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Star Augur Etraeus
Star Augur Etraeus - The Nighthold
Star Augur Etraeus is a boss encounter in The Nighthold.
Found In
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for The Nighthold, Star Augur Etraeus comes 8th of 10, after Krosus and before Elisande.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: Suramar
The Nighthold entranceThe Nighthold entrance is in Suramar, at 44.2, 59.5 on the Suramar map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Star Augur Etraeus fights within a stellar observatory of his own construction. At 90%, 60%, and 30% health remaining, he will activate his observation deck to project the raid through the nether overlooking different worlds, siphoning the energies of those worlds to empower his abilities in different ways.
Tanks
- Huddle together with clumps of players to remove Absolute Zero, avoiding players with Chilled.
- Use Fel Impact to clear pools of Felflame.
- If a Thing Which Should Not Be is too close to Etraeus, they will both gain Void Shift.
- Turn away from Things Which Should Not Be when they cast Witness the Void.
Healers
- Players affected by Coronal Ejection suffer heavy damage over time.
- Fel Nova and Witness the Void deal heavy raid damage.
- Voidburst deals increasing damage over time.
- Turn away from Things Which Should Not Be when they cast Witness the Void.
Damage Dealers
- Move away from other players when afflicted by Icy Ejection to avoid damaging them with Shatter.
- Avoid placing Felflame on other players when afflicted by Fel Ejection.
- Turn away from Things Which Should Not Be when they cast Witness the Void.
Grand Conjunction
Spell details
Grand Trine
Spell detailsStage One: The Dome of Observation
Starburst
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Coronal Ejection
Spell detailsStage Two: Absolute Zero
Iceburst
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Gravitational Pull
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Comet Impact
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Icy Ejection
Spell detailsShatter
Spell detailsOn Mythic Difficulty, whenever a player shatters, they create an Ice Crystal which periodically causes a Frigid Pulse.
Frigid Nova
Spell detailsStage Three: A Shattered World
Felburst
Spell detailsGravitational Pull
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Fel Impact
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Fel Ejection
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Felflame
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Fel Nova
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Fel Ember
Spell detailsStage Four: Inevitable Fate
Voidburst
Spell detailsGravitational Pull
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Void Impact
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Void Ejection
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Void Eruption
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Void Nova
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World-Devouring Force
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Devouring Remnant
Spell detailsAbility Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Star Augur Etraeus, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Grand Conjunction
Arcane · 4 sec cast
Marks players with Star Signs. Players with the same star sign who touch each other have their star sign cleared. If a player with a sign touches a player with an opposing sign, a Grand Trine occurs. If a star sign expires without being removed, it also triggers a Grand Trine.
Grand Trine
Arcane · Instant · Lasts 2 min
Inflicts Arcane damage to all players and increases their damage taken by 200% for 2 min.
Coronal Ejection
Fire · Instant · Lasts 8 sec
Creates an unstable ball of energy that detonates after a short time, sending missiles at nearby players and inflicting Fire damage immediately and Fire damage every 2 sec. for 8 sec
Iceburst
Frost · 1.5 sec cast
Fires a bolt of frost at the target, inflicting Frost damage to them and any other players.
Gravitational Pull
Arcane · Instant · Lasts 10 sec
The targeted player attracts detritus from the nether, and is periodically struck by an impact from the area surrounding the platform.
Comet Impact
Physical · Instant
Inflicts Physical damage to all players of the targeted player, and applies Absolute Zero to the targeted player.
Absolute Zero
Frost · Instant
Inflicts Frost damage every 2 sec. This effect stacks. Players who help remove Absolute Zero are afflicted with Chilled for 12 sec.
Chilled
Physical · Instant · Lasts 12 sec
When a Chilled player comes within 5 yards of a player with Absolute Zero, the Chilled Player will be Frozen Solid.
Icy Ejection
Frost · Instant · Lasts 10 sec
Creates a ball of frost that shatters after a short time, inflicting Frost damage immediately, Frost damage every 2 sec. for 10 sec, and gradually slowing affected targets over 10 sec until they come to a complete stop, at which point they Shatter.
Shatter
Frost · Instant
The affected player shatters, causing Frost damage to them and any other players.
Frigid Pulse
Frost · Instant · Lasts 1.5 sec
Inflicts Frost damage to players and stuns them for 1.5 sec.
Frigid Nova
Frost · 4 sec cast
Inflicts Frost damage to all players. Each player's damage taken is reduced for each other player standing, up to a maximum of four other players.
Felburst
Fire · 1.5 sec cast · Lasts 7.5 sec
Fires a bolt of fel energy at the target, inflicting Fire damage instantly and an additional Fire damage every 1.5 seconds over 7.5 sec. This effect stacks.
Fel Impact
Fire · Instant
A piece of fel debris impacts the affected player, inflicting Physical damage to players and destroying any pools of Felflame it comes into contact with.
Fel Ejection
Fire · Instant · Lasts 8 sec
Creates a ball of fel energy which bursts, launching missiles at several players, inflicting Fire damage immediately, and Fire damage every 2 sec. for 8 sec. Whenever this this deals damage, it also creates a pool of Felflame.
Felflame
Fire · Instant · Lasts 5 min
Inflicts Fire damage every 1 sec. to any players inside the Felflame pool. This effect stacks.
Fel Ember
Fire · Instant
Fel embers drift slowly towards the ground, inflicting Fire damage and creating several patches of Felflame when they impact.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in The Nighthold.
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 Star Augur Etraeus encounter in The Nighthold.
The nightborne astromancer Etraeus has devoted long years of research to scouring the skies of Azeroth, seeking answers to the great mysteries of the universe. His scrying has shown him worlds beyond our ken, and the power of the Nightwell allows him to draw upon the essence of those worlds to amplify his own powers.
What Each Drop Is
The Star Augur Etraeus encounter lists 22 items in the dungeon journal, item level 50. Equip slots covered: Back, Neck, Hands, Trinket, Shoulder and Feet. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Astromancer's Greatcloak Back (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Strength or Intellect, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 45 gold3 silver for it.
- Brooch of the Astral Scryer Neck, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 24 gold94 silver for it.
- Clutch of Azj'Aqir Hands (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Intellect, Critical Strike and Mastery. Usable by Warlock. A vendor pays 30 gold36 silver for it. Part of the Legacy of Azj'Aqir set.
- Doomblade Gauntlets Hands (Leather), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Haste and Versatility. Usable by Rogue. A vendor pays 30 gold13 silver for it. Part of the Doomblade Battlegear set.
- Dreadwyrm Gauntlets Hands (Plate), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Versatility and Mastery. Usable by Death Knight. A vendor pays 30 gold46 silver for it. Part of the Dreadwyrm Battleplate set.
- Eagletalon Gauntlets Hands (Mail), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Critical Strike and Haste. Usable by Hunter. A vendor pays 29 gold15 silver for it. Part of the Eagletalon Battlegear set.
- Etraeus' Celestial Map Trinket, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 27 gold52 silver for it. Equip: Constellations.
- Gauntlets of Shackled Elements Hands (Mail), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Versatility and Critical Strike. Usable by Shaman. A vendor pays 29 gold26 silver for it. Part of the Regalia of Shackled Elements set.
- Gauntlets of the Highlord Hands (Plate), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Mastery and Versatility. Usable by Paladin. A vendor pays 30 gold56 silver for it. Part of the Battleplate of the Highlord set.
- Gauntlets of the Obsidian Aspect Hands (Plate), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Mastery and Critical Strike. Usable by Warrior. A vendor pays 28 gold50 silver for it. Part of the Warplate of the Obsidian Aspect set.
- Glistening Meteorite Shard Gem, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 48 gold60 silver for it.
- Gloves of Enveloped Dissonance Hands (Leather), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Versatility and Haste. Usable by Monk. A vendor pays 30 gold3 silver for it. Part of the Vestments of Enveloped Dissonance set.
- Gloves of Everburning Knowledge Hands (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Intellect, Versatility and Critical Strike. Usable by Mage. A vendor pays 30 gold14 silver for it. Part of the Regalia of Everburning Knowledge set.
- Gloves of Second Sight Hands (Leather), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Haste and Mastery. Usable by Demon Hunter. A vendor pays 28 gold82 silver for it. Part of the Vestment of Second Sight set.
- Gloves of the Astral Warden Hands (Leather), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Critical Strike and Versatility. Usable by Druid. A vendor pays 29 gold92 silver for it. Part of the Garb of the Astral Warden set.
- Mantle of the Torn Sky Shoulder (Leather), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Agility or Intellect, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 44 gold23 silver for it.
- Purifier's Gloves Hands (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Intellect, Critical Strike and Versatility. Usable by Priest. A vendor pays 30 gold25 silver for it. Part of the Vestments of the Purifier set.
- Sabatons of Unchanging Fate Feet (Plate), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Strength or Intellect, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 45 gold35 silver for it.
- Star Gate Trinket, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 18 silver15 copper for it.
- Sundered Comet Gem, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 51 gold36 silver for it.
- Tempest of the Heavens Gem, item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 47 gold87 silver for it.
- Treads of Galactic Odyssey Feet (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 45. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Intellect, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 44 gold39 silver 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.
Achievements for Defeating It
7 achievements list a victory over Star Augur Etraeus among their criteria.
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