Elite
Scalecommander Sarkareth
The Ebon Scales
Scalecommander Sarkareth (The Ebon Scales) is an Elite Humanoid, level 10 to 70, friendly to players. It appears in the dungeon journal for Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible.
Details
Scalecommander Sarkareth at a Glance
What does Scalecommander Sarkareth do?
Level and Map Tracking
The game data tunes Scalecommander Sarkareth for levels 10 to 70, Dragonflight content.
In the Client Files
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Boss Encounter
Scalecommander Sarkareth appears as a raid or dungeon boss. See the encounter page for its instance.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for the Scalecommander Sarkareth encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Scalecommander Sarkareth begins the fight with Oppressing Howl and attempts to obliterate players with Glittering Surge. When weakened, he draws upon the power of the Void to enhance his draconic powers, using Abyssal Breath and Ebon Might to summon and strengthen images of himself. When severely wounded, Sarkareth destroys the room to fully draw in powers of the Void and convert his abilities to their most powerful forms.
Tanks
- Blazing Blast inflicts damage to the raid based on the total Fire damage taken from Burning Claws over its duration.
- When Sarkareth uses Glittering Surge, it applies Dazzled to all players who still have Oppressing Howl.
- Abyssal Breath creates temporal images of Sarkareth, which then gain power over time from Ebon Might.
- Scouring Eternity inflicts lethal damage to players not safely hidden behind an Astral Formation.
Damage Dealers
- When Sarkareth uses Glittering Surge, it applies Dazzled to all players who still have Oppressing Howl.
- Void Bomb erupts for high raid damage unless detonated within the Emptiness Between Stars.
- Abyssal Breath creates temporal images of Sarkareth, which then gain power over time from Ebon Might.
- Scouring Eternity inflicts lethal damage to players not safely hidden behind an Astral Formation.
Healers
- When Sarkareth uses Glittering Surge, it applies Dazzled to all players who still have Oppressing Howl.
- Void Bomb erupts for high raid damage unless detonated within the Emptiness Between Stars.
- Scouring Eternity inflicts lethal damage to players not safely hidden behind an Astral Formation.
Oblivion
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Emptiness Between Stars
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Dimensional Puncture
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Destabilize
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Astral Flare
Spell detailsStage One: The Legacy of the Dracthyr
Scalecommander Sarkareth uses the full might of his dracthyr abilities to deter his foes.
Oppressing Howl
Spell detailsOn Mythic difficulty, this grants 2 applications of Oppressing Howl. Searing Breath and Mass Disintegrate can each remove one application.
Echoing Howl
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Glittering Surge
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Dazzled
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Scorching Bomb
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Mass Disintegrate
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Disintegrated
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Searing Breath
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Seared
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Drifting Embers
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Burning Claws
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Blazing Blast
Spell detailsStage Two: A Touch of the Forbidden
Sarkareth draws in power from the Void to enhance his latent abilities.
Void Bomb
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Abyssal Breath
Spell detailsEmpty Recollection
Upon casting Abyssal Breath, Sarkareth leaves behind images of himself.
Null Glimmer
Upon casting Abyssal Breath, Sarkareth leaves behind images of himself.
Desolate Blossom
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Infinite Duress
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Dread
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Ebon Might
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Void Claws
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Void Blast
Spell detailsStage Three: The Seas of Infinity
Eschewing his draconic abilities, Sarkareth fully embraces the Void in a final bid for power.
Void Bomb
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Cosmic Ascension
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Astral Formation
Spell detailsNull Glimmer
Upon casting Cosmic Ascension, Sarkareth leaves behind images of himself.
Void Might
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Hurtling Barrage
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Scouring Eternity
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Astral Eruption
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Embrace of Nothingness
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Infinite Duress
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Dread
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Motes of Oblivion
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Void Slash
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Void Blast
Spell detailsDrops in Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible
Loot the dungeon journal lists for the Scalecommander Sarkareth encounter.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Scalecommander Sarkareth encounter lists 16 items in the dungeon journal, item levels 424 to 431. Equip slots covered: Back, Trinket, Wrist, Legs, Feet, Two-Hand, One-Hand, Hands, Waist and Chest. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Cracked Titan Gem Quest, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Evoker. Tooltip: “This gem has a familiar energy to it. You feel drawn to it, almost as if it was pulling on your very will itself.”
- Awakened Tempostone Reagent, item level 480, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “A fractured memoir of the Isles' awakening. Runaagos at The Parting Glass in Valdrakken may know how to unlock the secrets that lay within.”
- Voice of the Silent Star Back (Cloth), item level 431, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect, Critical Strike and Haste. Equip: The Silent Star.
- Beacon to the Beyond Trinket, item level 424, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Mastery. A vendor pays 75 gold55 silver for it. Use: An'shuul, the Cosmic Wanderer. Equip: An'shuul, the Cosmic Wanderer.
- Bonds of Desperate Ascension Wrist (Plate), item level 424, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike.
- Coattails of the Rightful Heir Legs (Cloth), item level 424, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery.
- Crechebound Soldier's Boots Feet (Mail), item level 424, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste.
- Erethos, the Empty Promise Two-Hand (Staff), item level 424, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 152 gold12 silver for it.
- Fang of the Sundered Flame One-Hand (Dagger), item level 424, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 130 gold49 silver for it.
- Oathbreaker's Obsessive Gauntlets Hands (Leather), item level 424, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike.
- Oblivion's Immortal Coil Waist (Leather), item level 424, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery.
- Sarkareth's Abyssal Embrace Chest (Plate), item level 424, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike.
- Scalecommander's Ebon Schynbalds Legs (Mail), item level 424, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility.
- Void-Touched Curio Reagent, item level 415, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “A fascinating and menacing omen. Kaitalla at the Obsidian Rest in Zaralek Cavern may know how to unlock the secrets that lay within.” A vendor pays 5 gold for it.
- Highland Drake: Embodiment of the Hellforged Miscellaneous, item level 60. Bind on Pickup. Use: Deciphering.
- Highland Drake: Embodiment of the Hellforged Miscellaneous, item level 60. Bind on Pickup. Use: Deciphering.
Read from the current game build's item data. Listed prices come from our latest US Auction House scan; a drop that binds when picked up never has one.