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Skadi the Ruthless
Skadi the Ruthless - Utgarde Pinnacle
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Skadi the Ruthless encounter in Utgarde Pinnacle.
The vrykul assign nicknames based on accomplishments. Cleansing a Drakkari bloodline or decapitating taunka might garner the appellation of "dutiful," but it takes a true act of depravity to be called "ruthless." Skadi earned his title long ago for relentlessly hunting down vrykul who sheltered the malformed infants, predecessors of humanity, condemned by Ymiron.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Utgarde Pinnacle, Skadi the Ruthless comes 3rd of 4, after Gortok Palehoof and before King Ymiron.
- Svala Sorrowgrave
- Gortok Palehoof
- Skadi the Ruthless
- King Ymiron
Instance Entrance: Howling Fjord
Utgarde Pinnacle entranceThe Utgarde Pinnacle entrance is in Howling Fjord, at 57.3, 46.9 on the Howling Fjord map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Stage 1: Grauf
Skadi the Ruthless starts the fight by mounting his drake, Grauf. While mounted, Skadi will fly overhead and order Grauf to breathe freezing clouds onto players below. Skadi remains mounted until players fire three harpoons at Grauf by using the Harpoon Launcher.
Freezing Cloud
Grauf breathes a freezing cloud onto the ground, inflicting Frost damage to all players within it. The cloud persists on the ground for 10 sec.
Harpoon Launcher
Players who possess a harpoon can use the Harpoon Launchers found near Grauf to inflict Physical damage to him when he is within range of the launcher. Harpoons are obtained by killing Ymirjar Harpooners.
Ymirjar Harpooner
Throw
Ymirjar Harpooners throw their weapon at a player, inflicting Physical damage.
Net
Ymirjar Harpooners throw a net at a player, rooting them in place for 3 sec.
Drop Harpoon
When Ymirjar Harpooners die, they drop a Harpoon on the ground that players can pick up and use with the Harpoon Launcher.
Ymirjar Warrior
Hamstring
Ymirjar Warriors inflict Physical damage to a player, reducing their movement speed by 60% for 5 sec.
Strike
Ymirjar Warriors strike a player, inflicting Physical damage.
Ymirjar Witch Doctor
Shadow Bolt
Ymirjar Witch Doctors hurl a bolt of dark magic at a player, inflicting Shadow damage.
Shrink
Ymirjar Witch Doctors shrink a player, reducing their strength and stamina for 2 min.
Stage 2: Skadi the Ruthless
Whirlwind
While whirlwinding, Skadi the Ruthless' movement speed is reduced by 50%.
Crush
Skadi the Ruthless crushes a player, inflicting Physical damage and stunning them for 2 sec.
Poisoned Spear
Skadi the Ruthless throws a poisoned spear at a random player, inflicting Physical damage and additional Nature damage every 3 sec., for 12 sec.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Skadi the Ruthless, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Freezing Cloud
Frost · Instant · Lasts 10 sec
Deals Frost damage immediately and Frost damage per sec. afterwards.
Hamstring
Physical · Instant · Lasts 5 sec
Inflicts 50% weapon damage to an enemy, reducing its movement speed by 60% for 5 sec.
Whirlwind
Physical · Instant
Deals damage every 1 sec to surrounding enemies but slows movement speed by 50%.
Crush
Physical · Instant · Lasts 2 sec
Deals 150% melee damage to your target, knocking them down for 2 sec.
Poisoned Spear
Nature · Instant · Lasts 12 sec
Deals Physical damage and an additional Nature damage every 3 sec. for 12 sec.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Utgarde Pinnacle.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Skadi the Ruthless encounter lists 20 items in the dungeon journal, item levels 34 to 35. Equip slots covered: Neck, Wrist, Legs, Chest, Feet, One-Hand, Shoulder, Waist and Two-Hand. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Reins of the Blue Proto-Drake Miscellaneous, item level 30, requires level 10. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to summon this mount. This is a flying mount.” Use: Learning. Effect: Blue Proto-Drake.
- Amulet of Deflected Blows Neck, item level 35, requires level 29. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina and Parry. A vendor pays 23g 80s for it.
- Amulet of Deflected Blows Neck, item level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 5g 1s for it.
- Bands of Fading Light Wrist (Plate), item level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina and Haste. A vendor pays 4g 35s for it.
- Crenelation Leggings Legs (Leather), item level 35, requires level 30. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 60g 73s for it.
- Crenelation Leggings Legs (Leather), item level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 8g 32s for it.
- Dragonflayer Seer's Bindings Wrist (Mail), item level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 4g 6s for it.
- Drake Rider's Tunic Chest (Leather), item level 35, requires level 29. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 56g 39s for it.
- Drake Rider's Tunic Chest (Leather), item level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 7g 58s for it.
- Harpooner's Striders Feet (Plate), item level 35, requires level 29. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina and Versatility. A vendor pays 42g 5s for it.
- Harpooner's Striders Feet (Plate), item level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina and Haste. A vendor pays 6g 96s for it.
- Netherbreath Spellblade One-Hand (Dagger), item level 35, requires level 30. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 80g 88s for it.
- Netherbreath Spellblade One-Hand (Dagger), item level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 65g 91s for it.
- Silken Amice of the Ymirjar Shoulder (Cloth), item level 35, requires level 29. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina and Versatility. A vendor pays 41g 89s for it.
- Silken Amice of the Ymirjar Shoulder (Cloth), item level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina and Haste. A vendor pays 5g 63s for it.
- Skadi's Iron Belt Waist (Plate), item level 35, requires level 30. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Dodge and Parry. A vendor pays 28g 68s for it.
- Skadi's Iron Belt Waist (Plate), item level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 4g 15s for it.
- Staff of Wayward Principles Two-Hand (Staff), item level 35, requires level 30. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 103g 78s for it.
- Staff of Wayward Principles Two-Hand (Staff), item level 35. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 78g 11s for it.
- Skadi's Scaled Boots Feet (Mail), item level 34. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 41g 69s 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.