Dragonfire Traps — Zskarn activates several nearby Dragonfire Traps that inflict 15 Fire damage every 1000 sec for 6 Sec to all players within $a1 yards of the trap. This effect stacks.
Dragonfire Traps — Zskarn activates several nearby Dragonfire Traps that inflict 15 Fire damage every 1000 sec for 6 Sec to all players within $a1 yards of the trap. This effect stacks.
Animate Golems
— Zskarn animates several Dragonfire Golems to assist him by seeking out and activating inactive Dragonfire Traps.
Activate Dragonfire Trap
— Dragonfire Golems attempt to activate inactive Dragonfire Traps. If no inactive Dragonfire Traps are detected, Dragonfire Golems assist Zskarn to eliminate players.
Reinforced Defenses
— Upon reaching 50% health or full energy Dragonfire Golems become Reinforced, preventing crowd control effects.
Salvage Parts
— Rummage through a defeated Dragonfire Golem's parts, searching for a way to disable Dragonfire Traps.
Deactivate Dragonfire Trap — Deactivate the targeted active Dragonfire Trap.
Tactical Destruction
— Upon reaching 100 energy, Zskarn unleashes a series of rapid eruptions from nearby dragon statues, inflicting 250 Fire damage to all players caught within the blast.
Shrapnel Bomb
— After 30 seconds Shrapnel Bomb detonates inflicting 90 Physical damage and an additional 15 Physical damage every $404959t2 sec for $404959d to all players.Triggering a Shrapnel Bomb early instead causes a localized detonation, inflicting 200 Physical damage to the player that triggered the detonation and an additional 15 Physical damage every $t2 sec for 8 Sec.
Unstable Embers — Zskarn covers targets in Unstable Embers, inflicting 0 Fire damage every 11 sec for 10 Sec.Players afflicted by Unstable Embers inflict 0 Fire damage to allies within $a1 yards every 11 sec for 10 Sec.
Blast Wave
— Zskarn unleashes a Blast Wave that knocks all players back, inflicting 40 Fire damage on impact and an additional 6 Fire damage every $t2 sec for 6 Sec.
Searing Claws
— Zskarn's claws burn his current target, inflicting 8 Fire damage every 2000 sec for 20 Sec. This effect stacks.
Achievements
[Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible]
[Heroic: Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible]
[Fury of Giants]
[Eggscellent Eggsecution]
Loot
Patch changes
Patch 10.1.0 (2023-05-02): Added.