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Keristrasza
Keristrasza - The Nexus
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Keristrasza encounter in The Nexus.
Whether the tortures inflicted on Keristrasza were revenge for the death of Saragosa or a misguided attempt to turn her into an ally is known only to Malygos. Regardless of his intent, her allies have heard her cries of anguish and disturbing whispers of her diminishing mind.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for The Nexus, Keristrasza comes 4th of 5, after Grand Magus Telestra and before Ormorok the Tree-Shaper.
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
Intense Cold
Keristrasza is filled with intense cold, inflicting Frost damage every 1 sec to all players and reducing their haste by 10%.
Crystalfire Breath
Keristrasza inflicts Frostfire damage to all players in a cone in front of her, slowing their movement speed by 25% and inflicting an additional Frostfire damage every 2 sec for 10 sec.
Tail Sweep
Keristrasza swings her tail, inflicting Physical damage to all players in a cone behind her, knocking them back.
Crystal Chains
Keristrasza chains a player, inflicting Frost damage and immobilizing them for 10 sec.
Crystallize
Keristrasza inflicts Frost damage to all players, immobilizing them for 10 sec.
Enrage
When Keristrasza reaches 25% health remaining, she enrages, increasing her Physical damage by 10% and attack speed by 30% for 2 min.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Keristrasza, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Intense Cold
Frost · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
Inflicts Frost damage every 1 sec and reduces haste by 10%. Movement breaks the effect.
Crystalfire Breath
Fire, Frost · 1 sec cast · Lasts 10 sec
Inflicts Frostfire damage to enemies in a cone in front of the caster, slowing their movement speed by 25% and inflicting an additional Frostfire damage every 2 sec for 10 sec.
Tail Sweep
Physical · Instant
Inflicts Physical damage to all enemies behind the caster and knocks them back.
Crystal Chains
Frost · Instant · Lasts 10 sec
Inflicts Frost damage and immobilizes an enemy target for up to 10 sec.
Crystallize
Frost · Instant · Lasts 10 sec
Inflicts Frost damage to nearby enemies, immobilizing them for up to 10 sec.
Enrage
Physical · Instant · Lasts 2 min
Enrages, increasing Physical damage by 10% and attack speed by 30% for 2 min.
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.
What Each Drop Is
The Keristrasza encounter lists 19 items in the dungeon journal, item levels 34 to 35. Equip slots covered: Waist, Hands, Wrist, One-Hand, Shield, Chest, Feet, Trinket and Finger. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Flame-Bathed Steel Girdle Waist (Plate), item level 35, requires level 30. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 37g 95s for it.
- Gloves of Glistening Runes Hands (Cloth), item level 35, requires level 30. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 38g 9s for it.
- Interwoven Scale Bracers Wrist (Mail), item level 35, requires level 30. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 37g 81s for it.
- War Mace of Unrequited Love One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 35, requires level 30. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina and Versatility. A vendor pays 107g 1s for it.
- Bulwark of the Noble Protector Shield, item level 35, requires level 30. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Dodge and Intellect. A vendor pays 55g 33s for it.
- Bulwark of the Noble Protector Shield, item level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Versatility and Intellect. A vendor pays 10g 6s for it.
- Crystal-Infused Tunic Chest (Leather), item level 35, requires level 30. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 61g 16s for it.
- Crystal-Infused Tunic Chest (Leather), item level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 8g 57s for it.
- Dragon Slayer's Sabatons Feet (Mail), item level 35, requires level 30. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 41g 73s for it.
- Dragon Slayer's Sabatons Feet (Mail), item level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 6g 46s for it.
- Flame-Bathed Steel Girdle Waist (Plate), item level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 3g 97s for it.
- Gloves of Glistening Runes Hands (Cloth), item level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 3g 98s for it.
- Interwoven Scale Bracers Wrist (Mail), item level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 3g 95s for it.
- Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood Trinket, item level 35, requires level 30. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Critical Strike. A vendor pays 2g 28s for it. Use: Heart of a Dragon.
- War Mace of Unrequited Love One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 69g 31s for it.
- Attuned Crystalline Boots Feet (Cloth), item level 34, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina and Versatility. A vendor pays 43g 20s for it.
- Band of Glittering Permafrost Finger, item level 34, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina and Versatility. A vendor pays 36g 41s for it.
- Glacier Sharpened Vileblade One-Hand (Dagger), item level 34, requires level 27. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Haste and Agility. A vendor pays 82g 15s for it.
- Tangler-Leather Gloves Hands (Leather), item level 34. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 29g 32s 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.