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Amarth, The Harvester
Amarth, The Harvester - The Necrotic Wake
Amarth, The Harvester is a boss encounter in The Necrotic Wake.
Found In
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for The Necrotic Wake, Amarth, The Harvester comes 2nd of 4, after Blightbone and before Surgeon Stitchflesh.
- Blightbone
- Amarth, The Harvester
- Surgeon Stitchflesh
- Nalthor the Rimebinder
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: Bastion
The Necrotic Wake entranceThe Necrotic Wake entrance is in Bastion, at 40.1, 55.2 on the Bastion map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Amarth raises minions from the dead to assault players during Land of the Dead. After a short time, he will cast Final Harvest, destroying his minions and inflicting damage to all players if they still stand.
Tank
- Destroy Amarth's minions before he is able to cast Final Harvest.
- Interrupt Frostbolt Volley to reduce incoming damage.
- Defend carefully against Bonefang's attacks during Unholy Frenzy.
Damage Dealers
- Destroy Amarth's minions before he is able to cast Final Harvest.
- Interrupt Frostbolt Volley to reduce incoming damage.
- Avoid being hit by Necrotic Breath.
Healer
- Tanks will take a severe amount of damage during Unholy Frenzy.
- Players hit by Necrotic Breath will take reduced healing.
Land of the Dead
Spell detailsReanimated Warrior
Reanimated Mage
Frostbolt
Spell detailsFrostbolt Volley
Spell detailsReanimated Crossbowman
Shoot
Spell details
Final Harvest
Spell detailsIn Mythic Difficulty, Amarth gains applications of Tortured Echoes for each skeleton or player killed.
Tortured Echoes
Spell details
Necrotic Breath
Spell detailsIn Mythic Difficulty, passing through Necrotic Breath applies Necrotic Ichor.
Necrotic Ichor
Spell details
Unholy Frenzy
Spell details
Necrotic Bolt
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.
Land of the Dead
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 4 sec
Amarth summons skeletal minions to his side over 4 sec. Inflicts Shadow damage to players of the summoning location.
Frostbolt
Frost · 2.5 sec cast
Fires a bolt of ice at the target, inflicting Frost damage and applying.
Chilled
Frost · Instant · Lasts 8 sec
Reduces the target's movement speed by 10% for 8 sec. This effect stacks.
Frostbolt Volley
Frost · 3.5 sec cast
Sends shards of ice at nearby enemies, inflicting Frost damage and applying.
Shoot
Physical · 1.5 sec cast
Final Harvest
Shadow · 4 sec cast
Amarth harvests the bodies of his minions, destroying them. If the minion still stands, it explodes and inflicts damage to all players. Otherwise its corpse explodes, inflicting damage only to players.
Tortured Echoes
Physical · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
Amarth harvests power from the deaths of enemies and allies alike. Each application inflicts Shadow damage to all enemies every 3 sec. This effect stacks.
Necrotic Breath
Physical · Instant · Lasts 10 sec
Bonefang spews forth necrotic spittle, inflicting Shadow damage every 0.5 sec. to enemies caught in the breath and reducing healing received by 50%.
Necrotic Ichor
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 10 sec
Lingering ichor from inflicts Shadow damage every 1 sec and reduces healing received by 30% for 10 sec.
Unholy Frenzy
Physical · Instant · Lasts 16 sec
Amarth sends Bonefang into a frenzy, increasing its attack speed by 40% for 16 sec.
Necrotic Bolt
Shadow · 2 sec cast · Lasts 2 min
Amarth inflicts Shadow damage to an enemy and causes them to absorb the next healing.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in The Necrotic Wake.
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 Amarth, The Harvester encounter in The Necrotic Wake.
Amarth oversees the harvesting of corpses from atop the undead monstrosity Bonefang, flying above the battle. The sadistic commander destroyed the Hand of Courage, and now comes for their Paragon.
What Each Drop Is
The Amarth, The Harvester encounter lists 12 items in the dungeon journal, item level 158. Equip slots covered: One-Hand, Trinket, Legs, Head, Shoulder and Wrist. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Memory of the Deathmaker Quest, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Use: Restoring Memory.
- Amarth's Spellblade One-Hand (One-Handed Sword), item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 85 gold21 silver for it.
- Bottled Flayedwing Toxin Trinket, item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility. A vendor pays 52 gold10 silver for it. Use: Flayedwing Toxin. Equip: Flayedwing Toxin.
- Legplates of Unholy Frenzy Legs (Plate), item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 60 gold10 silver for it.
- Rattling Deadeye Hood Head (Mail), item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 44 gold82 silver for it.
- Reanimator's Mantle Shoulder (Cloth), item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 45 gold16 silver for it.
- Risen Monstrosity Cuffs Wrist (Leather), item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 30 gold45 silver for it.
- Bloodletting Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Depths of Insanity Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Everfrost Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Incessant Hunter Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Infernal Brand Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
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
1 achievement list a victory over Amarth, The Harvester among its criteria.
