User:GoldenYak/Ku'reel

Death Knight Ku'reel
Race	Scourge
Level	92 elite Boss
Location	Vekir'esh Catacombs, Ahn'Vekir, the First City
Status	Killable

A death knight of the Scourge, and loyal acolyte of the former Lich King. After the fall of the Lich King, Ku'reel fled from Icecrown to avoid falling under the sway of the new Lich King, Bolvar Fordragon, and to hide from the vengeful forces of the Ashen Verdict. Banding together with other free undead that still adhere to the principles of Arthas, Ku'reel ventured into the depths of Azeroth's underworld. After learning of the abandoned city of Ahn'Vekir, Ku'reel traveled to the city intending to raise the long dead corpses interred there as an army of undead slaves.

Ku'reel's Abilities

Phase One - The Catacombs Gauntlet

The Vekir'esh Catacombs are built to protect the dead laid to rest from intruders. Players must run the gauntlet and navigate through the sealed gateways before they are overwhelmed by the undead raised by Ku'reel.

•  Engulfing Dead  —  Hordes of zombies are gaining on you. If players come too close to the undead swarm, they will be engulfed in zombies and rapidly slain.

•  Restless Dead  —  Zombies will periodically spawn in the path of the players and attack. They must be slain on the move to give players enough time to reach the labyrinth doors.

•  Door Puzzle  —  The path ahead is blocked by 3 great doors that require players to stand on pressure plates at the right moment. The doors require 2, 3, and then 4 plates. Players must stand on them in the right order to open the doors.

Phase Two - Champion the Fallen King

•  Plague Strike  —  Inflicts Ku'reel's primary target with the deadly Blood Plague, dealing shadow damage over time.

•  Pestilence Cloud  —  Causes clouds of plague to spawn from Ku'reel and move towards random targets. Any targets engulfed by the clouds are afflicted with Blood Plague.

•  Blood Boil  —  Causes the blood of all players to boil, dealing periodic shadow damage. If they are afflicted with Blood Plague, they take extra damage.

•  Raise Dead  —  Summons 3 Sacrificial Dead, ghouls that leap and tear at random enemies.

Sacrificial Dead Abilities

•  Tear  —  A rapid strike that deals physical damage to the target.

•  Leap  —  Jumps at a random target, interrupting them if they are casting any spells.

•  Ancient Grave Dust  —  When slain, Sacrificial Dead leave behind clouds of dust that deal nature damage to anyone standing in them.

Strategy

The first part of the encounter begins when the players are dropped through a collapsing floor into the Vekir'esh Catacombs, the burial chambers beneath the city. Ku'reel is already there, raising corpses of nerubians and their victims into hordes of zombies. Players must flee the overwhelming horde of undead and make their way through the catacombs, fighting zombies that spawn in their path. There are three large sealed doors in the catacombs that must be opened using pressure plates that are activated by players in a specific sequence. If they are not activated correctly, the door will not open and the puzzle will reset.

Once players have passed through the third door and reached the final burial chamber, trap floors will open that prevent the zombie horde from advancing. Ku'reel will then engage the players directly, and use all of his phase two abilities until he is defeated.

Heroic Mode Strategy

• The chamber that Ku'reel is fought in is a trap - the walls sprout spikes and will gradually move in and crush players. Anyone nearby a wall while it's closing in will take massive physical damage and be knocked back towards the center of the room. When the walls reach the center of the chamber, they will close in and crush all players, killing them instantly.

Achievement

• Elbow Room - Defeat Ku'reel before the trap walls are more than half closed.

Quotes

Intro

• You should not have come here. We are not yet ready for the living to know of our plans.
• The dead of this place have lain dormant for so long... They have not tasted the blood of the living for thousands of years.
• They hunger for you...

When Players open a Gateway

• Clever little mortals, aren't you...
• You've prolonged your deaths by mere moments...
• Nowhere left for you to run. You are mine now!

Aggro

• You will join our ranks!

Killing a Player

• Your torment has just begun!
• The Scourge will rise again!
• No one can save you know...

Death

• Futile...