TheWoWDBbe careful when soloing, he likes to reset during the phase transitions. To kill him, wait 10 seconds after the portal to the next phase opens, then go in.
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Viz'aduum the Watcher
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If the encounter resets at the final ship, and slowing dps in phase 2 or waiting 10 seconds to take the portal don't fix it, try changing your camera angle so you face away from him as you take the final portal. None of the other suggestions worked for me, and after about a dozen tries, I did the camera angle change and that worked for me.
Never mind I just figured it out. Apparently if you do too much damage to him before the next phase he bugs out. So if you do too much damage to him after he starts opening portal to phase 3 he despawns. Stop damaging him as soon as he starts channeling the portal and you should be fine!
Details
This roster comes from the current game client's data files, so it is not a complete list of every NPC in the game - older world NPCs that are no longer in the modern client are absent.
Boss Encounter
Viz'aduum the Watcher 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 Viz'aduum the Watcher encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Upon reaching 66% and 33% health, Viz'aduum the Watcher will open a Demonic Portal to retreat to a nearby Legion Command Ship.
Damage Dealers
- During the initial phase, lead the Fel Beam away from your allies.
- Avoid taking damage from the Legion Command Ship's Bombardment.
- While on a Legion Command Ship, avoid being knocked off by Disintegrate.
- In the final phase, prevent Stabilize Rift from completing.
Healers
- During the initial phase, lead the Fel Beam away from your allies.
- Avoid taking damage from the Legion Command Ship's Bombardment.
- While on a Legion Command Ship, avoid being knocked off by Disintegrate.
Tanks
- Avoid taking damage from the Legion Command Ship's Bombardment.
- While on a Legion Command Ship, avoid being knocked off by Disintegrate.
- In the final phase prevent Stabilize Rift from completing.
Stage One: Netherspace
Viz'aduum the Watcher periodically commands the nearby legion ships to assault his enemies.
Stage Two: Command Ship
Viz'aduum the Watcher retreats to the nearby Fel Beam Command Ship.
Command: Bombardment
Burning Blast
Chaotic Shadows
On the Fel Beam Command Ship Chaotic Shadows hits two targets.
Disintegrate
Soul Harvest
Stage Three: The Rift!
Viz'aduum the Watcher retreats to the nearby Bombardment Command Ship and calls in allies from the Rift above.
Stabilize Rift
Burning Blast
Chaotic Shadows
On the Bombardment Command Ship Chaotic Shadows hits three targets.
Disintegrate
Felguard Sentry
Fel Flame Spitter
Drops in Return to Karazhan
Loot the dungeon journal lists for the Viz'aduum the Watcher encounter.
Doomstride Footguards
Eye of Command
Leggings of Countless Worlds
Rift Stabilization Shard
Ring of Collapsing Futures
Tassets of Perpetual Despair
Unbound Reality Mask
Viz'aduum's Mindstone
Tome of Reliquary Insights
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
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What Each Drop Is
The Viz'aduum the Watcher encounter lists 9 items in the dungeon journal, item level 50. Equip slots covered: Feet, Trinket, Legs, Finger and Head. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Doomstride Footguards Feet (Mail), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 41g 9s for it.
- Eye of Command Trinket, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength. Tooltip: “Marked with a raven silhouette.” A vendor pays 9g 35s for it. Equip: Legion's Gaze.
- Leggings of Countless Worlds Legs (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 60g 46s for it.
- Rift Stabilization Shard Gem, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 46g 92s for it.
- Ring of Collapsing Futures Finger, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Mastery and Haste. Tooltip: “Greed and foolishness will consume you.” A vendor pays 19g 72s for it. Use: Collapse.
- Tassets of Perpetual Despair Legs (Plate), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 58g 8s for it.
- Unbound Reality Mask Head (Leather), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 42g 68s for it.
- Viz'aduum's Mindstone Gem, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 49g 86s for it.
- Tome of Reliquary Insights Item level 1. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 1g for it. Use: Collect Tome of Reliquary Insights.
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.