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Commander Venel Lightblood
Lightblinded Vanguard - The Voidspire
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Lightblinded Vanguard encounter in The Voidspire.
Once paragons of the Light, Senn, Bellamy, and Lightblood have surrendered to their own blinding zealotry--their faith perverted into a ruthless fanaticism that now compels them to smite all who oppose them.
Encounter Facts
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
The Lightblinded Vanguard attacks players relentlessly as their energy slowly increases. When a member of the Vanguard reaches 100 energy, they activate an Aura to empower their allies and unleash their most devastating attack.
Damage Dealers
- War Chaplain Senn protects allies within her Aura of Peace, pacifying any players who attack them.
- Damage from Execution Sentence is split evenly between all players hit.
- Sacred Shield grants immunity to interrupt effects while the shield holds.
Healers
- Tyr's Wrath absorbs a large amount of healing done to affected players.
- Damage from Execution Sentence is split evenly between all players hit.
- General Bellamy silences players struck by Divine Toll.
Tanks
- Judgment significantly increases damage taken from Final Verdict and Shield of the Righteous.
- Damage from Execution Sentence is split evenly between all players hit.
- Members of the Vanguard with an active Aura greatly empower their nearby allies.
Commander Venel Lightblood
Aura of Wrath
Execution Sentence
Divine Storm
In Mythic difficulty, Zealous Spirit's empowerment causes Divine Storm to create several Divine Tempests that slowly converge on Lightblood.
Sacred Toll
Judgment
Avenging Wrath
General Amias Bellamy
Aura of Devotion
Divine Toll
Avenger's Shield
In Mythic difficulty, Zealous Spirit's empowerment causes Avenger's Shield to target all players.
Light Infused
Judgment
Divine Shield
War Chaplain Senn
Aura of Peace
Tyr's Wrath
Searing Radiance
In Mythic difficulty, Zealous Spirit's empowerment causes Searing Radiance's damage to increase by 10% every 1 sec.
Sacred Shield
Exorcism
Divine Shield
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Commander Venel Lightblood, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Aura of Wrath
Holy · 3 sec cast · Lasts 15 sec
Divine Consecration
Holy · Instant
Consecration
Holy · Instant
Execution Sentence
Holy · Instant
Lightblood marks several players, then attempts to execute them 10 sec later, inflicting Holy damage split evenly among players within 8 yards of their location. Divine Hammers then spiral outward from the impact location.Lightblood marks several players, then attempts to execute them 10 sec later, inflicting Holy damage split evenly among players within 8 yards of their location and increasing damage taken from Execution Sentence by 500% for 5 sec. Divine Hammers then spiral outward from the impact location.
Divine Hammer
Holy · Instant
Holy hammers spiral outward, inflicting Holy damage to players in their path.
Forbearance
Holy · Instant · Lasts 150 sec
After using a powerful ability, members of the Vanguard cannot be affected by Avenging Wrath or Divine Shield for 150 sec.
Divine Storm
Holy · Instant
Divine Tempest
Holy · Instant · Lasts 5 sec
A vortex of holy energy that inflicts Holy damage to players within 3 yards every 1 sec and reduces their movement speed by 25%.
Sacred Toll
Holy · 2 sec cast
Judgment
Holy · 3 sec cast · Lasts 5 sec
After passing judgment, Lightblood immediately casts Final Verdict on his current target.
Final Verdict
Holy · 1 sec cast
Lightblood unleashes a devastating strike on his current target that inflicts Holy damage.
Avenging Wrath
Holy · Instant · Lasts 20 sec
Lightblood calls upon the Light to become an avatar of its fury, increasing his damage done by 30% and damage taken by 20% for 20 sec.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in The Voidspire.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Lightblinded Vanguard encounter lists 14 items in the dungeon journal, item level 197. Equip slots covered: Two-Hand, One-Hand, Shoulder, Finger, Legs, Trinket, Waist and Hands. 1 of them can be traded and 13 bind when picked up.
- Voidcast Fanatical Nullcore Miscellaneous, item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Hunter, Shaman and Evoker. Use: Fanatical Nullcore.
- Voidcured Fanatical Nullcore Miscellaneous, item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Rogue, Monk, Druid and Demon Hunter. Use: Fanatical Nullcore.
- Voidforged Fanatical Nullcore Miscellaneous, item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Paladin and Death Knight. Use: Fanatical Nullcore.
- Voidwoven Fanatical Nullcore Miscellaneous, item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Priest, Mage and Warlock. Use: Fanatical Nullcore.
- Bellamy's Final Judgement Two-Hand (Two-Handed Mace), item level 197, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 15g 82s for it.
- Blade of the Blind Verdict One-Hand (One-Handed Sword), item level 197, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. Tooltip: “"The Light's flame spares no one." - Venel Lightblood” A vendor pays 12g 51s for it.
- Blooming Barklight Spaulders Shoulder (Leather), item level 197, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 6g 53s for it.
- Bond of Light Finger, item level 197, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 5g 54s for it.
- Lightblood Greaves Legs (Plate), item level 197, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 8g 66s for it.
- Litany of Lightblind Wrath Trinket, item level 197, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. Tooltip: “Are you with the Light?” A vendor pays 7g 75s for it. Use: Beacon of Lightblind Wrath.
- Waistcord of the Judged Waist (Mail), item level 197, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. Tooltip: “You have been found... deserving.” A vendor pays 4g 55s for it.
- War Chaplain's Grips Hands (Cloth), item level 197, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 4g 34s for it.
- Plans: Knight-Commander's Palisade Recipe, item level 1. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to craft Knight-Commander's Palisade.” A vendor pays 5g for it. Lowest listed price right now: 49,998g 98s across 58 US realms. Use: Learning. Effect: Knight-Commander's Palisade.
- Tattered Vanguard Banner Item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Use: Collect Tattered Vanguard Banner.
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
9 achievements list a victory over Commander Venel Lightblood among their criteria.