Boss
Grand Magus Telestra
Grand Magus Telestra - The Nexus
Grand Magus Telestra is a boss encounter in The Nexus.
Found In
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for The Nexus, Grand Magus Telestra comes 3rd of 5, after Anomalus and before Keristrasza.
- Commander Stoutbeard
- Anomalus
- Grand Magus Telestra
- Keristrasza
- Ormorok the Tree-Shaper
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: Borean Tundra
The Nexus entranceThe Nexus entrance is in Borean Tundra, at 27.5, 25.9 on the Borean Tundra map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Firebomb
Grand Magus Telestra hurls a ball of fire at a player, inflicting Fire damage to them and all players of them.
Ice Nova
Grand Magus Telestra inflicts Frost damage to all players, stunning them for 3 sec.
Gravity Well
Grand Magus Telestra continuously pulls all players to her, rapidly inflicting Shadow damage for 6 sec.
Mirror Images
When Grand Magus Telestra reaches 50% health remaining, she splits into 3 mirror images. In Heroic Difficulty, Grand Magus Telestra splits into mirror images at 66% and 33% health remaining.
Arcane Image
Polymorph
The arcane image of Grand Magus Telestra transforms a player into a critter, forcing it to wander around for up to 3 sec. While wandering, the critter cannot attack or cast spells.
Time Stop
The arcane image of Grand Magus Telestra stuns all players for 2 sec.
Fire Image
Fire Blast
The fire image of Grand Magus Telestra blasts a player with flames, inflicting Fire damage.
Scorch
The fire image of Grand Magus Telestra scorches a player, inflicting Fire damage.
Frost Image
Blizzard
The frost image of Grand Magus Telestra calls down a blizzard that inflicts Frost damage every 1 sec to all enemies in the selected area for 8 sec.
Ice Barb
The frost image of Grand Magus Telestra inflicts Frost damage to a random player.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Grand Magus Telestra, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Gravity Well
Physical · Instant · Lasts 6 sec
Continuously pulls all players to the caster, rapidly dealing Shadow damage for 6 sec.
Polymorph
Arcane · 1.5 sec cast · Lasts 3 sec
Transforms an enemy into a critter, forcing it to wander around for up to 3 sec. While wandering, the critter cannot attack or cast spells.
Blizzard
Frost · Instant
Calls down a blizzard that lasts 8 sec, inflicting Frost damage every 1 sec to all enemies in a selected area.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in The Nexus.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Grand Magus Telestra encounter in The Nexus.
It is rumored the Grand Magus Telestra tutored Prince Kael'thas. Though she believed the Prince allying with the naga was foolish, she could not support Dalaran imprisoning her people. Malygos only needed to remind her of this betrayal to gain her as an instructor for his mage hunters.
What Each Drop Is
The Grand Magus Telestra encounter lists 14 items in the dungeon journal, item levels 34 to 35. Equip slots covered: Head, Wrist, Shoulder, Held In Off-hand, Waist and Ranged. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Arcane-Shielded Helm Head (Plate), item level 35, requires level 30. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina and Dodge. A vendor pays 43 gold3 silver for it.
- Arcane-Shielded Helm Head (Plate), item level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina and Versatility. A vendor pays 5 gold98 silver for it.
- Bands of Channeled Energy Wrist (Mail), item level 35, requires level 30. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina and Versatility. A vendor pays 29 gold22 silver for it.
- Bands of Channeled Energy Wrist (Mail), item level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina and Haste. A vendor pays 4 gold3 silver for it.
- Spaulders of the Careless Thief Shoulder (Leather), item level 35, requires level 30. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 43 gold67 silver for it.
- Spaulders of the Careless Thief Shoulder (Leather), item level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 6 gold2 silver for it.
- Telestra's Journal Held In Off-hand, item level 35, requires level 30. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Intellect. A vendor pays 49 gold8 silver for it.
- Telestra's Journal Held In Off-hand, item level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Intellect. A vendor pays 8 gold79 silver for it.
- Belt of Draconic Runes Waist (Leather), item level 34, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina and Versatility. A vendor pays 27 gold84 silver for it.
- Belt of Draconic Runes Waist (Leather), item level 34. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect and Versatility. A vendor pays 3 gold99 silver for it.
- Insulating Bindings Wrist (Plate), item level 34, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 27 gold73 silver for it.
- Insulating Bindings Wrist (Plate), item level 34. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 3 gold28 silver for it.
- Wand of Shimmering Scales Ranged (Wand), item level 34, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina and Haste. A vendor pays 103 gold43 silver for it.
- Wand of Shimmering Scales Ranged (Wand), item level 34. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina and Haste. A vendor pays 67 gold76 silver 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.