Ner'zhul (tactics)

Ner'zhul
Gender	Male
Race	Orc (Humanoid)
Level	12-42 Elite
Reaction	Alliance Horde
Location	Shadowmoon Burial Grounds
Status	Killable
Shadowmoon Burial Grounds
Sadana Bloodfury; Nhallish; Bonemaw; Ner'zhul	(lore); (lore); (lore); (lore)
	Loot

For character biography, see Ner'zhul (alternate universe).

Ner'zhul is the final boss of the Shadowmoon Burial Grounds. Following his defeat during [10-40] Darkness Falls, the Shadowmoon chieftain uses what power he retrained from the Dark Star to make his last stand in the Edge of Reality.

Adventure Guide[]

Ner'zhul, chieftain and elder shaman of the Shadowmoon clan, sacrificed the heart and soul of his tribe in an attempt to join the Iron Horde. He has now retreated to his clan's ancient burial grounds as he ventures ever further along a dark path, embracing the power of the Void and the necromantic arts.

Overview[]

Ner'zhul unleashes the void upon his foes, summoning legions of shadowy minions to sweep death across the battlefield.

Damage Dealers[]

When Ner'zhul performs Ritual of Bones, focus your damage on a single skeleton to break the chain.
Quickly move away from Omen of Death, which deals more damage the closer players remain.

Healers[]

Quickly move away from Omen of Death, which deals more damage the closer players remain.

Tanks[]

When Ner'zhul performs Ritual of Bones, focus your damage on a single skeleton to break the chain.
Quickly move away from Omen of Death, which deals more damage the closer players remain.

Abilities[]

Malevolence — Ner'zhul casts a shadow of void energy, inflicting 78000 to 82000 Shadow damage to all enemies in a line in front of him. Afflicted players will have their damage reduced by 50%.
Omen of Death — Ner'zhul falls into a trance, showing players a vision of their own death. Void energy rips through the sky, inflicting up to 29250 to 30750 Shadow damage, based on proximity to the effect.
Ritual of Bones — Ner'zhul summons an army of shadow and death which marches across his platform, eradicating all life in its path. Tendrils of void bind the ritual bones together, inflicting 29250 to 30750 Shadow damage per second to those who cross their threshold.

Strategy[]

In addition to melee attacks, Ner'zhul tries to cast his Malevolence attack on the tank, a short-range cone-shaped spell in front of him. Dodge by quickly moving to the side. Omen of Death fires lasers from the sky with damage the immediate area around it.

His most dangerous ability is Ritual of Bones. This ability summons skeletons similar to the ghouls summoned by the Echo of Sylvanas in the End Time. The party should mark one skeleton and dps it as fast as they can to avoid the oncoming dark clouds which do massive damage. The tank should take extra care to not have Ner'zhul's Malevolence hit the rest of the party due to the small space the dark clouds leave you to move around and position. Space can be a greater issue if an Omen of Death laser comes down on the safe spot.

Loot[]

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Objective of[]

Related achievements[]

Quotes[]

Intro: The darkness... it flows within me. It seeps from every vein.; Come, strangers! Cross into the realm of the Shadow Lands! I shall deliver you to your death.

Aggro: The Shadowmoon CANNOT be defeated - we walk in the realm of death itself.

Ritual of Bones: A kindling of bone and shadow! Army of the dead, arise!

Killed a player

Into the abyss!
Feel the void's cold embrace.
Your soul shall serve me.
You bend to my will.

Death: My power... Will ripple... Across eternity.

Patch changes[]

Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Added.

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