User:GoldenYak/Dark Riders

The Four Dark Riders of Karazhan.

Background
Four of the most powerful of the Dark Riders were selected by the Malevolence to become his agents when the arcane monstrosity arrived in the depths of Karazhan. They have been empowered to protect him at all costs. Three of the Riders, Lord Ravenous, Lady Carmine, and Lord Nergal are fought separately as mini-bosses to unlock the normal mode Malevolence encounter. In heroic mode difficulty, all four Dark Riders can be fought as a heroic only boss encounter. Defeating the four Dark Riders in heroic mode will unlock heroic difficulty for the Malevolence encounter.

Dungeon Journal
Lord Ravenous - the Hungerer, Lady Carmine - the Bloody Damsel, Lord Defilus - the Scythe of Despair, and Lord Nergal - the Tainted King are the mightiest of the dark riders of Karazhan. The Malevolence has bound them to its service and turned them into its elite guard. All four riders will unite to protect the Malevolence Rift from the most powerful of intruders. The Dark Riders must be defeated to unlock Heroic Mode difficulty for the Malevolence boss encounter.

Phase One - The Horsemen Ride
Players will deal with all four dark riders simultaneously in phase one. Riders do not share a health pool. Whenever one rider is slain, the others heal all damage done to them. The slain rider will then revive as an invulnerable phantom and gain a new ability. When the last rider's health has been reduced to 50%, the next phase begins.



Phase Two - The Horseman Stands Alone
When three riders have had their health reduced to 0 and the last horseman's health has been reduced to 50%, the last horseman standing will absorb the powers of their fallen comrades, replenishing their health, gaining Empowered by Death, and beginning the final phase. Any debuffs currently active that were not placed by the last Horseman will be removed.

Lord Ravenous
Lord Ravenous gains the following ability in phase two.

Lord Defilus
Lord Defilus gains the following ability in phase two.

Lady Carmine
Lady Carmine changes significantly when she is the final horseman. She will now act on threat instead of following targets afflicted with Mark of Carmine. She can no longer move while using Crimson Dance.

Lord Nergal
Lord Nergal gains these abilities in phase two.

Strategy
The first phase of the fight involves all four Dark Riders attacking simultaneously - Lord Ravenous - the Hungerer, Lady Carmine - the Bloody Damsel, Lord Defilus - the Scythe of Despair, and Lord Nergal - the Tainted King. The riders do not share health and will employ all of their abilities throughout phase one.

When a rider is reduced to 0 health, they die, but will revive after a short time, becoming immune to damage and gaining a boost to their damage. They will continue to use all of their abilities and will react to threat as they normally would, but they cannot be slain again. All the other riders will regain their health whenever a rider is slain.

When the last living rider has their health reduced to 50%, they will absorb the spirits of the other riders, removing them from the battle. At his point, phase two begins.

In the second phase, the last of the Dark Riders will fight alone, retaining all of their abilities from phase one and gaining new abilities. They will also be healed and have their health and damage greatly boosted. The encounter will end when the final horseman is defeated.

Achievements

 * Heroic: Dark Riders of Karazhan - Defeat the Dark Riders of Karazhan encounter.
 * On a Black Steed - Defeat Lord Ravenous as the final rider in the Dark Riders of Karazhan encounter.
 * On a White Steed - Defeat Lord Defilus as the final rider in the Dark Riders of Karazhan encounter.
 * On a Red Steed - Defeat Lady Carmine as the final rider in the Dark Riders of Karazhan encounter.
 * On a Pale Steed - Defeat Lord Nergal as the final rider in the Dark Riders of Karazhan encounter.
 * Armageddon Outta Here - Defeat each of the four of the dark riders as the final rider in the Dark Riders of Karazhan encounter.
 * Canceling the Apocalypse - Defeat the Dark Riders of Karazhan encounter on the first try without anyone dying.

Lord Ravenous

 * Aggro
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 * Empowered by Death
 * yell


 * Devour
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 * Killing a Player
 * yell
 * yell


 * Empowered as the Final Horseman
 * yell


 * Death
 * yell

Lord Defilus

 * Aggro
 * yell


 * Empowered by Death
 * yell


 * Disease Bloom
 * yell


 * Killing a Player
 * yell
 * yell


 * Empowered as the Final Horseman
 * yell


 * Death
 * yell

Lady Carmine

 * Aggro
 * yell


 * Empowered by Death
 * yell


 * Scarlet Masquerade
 * yell
 * yell


 * Killing a Player
 * yell
 * yell


 * Empowered as the Final Horseman
 * yell


 * Death
 * yell

Lord Nergal

 * Aggro
 * yell


 * Empowered by Death
 * yell


 * Open Grave
 * yell


 * Killing a Player
 * yell
 * yell


 * Empowered as the Final Horseman
 * yell


 * Death
 * yell