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Helix Gearbreaker the Carpenter is the second boss of Deadmines. Helix was once part of the Bilgewater Cartel, but is now considered a traitor. He works to build a mast for the Defias Juggernaut.

Contents 1 Tactics summary 2 Abilities 3 Objective of 4 Strategy 4.1 Phase 1 4.2 Phase 2 5 Heroic strategy 6 Loot 7 Videos 8 Related achievements 9 Quotes 10 Notes 11 Trivia 12 Patch changes 13 External links

Tactics summary Edit

If you get a Chest Bomb on you, move away from other players to stand under one end of the overhead log until it detonates. Avoid the bombs on the ground. Healer needs to keep an eye on players who get smashed by the Oaf.

Abilities Edit

• [Chest Bomb]

Objective of Edit

•  [16] The Carpenter
•  [16] Traitors!!!

Strategy Edit

Phase 1 Edit

Helix is riding atop of his  Lumbering Oaf. The Oaf will melee and will, once in a while, grab a random player and crash him into the wall. Helix will throw Sticky Bombs which will explode after a while. The Lumbering Oaf may occasionally throw Helix on a random player.

Phase 2 Edit

Begins after the Lumbering Oaf is killed. Helix will jump on the face of a random party member, riding him instead of the oaf. He will rapidly throw Sticky Bombs, so the ridden player must move so that the group can continue DPSing Helix without being hit by bombs.

Heroic strategy Edit

Helix will periodically jump on players during the fight. At this time DPS should focus on him until he goes back to the Lumbering Oaf. Before he goes back, he places a bomb on someone's chest. That person should stand under the log in the center of the room (the bomb knocks you up; the fall hurts more then the blast by quite a bit). No other visible difference other then increased damage.

Loot Edit

Normal

Cruel Barb Binds when picked up Sword One-Hand Speed 2.70 24 - 48 Damage (13.5 damage per second) Durability 65 / 65 Requires Level 15 Item Level 20Disenchants into: [Small Glimmering Shard]: 1 Equip: Increases your hit rating by 3. Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 3. Sell Price: 17 55

Smelting Pants Binds when picked up Leather Legs 84 Armor +8 Agility +4 Stamina Durability 80 / 80 Requires Level 15 Item Level 20Disenchants into: [Small Glimmering Shard]: 1 Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 4. Sell Price: 8 40

Gold-Plated Buckler Binds when picked up Shield Off Hand 672 Armor +3 Strength +5 Stamina Durability 75 / 75 Requires Level 15 Item Level 20Disenchants into: [Small Glimmering Shard]: 1 Sell Price: 10 67

Impaling Harpoon Binds when picked up Polearm Two-Hand Speed 3.40 47-72 Damage (17.6 damage per second) +7 Agility +7 Stamina Durability 75 / 75 Requires Level 15 Item Level 20Disenchants into: [Small Glimmering Shard]: 1 Sell Price: 21 7

Heroic

Cruel Barb Heroic Binds when picked up Sword One-Hand Speed 2.70 774-1438 Damage (409.6 damage per second) +129 Agility +194 Stamina Durability 90 / 90 Requires Level 85 Item Level 346Disenchants into: [Dream Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Abyss Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Equip: Increases your hit rating by 86. Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 86. Sell Price: 25 21 88	Gear-Marked Gauntlets Heroic Binds when picked up Plate Hands 2061 Armor +205 Strength +337 Stamina Red Socket Socket Bonus: +10 Haste Rating Durability 45 / 45 Requires Level 85 Item Level 346Disenchants into: [Dream Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Abyss Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Equip: Increases your haste rating by 150. Equip: Increases your mastery rating by 130. Sell Price: 9 36 80	Gearbreaker's Bindings Heroic Binds when picked up Plate Wrist 1443 Armor +252 Stamina +168 Intellect +112 Spirit Durability 45 / 45 Requires Level 85 Item Level 346Disenchants into: [Dream Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Abyss Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 112. Sell Price: 9 10 18	Old Friend's Gloves Heroic Binds when picked up Mail Hands 1451 Armor +337 Stamina +205 Intellect +150 Spirit Yellow Socket Socket Bonus: +10 Intellect Durability 45 / 45 Requires Level 85 Item Level 346Disenchants into: [Dream Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Abyss Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Equip: Increases your haste rating by 130. Sell Price: 7 72 97
Cloak of Thredd Heroic Binds when picked up Back 580 Armor +168 Agility +252 Stamina Requires Level 85 Item Level 346Disenchants into: [Dream Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Abyss Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 112. Equip: Increases your mastery rating by 112. Sell Price: 7 67 52

Videos Edit

Related achievements Edit

• [Rat Pack]

Quotes Edit

Aggro

• The mistress will pay me handsomely for your heads!

Spell Cast

• Bombs away!

Grabbed by Oaf

• Lumbering Oaf yells: No...NO!
• Lumbering Oaf yells: OAF SMASH!!

Helix Thrown

• Ready Oafie? Throw!

Lumbering Oaf dies

• I didn't need him! Not when I've got YOU oafs!

Death

• The scales... have... tipped...

Notes Edit

• An interesting boss, he rides the back of a hobgoblin, and when he is killed, Helix then rides the back of a random player.

Trivia Edit

• The similarity of Helix's aggro quote is presumably in homage to one of the original Deadmines bosses, Rhahk'Zor. The battle itself, however, is reminiscent of the Mast Room's original boss: Sneed, who was fought on his shredder, and then fought by himself.

Patch changes Edit

• Patch 4.0.3 (2010-11-15): Added. 
  

External links Edit

• Wowhead
• Thottbot
• DB MMO-Champion