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Kryxis the Voracious
Kryxis the Voracious - Sanguine Depths
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Kryxis the Voracious encounter in Sanguine Depths.
Kryxis the Voracious sensed the anima stores deep within the Sanguine Depths, and his lust to consume this energy has driven him to madness. With the recent tear that has formed in Revendreth, Kryxis has a found a way into these catacombs, and aims to drain every last drop of anima out of the subterranean storage house.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Sanguine Depths, Kryxis the Voracious comes 1st of 4, before Executor Tarvold.
- Kryxis the Voracious
- Executor Tarvold
- Grand Proctor Beryllia
- General Kaal
Instance Entrance: Revendreth
Sanguine Depths entranceThe Sanguine Depths entrance is in Revendreth, at 51.1, 30.5 on the Revendreth map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Kryxis the Voracious hits hard, striking out at his enemies with his great physical strength, while simultaneously draining them of their essence to furhter enhance himself. At 100 Energy, Kryxis the Voracious casts Severing Smash, splitting an orb of Living Essence off each player. This essence gravitates towards Kryxis, and must be recovered before it reaches him.
Tank
- Vicious Headbutt inflicts heavy damage.
- Interrupt Hungering Drain.
- Kryxis the Voracious consumesLiving Essences in order increase the damage from his attacks.
Damage Dealers
- Stack together to reduce the damage taken by the target of Juggernaut Rush.
- Interrupt Hungering Drain.
- Absorb any loose Living Essences before they reach Kryxis the Voracious.
Healer
- Vicious Headbutt inflicts heavy damage to the boss's primary target.
- Severing Smash and Juggernaut Rush inflict heavy party wide damage.
Severing Smash
Living Essence
On Mythic difficulty, the damage from picking up the Living Essence hits all players.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Kryxis the Voracious, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Severing Smash
Shadow · 4 sec cast
At 100 Energy, Kryxis the Voracious emits a massive wave of force outwards, inflicting Shadow damage and knocking back all players.
Living Essence
Physical · Instant · Lasts 5 min
If reabsorbed by a player, it inflicts Shadow damage to them.
Juggernaut Rush
Physical · 4 sec cast
Kryxis the Voracious charges a targeted player, hitting any players between him and the targeted player for Physical damage, split between every player hit, and knocking them back.
Vicious Headbutt
Physical · 1.5 sec cast
Kryxis the Voracious headbutts his current target, inflicting Physical damage and knocking them back.
Essence Surge
Holy · Instant · Lasts 8 sec
Kryxis the Voracious is empowered when consuming essence, increasing damage done by 2% for 8 sec. This effect stacks.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Sanguine Depths.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Kryxis the Voracious encounter lists 15 items in the dungeon journal, item level 158. Equip slots covered: Chest, Finger, Wrist, One-Hand and Feet. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Memory of a Luffa-Infused Embrace Quest, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Use: Restoring Memory.
- Memory of Xuen Quest, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Use: Restoring Memory.
- Anima-Splattered Hide Chest (Leather), item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 60g 79s for it.
- Entwined Gorger Tendril Finger, item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 37g 20s for it.
- Essence Surge Binders Wrist (Cloth), item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 32g 42s for it.
- Hungering Devourer's Twinblade One-Hand (Warglaive), item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike, Versatility and Intellect. A vendor pays 86g 51s for it.
- Sabatons of the Rushing Juggernaut Feet (Plate), item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 45g 67s for it.
- Shackles of Alluring Vitality Wrist (Mail), item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 32g 65s for it.
- Voracious Gorger Spine One-Hand (Dagger), item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 86g 18s for it.
- Deadly Tandem Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Evasive Stride Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Insatiable Appetite Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Taste for Blood Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Tempest Barrier Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Vicious Contempt Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
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.