Umbral Plains - Netherbian Swarm Commander
Zone & Instance Info| Gather Zone: | | Maiden's Eye |
| NPC Name: | | Rowain McKay |
| NPC Location: | | Find path (CTRL-F) |
Flag & Key Requirements| Zone Flag: | | None |
| Event Key: | | None |
| Group Mission: | | None |
| Event Flags: | | None |
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* Minimum to be
Piggy/85'/pushed into raid: No requirement
Brief Event OverviewNetherbian Swarm Commander main boss.
Various adds spawn.
Players targeted by Infestation -- If not disease cured in time a penalty add spawns.
A netherbian invigorator spawns East of event area, will heal nearby adds; including boss.
StrategyDO NOT HAIL Netherbian Swarm Commander -- Otherwise event will start.Assist MA to kill certain adds. Kill quickly or we'll become overwhelmed.
Cure Disease when trigger fires that you have Infestation. If not cured in time, a penalty add spawns.
Mez netherbian drones at designated location.
Charm newborn drones.
Tanks:
- Netherbian invigorator spawns East. Tank it away from other adds and boss
- Netherbian drones moved to designated location and mezzed
- All other adds tanked at X campfire to be killed (infestors, ravagers, energists, infusers, warriors)
Healers:
- Clerics, can use RC AA to Cure Disease of group members, or group heal with cure or single target cures, etc
- Druids, use your Blood line if RC AA down
- Shaman, use your Blood line if RC AA down
MA Kill Order: Energist, Ravager, Infestor, Infuser, Warrior, Invigorator
That's it for now!
This is a preliminary write up, which will be amended accordingly based on our experiences and feedback provided by our raiders.
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Details of NPCs/Mechanics
Netherbian Swarm CommanderUpon event start:
[Sat Jan 08 23:10:49 2022] Netherbian Swarm Commander looks down at you and makes a horrendous noise.
[Sat Jan 08 23:10:53 2022] A disturbing sound emanates from the commander. A ring of mushrooms rises and creatures come out from their shadows.
[Sat Jan 08 23:11:53 2022] The netherbian swarm commander grows slightly weaker as its minions die.
Boss active:
The commander screeches and rises to fight!| Dizzying Drone | | Caster PB 370k DoT + Reduce AC, Block, Parry (60' range, 18s) |
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| | 1st Person Effect: You become dizzy. |
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| Draining Drone | | Caster PB 220k DoT + Mana Drain (200' range, 18s) |
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| | 1st Person Effect: Your energy is drained. |
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| Numbing Drone | | Caster PB 330k DoT (60' range, 18s) |
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| | 1st Person Effect: You feel numb. |
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| Ringing Drone | | Caster PB 202k DoT + Interrupt Casting 50% Chance (200' range, 18s) |
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| | 1st Person Effect: Your head begins to ring. |
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AddsVarious adds spawn throughout event.
Initial adds spawn:
A disturbing sound emanates from the commander. A ring of mushrooms rises and creatures come out from their shadows.Adds spawn:
More creatures come out of the shadows of the mushrooms.| A netherbian energist | | Energist Aura - Caster PB AE 275k (90' range) |
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| | 1st Person Effect: Energy envelopes you. |
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- Energist Aura AE comes from Netherbian Spawn effect on duration fade of Infestation cast by a netherbian infestor on player
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| a netherbian infestor | | Infestation - 200k DoT + Mana Drain (single target, 24s)
Cast: Netherbian Spawn on Duration Fade
Increase Disease Counter by 26
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| | 1st Person Effect: You feel something begin to squirm under your skin. |
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- Use Disease Cure to remove effect before duration fade to avoid penalty add
-- Paladin Splash will NOT cure this disease counter due to Limit Target: Target Ring AE
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| A netherbian infuser | | Infused Power - Self Buff - 1200 Damage Shield (single-target, 12s) |
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| A netherbian ravager | | Opening the Way - 250k DoT (single target, 18s)
Cast: Sudden Spawn if Hit By Spell Infestation
- Sudden Spawn - Single Target 500k DD + Mana Drain + Aura Effect: Roiling Shade
- Roiling Shade - Caster PB AE 400k + Maina Drain (250' range)
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- Sudden Spawn spell spawns a netherbian
Example:
[Fri Jan 14 21:06:05 2022] A netherbian ravager begins casting Opening the Way.
[Fri Jan 14 21:06:05 2022] Claws expose your vitals to infestation.
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| A netherbian invigorator | | -- |
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- A netherbian invigorator will heal nearby adds; including boss.
- A netherbian invigorator spawns East
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| A netherbian drone | | -- |
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- Mezzable
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| A newborn drone | | -- |
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- Charmable
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| A netherbian warrior | | -- |
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Start EventEvent is triggered by hailing Netherbian Swarm Commander.
Achievements:
- Save the Innocent
-- Kill no newborn drones.
- Infestation Free
-- Don't allow any infestations to produce a netherbian.
- Each in Turn
-- Defeat all minor enemies before more arrive.
Lore:
Event Start:
[Sat Jan 08 23:10:49 2022] Netherbian Swarm Commander looks down at you and makes a horrendous noise.
Event Reset:
[Sat Jan 08 22:20:30 2022] The commander recalls the swarm until aggression begins again.
AurasThe following are the absolute minimum graphic settings to see auras. Zoning is required for the changes to take effect.
To make the changes, in game go to Options (ALT-O), Display tab. On that page there's a
Particles area with three little tabs: Spells, Env and Player.
Map LocationsMap file: N/A (right-click, "Save As", and place in EQ maps folder).
Locations:
Labels submitted by: Soandso
Other labels for group zone:
| Everyone | | Main Package | | 2022-01-12 (12:14pm) | | - Adds Spawn
-- Adds Spawn - Infestor, Ravager, Energist, Infuser, Drones
-- Adds Spawn - Upon Event Start
- Boss Active
-- Boss Active
- Infestation
-- Infestation - Disease Cure (1st Person)
-- Infestation - Failure - Netherbian Spawn (1st Person)
- Event Reset
- Event Start
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Main Tanks
(addon) | | Main Tanks | | 0000-00-00 (00:00am) | | - N/A
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