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Grand Vizier Ertan
Grand Vizier Ertan - The Vortex Pinnacle
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Grand Vizier Ertan encounter in The Vortex Pinnacle.
Ertan defends the Vortex Pinnacle under the command of her master, Asaad, against any ground-dwellers who dare intrude on the realm. To fulfill her duties, the elemental noble has been granted mastery over the primal forces of lightning and wind.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for The Vortex Pinnacle, Grand Vizier Ertan comes 1st of 3, before Altairus.
Instance Entrance: Uldum
The Vortex Pinnacle entranceThe Vortex Pinnacle entrance is in Uldum, at 76.8, 84.6 on the Uldum map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Storm's Edge
Lightning Bolt
Grand Vizier Ertan blasts her current enemy target with lightning, inflicting Nature damage.
Summon Tempest
Lurking Tempest
The Lurking Tempests will only attack players if no one is looking at them.
Lethal Current
The Lurking Tempest blasts its current enemy target with lightning, inflicting Nature damage.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Grand Vizier Ertan, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Cyclone Shield
Nature · 3 sec cast
Grand Vizier Ertan surrounds herself with 8 cyclones at the beginning of the encounter. These cyclones rotate slowly around her in a circle. Periodically Ertan calls the cyclones close to her, then after a few seconds the cyclones return to their regular orbit. Players that touch a cyclone are dealt Nature damage and have their movement speed and Haste reduced by 60% for 6 sec.
Cyclone Shield Fragment
Nature · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
Ertan's cyclones emit fragments of energy, players that come into contact with a fragment suffer Nature damage and have their movement speed and Haste reduced by 60% for 6 sec.
Summon Tempest
Nature · 3.5 sec cast
Grand Vizier Ertan periodically calls a Lurking Tempest to join the fight.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in The Vortex Pinnacle.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Grand Vizier Ertan encounter lists 19 items in the dungeon journal, item levels 37 to 250. Equip slots covered: Neck, One-Hand, Shoulder, Head, Trinket, Waist and Two-Hand. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Choker of Stolen Thunder Neck, item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 24g 26s for it.
- Ionized Choker Neck, item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 5g 34s for it.
- Red Sky Pendant Neck, item level 250, requires level 58. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 5g 34s for it.
- Biting Wind One-Hand (Dagger), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 82g 90s for it.
- Biting Wind One-Hand (Dagger), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 78g 51s for it.
- Choker of Stolen Thunder Neck, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 5g 34s for it.
- Choker of Stolen Thunder Neck, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 24g 85s for it.
- Fallen Snow Shoulderguards Shoulder (Mail), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 43g 76s for it.
- Fallen Snow Shoulderguards Shoulder (Mail), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 13g 48s for it.
- Headcover of Fog Head (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Parry and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 43g 60s for it.
- Headcover of Fog Head (Plate), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 13g 43s for it.
- Ionized Choker Neck, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 5g 34s for it.
- Ionized Choker Neck, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 24g 94s for it.
- Rainsong Trinket, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 8g 5s for it.
- Red Sky Pendant Neck, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 25g 14s for it.
- Red Sky Pendant Neck, item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 5g 34s for it.
- Stratosphere Belt Waist (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 29g 7s for it.
- Stratosphere Belt Waist (Cloth), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 8g 95s for it.
- Thundercleaver Axe Two-Hand (Two-Handed Axe), item level 37, requires level 32. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 104g 31s 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.