High Astromancer Solarian

High Astromancer Solarian
Gender	Female
Race	Blood elf (Humanoid)
Level	?? Boss
Class	Mage
Reaction	Alliance Horde
Affiliation(s)	Kael'thas' forces
Occupation	Guarding Tempest Keep
Location	The Solarium, Tempest Keep
Status	Killable
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High Astromancer Solarian is the third boss of the Eye in Tempest Keep. She is a level ?? (boss) mage, but is attired in Voidheart Raiment, the Tier 4 armor for warlocks (most likely due to the fact that she transforms into a giant Voidwalker towards the end of her fight.)

Adds

Non elite Adds (Agents):

• 30,000 Health
• 1500 damage on cloth

Elite Adds (Priests):

• 80,000 Health
• 300 damage on cloth

Spells and abilities

•  Wrath of the Astromancer —  Infuses an enemy with Arcane power, causing them to harm nearby allies for 5400 to 6600 (+ 100% of Spell power) Arcane damage after 6 sec. Instant.
•  Arcane Missiles — 3 times 3000 arcane damage on random target. Not interruptible.
•  Blinding Light — 2500 Arcane AoE damage to the whole raid. (20 cooldown)
• Every 50 seconds Solarian disappears, summons non-elite adds, and returns in 15 seconds with two elite priest adds.

Raid composition and gear

Since most of the damage dealt to the raid is arcane, some arcane resistance will help. It's a good idea if everybody brings their  [Violet Badge]. Players should not nerf themselves to obtain high amounts of resistance though.

Melee damage dealers are very effective because while Solarian is continuously spamming some spells, she can't dodge. During the adds phase, the tanks have to control 15 mobs, thus some solid AoE tanking is required. A good paladin tank can be quite valuable here.

Phase One

During this phase, all ranged classes (healers and damage dealers) should stand close together on one spot. This makes it easier for people with the bomb debuff to get clear of everyone else, and AoE heals are more effective. During this phase and up until phase Three, she has no aggro table.

Wrath of the Astromancer

This is the main reason for wipes here. In irregular intervals, Solarian casts this debuff on a random raid member. The affected player immediately deals continuous AoE damage to others for 6 seconds, and then explodes. The AoE damage is a fixed amount, distributed evenly to all targets in range (thus if many raid members are close, they take only low damage). The explosion deals 5400-6600 arcane damage to everyone in a 10 yard radius, and throws everybody affected by it high enough into the air for about 90% falling damage. Upon landing, the person with the debuff is protected against falling damage, while everybody else is usually killed.

Raid members receiving the debuff must immediately get clear from all other raid members. This is the single most important aspect of this fight. If people are slow in noticing they are the bomb, then the addon SolarianAlarm which turns the entire screen blue for those with the debuff, may be helpful.

Since Patch 2.3.0, [Cloak of Shadows] and [Divine Shield] no longer trigger the explosion instantly, so using these abilities is perfectly safe.

Arcane Missiles

Most of the time, Solarian busies herself with spamming Arcane Missiles. Since they deal a substantial amount of damage, it's important that healers react quickly when a raid member is about to receive it. 2-3 healers should be dedicated to the task of keeping the arcane missile targets up. They can set up a macro to cast a quick heal on Solarians current target. It's rather risky to use slow heals here.

Shamans should keep up four totems at all times, since the arcane missiles do target them, and pop [Heroism]/ [Bloodlust] early.

example macro for paladins (just spam this when Solarian is casting missiles)

/target High Astromancer Solarian
/assist
/cast Flash of Light(rank7)

similar example macro for priests:

/target High Astromancer Solarian
/assist
/cast Flash Heal

or more elegantly formatted: (Solarian is target)

/target High Astromancer Solarian
/cast [help,nodead][target=targettarget,help,nodead] Flash of Light(rank 7)

or a focus version: (Solarian is focus, nice if you change targets frequently while healing group)

/focus High Astromancer Solarian
/cast [help,nodead][target=focustarget,help,nodead] Flash of Light(rank 7)

Phase Two

Every 50 seconds, Solarian disappears and 12-15 non-elite adds spawn from three "light portals". After 15 seconds, she re-appears together with two elite priest adds, and Phase 1 starts again.

During the 15 seconds of phase 2, the whole raid should concentrate in the center of the room, and start all-out AoE. People need to be very quick here, because Solarian starts her usual phase 1 routine right after she reappears.

This need for high speed puts the AoE damage dealers at a high risk - they cannot allow a lot of time for the tanks to build aggro (but still need to do so, else they'll die right away).

After 15 seconds, Solarian and two priest adds spawn from the beams of light. It's possible to determine from which beam the boss spawns - it's the one which is exactly on the circular border, whereas the two other beams which are not exactly aligned with the border spawn priests.

The priest adds will begin casting either Holy Smite or a healing spell on themselves or Solarian. Two tank+rogue groups can split off on the priest adds and have the tank handle the damage from Holy Smites while the rogue uses [Kick] or [Kidney Shot] on any upcoming heals.

Phase Three

When Solarians health hits 20%, the fight turns into a simple "tank and spank" style combat (even if only a few raid members are alive the fight is usually won at this stage). She turns into a massive armored voidwalker and stops all of her former attacks. In that form, she has substantially increased armor, an arcane bolt attack and fears people in melee range. This fear can be avoided by the usual measures ( [Fear Ward], stance dance, tremor totem).

Notes

• This cycle will continue until she has 20% health left.
• The boss can be reset by dragging her out of the room. Note that people may still be targeted by Wrath outside, which can potentially be a problem.

Soloing High Astromancer Solarian

Firstly, as she is boss level, you will not be able to resist many spells. Arcane Missles and Blinding Light deals trivial damage and can pretty much be ignored.

The first aspect of the fight is Wrath of the Astromancer. This spell will launch you high into the air and extend the fight as you will be unable to do any damage. Strangely, even at such a height, Solarian and her reinforcements can still deal damage to you with melee attacks. However, it should be noted that you do not take any fall damage.

The second aspect of the fight is for her to reappear with 2 priests. These priests will heal Solarian and can extend the fight to ridiculous lengths. To go around this, do not kill all the Agents that are summoned before the priests, just do some damage to them. That way, the priests will then start healing the Agents rather than Solarian. The moment the priests come out, kill them as fast as possible, then the remaining Agents and back to the boss.

At 20% health, she will "become one with the void". At this point, the fight is esentially a tank and spank and you have more or less won.

She drops exactly 250 gold and a bunch of epic items.

Loot

High Astromancer Solarian Loot

Boots of the Resilient Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Plate Feet 10 Armor +2 Strength or Intellect +4 Stamina +3 Parry   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +4 Stamina   Durability 80 / 80 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 6 76 98 Ethereum Life-Staff Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Staff Two-Hand Speed 3.60 3 – 5 Damage (1.1 damage per second) +15 Intellect +5 Stamina +7 Versatility Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 13 59 34 Girdle of the Righteous Path Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Plate Waist 9 Armor +3 Strength or Intellect +4 Stamina +3 Critical Strike Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 4 39 47 Greaves of the Bloodwarder Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Plate Legs 13 Armor +4 Strength or Intellect +3 Stamina +3 Critical Strike   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +3 Strength   Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 7 61 5 Heartrazor Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Unique Dagger One-Hand Speed 1.80 2 – 4 Damage (1.7 damage per second) +2 Agility +3 Stamina Chance on hit: Increases attack power by 270 for 10 sec. Durability 75 / 75 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 12 87 33 Solarian's Sapphire Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Trinket +2 Stamina Equip: Battle Shout grants you up to 67 additional attack power. Classes: Warrior Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 7 20 39 Star-Soul Breeches Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Cloth Legs 4 Armor +3 Intellect +4 Stamina +6 Versatility Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 9 37 87 Star-Strider Boots Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Mail Feet 6 Armor +3 Agility or Intellect +2 Stamina +10 Hit +4 Critical Strike +1 Haste   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +6 Attack Power   Durability 75 / 75 Requires Level 27 Trousers of the Astromancer Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Cloth Legs 4 Armor +3 Intellect +5 Stamina +2 Versatility   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +5 Spell Power   Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 5 12 69 Vambraces of Ending Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Leather Wrist 3 Armor +2 Agility or Intellect +3 Stamina   Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +4 Attack Power   Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 4 41 15 Void Star Talisman Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Trinket +26 Spell Power Classes: Warlock Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 7 20 39 Wand of the Forgotten Star Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Wand Ranged Speed 2.00 1 – 2 Shadow Damage (0.8 damage per second) +10 Intellect +3 Stamina +2 Critical Strike +2 Haste Durability 110 / 110 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 13 64 63 Worldstorm Gauntlets Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Mail Hands 6 Armor +3 Agility or Intellect +3 Stamina +2 Critical Strike +3 Versatility   Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +4 Stamina   Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 4 1 52 Crystal of the Void Binds when picked up Use: Teaches you how to summon a Lesser Voidcaller.

Quotes

Aggro

Tal anu'men no sin'dorei!

Phase 2 (Solarium Agents)

• I will crush your delusions of grandeur!
• You are hopelessly outmatched!

Phase 3 (Voidwalker Form)

Enough of this! Now I call upon the fury of the cosmos itself.

I become ONE... with the VOID!

Killing a player

• Your soul belongs to the abyss!
• By the blood of the Highborne!
• For the Sunwell!

Death

The warmth of the sun... awaits.

Sound Files

See Sound files of Tempest Keep: High Astromancer Solarian

First kills

 

See also: The Burning Crusade: Guild Progression

Movies

Chival (Nethersturm EU) Tank PoV

3ioB vs High Astromancer Solarian Rogue PoV

Cookie Solarian kill Shadow Priest PoV

Videos

Paladin Tanking - High Astromancer Solarian

Trivia

• Solarian is voiced by Kath Soucie.

Patches and hotfixes

• Hotfix (2012-09-18): Solarian's Solarium Priests should again be hitting for expected amounts of damage.
  
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Health and damage reduced by 30%.
  
• Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB