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Atramedes
Atramedes - Blackwing Descent
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Atramedes encounter in Blackwing Descent.
Atramedes, or Experiment 25463-D, is a failed attempt to bestow enhanced senses on a black dragon whelp. The toxic salve applied to the broodling robbed him of sight, forcing him to rely on sound and smell for survival. A tragic story... if Atramedes weren't so evil.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Blackwing Descent, Atramedes comes 3rd of 6, after Magmaw and before Chimaeron.
Instance Entrance: Burning Steppes
Blackwing Descent entranceThe Blackwing Descent entrance is in Blackrock Mountain, Burning Steppes, at 22.9, 26.5 on the Burning Steppes map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Sound
Atramedes is blind and hunts based on sound. Players begin the battle with 0 Sound and gain Sound when taking damage. Atramedes channels Devastation on targets with 100 Sound and quickly kills them. Using an Ancient Dwarven Shield resets the Sound on all players.
Ancient Dwarven Shields
Ten Ancient Dwarven Shields are positioned around the room. Any player can strike one of the shields and cause a Resonating Clash. This interrupts Atramedes' casting, resets the Sound on every player to zero, and gives Atramedes a case of Vertigo. When Atramedes recovers from Vertigo, he destroys the shield. In Heroic Difficulty Lord Nefarius destroys an additional shield whenever Atramedes destroys one.
Resonating Clash
The sound resonating from the Ancient Dwarven Shield interrupts Atramedes' casting. While Airborne, Atramedes switches the target of his Roaring Flame Breath to the player who used the Ancient Dwarven Shield.
Vertigo
The Resonating Clash places Atramedes into a state of Vertigo, increasing damage taken by 50% for 5 sec.
Grounded Abilities
Atramedes begins the fight on the ground.
Sonar Pulse
Atramedes periodically sends out discs of sonic energy to locate players. Players struck by a Sonar Pulse gain Sound. On Heroic Difficulty a Sonar Pulse also inflicts Arcane damage.
Modulation
Atramedes casts Modulation, inflicting Shadow damage. Modulation inflicts additional Sound, and the damage inflicted on a player increases with higher Sound levels.
Sonic Breath
Atramedes tracks on a random player, breathing fire as he turns towards that player. Sonic Flame inflicts Fire damage to all players in its path and adds Sound.
Searing Flames
Atramedes channels and fills the room with flames. The flames inflict Fire damage every 2 sec. and increases Fire damage taken by 50% for 6 sec. The damage increases by 2% for every point of Sound on the target. Resonating Clash interrupts the channeling of Searing Flames. Searing Flames leaves behind patches of Roaring Flames on the ground for 4 sec.
Roaring Flames
Searing Flames produces patches of Roaring Flame on the ground. Players crossing the Roaring Flames take Fire damage and an additional Fire damage every 1 sec for 4 sec. Roaring Flames also adds 5 Sound.
Devastation
Atramedes channels Devastation on all players with 100 sound, inflicting Fire damage every 0.5 second.
Airborne Abilities
Atramedes periodically flies up into the air during the fight, raining destruction down on his enemies from above.
Roaring Flame Breath
Atramedes breathes a gout of flame that follows a random player around the room. The Roaring Flame Breath inflicts Fire damage and leaves Roaring Flames in its wake. The movement of the breath speeds up over time. A Resonating Clash temporarily halts the progress of breath, but Atramedes then retargets the flames on a player that used the Ancient Dwarven Shield.
Roaring Flames
Roaring Flame Breath produces patches of Roaring Flame on the ground. Players crossing the Roaring Flames take Fire damage and an additional Fire damage every 1 sec for 4 sec. Roaring Flames also adds 5 Sound.
Sonar Bomb
Atramedes launches Sonar Bombs at the locations of random players.
Sonic Fireball
Atramedes launches Sonic Fireballs at the areas where his Sonar Bombs landed.
Obnoxious Fiend
Lord Victor Nefarius meddles in the fight, randomly opening portals and allowing Obnoxious Fiends to enter the fray. Each Obnoxious Fiend jumps on the back of a random player and tries to increase that player's Sound.
Phase Shift
Obnoxious Fiends are immune to spells when not on a player's back.
Obnoxious
When an Obnoxious Fiend jumps on a player's back, it casts Obnoxious to increase that player's Sound by 10.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Atramedes, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Vertigo
Physical · Instant · Lasts 5 sec
The Resonating Clash has sent the target into a state of Vertigo, increasing damage taken by 50% for 5 sec.
Sonar Pulse
Physical · Instant
The Sonar Pulse has detected an enemy, allowing the Blind Dragon to more easily find them!
Modulation
Shadow · Instant
The Blind Dragon begins to Modulate, inflicting Shadow damage, dealing additional damage based on the sound of the target.
Sonic Breath
Fire · Instant
The Sonic Flame inflicts Fire damage to enemies in its path and causes them to be heard.
Sonar Bomb
Arcane · Instant
Sonic Fireball
Fire · Instant
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Blackwing Descent.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Atramedes encounter lists 24 items in the dungeon journal, item level 37. Equip slots covered: Chest, Trinket, Feet, Wrist, Hands, Head, Neck, Shield, Legs, Shoulder and Ranged. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Battleplate of Ancient Kings Chest (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 18g 56s for it.
- Battleplate of Ancient Kings Chest (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 17g 98s for it.
- Bell of Enraging Resonance Trinket, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Critical Strike. A vendor pays 8g 5s for it. Equip: Item - Proc Spell Power On Dmg.
- Bell of Enraging Resonance Trinket, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Critical Strike. A vendor pays 8g 5s for it. Equip: Item - Proc Spell Power On Dmg.
- Boots of Vertigo Feet (Mail), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 13g 84s for it.
- Boots of Vertigo Feet (Mail), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 13g 89s for it.
- Bracers of the Burningeye Wrist (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 9g 53s for it.
- Bracers of the Burningeye Wrist (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 9g 78s for it.
- Gloves of Cacophony Hands (Mail), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 9g 60s for it.
- Gloves of Cacophony Hands (Mail), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 9g 75s for it.
- Helm of the Blind Seer Head (Leather), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 13g 69s for it.
- Helm of the Blind Seer Head (Leather), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 14g 4s for it.
- Ironstar Amulet Neck, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Dodge and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 5g 34s for it.
- Ironstar Amulet Neck, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Dodge and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 5g 34s for it.
- Kingdom's Heart Shield, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Versatility, Critical Strike and Intellect. A vendor pays 17g 36s for it.
- Kingdom's Heart Shield, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Versatility, Critical Strike and Intellect. A vendor pays 17g 96s for it.
- Legguards of the Unseeing Legs (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Parry and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 18g 63s for it.
- Legguards of the Unseeing Legs (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Parry and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 17g 91s for it.
- Mantle of Roaring Flames Shoulder (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 13g 34s for it.
- Mantle of Roaring Flames Shoulder (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 14g 46s for it.
- Sark of the Unwatched Chest (Leather), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 18g 69s for it.
- Sark of the Unwatched Chest (Leather), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 19g 73s for it.
- Themios the Darkbringer Ranged (Bow), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 126g 31s for it.
- Themios the Darkbringer Ranged (Bow), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 128g 90s 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.