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Corrupted Guardian
Avatar of Sethraliss - Temple of Sethraliss
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Avatar of Sethraliss encounter in Temple of Sethraliss.
The Heart of Sethraliss is in the grips of a terrible power that seeks to corrupt her. Her avatar must be restored before this evil takes root and she is reborn as a dark loa capable of destroying the whole of Vol'dun.
Encounter Facts
Instance Entrance: Vol'dun
Temple of Sethraliss entranceThe Temple of Sethraliss entrance is in Vol'dun, at 51.9, 24.3 on the Vol'dun map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Essence Defilers arrive to channel Defiling Taint upon the Avatar of Sethraliss until their defeat. As part of their assault, Corrupted Guardians appear whose Corrupted Lifeforce can be cleansed to heal the Avatar. Upon removal of Defiling Taint, Faithless Tormentors fixate on the party's healer and attempt to strike them with Shadowlash. The battle ends once players fully restore the Avatar.
Damage Dealers
- Defeating all Essence Defilers cleanses the Avatar of Defiling Taint.
- The Avatar consumes Corrupted Lifeforce from Corrupted Guardians once purified.
- After damaging Faithless Tormentors, the Avatar Siphons the Weak.
Healers
- The battle ends in victory once the Avatar reaches full health.
- Essence Defilers' Defiling Taint and Faithless Tormentors' Shadowlash thwart healing.
- The Avatar consumes Corrupted Lifeforce from Corrupted Guardians once purified.
Tanks
- Corrupted Guardians inflict significant Physical and Shadow damage with Tainted Strike.
- The Avatar consumes Corrupted Lifeforce from Corrupted Guardians once purified.
- Essence Defilers' Defiling Taint and Faithless Tormentors' Shadowlash thwart healing.
Stage One: Defiler's Corruption
Jakra'zet's allies arrive to prevent healing energy from reaching the Avatar.
Corrupted Guardian
Twisted Hexxer
Essence Defiler
Stage Two: Tormentor's Fixation
Faithless Tormentors attempt to disrupt the Avatar's restoration.
Faithless Tormentor
Avatar of Sethraliss
The battle concludes upon full restoration of the Avatar of Sethraliss.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Corrupted Guardian, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Unstable Corruption
Shadow · Instant
Corrupted Lifeforce
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 6 sec
Touching cleanses it, transferring to the player. The Avatar can once cleansed.
Corruption
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 15 sec
The dark energy inflicts Shadow damage every 1 sec, reduces healing done by 33%, and increases Physical damage taken by 250% for 15 sec. This effect stacks.
Consume Lifeforce
Nature · Instant
The Avatar of Sethraliss consumes, healing herself for 2% of her maximum health and regenerating% of her maximum health every 3 sec. This effect stacks.
Corruption Burst
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 3 sec
Tainted Strike
Physical · 2.5 sec cast
The Corrupted Guardian attacks their current target with a brutal slash, inflicting Physical damage and an additional Shadow damage every 1 sec for 25 sec. This effect stacks.
Vile Charge
Shadow · Instant
The Corrupted Guardian charges to a player and strikes them, inflicting Shadow damage and an additional Shadow damage every 1 sec for 8 sec.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Temple of Sethraliss.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Avatar of Sethraliss encounter lists 18 items in the dungeon journal, item level 59. Equip slots covered: Shoulder, Chest, Hands, Head, One-Hand and Trinket. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Brood Cleanser's Amice Shoulder (Cloth), item level 59, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 38g 46s for it.
- Brood Cleanser's Amice Shoulder (Cloth), item level 59, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 38g 46s for it.
- C'thraxxi Binders Pauldrons Shoulder (Plate), item level 59, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 41g 21s for it.
- C'thraxxi Binders Pauldrons Shoulder (Plate), item level 59, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 41g 21s for it.
- Corrupted Hexxer's Vestments Chest (Mail), item level 59, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 51g 96s for it.
- Corrupted Hexxer's Vestments Chest (Mail), item level 59, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 51g 96s for it.
- Desert Guardian's Breastplate Chest (Plate), item level 59, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 50g 78s for it.
- Desert Guardian's Breastplate Chest (Plate), item level 59, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 50g 78s for it.
- Grips of Electrified Defense Hands (Leather), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 26g 17s for it.
- Hood of the Slithering Loa Head (Leather), item level 59, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 40g 6s for it.
- Hood of the Slithering Loa Head (Leather), item level 59, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 40g 6s for it.
- Resonating Crystal Scimitar One-Hand (One-Handed Sword), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 72g 44s for it.
- Robes of the Reborn Serpent Chest (Cloth), item level 59, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 51g 96s for it.
- Robes of the Reborn Serpent Chest (Cloth), item level 59, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 51g 96s for it.
- Sethraliss' Defiled Relic Trinket, item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 43g 70s for it. Use: Curse of the Wound. Equip: Curse of the Wound.
- Sethraliss' Fanged Helm Head (Mail), item level 59, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 39g 47s for it.
- Sethraliss' Fanged Helm Head (Mail), item level 59, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 39g 47s for it.
- Hatchery of Hissing Eggs Item level 1. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 1g for it. Use: Collect Hatchery of Hissing Eggs.
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
4 achievements list a victory over Corrupted Guardian among their criteria.