Avatar of Sethraliss abilities
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Overview
Essence Defilers arrive to channel Defiling Taint upon the Avatar of Sethraliss until their defeat. As part of their assault, Corrupted Guardians appear whose Corrupted Lifeforce can be cleansed to heal the Avatar. Upon removal of Defiling Taint, Faithless Tormentors fixate on the party's healer and attempt to strike them with Shadowlash. The battle ends once players fully restore the Avatar.
Damage Dealers
• Defeating all Essence Defilers cleanses the Avatar of Defiling Taint.
• The Avatar consumes Corrupted Lifeforce from Corrupted Guardians once purified.
• After damaging Faithless Tormentors, the Avatar Siphons the Weak.
Healers
• The battle ends in victory once the Avatar reaches full health.
• Essence Defilers' Defiling Taint and Faithless Tormentors' Shadowlash thwart healing.
• The Avatar consumes Corrupted Lifeforce from Corrupted Guardians once purified.
Tanks
• Corrupted Guardians inflict significant Physical and Shadow damage with Tainted Strike.
• The Avatar consumes Corrupted Lifeforce from Corrupted Guardians once purified.
• Essence Defilers' Defiling Taint and Faithless Tormentors' Shadowlash thwart healing.
Stage One: Defiler's Corruption
Jakra'zet's allies arrive to prevent healing energy from reaching the Avatar.
Corrupted Guardian
Tainted Strike
The Corrupted Guardian attacks their current target with a brutal slash, inflicting Physical damage and an additional Shadow damage every sec for . This effect stacks.
Vile Charge
The Corrupted Guardian charges to a player and strikes them, inflicting Shadow damage and an additional Shadow damage every sec for .
Corrupted Lifeforce
Touching Corrupted Lifeforce transfers an application of Corruption to the player and releases a Corruption Burst.
Once cleansed, The Avatar can Consume Lifeforce. Otherwise, a Corruption Burst occurs for each remaining application of $@spellnameCorruption upon expiration.
Corruption
The dark energy inflicts Shadow damage every sec, reduces healing done by , and increases Physical damage taken by for . This effect stacks.
Corruption Burst
Dark energy explodes from the Corrupted Lifeforce, inflicting Shadow damage to all players and increasing damage taken from this ability by for .
Consume Lifeforce
The Avatar of Sethraliss consumes Cleansed Lifeforce, healing herself for % of her maximum health and regenerating $<healAmount>% of her maximum health every sec. This effect stacks.
Twisted Hexxer
Flame Shock
The creature sears a player with fire, inflicting Fire damage and an additional Fire damage every sec for .
Latent Hex
The creature afflicts a player for , inflicting Shadow damage every sec.
Upon removal, shadowy energy inflicts Shadow damage to players within yards of the victim and releases Hex Muck.
Hex Muck
A mire of hex magic transforms players within it into a frog, rendering them unable to attack or cast spells and inflicting Nature damage every sec.
Essence Defiler
Defiling Taint
The Essence Defiler channels dark energy into the Avatar of Sethraliss, preventing all external healing.
Stage Two: Tormentor's Fixation
Faithless Tormentors attempt to disrupt the Avatar's restoration.
Faithless Tormentor
Shadowlash
Shadowlasher
Avatar of Sethraliss
The battle concludes upon full restoration of the Avatar of Sethraliss.
Siphon the Weak
The Avatar of Sethraliss siphons essence from Faithless Tormentors below % health, killing them instantly and healing for $<healAmount>% of her maximum health.
Agony of Sethraliss
The chamber of Sethraliss lashes out with an electric jolt, inflicting Nature damage to players within yards of impact.