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Argus the Unmaker
Argus the Unmaker - Antorus, the Burning Throne
Argus the Unmaker is a boss encounter in Antorus, the Burning Throne.
Found In
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Antorus, the Burning Throne, Argus the Unmaker comes 11th of 11, after Aggramar.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: Antoran Wastes
Antorus, the Burning Throne entranceThe Antorus, the Burning Throne entrance is in Antoran Wastes, at 54.7, 62.8 on the Antoran Wastes map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
The Unmaking of Creation
The Speaker has heard the anguished whispers of the Unmaker, an emerald star calling out from the darkness. Little is known of him, only that his once-noble soul has been twisted by ages of endless torment.
Tanks
- Alternate tanks on Argus to minimize Sweeping Scythe damage.
- If you are made the Avatar of Aggramar, you will need to protect players afflicted by Soulbomb so they are not killed by Soulbomb Detonation.
- Constellar Designates equipped with Sword of the Cosmos and Blades of the Eternal should be tanked. Additionally, try to keep the Designate equipped with Sword of the Cosmos away from any other designates to avoid Cosmic Power stacking too high.
Healers
- Players afflicted by Soulbomb and Soulburst will take heavy damage - make sure their health is high enough that they are not subsequently killed by Soulbomb Detonation and Soulburst Detonation.
- If you are afflicted by Soulbomb, move to the Avatar of Aggramar to avoid being killed by Soulbomb Detonation.
- Once Gift of the Lifebinder is afflicted with Withering Roots, heal it to keep it alive so that players can use it to come back to life.
- Collect the Motes of Titanic Power while you are a ghost to empower Khaz'goroth, enabling him to cast Titanforging.
Damage Dealers
- Move into Gift of the Sky or Gift of the Sea to gain the power of Golganneth. However, make sure you always move into the same one, as the effects are mutually exclusive!
- If you are afflicted by Soulbomb, move to the Avatar of Aggramar to avoid being killed by Soulbomb Detonation.
- Collect the Motes of Titanic Power while you are a ghost to empower Khaz'goroth, enabling him to cast Titanforging.
Stage One: Storm and Sky
Cone of Death
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Death Fog
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Soulblight Orb
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Soulblight
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Tortured Rage
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Sweeping Scythe
Spell detailsGolganneth's Aid
Sky and Sea
Spell detailsStage Two: The Protector Redeemed
When Argus reaches 70% health, Golganneth begins to cast Golganneth's Wrath, clearing away any Death Fog on the platform.
Volatile Soul
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Soulburst
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Soulbomb
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Edge of Obliteration
Spell detailsSweeping Scythe
Spell detailsAggramar's Aid
Avatar of Aggramar
Spell detailsStage Three: The Arcane Masters
When Argus reaches 40% health, he is sufficiently weakened such that Aman'Thul is able to subdue him with a Temporal Blast. However, the players must then contend with Argus' Constellar Designates. Or, so it seems...
The Constellar Designates
Cosmic Ray
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Cosmic Beacon
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Impending Inevitability
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Starblast
Spell detailsThe Stellar Armory
Periodically, two of the Constellar Designates will be granted arms from the Stellar Armory. When equipped with these arms, the Designates will no longer use their other abilities and will instead engage in melee attacks.
Norgannon's Aid
The Discs of Norgannon
Spell detailsStage Four: The Gift of Life, The Forge of Loss
His Constellar Designates buying him the time to regain his strength, Argus kills the players with Reap Soul. All hope would be lost, were it not for the titans...
End of All Things
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Ember of Rage
Spell detailsTortured Rage
Spell detailsVolatile Soul
Spell detailsSweeping Scythe
Spell detailsDeadly Scythe
Spell detailsReorigination Modules
Reorigination Modules will begin an Initialization Sequence when created. When their health is consumed, they will cast Reorigination Pulse.
Initialization Sequence
Spell detailsReorigination Pulse
Spell detailsThe Spirit World
Hungering Souls
Hungering Souls stalk the spirit world, released by Argus' wrath. If they come into contact with any ghosts they will burst, applying Soul Detonation to any nearby ghosts.
Motes of Titanic Power
When Reorigination Modules complete a Reorigination Pulse, their Titanic energy is released into the Spirit World as Motes of Titanic Power. Players can walk into these to collect them, granting Khaz'goroth Titanic Essence that he can use to fuel his Titanforging ability.
Eonar's Aid
Gift of the Lifebinder
Eonar causes the Gift of the Lifebinder to spring forth to save the players. While the Gift of the Lifebinder lives, players may freely Release Spirit after dying. If players move to the tree as ghosts, they will be returned to life, at the cost of some of the Gift of the Lifebinder's Life Energy. When the Gift of the Lifebinder's Life Energy is depleted, it becomes the Withered Gift of the Lifebinder.
Khaz'goroth's Aid
When Khaz'goroth has at least 20 Titanic Essence, he will begin to channel Titanforging. Players can collect Motes of Titanic Power within the Spirit World to grant Khaz'goroth Titanic Energy.
Titanforging
Spell detailsAbility Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Argus the Unmaker, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Cone of Death
Shadow · Instant
When Argus reaches 100 Titanic Essence, he cleaves the fabric of reality, creating a cone of Death Fog in front of him.
Soulblight Orb
Shadow · 2 sec cast
Summons a Soulblight Orb, which periodically applies Soulblight to players before dissipating.
Soulblight
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 8 sec
Inflicts Shadow damage every 2 sec. for 8 sec and creates a pool of Death Fog at the affected player's location when it expires.
Tortured Rage
Shadow · 3 sec cast
Argus strikes the ground in rage, inflicting Shadow damage to all players.
Sweeping Scythe
Physical · 0.5 sec cast · Lasts 15 sec
Cleaves players in a half-circle in front of him, inflicting Physical damage and increasing damage taken by subsequent Sweeping Scythes by 200% for 15 sec. This effect stacks.
Sky and Sea
Nature · 5 sec cast
Golganneth channels his fury to empower players, creating a Gift of the Sky and a Gift of the Sea.
Gift of the Sky
Nature · Instant · Lasts 10 sec
A swirling essence of storms that lasts for 10 sec, granting any player who enters it the Strength of the Sky. Players may only gain Strength of the Sky once from each Gift of the Sky.
Strength of the Sky
Nature · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
Increases Critical Strike and Mastery for 30 sec. This effect stacks. This effective is mutually exclusive with Strength of the Sea. Gaining Strength of the Sea will cancel Strength of the Sky.
Gift of the Sea
Physical · Instant · Lasts 10 sec
A torrential mass of water that lasts for 10 sec, granting any player who enters it the Strength of the Sea. Players may only gain Strength of the Sea once from each Gift of the Sea.
Strength of the Sea
Nature · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
Increases Haste and Versatility for 30 sec. This effect stacks. This effective is mutually exclusive with Strength of the Sky. Gaining Strength of the Sky will cancel Strength of the Sea.
Volatile Soul
Physical · 2 sec cast
At 100 Titanic Essence, Argus exposes the volatility in living souls, applying Soulburst to two players and Soulbomb to one. The lingering corruption will then again apply Soulburst to two players when Argus reaches 50 Titanic Essence. In Stage Four, Argus no longer requires Titanic Essence to cast Volatile Soul.
Soulburst
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 15 sec
Inflicts Shadow damage every 3 sec. for 15 sec. When Soulburst wears off, a Soulburst Detonation is triggered from the afflicted players location.
Soulbomb
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 15 sec
Inflicts Shadow damage every 3 sec. for 15 sec. When Soulbomb wears off, a Soulbomb Detonation is triggered from the afflicted players location.
Edge of Obliteration
Physical · Instant · Lasts 12 sec
Manifests a scythe of dark energy which travels in a line, inflicting Physical damage every 2 sec. for 12 sec, and knocking back any players it comes into contact with.
Avatar of Aggramar
Physical · Instant · Lasts 1 min
Aggramar grants a player a measure of his strength, increasing health by 100% and movement speed by 40% for 1 min. The Avatar of Aggramar also grants Agrammar's Boon to all nearby players, redirecting damage taken by nearby players to themselves.
Aggramar's Boon
Physical · Instant
Players who stand near the Avatar of Aggramar have any damage they take redirected to the Avatar.
Cosmic Ray
Arcane · Instant
Channels a beam of cosmic energy towards a player, inflicting Arcane damage to any players hit by the beam.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Antorus, the Burning Throne.
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 Argus the Unmaker encounter in Antorus, the Burning Throne.
Eons of existence, knowing only pain. A shattered soul, fueling infinite evil. The master beckons. Begin the end of all things.
What Each Drop Is
The Argus the Unmaker encounter lists 27 items in the dungeon journal, item levels 50 to 51. Equip slots covered: Trinket, Neck, Legs, Waist, Chest, Hands, Head, Shoulder and Finger. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Aman'Thul's Vision Trinket, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Versatility, Mastery, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 40 gold74 silver for it. Equip: Mark of the Pantheon. Equip: Mark of Aman'thul.
- Aggramar's Conviction Trinket, item level 51, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength. A vendor pays 31 gold52 silver for it. Equip: Mark of the Pantheon. Equip: Mark of Aggramar.
- Chain of the Unmaker Neck, item level 51, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 27 gold21 silver for it.
- Cosmos-Culling Legplates Legs (Plate), item level 51, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 63 gold28 silver for it.
- Death-Enveloping Cincture Waist (Leather), item level 51, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 32 gold99 silver for it.
- Eonar's Compassion Trinket, item level 51, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 31 gold76 silver for it. Equip: Mark of the Pantheon. Equip: Mark of Eonar.
- Gambeson of Sargeras' Corruption Chest (Cloth), item level 51, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Intellect, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 64 gold44 silver for it.
- Golganneth's Vitality Trinket, item level 51, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility. A vendor pays 31 gold64 silver for it. Equip: Mark of the Pantheon. Equip: Mark of Golganneth.
- Handwraps of Inevitable Doom Hands (Cloth), item level 51, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Intellect, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 32 gold52 silver for it.
- Helm of the Awakened Soul Head (Mail), item level 51, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 45 gold26 silver for it.
- Khaz'goroth's Courage Trinket, item level 51, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength. A vendor pays 31 gold88 silver for it. Equip: Mark of the Pantheon. Equip: Mark of Khaz'goroth.
- Nascent Deathbringer's Clutches Hands (Plate), item level 51, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 33 gold22 silver for it.
- Norgannon's Prowess Trinket, item level 51, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Mastery. A vendor pays 19 silver27 copper for it. Equip: Mark of the Pantheon. Equip: Mark of Norgannon.
- Pauldrons of Colossal Burden Shoulder (Mail), item level 51, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 48 gold93 silver for it.
- Sullied Seal of the Pantheon Finger, item level 51, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 38 gold15 silver for it.
- Vest of Waning Life Chest (Leather), item level 51, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 63 gold1 silver for it.
- Conch of the Thunderer Gem, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 49 gold95 silver for it.
- Condensed Blight Orb Gem, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 49 gold1 silver for it.
- Cruor of the Avenger Gem, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 48 gold83 silver for it.
- Flickering Ember of Rage Gem, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 49 gold20 silver for it.
- Miniaturized Cosmic Beacon Gem, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 48 gold65 silver for it.
- Mote of the Forgemaster Gem, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 50 gold32 silver for it.
- Reorigination Spark Gem, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 49 gold57 silver for it.
- Rime of the Spirit Realm Gem, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 49 gold39 silver for it.
- Root of the Lifebinder Gem, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 50 gold13 silver for it.
- Volatile Soul Fragment Gem, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 49 gold76 silver for it.
- Shackled Ur'zul Miscellaneous, item level 10, requires level 10. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to summon this mount. This is a flying mount.” A vendor pays 1 copper for it. 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
12 achievements list a victory over Argus the Unmaker among their criteria.
Where to Find Argus the Unmaker
Quests in Antorus, the Burning Throne
- Antoran High Command
- Antoran High Command
- Antoran High Command
- Antoran High Command
- Antorus, the Burning Throne: Dark Passage
- Antorus, the Burning Throne: Dark Passage
- Antorus, the Burning Throne: Dark Passage
- Antorus, the Burning Throne: The Heart of Argus
- Antorus, the Burning Throne: The Heart of Argus
- Antorus, the Burning Throne: The Heart of Argus
- Moments of Reflection
- The Burning Coven