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Vashnik the Malignant
Vashnik the Malignant - The Venomous Abyss
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Vashnik the Malignant encounter in The Venomous Abyss.
Within The Chamber of Virulence, Vashnik the Malignant distills Ula'tek's venoms into ever more lethal forms. The creature lurks in its noxious chamber, brewing foul toxins to empower its brood.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for The Venomous Abyss, Vashnik the Malignant comes 4th of 8, after Mor'zahi and before Sszorak.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Upon reaching 100 energy, Vashnik Imbibes from the nearest two fountains, increasing his affinity to them. These fountains erupt with vapor, bringing forth living venom that crawl toward the Malignant Cavity in the center of the chamber. Should a living venom reach its destination, a Malignant Burst occurs.
Damage Dealers
- Imbibe creates living venom from two nearby fountains.
- Living venoms explode in Malignant Bursts unless destroyed.
- The initial Clotting Venom is protected by Sanguineous Fortitude.
Healers
- Imbibe inflicts heavy damage to all players.
- Vashnik's chamber fills with increasing Toxic Vapor each time he Imbibes.
- Siphoning Infection absorbs a large amount of incoming healing.
Tanks
- Dripping Fangs inflicts increasing damage over time.
- Imbibe infuses Vashnik with the power of two nearby fountains.
Imbibe
On Mythic difficulty, Imbibe conjures Malignant Totem's from the venomous fountains.
Plague Froth
Plague Wave
On Mythic difficulty, Plague Waves destroy Malignant Tumors.
Adaptive Infection
Siphoning Infection
Exploding Infection
On Mythic difficulty, this gains a stack every 1.5 sec until dispelled.
Stygian Infection
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for this encounter, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Imbibe
Physical · Instant
Vashnik draws power from two nearby fountains, infusing himself with their power and gaining an application. Each fountain bursts forth in an expulsion of toxins and creates living venoms that crawl toward the Malignant Cavity.
Malignance
Nature · 85 sec cast · Lasts 1 min
The totem sends a wave of poison, inflicting Nature damage and an additional Nature damage every 2 sec for 1 min to all players. This effect stacks.
Blood Infusion
Physical · Instant · Lasts 90 sec
Vashnik empowers himself with blood venom, bolstering his next cast. This effect stacks.
Hemo Expulsion
Shadow · Instant
Vashnik draws venom from the Fountain of Blood, inflicting Shadow damage to all players.
Sanguineous Fortitude
Physical · Instant
Clotting Venom is fortified as it emerges, protecting it from crowd control effects until destroyed.
Shadow Infusion
Physical · Instant · Lasts 90 sec
Vashnik empowers himself with shadow venom, bolstering his next cast. This effect stacks.
Gloom Expulsion
Shadow · Instant
Vashnik draws venom from the Fountain of Shadow, inflicting Shadow damage to all players.
Miasmic Coating
Shadow · Instant
Shrouded Venom is protected by a that absorbs 100% of its max health in damage.
Umbral Ejection
Shadow · Instant
Shrouded Venoms burst when destroyed, spraying shadow venom that inflicts Shadow damage to players within 3 yards of its impact locations.
Flame Infusion
Physical · Instant · Lasts 90 sec
Vashnik empowers himself with flame venom, bolstering his next cast. This effect stacks.
Conflagrating Expulsion
Fire · Instant
Vashnik draws venom from the Fountain of Flame, inflicting Fire damage to all players.
Burning Presence
Fire · Instant
Burning Venom pulses with flame, inflicting Fire damage to all players every 3 sec.
Hardened Venom
Physical · Instant
The venom hardens after sixty seconds, and becomes immune to crowd control effects, and gains 50% increased movement speed.
Toxic Vapor
Nature · Instant
Toxic vapor fills the dank air of the chamber, inflicting Nature damage every 2 sec. This effect stacks.
Malignant Burst
Nature · 1.5 sec cast · Lasts 30 sec
Living venoms burst upon reaching the Malignant Cavity, inflicting Nature damage to all players and an additional Nature damage every 3 sec for 30 sec. This effect stacks.
Malignant Catalyst
Nature · Instant
Vashnik congeals an orb of venom above the Malignant Cavity and then explodes it, inflicting Nature damage to all players and launching.
Catalytic Bile
Nature · Instant
A toxic spray that inflicts Nature damage to players within 6 yards of the impact locations. If fails to hit at least one player, Nature damage is inflicted to all players instead.
Plague Froth
Physical · Instant
Vashnik coats his victims in a corrosive venom that inflicts Plague damage to players within 4.5 yards every 1 sec for 6 sec. When the aura expires, s erupt from the target in cardinal directions.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in The Venomous Abyss.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Vashnik the Malignant encounter lists 13 items in the dungeon journal, item level 219. Equip slots covered: Trinket, Shoulder, Two-Hand, Feet, Waist and Finger. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Fang of Umbral Malignance Trinket, item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 46g 18s for it.
- Frothing Venom Spaulders Shoulder (Leather), item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 41g 27s for it.
- Malignant Toothed Edge Two-Hand (Two-Handed Sword), item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 101g 46s for it.
- Scaled Fiend's Warboots Feet (Plate), item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 40g 33s for it.
- Serpentine Mixing Belt Waist (Mail), item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. Tooltip: “Little bit of this, little bit of that.” A vendor pays 29g 31s for it.
- Vashnik's Sanguine Rancor Trinket, item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility. Tooltip: “Crimson. Viscous. Delicious.” A vendor pays 47g 8s for it.
- Venomancer's Winged Channeler Two-Hand (Staff), item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste. A vendor pays 105g 56s for it.
- Venomcast Icon Miscellaneous, item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Hunter, Shaman and Evoker. Use: Icon of Mot'amra.
- Venomcured Icon Miscellaneous, item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Rogue, Monk, Druid and Demon Hunter. Use: Icon of Mot'amra.
- Venomforged Icon Miscellaneous, item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Paladin and Death Knight. Use: Icon of Mot'amra.
- Venomwoven Icon Miscellaneous, item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Priest, Mage and Warlock. Use: Icon of Mot'amra.
- Vile Alchemist's Band Finger, item level 219, requires level 90. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. Tooltip: “Ooh, a live subject!” A vendor pays 35g 5s for it. Equip: Ward of the Uncoiled.
- Venomous Pyre Item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Use: Collect Venomous Pyre.
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
9 achievements list a victory over Vashnik the Malignant among their criteria.