Wrathion, the Black Emperor Normal Encounter Journal

• Focus damage on Crackling Shards when they emerge.
• Move to a safe space during Burning Cataclysm to avoid taking lethal damage.
• Running through Crackling Shards while afflicted with Burning Madness destroys them.

• Allies afflicted with Burning Madness receive heavy Fire damage.
• Move to a safe space during Burning Cataclysm to avoid taking lethal damage.
• Running through Crackling Shards while afflicted with Burning Madness destroys them.

• Tank swap before your stacks of Searing Armor get too high.
• Move to a safe space during Burning Cataclysm to avoid taking lethal damage.
• Running through Crackling Shards while afflicted with Burning Madness destroys them.

Searing Breath

Inflicts 201,147 Fire damage to all players in a cone in front of the caster and applies a stack of Searing Armor.

Searing Armor

Inflicts 15,065 Fire damage every 1 sec and increases the damage of Searing Breath by 80% for 20 sec.

This effect stacks.

Incineration

Ignites random targets, inflicting 37,551 Fire damage every 2 sec for 8 sec. Upon expiration, targets explode, inflicting 226,550 Fire damage to all players. Damage decreases the further targets are from the point of impact.

Gale Blast

Unleashes a gale blast, inflicting 226,550 Fire damage and knocking players back within 30 yards, as well as inflicting 112,982 Fire damage to all players outside of 30 yards.

Afterwards, launches fire balls at random enemy destinations that inflict 188,412 Fire damage to enemies within 5 yards of impact.

Burning Cataclysm

Wrathion teleports to a random spot and spews fire, inflicting 25,127 Fire damage to enemies every 1 sec for 8 sec.

Additionally, scorching blisters form throughout the area.

Scorching Blister

From the ash, scorching blisters form. Inflicts 84,246 Fire damage every 1 sec to enemies standing within them.

These blisters grow over 10 sec before exploding, inflicting 301,394 Fire damage to enemies within 30 yards.

Molten Eruption

Unleashes a hail of fireballs, inflicting 84,246 Fire damage and knocking back players within 3 yards of the point of impact.

Each eruption leaves behind a Molten Pool.

Molten Pool

Each Molten Pool transforms into a Crackling Shard when Wrathion's energy reaches zero.

Tail Swipe

Inflicts 200,984 Physical damage to players in a cone behind him, knocking them back.

Scales of Wrathion

Scales fall from Wrathion. Catching a scale inflicts the player with Burning Madness. Any scales not caught inflict 175,868 Fire damage to all players.

Burning Madness

While under the effects of madness, any Crackling Shard you run over is destroyed and extends the duration of your Burning Madness. Each time this occurs one stack of Burning Madness is removed.

Summoned from molten pools. Any shards still remaining at the end of Stage Two are turned into Lava Pools.

Pyroclastic Flow

When a shard is destroyed, it inflicts 37,686 Fire damage to all players within 10 yards.

Lava Pools

Formed from unbroken shards, lava pools inflict 84,246 Fire damage every 1 sec to players standing within the pool.

Additionally, every lava pool created inflicts a stack of Rising Heat onto players.

Rising Heat

As lava pillars consume the space, heat rises inflicting 1,002 Fire damage every 1 sec for the duration of the encounter.

This effect stacks.