User:Beluriel/Zaraxas

Zaraxas was just a whelp when Karynaku and her brood were liberated from the Dragonmaw Orcs. However, he and some of his brothers and sisters did not manage to escape the clutches of the Illidari. After spending years growing up under Relchar's care and having resigned himself to spend his life serving the Illidari, Zaraxas serves as Relchar's loyal mount. While Relchar commands the Dawnrage garrison and prevents any army from attacking the citadel by scaling the walls, Zaraxas will ensure that no intruders will approach his master from the skies.

Abilities
Zaraxas uses the following abilities.

Chaotic Rift
As long as Zaraxas is alive, Chaotic Rifts cannot be destroyed. However, the more the rifts are damaged, the more unstable the rift becomes and the slower the rate of summoning becomes.

Strategy
Aggroing Zaraxas will cause him to land and start the encounter. Zaraxas will cast Arcane Blast on his main target. The tank must face him away from the party to prevent Arcane Breath from hitting too many people. Players need to position themselves at the sides of the drake to avoid Tail Lash and Arcane Breath. Healers must watch out for Arcane Attraction as the player that receives that debuff will take a large amount of damage.

Damage all the Chaotic Rifts to limit the rate of adds spawning during the encounter and kill them as fast as possible lest the party is overrun.

Heroic Mode

 * Zaraxas will now cast Create Rift when he reaches 66% health and another time at 33% health.
 * Zaraxas will gain a new ability:

Heroic Mode Strategy
The major change here is that when Zaraxas moves to the centre of the terrace and channels Arcane Winds, players must hide behind shelter (rocks, pillars, barricades, etc) or they will be killed. Other than that, players will have to deal with a larger number of Zaraxian Wyrms and Wraiths.