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Warlord Kagni
Assault of the Zaqali - Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible
Warlord Kagni is a boss of the Assault of the Zaqali encounter in Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible.
Found In
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible, Warlord Kagni comes 4th of 9, after Neldris and before Rashok.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: Zaralek Cavern
Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible entranceThe Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible entrance is in Zaralek Cavern, at 48.5, 10.0 on the Zaralek Cavern map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
As the battle begins, Warlord Kagni calls upon his Zaqali warband to assault the two protruding battlements. Warlord Kagni periodically sends himself onto the opposing battlement with Devastating Leap and causes Cave Rubble to fall with Heavy Cudgel. Upon reaching 25% remaining health, Warlord Kagni stages a final desparate assault on the Elder's Door with Catastrophic Slams.
Tanks
- Warlord Kagni jumps between battlements periodically with Devastating Leap.
- Heavy Cudgel causes massive Physical damage.
- Zaqali forces arrive on each battlement simultaneously and trigger Barrier Backfire upon reaching the Elder's Door.
Damage Dealers
- Warlord Kagni jumps between battlements periodically with Devastating Leap.
- Heavy Cudgel causes Cave Rubble to drop onto the battlements.
- Magma Mystics gain applications of Molten Empowerment while protected by Molten Barrier.
Healers
- Heavy Cudgel causes Cave Rubble to drop onto the battlements.
- Obsidian Guards inflict damage while on each battlement with Scorching Roar.
- Warlord Kagni inflicts massive damage with Catastrophic Slam.
Barrier Backfire
Spell detailsIn Heroic difficulty, Barrier Backfire does not expire.
Stage One: Storming the Battlements
Ignara
Warlord Kagni's companion flies between the battlements providing aerial support.
Phoenix Rush
Spell details
Vigorous Gale
Spell detailsWarlord Kagni
Devastating Leap
Spell details
Heavy Cudgel
Spell detailsMagma Mystic
Molten Barrier
Magma Flow
Lava BoltFlamebound Huntsman
Blazing Spear
Spell detailsObsidian Guard
Scorching Roar
Spell details
Volcanic Shield
Spell detailsZaqali Wallclimber
Wallclimbers periodically ascend the rampart walls and attempt to breach the sealed door. Their melee attacks cause Barrier Backfire.
Arbalest Fire
Spell detailsStage Two: Warlord's Will
Catastrophic Slam
Spell detailsIn Heroic difficulty, Catastrophic Slam causes Weakened Vitality.
Weakened Vitality
Spell details
Flaming Cudgel
Spell details
Desperate Immolation
Spell details
Ignara's Fury
Spell detailsAbility Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Warlord Kagni, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Devastating Leap
Fire, Nature · Instant
At full energy, Warlord Kagni leaps between the battlements. When landing, he slams his hammer into the ground inflicting Volcanic damage to players within 12 yards and knocking them away. Molten fissures radiate from the impact location, inflicting Volcanic damage.
Heavy Cudgel
Physical · 3 sec cast
Warlord Kagni slams his massive cudgel in the direction of his current target, inflicting Physical damage to players in a frontal cone and increasing their Physical damage taken by 15% for 45 sec. This effect stacks. The force of the impact causes to fall.
Cave Rubble
Physical · Instant · Lasts 1 min
Rubble falls from the cavern's ceiling, inflicting Physical damage to players of the impact locations.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible.
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 Assault of the Zaqali encounter in Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible.
Led by Warlord Kagni, the Zaqali warband has launched an all-out assault against the Shadowed Crucible in search of their missing Elder, Rashok. Brutal and ruthless, Kagni is willing to employ any tactic to succeed.
What Each Drop Is
The Assault of the Zaqali encounter lists 13 items in the dungeon journal, item level 415. Equip slots covered: Wrist, Ranged, Feet, Head, Neck, Shoulder, Legs, Hands, Waist, One-Hand, Chest and Trinket. 1 of them can be traded and 12 bind when picked up.
- Boulder-Tossing Bands Wrist (Mail), item level 415, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike.
- Brutal Dragonslayer's Trophy Ranged (Bow), item level 415, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 152 gold34 silver for it.
- Flamebound Huntsman's Footpads Feet (Leather), item level 415, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery.
- Gatecrasher Giant's Coif Head (Mail), item level 415, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery.
- Kagni's Scorching Talisman Neck, item level 415, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste.
- Mystic's Scalding Frame Shoulder (Cloth), item level 415, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility.
- Obsidian Guard's Chausses Legs (Plate), item level 415, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility.
- Phoenix-Plume Gloves Hands (Cloth), item level 415, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste.
- Seal of the Defiant Hordes Waist (Plate), item level 415, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike.
- Wallclimber's Incursion Hatchet One-Hand (One-Handed Axe), item level 415, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Versatility. A vendor pays 120 gold51 silver for it.
- Warlord's Volcanic Vest Chest (Leather), item level 415, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery.
- Zaqali Chaos Grapnel Trinket, item level 415, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength. A vendor pays 76 gold76 silver for it. Use: Impaling Grapnel.
- Satchel of Pilfered Recipes Trade Goods, item level 70. Tooltip: “Who knows what recipe may be contained within?”
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
10 achievements list a victory over Warlord Kagni among their criteria.
