Azuregos (tactics)

For lore, see Azuregos.

Azuregos
Gender	Male
Race	Blue wyrm (Dragonkin)
Level	?? Boss
Affiliation(s)	Blue dragonflight
Occupation	stationed in Azshara
Location	Southeast Azshara
Status	Alive (killable)
Relative(s)	Malygos (father, presumed)

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Azuregos is a world boss found in southeastern Azshara. The blue wyrm Azuregos is a trusted servant of the aspect Malygos. As a blue dragon he is incredibly interested in magical artifacts and their protection. For this reason he guards the ancient night elf Ruins of Eldarath, in modern day Azshara.

Biography

From Blizzard's Official Raid Areas site:

Before the Great Sundering, the night elf city of Eldarath flourished in the land that is now known as Azshara. It is believed that many ancient and powerful Highborne artifacts may be found among the ruins of the once-mighty stronghold. For countless generations, the Blue Dragon Flight has safeguarded powerful artifacts and magical lore, ensuring that they do not fall into mortal hands. The presence of Azuregos, the blue dragon, seems to suggest that items of extreme significance, perhaps the fabled Vials of Eternity themselves, may be found in the wilderness of Azshara. Whatever Azuregos seeks, one thing is certain: he will fight to the death to defend Azshara's magical treasures.

Tactics

Abilities

Azuregos is immune to arcane spells and is very frost-resistant. His powers include:

• Teleporting himself and all players within 30' range a short distance, wiping the aggro table. Azuregos will still have aggro for those players who were out of range of teleport. After the teleport, all affected players will be underneath the dragon and should run out.
• Any player slain by Azuregos gets the "Mark of Frost". Azuregos periodically sends out an AOE pulse that freezes anyone with this mark into an ice cube. The mark cannot be removed in most cases; players with this are essentally out of the fight for 15 minutes. You should still stick around; Azuregos usually takes over half an hour to kill. This debuff was introduced to prevent players from Corpse Running during the encounter.
• Azuregos periodically puts up a magic reflection shield that bounces spells back at the caster. The state of this shield will usually be announced in raid shout if you or someone else in the raid have a raiding mod like CT Raid installed. It is also quite visible; you will see a sparkly halo around the dragon.
• Azuregos casts a blizzard-like spell that burns the mana of any caster caught in its range. He tends to center this spell at very close range to himself; this is why it is important for casters to run a short distance away from the dragon after a teleport. Mages should blink immediately after a teleport.

Strategy

Azuregos in battle

Once Azuregos has been aggroed, all the dps and healers stand at his sides WITHIN teleport range. Melee attack on his sides to avoid his breath and other frontal attacks. The MT keeps Azuregos facing parallel to the dps/heal groups. A few healers keep the MT(s) up while the other concentrate on keeping everyone up.

It is key for everyone to be in teleport range when the teleport happens, as this clears his aggro. Each time a teleport occurs everyone runs back to their side positions. ALL DPS AND HEALING must STOP until the MT has aggro again; it is usually sufficient to give the MT 5 seconds before the rest of the raid unloads. DPS resumes until the teleport happens again. Obviously use potions and bandages as necessary after teleports. Rinse and repeat until Azuregos goes down.

If any casters need to drink, wait until the next teleport and then run away from the raid. Otherwise you will be the only person on Azuregos' aggro table and he will come after you.

Mages should keep themselves buffed with Frost Ward and use Scorch. Fireballs are not allowed, for three reasons: 1) When the magic shield goes up, it hurts a lot less 2) The scorch debuff does not stack up like the fireball one does 3) Quick casting time lets you get more in between teleports.

This fight is mana intensive. Curse of Elements and Judgement of Wisdom should be on the dragon at all times. If you have any Shamans, mana spring and mana tide should be up whenever possible.

Greater Frost Protection Potions are very helpful in this fight. They require 1 elemental water, 1 dreamfoil, and 1 crystal vial.

There is no legitimate means to remove Mark of Frost.

The best place to put a low-level alt as a lookout is on a hill at ^[55, 77].

Loot

Cold Snap Item Level 70Disenchants into:  [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Wand Ranged Speed 1.70 101 – 189 Frost Damage (85.3 damage per second) +7 Intellect Equip: Increases damage done by Frost spells and effects by up to 20. Durability 75 / 75 Requires Level 60 Sell Price: 7 77 91 Crystal Adorned Crown Item Level 68Disenchants into:  [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Cloth Head 185 Armor +42 Intellect +21 Stamina +13 Spirit Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 60 Sell Price: 2 14 Drape of Benediction Item Level 29Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Unique Back 3 Armor +2 Intellect +3 Stamina +1 Versatility Requires Level 25 Sell Price: 2 27 41 Eskhandar's Left Claw Item Level 29Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Fist Weapon One-Hand Speed 2.60 8 – 13 Damage (4 damage per second) +1 Agility Chance on hit: Slows enemy's movement by 60% and causes them to bleed for 10 damage over 30 sec. (Requires level 49 or below) Spirit of Eskhandar (1/2 pieces)  [Eskhandar's Right Claw]  [Eskhandar's Left Claw] (2) Set: 1% chance on a melee critical hit to call forth the spirit of Eskhandar to protect you in battle for 2 min.   Durability 80 / 80 Requires Level 25 Sell Price: 2 27 93 Fang of the Mystics Item Level 70Disenchants into:  [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Dagger Main Hand Speed 1.50 54 – 101 Damage (51.7 damage per second) +15 Stamina +14 Critical Strike +50 Spell Power +10 Spirit Durability 75 / 75 Requires Level 60 Sell Price: 7 64 83 Leggings of Arcane Supremacy Item Level 69Disenchants into:  [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Cloth Legs 202 Armor +25 Intellect +38 Stamina +10 Frost Resistance +10 Arcane Resistance +14 Spirit Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 60 Sell Price: 3 8 75 Mature Blue Dragon Sinew Unique Requires Level 60 Puissant Cape Item Level 70Disenchants into:  [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Back 117 Armor +12 Stamina +40 Attack Power +10 Hit Requires Level 60 Sell Price: 2 31 10 Snowblind Shoes Item Level 69Disenchants into:  [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Cloth Feet 159 Armor +27 Intellect +19 Stamina +12 Spirit Durability 75 / 75 Requires Level 60 Sell Price: 2 15 86 Typhoon Item Level 68Disenchants into:  [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Sword Two-Hand Speed 2.90 150 – 225 Damage (64.7 damage per second) +14 Strength +20 Agility +10 Stamina Equip: Increases your chance to parry an attack by 1%. Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 60 Sell Price: 12 52 78 Unmelting Ice Girdle Item Level 71Disenchants into:  [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Plate Waist 445 Armor +14 Strength +14 Agility +14 Stamina +16 Frost Resistance +12 Dodge Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 60 Sell Price: 2 80 41 Blue Sack of Gems Binds when picked up <Right Click to Open> Sell Price: 47 62

Wrath Notes

Azuregos can once again be soloed by a hunter (3.0.3) and possibly any class that can out-heal the damage. Where it once took hours now just takes less than thirty minutes to accomplish. Azuregos can be soloed in under 10 minutes. This video documents a Death Knight (3.2) out-healing the DPS output of this boss.

Patches and hotfixes

• Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Now a questgiver instead of a raid boss.
  
• Patch 1.8.0 (2005-10-10): Azuregos is now properly resistant to Frost damage.
  
• Patch 1.5.0 (2005-06-07): Additional new raid items have been added to the treasure list for Azuregos.
  
• Patch 1.4.0 (2005-04-19):
  • Azuregos now has a new ability - Mark of Frost. A player who is hit with the Mark of Frost will be temporarily frozen in a block of ice should they attempt to re-engage Azuregos. Mark of Frost is extremely powerful and will persist through death and resurrection.
  • Azuregos has received some new items on his loot table.
  • Azuregos will no longer drop random blue items of a level lower than 50.
    
• Patch 1.3.0 (2005-03-07): Added
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB

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