Atramedes
- ️Tue Jun 28 2011
 Atramedes | |||||
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| Gender | Male | ||||
| Race | Black dragon (Dragonkin) | ||||
| Level | ?? Boss | ||||
| Reaction | Alliance Horde | ||||
| Location | The Athenaeum, Blackwing Descent | ||||
| Status | Killable | ||||
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Atramedes in World of Warcraft.
Atramedes is a blind black dragon boss in the Blackwing Descent raid. He is fought in the Athenaeum and is summoned using the Ancient Bell after the defeat of the Dark Iron Thanes.
Background[]
Atramedes, also known as Experiment 25463-D, was a black whelp experimented on by Maloriak to be granted "sight beyond sight." This experiment failed, however, and rendered Atramedes completely blind. Rather than disposing of him, Nefarian decided to make further use of the blind whelp. Over time the dragon learned to use his other senses, becoming powerful and formidable regardless.
Adventure Guide[]
Atramedes, or Experiment 25463-D, is a failed attempt to bestow enhanced senses on a black dragon whelp. The toxic salve applied to the broodling robbed him of sight, forcing him to rely on sound and smell for survival. A tragic story... if Atramedes weren't so evil.
Abilities[]
- Sound
— Atramedes is blind and hunts based on sound. Players begin the battle with 0 Sound and gain Sound when taking damage. Atramedes channels Devastation on targets with 100 Sound and quickly kills them.Using an Ancient Dwarven Shield resets the Sound on all players.
Ancient Dwarven Shields[]
One of the Ancient Dwarven Shields.
Ten Ancient Dwarven Shields are positioned around the room. Any player can strike one of the shields and cause a Resonating Clash. This interrupts Atramedes' casting, resets the Sound on every player to zero, and gives Atramedes a case of Vertigo. When Atramedes recovers from Vertigo, he destroys the shield.
Ground Phase[]
Atramedes begins the fight on the ground.
Airborne Phase[]
Strategy[]
This encounter revolves around the Sound Bar mechanic. All of Atramedes' abilities cause their target's sound bar to increase, and when 100% sound is reached Atramedes will gain aggro on the target and hideously mangle and crush them. Atramedes will target the highest sound player with his abilities and follow them faster if their sound is higher.
There are 10 'gongs' around the room that can be interacted with, using them will reset every raid member's sound to zero and stun Atramedes for 5 seconds. However when they are used Atramedes will become extremely upset with them and burn them to ash, so they can only be used once each.
Phase 1[]
Atramedes starts off on the ground and should be tanked near the entrance. Lasts 80 seconds. This allows quick access to the shields by a player designated to hit them. Atramedes melees slowly, but very hard. Ranged and melee should be stacked on differing sides of the boss to allow for predictable Sonar Pulse flight pathing. He will also cast Modulation at regular intervals for unavoidable raid damage and sound.
Twice per phase Atramedes will use Sonic Breath, which has a 2 sec cast time. he will quickly target the person he's casting on before using it. A direction needs to be set up beforehand on where the player needs to run (i.e. targetted player runs clockwise, others run counter). Once per phase he will channel Searing Flames. This is the main source of wipes. The designated shield hitter must always be near a shield to quickly whack it and stun Atramedes. Ideally you'll only get one stack of the debuff. Two is acceptable. Anything higher is not acceptable as he usually follows up with a Modulation which will do hefty damage and likely kill low health members.
Shortly after Searing Flames he will take off and phase 2 will begin.
Phase 2[]
Atramedes is now in the air and has a new repertoire of moves. The most deadly being Roaring Flame Breath. This is where you'll need at least one or two dedicated kiters. Mages and Warlocks work well, and engineering is almost a must. The goal of this phase is to get through it, using preferably only one, at max two shields. As soon as the boss starts channeling, the kiter whacks a shield stunning the boss and becoming the new target. A mage can use Blink as well as the engineering belt to stay ahead of the flame, while a warlock can use the Soulburn/Portal combo to get away from the flame as well as a speed boost, before using the belt. Both will still likely need Priest's Body and Soul shields for the final few seconds. Other good kiters include Rogues (
[Sprint]), Druids (
[Travel Form]) and Shaman (
[Ghost Wolf] with 
[Ancestral Swiftness]). It also is a good idea for everyone to bring a few Swiftness Potions, just in case they get stuck with being the first person targeted and they have no way to speed up - however doing this will make the player unable to use other potions such as 
[Golemblood Potion], 
[Volcanic Potion] or 
[Potion of the Tol'vir]. Set up an order of who hits the gongs on this phase before pulling to avoid wasted shields.
While the kiting is going on the rest of the raid need to avoid the Sonar Bomb and Sonic Fireball as well as staying out of the flame patches, all the while ranged should be trying to put as much damage in Atramedes as possible.
After 40seconds Atramedes will land and phase 1 will resume.
Rinse and Repeat.
Enrage[]
The shields work as a sort of soft enrage, limiting the fight's length by providing a limited number of sound bar resets. On Heroic difficulty, Atramedes will go berserk after ten minutes, likely wiping the raid in relatively short order.
Loot[]
| Item | Type |
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 [Battleplate of Ancient Kings] (H)
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Strength plate chest |
 [Bell of Enraging Resonance] (H)
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Caster trinket |
 [Boots of Vertigo] (H)
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Agility mail boots |
 [Bracers of the Burningeye] (H)
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Healer cloth bracers |
 [Gloves of Cacophony] (H)
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Healer mail gloves |
 [Helm of the Blind Seer] (H)
|
Healer leather helm |
 [Ironstar Amulet] (H)
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Tank trinket |
 [Kingdom's Heart] (H)
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Healer shield |
 [Legguards of the Unseeing] (H)
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Tank plate leggings |
 [Mantle of Roaring Flames] (H)
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Healer cloth bracers |
 [Sark of the Unwatched] (H)
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Agility leather chest |
 [Themios the Darkbringer] (H)
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Agility bow |
 [Gauntlets of the Forlorn Conqueror] (Heroic only)
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Tier 11 armor token |
| [Gauntlets of the Forlorn Protector] (Heroic only)
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Tier 11 armor token |
| [Gauntlets of the Forlorn Vanquisher] (Heroic only)
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Tier 11 armor token |
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Quotes[]
- Intro (after the Dark Iron Thanes are defeated)
The visions of Maloriak, Atramedes, and Nefarius.
- Images of Maloriak, a black whelpling, and Lord Victor Nefarius by his throne appear in the center of the Athenaeum.
- Lord Victor Nefarius says: Ah Maloriak. How gracious of you to finally appear from that quarantine you call a laboratory. What have you got this time?
- Maloriak says: My sincerest apologies for the disturbance, my liege. But I believe I have something you may be very interested in!
- Lord Victor Nefarius says: By all means, enlighten me.
- Maloriak says: Yes, yes!
- Maloriak says: By extracting agents from the blood of various dragonflights I have created a salve that bestow the wearer sight beyond sight!
- Maloriak says: Sense beyond this realm of mortality!
- Maloriak says: Atramedes! Your master beckons.
- The whelp, Atramedes moves forward.
- Maloriak says: I present to you experiment number 25463-D!
- Maloriak throws a potion on Atramedes, causing the whelp to glow orange before becoming disoriented.
- Lord Victor Nefarius says: It appears as though your experiment has failed. That whelp has gone completely blind! Look at him.
- Lord Victor Nefarius says: LOOK AT HIM!
- Maloriak cowers in fear.
- Maloriak says: How could this be!? I will dispose of him immediately!
- Lord Victor Nefarius says: No, not yet.
- Lord Victor Nefarius says: This object of your chagrin may still prove... valuable... to me.
- Lord Victor Nefarius says: Leave now, pathetic alchemist. I anxiously await your next failure.
- Maloriak says: Yes, my lord.
- The images fade away.
- Aggro
- Atramedes yells: I have no need for eyes to see my enemies. Your clumsy footsteps and foul stench give you away!
- Lord Victor Nefarius yells: Atramedes, are you going deaf as well as blind? Hurry up and kill them all.
- Shield used while Atramedes is on the ground on Heroic difficulty
- Lord Victor Nefarius yells: These shields are proving quite the nuisance.
- Obnoxious Fiend casts Obnoxious on Heroic Difficulty
- Lord Victor Nefarius yells: Atramedes, the heroes are right THERE!
- Searing Flame
- You cannot hide from Searing Flame!
- Air Phase
- Yes, run! With every step your heartbeat quickens. The beating... loud and thunderous, almost deafening! You cannot escape!
- Killing a player
- Sighted, but blind to the truth. Embrace the finality of it all!
- Death waits in the darkness!
- Death
- This miserable existence finally ends.
- Death on normal difficulty
- Lord Victor Nefarius yells: Now that was really unnecessary.
- Death on heroic difficulty
- Lord Victor Nefarius yells: You should've been disposed of a long time ago.
- Unused quote
- I can hear your little hearts beating!
Videos[]
10-man Heroic[]
25-man Heroic[]
10-man Normal[]
- OMFGcata
- Yogscast
- TGN
- Cause and Effect, on screen guide, voice chat, low in game sound
- MrGelowe Post Patch 4.2
- A New Hope
25-man Normal[]
Notes and trivia[]
- World first heroic kill on 25-man achieved 27.12.2010 by Method of Xavius Europe.
- Atramedes is voiced by Matthew Mercer.
- Atramedes appears as the third boss encounter of the Hidden Laboratory (Blackwing Descent) wing of Hearthstone's Blackrock Mountain adventure.
Patch changes[]
External links[]
Icy Veins Atramedes Tactics & Strategy Guide