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Erudax
Erudax, the Duke of Below - Grim Batol
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Erudax, the Duke of Below encounter in Grim Batol.
Deathwing has dispatched one of his greatest lieutenants to discover the secret that several mighty red dragons have died to protect. From the cavernous realm of Deepholm, this faceless general will bring to bear the next generation of draconic power to obliterate those foolish enough to challenge him.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Grim Batol, Erudax comes 4th of 4, after Dragha Shadowburner.
Instance Entrance: Twilight Highlands
Grim Batol entranceThe Grim Batol entrance is in Twilight Highlands, at 19.1, 53.7 on the Twilight Highlands map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Erudax channels Void Surge and causes Void Tendrils to erupt from the ground, then summons Shadow Gale to destroy his enemies.
Tank
- Crush inflicts heavy Shadow and Physical damage.
- Void Infusion corrupts Alexstraza's eggs and turns them into Mutated Hatchlings.
Damage Dealers
- Shadow Gale inflicts heavy shadow damage to players caught inside the storm.
- Void Tendrils stun players with Depth's Grasp.
- Void Infusion corrupts Alexstraza's eggs and turns them into Mutated Hatchlings.
Healers
- Void Surge blasts all players with shadow damage.
- Erudax afflicts multiple players with Abyssal Corruption, causing them to erupt in void energy.
Void Surge
Void Tendril
Void Infusion
Twilight Hatchling
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.
Shadow Gale
Shadow · 3 sec cast · Lasts 15 sec
Erudax begins to gather shadows at a nearby location, inflicting Shadow damage to players inside. After 15 sec that location becomes the eye of the Shadow Gale. A shadow storm rages outside of the eye for 6 sec, inflicting Shadow damage to all players in it.
Abyssal Corruption
Fire, Shadow · Instant
Void Surge
Shadow · 2 sec cast · Lasts 3 sec
Erudax unleashes Void energy deep into the earth, inflicting Shadow damage every 0.5 sec to all players and causes Void Tendrils to erupt from the earth for 2 min.
Depth's Grasp
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 4 sec
Void Tendrils grab hold of players in their reach, stunning them and inflicting Shadow damage every 1 sec for 4 sec.
Void Infusion
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 3 sec
Erudax infuses Alexstrasza's eggs with void energy every 0.5 sec for 3 sec, causing them to hatch into Mutated Hatchlings.
Shadow Corruption
Shadow · Instant
Shadow Wound
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 12 sec
Causes an enemy to take 3% increased Shadow damage for 12 sec. This effect stacks.
Crush
Physical, Shadow · 1.5 sec cast
Erudex crushes its target with his void-infused claws, inflicting Physical damage and Shadow damage and knocking back the target.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Grim Batol.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Erudax, the Duke of Below encounter lists 21 items in the dungeon journal, item level 37. Equip slots covered: Wrist, Finger, Trinket, Head, Legs, One-Hand, Two-Hand and Chest. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Bracers of Umbral Mending Wrist (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 28g 52s for it.
- Bracers of Umbral Mending Wrist (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 6g 66s for it.
- Circle of Bone Finger, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 37g 43s for it.
- Circle of Bone Finger, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 5g 34s for it.
- Corrupted Egg Shell Trinket, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 3g 32s for it. Use: Egg Shell.
- Corrupted Egg Shell Trinket, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 8g 5s for it. Use: Egg Shell.
- Crown of Enfeebled Bodies Head (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 45g 6s for it.
- Crown of Enfeebled Bodies Head (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 9g 78s for it.
- Flamescale Chain Leggings Legs (Mail), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 56g 68s for it.
- Gale of Shadows Trinket, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Haste. A vendor pays 4s 30c for it. Equip: Dead Winds.
- Gale of Shadows Trinket, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Haste. A vendor pays 8g 5s for it. Equip: Dead Winds.
- Mace of Transformed Bone One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Dodge and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 85g 69s for it.
- Mace of Transformed Bone One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 18g 59s for it.
- Mark of Khardros Trinket, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength. A vendor pays 3g 26s for it. Use: Battle Prowess.
- Mark of Khardros Trinket, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength. A vendor pays 8g 5s for it. Use: Battle Prowess.
- Staff of Siphoned Essences Two-Hand (Staff), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 107g 87s for it.
- Staff of Siphoned Essences Two-Hand (Staff), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 31g 93s for it.
- Vest of Misshapen Hides Chest (Leather), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 59g 11s for it.
- Vest of Misshapen Hides Chest (Leather), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 12g 82s for it.
- Wild Hammer Two-Hand (Two-Handed Mace), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 105g 95s for it.
- Wild Hammer Two-Hand (Two-Handed Mace), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 22g 98s for it.
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.