WoW Balakar Khan Dragonflight Boss

Balakar Khan – Balakar Khan is the ruthless leader of Clan Nokhud. His stormcasters have captured the great eagle spirit Ohn’ahra, and he wants to seize the Windmother’s power. Hatred unites his clan against all “outsiders.” As the relentless offensive continues, someone must stand up to this tyrant.

Location: The Nokhud Offensive.

Balakar Khan Boss Guide in The Nokhud Offensive

Important Balakar Khan Trash Tips and Tricks

Regardless of what order you choose, the defeat the previous bosses will unlock Balakar Khan. Unlike the past bosses, where you could freely fly to any pack of your choise, your Dragonriding will be limited, as once you get near the boss area, in order to pass through, you must use your regular non-dragonriding mount (or walk). If you fail to do so, you will get Stormcaller’s Fury, knocked back and dismounted! There are several important mob-types prior to engaging the last boss, although you can choose to skip all of them and go straight to the Balakar Khan. He will be active, unlike the previous bosses who require an “activation” process.

  • Beware of Nokhud Warspear and its Swift Stab ability. It charges on a random player and leaves a bleed effect on them. Approach this mob with caution.
  • Nokhud Thunderfist is the most dangerous caster in this area because of Storm Shock hitting random targets. This ability will also leave a lingering DoT on the targeted player, so use personal defensives if you get two consecutive ones.
  • Nokhud Houndsman is also an enemy who is not pleasant to deal with. He will cast Shoot on random party members (unavoidable damage) so make sure you are at high health all the time. He will also cast Command: Seek, you can use stun or disturb effects to stop the cast.

Lastly, there will be 2 avoidable mini-bosses prior to Balakar Khan – Batak and Balara. If you choose to engage them, you must kill them simultaneously to avoid the Raging Kin buff being present. Each of them has unique abilities under their belt:

  • Balara will cast Ravaging Spear which you have enough time to side-step, failing to do so will turn lethal depending on the keystone difficulty.
  • Dodge the Broad Stomp frontal cast by Batak (it has a 20 yards range).
  • Beware of the Vehement Charge from Balara, it will deal damage and knock you back. You will have enough time to side-step it.

Balakar Khan Tips and Strategy

Balakar Khan is a 2 phase boss fight with a fair number of complex mechanics that will test the limits of your party. In addition, there will be an intermission phase where you will combat several of his trusted minions.
Balakar Khan Boss Preview


Example of where to bait

  • In the Phase 1 of the fight, your tank must pay attention to Rending Strike as it leaves a nasty bleed effect and also increases the damage from Savage Strike by 500%. It’s best to use active mitigation, or any sort of defensive at this moment.
  • Periodically, Balakar Khan will cast Iron Spear on a random target in your party, followed up by an immediate charge to “collect” his spear – Iron Stampede. It’s best if you stay close to a wall so you can “bait” the charge and so the boss won’t drift far away. This way you will increase the uptime on the boss and therefore your overall damage.
  • Lastly, make sure to side-step the Upheaval ability at all costs, at this will drop you to a critical health level.
  • Once the boss reaches 60% health, he will begin his Intermission: Stormwinds. You can tank the boss further from its original position, so it takes longer to get to his pre-placed intermission spot. This way you can chunk a few extra % down and shorten the Second phase since the boss doesn’t do any mechanics during his “run”.

During the intermission, the inactive Nokhud Stormcaster will be made available to be damaged (at the beginning of Phase 1 they were protected by Crackling Shield). Each of the Stormcasters will cast Storm Bolt, it’s best to pre-assign the interrupts, so they get “locked” on a cast and start walking to the same spot, which will make them available to be cleaved and killed faster. Keep in mind Stun, Disturb and Knockback effects work on them too. There are a few more details to pay attention to:

  • The longer the phase lasts, the more damage you will take from Stormwinds, that is why you want to kill the Nokhud Stormcaster as quickly as possible.
  • Dodge the Lightning pools on the ground at all times during the intermission.

As soon as you defeat the 4 Nokhud Stormcaster, Phase 2 will begin.

  • Periodically, Balakar Khan will cast Conductive Strike on the tank. It is crucial for the Healer to watch out and Dispel immediately. The tank will take damage each second from the DoT and also from the Thunder Strike cast.
  • Here comes the tricky part. During this phase, the boss will cast Static Spear on a random player in your part. When hit, it will pull all party members to its location. You have a short time to react and get away from it to avoid being hit by the Iron Stampede (same charge as in Phase 1). That is why it is important to play close to a wall, just like in Phase 1 so you can bait the charge and shorten its frontal dash.
  • Lastly, just like in Phase 1, you must dodge a similar spell – Crackling Upheaval throughout the fight, so be quick!

On Mythic difficulty, after every Upheaval, the boss will also cast Quake creating a lingering AoE pool on the ground that does damage upon contact, do your best to avoid it.


Drops & Rewards

Type Item Stats
One-Hand Koroleth’s Crackling Dagger INT Haste/
Mastery
One-Hand Stormslash AGI Haste/
Vers
Plate Shoulders Nokhud Traditionalist’s Pauldrons STR-INT Crit/
Vers
Cloth Chest Blessed Ohn’ir Robes INT Haste/
Vers
Leather Legs Legguards of Adamant Rule AGI-INT Crit/
Haste
Mail Feet Lightning-Charged Striders AGI-INT Haste/
Mast

Achievements

Achievement Description
The Nokhud Offensive Defeat Balakar Khan in The Nokhud Offensive.
Heroic: The Nokhud Offensive Defeat Balakar Khan in The Nokhud Offensive on Heroic difficulty or higher.
Mythic: The Nokhud Offensive Defeat Balakar Khan in The Nokhud Offensive on Mythic or Mythic Keystone difficulty.
Nokhud Deed Goes Unnoticed Defeat Balakar Khan after healing Ohn’ahra to full health in The Nokhud Offensive on Mythic difficulty.

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