| Fail:Instance portal blue.pngThe Oculus | |
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| Fail:The Oculus loading screen.jpg | |
| The Oculus loading screen | |
| Location | Coldarra, Borean Tundra |
| Race(s) | Blue dragonflightBlue dragonflightBlue dragonflightBlue dragonflightBlue dragonflight Blue dragonflight |
| End boss | Ley-Guardian Eregos |
| Advised level | 80 |
| Player limit | 5 |
Bosses
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| The Nexus |
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| The Nexus (5) |
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Commander Kolurg (heroic Alliance) |
| The Oculus (5) |
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Drakos the Interrogator |
| The Eye of Eternity (10/25) |
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Malygos |
The Oculus bosses
The Oculus is a 5-man wing of the Nexus in Coldarra (a subregion of Borean Tundra in Northrend) designed for level 80 players. The Oculus is a tower of "magical rings" that float above the ground and the first instance to allow players the use of certain flying mounts. The gate of the oculus is located directly above the nexus gate, requiring the rampway to reach.
History[]
Now Malygos uses the Arcanomicon to locate and tap into the ley lines, diverting the magical powers that course beneath the earth to his home base in Northrend, the Nexus. Once harnessed, the energies are focused through the Nexus' ascending rings and blasted into the Twisting Nether. Malygos' redirection of the ley lines has carried disastrous consequences, however – splintering the world's crust and opening unstable rifts: tears in the very fabric of the magical dimension.
Geography[]
Subregions[]
| Band of Acceleration · Band of Alignment · Band of Transmutation · Band of Variance |
Entering[]
The entrance to the Oculus is located one level above the Nexus portal in Coldarra. Players must be at least level 75 to enter.
Dungeon Denizens[]
- Fail:IconSmall Air.gif Air elementals
- Fail:IconSmall ArcaneGuardian.gif Arcane guardians
- BloodElf maleBloodElf female Blood elves
- Fail:IconSmall DragonBlue.gif Blue dragon (one, Ley-Guardian Eregos)
- Fail:IconSmall SpawnBlue.gif Blue dragonspawn
- Fail:IconSmall WhelpBlue.gif Blue dragon whelps
- Fail:IconSmall DrakeBlue.gif Blue drakes
- Fail:IconSmall DrakonidBlue.gif Blue drakonid (one, Varos Cloudstrider)
- Fail:IconSmall DragonBronze.gif Bronze dragon (one, Eternos)
- Fail:IconSmall DrakeBronze.gif Bronze drakes
- Fail:IconSmall Fire.gif Fire elementals
- Fail:IconSmall DragonGreen.gif Green dragon (one, Verdisa)
- Fail:IconSmall DrakeGreen.gif Green drakes
- HighElf maleHighElf female High elves
- Human maleHuman female Humans
- Fail:IconSmall Mammoth.gif Mammoths
- Fail:IconSmall Murloc.gif Murlocs
- Naga male Naga
- Ogre male Ogres
- Fail:IconSmall DragonRed.gif Red dragon (one, Belgaristrasz)
- Fail:IconSmall DrakeRed.gif Red drakes
- Fail:IconSmall Spark.gif Sparks
- Fail:IconSmall Spider.gif Spiders (critters)
- Fail:IconSmall Water.gif Water elementals
- Fail:IconSmall WindSerpent.gif Wind serpents
- Fail:IconSmall Wolf.gif Wolves
Bosses[]
- Fail:IconSmall SpawnBlue.gif Drakos the Interrogator
- Fail:IconSmall DrakonidBlue.gif Varos Cloudstrider
- Human male Mage-Lord Urom
- Fail:IconSmall DragonBlue.gif Ley-Guardian Eregos
Encounters[]
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Flying combat[]
Players start by fighting around the rings and then teleport up a short distance in order to choose a drake. These drakes allow you to fight in the air while progressing through the instance. There are three different drakes, each with its own special abilities. Which drake you choose is independent of your character, for example: a healer may choose to use a tanking drake.
- Ruby Drake - Tank. Summoned by [Ruby Essence].
- Fail:Spell fire soulburn.png [Searing Wrath]ω ϖ—Breathes a stream of fire at an enemy dragon, dealing 6800 to 9200 Fire damage and then jumping to additional dragons within 30 yards. Each jump increases the damage by 50%. Affects up to 5 total targets. Instant.
- Fail:Ability rogue slicedice.png [Evasive Aura]ω ϖ—Allows the Ruby Drake to generate Evasive Charges when hit by hostile attacks and spells. Instant. Passive.
- Fail:Spell shadow shadowward.png [Evasive Maneuvers]ω ϖ—Allows your drake to dodge all incoming attacks and spells. Requires Evasive Charges to use. Each attack or spell dodged while this ability is active burns one Evasive Charge. Lasts 30 sec. or until all charges are exhausted. Instant. 5 second cooldown.
- Fail:Ability hunter mastertactitian.png [Martyr]ω ϖ—Redirect all harmful spells cast at friendly drakes to yourself for 10 sec. Instant. 10 second cooldown. This ability is only available during the final boss encounter.
- Amber Drake - DPS. Summoned by [Amber Essence].
- Fail:Spell nature unleashedrage.png [Shock Lance]ω ϖ—Deals 4822 to 5602 Arcane damage and detonates all Shock Charges on an enemy dragon. Damage is increased by 6525 for each detonated. Instant.
- Fail:Spell nature timestop.png [Stop Time]ω ϖ—Halts the passage of time, freezing all enemy dragons in place for 10 sec. This attack applies 5 Shock Charges to each affected target. Instant. 1 minute cooldown
- Fail:Spell holy restoration.png [Temporal Rift]ω ϖ—Channels a temporal rift on an enemy dragon for 10 sec. While trapped in the rift, all damage done to the target is increased by 100%. In addition, for every 15,000 damage done to a target affected by Temporal Rift, 1 Shock Charge is generated. Channeled. This ability is only available during the final boss encounter.
- Emerald Drake - Healer. Summoned by [Emerald Essence].
- Fail:Spell nature corrosivebreath.png [Leeching Poison]ω ϖ—Poisons the enemy dragon, leeching 1300 to the caster every 2 sec. for 12 sec. Stacks up to 3 times. Instant.
- Fail:Spell nature removecurse.png [Touch of Nightmare]ω ϖ—Consumes 30% of the caster's max health to inflict 25,000 nature damage to an enemy dragon and reduce the damage it deals by 25% for 30 sec. Instant. 10 second cooldown.
- Fail:Spell shadow soulleech 1.png [Dream Funnel]ω ϖ—Transfers 5% of the caster's max health to a friendly drake every second for 10 seconds as long as the caster channels. Channeled. This ability is only available during the final boss encounter.
Loot[]
- Main article: The Oculus loot
Quests[]
| Fail:Neutral 15.png The Nexus quests | |||
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| Quest Name | Quest Giver | Subzone | |
| This quest takes place in this zone | This quest is part of a chain N [80] The Struggle Persists | Human maleNeutral Raelorasz | The Oculus |
| This quest takes place in this zone | This quest is part of a chain N [80] A Unified Front | Human maleNeutral Belgaristrasz | The Oculus |
| This quest takes place in this zone | This quest is part of a chain N [80] Mage-Lord Urom | Human maleNeutral Image of Belgaristrasz | The Oculus |
| This quest takes place in this zone | This quest is part of a chain N [80] A Wing and a Prayer | Human maleNeutral Image of Belgaristrasz | The Oculus |
| This quest takes place in this zone | N [80] Timear Foresees Centrifuge Constructs in Your Future! | Human maleNeutral Archmage Timear | The Oculus (Daily) |
| This quest takes place in this zone | N [80] Proof of Demise: Ley-Guardian Eregos | High Elf maleNeutral Archmage Lan'dalock | The Oculus (Heroic) |
Achievements[]
Normal mode[]
- Fail:Money achievement.png The Oculus
Heroic mode[]
- Fail:Money achievement.png Heroic: The Oculus
- Fail:Money achievement.png Experienced Drake Rider
- Fail:Money achievement.png Make It Count
- Fail:Money achievement.png Amber Void
- Fail:Money achievement.png Emerald Void
- Fail:Money achievement.png Ruby Void
Gallery[]
Videos[]
Normal mode[]
Fail:Paladin Tanking The Oculus - World of Warcraft
Heroic mode[]
Fail:The Oculus (Heroic) - Beginner's Guide
Patch changes[]
- Fail:WoW Icon 16x16.gif Hotfix (2010-01-05): "To encourage players not to shy away from the many invigorating adventures to be had in The Oculus, we will apply a change to enhance the rewards players are provided when selected for this dungeon via the Random Heroic option in the Dungeon Finder. Once Ley-Guardian Eregos is defeated, one loot bag per character will be provided in his chest in addition to the current rewards. Each loot bag will offer players rare gems, two additional Emblems of Triumph, and a chance of being rewarded the [Reins of the Blue Drake]. These fine treasures could be yours should you honor your fellow party members by besting the challenges contained within The Oculus! Keep in mind, however, that these extra loot bags will only be awarded to each party member if Oculus is selected by the Dungeon Finder when players choose the Random Heroic option. In light of this change, the [Reins of the Azure Drake] will have a chance of dropping in both 10- and 25-player versions of The Eye of Eternity."
- WotLK Patch 3.3.0 (patch date::08-Dec-2009):
- Azure Ring Guardians aggro distance changed from 50 to 40 yards.
- Many bosses and creatures have had their total health reduced.
- Several bosses and creatures have had cooldowns on specific abilities increased, effect durations reduced, and damage on some of these abilities reduced.
- Ring-Lord Conjurers and Sorceresses now hang out in packs of 4 instead of packs of 5.
- Vehicle scaling on the drakes based on the rider's item level has been increased to make them more powerful.
- WotLK Patch 3.2.0 (patch date::04-Aug-2009): Drakes used by players in The Oculus and The Eye of Eternity will now scale in health and damage according to the rider's average item level.
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