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Grand Empress Shek'zeer
Grand Empress Shek'zeer - Heart of Fear
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Grand Empress Shek'zeer encounter in Heart of Fear.
The ancient Klaxxi order has come to a mournful decision: the tainted grand empress Shek'zeer must be deposed. Traditionally, mantid rulers are displaced in their old age by a carefully chosen successor. However, Shek'zeer's intended replacement is still too young and weak to unseat her, leaving the Klaxxi with no choice but to kill the current empress. If action is not taken against her soon, all of Pandaria may crumble before the mantid's ravenous swarms.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Heart of Fear, Grand Empress Shek'zeer comes 6th of 6, after Amber-Shaper Un'sok.
- Imperial Vizier Zor'lok
- Blade Lord Ta'yak
- Garalon
- Wind Lord Mel'jarak
- Amber-Shaper Un'sok
- Grand Empress Shek'zeer
Instance Entrance: Dread Wastes
Heart of Fear entranceThe Heart of Fear entrance is in Dread Wastes, at 38.7, 35.1 on the Dread Wastes map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Stage One: A Perilous Battle!
Dissonance Field
The Empress creates a dissonance field which disrupts the sound associated with magic. The dissonance field absorbs nearby magical effects until it runs out of resonance. Once its resonance depletes, the field erupts in a Sonic Discharge. Players casting magical effects inside the dissonance field also deplete it of resonance.
Sonic Discharge
The Sonic Discharge inflicts Physical damage to all players.
Corrupted Dissonance Field
The Sha of Fear corrupts a dissonance field, causing it to inflict Shadow damage to random players until the dissonance field discharges.
Eyes of the Empress
The Empress gazes deeply into the eyes of her current target, inflicting the target with the Eyes of the Empress effect. This effect stacks up to 5 times. The Empress charms and transforms a player into a Servant of the Empress if the effect reaches maximum stacks.
Servant of the Empress
A player transformed and charmed by the Empress into her servant inflicts 200% more damage and 100% more healing, has 300% increased health, and becomes immune to crowd control effects and snares.
Dread Screech
In 25 Player raids, Shek'zeer looses a Dread Screech at five random players.
Cry of Terror
The Empress incites terror on a random player, causing them to inflict Shadow damage to players every 2 sec.
Stage Two: The Empress Retreats!
When the Empress runs out of sha energy, she retreats to her chrysalis and calls for her royal guard. Once she is fully recharged, or all of the Set'thik Windblades are defeated, the empress will emerge from her chamber.
Band of Valor
Members of the Empress' Royal Guard inflict 30% more damage for every other member of the Royal Guard within 8 yards.
Set'thik Windblade
Fixate
The Set'thik Windblade fixates on a random player.
Dispatch
The Set'thik Windblade periodically shoots blades at random players, inflicting Physical damage.
Sonic Blade
The Set'thik Windblade slashes his current target with a sonic blade, dealing 150% weapon damage and interrupting spellcast.
Sticky Resin
The Set'thik Windblade coats the ground in a sticky resin which clings to players that pass through it, slowing their movement speed by 30% and inflicting Nature damage every 1 second. When resin comes into contact with other resin, it will slide off of the player and back onto the ground. Amassing enough amber resin into one area causes it to congeal and harden, forming an Amber Trap.
Kor'thik Reaver
Poison Bomb
The Kor'thik Reaver hurls poison bombs at random players, inflicting Nature damage initially and damage every 2 seconds to a random enemy.
Toxic Slime
The Kor'thik Reaver inflicts Nature damage to players in a 30 yard cone in front of it.
Poison-Drenched Armor
The poison-drenched blades of the Kor'thik Reaver seeps into every pore of his current enemy target, causing them to erupt with a toxic substance. The fumes from this poison cause the attacks of nearby friendly players to occasionally deal additional Nature damage.
Stage Three: Ultimate Corruption!
At 30% remaining health, the Sha of Fear breaks the Empress' chrysalis and imbues her with a profound corruption.
Eyes of the Empress
The Empress gazes deeply into the eyes of her current target, inflicting the target with the Eyes of the Empress effect. This effect stacks up to 5 times. The Empress charms and transforms a player into a Servant of the Empress if the effect reaches maximum stacks.
Servant of the Empress
A player transformed and charmed by the Empress into her servant inflicts 200% more damage and 100% more healing, has 300% increased health, and becomes immune to crowd control effects and snares.
Sha Energy
Grand Empress Shek'zeer emits Sha Energy at two random players, inflicting Shadow damage. In 25 Player raids, Shek'zeer emits Sha Energy at five random players.
Calamity
The Empress inflicts Shadow damage to each player equal to 50% of their current health.
Consuming Terror
The Empress unleashes a Consuming Terror in a 70 yard cone in front of her, inflicting Shadow damage and fearing players within the cone for 8 sec.
Amassing Darkness
Grand Empress Shek'zeer weaves shadows at a random player, inflicting Shadow damage. This effect will hit an additional enemy every 2 seconds, until it is eventually hitting all enemy players. This effect will hit an additional enemy every 6 seconds, until it is eventually hitting all enemy players.
Visions of Demise
The Empress inflicts on two random players a vision of their own demise. The vision reveals itself to the player after 4 sec., causing them to suffer in fear and inflict Shadow damage every 1 sec. The Empress inflicts on five random players a vision of their own demise.
Heart of Fear
The Empress unleashes a swirling heart of dark energy, which targets a random player and inflicts Shadow damage in their direction. If a player stands between the heart and a targeted player, then they take the damage instead of the target.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Grand Empress Shek'zeer, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Sonic Discharge
Physical · Instant
Deals damage to all enemies, deals more damage to those standing within the dissonance field at the time of detonation.
Eyes of the Empress
Shadow · 3 sec cast · Lasts 30 sec
Staring directly into the eyes of the Empress will eventually turn you into a sha minion! At 5 stacks, the target becomes charmed.
Band of Valor
Physical · Instant
Damage dealt increased by 30% for ally within 8 yards. Damage increased by 30%.
Sonic Blade
Physical · Instant · Lasts 5 sec
Slashes an enemy with a sonic blade, dealing 150% weapon damage and interrupting spellcast.
Sticky Resin
Nature · Instant
Movement Speed Slowed 30% damage inflicted every 1 seconds. You may combine this resin with other resin.
Amber Trap
Being encased in amber deals 5% of the encapsulated victim's health every 2 seconds.
Poison Bomb
Nature · Instant · Lasts 10 sec
Deals damage initially and damage every 2 seconds to a random enemy.
Toxic Slime
Nature · 0.2 sec cast
Inflicts Nature damage to enemies in a 30 yard cone in front of the caster.
Consuming Terror
Shadow · 4 sec cast · Lasts 8 sec
Inflicts Shadow damage and fears enemies in a 70 yard cone in front of the caster.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Heart of Fear.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Grand Empress Shek'zeer encounter lists 31 items in the dungeon journal, item levels 39 to 40. Equip slots covered: One-Hand, Head, Legs and Shoulder. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Chest of the Shadowy Conqueror Miscellaneous, item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Paladin, Priest and Warlock. A vendor pays 50g for it. Use: Create Item.
- Chest of the Shadowy Protector Miscellaneous, item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Hunter, Shaman and Monk. A vendor pays 50g for it. Use: Create Item.
- Chest of the Shadowy Vanquisher Miscellaneous, item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Rogue, Death Knight, Mage and Druid. A vendor pays 50g for it. Use: Create Item.
- Claws of Shek'zeer One-Hand (Fist Weapon), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Tooltip: “Sha-Touched” A vendor pays 35g 82s for it.
- Crown of the Doomed Empress Head (Mail), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 61g 11s for it.
- Hood of Dark Dreams Head (Mail), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 60g 71s for it.
- Kri'tak, Imperial Scepter of the Swarm One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Tooltip: “Sha-Touched” A vendor pays 10g 92s for it. Equip: Sha-dowfiend.
- Leggings of Shadow Infestation Legs (Cloth), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Intellect, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 81g 94s for it.
- Legplates of Regal Reinforcement Legs (Plate), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 81g 70s for it.
- Shadow Heart Spaulders Shoulder (Leather), item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 60g 94s for it.
- Chest of the Shadowy Conqueror Miscellaneous, item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Paladin, Priest and Warlock. A vendor pays 50g for it. Use: Create Item.
- Chest of the Shadowy Conqueror Miscellaneous, item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Paladin, Priest and Warlock. A vendor pays 50g for it. Use: Create Item.
- Chest of the Shadowy Protector Miscellaneous, item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Hunter, Shaman and Monk. A vendor pays 50g for it. Use: Create Item.
- Chest of the Shadowy Protector Miscellaneous, item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Hunter, Shaman and Monk. A vendor pays 50g for it. Use: Create Item.
- Chest of the Shadowy Vanquisher Miscellaneous, item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Rogue, Death Knight, Mage and Druid. A vendor pays 50g for it. Use: Create Item.
- Chest of the Shadowy Vanquisher Miscellaneous, item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Rogue, Death Knight, Mage and Druid. A vendor pays 50g for it. Use: Create Item.
- Claws of Shek'zeer One-Hand (Fist Weapon), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Tooltip: “Sha-Touched” A vendor pays 34g 66s for it.
- Claws of Shek'zeer One-Hand (Fist Weapon), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Tooltip: “Sha-Touched” A vendor pays 34g 66s for it.
- Crown of the Doomed Empress Head (Mail), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 60g 48s for it.
- Crown of the Doomed Empress Head (Mail), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 18g 30s for it.
- Hood of Dark Dreams Head (Mail), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 60g 7s for it.
- Hood of Dark Dreams Head (Mail), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 59g 44s for it.
- Kri'tak, Imperial Scepter of the Swarm One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Tooltip: “Sha-Touched” A vendor pays 9g 45s for it. Equip: Sha-dowfiend.
- Kri'tak, Imperial Scepter of the Swarm One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Tooltip: “Sha-Touched” A vendor pays 9g 45s for it. Equip: Sha-dowfiend.
- Leggings of Shadow Infestation Legs (Cloth), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Intellect, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 81g 8s for it.
- Leggings of Shadow Infestation Legs (Cloth), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Intellect, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 80g 23s for it.
- Legplates of Regal Reinforcement Legs (Plate), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 80g 85s for it.
- Legplates of Regal Reinforcement Legs (Plate), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 79g 99s for it.
- Shadow Heart Spaulders Shoulder (Leather), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 60g 30s for it.
- Shadow Heart Spaulders Shoulder (Leather), item level 39, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 59g 66s for it.
- Essence of Pride Miscellaneous, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to summon a Ravenous Prideling.” Use: Learning. Effect: Ravenous Prideling.
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
11 achievements list a victory over Grand Empress Shek'zeer among their criteria.