The Council of Blood Normal Encounter Journal

Last updated on Dec 09, 2020 at 01:04 by Damien 1 comment

Welcome to the Normal difficulty Encounter Journal for The Council of Blood in Castle Nathria.

1.

More The Council of Blood Content

If you are interested in more information about this encounter, we are please to tell you that we have more content. First of all, we have the encounter journal for the other difficulties.

For our strategy guide for The Council of Blood, please use the following link.

2.

Overview

The Council of Blood, three deadly Venthyr nobles, attack simultaneously. They do not share health, but are restored to full health and gain additional abilities when one of their allies falls.

Players suffer in the Oppressive Atmosphere Icon Oppressive Atmosphere of the Venthyr's festivities, but when any council member is reduced to 50% health, the living bosses temporarily flee the arena, and a round of the Danse Macabre Icon Danse Macabre begins.

Players must find their assigned spaces on the dance floor and perform the courtly dance moves in sequence. When the dance concludes the bosses will rejoin the fray.

Tanks
  • Lord Stavros teleports behind his current target before inflicting damage from Evasive Lunge Icon Evasive Lunge to players in a frontal line.
  • Coordinate with your co-tank to manage Evasive Lunge Icon Evasive Lunge and Duelist's Riposte Icon Duelist's Riposte.
  • Attendees are granted limited time to locate their position for the Danse Macabre Icon Danse Macabre.
Healers
  • Drain Essence Icon Drain Essence inflicts heavy damage damage over time to the target.
  • Quickly find your partner if paired off for the Dark Recital Icon Dark Recital.
  • Attendees are granted limited time to locate their position for the Danse Macabre Icon Danse Macabre.
Damage Dealers
  • Dutiful Attendants maintain Unyielding Shield Icon Unyielding Shield until they are slain.
  • Quickly find your partner if paired off for the Dark Recital Icon Dark Recital.
  • Attendees are granted limited time to locate their position for the Danse Macabre Icon Danse Macabre.
3.

The Council of Blood

Oppressive Atmosphere Icon Oppressive Atmosphere

The intense and strict atmosphere of the Council of Blood inflicts 232 Shadow damage every 1 sec to all players.

This effect stacks, increasing in stack count every 10 sec.

Castellan Niklaus
Duelist's Riposte Icon Duelist's Riposte

Castellan Niklaus demonstrates a stunning counter-attack, inflcting 17,463 Physical damage and increasing the damge of Duelist's Riposte Icon Duelist's Riposte by 100% for 25 sec. This effect stacks.

Summon Dutiful Attendant Icon Summon Dutiful Attendant

Calls forth a Dutiful Attendant to shield the caster's allies.

Dutiful Attendant
Unyielding Shield Icon Unyielding Shield

The Dutiful Attendant maintains a shield on the weakest council member, making them immune to all damage for 600 sec.

4.

Infused with Anima

When one council member is defeated, the remaining council members each gain an ability.

Dredger Servants Icon Dredger Servants

The Castellan orders several Begrudging Waiters to begin harassing players.

Begrudging Waiter
Throw Food Icon Throw Food

The Dredger Waiter throws fancy hors d'oeuvres at random players, inflcting 3,259 Nature damage.

5.

Empowered with Anima

When both other council members are defeated, the remaining council member gains a final ability.

Castellan's Cadre Icon Castellan's Cadre

Castellan Niklaus calls forth Veteran Stoneguard to his aid.

Veteran Stoneguard
Sintouched Blade Icon Sintouched Blade

The Veteran Stoneguard slashes at its current target, inflicting 18,628 Physical damage and leeching some of the target's essence, permanently increasing their damage done by 50%. This effect stacks.

Baroness Frieda
Drain Essence Icon Drain Essence

Baroness Frieda, pulls the life energy from her targets, inflicting 3,492 Shadow damage every 1 sec for 4 sec.

Dreadbolt Volley Icon Dreadbolt Volley

The Baroness launches a blast of anima at every player, inflicting 4,657 Shadow damage.

Each player hit by the blast suffers an additial 1,513 Shadow damage every 1.5 sec for 12 sec. This effect stacks.

Infused with Anima

When one council member is defeated, the remaining council members each gain an ability.

Prideful Eruption Icon Prideful Eruption

The Baroness violently unleashes the welled-up pride within each player causing them to erupt, inflicting 10,478 Shadow damage to all players within 6 yards.

6.

Empowered with Anima

When both other council members are defeated, the remaining council member gains a final ability.

Soul Spikes Icon Soul Spikes

Baroness Frieda summons forth 4 Soul Spikes Icon Soul Spikes that impale her current target over 4 sec. Each spike inflicts 13,971 Physical damage and increases the damge taken from Soul Spikes Icon Soul Spikes for 4 sec. In addition, each impact radiates a portion of the damage inflicted to all players as Shadow damage.

Lord Stavros
Evasive Lunge Icon Evasive Lunge

Lord Stavros teleports behind his current target before lunging forward, inflicting 17,463 Physical damage to players in a line 20 yards long and increasing their damage taken by Evasive Lunge Icon Evasive Lunge by 100% for until cancelled. This effect stacks.

Dark Recital Icon Dark Recital

Lord Stavros assigns players to dance in pairs for 8 sec. While farther than 8 yards from your partner Lord Stavros punishes you, inflicting 1,047 Shadow damage every 0.5 sec.

In addition, Lord Stavros encourages your dance moves by marking each partner's location every 0.5 sec, causing it to erupt inflicting 9,314 Shadow damage to all players within 2.5 yards of the impact.

7.

Infused with Anima

When one council member is defeated, the remaining council members each gain an ability.

Waltz of Blood Icon Waltz of Blood

Lord Stavros calls Waltzing Venthyr to careen across the dance floor. Upon contact players suffer 9,314 Shadow damage and are stunned for 1 sec.

8.

Empowered with Anima

When both other council members are defeated, the remaining council member gains a final ability.

Dancing Fools Icon Dancing Fools

Lord Stavros calls all Waltzing Venthyr to the dance floor.

Waltzing Venthyr
Violent Uproar Icon Violent Uproar

Venthyr noble men and women emit violent outbursts of celebratory anima when in the throes of revelry. Each burst inflicts 116,425 Shadow damage to players within 11 yards.

9.

Intermission: The Danse Macabre

When a council member is reduced to 50% health, each living council member retreats to the balcony for the Danse Macabre.

Danse Macabre Icon Danse Macabre

The master of dance calls players to take their places and follow the lead of their dredger dance partners. Making the proper dance move shows your Fancy Footwork Icon Fancy Footwork, while failing to do so demonstrates your Wrong Moves Icon Wrong Moves.

Fancy Footwork Icon Fancy Footwork

Each correctly performed dance step increases Haste by 3% for 30 sec.

This effect stacks.

Wrong Moves Icon Wrong Moves

Failure to perform the correct dance step inflicts 698 Shadow damage every 1 sec and removes any Fancy Footwork Icon Fancy Footwork. This damage continues to increase until you find your proper location or the Danse Macabre Icon Danse Macabre ends.

10.

Changelog

  • 07 May 2020: Guide added.
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