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Doctor Ickus
Doctor Ickus - Plaguefall
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Doctor Ickus encounter in Plaguefall.
The destruction of the House of Plagues and the slime eruptions left in its wake will not stop the presumed genius of Doctor Ickus and his deranged experiments.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Plaguefall, Doctor Ickus comes 2nd of 4, after Globgrog and before Domina Venomblade.
- Globgrog
- Doctor Ickus
- Domina Venomblade
- Margrave Stradama
Instance Entrance: Maldraxxus
Plaguefall entranceThe Plaguefall entrance is in Maldraxxus, at 59.5, 65.1 on the Maldraxxus map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
At health thresholds of 66% and 33%, Doctor Ickus empowers his jetpack and leaps away from the players towards a random slime pool. Once there, he sets a bomb that will detonate, causing a Virulent Explosion.
Tank
- Pestilence Slimes grant Doctor Ickus Rapid Infection when close.
- Step on Erupting Oozes before they Erupt.
- Congealed Slimes grant Doctor Ickus Congealed Contagion when close.
Damage Dealers
- Defeat Plague Bombs before they cast Virulent Explosion.
- On death, Pestilence Slimes melt into pools of Rapid Infection.
- Congealed Slimes grant Doctor Ickus Congealed Contagion when close.
Healer
- Dispel allies effected by Slime Injection.
Plague Bomb
Doctor Ickus plants Plague Bombs in various slime pools during the encounter.
Slime Injection
Erupting Ooze
Pestilence Surge
Pestilence Slime
Congealed Surge
Congealed Slime
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Doctor Ickus, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Virulent Explosion
Nature · 30 sec cast
Doctor Ickus arms a Plague Bomb that will detonate, inflicting Nature damage to all players.
Slime Injection
Nature · 1.5 sec cast · Lasts 1 min
Doctor Ickus infects the player, inflicting Nature damage and an additional Nature damage every 1 sec for 1 min. This effect stacks. When removed, this aura spawns a Erupting Ooze for each stack applied.
Bursting Ooze
Physical · Instant
The ooze bursts underfoot, inflicting Physical damage to the player who stepped on it.
Slime Lunge
Physical · Instant
Doctor Ickus leaps to the farthest random player's destination, inflicting Physical damage to all nearby players and knocking them back.
Oozing Outbreak
Nature · Instant
Rapid Infection
Nature · Instant · Lasts 5 min
The slime inoculates allies within 7 yards, increasing their haste by 25%.
Congealed Contagion
Nature · Instant
The slime inoculates allies within 7 yards, reducing their damage received by 75%.
Withering Filth
Nature · 2.5 sec cast
Burning Strain
Nature · 1 sec cast · Lasts 10 sec
Doctor Ickus infects all players, inflicting Nature damage on impact and an additional Nature damage every 1 sec for 10 sec when not engaged in melee combat. This effect stacks.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Plaguefall.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Doctor Ickus encounter lists 13 items in the dungeon journal, item level 158. Equip slots covered: Head, Hands, Shoulder, Trinket, One-Hand and Wrist. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Depraved Physician's Mask Head (Cloth), item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 44g 98s for it.
- Fleshfused Crushers Hands (Plate), item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 29g 75s for it.
- Malodorous Gristle-Sown Spaulders Shoulder (Leather), item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 46g 89s for it. Equip: Stinky.
- Phial of Putrefaction Trinket, item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength. A vendor pays 55g 25s for it.
- Sophisticated Bonecracker One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 92g 42s for it.
- Tortured Assistant's Bindings Wrist (Mail), item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 31g 95s for it.
- Ashen Juggernaut Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Dissonant Echoes Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Fel Commando Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- High Voltage Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Icy Propulsion Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Jade Bond Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Nimble Fingers 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
1 achievement list a victory over Doctor Ickus among its criteria.