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Mana Devourer
Mana Devourer - Return to Karazhan
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Mana Devourer encounter in Return to Karazhan.
Rarely does the sight of a mana wyrm cause a seasoned adventurer concern. These small, simple creatures float about, consuming stray pockets of arcane energy. But in Karazhan, tables are often turned, and what at first glance appears harmless may be revealed as an enormous threat.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Return to Karazhan, Mana Devourer comes 7th of 8, after Shade of Medivh and before Viz'aduum the Watcher.
Instance Entrance: Deadwind Pass
Return to Karazhan entranceThe Return to Karazhan entrance is in Deadwind Pass, at 46.4, 70.7 on the Deadwind Pass map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
When threatened, the Mana Devourer attacks its enemies with a variety of area effect attacks. Periodically during combat, the Mana Devourer will Coalesce Power,expelling all of its mana as Loose Unstable Mana. Players will need to collect the Loose Mana before it reaches the Mana Devourer. After collecting the Unstable Mana, the players need to clear its stacks by standing in Energy Void. If the Mana Devourer should ever reach full mana it will cast Decimating Essence, most likely killing the entire party.
Damage Dealers
- Absorb Loose Mana before it gets to the Mana Devourer to keep the Mana Devourer from reaching full mana and casting Decimating Essence.
- Use Energy Void to remove stacks of Unstable Mana.
Healer
- Absorb Loose Mana before it gets to the Mana Devourer to keep the Mana Devourer from reaching full mana and casting Decimating Essence.
- Use Energy Void to remove stacks of Unstable Mana.
Tanks
- Absorb Loose Mana before it gets to the Mana Devourer to keep the Mana Devourer from reaching full mana and casting Decimating Essence.
- Use Energy Void to remove stacks of Unstable Mana.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Mana Devourer, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Decimating Essence
Arcane · 2 sec cast
Upon reaching full mana, the Mana Devourer discharges a massive explosion, inflicting Arcane damage.
Energy Discharge
Arcane · Instant
Arcane lightning erupts from the Mana Devourer, inflicting Arcane damage to all enemies.
Coalesce Power
Physical · Instant · Lasts 5 sec
Loose Mana
Physical · Instant
If the Mana Devourer makes contact with Loose Mana, it will fully consume it, gaining 5% of its total mana.
Unstable Mana
Arcane · Instant
Power surges through the targets body, inflicting Arcane damage every 3 sec and increasing all damage done by 10%
Energy Void
Physical · Instant · Lasts 2 min
Arcane Bomb
Physical · Instant
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Return to Karazhan.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Mana Devourer encounter lists 9 items in the dungeon journal, item level 50. Equip slots covered: Trinket, Head, Legs, Shoulder and Back. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Fluctuating Energy Trinket, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. Tooltip: “Marked with a raven silhouette.” A vendor pays 8g 95s for it. Equip: Loose Mana.
- Grisly Schism Gem, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 49g 49s for it.
- Hood of Uncanny Perspectives Head (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 45g 9s for it.
- Legguards of Countless Hours Legs (Mail), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 55g 53s for it.
- Miniature Bonfire Gem, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Fits in the palm of your hand.” A vendor pays 47g 10s for it.
- Pauldrons of Encroaching Limits Shoulder (Plate), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 43g 64s for it.
- Suffused Manapearl Gem, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 46g 74s for it.
- Unending Horizon Spaulders Shoulder (Leather), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 43g for it.
- Wine-Stained Mantle Back (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. Tooltip: “A keepsake from one unforgettable night.” A vendor pays 42g 69s for it. Part of the Burden of Power set.
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.