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Veteran Stoneguard
The Council of Blood - Castle Nathria
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for The Council of Blood encounter in Castle Nathria.
The Council of Blood presides over courtly functions in Revendreth. Castellan Niklaus is a strict military commander with an indomitable will and impenetrable armor. Lord Stavros, a foppish dandy, leads the court in dance but is also deadly with his blades. Baroness Frieda wields powerful anima magics and commands the dredger wait staff--along with the respect of the entire court.
Encounter Facts
Instance Entrance: Revendreth
Castle Nathria entranceThe Castle Nathria entrance is in Revendreth, at 46.6, 41.5 on the Revendreth map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
The Council of Blood, three deadly Venthyr nobles, attack simultaneously. They do not share health, but are restored to full health and gain additional abilities when one of their allies falls. Players suffer in the Oppressive Atmosphere of the Venthyr's festivities, but when any council member is reduced to 50% health, the living bosses temporarily flee the arena, and a round of the Danse Macabre begins. Players must find their assigned spaces on the dance floor and perform the courtly dance moves in sequence. When the dance concludes the bosses will rejoin the fray.
Tanks
- Lord Stavros teleports behind his current target before inflicting damage from Evasive Lunge to players in a frontal line.
- Coordinate with your co-tank to manage Evasive Lunge and Duelist's Riposte.
- Attendees are granted limited time to locate their position for the Danse Macabre.
Healers
- Drain Essence inflicts heavy damage damage over time to the target.
- Quickly find your partner if paired off for the Dark Recital.
- Attendees are granted limited time to locate their position for the Danse Macabre.
Damage Dealers
- Dutiful Attendants maintain Unyielding Shield until they are slain.
- Quickly find your partner if paired off for the Dark Recital.
- Attendees are granted limited time to locate their position for the Danse Macabre.
The Council of Blood
Dancing Fever
Oppressive Atmosphere
Castellan Niklaus
Duelist's Riposte
Summon Dutiful Attendant
Infused with Anima
When one council member is defeated, the remaining council members each gain an ability.
Empowered with Anima
When both other council members are defeated, the remaining council member gains a final ability.
Afterimage of Castellan Niklaus
Baroness Frieda
Drain Essence
Dreadbolt Volley
Infused with Anima
When one council member is defeated, the remaining council members each gain an ability.
Empowered with Anima
When both other council members are defeated, the remaining council member gains a final ability.
Afterimage of Baroness Frieda
Lord Stavros
Evasive Lunge
Dark Recital
Infused with Anima
When one council member is defeated, the remaining council members each gain an ability.
Empowered with Anima
When both other council members are defeated, the remaining council member gains a final ability.
Afterimage of Lord Stavros
Intermission: The Danse Macabre
When a council member is reduced to 50% health, each living council member retreats to the balcony for the Danse Macabre.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Veteran Stoneguard, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Sintouched Blade
Physical · 1.5 sec cast
The Veteran Stoneguard slashes at its current target, inflicting Physical damage and leeching some of the target's essence, permanently increasing their damage done by 50%. This effect stacks.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Castle Nathria.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The The Council of Blood encounter lists 27 items in the dungeon journal, item level 200. Equip slots covered: Hands, Chest, Legs, Feet, Trinket and Neck. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Memory of the Dashing Scoundrel Quest, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Use: Restoring Memory.
- Memory of the Void's Eternal Call Quest, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Use: Restoring Memory.
- Castellan's Chainlink Grips Hands (Mail), item level 200, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 42g 59s for it.
- Corset of the Deft Duelist Chest (Leather), item level 200, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 83g 16s for it.
- Courtier's Costume Trousers Legs (Cloth), item level 200, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 83g 77s for it.
- Enchanted Toe-Tappers Feet (Leather), item level 200, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 62g 47s for it.
- Macabre Sheet Music Trinket, item level 200, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect. A vendor pays 70g 74s for it. Use: Blood Waltz. Equip: Blood Waltz.
- Noble's Birthstone Pendant Neck, item level 200, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 37g 92s for it.
- Sparkling Glass Slippers Feet (Cloth), item level 200, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 60g 84s for it.
- Stoneguard Attendant's Boots Feet (Plate), item level 200, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. Tooltip: “Both of these greaves are fitted for the left foot.” A vendor pays 65g 52s for it.
- Zenith Anima Spherule Reagent, item level 200, requires level 60. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Rogue, Monk and Evoker. Tooltip: “Return this bead of Anima to your Covenant sanctum in exchange for a weapon.” A vendor pays 5g for it.
- Bloodletting Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Chilled Resilience Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Dancing with Fate Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Demonic Momentum Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Dizzying Tumble Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Echoing Blessings Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Haunting Apparitions Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Innate Resolve Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Inspiring Presence Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Nimble Fingers Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Power Unto Others Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Ravenous Consumption Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Refreshing Waters Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Reversal of Fortune Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Vicious Contempt Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. Use: Learning.
- Winter's Protection Consumable, item level 145. Bind on Pickup. 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.
Achievements for Defeating It
9 achievements list a victory over Veteran Stoneguard among their criteria.