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High Sage Viryx
High Sage Viryx - Skyreach
High Sage Viryx is a boss encounter in Skyreach.
Found In
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Skyreach, High Sage Viryx comes 4th of 4, after Rukhran.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: Spires of Arak
Skyreach entranceSkyreach entranceThe Skyreach entrance is in Spires of Arak, at 41.0, 31.4 on the Spires of Arak map. The game lists 2 entrances for it on this map; each is pinned.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
High Sage Viryx calls down the powerful arakkoa focusing lens to scorch the ground beneath her foes.
Damage Dealers
- Lens Flare focuses on a player and burns any player in its path.
- Cast Down calls a Solar Zealot that picks up a random player and attempts to drop them over the edge of Skyreach.
- Lens Flare focuses on a random player and burns any player in its path while leaving behind Blazing Ground.
Healers
- Lens Flare focuses on a player and burns any player in its path.
- Scorching Ray inflicts moderate damage over time to targeted players.
- Lens Flare focuses on a random player and burns any player in its path while leaving behind Blazing Ground.
Tanks
- High Sage Viryx's Solar Burst inflicts significant Fire damage to its target.
- Cast Down calls a Solar Zealot that picks up a random player and attempts to drop them over the edge of Skyreach.
Cast Down
Spell details
Lens Flare
Spell details
Blazing Ground
Spell details
Scorching Ray
Spell details
Solar Blast
Spell detailsAbility Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for this encounter, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Cast Down
Physical · Instant · Lasts 1 min
High Sage Viryx summons a Solar Zealot above a random player that will attempt to carry them off the balcony and drop them to their death below.
Lens Flare
Fire · Instant
High Sage Viryx commands the solar crystals to focus their intense energy on a player, inflicting Fire damage to enemies of impact.
Blazing Ground
Fire · Instant
Lens Flare creates areas of intense heat that inflict Fire damage every 1 sec to players standing in the area.
Scorching Ray
Fire · Instant · Lasts 5 sec
High Sage Viryx scorches several players with focused sunlight, inflicting Fire damage and an additional Fire damage every 1 sec for 5 sec.
Solar Burst
Fire · 3 sec cast
High Sage Viryx blasts their current target with solar energy, inflicting Fire damage.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Skyreach.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the High Sage Viryx encounter in Skyreach.
High Sage Viryx has dedicated her rule wholly to harnessing Apexis artifacts in service of Rukhmar's will. At last, thanks to the completion of the massive crystal superweapon that focuses the sun's energy to destroy their enemies, it is time for the arakkoa to claim their rightful place as rulers of Draenor.
What Each Drop Is
The High Sage Viryx encounter lists 40 items in the dungeon journal, item level 44. Equip slots covered: Finger and Legs. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Ancient Draenic Loop Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 36 gold63 silver for it.
- Band of Growing Leaves Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 37 gold35 silver for it.
- Band of Iron Scale Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 36 gold93 silver for it.
- Band of the Stalwart Stanchion Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 35 gold94 silver for it.
- Bladebinder Ring Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 35 gold94 silver for it.
- Bloodfeather Leggings Legs (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 62 gold30 silver for it.
- Bloodied Ring of Mytosis Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 38 gold89 silver for it.
- Bloodthorn Band Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 39 gold29 silver for it.
- Ced's Chiming Circle Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 38 gold19 silver for it.
- Crystalbinder Legwraps Legs (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 58 gold8 silver for it.
- Darkflame Loop Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 36 gold8 silver for it.
- Diamondglow Circle Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 36 gold8 silver for it.
- Disease-Binder Seal Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 38 gold89 silver for it.
- Felflame Legwraps Legs (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 60 gold32 silver for it.
- Frost-Touched Legwraps Legs (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 61 gold18 silver for it.
- Golem's Gleaming Eye Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 37 gold90 silver for it.
- Incarnadine Legplates Legs (Plate), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 61 gold85 silver for it.
- Knucklebone of Lo'Dronar Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 36 gold7 silver for it.
- Lavalink Legguards Legs (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 58 gold97 silver for it.
- Leafmender Legwraps Legs (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 57 gold63 silver for it.
- Leggings of Swirling Light Legs (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 60 gold97 silver for it.
- Legguards of Burning Focus Legs (Leather), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 58 gold6 silver for it.
- Lightbinder Leggings Legs (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 62 gold74 silver for it.
- Mark of Ice Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 38 gold18 silver for it.
- Morningscale Leggings Legs (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 58 gold74 silver for it.
- Ring of Purified Light Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 36 gold21 silver for it.
- Ring of Ripped Flesh Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 37 gold20 silver for it.
- Ro-Ger's Brown Diamond Seal Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. Tooltip: “An Insignia of Command” A vendor pays 36 gold63 silver for it.
- Rockhide Leggings Legs (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 59 gold18 silver for it.
- Seal of Resilient Fortitude Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 38 gold5 silver for it.
- Seal of Vindication Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 36 gold21 silver for it.
- Sharpeye Legguards Legs (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 60 gold8 silver for it.
- Signet of Crashing Waves Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 36 gold63 silver for it.
- Signet of Radiant Leaves Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 36 gold64 silver for it.
- Signet of Shifting Magics Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 36 gold8 silver for it.
- Signet of the Glorious Protector Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 39 gold2 silver for it.
- Slicebinder Loop Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina and Versatility. A vendor pays 6 gold46 silver for it.
- Streamslither Legguards Legs (Mail), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 62 gold76 silver for it.
- Trousers of Arcane Mystery Legs (Cloth), item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 60 gold53 silver for it.
- Unsullied Signet Finger, item level 44. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 39 gold59 silver for it.
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.
Achievements for Defeating It
3 achievements list a victory over High Sage Viryx among their criteria.
