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The old comments here makes it look trickier than it actually is. Nuke boss down to 25%, AoE down all the aberrations that spawn and then kill the boss. No bugs, it works. :-)
Achievements › Dungeons & Raids › Cataclysm Raid
Achievement Points10
Achievement
Aberrant Behavior
Kill 12 Aberrations within 10 seconds on the Maloriak encounter in Blackwing Descent and then defeat Maloriak.
Aberrant Behavior is a 10 point achievement in Cataclysm Raid. Its criteria ask you to defeat 1 creature in Blackwing Descent.
How to Earn
WhereBlackwing Descent (entrance in Burning Steppes at 22.9, 26.5)
CreaturesKill 12 Aberrations
How to Complete
1 criterion from the current game data.
Defeat these creatures (1)
Kill each creature listed.
- Kill 12 Aberrations (x 12)
Details
- Category
- Dungeons & Raids › Cataclysm Raid
- Points
- 10
- Faction
- Both factions
- Requirements
- 1 criteria line
- Instance
- Blackwing Descent
- Instance type
- Raid
- Expansion
- Cataclysm
About Blackwing Descent
Nefarian and his warped attempts to create a new breed of dragon were thought to be defeated after his death in Blackwing Lair. Yet tales have emerged that his father, Deathwing, has reanimated Nefarian and set him to work in Blackwing Descent. The gruesome experiments being conducted there are feared to be on a level of wickedness far surpassing Nefarian's previous crimes against nature.
From the in-game Adventure Guide.
Where to Earn It
Aberrant Behavior is earned inside Blackwing Descent, a raid. The entrance is marked below.
The entrance to Blackwing Descent is in Blackrock Mountain, Burning Steppes at 22.9, 26.5.
Entrance 22.9, 26.5Burning Steppes, from the game’s own world map art. The framed marker is the Adventure Guide entrance.
Part of
Meta achievements that count this one among their criteria.
- Glory of the Cataclysm Raider 25 points
More like this
Other achievements in Cataclysm Raid.
Achieve-a-tronDefeat the Omnotron Defense System in Blackwing Descent while neutralizing the following attacks.10Blackwing DescentDefeat the bosses in Blackwing Descent.10Bucket ListDuring a single engagement, bring Shannox to each of the following locations in the Firelands before dispatching him:10Chromatic ChampionDestroy Deathwing in Dragon Soul on Normal or Heroic Difficulty after beginning the encounter on each Aspect's platform and allowing Deathwing to assault that Aspect:10Death from AboveOnly kill Cinderweb Drones while they are atop the web canopy during the Beth'tilac encounter in Firelands.10Deck DefenderDefeat Warmaster Blackhorn on Normal or Heroic Difficulty without allowing any Twilight Barrages to damage the Skyfire.10Destroyer's EndDefeat Deathwing on Normal or Heroic Difficulty in the Dragon Soul raid.10Do a Barrel Roll!Defeat Alysrazor in the Firelands without any raid member getting hit by the following attacks.10Don't Stand So Close to MeDefeat Morchok in Dragon Soul on Normal or Heroic Difficulty without any two players (three players on 25-player mode) ever being within 5 yards of each other while Morchok is channeling Black Blood of the Earth.10Double DragonKill 6 Twilight Fiends in the Twilight Realm and then defeat Valiona and Theralion in the Bastion of Twilight.10
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Updated comment as of Shadowlands 9.1.5
Just did this achievement no probs, don't have to take gear off or touch the boss. Simply aggro him, then twiddle your thumbs. It took him about 2 to 3 minutes, but he eventually started spawning the aberrations.
I just waited until there was just over 12 in the area, kited them away from the boss while he was doing a long cast, burnt them then burnt him.
Easy peesy :)
If you're going for Glory of the Cataclysm Raider, attempting to do this encounter in heroic and getting this achievement simultaneously, you might have a hard time. Here's a tip me and my friend discovered.
Since the two parts of this achievement are counted separate, killing the 12 aberrations and killing the boss, you can start the encounter in normal, nuke the boss to 25%, kill all the aberrations, run out, change the encounter to heroic, run back in and kill the boss, and you'll get both achievements.
Make sure to track the achievement so you can make sure you got credit for killing all 12 aberrations, and make sure the difficulty actually changes to heroic. You might get a message saying the party was recently in combat and you have to wait a bit.
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