Changes: Lady Deathwhisper

Lady Deathwhisper
Title	Supreme Overseer of the Cult of the Damned
Gender	Female
Race	Lich (Undead)
Level	?? Boss
Location	Icecrown Citadel
Icecrown Citadel
Lord Marrowgar; Lady Deathwhisper; Icecrown Gunship Battle; Deathbringer Saurfang; Festergut; Rotface; Professor Putricide; Blood Prince Council; Blood-Queen Lana'thel; Valithria Dreamwalker; Sindragosa; The Lich King	(lore); (lore); (lore); (lore); (lore); (lore); (lore); (lore); (lore); (lore); (lore); (lore)
	Other Icecrown Citadel instances
	The Forge of Souls (5); Pit of Saron (5); Halls of Reflection (5)

Revision as of 11:56, 22 November 2009

Lady Deathwhisper is the Supreme Overseer of the Cult of the Damned and the second boss of the Icecrown Citadel raid.

Strategy

This encounter bears some similarity to M'uru in Sunwell Plateau. It will hinge on wisely allocated DPS resources and quickly picking up the spawns.

Phase One

Lady Deathwhisper is protected by her [Mana Shield] and cannot be tanked. She will cast Shadow Bolt, Death and Decay and Dominate Mind on random raid members (Note that Dominate Mind is only cast in 25-player mode, and cast relatively often with multiple raid members mind controlled at once. Crowd controlling mind controlled players is wise as their stats are buffed much like the Chains of Kel'Thuzad). Waves of adds will spawn, three of each type, from the gates on either side of the room with a seventh add of a random type spawning from the stairs.

Both Cult Adherents and Cult Fanatics can be crowd controlled and snared.

Adherents are very dangerous AoE damage casters and will explode at low HP. Their spells will be uninterruptable when Lady Deathwhisper casts Dark Empowerment on them. Adherents can only be harmed by physical damage.

Fanatics melee very hard, cleave and apply nasty debuffs to the tank. Fanatics can only be harmed by spell damage.

Lady Deathwhisper will animate the dead bodies of Adherents and Fanatics in this phase. They will spawn from where they died.

Phase one ends after burning through all of Deathwhisper's mana. DPS will need to be split between the adds and the boss.

Phase Two

Lady Deathwhisper will cast new spells once her mana barrier shimmers and fades away and she will begin melee-ing, there is no threat reset so whoever had top threat in phase one will have it in phase two. She will no longer cast Shadow Bolt and will instead cast Frostbolt on her primary aggro target which can be interrupted. Adds will stop spawning at this point, adds in play will remain and should be killed. Lady Deathwhisper will continue casting dominate mind and death and decay in this phase.

Lady Deathwhisper will also rapidly stack an ability called Touch of Insignificance on her tank reducing threat generation by 10% per stack (stacks to 10). In the current PTR build Lady Deathwhisper is immune to taunt, it is unknown if this is intended only for heroic difficulty.

Vengeful Spirits will spawn in this phase and chase random players around, doing 25,000 shadowfrost damage in a large AoE should they catch them. You can heal through this on normal difficulty but it will prove lethal in combination with Frostbolt Volley on heroic difficulty.

Lady Deathwhisper has no other tricks and will die after losing all 13,400,000 of her hit points. Lady Deathwhisper will berserk after 10 minutes of combat through both phases.

Abilities

25-player mode

Lady Deathwhisper

Both Phases

Death and Decay (Heroic mode) — 4500 Shadow damage inflicted every 1 sec to all targets in the affected area for 10 seconds. Instant. 8 yd radius. 6000 on Heroic
Dominate Mind 50,000 yd range — Subdues the will of target enemy, causing them to become charmed for 20 sec, with their damage dealt increased by 200% and healing done increased by 500% during that time. Instant.

Phase one only

Animate Dead — Reanimates a Cult Adherent or a Cult Fanatic.
Dark Empowerment 200 yd range — Empowers the recipient's spells, causing them to deal area damage and making them uninterruptable. 2 sec cast.
Mana Barrier — Envelops the caster in a powerful barrier that continually replenishes any lost health, at the expense of the caster's mana.
Shadow Bolt — Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 11813 to 13187 Shadow damage. 100 yard range. 2 seconds cast.

Phase two only

Frostbolt 40 yd range — Inflicts 58500 to 61500 Frost damage to an enemy and reduces its movement speed by 50% for 4 sec. 2 sec cast. Interruptable, but unresistable.
Frostbolt Volley — Inflicts 14400 to 17600 Frost damage to nearby enemies, reducing their movement speed for 4 sec.. Instant. Only cast on Heroic difficulty.
Summon Vengeful Shade — Calls an unattackable Vengeful Shade that chases a player for a short time, casting Vengeful Blast upon catching them.
Touch of Insignificance 50,000 yd range — Reduces the target's threat generation by 20%. Instant. Stacks to five. Lasts 30 seconds.

Cult Adherent/Reanimated Adherent

Adherent's Determination — Nearly impervious to magical damage. 99% reduction. Always active
Curse of Torpor 100 yd range — Afflicts an enemy target with a curse that increases ability cooldowns by 15 seconds. 1 sec cast. Curse
Deathchill Bolt (Heroic mode) 45 yd range — Deals 8788 to 10212 Shadowfrost damage to an enemy target. 2 sec cast. 11563-13437 on Heroic
Frost Fever 50,000 yd range — A disease dealing Frost damage every 3 seconds and reducing the target's melee and ranged attack speed by 14% for 15 seconds. Instant
Shroud of the Occult — Envelops the caster in a powerful barrier that deflects all harmful magic, prevents cast interruption, and absorbs up to 100,000 damage before breaking. Instant. Used when Deathwhisper casts Dark Empowerment
Deathchill Blast (Heroic mode) 45 yd range — Deals 11563 to 13437 Shadowfrost damage to all enemies within 10 yards of the target. 2 sec cast. Only cast while shrouded. 11563-13437 on Heroic
Dark Martyrdom 200 yd range — The caster surrenders to dark energies, exploding to deal 12000 Shadowstorm damage to all enemies within 15 yards, and leaving only skeletal remains behind. 4 sec cast. Cast near death

Cult Fanatic/Reanimated Fanatic

Fanatic's Determination — Nearly impervious to physical damage. 99% reduction. Always active
Necrotic Strike (Heroic mode) Melee range — Strikes an enemy with a cursed blade, dealing 70% of weapon damage to the target and inflicting a lasting malady that negates the next 14000 healing received. Instant. 20 sec duration. 20000 healing on Heroic
Vampiric Might — Empowers the caster with dark might, increasing all damage dealt by 25% and heals the caster for 300% of his damage dealt. Instant. Magic. 15 sec duration. Used when Deathwhisper casts Dark Empowerment
Shadow Cleave (Heroic mode) Melee range — Inflicts 15913 to 17587 Shadow damage to enemies in front of the attacker. Next melee. 8 yard radius. 19000-21000 on Heroic (6 sec cooldown)
Dark Martyrdom 200 yd range — The caster surrenders to dark energies, exploding to deal 12000 Shadowstorm damage to all enemies within 15 yards, and leaving only skeletal remains behind. 4 sec cast. Cast near death.

Vengeful Shade

Vengeful Blast Melee range — Inflicts 23160 to 24840 Shadowfrost damage to all enemies within 20 yards of the target.