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Comment by Toldry

Not to be confused with Eck.

Comment by RetardedCat

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 siwy0184

actualy there shouldnt be "secound" arm, just right and other that drops off (u are right).

Comment by IbFeeshin

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

Comment by Secali

Using a bloodthirt/prot spec with defense gemming on a protection warrior premade it is possible to solo Ick on Heroic and Normal difficulty.
Avoidance stats were:
628 defense.
30.34% dodge.
22.36% parry.
19.12% block with 1999 block value.

First step is to clear the trash. you can avoid the patrols and take out the skeleton miners on the way in along the left. While the gargoyles are dropping the slaves slip through and work on the horrors. Their poison is spell reflectable and is used in the first 10 seconds of the engagement. I've never seen one use it outside of melee range. They will use it again within 4-12 seconds of the debuff falling off either yourself or the horror. Make sure to clear out all 5 horrors, you'll need all the room available.

The tactic is to use bloodthirst off cd, rotate defensive cds, mainly shield block, and just slowly peel away at Ick. Thunderclap and Demoralizing Shout must be kept up. Whenever he uses pursuit or poison nova buy time for your shield block to come off cd by just running continously until he catchs up. Be wary about leaving the area he is in. If he leaves the ring of bones he will reset. He can go behind the abomination being constructed and around the crates so feel free to ktie him through there for cooldown time.

Do not try to bandage while running from him during these two abilities. He will throw waste and while you think you can avoid it by moving when the debuff pops up you can't. At a range it actually will tick if you arn't moving when he throws it. The only time you can get a badnage off is a couple ticks after he throws one. Do not push for more or you will regret it and take a tick of 4-8k depending on the difficulty.

His Explosive Barrage is time for you to just spam bloodthirst and build health back up. I recommend moving in a triangle around him at maximum melee range as getting hit can screw you over quite easily.

Lastly Kricks shadowbolts are reflectable. Its a good idea to play with sound on so you can time a reflect and avoid 2-2.5k damage. He'll do at least one every major ability. Be warned though, sometimes he fake casts and will juke your spell reflect. It seems he will stop casting shadowbolt to throw down Toxic Waste.

Ick on Normal mode is very straight forward, in the premade gear I didnt have to use any cooldown besides the dodge trinket =http://http://www.wowhead.com/?item=47735 and shield block. He's probably killable without having to regem your tank gear, haven't tried yet. Should be a good source of abyss crystals if your Auction House sucks.

On Heroic mode you will want to rotate any damage reduction or avoidance cooldown you have. Spend as much time as you can running during his pursuit or poison nova if you have shield block on cooldown. When you hit 15-20% you will want to pop last stand and frenzied regen. Combined with bloodthirst it should put you near full. Again running as much as you can will buy time for these two cooldowns, making the process easier. Using a health boost trinket like http://ptr.wowhead.com/?item=50235 will make regen even better.

The only benifits of soloing him is if you're an enchanter and want to farm abyss crystals without competeing with rolls. He can be killed every 40 minutes or so in Regular difficulty. Or if you want to farm that tanking trinket, http://ptr.wowhead.com/?item=50235, and dont want to mess around with groups.

Either way have fun prot warriors, though its probably possible to solo it as a paladin or dk tank I can't test either way. Would appreciate further information from any tanks who want to play around with Ick and Krick.

Comment by Toxeia

As with EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE GAME - soloable by a prot paladin. Just avoid the poison and toxic spew while running from bombs and pursuit, and you're golden with seal/judgement of light.

My party got bored though =(

Comment by Amrun

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 briefs

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

Comment by Meggie

If you appear to have joined the worst pug even just quit.

Comment by Dreadbow

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 Landronis

idk how the other drops got there, i've done normal mode like 5 times today and it's always the mail belt -.- im getting really annoyed considering i want 2 of the listed drops <=/

Comment by kharnak

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 Waterseeker

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

Comment by Aaro

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 Aarchangel

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 ChronoKoola

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

Comment by littlejack32698

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 Exclusive1

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 Amrun

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 Lysimachia

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 aetherworld

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 Soccerguy1832

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.

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After killing this NPC you will gain:

Heroic

162 reputation with The Taunka

Timewalking

162 reputation with Valiance Expedition
162 reputation with The Taunka
163 reputation with The Silver Covenant

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Heroic		Deadly
Important		Tank
DPS		Healer
Interruptible		Magic
Curse		Poison
Disease		Enrage

Ick <Krick's Minion>

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