General Information
Attacks and Abilities
- It is immune to frost spells.
- Icebolt - Deals 2625-3375 frost damage, 10 yard splash radius, 25 second duration, stuns for 3 sec. Only occurs when it is in the air. Appears to induce an iceblock-like effect with the functionality of the Mage's Ice Block spell; ie. you cannot take any action but are immune to attack for the duration. Ice Block last for 22 secs.
- Frost Breath - Slow-moving, wide-range "ice bomb" AoE attack. It can be resisted. Only happens when Sapphiron is in the air - he breathes a cloud of frost which floats slowly to the ground and explodes when it touches the ground, doing 75000-125000 damage in a 70 yard radius. Sapphiron will land after Frost Breath. It takes about 5-6 seconds to land. It´s target is the middle of the room, not a specific person. Anyone who has been frozen by Icebolt will be immune to this and (according to the Beyond Redemption Sapphiron kill movie) everyone 70 yards away from the center. This attack cancels the Ice Block. It appears that raid members can stand behind the Iceblocked individual and will be considered out of LoS of the Frost Breath.
- Frost Aura - Frost-damage DoT-type attack. 100 yard radius, damages afflicted targets for 600 frost damage every second. Keeps applying. (Can be partially resisted)
- Life Drain - 12 second duration, 100 yard range, curse-type. Drains 1750 to 2250 health and heals Sapphiron for 3500 to 4500 every 3 sec. Used every 24 secs as well.
- Blizzard - Much denser and larger than normal Blizzard. Deals 3063 to 3937 damage every 2 sec. Slows movement speed by 65%, 15 sec duration.
Background
An ancient servant of Malygos, - the Hand of Magic - Sapphiron was a blue dragon who lived with a powerful brood in Northrend by the Dragonblight, where he communed with the ancient spirits of the dead dragons. Sapphiron was magnificently powerful, and protected the lands of Icecrown as best he could. Though Ner'zhul's malevolent influence defiled the Dragonblight, Sapphiron continued to guard his hoard of treasure from intruders.
Anub'arak, the King of Azjol-Nerub, thought that perhaps by equipping themselves with Sapphiron's treasures, he and Arthas might be more prepared for the perilous journey through Azjol-Nerub. Arthas agreed, and journeyed into Sapphiron's lair with Anub'arak.
Sapphiron gloated at the mortals as they approached him, and he and his dragons attacked with all their might, unleashing their strange, cold magics upon them. In the end, despite all odds, Arthas was victorious, and Sapphiron was defeated. As a final, clinching victory, however, Arthas used what remained of his dwindling power to recreate Sapphiron as a frost wyrm to serve the Scourge.
Sapphiron was called upon to destroy the dwarves guarding the gates to Azjol-Nerub, but the great dragon was left outside of the tunnels, where he guarded it against all who would disturb his new master.
Some years later the Scourge attacked once again and Sapphiron was sent with Kel'Thuzad to the Eastern Plaguelands to guard the majordomo in Naxxramas.
Top 5 Kills
- 09/02/06 - Death and Taxes - Korgath (US) http://dtguilds.com
- 09/03/06 - Risen - Alleria(US) - http://www.risen-guild.com/
- 09/04/06 - Nihilum - Magtheridon(EU) - http://www.nihilum.co.uk/
- 09/04/06 - Deus Vox - Laughing Skull(US) http://www.deusvox.org/
- 09/10/06 - Forte - Kazzak(EU) http://www.clan-forte.com/
Loot table
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Note: [Sapphiron Drape] is dropped by Onyxia and not by Sapphiron.