Bloodmoon Raid #3: Ralkor's Crystals  

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Rating:
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Information:
Level:80
Maximum Level:125
Monster Mission:No
Repeatable:Yes
Can Be Shrouded?:No
Quest Type:Task
Quest Goal:
  • Loot
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Related Creatures:
Related Quests:
Era:Secrets of Faydwer
Recommended:
Group Size:Raid
Min. # of Players:6
Max. # of Players:54
Appropriate Classes:
  • All
Appropriate Races:
  • All
Entered: Wed Nov 28 21:27:09 2007
Modified: Tue Dec 5 05:21:04 2023
This is a raid task given by Larquin Fangbreaker involving an instanced Bloodmoon Keep zone in which you encounter the leader of the Bloodmoon Orcs, Ralkor Bloodmoon. In order to request this raid, you must have completed the series of five group missions as well as the first two Bloodmoon raids, "The Fanged Moon" and "Crazok's Throne".

He offers the task upon hailing him.

You have been assigned the task 'Ralkor's Crystals'.



Enter through the secret door 0/1 (Bloodmoon Keep)

The instance entrance is the same as the Crazok raid, up through the ghost halls and through Falstaff's chamber.

Kill 1 Ralkor Bloodmoon 0/1 (Bloodmoon Keep)

Enter the instanced Bloodmoon Keep zone and kill/invis your way up to the final room. It is a large room with several "unconscious" named orcs around it (the same ones you've killed in the previous raids).

At the head of the room is Crazok Moonfang in an unconscious state. As you approach Crazok, Ralkor spawns:

Ralkor Bloodmoon's voice echoes in the chamber as you approach, "So you've made it here at last whelps. I will enjoy siphoning your souls into my crystals. Your spirits will certainly make a powerful addition to my army of the damned."

Ralkor Bloodmoon shouts, "Come my brothers! We will add their souls to our army of shadows!"

For each named orc in the room, a bloodmoon channeler spawns. They do not aggro unless they're attacked. In order to activate Ralkor, these channelers must be killed. (Is there a penalty for not doing so in a timely manner?)

A flickering ghost may also appear here (under what circumstances?).

a bloodmoon channeler has been slain by _____!

The giant crystal behind Ralkor grows dark as the last of the shadowed crystals is released. Ralkor growls as his aura of invulnerablity is lifted. "So you want to make this difficult do you? You cannot hope to win! You will all serve me in this life, or the next!"



Ralkor attacks, along with Vesthun Wolfpaw and three shades (2x "a spirit guardian" and 1x "a spectral force"). Ralkor hits for a max ~13,000 (unmitigated), single-target rampages, flurries, and enrages. He also procs a cripple/DoT:

Ralkor's Crippling: Single Target, Disease (-450)
1: Increase Spell Damage by 0%
2: Decrease Movement by 50%
3: Decrease Attack Speed by 125%
4: Decrease Hitpoints by 4000 per tick
5: Increase Curse Counter by 36

The named orcs around the room spawn at certain health intervals.

Vesthun (spawned when Ralkor activates) hits for a max ~8,500; single-target rampages and enrages. When he reaches 50%, a wolfcaller and a few worgs spawn.

Vesthun Wolfpaw has been slain by _____!



When Ralkor hits 90%, the two Boneshard brothers spawn - Galrin Boneshard and Wilnok Boneshard.

Ralkor Bloodmoon says 'Sons of Boneshard! Your day of rest has not yet come! The Bloodmoon still has need of your blades!'

They hit for a max ~8,000 and both enrage. Galrin single-target rampages while Wilnok flurries. Their health must be balanced down to their deaths.

Galrin Boneshard has been slain by _____!
Wilnok Boneshard has been slain by _____!



When Ralkor hits 75%, two aura mobs spawn - Malkazor Darkshadow and Balvik Spiritshadow.

Ralkor Bloodmoon says 'Malkazor! Balvik! Your work is not yet finished!'

They hit for a max ~8,000 and both enrage (no rampage, no flurry). Balvik casts a regeneration aura which significantly heals the two orcs if they're in range. Malkazor casts a damage aura which can build up pretty quickly if you're in range:

Shadow Cyclone: Single Target, Disease (-500)
1: Decrease Hitpoints by 5500 per tick

Balvik Spiritshadow has been slain by _____!
Malkazor Darkshadow has been slain by _____!



When Ralkor hits 60%, Grendol Wolfmaw spawns.

Ralkor Bloodmoon says 'Return from the darkness Grendol! Your worgs have missed you!'

Grendol is a pushover compared to the other orcs. It hits for a max ~8,000 and enrages (no rampage, no flurry, no other abilities).

Grendol Wolfmaw has been slain by _____!



When Ralkor hits 40%, two more aura mobs spawn - Harlos Stonethunder and Korvak Stonefire.

Ralkor Bloodmoon says 'Harlos! Korvak! Sons of stone live again!'

They hit for a max ~8,000 and both enrage (no rampage, no flurry). They each cast some very nasty auras, capable of killing an entire raid in seconds if not careful. "Lightning Cloud" in particular hits as much as four times per second.

Harlos:

Earthquake: Single Target, Unresistable (0)
1: Decrease Hitpoints by 4500 per tick
2: Decrease Movement by 50%

Lightning Cloud: Targeted AE 50', Chromatic (-500)
1: Decrease Hitpoints by 3500

Korvak:

Stonefire Bomb: Single Target, Fire (-500)
1: Decrease Hitpoints by 6000

Harlos Stonethunder has been slain by _____!
Korvak Stonefire has been slain by _____!



When Ralkor hits 25%, Crazok Moonfang spawns.

Ralkor Bloodmoon says 'Awaken Crazok! Your strength is needed once more!'

Crazok hits for a max ~9,000; enrages (no rampage, no flurry); and casts two spells:

Bloodmoon Lycanthropy: Single Target, Unresistable (0)
1: Charm up to level 0
2: Illusion: Werewolf

Crazok's Bite: Single Target, Unresistable (0)
1: Unknown #377 (100/13263/0)
2: Increase Disease Counter by 36

Crazok Moonfang has been slain by _____!



Ralkor Bloodmoon has been slain by _____!

Your task 'Ralkor's Crystals' has been updated.

(Killing Ralkor completes the task, spawns the chest, and gains you a lockout. If you kill Ralkor before killing any of his orc adds, take note that the adds do not despawn after the event is over.)

The chest contains 2 Runes (first list) + 0-1 Prismatic Faycite + 2 Gyro Cores (slot: WRIST) + 2 other items (second list):

Glowing Prismatic Rune
Whirring Clockwork Rune

Bloodied Skull Crusher
Earring of the Carnophage
Necklace of the High Moon
Regenerator's Earring
Ring of the Ripping Claw
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Min. # of Players
# Feb 11 2021 at 9:54 PM Rating: Excellent
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Just requested this with a 6 player group.
Crystals...
# Nov 18 2009 at 6:13 PM Rating: Decent
In Ralkor's room, there are 9 "Crystals" each with an aura.

The first crystal you see when you enter has:

Regeneration Aura
1: Increase Hitpoints by 150 per tick
2: Increase Mana by 100 per tick


To either side of this one are:

Elemental Aura
1: Increase Spell Damage by 100%
2: Limit: Resist (Magic excluded)
3: Limit: Resist (Poison excluded)
4: Limit: Resist (Disease excluded)
5: Limit: Resist (Chromatic excluded)


The next set of crystals are:

Decaying Aura
1: Increase Spell Damage by 100%
2: Limit: Resist (Magic excluded)
3: Limit: Resist (Fire excluded)
4: Limit: Resist (Cold excluded)
5: Limit: Resist (Chromatic excluded)

And, at this point I forget the order of the auras, but they are...

Healing Aura
1: Increase Healing by 100%

Arcane Aura
1: Increase Spell Damage by 100%
2: Limit: Resist (Fire excluded)
3: Limit: Resist (Cold excluded)
4: Limit: Resist (Poison excluded)
5: Limit: Resist (Disease excluded)



The Regeneration aura strips Clarity type buffs and prevents them from sticking, but quite useful.

And yes, you should expect a good 15-25 minutes of chaos during this event and be prepared to die a couple of times...

It was the funnest event I've been in so far.


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High Priest of Cazic-Thule
Gimp Cleric of <Fury>
Mayong

undead?
# Oct 23 2009 at 10:07 PM Rating: Decent
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[Fri Oct 23 23:22:27 2009] A spectral force hits YOU for 5445 points of damage.
[Fri Oct 23 22:37:31 2009] A flickering spirit hits YOU for 4305 points of damage.
[Fri Oct 23 22:36:22 2009] A spirit guardian hits YOU for 6500 points of damage.
[Fri Oct 23 22:36:22 2009] A spirit guardian hits YOU for 6500 points of damage.
[Fri Oct 23 23:22:00 2009] Ralkor Bloodmoon's voice echoes in the chamber as you approach, "So you've made it here at last whelps. I will enjoy siphoning your souls into my crystals. Your spirits will certainly make a powerful addition to my army of the damned."
[Fri Oct 23 23:22:10 2009] Ralkor Bloodmoon shouts, "Come my brothers! We will add their souls to our army of shadows!"
[Fri Oct 23 23:22:20 2009] Ralkor Bloodmoon says 'Come forth spirits and consume these intruders!'

3 spirit guardians and 1 spectral force spawn/aggro upon the event starting. After a short time(I'm assuming if channelers are not killed), more ghosts(I counted 8) start spawning including flickerings.
Notes
# Jun 27 2009 at 4:29 PM Rating: Decent
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If you're like me and like a quick summary to copy and paste for easy reference during an event:
100% 3 shades & worg/orc named, 90% brothers named x2 balance, 75% aura named x2 (balvik first), 60% easy named, 40% horrible aura named x2 (Harlos first), 25% easy named
Task Giver
# Dec 11 2008 at 6:21 PM Rating: Good
29 posts
Task given by Larquin Fangbreaker...

Edited, Dec 11th 2008 9:29pm by giddemore
Task Giver
# Feb 16 2010 at 12:20 PM Rating: Decent
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Confirmed; for dialogue just hail him.

HSishi
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Proud Rogue
Member of <Age of Unity>
Antonius Bayle
Flickering Ghost/Channeler Kill order?
# Dec 10 2008 at 6:09 PM Rating: Decent
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57 posts
A Flickering Ghost also spawns during this event, no idea why nobody else has posted about this, not sure why they posted....here it says the channelers must be killed in order...what order exactly? more information please
Flickering Ghost/Channeler Kill order?
# Dec 10 2008 at 6:44 PM Rating: Excellent
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There is no indication of a particular order. The description above has been adjusted to make that clear.
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Delightful chaos
# Nov 05 2008 at 3:37 AM Rating: Good
Did this one last night. Be prepared for pure chaos for about 15-20 minutes. Also, a couple really beefy tanks will serve you very well. There will be sometimes 3 separate mobs to tank, all heavy hitters.
drops
# May 01 2008 at 6:52 AM Rating: Good
29 posts
drops 2 runes, they can be whirring as well as glowing, just like any other tier3 event, 0-1 prismatic faycite, 2gyrocores every time, 2 pieces of loot every time
cores
# Apr 02 2008 at 7:14 PM Rating: Decent
Other rewards/mobs
# Dec 10 2007 at 9:30 PM Rating: Decent
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102 posts
Ring of the Ripping Claw
Glowing Prismatic Rune
Gyro Core: Necrotic

Other mobs involved with the event

Vesthun Wolfpaw (yellow con)
Galrin Boneshard (yellow con)
Wilnok Boneshard (yellow con)
Balvik Spiritshadow (yellow con)
Malkazor Darkshadow (yellow con)
Grendol Wolfmaw (yellow con)
Harlos Stonethunder (yellow con)
Korvak Stonefire (yellow con)
Crazok Moonfang" (red con)
instance name
# Dec 08 2007 at 6:52 AM Rating: Default
This is called Ralkor's Crystals
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