Razelikh the Defiler

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Razelikh the Defiler is a level 60 elite named dreadlord and demonic overlord of the Blasted Lands. His true name is "Rakh'likh".

Contents 1 Background 1.1 Note 2 Combat 2.1 Attacks 3 Objective of 4 See also 5 External links

Background

Besides being served by the death knight Ilifar, Razelikh is protected by a triad composed by Grol the Destroyer, Lady Sevine, and Archmage Allistarj. In exchange for their servitude, Razelikh granted each of them nearly unlimited power within the Blasted Lands. Each of Razelikh's underlings wears a third of an amulet of Razelikh's creation around their neck. The very same amulet is needed in order to summon the arch demon. The amulet pieces are each attuned to the lifeforce of their owner, granting them immortality. As long as they remain within the Blasted Lands, they cannot be slain, their life spans extended until the end of days.

There is only one way to harm the demon lord and his minions. A weapon of power must be forged bearing his true name: Rakh'likh. When such a weapon is forged, the demon and all under his command are vulnerable.

Razelikh's lair is atop the highest mountain in the Blasted Lands: the Rise of the Defiler. The only way to reach his lair is through the use of the teleport runes near the base of the mountain. Only by holding the amulet can one be transported to the peak.

The quest chain to summon and kill Razelikh/Rakh'likh is one of the longest and most convoluted in the game, taking players from the Blasted Lands to Azshara and Stranglethorn Vale before returning them to the Blasted Lands for the final battle.

Note

This article or section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore or by Blizzard officials. It should not be taken as representing official lore.

Exactly how a relatively mid-level Dreadlord was granted the same title as the insidious Archimonde is unknown. It is possible such a title is simply relative and not reflective of rank or level of power when compared to another with the same title (Ragnaros the Firelord vs Cyrukh the Firelord, Kil'Jaeden the Deciever vs. Kalaran the Deciever).

Combat

He's immune to all debuffs/stuns, to all paladin judgements, warlocks DoTs (all curses, corruption), banish, fear, and also shadow and fire damage. He also tends to resist Shadowburn. He has this nasty habit of knocking the tank off the mountain. He also summons two of his greatest minions during combat: Ilifar at 75% shouting "Ilifar, your master calls!" and Felcular 25% health shouting "Face my champion, mortals!".

The debuffs from the Enchanted Azsharite Felbane weapons don't appear to affect him, just his minions.

He can be kited down the mountain if you are careful, however, this no longer keeps him from summoning the two adds. Be careful though, as if he resets, his adds may not, and they can stay below and you'll end up fighting them twice.

There are two common strategies to avoid him knocking the tank off the mountain which occurs at 50% health.(In addition to potentially wiping the group, can cause the tank to miss being able to loot the Severed Horn of the Defiler if he gets knocked far enough away).

First, there is a ledge below the top with the "Rune of Return" on it(It teleports you to 44,9 55,3 Blasted Lands). If you can pull Razelikh to that ledge, the tank can place his back against the wall, negating the knockback.

Secondly, when Razelikh is about to perform his knockback, he shout "Let the flames of chaos engulf you!". At this point, all melee can simply run out of range of the channeled knockback and avoid it completely.

When he dies he shouts "Prepare yourselves for an eternity of anguish and torture - vengeance shall be mine..."

Attacks

• Melee swing: deals about 250 physical damage (before armor reduction).
• Mana Burn (2.94 sec cast): hits nearby enemies with anti-mana bolts. For each point of mana consumed from a target, that target takes 0.5 damage. destroys some of the target's mana and deals damage equal to 50% of the amount of mana burned.
• Strong cleave: a melee attack that inflicts normal damage (equal to a melee swing) plus 55 to an enemy and its nearest allies, affecting up to 5 targets and increasing the time between their attacks by 33% for 10 sec.
• Decimate (10 yard range): reduces a target's chance to block by 70% for 30 sec.
• Flames of Chaos (4.26 sec cast, 10 yard range): preceded by "Let the flames of chaos engulf you!", this attack performs an AOE knockback to anyone within range and performs some type of class specific ability, for example levitating you off the edge of the mountain or stunning you for several seconds. Simply tank him on one edge of the mountain and run to the other side (outside of the 10 yard radius) when he begins casting.

Objective of

• Drops [Severed Horn of the Defiler] for the quest  [60G] You Are Rakh'likh, Demon.

See also

• You Are Rakh'likh, Demon - a discussion of the quest chain leading up to Rakh'likh.

External links