User:GoldenYak/Elder Sage Council
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 Nerub'Talos | |
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| Title | <Sage of the Arcane> |
| Race | Nerubian (Undead) |
| Level | ?? Boss |
| Location | Palace Scriptorum , Palace of the Spider Queen |
| Status | Killable |
| Amon'Modaigh | |
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| Title | <Sage of the Shadow> |
| Race | Nerubian (Undead) |
| Level | ?? Boss |
| Location | Palace Scriptorum , Palace of the Spider Queen |
| Status | Killable |
| Yith'Ruk | |
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| Title | <Sage of the Plague> |
| Race | Nerubian (Undead) |
| Level | ?? Boss |
| Location | Palace Scriptorum , Palace of the Spider Queen |
| Status | Killable |
| Palace of the Spider Queen | |
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The last of the great nerubian sages of the previous generation. They have been replaced with the sinister Spidermind, but they remain in service to the Spider Kingdom.
Dungeon Journal
The Elder Sage Council consists of the last three great viziers of the older generation of nerubians that serve Nezar'Kali, the Spider Queen. Most of the elder sages have been suplanted by the Newbreed Spiderminds, but some have been kept in cocoons so that their power and knowledge may be drawn upon by the Newbreed hive-mind. The Spidermind Zoanix acts as the controlling agent of these once respected spell-casters. Now they are regarded as little more than living tools, puppets of their own kingdom's inheritors.
Spells and Abilities
Zoanix will activate three massive cocoons when engaged. Drawing energy from these cocoons will render Zoanix invulnerable. Players proceed by choosing a cocoon to attack and destroy. Doing so will free the nerubian sage within it, causing Zoanix to retreat and direct the sage to attack.
Life Link — The Elder Sage Council shares health.
Mindless Rage — Increases the damage dealt by an Elder Sage by 10%. Stacks to 2. Certain abilities will cause seers to become vulnerable after use, causing them to be stunned for 8 seconds and take 100% extra damage. One stack is applied when 2 sages are active, 2 stacks are applied when all 3 sages are active.
Nerub'Talos
Arcane Sear — Strikes Nerub'Talos' primary target for arcane damage. Casting will increase the amount of damage the next Arcane Sear deals. Stacks to 3 and then dissipates. If interrupted, 3 Arcane Sears will be autocast in succession.
Mystic Pulse — Nerub'Talos deals arcane damage periodically to all nearby enemies. Deals extra damage to those imbued with an Arcane Charge. Interruptible. Increases in power when not interrupted.
Mystic Shell — Nerub'Talos teleports to the center of the chamber. A magical shell reduces the amount of damage Nerub'Talos takes and makes him immune to interrupts. Three mystical filaments maintain the shell. They can be disrupted if a player with Arcane Charge stands in the path of the filament. Nerub'Talos will not move to use melee attacks, but will continually cast Mystic Pulse. Renders the seer vulnerable after use when afflicted with Mindless Wrath.
Arcane Elementals — Conjures Arcane Elementals to attack random targets with Arcane Missiles. When slain, elementals leave behind clouds of Ambient Arcane Energy - clicking on one consumes the cloud and infuses the player with an Arcane Charge, which can be used to disrupt Nerub'Talos' Mystic Shell filaments.
Amon'Modaigh
Mind Flay — Deals shadow damage to the target and reduces their movement speed. Cast on random targets.
Soul Destruct — Builds up dark energy in the target for several seconds, which then erupts, dealing lethal damage. The damage will be split between the main target and up to two other nearby targets.
Shadowtide — Amon'Modaigh teleports to the center of the chamber and unleashes waves of Skittering Shadows and Exploding Shadows for 20 seconds. Skittering Shadows afflict players with Skittering Curse, while Exploding Shadows detonate upon contact with a player, dealing a high amount of damage and stunning them for 1 second. Amon'Modaigh himself takes 50% less damage while casting Shadowtide. Renders the sage vulnerable after use when afflicted with Mindless Wrath.
Skittering Curse — Afflicts the target with a magical curse that attracts hordes of vicious shadows. Slows the target's movement speed and deals periodic damage. The damage will increase the longer the target remains stationary. The higher this debuff stacks, the longer it will take to dissipate. Players will become rooted at 5 stacks.
Enrage — Amon'Modaigh will periodically become enraged, gaining increased attack speed and dealing more physical damage.
Yith'Ruk
Plague Bolt — Fires a bolt of plague energy at a random target, dealing nature damage. After a successful cast, each subsequent Plague Bolt will take 1 second less to cast.- Plague Bolt Barrage — Blasts several random targets with plague bolts, dealing large amounts of nature damage. Cast continuously after Yith'ruk has cast 3 Plague Bolts.
Shield of Pestilence — Yith'Ruk teleports to the center of the chamber and cloaks himself in a barrier of plague energy, generated by three randomly moving Plague Generator orbs. The barrier has a chance to reflect spells back at their caster and cause them to deal nature damage, and attacking it in melee combat reflects 50% of the damage back at the attacker as nature damage. It also prevents Yith'Ruk from being interrupted. Destroying the three generators will dispel this shield. Renders the seer vulnerable after use when afflicted with Mindless Wrath.
Brood Plague — A virulent disease that causes nature damage over time to the target. Lasts 20 seconds. Every 5 seconds an untargetable Plague Broodling will spawn at the afflicted target's location. Broodlings live for 15 seconds, move towards random targets, and spread Brood Plague to anyone within 5 yards when they die.
Spidermind Zoanix - Heroic Mode Only
The Spidermind Zoanix absorbs the powers of the three viziers, attacking with their merged abilities.
Mind Shock — Deals shadow damage to the primary target. Puts the stacking debuff Crumbling Mind with every strike. If struck with Mind Shock while having 10 or more stacks of Crumbling Mind, the target becomes mind controlled.
Plague of Infestation — Infests the target with hordes of skittering, poisonous vermin. Deals nature damage to all nearby targets and causes Poison Shadows to periodically spawn from the victim, which explode and spray poison after several seconds. A mass spawning occurs when the effect ends or is removed.
Orb of Mind Flaying — Conjures a shadowy magic orb that moves randomly and casts Mind Flay on up to five nearby targets. If destroyed, the Orb forms a Void Zone that deals shadow damage to anyone standing in it. Void Zones persist for the remainder of the combat.
Darkforce Filaments — Mystical energy filaments arc around the chamber, dealing Darkforce damage to anyone who touches them. Darkforce energy deals shadow damage to those with high arcane resistance, and arcane damage to those with high shadow resistance.
Strategy
The Spidermind Zoanix will activate three cocoons and shield himself when the encounter begins. Players can break open a cocoon by inflicting a small amount of damage upon it, at which point the nerubian within will attack while the other cocoons will become shielded as well. Zoanix will retreat when a sage becomes active.
When a nerubian has been reduced to 66% health, Zoanix will shield him and activate the remaining cocoons. Players must once again choose one to break open, freeing the nerubian within to join the attack. This must be repeated at 33% health with the final cocoon.
Every time a cocoon is broken, Zoanix's health will be reduced by 33%. When all the sages have been slain, Zoanix will appear with 1% health remaining. Weakened, with no ability to attack, he will be easily slain. Killing Zoanix ends the encounter.
Heroic Mode
- Zoanix will not lose any health when the sages' cocoons are broken.
- Zoanix will absorb the powers of the three sages when they are defeated, activating a Heroic Mode Only phase.
Achievement
- Rise and Die - Defeat the elder sage council after first awakening Nerub'Talos, Amon'Modaigh, and Yith'Ruk in three separate encounters.
Quotes
- Hivemind Whispers in the Palace Scriptorum
- Voice of the Hivemind: Redirect forces to the Immortal Gate... the latest brood requires feeding... intruders in the Scriptorum...
- Voice of the Hivemind: The new nursery is established... secure the Throne... spawn more spiderlords...
- Voice of the Hivemind: We were wrong, brothers! The Newbreed are an abomination... Silence him... Heretic... Purge him from the hivemind at once...
- Voice of the Hivemind: Reinforcements have arrived at the Scourgewall... Unclean! I feel it, rising... He will die soon, remove him from the hivemind...
- Intro
- Zoanix yells: You will go no further, infidels. You will die here.
- Zoanix yells: These elders fuel our hivemind, but they will be obsolete in the new order.
- Zoanix yells: They shall serve one final time, and eliminate you.
- Aggro
- Zoanix yells: Awaken!
- Nerub'Talos Awakens
- Zoanix yells: Sage of the arcane! Purge the intruders!
- Nerub'Talos yells: By the will of the Spider Queen!
- Amon'Modaigh Awakens
- Zoanix yells: Sage of the shadow! Rise and kill!
- Nerub'Talos yells: For the Spider Kingdom, even unto death...
- Yith'Ruk Awakens
- Zoanix yells: Sage of the plague! Bring these fools to their knees!
- Nerub'Talos yells: I will serve, abomination. I must.
- Killing a Player
- Zoanix yells: Your final task will soon be over, elders!
- Zoanix yells: Good! Good!
- Zoanix yells: You were not without use in the end, elder.
- Wipe
- Zoanix yells: Excellent. The invaders are no more. Purge the elders from the hivemind and feed them all to the next brood.
- The Elders Defeated
- Zoanix yells: No. No! Hivemind! I am in danger! I require assistance! Away, vermin, away!
- Death
- Zoanix yells: Gkk...
- Voice of the Hivemind: The hivemind is sundered... we are broken... the Newbreed will have no guidance... no... repair the link...
- Dark Whisper: Enough. I will assume direct control.