Grand Warlock Nethekurse

Grand Warlock Nethekurse is a Fel Orc warlock, and first boss in The Shattered Halls wing of Hellfire Citadel, located in Hellfire Peninsula.

When you approach Grand Warlock Nethekurse, he will have four non-elite Fel Converts standing in front of him. After the last of these are killed (the order does not matter), Nethekurse will attack the group. If the group takes too long to kill the last of the four, Nethekurse will kill it himself and aggro the party.

Abilities

• Void Zones: Throughout the fight, he will place down Void Zones that will begin to do 1000 Shadow damage per second after 1 second of being placed. Moving out of these as soon as possible is advisable for everyone including the tank. You will get a second or two of warning that one of these zones is spawning when a translucent, circular red graphic appears around the player. The actual damage-dealing Void Zone appears as a purple vertical column, and will persist for a while.
• Death Coil: Cast on random members of the party.
• Dark Spin: At around 20% HP, Nethekurse will cast Dark Spin, in which he will begin to hit anyone directly around him for 2000 Physical damage and spit out Shadow Bolts at random people in the group in rapid succession. The Shadow Bolts hit for approximately 1500 Shadow Damage, and it is best to burn his remaining HP as quick as possible. He will not move while enraged, so it's best for the tank and any melee to back out, and everyone DPS from range. If a rogue is in the group, it is recommended that they save both the Cloak of Shadows and Evasion abilities until he begins this attack, as it will allow them to continue meleeing the boss for a longer amount of time.