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Bwonsamdi
King Rastakhan - Battle of Dazar'alor
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the King Rastakhan encounter in Battle of Dazar'alor.
For over two hundred years, King Rastakhan has ruled the Zandalari empire. Since the fall of Rezan, he has turned to a new patron--Bwonsamdi, the loa of death. The dark bargain he has made grants him the power to crush his enemies... but at what cost?
Encounter Facts
Instance Entrance: Zuldazar
Battle of Dazar'alor entranceThe Battle of Dazar'alor entrance is in Zuldazar, at 54.3, 30.0 on the Zuldazar map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
King Rastakhan calls upon his retinue of bodyguards to defend him and his throne room. After Rastakhan's bodyguards have been dispatched, Rastakhan calls upon his Loa, Bwonsamdi, to come and aid him. When Rastakhan reaches 60% health he demands that Bwonsamdi empowers him, causing Bwonsamdi to transfer a portion of his Death power into Rastakhan. After the transfer, Bwonsamdi shifts to the death realm, pulling the closest half of the party with him. Once Bwonsamdi is taken to 50% he abandons Rastakhan and teleports all players in the death realm to the realm of the living to finish the fight with Rastakhan.
Damage Dealers
- Place Death Rifts in locations that will shield allies in the death realm from Dread Reaping.
- Coordinate clearing Deathly Withering in Death Rifts.
- Free your allies by destroying Zombie Dust Totems.
- Group up together to split the damage of Meteor Leap.
- Spread out to avoid spreading Plague of Fire.
- Avoid Dread Reaping as they move through the throne room.
Healers
- Place Death Rifts in locations that will shield allies in the death ream from Dread Reaping.
- Coordinate clearing Deathly Withering in Death Rifts.
- Avoid healing allies affected by Caress of Death.
- Focus healing on players affected by Grievous Axe and Focused Demise.
- Group up together to split the damage of Meteor Leap.
- Spread out to avoid spreading Plague of Fire.
- Avoid Dread Reaping as they move through the throne room.
Tanks
- Place Death Rifts in locations that will shield allies in the death realm from Dread Reaping.
- Move away from King Rastakhan when targeted by Scorching Detonation.
- Move away from Bwonsamdi or King Rastakhan when targeted by Caress of Death.
- Group up together to split the damage of Meteor Leap.
- Avoid Dread Reaping as they move through the throne room.
Stage One: Zandalari Honor Guard
Bind Souls
Scorching Detonation
Plague of Toads
Greater Serpent Totem
Prelate Za'lan
Siegebreaker Roka
Headhunter Gal'wana
Stage Two: Bwonsamdi's Pact
Stage Three: Enter the Death Realm
Scorching Detonation
Bwonsamdi's Boon
Zombie Dust Totem
Death's Door
Bwonsamdi
Phantom of Retribution
Phantom of Rage
Phantom of Slaughter
Stage Four: Uncontrollable Power
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Bwonsamdi, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Aura of Death
Physical · Instant
Death's Door
Shadow · 2 sec cast · Lasts 8 sec
Embeds a fragment from the death realm in the target, inflicting Shadow damage every 2 sec for 8 sec.
Withering Burst
Shadow · Instant
Caress of Death
Shadow · 3 sec cast · Lasts 5 sec
The caster binds the death realm to his target, inflicting Shadow damage and absorbing all healing taken for 5 sec.
Inevitable End
Physical · 6 sec cast · Lasts 10 sec
Bwonsamdi creates a zone of death around him and then begins drawing all enemies to him. Entering the zone of death removes the soul from the player, killing them instantly.
Dread Reaping
Shadow · Instant
Shards from the realm of death unleash ripples of death energy, inflicting Shadow damage every 1 sec while in the area.
Plague of Fire
Fire · Instant · Lasts 2 sec
King Rastakhan launches a barrage of fire, inflicting Fire damage and imbuing the target with fire for 2 sec. This barrage will continue to spread as long as targets are available to be hit.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Battle of Dazar'alor.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The King Rastakhan encounter lists 11 items in the dungeon journal, item level 60. Equip slots covered: Chest, Trinket, Legs, Two-Hand, One-Hand, Shoulder, Wrist and Finger. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Breastplate of the Deathbound Chest (Plate), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 77g 51s for it.
- Bwonsamdi's Bargain Trinket, item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength. A vendor pays 62g 66s for it.
- Deathhunter's Legguards Legs (Mail), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 70g 43s for it.
- Deathspeaker Spire Two-Hand (Staff), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 126g 19s for it.
- Last Fang of Rezan One-Hand (Dagger), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 100g 57s for it.
- Mantle of the Soulbinder's Caress Shoulder (Mail), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 54g 74s for it.
- Mirror of Entwined Fate Trinket, item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 62g 89s for it.
- Phantom Stalker Shoulders Shoulder (Leather), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 55g 97s for it.
- Roka's Bonecrushing Manacles Wrist (Plate), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 35g 67s for it.
- Seal of the Zandalari Empire Finger, item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 42g 77s for it. Part of the Gift of the Loa set.
- Vestments of the Afterlife Chest (Cloth), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 71g 45s 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 Bwonsamdi among their criteria.