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Zara'thik Ambershaper
Grand Empress Shek'zara - Azeroth
Zara'thik Ambershaper is a boss of the Grand Empress Shek'zara encounter in Azeroth.
Found In
Encounter Facts
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: Nazmir
Azeroth entranceThe Azeroth entrance is in Nazmir, at 53.7, 62.6 on the Nazmir map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Grand Empress Shek'zara uses her powerful voice and Zara'thik Swarmguard to overwhelm enemies.
Healers
- Seek protection inside of a Sound Barrier during Force and Verve.
- Avoid sound waves emitted during Song of the Empress.
Tanks
- Protect allies from Mantid summoned by Summon Swarmguard.
- Seek protection inside of a Sound Barrier during Force and Verve.
- Avoid sound waves emitted during Song of the Empress.
Damage Dealers
- Defeat waves of Mantid summoned by Summon Swarmguard.
- Seek protection inside of a Sound Barrier during Force and Verve.
- Avoid sound waves emitted during Song of the Empress.
Song of the Empress
Spell details
Force and Verve
Spell details
Sound Barrier
Spell details
Summon Swarmguard
Spell details
BladestormAbility Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Zara'thik Ambershaper, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Amber Bolt Volley
Nature · 3 sec cast
Fires bolts of hardened amber at all nearby enemies, inflicting Nature damage.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Azeroth.
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 Grand Empress Shek'zara encounter in Azeroth.
With the awakening of N'Zoth, Shek'zara, empress of the mantid, pledged her swarm to the old god's will. In service of her dark master, she unleashed her forces upon the Vale of Eternal Blossoms to claim Pandaria in N'Zoth's name.
What Each Drop Is
The Grand Empress Shek'zara encounter lists 5 items in the dungeon journal, item level 85. Equip slots covered: Legs, Head and Finger. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Chitinous Conqueror's Legplates Legs (Plate), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 77 gold19 silver for it.
- Greaves of Shattered Thoughts Legs (Mail), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 80 gold36 silver for it.
- Guise of the Voracious Prowler Head (Leather), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 56 gold3 silver for it.
- Loop of Abhorrent Celerity Finger, item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 49 gold24 silver for it.
- Maniacal Speaker's Cover Head (Cloth), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 59 gold94 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.