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Basrikron
Basrikron, The Shale Wing - Dragon Isles
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Basrikron, The Shale Wing encounter in Dragon Isles.
Basrikron is significantly heavier than his kin, and as such prefers life on the ground to soaring through the air. Basrikron's surroundings are his to conquer, and allow him to perfect his craft. He speaks and the ground obeys, allowing him to bring to bear the full might of the earth upon those foolish enough to face him.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Dragon Isles, Basrikron comes 1st of 4, before Strunraan.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Basrikron shapes the earth around him with Fracturing Spires, and Awaken Crag. At 100 energy, Basrikron will take flight, and plummet with a Sundering Crash, destroying all Fractured Spires, and any living Awaken Crags.
Healers
- Sundering Crash will detonate all Fractured Spires and Awaken Crags, damaging and knocking nearby players into the air.
- Shale Breath inflicts heavy Physical damage to its target and increases damage taken.
- Sundering Crash inflicts damage to all players.
Tanks
- Sundering Crash will detonate all Fractured Spires and Awaken Crags, damaging and knocking nearby players into the air.
- Shale Breath increases Physical damage taken.
- Fractured Spires slow and damage all players near them.
Damage Dealers
- Sundering Crash will detonate all Fractured Spires and Awaken Crags, damaging and knocking nearby players into the air.
- Awaken Crag summons elementals to attack players.
Awaken Crag
Awakened Crag
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.
Sundering Crash
Nature · 6 sec cast
At 100 energy, Basrikron attempts to take flight while priming his constructs to become volatile. Upon landing, Basrikron's earthen constructs erupt.
Volatile Earth
Nature · 5 sec cast
Earth Bolt
Nature · 2 sec cast
Fracturing Tremor
Nature · Instant
Fractured Spire
Nature · Instant
Shale Breath
Physical · 1.5 sec cast · Lasts 8 sec
Basrikron exhales fragments of earth on their current target, inflicting Physical damage, and increasing Physical damage taken by 25% for 8 sec.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Dragon Isles.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Basrikron, The Shale Wing encounter lists 5 items in the dungeon journal, item level 389. Equip slots covered: Waist, Neck, Chest, Wrist and Feet. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Belt of Living Earth Waist (Cloth), item level 389, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 49g 22s for it.
- Earthspeaker's Brooch Neck, item level 389, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 38g 79s for it.
- Hardened Shale Breastplate Chest (Plate), item level 389, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 90g 52s for it.
- Petrified Bracelets Wrist (Mail), item level 389, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 45g 17s for it.
- Stony Cragwalkers Feet (Leather), item level 389, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 74g 5s 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.