User:GoldenYak/Raes'Velg
 Raes'Velg, the Black Eagle | |
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| Race | Beast |
| Level | ?? Boss |
| Location | The Giant Dreadstone, Utgarde Catacombs |
| Status | Killable |
| Utgarde Catacombs | |
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Raes'Velg's presence has transformed his cavernous dwelling into a massive dreadstone, thrumming with dark energy. The gemstone cave is so vast he can fly comfortably. Facing him in his own lair will be no easy task.
Dungeon Journal
An Azerothian demigod, the counterpart to Aviana, the falcon goddess. When Aviana was thought slain during the War of the Ancients, Raes'Velg was overcome with grief, and fled deep into the frozen north. In his anger and sorrow, he inflicted terrible destruction upon the ancestors of the vrykul and tuskarr, who began to worship him in a desperate attempt to appease his wrath. His pain could not be assuaged, and eventually he fled deep beneath the surface of the world, burying his grief. He would not take kindly to being disturbed.
The Encounter
Raes'Velg's Abilities
Seething Darkness — Deals shadow damage over time to the target. After expiring, the debuff attempts to spread to another nearby target. If no enemies are nearby, the debuff stacks on the original target and deals twice as much damage before it attempts to spread again. The debuff is reset if it manages to spread. If no living targets have the Seething Darkness debuff, it will be cast on a random target.
Devouring Darkness — Every time someone with the Devouring Darkness debuff receives healing, they are afflicted with a damage over time spell that inflicts shadow damage equal to the amount they were healed for over 10 seconds. Cast on Raes'Velg's primary target periodically.
Screaming Darkness — Deals a burst of shadow damage to a random target after several seconds, split between the target and any nearby allies.
Cloud of Darkness — Summons a Cloud of Darkness. Clouds will appear at three specific points located around the chamber.
Dreadstone Focus — Increases the powers of a Cloud of Darkness. Raes'Velg will only use this ability while in the air.
Cloud of Darkness
Gather Shadows — Every second the Cloud of Darkness receives this stacking buff, causing it to increase in size with every stack. Also increases the range and damage dealt by the Cloud's Shadow Aura. Attacks that deal damage will remove one stack of the Gather Shadows debuff. Stacks up to 99, at which point it will be enveloping the entire chamber. When under the effect of Dreadstone Focus, Cloud of Darkness will obtain stacks of Gather Shadows much more rapidly.
Shadow Aura — Deals shadow damage to all nearby enemies. Stacks of the Gather Shadows buff will increase range and damage of the Shadow Aura.
Living Mote of Shadow — When a Cloud of Darkness loses a certain number of stacks of Gather Shadows, it will spawn a Living Mote of Shadow add. When under the effect of Dreadstone Focus, Living Motes of Shadow will spawn periodically.
Living Eternal Shadow — When under the effect of Dreadstone Focus, a Cloud of Darkness will periodically spawn Living Eternal Shadows.
Strategy
Raes'Velg will engage enemies on the ground at first, using all of his abilities. Once he has spawned three Clouds of Darkness, Raes'Velg will fly into the air and use only the Dreadstone Focus ability on random Clouds. After several minutes, Raes'Velg will descend to the ground, where he will remain for the rest of the encounter.
Heroic Mode
- Clouds of Darkness will gradually gain permanent stacks of Gather Darkness, up to 30. These permanent stacks cannot be removed through damage.
- Dread Volley - Clouds of Darkness will periodically release volleys of dark energy at random targets that deal damage to anyone caught in their blast.
Achievement
- Attack the Darkness - Defeat Raes'Velg without allowing a Cloud of Darkness to have more than 30 stacks of Gather Shadows at any point in the battle.
Quotes
- Intro
- Who dares intrude upon my misery?! I shall teach you to cross the Black Eagle!
- Aggro
- I will lay you open with my claws!
- During the Encounter
- Drown in my darkness!
- Your terror will never end!
- Darkness will conquer all!
- Worms! I will feast on you!
- Casting Cloud of Darkness
- The shadows will swallow you!
- Your terror will feed me!
- Enter into darkness!
- Killing a Player
- Sink into oblivion!
- SKRAAAW!
- Death
- Aviana...