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Balakar Khan
Balakar Khan - The Nokhud Offensive
Balakar Khan is a boss encounter in The Nokhud Offensive.
Found In
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for The Nokhud Offensive, Balakar Khan comes 4th of 4, after Teera.
- Granyth
- The Raging Tempest
- Teera
- Balakar Khan
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: Ohn'ahran Plains
The Nokhud Offensive entranceThe Nokhud Offensive entrance is in Ohn'ahran Plains, at 60.8, 39.0 on the Ohn'ahran Plains map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
The mighty Balakar Khan assaults players with deadly martial abilities like Iron Spear and Upheaval. Upon reaching 60% health Balakar Khan calls on his clan's Stormcasters to aid him while he finishes the ritual, claiming the spirit's power for himself. Once all the Stormcasters are defeated, Balakar rejoins the fight, now infused with the power of the storm.
Tanks
- Balakar Khan's Iron Stampede tramples anyone in the path of his Iron Spear.
- Savage Strike inflicts heavy damage to targets afflicted by Rending Strike.
Damage Dealers
- Balakar Khan's Iron Stampede tramples anyone in the path of his Iron Spear.
- Balakar Khan will continue to channel Stormwinds during the intermission until his Nokhud Stormcasters are defeated.
Healers
- Balakar Khan's Iron Stampede tramples anyone in the path of his Iron Spear.
- Thunder Strike inflicts heavy damage to targets afflicted by Conductive Strike.
Stage One: Balakar's Might
Iron Spear
Spell details
Iron Stampede
Spell details
Upheaval
Spell detailsOn Mythic difficulty, Upheaval causes a Quake at each player's location.
Quake
Spell detailsDual Strike
Rending Strike
Spell details
Savage Strike
Spell detailsIntermission: Stormwinds
Stage Two: The Storm Unleashed
Static Spear
Spell detailsIron Stampede
Spell details
Crackling Upheaval
Spell detailsOn Mythic difficulty, Crackling Upheaval causes a Crackling Cloud at each player's location.
Crackling Cloud
Spell detailsDual Strike
Conductive Strike
Spell details
Thunder Strike
Spell details
Lightning
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.
Generic
Physical · Instant · Lasts 6.5 sec
Balakar throws his spear at a marked player, inflicting Physical damage to players of the impact location and knocking them back.
Nokhud Stormcaster
Nature · 3.5 sec cast
The Nokhud Stormcaster flings a storm bolt that inflicts Nature damage.
Stormwinds
Physical · Instant
The violent winds radiating from Balakar Khan push all players away and inflict Nature damage every 0.5 sec.
Lightning
Nature · Instant
Lightning strikes inflict Nature damage to players of the impact locations.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in The Nokhud Offensive.
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 Balakar Khan encounter in The Nokhud Offensive.
Balakar Khan is the ruthless leader of Clan Nokhud. His stormcasters have captured the great eagle spirit Ohn'ahra, and he wants to seize the Windmother's power. Hatred unites his clan against all "outsiders." As the relentless offensive continues, someone must stand up to this tyrant.
What Each Drop Is
The Balakar Khan encounter lists 9 items in the dungeon journal, item level 250. Equip slots covered: Chest, One-Hand, Legs, Feet and Shoulder. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Titan Training Matrix IV Trade Goods, item level 62. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Unfortunately, nobody can be told what the Titan Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.” A vendor pays 30 silver for it.
- Blessed Ohn'ir Robes Chest (Cloth), item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 67 gold42 silver for it.
- Koroleth's Crackling Dagger One-Hand (Dagger), item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 97 gold69 silver for it.
- Legguards of Adamant Rule Legs (Leather), item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 67 gold66 silver for it.
- Lightning-Charged Striders Feet (Mail), item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 50 gold83 silver for it.
- Nokhud Traditionalist's Pauldrons Shoulder (Plate), item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 51 gold1 silver for it.
- Stormslash One-Hand (Warglaive), item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste, Versatility and Intellect. A vendor pays 88 gold70 silver for it.
- Titan Training Matrix II Trade Goods, item level 62. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Unfortunately, nobody can be told what the Titan Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.” A vendor pays 20 silver for it.
- Titan Training Matrix III Trade Goods, item level 62. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Unfortunately, nobody can be told what the Titan Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.” A vendor pays 25 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
5 achievements list a victory over Balakar Khan among their criteria.
