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Novos the Summoner
Novos the Summoner - Drak'Tharon Keep
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Novos the Summoner encounter in Drak'Tharon Keep.
Novos was ever the opportunist and sought a means to rise above his mundane peers. The cultist carved his heart from his body and presented the still beating organ to his master seconds before his death. His initiative impressed his master who in turn remade him into a lich.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Drak'Tharon Keep, Novos the Summoner comes 2nd of 4, after Trollgore and before King Dred.
- Trollgore
- Novos the Summoner
- King Dred
- The Prophet Tharon'ja
Instance Entrance: Zul'Drak
Drak'Tharon Keep entranceThe Drak'Tharon Keep entrance is in Zul'Drak, at 28.4, 86.9 on the Zul'Drak map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Phase 1: Army of the Dead
Novos the Summoner enters an Arcane Field and summons waves of undead to defend him. Novos remains in the Arcane Field until 4 Crystal Handlers are defeated.
Arcane Field
Novos the Summoner surrounds himself in an Arcane Field, making him immune to damage.
Arcane Blast
Crystal Handler
Flash of Darkness
Crystal Handlers inflict Shadow damage to all players in front of them.
Risen Shadowcaster
Shadow Bolt
Risen Shadowcasters hurl bolts of dark magic at players, inflicting Shadow damage.
Hulking Corpse
Thunderclap
Hulking Corpses inflict Nature damage to nearby players, increasing the time between their attacks by 33% and slowing their movement speed for 6 sec.
Fetid Troll Corpse
Fetid Troll Corpses mindlessly attack players.
Phase 2: Wrath of the Summoner
Novos the Summoners lowers his Arcane Field and attacks.
Blizzard
Novos the Summoner calls down a blizzard that lasts 6 sec., inflicting Frost damage every 2 sec. to all players in the selected area.
Frostbolt
Novos the Summoners hurls a bolt of ice at a player, inflicting Frost damage and reducing their movement speed for 4 sec.
Wrath of Misery
Novos the summoner curses a player, inflicting Shadow damage every 2 sec. for 8 sec.
Summon Minions
Novos the Summoner calls upon an army of Fetid Troll Corpses to assist him in battle.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Novos the Summoner, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Arcane Field
Arcane · Instant · Lasts 10080 min
A field of arcane magic surrounds the caster, inflicting Arcane Damage and slowing enemies by 50%.
Arcane Blast
Arcane · Instant
Blasts an enemy with Arcane magic, inflicting normal damage plus and knocking the enemy back.
Thunderclap
Nature · Instant · Lasts 6 sec
Inflicts Nature damage to nearby enemies, increasing the time between their attacks by 33% and slowing their movement speed for 6 sec.
Blizzard
Frost · 1.5 sec cast · Lasts 6 sec
Calls down a blizzard that lasts 6 sec., inflicting Frost damage every 2 sec. to all enemies in a selected area.
Frostbolt
Frost · 1.5 sec cast · Lasts 4 sec
Inflicts Frost damage to an enemy and reduces its movement speed for 4 sec.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Drak'Tharon Keep.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Novos the Summoner encounter lists 8 items in the dungeon journal, item levels 34 to 35. Equip slots covered: Chest, One-Hand, Wrist, Held In Off-hand, Neck and Shoulder. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Breastplate of Undeath Chest (Plate), item level 35, requires level 30. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 57g 90s for it.
- Cursed Lich Blade One-Hand (One-Handed Sword), item level 35, requires level 30. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 82g 41s for it.
- Necromantic Wristguards Wrist (Mail), item level 35, requires level 30. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 30g 23s for it.
- Temple Crystal Fragment Held In Off-hand, item level 35, requires level 30. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste and Intellect. A vendor pays 48g 89s for it.
- Crystal Pendant of Warding Neck, item level 34, requires level 28. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina and Versatility. A vendor pays 24g 37s for it.
- Robes of Novos Chest (Cloth), item level 34, requires level 28. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina and Haste. A vendor pays 57g 9s for it.
- Shoddily Stitched Shoulderguards Shoulder (Leather), item level 34. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 45g 74s for it.
- Summoner's Stone Gavel One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 34, requires level 28. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Critical Strike and Agility or Strength. A vendor pays 80g 95s 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.