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MobVanessa VanCleef
Image of Vanessa VanCleef
Title <Defias Kingpin>
Gender Female
Race Human (Humanoid)
Level Elite
Reaction Alliance Horde
Location Deadmines
For character biography, see Vanessa VanCleef.

Vanessa VanCleef is a bonus boss in the Deadmines, available only on Heroic difficulty.

Abilities

  • Ability rogue shadowstep Backslash — Step through the shadows and slice the back of the enemy, dealing Physical damage over 10 sec.
  • Inv weapon shortblade 03 Deadly Blades — Vanessa rapidly leaps from target to target, inflicting powerful wounds.
  • Ability whirlwind Deflection — When activated, increases parry chance by 100%, reduces the chance ranged attacks will hit you by 100% and grants a 100% chance to deflect spells. Lasts 10 sec.

Objective of

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Strategy

The encounter begins with a gauntlet consisting of three nightmare sequences including all previous bosses except Cookie. Every one of these shade bosses stacks a debuff on the tank increasing physical damage taken by 1000 per stack. First the players must release themselves from custody using the four steam pressure vents before they are lowered into the lava. After that the first nightmare sequence starts. The room will be filled with fire and the icicles falling from the ceiling(similiar to the ones from the Hodir encounter) will fall. The nightmare will shift when the players kill the shade of Glubtok.

The second sequence involves Helix Gearbreaker and a large amount of spider mobs. Keep in the corner at the door and nuke down Helix. The third sequence requires the players to avoid the spinning spark walls and kill Foe Reaper 5000. There are safe spots in between the rotating spark barriers. The fourth sequences requires saving the Harrington family members by killing three worgen attacking each of them and finally James Harrington himself, who is strangling his wife. The healer should heal his wife to prevent her from being strangled. After that sequence the nightmare elixir will lose its grip upon the players.

Rest and pull Vanessa to continue the fight. During the fight, melee and caster adds will spawn inside the hut and aid Vanessa. When she will reach 50% health she will flee and detonate the explosives on the ship. Players must escape using the ropes that appear on the far side of boat (opposite where you entered). The ropes swing you back on deck and the fight against Vanessa resumes. This repeats at 25%.

At 1% health she commits suicide.

Loot

Quotes

Phase 1 Intro

You hear a noise from above the cabin door!
I've been waiting a long time for this, you know.
Biding my time, building my forces, studying the minds of my enemies.
I was never very good at hand-to-hand combat, you know. Not like my father.
But I always excelled at poisons.
Especially venoms that affect the mind.
Vanessa injects you with the Nightmare Elixir!

Phase 1 nightmares--Trapped

Activate the steam valves to free yourself!

Glubtok's Nightmare

The Nightmare Elixir takes hold!
Poor Glubtok. When his powers manifested, his own ogre mound was the first to burn.
Deep within his soul, the one thing he feared most of all was...himself.
You have entered Glubtok's Nightmare!

Helix's Nightmare

The nightmare shifts!
Most rogues prefer to cloak themselves in the shadows, but not Helix.
You never know what skitters in the darkness.
You have entered Helix's Nightmare!

Mechanical Nightmare

The nightmare shifts!
Can you imagine the life of a machine?
A simple spark can mean the difference between life...and death.
You have entered the mechanical nightmare!

Ripsnarl's Nightmare

The nightmare shifts!
Ripsnarl wasn't always a bloodthirsty savage. Once, he even had a family.
He was called James Harrington. A tragedy in three parts.
You have entered Ripsnarl's nightmare!
Save Emme Harrington!
Save Erik Harrington!
Save Calissa Harrington!
Calissa Harrington says: James...please...I love you...
James Harrington says: Calissa...I am so sorry...
The Nightmare Elixir wears off!

Phase 2 (Aggro)

I will not share my father's fate! Your tale ends here!

Detonating explosives (50%, 25%)

Fools! This entire ship is rigged with explosives! Enjoy your fiery deaths!
You didn't honestly think I would only plant ONE set of explosives, did you?
Vanessa has detonated charges on the ship! Get to the ropes at the side of the boat!

Defeated

ENOUGH! I will not give you the pleasure.
If I'm going to die, I'm taking you all with me!
MY FATE IS MY OWN!
Vanessa prepares to detonate the final set of charges! Get to the ropes at the side of the boat!

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