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Defense Matrix Automa
Lihuvim, Principal Architect - Sepulcher of the First Ones
Defense Matrix Automa is a boss of the Lihuvim, Principal Architect encounter in Sepulcher of the First Ones.
Found In
Encounter Facts
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: Zereth Mortis
Sepulcher of the First Ones entranceThe Sepulcher of the First Ones entrance is in Zereth Mortis, at 81.0, 53.3 on the Zereth Mortis map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
As combat unfolds, Lihuvim accumulates protoform energy. Upon reaching 100 energy, Lihuvim casts Synthesize which allows nearby protoform lattices to be destroyed. Any remaining lattices are transformed into Protoform Automa when the synthesis completes.
Damage Dealers
- Deconstructing Blast destroys Unstable Motes in its area of effect.
- Guardian Automa will repeatedly attempt to Form Sentry Automa while they remain on the battlefield.
- Cosmic Shift pushes players away.
- Cosmic Shift displaces players towards or away from Lihuvim.
Healers
- Deconstructing Blast destroys Unstable Motes in its area of effect.
- Protoform Radiance periodically inflicts heavy Cosmic damage to all players.
- Degenerate periodically inflicts heavy Cosmic damage.
- Protoform Radiance inflicts ramping Cosmic damage over its duration.
- Degenerate inflicts heavy periodic damage over time.
Tanks
- Deconstructing Blast destroys Genesis Motes in its area of effect, and increases the target's Physical damage taken.
- Protoform Cascade inflicts damage to all players in a circle around Lihuvim.
- Resonance inflicts heavy damage and applies vulnerabillities to all players hit by the blast.
Manifest Mote
Spell detailsUnstable Mote
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Deconstructing Energy
Spell detailsDeconstructing Blast
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Cosmic Shift
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Alignment Shift
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Melodic Alignment
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Harmonic Alignment
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Resonance Cascade
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Dissonance Cascade
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Resonance
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Kinetic Resonance
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Sundering Resonance
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Protoform Cascade
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Synthesize
Spell detailsProtoform Radiance
Spell detailsProtoform Disalignment
Spell detailsSynthesized Automa
These automa are the result of Lihuvim's frantic iteration on designs originally intended to aid with Protoform creation.
Degeneration Automa
Acquisitions Automa
Guardian Automa
Defense Matrix Automa
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Defense Matrix Automa, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Ephemeral Barrier
Physical · Instant
The Defense Matrix Automa generates a shield of energy for 30 sec that reduces the damage taken of all of nearby Automa by 50%.
Terminal Barrier
Physical · Instant · Lasts 10 sec
Upon death, the Defense Matrix Automa creates one final Ephemeral Barrier that lasts for 10 sec and affects nearby automa and players.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Sepulcher of the First Ones.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Lihuvim, Principal Architect encounter in Sepulcher of the First Ones.
With meticulous care, Lihuvim weaves ephemera into being in accordance with the hallowed will of the First Ones. Now this process is threatened as Mawsworn forces seek to claim this power.
What Each Drop Is
The Lihuvim, Principal Architect encounter lists 23 items in the dungeon journal, item level 226. Equip slots covered: Trinket, Legs, Wrist, Waist, Head, One-Hand and Finger. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Architect's Ingenuity Core Trinket, item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 68 gold63 silver for it. Use: Architect's Ingenuity. Equip: Architect's Ingenuity.
- Automa-Tender's Tights Legs (Leather), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 87 gold5 silver for it.
- Bracers of the Inscrutable Inventor Wrist (Plate), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 44 gold9 silver for it.
- Combustible Collaboration Girdle Waist (Mail), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Tooltip: “No bad ideas in a brainstorm!” A vendor pays 43 gold93 silver for it.
- Dreadful Hand Module Miscellaneous, item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Death Knight, Warlock and Demon Hunter. A vendor pays 5 gold for it. Use: Sepulcher Hand Module.
- Ephemera-Charged Thinking Cap Head (Cloth), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 62 gold99 silver for it.
- Genesis Lathe One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 126 gold12 silver for it.
- Lihuvim's Severing Scalpel One-Hand (Dagger), item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 126 gold62 silver for it.
- Loquacious Keeper's Peridot Finger, item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 53 gold9 silver for it.
- Mystic Hand Module Miscellaneous, item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Hunter, Mage and Druid. A vendor pays 5 gold for it. Use: Sepulcher Hand Module.
- Pocket Protoforge Trinket, item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength. A vendor pays 76 gold77 silver for it.
- Venerated Hand Module Miscellaneous, item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Paladin, Priest and Shaman. A vendor pays 5 gold for it. Use: Sepulcher Hand Module.
- Zenith Hand Module Miscellaneous, item level 226, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Rogue and Monk. A vendor pays 5 gold for it. Use: Sepulcher Hand Module.
- Ashen Remains Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Calculated Strikes Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Dissonant Echoes Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Everfrost Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Icy Propulsion Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Planned Execution Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Show of Force Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Sudden Ambush Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Swirling Currents Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Virtuous Command Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. 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
9 achievements list a victory over Defense Matrix Automa among their criteria.
