Chapter 46: First Clear – The Fall of Goldtooth
Wham!
A glowing shield ricocheted off Goldtooth’s chest, dealing 320 points of Holy damage. The force sent it careening into Snarlfang next, slamming into the beast for another 170 damage.
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Avenger’s Shield: Hurls a holy shield at the target, dealing Holy damage, interrupting spellcasting, and silencing them for 3 seconds. Bounces to up to three enemies. Costs mana, grants 1 Divine Power. 30-second cooldown.
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Ryan had just used Avenger’s Shield, a powerful ability unlocked when he specialized in the Protection path. Not only did it inflict solid Holy damage to both bosses, but more importantly, it interrupted Goldtooth’s spellcasting and firmly secured their aggro. That was key.
Snarlfang, the brawler of the duo, was relatively straightforward. As the simplest of all secondary bosses, he had only a few predictable abilities—none of them truly dangerous. Mortal Strike was the only one worth watching, cutting down healing received by its target.
Other skills like Cleave, which struck everything in a frontal arc, or Thunderclap, which slowed the attack speed of nearby players, were largely harmless. Even Charge, which was supposed to be threatening with its bonus damage, barely tickled. After charging in, Snarlfang hit Ryan for just over 200 damage. Once reduced to basic attacks and Cleave, his hits dropped to under 130—practically ignorable.
Goldtooth was the real threat.
A priest-type monster, Goldtooth looked more like a shaman out of the Dark Horde playbook. While he could swing a staff if needed, his melee hits were weak—only about 80 damage per strike, even less than some regular elites.
But that wasn’t the problem.