Archimonde

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Official Overview (Blizzard)

Archimonde assaults players with the might of the Burning Legion, gaining new abilities each time his health is reduced by 15%, eventually summoning Rain of Chaos to destroy Draenor. When a player is launched into the air by Shadowfel Burst, their allies must catch them to avoid fatal damage. As Archimonde Desecrates the land, players must protect themselves with the Light of the Naaru. When Archimonde reaches 40% health remaining, he begins to cast Nether Banish, sending players to the Twisting Nether.

Damage Dealers

• Destroy Doomfire Spirits quickly before they create too much Doomfire. • Wrought Chaos inflicts heavy damage if aimed towards other players. • Shackled Torment inflicts lethal raidwide damage if mutliple shackles are broken at once. • Infernal Doombringers will begin to cast Hellfire if not killed quickly.

Healers

• Desecrate inflicts increasing raidwide damage to players without Light of the Naaru. • Shadow Blast significantly increases Shadow damage taken by Death Brand. • Shackled Torment inflicts heavy raidwide damage each time it is broken.

Tanks

• Death Brand inflicts massive initial damage and periodic damage until Hellfire Deathcallers are killed. • Nether Banish sends tanks to the Twisting Nether along with any other players within 10 yards.

Abilities

Stage One: The Defiler

Doomfire

Allure of Flames

Shadowfel Burst

Death Brand
Hellfire Deathcaller

Shadow Blast

Demonic Art: Desecration

When Archimonde reaches 85% health remaining, he summons corruption that erupts from the ground.

Desecrate

Yrel

Light of the Naaru

Purifying Light

Stage Two: Hand of the Legion

When Archimonde reaches 70% health remaining, he calls on new powers to destroy his enemies.

Shackled Torment

Unleashed Torment

Wrought Chaos

Allure of Flames

Death Brand
Hellfire Deathcaller

Shadow Blast

Demonic Art: Vanguard of the Legion

When Archimonde reaches 55% health remaining, he summons the vanguard of the Burning Legion.

Felborne Overfiend

Heart of Argus

Dreadstalker

Consume Magic

Stage Three: The Twisting Nether

When Archimonde reaches 40% health remaining, he calls on the Twisting Nether to destroy his enemies.

Demonic Feedback

Shackled Torment

Unleashed Torment

Wrought Chaos

Nether Banish
Living Shadow

Living Shadow periodically spawn from the Nether Portal and attack players. Each time a Living Shadow spawns from a portal, the rate at which they spawn is increased.

Devour Life

The Nether

Nether Storm

Nether Corruption

Void Star

Void Star

Dark Pursuit

Shadowed Netherwalker

Touch of Shadows

Collapsing Void

Demonic Art: Rain of Chaos

When Archimonde reaches 25% health remaining, he summons a massive meteor to destroy Draenor.

Rain of Chaos
Infernal Doombringer

Periodically the meteor impacts from Rain of Chaos will reform as Infernal Doombringers.

Eternal Flame

Hellfire

Stage Three: The Twisting Nether

When Archimonde reaches 40% health remaining, he transcends. All of his enemies are drawn helplessly into the Twisting Nether, an endless, chaotic space from which few have ever returned...

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