Blackhand

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Official Overview (Blizzard)

Upon reaching 70% and 30% health, Blackhand causes the floor beneath the players to give out, falling to a lower level of the tower and changing the environmental hazards that he brings to bear to destroy his foes.

Damage Dealers

• During the initial phase, stay far from Massive Demolition's impact point, and take shelter behind Debris Piles if you are Marked for Death. • Once falling to the second level, defeat Siegemakers and Iron Soldiers. • On the third level, avoid being knocked off by Impaling Throw.

Healers

• During the initial phase, stay far from Massive Demolition's impact point, and take shelter behind Debris Piles if you are Marked for Death. • Once falling to the second level, Iron Soldiers will fire at players, inflicting raid damage. • On the third level players hit with Impaling Throw and Slag Bombs require significant healing.

Tanks

• During the initial phase, Blackhand will knock his primary target into the Molten Slag. • On the second level, Iron Soldiers spawn on the balcony above and must be killed. • On the third level, Massive Shattering Smash causes large Slag Craters that must be avoided.

Abilities

Stage One: The Blackrock Forge

Blackhand pours Molten Slag into the moulding of the room, the slag slowly encroaches on players as the phase progresses.

Molten Slag

Demolition
Massive Demolition

Debris Pile

Debris Piles are created from the Massive Demolition. Debris Piles will be destroyed by Molten Slag or when an Impaling Throw impacts with it.

Marked for Death

Impaling Throw

Throw Slag Bombs

Slagged

Shattering Smash

Stage Two: Storage Warehouse

Blackhand has stored deadly siege weaponry and calls in reinforcements on the balcony above.

Siegemaker

Siegemakers are called in periodically by Blackhand and Fixate on the nearest target and go into an Overdrive after casting Mortar.

Mortar

Overdrive

Blackiron Plating

Battering Ram

Iron Soldier

Iron Soldiers reinforce the balcony at an increasing rate.

Explosive Round

Marked for Death

Impaling Throw

Throw Slag Bombs

Shattering Smash

Stage Three: Iron Crucible

The Iron Crucible has hardened over after the Black Furnace was destroyed.

Overheated

Slag Eruption

Marked for Death

Blackhand marks a target for death. After 5 sec Blackhand will cast Impaling Throw at the target. While on the Iron Crucible Blackhand is empowered and Impaling Throw impacts all targets in a line.

Impaling Throw

Attach Slag Bombs

Massive Shattering Smash

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