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Heroic: Until the very end, Vapors should always be killed as fast as possible whenever they spawn. At 75/50/25%, when Ripsnarl vanishes, there's nothing to kill but Vapors until he reappears. At the very end, when you start getting swarmed by Vapors, ignore the Vapors and burn Ripsnarl down fast.

Abilities

[Basic Melee]—
[Thirst for Blood]—Admiral Ripsnarl's thirst for blood increases with each successful attack.
- [Thirst for Blood]—Ripsnarl's thirst for blood increases his melee attack speed and movement speed for 10 sec. 10% time between attacks decrease, 5% movement speed increase per stack. Stacks to 20. Lasts 10 seconds if not refreshed.
[Swipe] Melee range—A ferocious swipe deals Physical damage to the target and up to three nearby enemies.
[Go For the Throat]—Jumps at the target, inflicting 100% weapon damage and knocking the target down. 1.5 sec duration

Objective of

[16] The Admiral
[16] Good Intentions...Poor Execution

Strategy

Phase 1

Admiral Ripsnarl has a buff called Thirst for Blood, which gives him a 10% attack speed and a 5% movement speed increase per stack, stacking up to 20 times, for each successful melee attack he performs.

Phase 2

Every 25% health, he will vanish and the ship's deck will turn foggy. A few adds called Vapor spawn and need to be killed. After a certain amount of time or when the vapors are all dead, Admiral Ripsnarl will cast Go For the Throat on a random group member, stunning them for 5 seconds, and reappear. At around 25% he will disappear into the mist again, but this time he will cast Go For the Throat after all of the adds have finished spawning, meaning you have to deal with them in addition to Ripsnarl.

When Ripsnarl dies, all of the vapors will despawn, and "Captain" Cookie will spawn inside the hut.

Loot

Normal
Lavishly Jeweled Ring Item Level 20 Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Finger +5 Intellect Requires Level 15 Equip: Improves hit rating by 3. Sell Price: 8 12	Rockslicer Item Level 20 Binds when picked up Axe Two-Hand Speed 3.40 47 - 72 Damage (17.6 damage per second) +7 Agility Durability 75 / 75 Requires Level 15 Sell Price: 20 99	Smite's Reaver Item Level 20 Binds when picked up Axe One-Hand Speed 2.60 24 - 46 Damage (13.5 damage per second) +2 Strength +3 Stamina Durability 65 / 65 Requires Level 15 Equip: Improves hit rating by 2. Sell Price: 16 61

Heroic
Lavishly Jeweled Ring Heroic Item Level 346 Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Finger +252 Stamina +133 Intellect Red Socket Socket Bonus: +10 Hit Rating Requires Level 85 Equip: Improves hit rating by 107. Equip: Increases mastery rating by 112. "Wasn't there a jewel here before?" Sell Price: 8 12	Rockslicer Heroic Item Level 346 Binds when picked up Axe Two-Hand Speed 3.40 1502 - 2254 Damage (552.2 damage per second) +302 Agility +454 Stamina Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 85 Equip: Increases critical strike rating by 182. Equip: Increases mastery rating by 213. Sell Price: 31 98 2	Smite's Reaver Heroic Item Level 346 Binds when picked up Axe One-Hand Speed 2.60 745 - 1385 Damage (409.6 damage per second) +129 Strength +194 Stamina Durability 90 / 90 Requires Level 85 Equip: Improves hit rating by 86. Equip: Increases your expertise rating by 86. Sell Price: 25 76 56