Boss
Azureblade
Azureblade - The Azure Vault
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Azureblade encounter in The Azure Vault.
As security for the Vault, Azureblade refused to leave when it was sealed, choosing duty over safety. When the blue dragons failed to return, her bitter resignation drove her to eventual madness. Extending her own life with the magics she was sworn to protect, Azureblade now claims ownership over all the blue dragonflight left behind.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for The Azure Vault, Azureblade comes 2nd of 4, after Leymor and before Umbrelskul.
- Leymor
- Azureblade
- Umbrelskul
- Telash Greywing
Instance Entrance: The Azure Span
The Azure Vault entranceThe Azure Vault entrance is in The Azure Span, at 38.8, 65.1 on the The Azure Span map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Azureblade assaults the player with various arcane magics and illusions. She conjures Draconic Illusions to protect herself during Overwhelming Energy.
Damage Dealers
- Azureblade continues to inflict damage to all players with Overwhelming Energy until Draconic Illusions are destroyed.
- Ancient Orb inflicts high damage to players in front of Azureblade.
Healers
- Azureblade continues to inflict damage to all players with Overwhelming Energy until Draconic Illusions are destroyed.
- Ancient Orb inflicts high damage to players in front of Azureblade.
Tanks
- Arcane Cleave inflicts high damage to players in a cone in front of Azureblade.
- Azureblade continues to inflict damage to all players with Overwhelming Energy until Draconic Illusions are destroyed.
Summon Draconic Image
Draconic Image
Ability 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.
Overwhelming Energy
Arcane · 3 sec cast · Lasts 30 min
Azureblade moves to the center of the room and begins to gain power from the draconic seal. She protects herself with Draconic Illusions and inflicts Arcane damage to all players every 2.5 sec until all the illusions have been destroyed.
Seal Empowerment
Physical · Instant · Lasts 30 min
Draconic Illusions channel on Azureblade and make her immune to incoming damage.
Unstable Magic
Arcane · Instant
Upon death, releases fragments of magic toward each player. Inflicts Arcane damage to players within 3 yds of the impact location.
Ancient Orb Fragment
Arcane · Instant
Players that come into contact with an orb suffer Arcane damage and are knocked back.
Summon Draconic Image
Arcane · 1 sec cast
Azureblade summons an illusion of herself to attack and disrupt players.
Illusionary Bolt
Arcane · 1.5 sec cast
The image fires an illusory bolt at a random player, inflicting Arcane damage.
Ancient Orb
Arcane · 2.5 sec cast · Lasts 30 sec
Azureblade creates an orb of pure magic and hurls it at a player inflicting Arcane damage and knocking back all players in the path of the orb.
Arcane Cleave
Arcane · 2 sec cast
Azureblade slices players within 10 yards in front of herself, inflicting Arcane damage.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in The Azure Vault.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Azureblade encounter lists 5 items in the dungeon journal, item level 250. Equip slots covered: Back, One-Hand, Trinket and Feet. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Cloak of Lost Devotion Back (Cloth), item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 46g 67s for it.
- Horizon Splitter One-Hand (One-Handed Axe), item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 89g 76s for it.
- Tome of Unstable Power Trinket, item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 53g 24s for it.
- Twenty-Two-League Striders Feet (Plate), item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 46g 85s for it.
- Tz'onna, Fear-Striker One-Hand (One-Handed Sword), item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 90g 10s 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.