Falric (tactics)

This article is about how to defeat Falric in the Halls of Reflection. For Falric's character biography, see Falric.

Falric
Gender	Male
Race	Human (Undead)
Level	82 Elite
Health	377,000 633,000
Affiliation	Scourge
Location	Sword's Rest, Halls of Reflection
Status	Killable
See
Halls of Reflection
Falric Marwyn The Lich King (lore) (lore) (lore) Other Icecrown Citadel instances The Frozen Halls  · The Forge of Souls‎ (5)  · Pit of Saron (5) Icecrown Citadel (10/25)

Falric is the first boss of the Halls of Reflection, guarding the way to the Lich King's throne room. Formerly a Lordaeron captain serving at the right hand of Prince Arthas Menethil during his campaigns against the Scourge, he and his friend Marwyn became powerful Scourge commanders when their prince turned to evil, and now defend his inner sanctum.

Falric becomes active on the fifth wave of the gauntlet of ghosts (based on Human units, "Lordaeron soldiers", from Warcraft III) spawned to block intruders, and must be defeated in order to continue the gauntlet to the final battle with Marwyn.

Abilities

•   [Quivering Strike]^ω ϖ (Heroic mode^ω ϖ) Melee range—A fearful strike lands on the enemy, dealing 60% of the damage of a normal melee swing and reducing the target's chance to dodge by 20% for 5 sec. This strike may not be avoided. Instant. Magic debuff. 100% damage on Heroic.
•   [Impending Despair]^ω ϖ 45 yd range—Inflicts an enemy with a sense of impending despair. The target will be stunned and cowering for 6 sec. if not dispelled before 6 sec. Instant. Magic debuff. (3 sec cooldown)
•   [Defiling Horror]^ω ϖ (Heroic mode^ω ϖ)—A blood curdling yell rings out, filling the minds of nearby enemy targets with Horror and dealing 2500 Shadow damage every 1.0 sec. for 4 sec. Instant. As a Horror effect, it is not dispellable, even by Will of the Forsaken or Tremor Totem. 4000 damage per 1 sec on Heroic (4 sec cooldown)
•   [Hopelessness]^ω ϖ (Heroic mode^ω ϖ) 100 yd range—Reduces the damage and healing dealt by all nearby enemies by 20%, stacking to 60%. Instant. 25% on heroic, stacking to 75%

Strategy

Falric will begin by unleashing the four waves of adds, a random assortment of the following mobs, in increasing numbers each wave:

•  Ghostly Priest - casts Shadow Word: Pain, Circle of Destruction, Cower in Fear and Dark Mending.
•  Phantom Mage - casts Fireball, Frostbolt, Chains of Ice and Flamestrike. Summons Phantom Hallucinations.
  •  Phantom Hallucination - same spells as the Phantom Mage. Summoned with the same amount of health. Explodes when killed.
•  Shadowy Mercenary - Rogue that inflicts Deadly Poison and also throws poisoned daggers. Can also Kidney Shot.
•  Spectral Footman - Warrior who can shield bash and enrage.
•  Tortured Rifleman - Hunter that can shoot normal projectiles, Ice Shots or Cursed Arrows, and sets Frost Traps.

The trash proximity aggro on whoever is closest when the mobs become active. Thus, the easiest way to handle the waves is to stand in the entrance hallway or the alcoves with Falric with the tank on point so that the tank, and not the healer or squishy DPS, winds up with initial aggro. This makes it much easier for the tank to pick up the mobs. The priests should be taken care of first – Dark Mending heals for a very large amount if it is not interrupted, Shadow Word: Pain deals a good amount of damage, and Circle of Destruction and Cower In Fear can be very dangerous if they hit the heal;er, as they interrupt heals that could save the tank at the last second. The rest of the pull can be dealt with as the party sees fit, though rogues (mercenaries) are usually dealt with second because of their powerful poisons on the whole group and their stuns on the tank which lead to threat loss and sometimes aggro loss. Do not underestimate undead-capable crowd control if things get out of hand.

At wave 5, Falric will become active and attack. His Defiling Horror is very dangerous, and can easily kill someone if they are not healed to full or do not have enough health (16000 damage on heroic mode). Since it is a horror effect, it can not be dispelled by normal conventions, so the most can be done is just healing through it after the fear has gone off. Shadow resistance buff or aura helps mitigate some of the damage. Counteract the fear as much as possible and dispel the Impending Despair. Hopelessness will get stronger as Falric loses more health, so players dying to the fear is more of a liability than usual. After Falric dies, there will be a momentary pause before Marwyn begins the gauntlet again.

Loot

Normal

Eerie Runeblade Polisher Item Level 219 Disenchants into: [Abyss Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Back 155 Armor +59 Strength +89 Stamina Requires level 80 Equip: Increases defense rating by 34. Equip: Increases your dodge rating by 31. Equip: Increases your parry rating by 27. Sell Price: 6 37 18 Fallen Sentry's Hood Item Level 219 Disenchants into: [Abyss Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Leather Head 475 Armor +87 Stamina +64 Intellect Meta Socket Red Socket Socket Bonus: +8 Critical Strike Rating Durability 70 / 70 Requires level 80 Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 73. Equip: Improves haste rating by 46. Equip: Increases spell power by 105. Sell Price: 7 90 54 Ghoulslicer Item Level 219 Disenchants into: [Abyss Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Sword One-Hand Speed 2.60 297 - 552 Damage (163.3 damage per second) +46 Agility +35 Stamina Durability 105 / 105 Requires level 80 Equip: Increases your expertise rating by 27. Equip: Increases attack power by 70. Equip: Increases your armor penetration rating by 33. Sell Price: 20 84 62 Marwyn's Macabre Fingertips Item Level 219 Disenchants into: [Abyss Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Cloth Hands 194 Armor +69 Stamina +56 Intellect +53 Spirit Red Socket Socket Bonus: +4 Intellect Durability 35 / 35 Requires level 80 Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 45. Equip: Increases spell power by 83. Sell Price: 4 18 50 Muddied Boots of Brill Item Level 219 Disenchants into: [Abyss Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Mail Feet 893 Armor +79 Agility +60 Stamina +41 Intellect Durability 70 / 70 Requires level 80 Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 42. Equip: Improves haste rating by 41. Equip: Increases attack power by 120. Sell Price: 9 56 44 Valonforth's Tarnished Pauldrons Item Level 219 Disenchants into: [Abyss Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Plate Shoulder 1741 Armor +60 Stamina +60 Intellect Durability 100 / 100 Requires level 80 Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 40. Equip: Restores 30 mana per 5 sec. Equip: Increases spell power by 92. Sell Price: 1162

Heroic

Bracer of Worn Molars Item Level 232 Disenchants into: [Abyss Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Cloth Wrist 139 Armor +51 Stamina +51 Intellect Durability 35 / 35 Requires level 80 Equip: Improves hit rating by 43. Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 45. Equip: Increases spell power by 78. Sell Price: 4 73 97 Chestpiece of High Treason Item Level 232 Disenchants into: [Abyss Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Plate Chest 2369 Armor +92 Stamina +92 Intellect Red Socket Socket Bonus: +5 Spell Power Durability 165 / 165 Requires level 80 Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 72. Equip: Improves haste rating by 80. Equip: Increases spell power by 132. Sell Price: 15 12 28 Falric's Wrist-Chopper Item Level 232 Disenchants into: [Abyss Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Axe One-Hand Speed 1.60 200 - 372 Damage (178.8 damage per second) +52 Strength +77 Stamina Durability 105 / 105 Requires level 80 Equip: Increases defense rating by 27. Equip: Increases your parry rating by 21. Equip: Increases your shield block rating by 31. Sell Price: 22 93 36 Soulsplinter Item Level 232 Disenchants into: [Abyss Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Wand Ranged Speed 2.10 483 - 898 Shadow Damage (328.8 damage per second) +33 Stamina +27 Intellect Durability 75 / 75 Requires level 80 Equip: Improves hit rating by 27. Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 22. Equip: Increases spell power by 44. Sell Price: 17 26 29 Spaulders of Black Betrayal Item Level 232 Disenchants into: [Abyss Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Leather Shoulder 447 Armor +89 Agility +78 Stamina Durability 70 / 70 Requires level 80 Equip: Improves hit rating by 57. Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 61. Equip: Increases attack power by 128. Sell Price: 8 7 1 Spiked Toestompers Item Level 232 Disenchants into: [Abyss Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Mail Feet 911 Armor +89 Agility +68 Stamina +41 Intellect Durability 70 / 70 Requires level 80 Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 50. Equip: Increases attack power by 136. Equip: Increases your armor penetration rating by 47. Sell Price: 9 80 27 Emblem of Triumph Item Level 80 Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Requires level 80

Related Achievements

•  The Halls of Reflection
•  Heroic: The Halls of Reflection

Quotes

Gauntlet

• Soldiers of Lordaeron, rise to meet your master's call!

Aggro

• Men, women and children... None were spared the master's wrath. Your death will be no different.

Impending Despair

• Despair... so delicious...

Defiling Horror

• Fear... so exhilarating...

Killing a player

• Sniveling maggot!
• The children of Stratholme fought with more ferocity!

Death

• Marwyn, finish them...

Videos

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