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Expedient Elemental
Grand Magistrix Elisande - The Nighthold
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Grand Magistrix Elisande encounter in The Nighthold.
Elisande once distinguished herself by resisting the Legion. She and her highborne followers broke away from Queen Azshara and the dark path she was taking, harnessing the power of the Eye of Aman'thul to create the Nightwell to protect Suramar from the Sundering. But over ten thousand years later, the Legion's arrival offered her no such recourse. She has cast her lot with the demons, hoping to once again use the power of the Nightwell - albeit this time in a very different sense - to save her people.
Encounter Facts
Instance Entrance: Suramar
The Nighthold entranceThe Nighthold entrance is in Suramar, at 44.2, 59.5 on the Suramar map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Grand Magistrix Elisande harness the power of the Nightwell to shape time itself. When her health is low and she is nearing defeat, she rewinds time to send players back to the point at which they first engaged her. The fight recommences from this point, but Elisande uses new abilities mixed in with echoes of her past actions. She can perform this feat twice, after which time can no longer save her.
Damage Dealers
- Epocheric Orb damages the entire raid if allowed to strike the ground.
- Expedient Elementals continually damage the raid with Exothermic Release until they are dispatched. This damage increases with each successful cast.
Healers
- Epocheric Orb damages the entire raid if allowed to strike the ground.
- Cascadent Star will damage a large portion of the raid.
Tanks
- In each time layer, Elisande employs a different ability to threaten tanks.
- Ablating Explosion inflicts falloff damage to the entire raid when it expires.
- Interrupt Ablative Pulse.
Time Elementals
Grand Magistrix periodically summons Time Elementals to aid her in combat. When these elementals are dispatched they leave behind a rift that persists until they are consumed.
Recursive Elemental
When this elemental dies it leaves behind a zone of Slow Time.
Expedient Elemental
When this elemental dies it leaves behind a zone of Fast Time.
Time Layer 1
While in this Time Layer Grand Magistrix Elisande will use her Spanning Singularity and Arcanetic Ring abilities.
Arcanetic Ring
This ability echoes. In Mythic Difficulty, the Arcanetic Ring expands to the outside of the room after collapsing.
Spanning Singularity
Spanning Singularities appear at the same time and place in successive Time Layers.
Ablation
Time Layer 2
While in this Time Layer Grand Magistrix Elisande will use her Epocheric Orb ability.
Epocheric Orb
This ability echoes. In Mythic difficulty, players catching the Orbs are afflicted with Epocheric Vulnerability.
Ablating Explosion
Time Layer 3
While in this Time Layer Grand Magistrix Elisande will use her Delphuric Beam ability.
Ablative Pulse
Delphuric Beam
This ability echoes in Mythic difficulty, and the beam continues through the target rather than stopping at the target.
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.
Time Stop
Arcane · 1 sec cast · Lasts 8 sec
The caster stops the flow of time for all but herself, and sends her enemies back in time. This ability costs the caster a significant portion of the caster's energy and can only be used as long as they have sufficient time energy available.
Cascadent Star
Arcane · Instant
The caster hurls an orb of cosmic energy at the target that inflicts Arcane damage on impact, then strikes out at additional targets for Arcane damage. The number of additional targets decreases as the caster's energy depletes.
Shield
Physical · Instant · Lasts 10080 min
The caster shields Grand Magistrix Elisande from nearly all damage.
Blast
Arcane · 3 sec cast · Lasts 1 min
Inflicts Arcane damage to the target. Each successful cast of Blast increases the damage of successive Blasts by 5%.
Inexorant
Physical · Instant · Lasts 10 sec
Your relative time has decreased by 30%, reducing casting, movement, attack speed, cooldown recharge rate, and periodic tick rates.
Burst
Arcane · 0.2 sec cast
Inflicts Arcane damage to all enemies. The caster deals 5% more damage with this ability each time they use it.
Fast Time
Physical · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
Your relative time has increased by 30%, increasing casting, movement, attack speed, cooldown recharge rate, and periodic tick rates.
Arcanetic Ring
Arcane · 2 sec cast
The caster summons an Arcanetic Ring that slowly collapses inwards, inflicting Arcane damage to all in its path.
Spanning Singularity
Arcane · Instant
The caster rips several holes in time under their enemies. Each hole explodes for Arcane damage to victims caught in the area. After the explosion occurs, a Singularity is created. Standing in the Singularity causes it to shrink and ultimately disappear.
Ablation
Arcane · Instant · Lasts 10 sec
Epochera
Arcane · 0.5 sec cast
The caster rips a hole in the fabric of time, unleashing an orb of intense Arcane energy that will inflict Arcane damage to all players when it hits the ground.
Ablating Explosion
Arcane · Instant · Lasts 8 sec
The caster traces Arcane magic around the target that will inflict Arcane falloff damage to all enemies from the point of the target after 8 sec.
Ablative Pulse
Arcane · 3 sec cast
Inflicts Arcane damage to the target. Each cast of Ablative Pulse increases the damage of further Ablative Pulses against the victim by 10%.
Delphuric Beam
Arcane · 4 sec cast · Lasts 4 sec
The caster periodically targets players and fires a burst of Arcane energy at them. Any players caught in the path of this Arcane energy suffer Arcane damage.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in The Nighthold.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Grand Magistrix Elisande encounter lists 23 items in the dungeon journal, item level 50. Equip slots covered: Waist, Wrist, Back, Trinket, Head and Shoulder. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Belt of Celestial Alignment Waist (Mail), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 30g 36s for it.
- Bracers of Impossible Choices Wrist (Leather), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 30g 25s for it.
- Cloak of Temporal Recalibration Back (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Strength or Intellect, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 41g 95s for it.
- Collapsing Epoch Gem, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 48g 5s for it.
- Convergence of Fates Trinket, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength. A vendor pays 27g 83s for it. Equip: Prescience.
- Doomblade Cowl Head (Leather), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Mastery and Critical Strike. Usable by Rogue. A vendor pays 45g 34s for it. Part of the Doomblade Battlegear set.
- Dreadwyrm Crown Head (Plate), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Mastery and Versatility. Usable by Death Knight. A vendor pays 42g 59s for it. Part of the Dreadwyrm Battleplate set.
- Eagletalon Cowl Head (Mail), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Mastery and Haste. Usable by Hunter. A vendor pays 43g 72s for it. Part of the Eagletalon Battlegear set.
- Ephemeral Paradox Trinket, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 27g 73s for it. Equip: Temporal Shift.
- Eternally Recurring Bracers Wrist (Plate), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 30g 68s for it.
- Exothermic Core Gem, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 47g 15s for it.
- Eyes of Azj'Aqir Head (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Intellect, Haste and Versatility. Usable by Warlock. A vendor pays 45g 67s for it. Part of the Legacy of Azj'Aqir set.
- Farsight Spiritjewel Gem, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 49g 52s for it.
- Helm of Shackled Elements Head (Mail), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Haste and Critical Strike. Usable by Shaman. A vendor pays 43g 89s for it. Part of the Regalia of Shackled Elements set.
- Helmet of the Highlord Head (Plate), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Haste and Critical Strike. Usable by Paladin. A vendor pays 42g 75s for it. Part of the Battleplate of the Highlord set.
- Hood of Enveloped Dissonance Head (Leather), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Critical Strike and Versatility. Usable by Monk. A vendor pays 45g 18s for it. Part of the Vestments of Enveloped Dissonance set.
- Hood of Everburning Knowledge Head (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Intellect, Haste and Mastery. Usable by Mage. A vendor pays 45g 35s for it. Part of the Regalia of Everburning Knowledge set.
- Hood of the Astral Warden Head (Leather), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Critical Strike and Mastery. Usable by Druid. A vendor pays 45g 2s for it. Part of the Garb of the Astral Warden set.
- Mantle of Prestidigitation Shoulder (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Intellect, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 42g 12s for it.
- Mask of Second Sight Head (Leather), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Haste and Critical Strike. Usable by Demon Hunter. A vendor pays 43g 7s for it. Part of the Vestment of Second Sight set.
- Purifier's Gorget Head (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Intellect, Mastery and Critical Strike. Usable by Priest. A vendor pays 45g 51s for it. Part of the Vestments of the Purifier set.
- Waistplate of Fractured Realities Waist (Plate), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 28g 40s for it.
- Warhelm of the Obsidian Aspect Head (Plate), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Haste and Mastery. Usable by Warrior. A vendor pays 42g 91s for it. Part of the Warplate of the Obsidian Aspect set.
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
6 achievements list a victory over Expedient Elemental among their criteria.