Malkorok
Official Overview (Blizzard)
Malkorok's platform begins covered with a dark miasma that absorbs all healing done to players, converting it into an absorption shield instead. Malkorok strikes the ground with a large cone smash three times in sequence, and then causes the same three areas struck to erupt simultaneously with dark energy. Malkorok draws in the miasma, entering a Blood Rage and empowering his melee attacks but allowing players to heal normally for a time. Malkorok then exhales the dark energy, and the cycle repeats until he is defeated.
Damage Dealers
• Be mindful of the locations of Malkorok's Arcing Smashes and avoid those locations when he casts Breath of Y'Shaarj. • If you have a strong absorption shield, stand in Imploding Energy to prevent raidwide damage. • Move away from allies if afflicted with Displaced Energy. • Clump to split the damage from Malkorok's attacks during his Blood Rage.
Healers
• Heal aggressively to keep allies' Ancient Barrier maximized while Ancient Miasma is active. • Be mindful of the locations of Malkorok's Arcing Smashes and avoid those locations when he casts Breath of Y'Shaarj. • If you have a strong absorption shield, stand in Imploding Energy to prevent heavy raidwide damage. • Dispel Displaced Energy once allies are clear of the raid.
Tanks
• Take turns tanking Malkorok to allow Fatal Strikes to reset. • Clump to split the damage from Malkorok's attacks during his Blood Rage.
Abilities
Ancient Miasma
An Ancient Miasma fills the room, absorbing all healing received but creating an Ancient Barrier that absorbs damage equal to the amount of healing absorbed, up to a cap of 100% of maximum health. In addition, the Miasma inflicts 0 Shadow damage every 2 sec.
Ancient Barrier
Whenever Ancient Miasma absorbs healing it creates an Ancient Barrier on the player, absorbing damage equal to the amount of healing absorbed. The damage absorbed from Ancient Barrier cannot be greater than 100% of the player's maximum health. This effect is able to absorb damage taken from falling.
Essence of Y'Shaarj
The Ancient Miasma forms orbs of corruption every 3 seconds, which persist for the remainder of the fight. If a player comes into contact with an orb, it is consumed, removing Ancient Barrier and inflicting 0 Shadow damage to them.
Endless Rage
Malkorok gains Rage over time whenever he is not in a Blood Rage. When Malkorok reaches 100 Rage, he absorbs the Ancient Miasma and enters a Blood Rage.
Blood Rage
When Malkorok reaches 100 Rage, he enters a Blood Rage, causing each melee attack to inflict 0 Physical damage, split among all enemies hit. Blood Rage causes Malkorok to lose 5 Rage every second and ends when he no longer has any Rage. When Blood Rage expires, Malkorok expels the Ancient Miasma from his body.
Displaced Energy
While in a Blood Rage, energy arcs off of Malkorok's body, afflicting players with Displaced Energy. This effect inflicts 0 Shadow damage every 3 sec for 9 sec. When Displaced Energy expires, the energy explodes outward, inflicting 93,138 Shadow damage to all allies within 8 yards who are not afflicted with Displaced Energy.
Relentless Assault
When Blood Rage expires, Malkorok gains Relentless Assault, increasing all damage done by 25%. This effect stacks.
Might of the Kor'kron
Arcing Smash
Malkorok faces a random player and unleashes a devastating overhead attack, inflicting 0 Physical damage to all players within a 40 yard cone in front of him.
Seismic Slam
Malkorok slams the ground, inflicting 0 Physical damage in a 5-yard radius around a random player, knocking all injured targets into the air.
Living Corruption
Seismic Slam causes Living Corruption to ooze out of the ground and attack players.
Languish
Living Corruption weakens all players within 8 yards of them, reducing movement speed and spell casting speed by 75%.
Breath of Y'Shaarj
Malkorok channels the power of Y'Shaarj, causing the areas recently hit by Arcing Smash to explode, inflicting 0 Shadow damage.
Imploding Energy
Malkorok's corruption opens tears of dark energy that inflict 0 Shadow damage to all players within 5 yards after 4 sec. If an implosion of energy does not hit a player, it instead inflicts 0 Shadow damage to all players.
Fatal Strike
Malkorok's melee attacks fatally wound his target, increasing their damage taken by 10% for 30 sec.
Eradicate
Malkorok kills all players if he is not defeated within 6 minutes.
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