Boss
Reanimated Crossbowman
Amarth, The Harvester - The Necrotic Wake
Found In
Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Amarth, The Harvester encounter in The Necrotic Wake.
Amarth oversees the harvesting of corpses from atop the undead monstrosity Bonefang, flying above the battle. The sadistic commander destroyed the Hand of Courage, and now comes for their Paragon.
Encounter Facts
Instance Entrance: Bastion
The Necrotic Wake entranceThe Necrotic Wake entrance is in Bastion, at 40.1, 55.2 on the Bastion map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Amarth raises minions from the dead to assault players during Land of the Dead. After a short time, he will cast Final Harvest, destroying his minions and inflicting damage to all players if they still stand.
Tank
- Destroy Amarth's minions before he is able to cast Final Harvest.
- Interrupt Frostbolt Volley to reduce incoming damage.
- Defend carefully against Bonefang's attacks during Unholy Frenzy.
Damage Dealers
- Destroy Amarth's minions before he is able to cast Final Harvest.
- Interrupt Frostbolt Volley to reduce incoming damage.
- Avoid being hit by Necrotic Breath.
Healer
- Tanks will take a severe amount of damage during Unholy Frenzy.
- Players hit by Necrotic Breath will take reduced healing.
Final Harvest
In Mythic Difficulty, Amarth gains applications of Tortured Echoes for each skeleton or player killed.
Necrotic Breath
In Mythic Difficulty, passing through Necrotic Breath applies Necrotic Ichor.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Reanimated Crossbowman, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Shoot
Physical · 1.5 sec cast
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in The Necrotic Wake.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Amarth, The Harvester encounter lists 12 items in the dungeon journal, item level 158. Equip slots covered: One-Hand, Trinket, Legs, Head, Shoulder and Wrist. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Memory of the Deathmaker Quest, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Use: Restoring Memory.
- Amarth's Spellblade One-Hand (One-Handed Sword), item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 85g 21s for it.
- Bottled Flayedwing Toxin Trinket, item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility. A vendor pays 52g 10s for it. Use: Flayedwing Toxin. Equip: Flayedwing Toxin.
- Legplates of Unholy Frenzy Legs (Plate), item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 60g 10s for it.
- Rattling Deadeye Hood Head (Mail), item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 44g 82s for it.
- Reanimator's Mantle Shoulder (Cloth), item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 45g 16s for it.
- Risen Monstrosity Cuffs Wrist (Leather), item level 158, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 30g 45s for it.
- Bloodletting Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Depths of Insanity Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Everfrost Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Incessant Hunter Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Infernal Brand Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. 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
1 achievement list a victory over Reanimated Crossbowman among its criteria.