Keli'dan the Breaker

Keli'dan the Breaker
Race	Fel orc
Level	63 (normal), 72 (heroic) Boss
Location	Blood Furnace, Hellfire Citadel
Status	Killable
Blood Furnace The Maker Broggok Keli'dan the Breaker (lore) (lore) (lore) Other Hellfire Citadel instances Hellfire Ramparts (5) The Shattered Halls (5) Magtheridon's Lair (25)

Keli'dan the Breaker, the fel orc jailor of Magtheridon, is the final boss in Blood Furnace wing of Hellfire Citadel.

Abilites

Shadow Bolt Volley: Launches shadow bolts in all directions hitting all players in 40 yard range. Normal 1000 damage, Heroic 2000 damage.
Burning Nova: An AoE similar to [Blast Wave] that deals massive damage to players in a 35 yard range. Keli'dan will emote and turn invulnerable before doing this giving you time to run away. Normal:5000 damage, Heroic 10000 damage. If anyone except the tank is caught in this, they will surely die.

Strategy

The Keli'dan encounter is composed of two phases. With a Priest or Paladin (for [Prayer of Shadow Protection]/ [Shadow Resistance Aura] and [Dispel Magic]/ [Cleanse]) and a skilled tank, the battle is trivial. Shadow resistance will help in this fight but is not necessary.

First, Keli'dan's five Warlock companions must be killed. Individually, they are not very strong; if the party can crowd control two or three of them, so much the better for surviving the encounter. If there isn't any (or much) crowd control, have the tank pull the 4 or 5 loose warlocks around the corner into the room the party just came in from. The warlocks will all clump up in the doorway and begin casting on the puller, making them easy to AoE. Be sure to have the tank stationed near the door for when Keli'dan aggroes. This can be made more easy if you have a Warlock in group that could enslave one of the Felguards that's just outside the room, the Felguard can tank the first phase easily. This cannot be done in Heroic mode, as the demons cannot be enslaved.

The warlocks will cast Shadow Bolts causing approximately 1000 shadow damage. They also will cast Mark of Shadow (magic debuff,all shadow magic taken is increased by 1100, lasts 2min.) It has a short casting time, so, if possible, remove the debuff immediately. Try not to let the warlocks all gang up on one character if you can't dispel their debuff, or that character is dead if he or she gets hit with a few bolts with the debuff active. If your party has no magic dispelling ability, keep the last warlock sheeped or otherwise crowd-controlled while waiting for the debuff to expire. Don't fight the boss with any debuffs active if you can avoid it.

Once the last warlock is dead, Keli'dan will come for the party. He casts Shadowbolt Volley, deals 1000 damage to all enemies within 40 yards.

Keli'dan will also occasionally yell, "Closer! Come closer! And burn!" and will stand in place, immune to all damage for a few secs, then suddenly blasting away with Burning Nova, deals AoE fire damage to anyone in a surprisingly large radius. The tank and any melee DPS should run away from him (run, don't back up) when he begins his yell and they will be able avoid this damage completely. However, if no-one is in the radius of Burning Nova, he will still cast Shadowbolt Volley at everyone.

Heroic

Keli'dan will pull every player toward him before he begins Burning Nova, making it harder to avoid it.

If you stand near him you won't get pulled in, giving you more time to run away, though this tactic of course still leaves the fight rather tricky for hunters. However, if you start running the second you are pulled in then you can still get out of the blast radius in time.

While the pulling does increase the time it takes to run out, it does give ample visual warning to get moving. This will work best with a less organized group, that cannot call out the nova over Teamspeak or Ventrilo for players standing close.

As soon as his blastwave is completed, he will throw another shadowbolt volley. It's imperative that the magic debuff that gets applied to the party is removed before this. It will increase the damage from the shadowbolts by 1500. He also applies the debuff to the party throughout the fight, so it will need to be constantly removed.

Note

It is possible to reset him, just run up the ramp and wait for him to yell "Closer! Come closer! And burn!", after he does his AoE he will run back, and reset.

It is possible to acquire a "debuff" called Rage of Magtheridon during this fight by stepping into one of the bright blue lights streaming up from the ground. The effects are "Melee Attack Speed increased by 30%, Ranged attack speed increased by 30%, Spell casting time decreased by 30%" It lasts for 30 seconds and appears as a debuff and cannot be removed. The light will vanish when it gives the debuff, but there are more than five of them around, so everyone can start with one to expedite the slaughter of the Channelers.

Quotes

Aggro:

• Who dares interrupt--What is this, what have you done? You'll ruin everything!

Spell:

• Closer! Come closer... and burn!

Killing a player:

• Just as you deserve.
• Your friends will soon be joining you.

Death:

• Good... luck. You'll need it.

Loot

Normal Drops

Mantle of the Dusk-Dweller Item Level 88Disenchants into:  [Small Prismatic Shard]: 1 (99.5%)  [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Leather Shoulder 18 Armor +14 Agility +26 Stamina +9 Critical Strike Durability 85 / 85 Requires Level 61 Sell Price: 3 80 55 Mindfire Waistband Item Level 88Disenchants into:  [Small Prismatic Shard]: 1 (99.5%)  [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Cloth Waist 8 Armor +14 Intellect +21 Stamina +5 Critical Strike +8 Versatility   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +3 Critical Strike   Durability 50 / 50 Requires Level 61 Sell Price: 2 31 68 Raiments of Divine Authority Item Level 88Disenchants into:  [Small Prismatic Shard]: 1 (99.5%)  [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Cloth Chest 15 Armor +18 Intellect +28 Stamina +12 Versatility   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +6 Stamina   Durability 140 / 140 Requires Level 61 Sell Price: 4 64 2 Warsong Howling Axe Item Level 88Disenchants into:  [Small Prismatic Shard]: 1 (99.5%)  [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Axe Two-Hand Speed 3.10 174 – 262 Damage (70.3 damage per second) +37 Stamina +80 Attack Power Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 61 Sell Price: 8 95 10 Vest of Vengeance Item Level 88Disenchants into:  [Small Prismatic Shard]: 1 (99.5%)  [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Leather Chest 24 Armor +19 Agility +25 Stamina +8 Critical Strike   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +4 Dodge   Durability 140 / 140 Requires Level 61 Sell Price: 5 4 79

Heroic Drops

Eaglecrest Warboots Item Level 110Disenchants into:  [Void Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Plate Feet 955 Armor +29 Strength +21 Agility +33 Stamina +24 Dodge Durability 75 / 75 Requires Level 70 Sell Price: 5 96 10 Mantle of Shadowy Embrace Item Level 110Disenchants into:  [Void Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Leather Shoulder 472 Armor +39 Agility +44 Stamina Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 70 Sell Price: 4 20 30 Talisman of the Breaker Item Level 110Disenchants into:  [Void Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Unique Neck +20 Intellect +33 Stamina Equip: Reduces the duration of any Silence or Interrupt effects used against the wearer by 20%. This effect does not stack with other similar effects. Requires Level 70 Sell Price: 8 83 55 Wave-Crest Striders Item Level 110Disenchants into:  [Void Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Mail Feet 25 Armor +18 Agility or Intellect +27 Stamina +13 Versatility Durability 80 / 80 Requires Level 70 Sell Price: 5 34 24 Adamantine Repeater Item Level 115Disenchants into:  [Large Prismatic Shard]: 1 (99.5%)  [Void Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Crossbow Ranged Speed 3.00 98 – 148 Damage (41 damage per second) +32 Agility +22 Critical Strike Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 70 Sell Price: 6 56 19 Bloodsworn Warboots Item Level 112Disenchants into:  [Large Prismatic Shard]: 1 (99.5%)  [Void Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Plate Feet 45 Armor +20 Strength +19 Stamina +11 Critical Strike Durability 65 / 65 Requires Level 68 Sell Price: 4 39 13 Doomplate Gauntlets Item Level 115Disenchants into:  [Large Prismatic Shard]: 1 (99.5%)  [Void Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Plate Hands 705 Armor +39 Strength +25 Stamina   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +2 Hit   Doomplate Battlegear (1/5 pieces) [Doomplate Chestguard] [Doomplate Gauntlets] [Doomplate Warhelm] [Doomplate Legguards] [Doomplate Shoulderguards] (2) Set: Increases your hit rating by 35. (4) Set: Your attacks have a chance to grant you 80 Strength for 15 sec.   Durability 45 / 45 Requires Level 70 Sell Price: 3 19 36 Emerald Eye Bracer Item Level 115Disenchants into:  [Large Prismatic Shard]: 1 (99.5%)  [Void Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Mail Wrist 16 Armor +16 Agility +12 Intellect +9 Critical Strike +8 Haste Durability 50 / 50 Requires Level 70 Sell Price: 3 15 96 Icon of Unyielding Courage Item Level 115Disenchants into:  [Large Prismatic Shard]: 1 (99.5%)  [Void Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Trinket +30 Critical Strike Use: You gain an additional 58 critical strike. (2 Min Cooldown) Requires Level 70 Sell Price: 1 Leggings of the Unrepentant Item Level 115Disenchants into:  [Large Prismatic Shard]: 1 (99.5%)  [Void Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Leather Legs 451 Armor +30 Agility +47 Stamina   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +4 Agility   Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 70 Sell Price: 4 48 76 Robe of Effervescent Light Item Level 115Disenchants into:  [Large Prismatic Shard]: 1 (99.5%)  [Void Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Cloth Chest 16 Armor +23 Intellect +34 Stamina +18 Versatility Durability 140 / 140 Requires Level 70 Sell Price: 5 30 95 Ruby Helm of the Just Item Level 115Disenchants into:  [Large Prismatic Shard]: 1 (99.5%)  [Void Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Plate Head 53 Armor +25 Strength +25 Stamina +11 Critical Strike +18 Haste Durability 85 / 85 Requires Level 70 Sell Price: 4 55 4 Soldier's Dog Tags Item Level 115Disenchants into:  [Large Prismatic Shard]: 1 (99.5%)  [Void Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Neck +21 Strength +19 Agility +19 Stamina Requires Level 70 Sell Price: 4 19 53 The Willbreaker Item Level 115Disenchants into:  [Large Prismatic Shard]: 1 (99.5%)  [Void Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Sword One-Hand Speed 1.80 20 – 37 Damage (15.8 damage per second) +18 Stamina +11 Critical Strike +127 Spell Power Durability 90 / 90 Requires Level 70 Sell Price: 8 91 11 Wastewalker Tunic Item Level 115Disenchants into:  [Large Prismatic Shard]: 1 (99.5%)  [Void Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Leather Chest 515 Armor +28 Agility +59 Stamina   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +4 Agility   Wastewalker Armor (1/5 pieces)  [Wastewalker Helm]  [Wastewalker Gloves]  [Wastewalker Leggings]  [Wastewalker Tunic]  [Wastewalker Shoulderpads] (2) Set: Increases your hit by 35. (4) Set: Your attacks have a chance to grant you 80 Agility for 15 sec.   Durability 135 / 135 Requires Level 70 Sell Price: 4 47 27 World's End Bracers Item Level 32Disenchants into:  [Small Glowing Shard]: 1 Binds when picked up Mail Wrist 5 Armor +2 Agility or Intellect +3 Stamina +3 Critical Strike Durability 45 / 45 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 2 57 59 Badge of Justice Binds when picked up Requires Level 70 Primal Nether Crafting Reagent Sell Price: 1 60 Keli'dan's Feathered Stave Quest Item Unique "The feathers are a bit ruffled from the fight, but still in top shape."

Jewels (Heroic Only)

Beaming Fire Opal Binds when picked up +5 Dodge Rating and +4 Resilience Rating "Matches any socket." Sell Price: 3 Fluorescent Tanzanite Binds when picked up +6 Spell Power and +4 Spirit "Matches any socket." Sell Price: 3 Jagged Chrysoprase Binds when picked up +6 Stamina and +5 Critical Strike "Matches any socket." Sell Price: 3

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