Nefarian's End
Official Overview (Blizzard)
Throughout the battle, Nefarian electrocutes the entire raid every time he loses 10% of his health. Electrocute generates a massive crackle of lightning that inflicts 0 Nature damage on all players.
Abilities
Stage One: Rise, Sister!
Nefarian reveals the undead form of his sister, Onyxia, and the two dragons attack the raid.
Children of Deathwing
Nefarian and Onyxia attack 100% faster when they are within 50 yards of each other.
Nefarian
Hail of Bones
Before Nefarian lands at the beginning of Stage One, he summons some Animated Bone Warriors. Each summoning inflicts 0 Shadow damage to nearby players within 0 yards.
Shadowflame Breath
Nefarian's dragon breath inflicts 0 Shadowflame damage to players within a 60 yard long 60 degree cone, and fully recharges the energy of any Animated Bone Warriors in the breath's area.
Tail Lash
Nefarian sweeps his tail at any enemies in a 60 degree cone facing behind him, inflicting 0 Physical damage and stunning them for 2 sec.
Animated Bone Warriors
Early in stage one and before he lands, Nefarian summons Animated Bone Warriors. The skeletons possess an energy bar that depletes over time. They collapse if they run out of energy, but restore energy if struck by Shadowflame Breath or Shadowblaze.
Empowering Strikes
The Animated Bone Warriors grow more powerful over time, increasing their damage dealt by 100% and their movement speed by 10%. This effect stacks.
Dominion
Nefarian periodically dominates the mind of random players, seizing control of their bodies for 20 sec. Dominated players walk towards a portal that appears. If a Dominated player reach the portal, it kills them. Dominion grants players access to three special abilities.
Siphon Power
Dominated players absorb a little of the immense power Nefarian is using to control them to gain the Stolen Power effect.
Stolen Power
Dominated players strike back against Nefarian with vengeance and anger, increasing their damage and healing by 3% for 15 sec. This effect stacks.
Free Your Mind
Dominated players focus their will to break Nefarian's Dominion over them, which also increases their movement speed by 120% for 10 sec.
Onyxia
Electrical Energy
Onyxia gains energy over time and more energy when Nefarian casts Electrocute. If Onyxia reaches full energy, she explodes in an Electrical Overload, killing all players.
Lightning Discharge
Onyxia discharges electricity from the orbs along her sides, inflicting 0 Nature damage to targets within 60 yards.
Shadowflame Breath
Onyxia's dragon breath inflicts 0 Shadowflame damage to players within a 60 yard long 60 degree cone, and fully recharges the energy of any Animated Bone Warriors in the breath's area.
Tail Lash
Onyxia sweeps her tail at any enemies in a 60 degree cone facing behind her, inflicting 0 Physical damage and stunning them for 2 sec.
Electrical Overload
If Onyxia reaches full energy, she releases a massive Electrical Overload and causes 0 Nature damage to all players.
Stage Two: Curse You, Mortals!
When the players kill Onyxia, Nefarian takes to the air and fills the room with magma except for three platforms. Nefarian then summons a Chromatic Prototype upon each of the platforms.
Chromatic Prototype
A Chromatic Prototype appears on each platform. They stand in place and cast Blast Nova.
Blast Nova
Chromatic Prototypes cast Blast Nova, which inflicts 0 Fire damage every 2 sec. to all enemies.
Shadowflame Barrage
While flying, Nefarian breathes a Shadowflame Barrage at random players, inflicting 0 Shadowflame damage.
Explosive Cinders
While flying, Nefarian occasionally targets random players with Explosive Cinders, coating them in explosive residue that inflicts 0 Fire damage every 2 seconds. The residue detonates after 8 sec., inflicting 4,023 Fire damage to players within 10 yards.
Stage Three: You Simply Will Not Die!
After the players kill all the Chromatic Prototypes, the lava subsides, and Nefarian lands to finish the battle.
Shadowflame Breath
Nefarian's dragon breath inflicts 0 Shadowflame damage to players within a 60 yard long 60 degree cone, and fully recharges the energy of any Animated Bone Warriors in the breath's area.
Tail Lash
Nefarian sweeps his tail at any enemies in a 60 degree cone facing behind him, inflicting 0 Physical damage and stunning them for 2 sec.
Shadowblaze Spark
Nefarian creates a shadowy blaze at a nearby location that spreads quickly, inflicting 0 Shadowflame damage to all enemies within 4 yards and reanimating any Animated Bone Warriors.
Animated Bone Warriors
Animated Bone Warriors can be reanimated in Stage Three. The skeletons possess an energy bar that depletes over time. They collapse if they run out of energy, but restore energy if struck by Shadowflame Breath or Shadowblaze.
Empowering Strikes
The Animated Bone Warriors grow more powerful over time, increasing their damage dealt by 100% and their movement speed by 10%. This effect stacks.
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