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Scalecommander Sarkareth
Scalecommander Sarkareth - Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible
Scalecommander Sarkareth is a boss encounter in Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible.
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Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible, Scalecommander Sarkareth comes 9th of 9, after Neltharion.
- Kazzara
- Essence of Shadow
- Neldris
- Warlord Kagni
- Rashok
- Zskarn
- Magmorax
- Neltharion
- Scalecommander Sarkareth
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: Zaralek Cavern
Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible entranceThe Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible entrance is in Zaralek Cavern, at 48.5, 10.0 on the Zaralek Cavern map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Scalecommander Sarkareth begins the fight with Oppressing Howl and attempts to obliterate players with Glittering Surge. When weakened, he draws upon the power of the Void to enhance his draconic powers, using Abyssal Breath and Ebon Might to summon and strengthen images of himself. When severely wounded, Sarkareth destroys the room to fully draw in powers of the Void and convert his abilities to their most powerful forms.
Tanks
- Blazing Blast inflicts damage to the raid based on the total Fire damage taken from Burning Claws over its duration.
- When Sarkareth uses Glittering Surge, it applies Dazzled to all players who still have Oppressing Howl.
- Abyssal Breath creates temporal images of Sarkareth, which then gain power over time from Ebon Might.
- Scouring Eternity inflicts lethal damage to players not safely hidden behind an Astral Formation.
Damage Dealers
- When Sarkareth uses Glittering Surge, it applies Dazzled to all players who still have Oppressing Howl.
- Void Bomb erupts for high raid damage unless detonated within the Emptiness Between Stars.
- Abyssal Breath creates temporal images of Sarkareth, which then gain power over time from Ebon Might.
- Scouring Eternity inflicts lethal damage to players not safely hidden behind an Astral Formation.
Healers
- When Sarkareth uses Glittering Surge, it applies Dazzled to all players who still have Oppressing Howl.
- Void Bomb erupts for high raid damage unless detonated within the Emptiness Between Stars.
- Scouring Eternity inflicts lethal damage to players not safely hidden behind an Astral Formation.
Oblivion
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Emptiness Between Stars
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Dimensional Puncture
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Destabilize
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Astral Flare
Spell detailsStage One: The Legacy of the Dracthyr
Scalecommander Sarkareth uses the full might of his dracthyr abilities to deter his foes.
Oppressing Howl
Spell detailsOn Mythic difficulty, this grants 2 applications of Oppressing Howl. Searing Breath and Mass Disintegrate can each remove one application.
Echoing Howl
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Glittering Surge
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Dazzled
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Scorching Bomb
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Mass Disintegrate
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Disintegrated
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Searing Breath
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Seared
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Drifting Embers
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Burning Claws
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Blazing Blast
Spell detailsStage Two: A Touch of the Forbidden
Sarkareth draws in power from the Void to enhance his latent abilities.
Void Bomb
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Void Surge
Void Fracture
Abyssal Breath
Spell detailsEmpty Recollection
Upon casting Abyssal Breath, Sarkareth leaves behind images of himself.
Null Glimmer
Upon casting Abyssal Breath, Sarkareth leaves behind images of himself.
Desolate Blossom
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Infinite Duress
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Dread
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Ebon Might
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Void Claws
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Void Blast
Spell detailsStage Three: The Seas of Infinity
Eschewing his draconic abilities, Sarkareth fully embraces the Void in a final bid for power.
Void Bomb
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Cosmic Ascension
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Astral Formation
Spell detailsNull Glimmer
Upon casting Cosmic Ascension, Sarkareth leaves behind images of himself.
Void Might
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Hurtling Barrage
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Scouring Eternity
Spell detailsAstral Eruption
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Embrace of Nothingness
Spell detailsInfinite Duress
Spell detailsDread
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Motes of Oblivion
Spell detailsVoid Slash
Spell detailsVoid Blast
Spell detailsAbility 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.
Oblivion
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 25 sec
Being struck with most Void abilities causes Oblivion, inflicting Shadow damage every 1 sec for 25 sec.
Lost in Space
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 20 sec
The target is stranded alone in the vast infinite of space, reducing damage done by 99%. After 20 sec, if the target has not recovered fragments of their mind, they are lost forever and perish.
Dimensional Puncture
Physical · Instant · Lasts 3 min
Players entering the pierce a hole through the reality of all universes for 3 min. Players entering this hole fall through the fabric of space and time.
Oppressing Howl
Shadow · 2 sec cast · Lasts 10 min
Sarkareth releases a bone-shaking howl at all players, pushing them away and increasing the incoming effects of Mass Disintegrate, Searing Breath, and Glittering Surge. When struck by any of these, is removed.
Echoing Howl
Shadow · Instant
When is removed from a player, echoing darkness erupts forth and inflicts Shadow damage to all players.
Glittering Surge
Arcane · 2 sec cast · Lasts 8 sec
Sarkareth releases pure magic, inflicting Arcane damage to all players every 1 sec for 8 sec. If strikes a player with, it removes that effect and applies.
Dazzled
Arcane · Instant · Lasts 20 sec
The player's senses are dazzled, stunning them and inflicting Arcane damage every 1 sec for 20 sec.
Scorching Bomb
Fire · 1 sec cast · Lasts 20 sec
Sarkareth places several Scorching Bombs on nearby players. Each inflicts Fire damage to players every 1 sec.
Scorching Detonation
Fire · Instant · Lasts 5 sec
A fiery blast consumes the bomb, inflicting Fire damage to all players instantly with an additional Fire damage every 1 sec for 5 sec.
Burning Ground
Fire · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
When a erupts, it creates a patch. This ground inflicts Fire damage every 1 sec to players within.
Mass Disintegrate
Arcane · 1.5 sec cast
Sarkareth forms a shimmering image that marks players. After 6 sec, energy erupts from the image in a line towards its targets inflicting Arcane damage. If strikes a target with, it removes that effect and applies.
Disintegrated
Arcane · Instant
The target's mind and body are heavily fractured, reducing movement speed by 25% and inflicting Arcane damage every 5 sec.
Searing Breath
Fire · 3 sec cast · Lasts 2 sec
Sarkareth breathes flames in a frontal cone, inflicting Fire damage instantly with an additional Fire damage every 1 sec for 12 sec. This attack repeats 3 times and stacks. If Searing Breath strikes a target with, it removes that effect and applies.
Seared
Fire · Instant · Lasts 630 sec
Searing wounds burn the player, inflicting Fire damage every 1 sec.
Drifting Embers
Fire · Instant
Motes of flame fall from above, inflicting Fire damage and knocking back players of the impact.
Burning Claws
Physical · 1 sec cast
Sarkareth slashes his current target, inflicting Physical damage with an additional Fire damage every 1 sec for 27 sec. This effect stacks.
Blazing Blast
Fire · Instant
The player erupts with a burning nova, inflicting 15% of the total Fire damage taken from to all players as Fire damage.
Void Bomb
Shadow · 1 sec cast · Lasts 20 sec
Sarkareth places Void Bombs on nearby players. Each inflicts Shadow damage to players every 1 sec.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Scalecommander Sarkareth encounter in Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible.
As leader of the Sundered Flame, Scalecommander Sarkareth broke away from the rest of the dracthyr to forge a new future. He has since led his forces to Aberrus, intent on claiming the legacy he believes rightfully belongs to his kind and willing to do anything to obtain it.
What Each Drop Is
The Scalecommander Sarkareth encounter lists 16 items in the dungeon journal, item levels 424 to 431. Equip slots covered: Back, Trinket, Wrist, Legs, Feet, Two-Hand, One-Hand, Hands, Waist and Chest. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Cracked Titan Gem Quest, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Evoker. Tooltip: “This gem has a familiar energy to it. You feel drawn to it, almost as if it was pulling on your very will itself.”
- Awakened Tempostone Reagent, item level 480, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “A fractured memoir of the Isles' awakening. Runaagos at The Parting Glass in Valdrakken may know how to unlock the secrets that lay within.”
- Voice of the Silent Star Back (Cloth), item level 431, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect, Critical Strike and Haste. Equip: The Silent Star.
- Beacon to the Beyond Trinket, item level 424, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Mastery. A vendor pays 75 gold55 silver for it. Use: An'shuul, the Cosmic Wanderer. Equip: An'shuul, the Cosmic Wanderer.
- Bonds of Desperate Ascension Wrist (Plate), item level 424, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike.
- Coattails of the Rightful Heir Legs (Cloth), item level 424, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery.
- Crechebound Soldier's Boots Feet (Mail), item level 424, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste.
- Erethos, the Empty Promise Two-Hand (Staff), item level 424, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 152 gold12 silver for it.
- Fang of the Sundered Flame One-Hand (Dagger), item level 424, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 130 gold49 silver for it.
- Oathbreaker's Obsessive Gauntlets Hands (Leather), item level 424, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike.
- Oblivion's Immortal Coil Waist (Leather), item level 424, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery.
- Sarkareth's Abyssal Embrace Chest (Plate), item level 424, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike.
- Scalecommander's Ebon Schynbalds Legs (Mail), item level 424, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility.
- Void-Touched Curio Reagent, item level 415, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “A fascinating and menacing omen. Kaitalla at the Obsidian Rest in Zaralek Cavern may know how to unlock the secrets that lay within.” A vendor pays 5 gold for it.
- Highland Drake: Embodiment of the Hellforged Miscellaneous, item level 60. Bind on Pickup. Use: Deciphering.
- Highland Drake: Embodiment of the Hellforged Miscellaneous, item level 60. Bind on Pickup. Use: Deciphering.
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
11 achievements list a victory over Scalecommander Sarkareth among their criteria.
