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Merektha
Merektha - Temple of Sethraliss
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Merektha encounter in Temple of Sethraliss.
Merektha is the product of foul experiments to produce an army of unstoppable beasts. With her clutch of eggs beginning to hatch, this mother is on the hunt for victims to serve as food for her ravenous children.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Temple of Sethraliss, Merektha comes 2nd of 4, after Adderis and before Galvazzt.
Instance Entrance: Vol'dun
Temple of Sethraliss entranceThe Temple of Sethraliss entrance is in Vol'dun, at 51.9, 24.3 on the Vol'dun map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Merektha emerges and attacks players with Thunder Spit and Serpentstorm. Occasionally, she sends out Knots of Snakes to constrict players. Merektha eventually Hatches snakes that attack players while she Burrows across the playspace. She eventually Hatches snakes that attack players while she Burrows across the playspace.
Damage Dealers
- Hatch releases snakes that join the fight.
- Toxic Viper's Poison Spit can be interrupted.
- A Knot of Snakes stuns allies until destroyed or incapacitated.
Healers
- Serpentstorm inflicts significant damage to all players.
- Burrowquake damages the party while Merektha Burrows.
- A Knot of Snakes damages allies while active.
Tanks
- Lightning Bite inflicts significant damage to Merektha's current target.
- Storm Serpent's Storm Catalyst leaves Lingering Storm underneath the creature.
- Hatch releases snakes that join the fight.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for this encounter, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Poison Spit
Nature · 4 sec cast · Lasts 8 sec
The Toxic Viper spits poison at a player, inflicting Nature damage and an additional Nature damage every 1 sec for 8 sec.
Storm Catalyst
Nature · 2.5 sec cast · Lasts 2 min
Burrow
Nature · Instant · Lasts 4 sec
Merektha burrows through the ground, inflicting Nature damage to any players caught in her path. Victims are knocked up and stunned for 4 sec.
Burrowquake
Physical · Instant
While burrowing, Merektha causes the ground to violently tremble, inflicting Nature damage to all players every 1 sec.
A Knot of Snakes
Nature · Instant · Lasts 20 sec
Many small snakes wrap around the target, preventing any action and slowly suffocating the victim for Physical damage every 1 sec. Destroying or incapacitating the knot of snakes frees the victim, causing the clump to unravel and attack players.
Ability
Physical · 3 sec cast
Merektha sinks her crackling fangs into her current target, inflicting Physical damage and an additional Nature damage every 1 sec for 7 sec.
Noxious Breath
Nature · Instant · Lasts 3.5 sec
Merektha spits volatile energy at players, inflicting Nature damage and causing lightning to strike their location every 1 sec for 4 sec.
Serpentstorm
Nature · 4 sec cast · Lasts 8 sec
Storm Strikes
Nature · Instant
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Temple of Sethraliss.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Merektha encounter lists 9 items in the dungeon journal, item level 59. Equip slots covered: Hands, Finger, Legs, Trinket, Waist, Feet, Ranged and One-Hand. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Fangproof Gauntlets Hands (Plate), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 26g 83s for it.
- Jade Ophidian Band Finger, item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 31g 54s for it.
- Legguards of the Awakening Brood Legs (Mail), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 51g 65s for it.
- Merektha's Fang Trinket, item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength. A vendor pays 43g 53s for it. Use: Noxious Venom Gland.
- Ouroborial Sash Waist (Cloth), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 25g 31s for it.
- Sand-Shined Snakeskin Sandals Feet (Leather), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 36g 53s for it.
- Snakebite Recurve Ranged (Bow), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 93g 29s for it.
- Swarm's Edge One-Hand (One-Handed Sword), item level 59. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 72g 97s for it.
- Viable Cobra Egg Consumable, item level 1, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “This cobra egg appears to be intact, who knows what will hatch?” A vendor pays 75s 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.