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Acarinox
Race	Dread Tick (Beast)
Level	Boss
Reaction	Alliance Horde
Affiliation(s)	Emerald Nightmare
Location	Taimus Stone; Maw of Balor

Background

Dungeon Journal

The Emerald Dream is a deeper reflection of the waking world. All that dwells here have their natural traits expanded tenfold; eagles fly faster, lions roar louder and wolves stalk quieter. This is the same for the more unsavory residents, as well. The dire ticks have an endless capacity for blood or other sustenance, and the servants of the Nightmare are happy to glut them on N'zoth's power. This particular specimen has swelled to enormous size, and it has slaked its thirst on Balor's Taimus Stone, a nexus of elemental energies that coordinates the giant's entire immune system.

Abilities

•  Blood Power — Certain attacks cause the boss to gain Blood Power, increasing the damage it does by a slight margin.
•  Expel Blood — Dealing enough damage to Acarinox causes it to expel the blood it has consumed, losing its stacks of Blood Power.

•  Visceral Thirst   — Begins to channel on the tank, visible as a red line of power between the two. After a set period of time, Acarinox attempts to siphon a large amount of blood from the target, dealing a lethal amount of shadow damage and gaining Blood power. This is split between all players who stand between the boss and its target.
•  Bloodlet — Corrupts the blood within a random target, dealing shadow damage over time for a set period of time. Once dispelled or timed out, spawns a Blood Pool on the ground.
  •  Blood Pool — The Blood Pool deals shadow damage to all who stand in it. It will slowly migrate towards the boss, shrinking in size as it coagulates until it completely disappears. If the pool manages to reach Acarinox, it buffs the boss with Blood Power and restores an amount of health equal to its size when absorbed.

•  Eternal Hunger  — A number of stationary Balor's Blood adds will spawn around the battlefield. The boss slowly stalks to the nearest one and casts Voracious Vortex. Balor's Blood globules can be targeted and destroyed.
  •  Voracious Vortex — Once within range of a blood globule, the boss casts a cone of red light over it and begins channeling down, dealing steady shadow damage to all players within it. Upon completion of the cast, it devours the globule, restoring a large portion of its health and giving it a great deal of Blood Power.

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Mythic Changes

•  Proboscis  — Acarinox extends its proboscis, causing all of its melee attacks for the next 15-20 seconds to restore its health and provide Blood Power.
•  Atrophied Larvae — The boss releases tiny, atrophied tick larvae across the battlefield. These are unattackable and unmoving. If a Blood Pool happens to cross through an Atrophied Larvae, it will awaken into a Bloodthirsty Tick.
  •  Bloodthirsty Tick — A ravaging dire tick that casts Drain Life.
    • •  Drain Life — Drains health from the target, dealing shadow damage and healing itself for a certain amount.