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Zemouregal & Vorkath

Introduction

Zemouregal & Vorkath is a boss encounter consisting of two bosses; Zemouregal and Vorkath. To access this encounter, the players must progress through the Battle of Forinthry. Completion of the quest unlocks the normal mode and hardmode encounters.

Applicable Damage boosts for Vorkath

⬥ and work ( and do not at time of writing)

⬥ Slayer helm boost and work while on a dragons cluster, blue dragons or undead cluster slayer task.

⬥ Salve amulet works

⬥ Jas dragonbane arrows work

Lifepoint scaling

⬥ Vorkath: 750k per player (1500k in Hardmode)

⬥ Zemouregal: 250k per player (500k in Hardmode)

Normal Mode specifics

⬥ Every place of power is protected by an undead giant, kill it to disrupt the beam.

⬥ Disrupting the places of power disables some of Zemouregal's abilities during the encounter, or starts the encounter.

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Northern location: minion spawns.

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Northwestern location: Zemouregal's Spikes.

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Western location: Starts the encounter.

Mechanics (Hardmode)

Mechanics

Power meter

⬥ Displays the connection between Zemouregal and Vorkath, affecting damage absorption and damage dealt by Vorkath. • Each next phase increases it by net 25%. • Empowered zombies can increase it by 50%. • Power meter disappears when vorkath leaves at zero lifepoints.

Dragonfire Breath

⬥ Vorkath charges up and deals a big magic hit. • Damage is reduced by

or

Zonal Ice Breath

⬥ Vorkath takes to the air and spews ice on his location that spreads outward, after which he comes back down. • Can deal three

hits and one MD

slam. • Can be avoided by moving away from Vorkath, also protecting

familiars. • The

hits damage Zemouregal and all minions caught within it.

Poison pools

⬥ Vorkath will stand on his hind legs and spew into the air, causing pools that hit hard typeless damage to appear. • Phase 2: Green poison pools, hitting up to 3k. • Phase 3: Purple poison pools, hitting up to 5k. • Every hit taken increases Zemouregal's Empowerment debuff by 5%, increasing damage taken. • Can be accompanied by the voiceline: Spew your venom, my malformed pet!

Fly

⬥ Vorkath flies up high to freeze the whole arena by air strike. If not stopped, all in the arena will be hit ~15k

damage, killing

familiars. • Using the

(extra action button) while Vorkath is up will shoot Vorkath down, preventing the attack and dealing a 10k hit to Vorkath. • Can fail if done right before Vorkath returns! •

can be used alternatively. • Can be accompanied by the voiceline: Cast my glorious vengeance down upon them! or Cut them down without mercy!

Power Meter and Damage Reduction

⬥ The power meter increases Vorkath's damage dealt by auto attacks as well as mechanics. ⬥ While Vorkath is around, Zemouregal takes no or reduced damage. • Every phase transition Zemouregal gets hit 10k by Vorkath, reducing his damage reduction by 10% (100%→90%→80%). ⬥ If Zemouregal gets hit while shielded, a green orb is sent to Vorkath, giving him damage absorption based on the damage dealt on Zemouregal. • Vorkath's damage absorption is multiplied by the power meter % and

.

Minions

⬥ Zemouregal summons two minions, one of each type. • This is a time-based mechanic which resets on phasing. • Combat minions (36k

per player) • Skeleton ranger • Zombie warrior • Skeleton knight • Phantom Spellcaster • Support minions (6k

per player) • Ghost Healer, heals Vorkath 1000 lifepoints. • Zombie Shielder, gives Vorkath a shield, reducing incoming damage. • Empowering Zombie, adds +50% to the power meter temporarily.

Bone Spikes

⬥ Zemouregal makes a dust cloud appear on every player's location, where 4.2s later spikes shoot out of the ground. • This is a time-based mechanic which resets on phasing. • Can deal up to 8k soft typeless damage to every player in the 7x7 area. • Can be avoided by moving away from your location.

Soul sap

⬥ Zemouregal uses soul sap

, gaining one

.

Soul Strike

⬥ Zemouregal uses soul strike

, using up one

and stunning

his target for 3 seconds.

Finger of Death

⬥ Zemouregal uses

, hitting up to 10k through

. • Can be accompanied by the voiceline: Die!

Death Skulls

⬥ Zemouregal uses

, hitting up to 7k through

• Can bounce between players, and also be cancelled by moving more than 6 tiles away.

Blood Siphon

⬥ Zemouregal uses

• Any of his combat minions will run to his side, healing him and increasing the damage dealt on Zemouregal's target. • Can be accompanied by the voiceline: I'll make a feast of your blood, and be strengthened

Volley of Souls

⬥ Zemouregal uses Volley of souls

hitting up to 3k three times. • Is only used in Phase 3. • Can only be used when Zemouregal is at 3

stacks. • Can be accompanied by the voiceline: Your life is payment for this folley!

The Fight

Phase 1 (Vorkath):

4 autos → Dragonfire Breath → 4 autos → Zonal ice Breath (+ Bone Spikes and ) Repeat

Phase 1 (Zemouregal):

7 autos (+ minions) → → 1 auto (+ Bone Spikes) → repeat

**Phase 2 (Vorkath):

4 autos → Dragonfire Breath → 4 autos → Zonal ice Breath (+ Bone Spikes and ) → 4 autos → green poison pools Repeat

Phase 2 (Zemouregal):

7 autos (+ minions) → → 1 auto (+ Bone Spikes) → repeat

Phase 3 (Vorkath):

2 autos (not repeated) →

Fly → 1 auto (+ Bone Spikes) → Dragonfire Breath → 4 autos → Zonal Ice Breath (+ Bone Spikes) → 4 autos → purple poison pools → 4 autos → Dragonfire Breath (+ Bone Spikes) → 4 autos → Zonal Ice Breath → 4 autos → purple poison pools (+ Bone Spikes) → 4 autos Repeat

Phase 3 (Zemouregal):

8 autos (+ minions) → #1 (+ Bone Spikes) → 6 autos (+ minions) → → 1 auto → #2 → 1 auto (+ Bone Spikes) → (+ minions) → 4 autos → auto + → 1 auto (+ Bone Spikes) → #3 → 2 autos (+minions) → Repeat

*Notes:

⬥ If Zemouregal kept a soul from P2: #3 is skipped, going → 3 autos → instead.

⬥ Minions and Bone Spikes are time-based and will desync with repeats, hence the brackets!*