Sapphiron
Tankspot video on Sapphiron Boss fight
The fight will be split into 2 Phases - Ground and Air, similarly to Nightbane
in Karazhan. During Ground phase, Sapphiron will Cleave, Tail Sweep and cast
Blizzard around the room, while keeping Frost Aura up, inflicting damage to
the whole raid. Every 45 seconds, he will fly up, entering Phase 2.
During Air phase, Saphiron will randomly imprison 2 (3 on Heroic) people in
an Ice Block-like spell, and soon after - drop an ice bomb in the middle of
the room. Players will need to position themselves so the Ice Blocks are between
them and the center of the room, essentially standing out of line of sight
of the ice bomb. Players who fail to avoid the ice bomb damage will die instantly.
After this Sapphiron will re-enter Phase 1.
When Sapphiron's health reaches 10%, he will stop flying in the air.
Normal (10-Man Raid)
In Normal difficulty, Sapphiron has approximately 4,250,000 hit points.
Abilities
Phase 1: Land
Frost Aura - The aura will hit everybody for 1,200 Frost damage every 2 seconds.
Cleave - Sapphiron will Cleave up to 10 targets in front of him, hitting them
for 100% of his normal attack +50.
Tail Sweep - Sapphiron will Tail Sweep players behind him, hitting them for
1,500 to 2,500 damage, and knocking them back.
Life Drain - Sapphiron will apply a Life Drain curse on 2 random players every
24 seconds. The curse drains 2,188 to 2,812 health as Shadow damage and heals
Sapphiron for 4376 to 5624 every 3 seconds, for 12 seconds.
Summon Blizzard - Will summon Chill, which is larger and denser version of
Mage's Blizzard. Chill will drift around in Sapphiron's room, slowing movement
speed of the affected targets by 50% and inflicting 3,500 to 4,500 Frost damage
every 2 seconds.
Frost Resistance - Sapphiron has a very high frost resistance, reducing damage
done by Frost-based attacks by a large portion.
Fly up - As long as his health is above 10%, Saphhiron will fly to the air
every 45 seconds, entering Phase 2.
Berserk - After 15 minutes Sapphiron will Berserk, increasing attack speed
by 150% and damage done by 500%, wiping the raid.
Phase 2: Air
Icebolt - While in the air, Sapphiron will hit 2 people with an Ice Bolt,
which will trap them in a prison of ice for the duration of the Phase, and
will hit nearby players for 2,625 to 3,375 Frost damage. Players imprisoned
by Ice Bolt will not take damage from Frost Breath, and will protect other
players behind them as well.
Frost Breath - Right after he shoots the second Ice Bolt, Sapphiron will emote
"Sapphiron takes in a deep breath". 7 seconds after that an ice
bomb will hit the middle of the room and hit everybody in line of sight for
112,500 to 187,500 Frost damage.
Land - After Frost Breath goes off, Sapphiron will land and re-enter Phase
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