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Comment by Toldry

Not to be confused with Eck.

Comment by 343990

This is just Oozing with Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome

Blaster (Master Blaster)

Comment by Oathmaker

View it in 3D and load the java version. There's a third arm!

I don't know if that was purposeful or an accidental render since it seems his arm drops off then crawls away (3rd arm demonstrated this). Then again, what do I know?

Comment by IbFeeshin

Luckily it's not a third leg, that would be icky.

Comment by 258919

Out of Ick and Krick, you only actually damage Ick, Krick's minion/mount/slave.

A fairly simple fight. Avoid the nasty green stuff on the ground, because you do that in almost every instance fight. When he starts casting Poison Nova, pull an Emalon and run away. If he pursues you, pull a Supremus and run away. If he starts putting down mines, pull an Anub'arak and watch the ground.

When he's not casting one of those things, turn around and whip the hell out of him. Not tough, and you get to watch your guide brutally murder a gnome afterwards, which provides many lulz.

Comment by vicariousink

The Fight is not hard, as long as you are doing what you are supposed to be doing. Most of the time is running away from EVERYTHING he does. We had no difficult time doing this, but when he does one skill he is almost sure (at least now) to do something right after it. This is kind of how it went down:

He used Explosive Barrage
Then he used Pursuit
After the Pursuit was done he did Poison Nova
Then goes into Explosive Barrage again.

Finally we got some more time to DPS on him and he went down like a sack of bricks. But it looks like you spend more time running around then anything else.

As the skills says above, make sure that if you are not being pursued that you DPS him, he takes another 50% damage from all sources.

Comment by 51161

In the event something goes horribly wrong, Ick is resettable. You can kite him to the east down the road.

Comment by 320048

How easy for shaman healer? Both this guy & Garfrost sound easy in theory; just pop a resistance totem + talented & glyphed HS (and make sure the DPS aren't retarded :P). Would appreciate a healer's view on this fight, thanks

Comment by Arathian

This guy isn't hard at all.
he will throw some poison on the ground. Guess what? yep, you guessed right, move out of it.
He will make some bubbles above you, move out of them
He will pursue you, move to avoid him.
~~I also noticed he has a slightly less amount of armor on my dk !unconfirmed!~~
So and so, this is propably the easiest boss in pit of saron
yeah,breaking new mechanics on this boss

Comment by Cokedawg

It seems his pursuit has a very weird range, he can one-shot you while you're out of melee range (and no, it's not me lagging.). Just an advice, run very far away from him when he starts casting pursuit, and stay at a large distance if he does idd pursuit you.

Comment by 500914

Was tanking this on heroic, no problems until he pursued our hunter and she used Feign Death. He turned around and one-shot me before I knew wth happened.

Please don't use feign death, or vanish, or anything else that will get you out of combat. Just run away; he's not even walking at normal speed!

Comment by arano101

This boss doesnt do any significant dmg, all spells are easy to avoid if u know what to do. When healer and 2 other dps died because of poison nova me(frost tank) and arcane mage downed him from 200K on hc. Boss kept chasing mage and we nuked him easily. Still mage died in the end because of poison.

Comment by 371504

Just some trivia here. Ick is the first and only NPC so far ingame to have the skin "superzombieFlesh".

Comment by 476166

Hey guy... you got a small, pink thing on your back.

The only things to watch out for would be the Pursue and Poison Nova abilities. These can 1-shot DPS and do a number on even the best geared tanks, but the only reason you'd ever die from them is not paying close attention. The vocal cues are very distinguishable from one another, so if sound is turned on, you should know what's coming, DBM or no.

When running from the Exploding Orbs, running over spots where an orb just blew up helps a lot, since their respawn timer is significant enough that he doesn't cast it in the same place immediately.

Comment by Eetu27

Easiest boss in the instance. Saw someone solo it HC and have 3-manned it myself:)

Comment by depaR

Important thing to note.

Apparently Ick is smarter than the Big Bad Wolf in Karazhan. Or at least Krick is.

If he's pursuing one of your friends, do NOT get in front of him.

He WILL hurt you, unlike the Big Bad Wolf.

Apparently, with greater iLevel drops comes greater boss skill.

Comment by 438545

Ick is actually really amuzing to watch. If you sit for just a few seconds you can see him remove his left arm, scratch his own back with it, then stick it back in it's socket....

Really a pretty easy fight if you have Deadly Boss Mods. For the most part this is a survival fight and not a dps race. He will do the same things over and over, just live through them and dps him down.

Stay out of poison (duh):
^Poison Nova Cloud does some nasty AOE damage to melee dps and tank, so be sure to get out of his range.

Run when he is chasing you:
(if you are a hunter you can feign death and chase will stop).

Everyone run same direction (like clockwise) when he is trying to blow you all up...
^Hunters can use certain shots and still do minor dps while running. Learn how to use jump shot hunters!

Hope this helps.

Comment by decrepitbeef

Just out of curiosity, how dangerous is Pursuit to a tank? I've always run away from him when he has it on me because I didn't want to test it.

Comment by Stigmata

Notice that, after the dialog and Tyrannus kills Krick, Sylvannas says "A fitting end for a traitor."

yet she herself is a traitor.

Kinda ironic...

Comment by 160078

For all the rogues out there, Cloak of Shadows will NOT save you from Poison Nova. even though its nature damage

Comment by 463904

Won't it be nice if you could have an Ick mount of your own? That little gnome shoulden't hog everything!

Comment by Ketho

Our work must not be interrupted! Ick, take care of them!
/run PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Krick\\PS_Krick_Aggro01.wav")
Quickly! Poison them all while they're still close! Poison Nova
/run PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Krick\\PS_Krick_OrderBlowup01.wav")
Enough moving around! Hold still while I blow them all up! Explosive Barrage
/run PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Krick\\PS_Krick_OrderStop01.wav")
No, that one! That one! Get that one! Pursuit
/run PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Krick\\PS_Krick_Target01.wav")
I've changed my mind, go get that one instead!
/run PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Krick\\PS_Krick_Target02.wav")
What are you attacking him for? The dangerous one is over there, fool!
/run PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Krick\\PS_Krick_Target03.wav")
We could probably use these parts.
/run PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Krick\\PS_Krick_Slay01.wav")
Arms and legs are in short supply! Thanks for your contribution!
/run PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Krick\\PS_Krick_Slay02.wav")

Comment by 599269

I believe Ick & Krick are a reference to Gorc & Pic in the Star Wars video game "Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II"

Pic sits on Gorcs shoulder the same as Krick.
Pic and Gorc are also opposites.
Pic is the small, energetic voice and brains.
Gorc is the slow, quiet, dim-witted body.

Comment by 258919

For whatever reason, this tends to be the most deadly encounter in the instance from my experience. Even Garfrost sees fewer deaths, and I find him significantly more complicated.

How to Survive Ick 'n' Krick
- If he casts Poison Nova, run.
- If he starts casting Arcane bombs, stay away from them.
- If he pursues you, run.
- Much like the fires, the poison does not buff you.

Basically, if it sounds bad, run.

Comment by 609114

If you get a melee heavy group, amuse yourself by making bets as to which one will die to the poison nova. Or the barrage. Or pursuit. I have 2 manned this boss multiple times due to dps dying early on.

Comment by Sakuria

To the solodins out there ... This Instance can be soloed on Normal as a protection paladin, and most of the trash can be skipped if watched carefully, the boss' takes some time ...
I did Forgemaster Garfrost in about 5 minutes ...
Ick & Krick That one took me around 7-10 Minutes to take down ...
Scourgelord Tyrannus This one was the worst one, made me use my LoH because I wasnt carefull enough ... He took me roughly 10+ minutes ...

Ick & Krick : Was a little tricky but nontheless doable without breaking to much sweat ^^
I did him with a slow kiting technique, get a feeling of when he wants to throw his poison down, then move a bit back, and rinse and repeat, when he does his Barrage thingy that explodes after it has grown a bit, just run slowly around him while attacking, and you shouldnt get hit. Poison Nova, is kindda obvious, run away and let him do it, then run back and attack ... When he pursues you, you dont want to get hit to often, it can actually hurts, but is rarely that big a issue, but save yourself a chance for a wipe ... I used "Devotion Aura" "Seal of Light" "Judgement of Light"

Comment by Khasha

Explosive Barrage can be avoided if you keep moving straight ahead at walking speed. Any slower though and you'll take damage. Still, people manage to get hit by it. Arcane energies will slowly grow at each players' position every 3 seconds or so. After another 3 seconds, they will explode and deal damage. Their spawn location is not random; it is where you are currently standing. About 8 or 9 total for the duration.

Poison Nova, or ANYTHING nova for that matter, should be known to be a close-range area attack. This one is nature-based and hits very hard. Don't take your chances and think you can stand in it. It can one-shot most classes. Even if you live through that, you get a poison DoT for doing it.

Pursuit makes him move slower. So slow that you are faster than he is... maybe not (Running backwards will not save you). People always find a way to die. Also, he deals twice as much damage. Taking your sweet time to get out of range early may not be such a good idea since he might get a swing or two at you, maybe killing you.

Just move when he does anything.

Comment by 216175

Trivial to solo as a fire mage (Level 85, 366 Itemlevel).

Comment by wikkedhead

Solo'd as 376 Enh Sham in 46s (according to Recount).

No real strategy, kite and fight, avoid goo.

Comment by Alardara

Soloed easily as a lvl 85 SV Hunter, ilvl 388. Just camo and go to where Ick is. One by one take out the trash around him, and then easily take him down. Was doing this for the bow drop (for transmog), which after 4 tries, hasn't. Will keep trying though. Happy Hunting. Btw.. I camo walk out as well and reset instance.

Comment by Mydge

A bit of a pain to solo as melee. After a couple of false starts, eventually developed a strategy for him. If you move him too far away during pursuit, he resets. He was hitting me for nearly 40k during pursuit and the puddles were going about the same.

As an 85 394ilvl Bear, I moved him (walking backwards) inside the perimeter to avoid the poison puddles. When he casts pursuit, morph to Kitty and keep inside the square running around the edges. During explosion, I didnt take much damage and used that time to get the bulk of my dps in.

Do-able, but kind of slow.

Comment by 944057

This was one of my favorite bosses in wow

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Ick <Krick's Minion>

This NPC can be found in Pit of Saron .

Pit of SaronForgemaster GarfrostIckKrickScourgelord TyrannusPit of SaronScourgelord TyrannusHalls of ReflectionOverview

Avoid the green puddles that Ick causes on the ground. Otherwise, don't stand in front of the boss.

Once Arcane Orbs are summoned, keep moving and stay away from them but know that the Arcane Orbs will be on your trail, impairing other players.

When Ick chases you, run until he drops off you.

Abilities

Pustulant Flesh - Inflicts 3,750 to 6,250 Nature damage to a target, and additional 2,000 Nature damage every 5 seconds for 10 seconds.

Toxic Waste - Inflicts ~3,000 Nature damage every 2 seconds to enemies in a small area. Lasts 10 seconds.

Poison Nova - Inflicts 12,000 Nature damage to enemies within 15 yards, and additional 1,500 Nature damage every 3 seconds for 21 seconds.

Pursuit - Chases a random target for 12 seconds. Causes Ick to gain Pursuit Confusion.
Pursuit Confusion - Decreases movement speed by 50% and increases damage by 50%. Ick becomes immune to taunt for the duration of the Pursuit.

Explosive BarrageExploding Orb

Exploding Orb - Grows for 3 seconds and casts Explosive Barrage, inflicting 3,000 Arcane damage to enemies within 6 yards.

- Inflicts 5,625 to 9,375 Nature damage to a target, and additional 3,000 Nature damage every 5 seconds for 10 seconds.

Toxic Waste - Inflicts ~4.000 Nature damage every 2 seconds to enemies in a small area. Lasts 10 seconds.

- Inflicts 30,000 Nature damage to enemies within 15 yards, and additional 6,500 Nature damage every 3 seconds for 21 seconds.

Pursuit - Chases a random target for 12 seconds. Causes Ick to gain .
- Decreases movement speed by 50% and increases damage by 100%. Ick becomes immune to taunt for the duration of the Pursuit.

Explosive BarrageExploding Orb

Exploding Orb - Grows for 3 seconds and casts , inflicting 6,000 Arcane damage to enemies within 6 yards.

Heroic		Mythic
Deadly		Important
Tank		DPS
Healer		Interruptible
Magic		Curse
Poison		Disease
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Ick <Krick's Minion>

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