Warmaster Blackhorn

Though once vast in number, only a few dozen twilight dragons now remain. Astride these hardened survivors are the last vestiges of the Twilight's Hammer's army: the elite drake riders of Deathwing's personal escort. Led by the insidious Warmaster Blackhorn, they move with unholy purpose, driven to protect their dark master.

Stage One: Dragonriders, Attack!

Flying alongside the Skyfire and surveying the scene while his massive twilight drake lobs balls of destruction at the gunship, Warmaster Blackhorn gives the order for his elite dragonriders to swoop into battle.

The Skyfire

Sky Captain Swayze helms this massive gunship equipped with numerous cannons and a pair of harpoon guns for its defense. The gunship is sturdy but not indestructible, and if it sustains too much damage the pursuit of Deathwing will come to an untimely end.

Harpoon Guns

Alliance engineers equipped the Skyfire with two repurposed harpoon guns, seized during its prior service in Northrend. Harpoon gunners spear the enemy's Assault Drakes and reel them in to bring them within reach of ranged attackers on the deck. The drakes strain against the line, eventually breaking free and returning to a safe distance. After a pause to reload, the harpoon gunners then spear their target anew.

Goriona

Warmaster Blackhorn takes to the skies with this massive twilight drake.

Twilight Onslaught

Goriona unleashes a massive blast of dark energy at a random location on the deck of the Skyfire. Twilight Onslaught inflicts %106401s1 Shadow damage, divided evenly among all players within its 10 yard radius and the Skyfire. If the attack strikes the deck of the Skyfire without hitting a player, the gunship suffers the full damage.

Twilight Assault Drake

These drakes strafe across the deck of the ship, deposit their fierce riders onto the deck, and then retreat to a safe distance to bombard the gunship.

Twilight Barrage

The twilight drakes launch bursts of dark energy at a random location on the deck of the Skyfire. Twilight Barrage inflicts %107439s1 Shadow damage, divided evenly among all players within its 5 yard radius. If the attack strikes the deck of the Skyfire without hitting a player, the gunship suffers the full damage instead.On Heroic Difficulty, Twilight Barrage also increases Shadow damage taken by 140000% for 0 sec. This effect stacks.

Twilight Elite Dreadblade

Blade Rush

The Dreadblade charges at the location of a random distant player, inflicting %107595s1 Physical damage to all players in its path.

Degeneration

The Dreadblade carves a swath of destruction with its dark sword. The sword inflicts %107558s1 Shadow damage to enemies in a frontal cone, and %107558s2 Shadow damage every 2 sec for 1 min. This effect stacks.

Twilight Elite Slayer

Blade Rush

The Elite Slayer charges at the location of a random distant player, inflicting %107595s1 Physical damage to all players in its path.

Brutal Strike

The Slayer strikes a vicious blow with its jagged sword. The strike inflicts %107567s1 Physical damage, and %107567s2 Physical damage every 2 sec for 1 min. This effect stacks.

Twilight Sapper

Sleek infiltrator drakes airdrop goblins strapped with powerful explosives onto the deck of the ship. These Sappers rush to breach the gunship bridge and detonate their destructive payload.

Detonate

Upon reaching the Skyfire's bridge, the Sapper detonates his explosives. The blast inflicts %107518s1 Fire damage to players within 8 yards, damages the Skyfire for 20% of its total durability, and kills the Sapper.

Stage Two: Looks Like I'm Doing This Myself

Once the Skyfire's defenders defeat three waves of dragonriders, Warmaster Blackhorn leaps down onto the deck of the gunship.

Warmaster Blackhorn

Devastate

Blackhorn sunders his current target's armor, inflicting 120% weapon damage and reducing the player's armor by 20% for 30 sec. This effect stacks.

Disrupting Roar

Warmaster Blackhorn screams fiercely, inflicting %108044s1 Physical damage to all enemies on the gunship. The shout also interrupts spellcasting for players within 10 yards for 8 sec.

Shockwave

Blackhorn strikes the ground, unleashing a wave of force that inflicts %108046s2 Physical damage to enemies in an 80 yard frontal cone and stuns them for 4 sec.

Vengeance

As Warmaster Blackhorn takes damage during the course of the fight, he inflicts 1% more damage for each percentage of his missing health.

Goriona

After depositing her master on the deck of the Skyfire, Goriona hovers alongside the Skyfire and rains destruction down on the players. Once Goriona has suffered sufficient damage, she will break off and flee, abandoning her master on the Skyfire.On Heroic mode, upon reaching 90% health, Goriona will land on the Skyfire's deck to assist her master.

Twilight Flames

Goriona launches a blast of dark energy at the location of a random player, inflicting %108051s1 Shadow damage on impact to players in a 8 yard radius. Twilight Flames lingers on the deck of the Skyfire, inflicting %108076s1 Shadow damage to players within 7 yards every 1 sec for 30 sec.