Hex Lord Malacrass (original)

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Hexxlord Malacrass is one of the bosses in the Zul'Aman instance.

A devious plan

Information taken from worldofwarcraft.com

Malacrass had studied the Zandalari high priests and their ability to call upon the favor of the animal gods. He also knew that the elves had magically bound one of the mighty naaru, using it to channel the power of the Light into their own ranks. Malacrass had devised a similar plan: to seal the power of the animal gods within the bodies of the Amani's strongest warriors. Zul'jin quickly approved the plan and lent his full support. Malacrass experimented tirelessly and succeeded in imbuing four warriors with the essence of mighty animal gods: the lynx, dragonhawk, bear, and eagle. Some adventurers fear that Malacrass may have bound a fifth, even darker essence within his own soul....

Abilities

Adds

He starts with 4 random adds, much like Moroes from Karazhan. Possible known adds:

Thurg - An Ogre melee add; Sheep him. Freeze Trap is also viable, but he will resist it a few times.
Gazakroth - An imp that spams Fireballs. Banish or kill it quickly. He has no aggro list and will target players at random for his fireballs.
Lord Raadan - A dragonkin that has flamebreath and Thunderclap. Sleep or kill him quickly. Killing him is highly recommended.
Darkheart - An Undead wraith melee who instant casts an AOE Fear. Shackle him.
Alyson Antille - A Blood Elf healer. Interrupt her heals and kill her quickly. She can be poly'd.
Slither - A serpent that casts poison bolts. Sleep or kill it quickly, as for Raadan. If you kill it, druids won't have to shapeshift.
Fenstalker - A swampwalker type elemental who casts Volatile Infection on a player, dealing 1885 to 2115 Nature damage to nearby allies every 5 sec for 30 seconds. Can be banished.
Koragg - An undead ghoul. Can be shackled, or feared using Turn Undead.

People seem to kill 2-3 of the adds, enabling the rest of the raid to focus on the boss.

Spirit Bolts

Spirit Bolts, dealing 450 shadow damage to nearby enemies every 0.5 sec for 10 seconds. Can be resisted, but is not subject to line of sight. It increases in damage with each Soul Drain. Dampen Magic is highly recommended as it significantly reduces the overall damage for a Shadow Bolt volley, though be sure to leave it off the tank.

Soul Drains

Possible Soul Drains (abilities used are NOT dependant on specs!):

Class	Abilities	Notes
Druid	Lifebloom, Thorns, Moonfire	Heals for a large amount, Lifebloom can be spellstolen
Hunter	Various Traps	Move Away from them
Mage	Fireball, Frostbolt, Frost Nova, Ice lance
Paladin	Consecration, Holy Light, Avenging Wrath	Avenging Wrath can be dispelled or spellstolen
Priest	Heal, Mind Control, Mind Blast, Shadow Word: Death, Psychic Scream, Pain Suppression	Mind Control can be Dispelled
Rogue	Blind, Slice and Dice, Wound Poison
Shaman	Fire Nova Totem, Healing Wave, Chain Lightning	The totems have very little health and can be killed quickly
Warlock	Curse of Doom, Rain of Fire, Unstable Affliction
Warrior	Spell Reflection, Whirlwind, Mortal Strike

Strategy

Malacrass periodically casts Spirit Bolts, dealing 450 shadow damage to nearby enemies every 0.5 sec for 10 seconds. Can be resisted, but is not subject to line of sight. Dampen Magic reduces the amount of damage taken for each bolt.

During the fight he will randomly Soul Drain 1 person, he will take on 2-3 abilities of that person's class. He will continue to use these new abilities till he Soul Drains another victim and repeats a new cycle of attacks.

Every minute or so he will drain everyone of their power by 1% and giving it to himself, thus increasing his size and his damage by 10%. Places a stacking debuff on players that decreases their damage. This ability does not begin until the boss has been reduced to less than 80% health.

Tank and spank and deal with the new abilities he may gain.

Melee DPS should be very careful for consecration and whirlwind.

A shaman's Chain Heal or a priest with Prayer of Healing will be very helpful in healing up the raid through the shadow bolt volley.

Put a rogue / other dedicated to interrupting his heals. A shaman on interrupt duty works the best because they can outrange consecrate and totems during any paladin/shaman phases, and can also purge his buffs and HoTs as he casts them on himself.

A mage can spellsteal Lifeblooms when a druid is syphoned, and Avenging Wrath when a paladin is syphoned.

Quotes

Pull: Da shadow gonna fall on you...

Dis a nightmare ya don' wake up from!

Your soul gonna bleed!

Your will belong ta me now!

Darkness comin' for you...

Azzaga choogo zinn!

Loot

Hex Lord Malacrass Loot
Battleworn Tuskguard Item Level 133 Disenchants into: [Void Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Plate Head 1355 Armor +60 Stamina Red Socket Yellow Socket Blue Socket Socket Bonus: +6 Stamina Durability 100 / 100 Requires level 70 Equip: Increases defense rating by 40. Equip: Increases your dodge rating by 23. Equip: Increases the block value of your shield by 51. Sell Price: 7 30 2 Cloak of Ancient Rituals Item Level 128 Disenchants into: [Void Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Cloth Back 108 Armor +22 Stamina +20 Intellect Requires level 70 Equip: Improves haste rating by 25. Equip: Increases spell power by 27. Sell Price: 3 71 94 Coif of the Jungle Stalker Item Level 133 Disenchants into: [Void Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Mail Head 759 Armor +36 Agility +35 Intellect +40 Stamina Red Socket Yellow Socket Blue Socket Durability 85 / 85 Requires level 70 Equip: Increases attack power by 72. Equip: Increases armor penetration rating by 20. Sell Price: 6 6 91 Dagger of Bad Mojo Item Level 132 Disenchants into: [Void Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Dagger One-Hand Speed 1.80 50 - 76 Damage (35.13 damage per second) +21 Agility Durability 80 / 80 Requires level 70 Equip: Improves Critical Strike by 10. Sell Price: 12 89 87 Girdle of Stromgarde's Hope Item Level 128 Disenchants into: [Void Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Plate Waist 904 Armor +26 Intellect +23 Stamina Red Socket Blue Socket Durability 55 / 55 Requires level 70 Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 16. Equip: Increases spell power by 42. Equip: Restores 6 mana per 5 sec. Sell Price: 4 36 19 Heartless Item Level 132 Disenchants into: [Void Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Sword One-Hand Speed 2.60 174 - 323 Damage (95.6 damage per second) +30 Stamina Durability 105 / 105 Requires level 70 Equip: Improves haste rating by 20. Equip: Increases attack power by 42. Sell Price: 12 84 94 Hex Lord's Voodoo Pauldrons Item Level 133 Disenchants into: [Void Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Mail Shoulder 700 Armor +30 Intellect +17 Stamina Durability 85 / 85 Requires level 70 Equip: Improves haste rating by 30. Equip: Increases spell power by 35. Equip: Restores 9 mana per 5 sec. Sell Price: 5 91 68 Hex Shrunken Head Item Level 133 Disenchants into: [Void Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Unique Trinket Requires level 70 Equip: Increases spell power by 53. Use: Increases spell power by 211 for 20 sec. (2 Min Cooldown) Sell Price: 9 11 60 Hood of Hexing Item Level 133 Disenchants into: [Void Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Cloth Head 181 Armor +33 Intellect +24 Stamina Red Socket Yellow Socket Blue Socket Durability 60 / 60 Requires level 70 Equip: Improves hit rating by 31. Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 24. Equip: Increases spell power by 56. Sell Price: 4 6 5 Hood of the Third Eye Item Level 133 Disenchants into: [Void Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Cloth Head 181 Armor +36 Stamina +40 Intellect Red Socket Yellow Socket Blue Socket Socket Bonus: +2 mana per 5 sec. Durability 60 / 60 Requires level 70 Equip: Increases spell power by 48. Equip: Restores 13 mana per 5 sec. Sell Price: 4 20 80 Staff of Primal Fury Item Level 132 Disenchants into: [Void Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Staff Two-Hand Speed 3.00 298 - 448 Damage (124.3 damage per second) +49 Agility +70 Stamina Durability 120 / 120 Requires level 70 Equip: Increases armor penetration rating by 45. Sell Price: 16 31 13 Prowler's Strikeblade Item Level 132 Disenchants into: [Void Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Unique Dagger One-Hand Speed 1.50 100 - 187 Damage (95.7 damage per second) +30 Stamina Durability 75 / 75 Requires level 70 Equip: Increases attack power by 42. Equip: Increases armor penetration rating by 20. Sell Price: 12 99 45 Tiny Voodoo Mask Item Level 128 Disenchants into: [Void Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Unique Trinket Requires level 70 Use: Calls forth 3 Voodoo Gnomes to destroy your enemies. Sell Price: 89 91 Tome of Diabolic Remedy Item Level 133 Disenchants into: [Void Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Unique Trinket Requires level 70 Equip: Restores 18 mana per 5 sec. Use: Increases spell power by 211 for 20 sec. Sell Price: 9 11 60

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200200 Badge of Justice Item Level 70 Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Requires level 70

External links

Pillage Zul'Aman Guide Complete guide for Hex Lord Malacrass with walkthroughs, pictures, and videos

gsDKP Loot Table

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