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Mchimba the Embalmer
Mchimba the Embalmer - Kings' Rest
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Mchimba the Embalmer encounter in Kings' Rest.
There was once a caste of Zandalari whose purpose was to preserve and defend the remains of past rulers. But when a terrible plague of corrupted blood tore through the empire, it was too risky for mortals to handle the dead. Golems were summoned for the grim work of preservation and burial; they have been used ever since.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Kings' Rest, Mchimba the Embalmer comes 2nd of 4, after The Golden Serpent and before Aka'ali the Conqueror.
- The Golden Serpent
- Mchimba the Embalmer
- Aka'ali the Conqueror
- King Dazar
Instance Entrance: Zuldazar
Kings' Rest entranceThe Kings' Rest entrance is in Zuldazar, at 37.3, 39.5 on the Zuldazar map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Mchimba the Embalmer prepares his victims for mummification. Drain Fluids inflicts Nature damage over time on target player that ends in Desiccation. Entomb seals a player inside one of the chamber's crypts, after which Mchimba begins to Open Coffin on the remaining crypts one at a time, releasing a Finished Mummy from every unoccupied crypt.
Tank
- Entomb seals the afflicted player inside one of the crypts.
- Open Coffin opens one of the crypts and summons a Finished Mummy.
Healer
- Drain Fluids inflicts Nature damage over time to the afflicted player. When the effect completes, it applies Desiccation, reducing the afflicted player's damage done and movement speed until they are healed above 90% health.
- Burn Corruption inflicts Fire damage to target player and creates a patch of Burning Ground.
- Entomb seals the afflicted player inside one of the crypts.
Damage Dealers
- Entomb seals the afflicted player inside one of the crypts.
- Drain Fluids inflicts Nature damage over time to the afflicted player. When the effect completes, it applies Desiccation, reducing the afflicted player's damage done and movement speed until they are healed above 90% health.
- Burn Corruption inflicts Fire damage to target player and creates a patch of Burning Ground.
Command Constructs
Interment Construct
Awakening Slam
Half-Finished Mummy
Entomb
Open Coffin
Struggle
While trapped, players can struggle against the doors of the crypt, alerting other players to their presence.
Finished Mummy
When a coffin that does not contain a player is opened, a Finished Mummy will emerge and attack the party.
Heroic and Mythic Difficulty Only
Kings' Rest is not available in Normal Difficulty.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Mchimba the Embalmer, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Command Constructs
Shadow · 1 sec cast
Mchimba lets out a powerful roar, inflicting Physical damage tol players and commands nearby Interment Constructs to embalm players.
Embalm
Nature · 1 sec cast · Lasts 6 sec
Awakening Slam
Shadow · 3 sec cast
Mchimba slams the ground with necrotic energy, inflicting Shadow damage to all players. The slam causes random crypts to open, summoning Half-Finished Mummy.
Wretched Discharge
Nature · 4 sec cast · Lasts 12 sec
Afflicts all players with a disease, causing Nature damage every 2 sec for 12 sec.
Burn Corruption
Fire · 4 sec cast · Lasts 2 min
Burning Ground
Fire · Instant
Inflicts Fire damage every 1 sec to any players inside a patch of Burning Ground.
Explosive Acids
Nature · Instant
Desiccation
Nature · Instant
Reduces damage done by 50% and movement speed by 50%. Lasts until the target is healed above 90% health.
Entomb
Physical · 3 sec cast
Entombs the target within one of the crypts inside the chamber. After casting Entomb, Mchimba will move between the crypts, opening them one at a time, beginning with the crypts that do not contain the entombed player. Releasing the Entombed player will interrupt the ritual, preventing Mchimba from releasing additional Finished Mummies.
Open Coffin
Physical · 6 sec cast
Opens one of the crypts, releasing the occupant. Each open coffin reduces the time required to open subsequent coffins.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Kings' Rest.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Mchimba the Embalmer encounter lists 7 items in the dungeon journal, item level 59. Equip slots covered: Hands, Wrist, Trinket, Finger, Two-Hand and Held In Off-hand. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Desiccator's Blessed Gloves Hands (Leather), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 25g 1s for it.
- Embalmer's Steadying Bracers Wrist (Plate), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 25g 39s for it.
- Mchimba's Ritual Bandages Trinket, item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength. A vendor pays 44g 86s for it. Use: Ritual Wraps.
- Ritual Binder's Ring Finger, item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 31g 40s for it.
- Royal Purifier's Spade Two-Hand (Polearm), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 94g 98s for it.
- Sepulchral Construct's Gloves Hands (Mail), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 25g 41s for it.
- Vessel of Last Rites Held In Off-hand, item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste, Versatility and Intellect. A vendor pays 43g 15s 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.
Achievements for Defeating It
1 achievement list a victory over Mchimba the Embalmer among its criteria.