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Yikkan Izu

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Slaaneshitrapmas+76via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Despite what some people are claiming, this fight does not appear to be bugged. It does, however, appear to have changed slightly from MoP.

In WoD, Yikkan will enrage when he gets 4 stacks of his buff, not 5. He also appears to summon birds much slower then the 8-second cycle he did in MoP - it seems to be closer to 12-15 seconds. When enraged, Yikkan will start summoning huge swarms of birds very quickly, which is why many of the commentators are being overwhelmed by adds.

Instead of making sure all birds are dead before he summons in his next pack, you have to kill 1 bird, wait 2 seconds, then AoE down the other 3 before the next flock spawns in. This will prevent him from enraging, and allow you to kill him normally.

As an aside, the turrets from the Workshop are incredible in this fight - they can add 7-10k more DPS, and they always shoot at the thing you're targeting. You don't have to worry about them killing the birds accidentally.

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Nobbel+68via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

At the start of the fight you’ll see 4 birds swarming around him. Make sure to AoE these birds before the next pack spawns. Killing more then 4 birds at the same time makes Yikkan enrage so just keep on aoeing all the birds. Alternatively you could just make him enrage and kite him around, but it’s not required.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLa72xgFevw&t=10m53s

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Details

TypeBeast
ClassificationElite
Roster sliceY

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.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Hunter Pet: Bird of Prey

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Yikkan Izu belongs to the Bird of Prey creature family, which Hunters can tame; its pet specialization is Cunning. The Bird of Prey diet in the client data: Meat and Fish. The Bird of Prey family’s own pet skill line (Pet - Bird of Prey) teaches 3 abilities:

  • Claw
  • Talon Rend
  • TrickYou command your Bird of Prey to do a trick. Larger birds may not be interested.

Achievement: The Best There Is

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Killing Yikkan Izu counts toward The Best There Is, a 10-point achievement. Its in-game description: “Defeat 15 Challenge Card exclusive bosses.” The Best There Is tracks 60 creatures; the other 40:

More Bird of Prey

Other creatures in the Bird of Prey family. See the whole family.

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Level and Map Tracking

The game data tunes Yikkan Izu for levels 80 to 90.