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The Curator
The Curator - Return to Karazhan
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for The Curator encounter in Return to Karazhan.
The Curator safeguards the Menagerie from unwelcome guests, terminating trespassers who seek to plunder the secrets of Karazhan. Though assembled by Medivh himself, the guardian construct has deteriorated over time, becoming prone to energy overloads and erratic behavior.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Return to Karazhan, The Curator comes 5th of 8, after Attumen the Huntsman and before Shade of Medivh.
Instance Entrance: Deadwind Pass
Return to Karazhan entranceThe Return to Karazhan entrance is in Deadwind Pass, at 46.4, 70.7 on the Deadwind Pass map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
The Curator loses mana as it casts spells to strike its foes. When it reaches 10% mana, it will cease attacking and rapidly regenerate its mana. While it does so, it is very vulnerable to player attacks.
Tanks
- The Curator targets you with Power Discharge. Place damaging area effects strategically.
Damage Dealers
- Focus fire Volatile Energy before its Arc Lightning becomes unmanageable for healers.
- The Curator is at its most vulnerable when it casts Evocation.
Healers
Actively Attacking
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for The Curator, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Summon Volatile Energy
Arcane · Instant · Lasts 2 min
The Curator summons a ball of Volatile Energy that attacks its foes.
Arc Lightning
Arcane · Instant
Volatile Energy shoots lightning at a random enemy, inflicting Arcane damage. This damage increases every time the Volatile Energy casts Arc Lightning.
Static Charge
Arcane · Instant
Power Discharge
Arcane · Instant
The Curator fires a ball of lightning which inflicts Arcane damage on impact and creates an area of Power Discharge that periodically inflicts Arcane damage to players who remain inside.
Evocation
Arcane · Instant · Lasts 20 sec
Overload
Arcane · Instant
The Curator explodes with energy after casting Evocation, inflicting Arcane damage. This effect is stronger for each Overload the Curator has cast.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Return to Karazhan.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The The Curator encounter lists 10 items in the dungeon journal, item level 50. Equip slots covered: Wrist, Hands, Trinket and Finger. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Arcing Static Charge Gem, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 47g 47s for it.
- Bite-Marked Wristplates Wrist (Plate), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 29g 52s for it.
- Custodian's Soothing Touch Hands (Leather), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 28g 56s for it.
- Deteriorated Construct Core Trinket, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect. Tooltip: “Marked with a raven silhouette.” A vendor pays 18s 98c for it. Equip: Volatile Energy.
- Fauna Analysis Widget Gem, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Each guest of the Menagerie must be tagged and accurately catalogued.” A vendor pays 48g 77s for it.
- Gauntlets of Confinement Hands (Mail), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 27g 71s for it.
- Gloves of Arcane Confluence Hands (Cloth), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 30g 18s for it.
- Repurposed Golem Grips Hands (Plate), item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 28g 99s for it.
- Seeping Corruption Gem, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. A vendor pays 49g 67s for it.
- Terestian's Signet Ring Finger, item level 50, requires level 40. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Tooltip: “Abandoned by a previous tenant of the Menagerie.” A vendor pays 34g 49s 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.