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Crackling Stalker
Ra-den the Despoiled - Ny'alotha, the Waking City
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Ra-den the Despoiled encounter in Ny'alotha, the Waking City.
As he bravely fought to save the Chamber of Heart, Ra-den was pulled into Ny'alotha where he has fallen victim to N'Zoth's whispers. The despair he harbored for so long has overwhelmed the last of his hope, rendering his corruption complete. Now the former Highkeeper will stop at nothing to do the Old God's bidding.
Encounter Facts
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Ra-den periodically draws Void and Vita Essence from other realms. Essences that reach Ra-den empower him with energy of that type. At 40% health, Ra-den begins drawling energy directly from these realms. This allows Ra-den to cast spells empowered by both energy types.
Damage Dealers
- Position yourself to avoid unnecessary damage from Unstable Vita.
- Position yourself to avoid chaining damage from Chain Lightning.
Healers
- Position yourself to avoid unnecessary damage from Unstable Vita.
- Prioritize healing on targets affected by Unleashed Void.
- Position yourself to avoid chaining damage from Chain Lightning.
Tanks
- Monitor Ra-den's energy to anticipate Decaying Strike timing.
- Position Ra-den to avoid unnecessary damage from Unstable Vita.
Stage One: Gathering Power
Nullifying Strike
Nightmare Empowered
Vita Empowered
Void Empowered
Essence of Nightmare
Essence of Vita
Essence of Void
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.
Nullifying Strike
Shadow · 1.5 sec cast · Lasts 25 sec
At 100 Energy, Ra-den unleashes a void empowered strike, inflicting Shadow damage and decreases the target's maximum health by 20% for 25 sec.
Nightmare Empowered
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 40 sec
After absorbing an Essence of Nightmare, Ra-den becomes empowered with nightmare energy for 40 sec.
Unleashed Nightmare
Shadow · Instant
After absorbing an Essence of Nightmare, Ra-den releases a swarm of missiles at all enemies, inflicting Shadow damage in yard radius.
Unstable Nightmare
Shadow · Instant
All remaining stacks are transferred to the nearest friendly ally.
Instability Exposure
Physical · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
Dread Inferno
Fire · Instant
Ra-den unleashes nightmare fires that follow targets, inflicting Fire damage every 1 sec to anyone in it.
Vita Empowered
Nature · Instant · Lasts 40 sec
After absorbing an Essence of Vita, Ra-den becomes empowered with Vita Energy for 40 sec.
Unleashed Vita
Nature · Instant
After absorbing an Essence of Vita Ra-den unleashes a wave of lightning, inflicting Nature damage to all enemies.
Unstable Vita
Nature · Instant
Chain Lightning
Nature · 1.5 sec cast
Crackling Predator launches a bolt of lighting at a target, inflicting Nature damage. This bolt can then chain to additional targets within 5 yards.
Void Empowered
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 40 sec
After absorbing an Essence of Void, Ra-den becomes empowered with void energy for 40 sec.
Unleashed Void
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 40 sec
After absorbing an Essence of Void Ra-den unleashes a wave of void energy, applying a shield that absorbs up to healing taken and inflicts a Shadow damage every 3 sec for 40 sec.
Unstable Void
Shadow · Instant
Another missile will then be launched at another nearby location. This can occur up 5 times.
Void Collapse
Shadow · 3.5 sec cast
Draw Nightmare
Physical · Instant · Lasts 1 min
The conjured Nightmare seeks out its creator, in order to imbue him with power.
Unclaimed Nightmare
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 165 sec
Essence of Nightmare transfer's the remanence of its energy to Ra-den upon death, lasting for 165 sec.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Ny'alotha, the Waking City.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Ra-den the Despoiled encounter lists 12 items in the dungeon journal, item level 85. Equip slots covered: Feet, Chest, Shoulder, Head, Legs, Two-Hand, One-Hand and Trinket. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Boots of Wrought Shadow Feet (Cloth), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 55g 60s for it.
- Carapace of Pulsing Vita Chest (Plate), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 76g 32s for it.
- Dreamer's Unblinking Pauldrons Shoulder (Mail), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 57g 36s for it.
- Gibbering Maw Head (Leather), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 58g 44s for it.
- Reality-Defying Greaves Legs (Plate), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 78g 33s for it.
- Robe of the Fallen Keeper Chest (Cloth), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 76g 29s for it.
- Shandai, Watcher of Cosmos Two-Hand (Staff), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 133g 13s for it.
- Unguent Caress One-Hand (Fist Weapon), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 110g 22s for it.
- Vita-Charged Titanshard Trinket, item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Haste. A vendor pays 1g 45s for it. Equip: Vita Charged. Part of the Titanic Empowerment set.
- Void-Twisted Titanshard Trinket, item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Versatility. A vendor pays 1g 39s for it. Equip: Void Charged. Part of the Titanic Empowerment set.
- Encrypted Ny'alothan Text Consumable, item level 50. Bind on Pickup. Use: Ny'alothan Void Ritual.
- Void-Scarred Anubisath Miscellaneous, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to summon this companion.” Use: Learning.
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
3 achievements list a victory over Crackling Stalker among their criteria.