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Lightwarden Ruia abilities

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Overview

Lightwaden Ruia unleashes his druidic power, shapeshifting between Moonkin and Bear forms. At 40% remaining health, he returns to Haranir form and channels Spirits of the Vale, casting all his abilities in a rapid flurry.

Damage Dealers

• Pulverizing Strikes launches a cone of Physical damage at each target.

• Lightfall inflicts high damage to players within each impact.

Healers

• Grievous Thrash is only removed when the afflicted target reaches full health.

• Pulverizing Strikes launches a cone of Physical damage at each target.

Tank

• In Moonkin form, Ruia's melee attacks are replaced with Warden's Wrath.

• Pulverizing Strikes launches a cone of Physical damage at each target.

• Lightfall inflicts high damage to players within each impact.

Moonkin Form

Lightfire

Ruia shoots a beam of energy at a player, burning them for Radiant damage every sec for .

Upon expiration, Lightfire Beams emerge at the afflicted player's location.

Lightfire Beams

Lightfall

Ruia calls down waves of falling Light energy, inflicting Holy damage to players within yards of the impact.

Warden's Wrath

Ruia blasts his current target with a bolt of energy, inflicting Nature damage.

Bear Form

Pulverizing Strikes

Ruia marks several targets and launches a wave of force toward each of them in a frontal cone every sec for . Each impact inflicts Physical damage to players within the effect and applies Pulverized.

Pulverized

Upon being struck by Pulverizing Strikes, players take increased damage from Pulverizing Strikes for .

Grievous Thrash

Ruia thrashes about, inflicting Physical damage to players and causing them to bleed an additional Physical damage every sec for or until fully healed. This effect stacks.

Mangling Claws

While in Bear form, Lightwarden Ruia's melee attacks inflict 1 increased damage.

Haranir Form

Spirits of the Vale

Ruia calls upon the spirits, casting Lightfire, Lightfall, Pulverizing Strikes, and Grievous Thrash every sec until he is defeated.

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