Ebonroc is the fifth boss in Blackwing Lair, after Firemaw and before Flamegor. He is the 2nd drake and drops the Tier 2 epic set gloves for all classes. He is one of three powerful black drakes who guard the way to their master, Nefarian.

Contents 1 Attacks and abilities 2 Strategy 3 Loot 4 Videos 5 Patches and hotfixes 6 External links

Attacks and abilitiesEdit

Like the other 2 drakes, Ebonroc casts wing buffet and Shadow Flame. His unique drake ability is Shadow of Ebonroc. Shadow of Ebonroc is a debuff cast on the main tank. While active, Ebonroc gains 25000 health every time he strikes that target. It cannot be dispelled, and you must wait the full duration (8 seconds) for the debuff to fade. It can be resisted with high shadow resist, and it is recommended to have at least 200 SR on both the main tank and off tank in order to ease the problems that Shadow of Ebonroc can cause.

StrategyEdit

The strategy is quite straightforward. Position Ebonroc so that your tanks are in a corner, to avoid erratic knockback. A good example of placement is at the angle between the staircase he patrols on and the wall. Have your tanks be very focused on shadow of Ebonroc, use the CT_RaidAssist mod to see who gets it. Big Wigs also is incredibly useful for detecting this.

As soon a tank is affected by Shadow of Ebonroc, other tanks must immediately taunt Ebonroc off him. Keep Mortal Strike up on him all the time and the heals will be hard to notice. Like Firemaw, he does a wing buffet every now and then. Use an offtank to taunt him away from the MT so that he does not get the buffet (50% threat reduction). Note that Shadow of Ebonroc is a low level spell, and a little amount of shadow resist on your tanks (around 100) will reduce your chance of getting hit by it to 25%.

A workable way to position is to assign 3 tanks for Ebonroc. Try and locate the side tanks at 3 and 9 o'clock where the MT is 12. The DPS should stay at 6 o'clock. One is to be the MT, one is to be the buffet eater, and one is just there for shadows of Ebonroc. Basically, if the MT gets the debuff, both tanks should try and taunt Ebonroc off (he resists a decent bit of the time, two taunts helps to ensure that he's not healing.) Come 15 seconds from the next wing buffet, the eater should stop taunting, to keep his taunt primed for just before the buffet. Be warned, the buffets can occur off as long as five seconds after the 30 second timer has expired, so the eater may have to tank for a bit. As nasty as the debuff is, it is critical that each tank have both challenging shout and mocking blow prepared in case their first taunt is resisted.

He does a Shadow Flame, but no other AoE attacks, everyone can remain in his LoS safely. The only danger is a caster pulling aggro right when he does Shadow Flame, which shouldn't happen if your tanks are taunting correctly. Have priests assigned to shield the main tank after each shadow flame, it is not necessary, but provides you with extra safety.

DPS him quite fast as the tanks tend to get tired, its a very straining fight for them. Healers are not quite as stressed, since his only serious damage comes from Shadow Flame. If you pull aggro, vanish, feign death, or run to the corner. If your guild has a shadow spec'd priest, you may consider allowing him or her to DPS for this fight.

Good luck and enjoy your purples!

LootEdit

Tier 2 Hands

Bloodfang Gloves Binds when picked up Leather Hands 160 Armor +19 Strength +20 Agility +20 Stamina +10 Shadow Resistance Durability 40 / 40 Classes: Rogue Requires Level 60 Item Level 76Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Disarm duration reduced by 50%. Sell Price: 2 7 42 Set: Bloodfang Armor (1/8)	Dragonstalker's Gauntlets Binds when picked up Mail Hands 344 Armor +14 Agility +17 Stamina +13 Intellect +6 Spirit +10 Shadow Resistance Durability 50 / 50 Classes: Hunter Requires Level 60 Item Level 76Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 14. Equip: Increases attack power by 26. Sell Price: 2 42 58 Set: Dragonstalker Armor (1/8)	Gauntlets of Ten Storms Binds when picked up Mail Hands 344 Armor +15 Stamina +17 Intellect +13 Spirit +10 Shadow Resistance Durability 50 / 50 Classes: Shaman Requires Level 60 Item Level 76Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Restores 6 mana per 5 sec. Equip: Increases spell power by 13. Sell Price: 2 31 82 Set: The Ten Storms (1/8)	Gauntlets of Wrath Binds when picked up Plate Hands 611 Armor +15 Strength +20 Stamina +10 Shadow Resistance Durability 55 / 55 Classes: Warrior Requires Level 60 Item Level 76Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases your parry rating by 20. Equip: Increases defense rating by 10. Sell Price: 2 96 37 Set: Battlegear of Wrath (1/8)
Handguards of Transcendence Binds when picked up Cloth Hands 83 Armor +12 Stamina +20 Intellect +13 Spirit +10 Shadow Resistance Durability 35 / 35 Classes: Priest Requires Level 60 Item Level 76Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 14. Equip: Increases spell power by 15. Sell Price: 1 61 75 Set: Vestments of Transcendence (1/8)	Judgement Gauntlets Binds when picked up Plate Hands 611 Armor +6 Strength +15 Stamina +20 Intellect +6 Spirit +10 Shadow Resistance Durability 55 / 55 Classes: Paladin Requires Level 60 Item Level 76Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Restores 6 mana per 5 sec. Equip: Increases spell power by 15. Sell Price: 2 80 40 Set: Judgement Armor (1/8)	Nemesis Gloves Binds when picked up Cloth Hands 83 Armor +17 Stamina +15 Intellect +10 Shadow Resistance Durability 35 / 35 Classes: Warlock Requires Level 60 Item Level 76Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Restores 4 health per 5 sec. Equip: Increases spell power by 15. Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 14. Sell Price: 1 54 56 Set: Nemesis Raiment (1/8)	Netherwind Gloves Binds when picked up Cloth Hands 83 Armor +16 Stamina +16 Intellect +6 Spirit +10 Shadow Resistance Durability 35 / 35 Classes: Mage Requires Level 60 Item Level 76Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 14. Equip: Increases spell power by 20. Sell Price: 1 57 56 Set: Netherwind Regalia (1/8)
Stormrage Handguards Binds when picked up Leather Hands 160 Armor +13 Stamina +19 Intellect +15 Spirit +10 Shadow Resistance Durability 40 / 40 Classes: Druid Requires Level 60 Item Level 76Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases spell power by 22. Sell Price: 2 1 46 Set: Stormrage Raiment (1/8)

Ebonroc-specific non-set loot

Aegis of Preservation Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Trinket Classes: Priest Requires Level 60 Item Level 76Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Use: Increases armor by 500, and heals 35 damage every time you take ranged or melee damage for 20 sec. Sell Price: 7 20 39	Band of Forced Concentration Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Finger +9 Stamina +12 Intellect Requires Level 60 Item Level 75Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases your hit rating by 8. Equip: Increases spell power by 21. Sell Price: 10 53 28	Dragonbreath Hand Cannon Binds when picked up Gun Ranged Speed 2.8 104 - 194 Damage (53.21 damage per second) +14 Agility +7 Stamina Durability 90 / 90 Requires Level 60 Item Level 75Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Sell Price: 6 20 10	Drake Fang Talisman Binds when picked up Unique Trinket Requires Level 60 Item Level 75Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases attack power by 56. Equip: Increases your hit rating by 20. Equip: Increases your dodge rating by 12. Sell Price: 9 11 60
Ebony Flame Gloves Binds when picked up Cloth Hands 82 Armor +17 Stamina +12 Intellect Durability 35 / 35 Requires Level 60 Item Level 75Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases spell power by 35. Sell Price: 2 83 12	Malfurion's Blessed Bulwark Binds when picked up Leather Chest 424 Armor +40 Strength +22 Stamina Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 60 Item Level 75Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Sell Price: 7 2 77

Drakes shared loot

Drake Talon Cleaver Binds when picked up Axe Two-Hand Speed 3.4 199 - 300 Damage (73.38 damage per second) +22 Strength +17 Stamina Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 60 Item Level 75Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Chance on hit: Delivers a fatal wound for 240 damage. Sell Price: 10 52 6	Drake Talon Pauldrons Binds when picked up Plate Shoulder 724 Armor +20 Agility +20 Strength +17 Stamina Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 60 Item Level 75Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases your dodge rating by 12. Sell Price: 3 93 95	Rejuvenating Gem Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Trinket Requires Level 60 Item Level 75Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases spell power by 35. Equip: Restores 9 mana per 5 sec. Sell Price: 10 31 3	Ring of Blackrock Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Finger Requires Level 60 Item Level 75Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases spell power by 19. Equip: Restores 9 mana per 5 sec. Sell Price: 10 74 38
Shadow Wing Focus Staff Binds when picked up Staff Two-Hand Speed 3.20 142 - 238 Damage (59.3 damage per second) +40 Intellect +22 Stamina +17 Spirit Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 60 Item Level 75Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases spell power by 56. Sell Price: 16 48 35	Taut Dragonhide Belt Binds when picked up Leather Waist 143 Armor +17 Stamina Durability 40 / 40 Requires Level 60 Item Level 75Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Equip: Increases attack power by 60. Equip: Increases your dodge rating by 12. "The flesh from different dragon flights has been sewn together to make this belt." Sell Price: 3 30 84

Videos Edit

Ebonroc from a Hunter's Perspective

How to solo in Cataclysm

Patches and hotfixesEdit

• Patch 1.8.0 (2005-10-10): Fixed erratic taunt behavior for Ebonroc. 
  
• Patch 1.6.0 (2005-07-12): Added. 
  

External linksEdit

• Please remove armory=. Battle.net removed NPC linking support.
• Wowhead
• Thottbot
• DB MMO-Champion

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