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Siegecrafter Blackfuse
Siegecrafter Blackfuse - Siege of Orgrimmar
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Siegecrafter Blackfuse encounter in Siege of Orgrimmar.
Helix Blackfuse was the only goblin with the combination of engineering prowess, professionalism, and ruthlessness to satisfy Garrosh in his search for the engineer of the True Horde. A mercenary at heart, Blackfuse's love for his creations (and the gold they fetch) has forever linked his fate with that of his patron and Warchief.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Siege of Orgrimmar, Siegecrafter Blackfuse comes 12th of 14, after Thok the Bloodthirsty and before Skeer the Bloodseeker.
Instance Entrance: Vale of Eternal Blossoms
Siege of Orgrimmar entranceThe Siege of Orgrimmar entrance is in Mogu'shan Palace, Vale of Eternal Blossoms, at 74.3, 41.7 on the Vale of Eternal Blossoms map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
The fight against Blackfuse unfolds amidst a weapons manufacturing assembly line. Each time the conveyor belts activate, three disassembled weapons of various types roll out, and players may access the assembly line by jumping into nearby pipes, to destroy one of the three. The remaining two will be activated and assault the raid until they slide out of view.
Damage Dealers
- Take turns going onto the Assembly Line to destroy one Disassembled Weapon per wave.
- Automated Shredders' Reactive Armor makes normal attacks ineffective against them.
- Destroy Crawler Mines before they can reach their targets.
Healers
- When an Electromagnet activates, Magnetic Crush deals sustained raidwide damage.
- Automated Shredders deal increasing amounts of raidwide damage with Overload the longer they are alive.
Tanks
- Blackfuse heals any nearby Automated Shredders with his Automatic Repair Beam.
- As you gain applications of Blackfuse's Electrostatic Charge, you can more effectively damage Automatic Shredders through their Reactive Armor.
Siegecrafter Blackfuse
Launch Sawblade
Siegecrafter Blackfuse launches a magnetized sawblade at a random player. The sawblade will hover in place until it is removed by an Activated Electromagnet.
Serrated Slash
Sawblades inflict Physical damage to any players or Automated Shredders with which they come into contact, knocking back any affected players.
Protective Frenzy
When one of his creations is destroyed, Siegecrafter Blackfuse enters a frenzy, increasing his attack speed by% for 10 sec.
Electrostatic Charge
Siegecrafter Blackfuse charges his target with static electricity, inflicting Nature damage. Electrostatic Charge also leaves a lingering effect increasing the damage taken from Electrostatic Charge by 100% increasing damage dealt to targets with Reactive Armor by 200%. This effect stacks up to 10 times.
Automatic Repair Beam
Overcharge
When activated weapons arrive on the assembly line, Siegecrafter Blackfuse will Overcharge one of them, increasing its power and effectiveness.
Energized Defensive Matrix
If three weapons make it through the Assembly Line and into Blackfuse's assembly machine, the machine will become overcharged and use the excess energy to power the defensive systems on Blackfuse's suit, granting him% reduced damage for 20 sec.
Automated Shredders
Siegecrafter Blackfuse will periodically call in Automated Shredders to join the fight.
Reactive Armor
Automated Shredders have been retrofitted with Reactive Armor, reducing damage taken by 80%. Automated Shredders can also be damaged by Serrated Slash, Shockwave Missile, Detonate! and Superheated.
Death from Above
After landing, the Shredder is stunned and takes% additional damage for 5 sec.
Overload
The Automated Shredder will periodically cast Overload, dealing damage to raid members not currently on the conveyor belt, and increasing its damage dealt by%.
The Assembly Line
Periodically, Siegecrafter Blackfuse will initiate fabrication of a set of weapons on the assembly line in his workshop. Disassembled weapons are brought in via conveyor belts along the northwest side of his room. They then pass through an assembly machine on the northeast wall of his room. Finally, they emerge completed on conveyor belts along the southeast wall of his room, where they attack players. Players can use Transport Pipes to reach the conveyor belt along the northwest side of his room, where they can attack and destroy the disassembled weapons. After players destroy a weapon, the remaining weapons become shielded and cannot be damaged.
Transport Pipes
Transport Pipes line the western edge of Siegecrafter Blackfuse's workshop. Players can jump into these pipes to reach the conveyor belt along the northwest side of the workshop.
Pattern Recognition
After using the transport pipes to reach the conveyor belt, the assembly line recognizes a player's biological signature and will reject further attempts to use them for 1 min.
Matter Purification Beam
Matter Purification Beams line the platform, inflicting Fire damage to any players that come into contact with them.
Shockwave Missile Turret
Shockwave Missile
The Shockwave Missile turret launches a drill-tipped Shockwave Missile into the ground, sending a barrage of drills that ripple out from the impact location and create rings of seismic energy. Each ring of seismic energy inflicts Nature damage to all players caught within it.
Overcharged Missile Turret
When Overcharged, the Shockwave Missile Turret will fire Shockwave Missiles which persist and continuously barrage the platform with drills and seismic energy until destroyed by players.
Laser Turret
Superheated
The ground hit by a Laser Turret's beam burns any players or Automated Shredders who step on it, inflicting Fire damage each second for 7 sec. This effect stacks every second that a player or Automated Shredder remains on Superheated ground, and can stack up to 20 times.
Overcharged Laser Turret
When Overcharged, Siegecrafter Blackfuse's laser turrets will fire a split beam, creating three concentric arcs of Superheated ground.
Electromagnet
Magnetic Crush
When activated, the electromagnet will begin to magnetically crush all players on the platform, inflicting Physical damage each second and pulling them towards the electromagnet. The force of the electromagnet will also pull all sawblades on the platform towards it and off the platform, causing them to damage any players or Automated Shredders in the path of the blades.
Overcharged Electromagnet
When Overcharged, the Electromagnet will periodically reverse polarities, pushing both players and sawblades in and out from the magnet.
Crawler Mine
Assembled Crawler Mines leap down from the conveyor belt, fixating on a random player.
Detonate!
Break-in Period
Crawler mines are vulnerable to roots, snares and stuns for 1 min after joining the battle.
Ready to Go!
After their Break-in Period expires, Crawler Mines lose their vulnerability to stuns, roots and snares, and their speed increases.
Overcharged Crawler Mines
When Overcharged, Crawler Mines activate a construction matrix within their machinery. This construction matrix enables them to create two new Crawler Mines when they are destroyed.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Siegecrafter Blackfuse, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Serrated Slash
Physical · Instant
The sawblade slashes nearby targets, inflicting Physical damage and knocking them back.
Protective Frenzy
Physical · Instant · Lasts 10 sec
When one of his creations is destroyed, Siegecrafter Blackfuse enters a frenzy, increasing his attack speed by 100% for 10 sec.
Electrostatic Charge
Nature · 1 sec cast · Lasts 1 min
Inflicts Nature damage to the current target. Increases damage taken from Electrostatic Charge by 100% and damage inflicted on targets with Reactive Armor by 200% for 1 min. This ability stacks up to 10 times.
Automatic Repair Beam
Physical · Instant
Siegecrafter Blackfuse's suit is fitted with an Automatic Repair Beam, which will detect any damaged Automated Shredders within 35 yards, and heal them for 5% of their maximum health every 3 sec.
Energized Defensive Matrix
Physical · Instant · Lasts 20 sec
If three weapons make it through the Assembly Line and into Blackfuse's assembly machine, the machine will become overcharged and use the excess energy to power the defensive systems on Blackfuse's suit, granting him 90% reduced damage for 20 sec.
Reactive Armor
Physical · Instant
The caster is enveloped in Reactive armor, reducing damage taken by 80%. Environmental effects deal damage.
Death from Above
Physical · Instant · Lasts 5 sec
After landing, the Shredder is stunned and takes 200% additional damage for 5 sec.
Overload
Nature · Instant
The Automated Shredder will periodically cast Overload, dealing damage to raid members not currently on the conveyor belt, and increasing its damage dealt by 30%.
Pattern Recognition
Physical · Instant · Lasts 1 min
Shockwave Missile
Nature · 3.5 sec cast
Launches a missile that sends a barrage of drills in expanding rings of seismic energy, inflicting Nature damage to all players caught within each ring.
Superheated
Fire · Instant · Lasts 7 sec
Inflicts Fire damage per stack every 1 sec for 7 sec. Stacks up to 20 times.
Magnetic Crush
Physical · Instant
Magnetic forces weigh on enemies in the area, inflicting Physical damage every 1 sec and pulling them closer to the Electromagnet.
Detonate!
Fire · Instant
Inflicts Fire damage to nearby units, knocking them back and killing the caster.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Siege of Orgrimmar.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Siegecrafter Blackfuse encounter lists 21 items in the dungeon journal, item level 41. Equip slots covered: Finger, Neck, Wrist, Hands, Trinket, Two-Hand, Feet and One-Hand. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Shoulders of the Cursed Conqueror Miscellaneous, item level 42, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Paladin, Priest and Warlock. A vendor pays 50g for it. Use: Create Item.
- Shoulders of the Cursed Conqueror Miscellaneous, item level 42, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Paladin, Priest and Warlock. A vendor pays 50g for it. Use: Create Item.
- Shoulders of the Cursed Protector Miscellaneous, item level 42, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Hunter, Shaman and Monk. A vendor pays 50g for it. Use: Create Item.
- Shoulders of the Cursed Protector Miscellaneous, item level 42, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Hunter, Shaman and Monk. A vendor pays 50g for it. Use: Create Item.
- Shoulders of the Cursed Vanquisher Miscellaneous, item level 42, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Rogue, Death Knight, Mage and Druid. A vendor pays 50g for it. Use: Create Item.
- Shoulders of the Cursed Vanquisher Miscellaneous, item level 42, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Rogue, Death Knight, Mage and Druid. A vendor pays 50g for it. Use: Create Item.
- Asgorathian Blood Seal Finger, item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 54g 57s for it.
- Blackfuse's Blasting Cord Neck, item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. Tooltip: “Putting this around your neck is safe, right?” A vendor pays 35g 6s for it.
- Bomber's Blackened Wristwatch Wrist (Leather), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 42g 56s for it.
- Bracers of Infinite Pipes Wrist (Mail), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 42g 41s for it.
- Calixian Bladebreakers Hands (Plate), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 43g 50s for it.
- Dysmorphic Samophlange of Discontinuity Trinket, item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 7g 51s for it. Equip: Item - Proc Versatility.
- Fusespark Gloves Hands (Cloth), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 42g 88s for it.
- Lever of the Megantholithic Apparatus Two-Hand (Staff), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 144g 97s for it.
- Powder-Stained Totemic Treads Feet (Mail), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 60g 31s for it.
- Siegecrafter's Forge Hammer One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 121g 37s for it.
- Ticking Ebon Detonator Trinket, item level 41, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Mastery. A vendor pays 7g 77s for it. Equip: Item - Proc Agility.
- Shoulders of the Cursed Conqueror Miscellaneous, item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Paladin, Priest and Warlock. A vendor pays 50g for it. Use: Create Item.
- Shoulders of the Cursed Protector Miscellaneous, item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Hunter, Shaman and Monk. A vendor pays 50g for it. Use: Create Item.
- Shoulders of the Cursed Vanquisher Miscellaneous, item level 40, requires level 35. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Rogue, Death Knight, Mage and Druid. A vendor pays 50g for it. Use: Create Item.
- Blackfuse Bombling Miscellaneous, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to summon and dismiss 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.