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Shade of Eranikus
Shade of Eranikus - The Temple of Atal'hakkar
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Shade of Eranikus encounter in The Temple of Atal'hakkar.
Eranikus, former consort to Ysera the Dreamer, was sent to guard the ruins of Atal'Hakkar and prevent Hakkar's emergence. Once within the temple, he and his retinue were corrupted by its dark forces, and he became a shade, pulled between the realms of the Emerald Dream and the physical plane. Despite his corruption, Eranikus may still call upon his powers as a green dragon to spew corrosive acid at his enemies or trap them in a deep slumber.
Encounter Facts
In the game's Normal encounter order for The Temple of Atal'hakkar, Shade of Eranikus comes 3rd of 3, after Jammal'an the Prophet.
- Avatar of Hakkar
- Jammal'an the Prophet
- Shade of Eranikus
Instance Entrance: Swamp of Sorrows
The Temple of Atal'hakkar entranceThe Temple of Atal'hakkar entrance is in Pool of Tears, Swamp of Sorrows, at 76.1, 45.2 on the Swamp of Sorrows map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Deep Slumber
The Shade of Eranikus lulls a player into a deep sleep for 8 sec, stunning them and making them invulnerable.
Thrash
The Shade of Eranikus thrashes his current target, attacking additional times.
War Stomp
Acid Breath
The Shade of Eranikus breaths acid, inflicting Nature damage instantly and additional Nature damage every 3 seconds for 30 sec to all players in front of him.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Shade of Eranikus, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Deep Slumber
Shadow · 1 sec cast · Lasts 8 sec
Lulls an enemy into a deep sleep for 8 sec., rendering it unable to act, but also making it invulnerable.
War Stomp
Physical · Instant · Lasts 4 sec
Inflicts damage to nearby enemies and stuns them for 4 sec.
Acid Breath
Nature · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
Inflicts Nature damage and an additional damage every 3 sec. to enemies in a cone in front of the caster.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in The Temple of Atal'hakkar.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Shade of Eranikus encounter lists 7 items in the dungeon journal, item level 28. Equip slots covered: One-Hand, Shield, Head, Ranged and Neck. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Dragon's Call One-Hand (One-Handed Sword), item level 28, requires level 21. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 1g 94s for it.
- Crest of Supremacy Shield, item level 28, requires level 21. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Versatility, Haste and Intellect. A vendor pays 43g 28s for it.
- Dire Nail One-Hand (Dagger), item level 28, requires level 21. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 71g 1s for it.
- Horns of Eranikus Head (Mail), item level 28, requires level 21. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 17g 58s for it.
- Rod of Corrosion Ranged (Wand), item level 28, requires level 21. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 84g 86s for it.
- The Dragon's Eye Neck, item level 28, requires level 21. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 1g 6s for it.
- Tooth of Eranikus One-Hand (One-Handed Axe), item level 28, requires level 21. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 68g 15s 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.