Changes: Zereketh the Unbound

Zereketh the Unbound
Race	Voidwraith (Demon)
Level	72 - 82 Elite
Resource	Mana
Reaction	Alliance Horde
Affiliation(s)	Burning Legion[citation needed]
Location	Arcatraz, Tempest Keep
Status	Killable (WoW), Deceased (Lore)
Arcatraz
Zereketh the Unbound; Wrath-Scryer Soccothrates; Dalliah the Doomsayer; Harbinger Skyriss	(lore); (lore); (lore); (lore)
	NPCs
Warden Mellichar; Millhouse Manastorm	(lore); (lore)
	Other Tempest Keep instances
	Botanica (5) ; Mechanar (5); Eye (25)

Revision as of 23:41, 13 January 2021

Zereketh the Unbound is a powerful voidwraith and the first boss of the Arcatraz in Tempest Keep.

Adventure Guide

Most creatures from the Twisting Nether require constant directions from their masters, but a select few voidwraiths need no such orders. Zereketh stands at the entrance to Arcatraz, ready to slay all who would dare challenge him.

Abilities

Void Zone — Zereketh the Unbound summons a Void Zone that inflicts Shadow damage to all players that stand within it.
Seed of Corruption — Zereketh the Unbound imbeds a demon seed in a player, causing 2400 (+ 100.2% of Spell power) Shadow damage over 18 sec. When the player takes 2500 total damage, the seed will detonate, inflicting Shadow damage to all players within 10 yards of them.
Shadow Nova — Zereketh the Unbound inflicts 1850 to 2150 (3238 to 3762) Shadow damage to all players within 0 yards, knocking them back.

Strategies

The fight is very simple, stay away from the Void Zones. Seed of Corruption can be healed through, although this is rarely an issue. If you get the Seed of Corruption, move away from the rest of the group to avoid unnecessary damage to party members. Also, don't stand near people with the debuff. In normal mode, ranged DPSers can avoid his Shadow Nova (~34 yards range) by being at max range. In Heroic mode, his Shadow Nova's range is increased to 45 yards, though. It is imperative that you get out of the Void Zones as quickly as possible, because as soon as they spawn it is instant damage for 1200-1300 every second.

It is advisable for the MT to tank the boss with his back to a wall and just move up or down the wall as the void zones appear. This is to avoid getting knocked out of range of heals when Zereketh does his knockback.

Ranged DPS and Heal should stand behind the column on the north-east side of the room. When Zereketh casts Shadownova, move behind the column (out of LoS) to avoid the Shadownova.

Note: the void zones tend to be spawned underneath random players in the party including the MT, everyone needs to be wary of them. Valid targets for void zones also includes totems and pets. If at all possible, spread pets and totems out. Totems are immune to the void zone damage.

Having shadow resist on the Main tank on this fight makes the boss a lot easier, at 300 Shadow Resist the combat log showed the main tank taking 300-500 damage a hit with roughly 1100-1300 resisted. This set can consist of any armor class just like the pandemonious fight.

Loot

Normal and Heroic drops:
Cloak of Scintillating Auras Item Level 32 Binds when picked up Back 3 Armor +2 Intellect +3 Stamina +3 Versatility Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 4 1 98 Mana-Sphere Shoulderguards Item Level 32 Binds when picked up Cloth Shoulder 3 Armor +3 Intellect +4 Stamina +3 Versatility Durability 85 / 85 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 4 3 47 Outland Striders Item Level 32 Binds when picked up Mail Feet 6 Armor +3 Agility or Intellect +4 Stamina +3 Critical Strike +4 Haste Durability 65 / 65 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 4 14 55 Rubium War-Girdle Item Level 32 Binds when picked up Plate Waist 9 Armor +3 Strength or Intellect +4 Stamina +3 Critical Strike Durability 45 / 45 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 3 12 58

Heroic-only drops:
Badge of Justice Binds when picked up Requires Level 70 Deadly Fire Opal Binds when picked up +5 Agility and +4 Critical Strike "Matches any socket." Sell Price: 70 Willful Fire Opal Binds when picked up +5 Intellect and +4 Resilience Rating "Matches any socket." Sell Price: 3 Nimble Chrysoprase Binds when picked up +5 Dodge and +4 Critical Strike "Matches any socket." Sell Price: 70

Objective of

[25-30D] Unbound Darkness

Quotes

Aggro: Life energy to... consume.

Shadow Nova

The shadow... will engulf you.
Darkness... consumes all.

Killing a player

This vessel... is empty.
No... more... life.

Death: The Void... beckons.

Notes and trivia

When the Burning Legion attempted to free High Inquisitor Raalgar from the Arcatraz several years later, a Felshadow Seeker commented that Zereketh's Void magic still lingered where he had been struck down. His remains could be found there too, being drained by the two seekers.^[1]
Zereketh is one of the rare optional Burning Crusade 5-man dungeon bosses. He can be easily avoided by simply staying on the right side of the room and moving up the ramp to the rest of the instance.
Zereketh is voiced by Marc Graue.

Patch changes

Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09): Added.

References

^ [45] Foiling the Legion's Jailbreak

External links

[1] [45] Foiling the Legion's Jailbreak

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+{{Npcbox
  |name = Zereketh the Unbound
  |image = Zereketh the Unbound.jpg
  |race = Voidwraith
  |creature = Demon
- |level = 72
+ |level = 72 - 82
- |type=Elite
+ |sex = Male
+ |type = Elite
- |affiliation = Burning Legion
+ |affiliation = [[Burning Legion]]{{fact}}
- |status=Killable
+ | resource = Mana
+ |faction = Boss
+ |aggro = {{Aggro|-1|-1}}
+ |status = Killable (WoW), Deceased (Lore)
  |location = [[Arcatraz]], [[Tempest Keep]]
+ |instance = Arcatraz
- |health=117,000-135,000
+}}
- |mana=30,090
- |money={{cost||68|9}}
- |faction=Combat
- |instance=Arcatraz}}
-'''Zereketh the Unbound''' is a skinny [[voidwraith]], and the first boss of [[The Arcatraz]] in [[Tempest Keep]].
+'''Zereketh the Unbound''' is a powerful [[voidwraith]] and the first boss of the [[Arcatraz]] in [[Tempest Keep]].
+==Adventure Guide==
-== Attacks and abilities ==
+''Most creatures from the Twisting Nether require constant directions from their masters, but a select few [[voidwraith]]s need no such orders. Zereketh stands at the entrance to Arcatraz, ready to slay all who would dare challenge him.''
-*[[Melee]]: Zereketh's melee attack is shadow damage (~1300 base)
-*[[Void Zone]]: Zereketh spawns Void Zones randomly around the room, void zones deal approximately 1000 damage (Heroic: 2300-2700) per second.
-*[[Seed of Corruption]]: Zereketh casts Seed of Corruption on a random target.
-**Can be dispelled by Rogues' Cloak of Shadows, Mages' Ice Block, and Paladins' Divine Shield.
-*[[Shadow Nova]]: Zereketh casts a large radius Shadow Nova, which does about 2200-2300 shadow damage (Heroic: 3700-4500) and has a massive knockback. The nova can be avoided by LoS, and it has a casting time, so if your position allows for it, your DPS can avoid it on any of the irregularities on the wall.
-== Strategies ==
+==Abilities==
+*{{abilities|Void Zone|Zereketh the Unbound summons a Void Zone that inflicts Shadow damage to all players that stand within it.|image=spell_shadow_gathershadows}}
+*{{abilities|Seed of Corruption|Zereketh the Unbound imbeds a demon seed in a player, causing 2400 (+ 100.2% of Spell power) Shadow damage over 18 sec. When the player takes 2500 total damage, the seed will detonate, inflicting Shadow damage to all players within 10 yards of them.|type=Magic|image=spell_shadow_seedofdestruction}}
+*{{abilities|Shadow Nova|Zereketh the Unbound inflicts 1850 to 2150 (3238 to 3762) Shadow damage to all players within 0 yards, knocking them back.|image=spell_shadow_shadowfury}}
+==Strategies==
 The fight is very simple, stay away from the Void Zones.  Seed of Corruption can be healed through, although this is rarely an issue.  If you get the Seed of Corruption, move away from the rest of the group to avoid unnecessary damage to party members.  Also, don't stand near people with the debuff.  In normal mode, ranged DPSers can avoid his Shadow Nova (~34 yards range) by being at max range.  In Heroic mode, his Shadow Nova's range is increased to 45 yards, though.  It is imperative that you get out of the Void Zones as quickly as possible, because as soon as they spawn it is instant damage for 1200-1300 every second.
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 Having shadow resist on the Main tank on this fight makes the boss a lot easier, at 300 Shadow Resist the combat log showed the main tank taking 300-500 damage a hit with roughly 1100-1300 resisted. This set can consist of any armor class just like the pandemonious fight.
-==Quotes==
+==Loot==
+{{lootbox|Normal and Heroic drops:
-'''Aggro:'''
-*Life energy to... consume.
-'''Shadow Nova:'''
-*The shadow... will engulf you.
-*Darkness...consumes...all.
-'''Killing a player:'''
-*This vessel...is empty.
-*No...more...life.
-'''Death:'''
-*The Void... beckons.
-== Loot ==
-{{Lootbox|Normal and Heroic drops:
 |Cloak of Scintillating Auras
-|Idol of Feral Shadows
 |Mana-Sphere Shoulderguards
 |Outland Striders
 |Rubium War-Girdle}}
+{{lootbox|Heroic-only drops:
-{{Lootbox|Heroic-only drops:
 |Badge of Justice
 |Deadly Fire Opal
 |Durable Fire Opal
 |Nimble Fire Opal}}
+==Objective of==
+* [[Unbound Darkness]]
+==Quotes==
+;Aggro
+:{{text|yell|Life energy to... consume.}}
+;Shadow Nova
+*{{text|yell|The shadow... will engulf you.}}
+*{{text|yell|Darkness... consumes all.}}
+;Killing a player
+*{{text|yell|This vessel... is empty.}}
+*{{text|yell|No... more... life.}}
+;Death
+:{{text|yell|The Void... beckons.}}
+==Notes and trivia==
+[[File:Zerekeths Remains.jpg|thumb|Zereketh's Remains]]
+*When the [[Burning Legion]] attempted to free [[High Inquisitor Raalgar]] from the Arcatraz several years later, a [[Felshadow Seeker]] commented that Zereketh's Void magic still lingered where he had been struck down. His remains could be found there too, being drained by the two seekers.<ref>[[Foiling the Legion's Jailbreak]]</ref>
+*Zereketh is one of the rare optional [[World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade|Burning Crusade]] 5-man dungeon bosses. He can be easily avoided by simply staying on the right side of the room and moving up the ramp to the rest of the instance.
+*Zereketh is voiced by [[Marc Graue]].
+==Patch changes==
+*{{Patch 2.0.3|note=Added.}}
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
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