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Queen Azshara
Queen Azshara - The Eternal Palace
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Queen Azshara encounter in The Eternal Palace.
Queen of the Naga, Empress of Nazjatar, and one of the most powerful entities Azeroth has ever known, Azshara has plotted and schemed for millennia in preparation for this fateful moment. Now, with all the pieces in place, the time has finally come to reveal her end game.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for The Eternal Palace, Queen Azshara comes 8th of 8, after Za'qul.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Queen Azshara will use all of the forces at her command to disable the Ancient Wards and override the Titan device keeping N'zoth imprisoned.
Tanks
- Powering up Ancient Wards or draining Azshara's Ward of Power drains the player.
- Make sure your healers have line of sight to you!
- Coordinate the lovers' line of sight to each other with every cast of Longing or Painful Memories.
- Move Azshara to keep her from Draining your Ancient Wards or Energizing the Ward of Power too much.
- Hide from Azshara to reset stacks of Arcane Vulnerability, or to avoid the damage of Arcane Detonation.
Healers
- Powering up Ancient Wards or draining Azshara's Ward of Power drains the player.
- Coordinate your positioning to make sure you have line of sight to your allies.
- Hide from Azshara to reset stacks of Arcane Vulnerability, or to avoid the damage of Arcane Detonation.
- Hide from your allies and Azshara when afflicted with Arcane Burst.
- Coordinate the rate at which players attempt to Release charges from the Titan Console before a Massive Energy Spike.
Damage Dealers
- Powering up Ancient Wards or draining Azshara's Ward of Power drains the player.
- Make sure your healers have line of sight to you!
- Make sure that Charged Spear does not impact any surface inside the playspace; but passes through any Crystalline Shields.
- Hide from Azshara to reset stacks of Arcane Vulnerability, or to avoid the damage of Arcane Detonation.
- Hide from your allies and Azshara when afflicted with Arcane Burst.
- Overzealous Hulks will Drain your Ancient Wards
- Azshara's Devoted and Indomitable will Sacrifice themselves to the Ward of Power.
Ancient Wards
Ancient Wards keep the pressure of the surrounding ocean depths at bay but must be powered up by players standing on them. Azshara's forces will use various means to power them down.
Stage One: Cursed Lovers
Azshara summons the cursed lovers: Aethanel, and Cyranus to attack the players. Overzealous Hulks storm the playspace in an effort to disable the Ancient Wards while Azshara herself torments players with her own abilities. This stage ends when both Aethanel and Cyranus are defeated.
Aethanel and Cyranus, the Cursed Lovers
Aethanel and Cyranus have been cursed to constantly swap between periods of Longing to see each other and Painful Memories of a life that could have been. Their Cursed Hearts poison the ground beneath them.
Painful Memories
Longing
Torment
When either lover dies, the other gains Torment until they are defeated.
Cursed Heart
Aethanel
Cyranus
Overzealous Hulk
These hulks from Azshara's army rush toward Ancient Wards and pound them into dust. After these Hulks have been crowd-controlled one time, they become Infuriated.
Queen Azshara
In this stage Queen Azshara circles the playspace, looking for opportunities to employ her own abilities.
Intermission One: Queen's Decree
Azshara releases Arcane Orbs across the playspace; but issues a personal decree to all players limiting their actions. Any player who fails to follow their decree will be sanctioned. This phase ends shortly after the Arcane Orbs expire.
Arcane Orb
Queen's Decree
In Normal Difficulty, players are given one decree they must obey. In Heroic Difficulty, players are given up to two decrees they must obey. In Mythic Difficulty, players are given up to three decrees they must obey. In Raid Finder Difficulty, players are given one decree they must obey.
Stage Two: Hearts Unleashed
Azshara activates the final ward and joins the fight. This stage ends when Azshara is reduced to 70% life remaining.
Ward of Power
Azshara's Devoted
Can be crowd-controlled.
Azshara's Indomitable
Immune to crowd-controlling effects.
Queen Azshara
Arcane Mastery
In Mythic Difficulty, victims hit by Arcane Missiles are afflicted with Arcane Vulnerability.
Arcane Jolt
Beckon
Titanic Machinations
Arcane Detonation
Reversal of Fortune
Arcane Burst
In difficulties other than Raid Finder Difficulty, the triggered burst occurs immediately if this effect is dispelled. In Heroic and Mythic Difficulties, if Azshara is hit by the Arcane Burst it will afflict additional players the next time she uses this ability. In Mythic Difficulty, victims hit by Arcane Burst are afflicted with Arcane Vulnerability.
Divide and Conquer
Intermission Two: Adoration
Azshara summons waves of her minions to attack the wards. This stage ends when Azshara finishes summoning her minions.
Overzealous Hulk
These hulks from Azshara's army rush toward Ancient Wards and pound them into dust. After these Hulks have been crowd-controlled one time, they become Infuriated.
Azshara's Devoted
Azshara's Indomitable
Immune to crowd-controlling effects.
Queen Azshara
Arcane Orb
Queen's Decree
In Normal Difficulty, players are given one decree they must obey. In Heroic Difficulty, players are given up to two decrees they must obey. In Mythic Difficulty, players are given up to three decrees they must obey. In Raid Finder Difficulty, players are given one decree they must obey.
Stage Three: Song of the Tides
Azshara calls her Tidemistresses to join the fight. Each will stand on one of the Ancient Wards and periodically drain them.
Loyal Myrmidon
Tidemistresses
Queen Azshara
Beckon
Titanic Machinations
Arcane Jolt
Arcane Mastery
In Mythic Difficulty, victims hit by Arcane Missiles are afflicted with Arcane Vulnerability.
Arcane Detonation
Greater Reversal of Fortune
Reversal of Fortune
Arcane Burst
In difficulties other than Raid Finder Difficulty, the triggered burst occurs immediately if this effect is dispelled. In Heroic and Mythic Difficulties, if Azshara is hit by the Arcane Burst it will afflict additional players the next time she uses this ability. In Mythic Difficulty, victims hit by Arcane Burst are afflicted with Arcane Vulnerability.
Divide and Conquer
Stage Four: My Palace Is a Prison
Azshara turns her full force upon the raid. Players must contend with Azshara while attempting to keep the Titan Console under control.
Beckon
Titanic Machinations
Piercing Gaze
Reversal of Fortune
Greater Reversal of Fortune
Void Touched
Nether Portal
Divide and Conquer
Overload
Standing near the Titan Console will give you the ability to perform a Controlled Release of one of the charges.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Queen Azshara, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Arcane Orbs
Arcane · Instant
Creates several orbs of volatile Arcane energy that will detonate for Arcane damage to all players upon expiration.
Drain Ancient Ward
Physical · Instant
Beckon
Physical, Holy, Fire, Nature, Frost, Shadow, Arcane · 4 sec cast · Lasts 6 sec
Azshara Beckons players at random to walk toward a rune on the floor so that they may join her in the abyss. If the victim reaches the rune, they begin drowning in a bubble from the Crushing Depths.
Crushing Depths
Physical · Instant
You are surrounded in a sphere of water from the ocean's crushing depths. Every 1 sec. you lose 8% of your maximum health.
Divide and Conquer
Physical · 3.5 sec cast · Lasts 30 sec
Azshara summons a wall of arcane energies that splits the playspace in two. Any player passing through the wall instantly perishes.
Arcane Mastery
Physical · Instant
Azshara's control over magic is so strong that she can cast Arcane Missiles at any targets in line of sight without interrupting her current actions. Victims suffer Arcane damage.
Arcane Vulnerability
Arcane · Instant · Lasts 5 sec
You are vulnerable to further Arcane damage. Each application of Arcane Vulnerability increases the damage you take from Arcane sources by 5% for 5 sec.
Arcane Jolt
Arcane · Instant
Azshara strikes the target for Arcane damage and increases their Arcane Vulnerability.
Titanic Machinations
Physical · Instant
Azshara drains or energizes the nearest ward every 1 sec. Ancient Wards are drained of power, the Ward of Power is energized for power.
Arcane Detonation
Arcane · 2.5 sec cast
Azshara rises into the air and sends a bolt of intense magic into the ground that inflicts Arcane damage to all players within line of sight of the detonation.
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Physical · 3 sec cast
Azshara causes one of the Ancient Wards to switch places with her Ward of Power.
Arcane Burst
Arcane · Instant · Lasts 20 sec
Fills the target with an immense burst of Arcane energy that explodes after 20 sec., inflicting Arcane damage to all players in line of sight.
Feedback
Physical · Instant
If Azshara is caught in the blast of an Arcane Burst, she will trigger another Arcane Burst.
Arcane Orb
Fire · Instant · Lasts 15 sec
Creates an orb of volatile Arcane energy that will detonate unless absorbed by a player. Standing in the orb causes the player to absorb the volatile energies; but the player suffers Arcane damage as long as they do so. Standing in the orb long enough absorbs the orb entirely.
Queen's Decree
Arcane · 3.5 sec cast
Sanction
Arcane · Instant · Lasts 10 sec
Failing to follow Queen Azshara's decree results in the offender taking Arcane damage over 10 sec. Multiple offenses lead to greater punishment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in The Eternal Palace.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Queen Azshara encounter lists 13 items in the dungeon journal, item level 72. Equip slots covered: Two-Hand, Trinket, Waist, Legs, Finger, Hands and Feet. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Anu-Azshara, Staff of the Eternal Two-Hand (Staff), item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 140g 70s for it. Equip: Prodigy's Potency. Equip: Prodigy's Potency.
- Azshara's Font of Power Trinket, item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Critical Strike. A vendor pays 63g 21s for it. Use: Latent Arcana. Equip: Latent Arcana.
- Beloved Monarch's Waistwrap Waist (Leather), item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 38g 34s for it. Equip: Storm of the Eternal. Equip: Storm of the Eternal.
- Cherished Empress's Leggings Legs (Mail), item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 77g 10s for it. Equip: Storm of the Eternal. Equip: Storm of the Eternal.
- Cursed Lover's Ring Finger, item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 47g 92s for it.
- Eternity Keeper's Greatbelt Waist (Plate), item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 38g 6s for it. Equip: Storm of the Eternal. Equip: Storm of the Eternal.
- Gloves of Incomparable Beauty Hands (Leather), item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 37g 78s for it. Equip: Storm of the Eternal. Equip: Storm of the Eternal.
- Handguards of the Highest-Born Hands (Cloth), item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 37g 92s for it. Equip: Storm of the Eternal. Equip: Storm of the Eternal.
- Slippers of the Sorceress-Queen Feet (Cloth), item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 54g 77s for it. Equip: Storm of the Eternal. Equip: Storm of the Eternal.
- Tide Goddess's Wargreaves Legs (Plate), item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 76g 81s for it. Equip: Storm of the Eternal. Equip: Storm of the Eternal.
- Vethan's Icewalkers Feet (Mail), item level 72, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 54g 36s for it. Equip: Storm of the Eternal. Equip: Storm of the Eternal.
- Aqueous Reliquary Consumable, item level 50, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup.
- Zanj'ir Poker Miscellaneous, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to summon this companion.” 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.
Achievements for Defeating It
9 achievements list a victory over Queen Azshara among their criteria.