Emalon the Storm Watcher Encounter Guide: Strategy, Abilities, Loot
Emalon the Storm Watcher is the second boss in the Vault of Archavon. This boss drops gear equivalent to Phase 2 Raids and PvP. Do not forget to be aware of the various Raid Buffs and Debuffs as you work to optimize your Raid Composition for this encounter's mechanics!
Overview of Emalon the Storm Watcher in Wrath of the Lich King
Emalon the Storm Watcher is the second boss available inside the Vault of Archavon in Phase 2 of WotLK. Emalon the Storm Watcher is a Nature based mob, dealing high area based Lighting damage. Emalon himself drops Chests, Gloves and Legs for PvP and PvE sets. On 10-player, these will be item level 225 and on 25-player these will be item level 232. You are able to run both 10-player and 25-player versions of the raid weekly, so be sure and run both every week for the highest chance of getting loot.
Role-Specific Tips for Emalon the Storm Watcher
DPS Tips
- Ranged DPS players will want to spread out to avoid causing the
Chain Lightning to bounce too much. Avoid standing too closely to Emalon so you do not need to move when he casts
Lightning Nova.
- Melee DPS will need to be aware whenever
Lightning Nova is being cast. Quickly move away from the boss out of range or you will die.
- Whenever a Tempest Minion is buffed with
Overcharged all DPS need to quickly swap to it and kill it before it reaches 10 stacks.
- Do not bother attacking the Tempest Minion outside of the
Overcharged buff as this is a waste of damage. All DPS should be focused on the boss as the adds quickly respawn if killed and heal when buffed by
Overcharge.
Healer Tips
- Be sure to spread around the room to prevent
Chain Lightning from bouncing too much.
- Be mindful of the tank assigned to the adds as they will take increased
damage while the Tempest Minion is buffed by
Overcharged.
Tank Tips
- Have one tank focus on Emalon himself while the other tank grabs all four of the Tempest Minions. Keep the four adds close to the boss so the DPS can quickly swap over to them when needed.
- Be sure to evenly spread threat on all four of the adds. When one of the
Tempest Minions is buffed by
Overcharged, make sure you have established high threat on that add as all the DPS should be swapping to kill it.
- Even tanks need to run away from Emalon when he starts to cast his
Lightning Nova, as this will likely kill even you as a tank.
Emalon the Storm Watcher Abilities
Chain Lightning — Deals around 5,000 Nature damage to a target and then bounces to a nearby ally, dealing 50% more damage with each successive bounce.
Lightning Nova — Deals around 24,000 Nature damage to all nearby enemies within 20 yards after a 5 second cast.
Overcharge — Overloads a nearby Tempest Minion.
Tempest Minion
Overcharged — Increases damage dealt by 20% per stack, stacking up to 10 times.
Overcharged Blast — Deals around 10,000 Nature damage to all enemies. Damage is increased by
Overcharged stacks.
Strategy for Emalon the Storm Watcher
This fight will start with Emalon standing in the middle of his room with 4
Tempest Minions surrounding him. Start off by having the ranged spread
out to avoid Chain Lightning from bouncing too much. Typically two
tanks will be used for this fight, one for the boss and one for the adds. Simply
pick everything up and begin nuking down the boss. Whenever Emalon casts
Lightning Nova everyone (including the tanks) must move away
from him to avoid the damage. Lastly, whenever a Tempest Minion is
buffed with
Overcharged, the raid must swap all damage to that
specific add and quickly kill it before it reaches 10 stacks and wipes the
raid. Make sure you prioritize these adds whenever they are buffed; if no add is
buffed fully focus all damage on the boss as the adds will respawn shortly after
being killed, making it a waste of your effort to attack them if they are not
buffed.
Emalon the Storm Watcher Loot
In the 10-player version of this fight Emalon will drop two items. These items
can either be
225 Tier 8 Gear;
or a select few pieces of
Deadly Gladiator PvP gear.
On the 25 man version of Emalon he will four random pieces, which can either be
232 Tier 8 Gear;
or a wide assortment of
Furious Gladiator PvP pieces.
Be sure to check out your class' PvE or PvP guides to see if you should be farming this boss weekly.
Emalon the Storm Watcher also has a small chance of dropping the
Reins of the Grand Black War Mammoth/
Reins of the Grand Black War Mammoth,
a very large mount that allows multiple people to ride on it at the same
time.
Emalon the Storm Watcher Achievements in Wrath of the Lich King
Achievement | Description |
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Defeat Emalon the Storm Watcher in 10 player mode. |
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Defeat Emalon the Storm Watcher in 25 player mode. |
Further Reading
Emalon the Storm Watcher is just one of the four encounters eventually present in the Vault of Archavon raid of Wrath of the Lich King. If you would like to learn more about the others, please see our other pages for the raid below.
Changelog
- 05 Jan. 2023: Page added.
This guide has been written by Abide, TBC and WotLK veteran for nearly a decade. Abide is a Warrior tank and multi-class expert currently playing on Faerlina Horde. You can find him in the Icy Veins Discord if you have any questions or concerns.
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