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Ezzorak
Vaelgor & Ezzorak - The Voidspire
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Vaelgor & Ezzorak encounter in The Voidspire.
Born as clutchmates in the red dragonflight, Vaelgor and Ezzorak were once the guardians of all living things. Now, twisted by the dark will of Xal'atath, all that remains of their former selves is their unyielding bond to one another.
Encounter Facts
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
The dragon siblings begin battle alternating between flying and grounded combat, swapping after Midnight Flames at full power. In response, the Lightbound Vanguard offer aid by providing their Radiant Barrier to nearby players. Eventually, both dragons land, combining their draconic might to annihilate players once and for all.
Damage Dealers
- Gloom applies Gloomtouched upon contact and shrinks the Gloomfield formed.
- Nullbeam creates a Nullzone tethering players, causing Nullsnap or Nullzone Implosion when stretching the tether.
- Nullbeam creates a Nullzone tethering players, causing Nullsnap when stretching the tether.
- Dread Breath targets a player but affects all players in front of Vaelgor.
- Void Howl summons Voidorbs which continually cast Voidbolt.
- Manifestation of Midnight's Shadowmark detonates upon expiration.
Healers
- Stretching Nullzone's tether triggers Nullsnap, inflicting damage to all players.
- Nullzone's Nullsnap and Nullzone Implosion inflict damage to all players, but Nullzone Implosion also applies a short duration high intensity damage over time effect.
- The Lightbound Vanguard grant Radiant Barrier to players nearby, reducing Midnight Flames' high damage.
- Gloomtouched players decrease the total damage inflicted by Gloom and shrink the Gloomfield formed.
Tanks
- Both Nullbeam and Gloom orient in the direction of the dragon's primary target, as well as Dread Breath while flying.
- Both Nullbeam and Gloom orient in the direction of the dragon's current target.
- Rakfang and Vaelwing empower the dragon when cast at the same target.
- Receiving Nullbeam stacks decrease the Nullzone's pull magnitude for all players.
- While flying, Grappling Maw pulls the dragon's primary target and inflicts increasing damage as their distance increases.
Vaelgor & Ezzorak
Vaelgor
Ezzorak
Midnight Flames
Twilight Bond
On this difficulty, Twilight Bond also occurs when Vaelgor and Ezzorak's health percentages are 10% apart or greater.
Grappling Maw
Xal'atath
Lightbound Vanguard
If present, War Chaplain Senn, General Amias Bellamy, and/or Commander Venel Lightblood join in the battle against Vaelgor & Ezzorak.
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.
Nullbeam
Shadow · 4 sec cast
Vaelgor expels crystalline spacetime every 0.5 sec for 4 sec to players in a frontal direction. This outpouring inflicts Physical damage plus an additional Shadow damage every 0.5 sec for 8 sec. This effect stacks. Upon completion, the lattice shatters, forming a Nullzone and tethering all players.
Nullzone
Shadow · Instant
Forms an unstable rift which tethers players, pulling inward and inflicting Shadow damage every 1 sec. This effect stacks. Stretching this tether an additional 10 yards beyond the initial radius triggers a Nullsnap. If no other tethered players remain, the field collapses, triggering a Nullzone Implosion instead.
Nullzone Implosion
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 4 sec
The cosmic field collapses, inflicting Shadow damage and an additional Shadow damage every 0.5 sec for 4 sec to all players.
Nullscatter
Shadow · Instant
Dread Breath
Shadow · 4 sec cast
Vaelgor roars toward a targeted player, fearing them. The dragon's breath inflicts Shadow damage and an additional Shadow damage every 3 sec, increasing movement speed by 0%, for 9 sec.
Vaelwing
Physical · 1.5 sec cast
Vaelgor buffets his primary target, knocking them away and inflicting Shadow damage and Physical damage. This attack empowers Vaelgor's melee attacks, causing them to inflict Shadow damage. This effect stacks, increasing in intensity each Vaelwing until Vaelwing strikes a new target.
Tail Lash
Physical · Instant · Lasts 4 sec
Vaelgor knocks away players within a 35 yard rear cone, bleeding for Physical damage plus an additional Physical damage every 0.5 sec for 4 sec.
Gloom
Shadow · 4 sec cast
Ezzorak ejects a moving mass of pure darkness in a frontal direction, inflicting to Shadow damage to all players upon arrival, creating a Gloomfield. Gloom damage done and the size of Gloomfield decreases up to 4 times as players contact the darkness, applying Gloomtouched.
Gloomtouched
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 12 sec
This effect stacks. Upon removal, Gloomtouched applies Diminish.
Diminish
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 1 min
Gloomtouched's affliction weighs heavily on targets, increasing damage taken by Gloomtouched by 500% for 1 min. This effect stacks.
Gloomfield
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 2 min
Galactic emptiness engulfs a massive location in darkness for 2 min, inflicting Shadow damage every 0.5 sec and reducing movement speed by 75%.
Voidbolt
Shadow · 2 sec cast · Lasts 5 sec
The Voidorb ejects raw void magic at a player, inflicting Shadow damage plus an additional Shadow damage every 1 sec for 5 sec. This effect stacks.
Rakfang
Physical · 1.5 sec cast
Ezzorak strikes his primary target, inflicting Physical damage and Shadow damage. This attack empowers Ezzorak's melee attacks, causing them to absorb the next healing. This effect stacks, increasing in intensity each Rakfang until Rakfang strikes a new target.
Impale
Physical · Instant · Lasts 3 sec
Ezzorak slams targets within a 35 yard rear cone, bleeding for Physical damage plus an additional Physical damage every 1 sec and stunning for 3 sec. This occurs immediately after casting Rakfang.
Midnight Flames
Shadow · 5 sec cast · Lasts 10 sec
Upon reaching 100 energy, Ezzorak and Vaelgor fly as one, each spewing Shadow damage to all players plus an additional Shadow damage every 0.5 sec for 10 sec.
Twilight Bond
Shadow · Instant
Twilight Fury
Shadow · Instant
Upon seeing their sibling perish, the remaining dragon enters a draconic rage, increasing damage done by 30%. This effect stacks, increasing in intensity over time.
Grappling Maw
Shadow · 1.5 sec cast
While flying, the dragon lashes their primary target in cosmic entanglement, inflicting between and Shadow damage, increasing in damage as distance between the dragon and their target increases. The dragon then pulls the distant target nearby.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in The Voidspire.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Vaelgor & Ezzorak encounter lists 15 items in the dungeon journal, item levels 197 to 219. Equip slots covered: Back, One-Hand, Waist, Trinket, Shoulder, Feet and Hands. 1 of them can be traded and 14 bind when picked up.
- Draconic Nullcape Back (Cloth), item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 6g 63s for it.
- Voidcast Corrupted Nullcore Miscellaneous, item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Hunter, Shaman and Evoker. Use: Corrupted Nullcore.
- Voidcured Corrupted Nullcore Miscellaneous, item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Rogue, Monk, Druid and Demon Hunter. Use: Corrupted Nullcore.
- Voidforged Corrupted Nullcore Miscellaneous, item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Paladin and Death Knight. Use: Corrupted Nullcore.
- Voidwoven Corrupted Nullcore Miscellaneous, item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Priest, Mage and Warlock. Use: Corrupted Nullcore.
- Clutchmates' Caress One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 197, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 11g 87s for it.
- Emblazoned Sunglaive One-Hand (Warglaive), item level 197, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike, Mastery and Intellect. Tooltip: “The light of the sun and the fires of vengeance all burn the same.” A vendor pays 12g 79s for it.
- Ezzorak's Gloombind Waist (Plate), item level 197, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 4g 35s for it.
- Gloom-Spattered Dreadscale Trinket, item level 197, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Critical Strike. A vendor pays 7g 9s for it.
- Nullwalker's Dread Epaulettes Shoulder (Mail), item level 197, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 6g 65s for it.
- Slippers of the Midnight Flame Feet (Cloth), item level 197, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 6g 34s for it.
- Vaelgor's Fearsome Grasp Hands (Leather), item level 197, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 4g 19s for it.
- Vaelgor's Final Stare Trinket, item level 197, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 7g 28s for it. Use: Nullsight.
- Plans: Blood Knight's Impetus Recipe, item level 1. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to craft Blood Knight's Impetus.” A vendor pays 5g for it. Lowest listed price right now: 144,999g 97s across 47 US realms. Use: Learning. Effect: Blood Knight's Impetus.
- Voidbound Holding Cell Item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Use: Collect Voidbound Holding Cell.
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
8 achievements list a victory over Ezzorak among their criteria.