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Commento di 5860

Arcanist Doan is located at the end of the Library wing.

Commento di 8237

Doan is a mage that can do the following things:

Arcane Explosion (instant small range AoE Damage)
AoE Silence (fairly long range, make sure your healers stay back a bit)
Polymorph (Polymorph's the target with 2nd most aggro)

In Addition when he gets to 50% life or so he will give himself a shield and prepare a Fire Nova attack that will hit everyone within 25 yards or so for 400-600 damage. Have everyone back off during this time to the hallway to prevent damage.

Commento di 9545

I'd even say stay outside the door if you are a caster. Both times I've been inside the main room for the fight I've been hit with his silence AoE, and as a the main healer that REALLY stinks.

Commento di andre3100

I think that Arcanist Doan is really easy if the casters stand outside the room.

Commento di doown

a level 40 feral druid can solo this one. stealth in, go in his room's corner, HoT's up, and bearform kill him. Mind the 2 mobs on the entrance.

edit: i managed to got him on a level 38 druid after patch 2.3. A good exercise for new feral druids, since you need to handle well both of your fighting forms and heal. I don't recommend Healing Touch because of the frequent silences, use HoTs instead.

Commento di Thottbot

And probably could have at lower level. I wish I had known about the staff earlier and done the quest earlier. I was able to sneak through in cat form until the last boss.

34 is min req on staff - I imagine at that level it's possible, but 38+ and should be fairly straight forward to solo.

Tips On Boss:

He is q. easy - Just play safe and make sure you heal nice and early as he often silences you. When he says "Burn in Righteous Fire" run as far away from him as possible (you get a few seconds before the blast) and you will take minimal damage (he got me for 70)

I finished him with 3/4 health and more than 3/4 mana.

Commento di Thottbot

Just played him. He dropped his Illusionary Rod and his robe. wow that sounds perverted.

I took the rod cause i have the Lock Bloodrobe. Very nice drops.

(too bad i forgot to get the key :P )

Commento di Allakhazam

I had to do 29 SM runs to get that bloddy staff.

I already had it, but a guildie wanted it..

The 40% Chance of looting this staff is wrong,more like 10% ^^

Commento di Allakhazam

I ran throught the library in Scarlet Monastery twice so far and both times he dropped the Illusionary Rod and the Mantle of Doan.

Commento di Allakhazam

Many druids wants the staff,or the dagger,coz they are good for a healer gear.
If you reach the lvl 40,you have a good chance to collect them!Whem im try ,to do this in the first time,im not to prepared.Im sneaked trought the way to Doan,and engaged him in his room.He was killed me,coz he cast a massive fire aoe after he loose half hp.Next time im carried some fire prot potiont with myself,this can help to avoid this spell(he is only cast one times).The second threat is the silence spell,keep some healing potions in hand,coz not sure to you able to cast a healing spell on yourself.He also cast an arcane base aoe spell continously ,but you can nothing to avoid this(cos no arcane prot potion for lvl 40-s).Finally,my tactic is:Ravage him first,collect some combo points,and rip or bite him,you dont need anything else.Watch your hp!If you have only 6-700 left,heal yourself,or if you have silenced ,drink a healing pot.You need a good timeing.Try to switch into caster form,and heal ,after the silence evade you!If you have 5-600 mana ,cast an innervate on yourself,before you swith into cat form.Dont forget to drink the fire pot. 2 mins before the battle!

Commento di Allakhazam

When I soloed Arcanist Doan at level 44 as a Druid, I found that he has the following abilities:
~He casts Arcane Explosion every few seconds (instant spell) that deals approximately 100-200 damage.
~At half health, he will say "Burn in righteous fire!" which means he is casting a huge area effect fire spell (easily nullified with a Fire Protection Potion; absorbs damage) that dealt 900 damage.
~If you have at least 1 other person with you, he will cast Polymorph which lasts an annoyingly long duration of 40 seconds.
~On top of this, he silences often for 8 seconds, which could be the turning point of the battle after he hits you with the high damaging area effect spell.

After killing him once, I had no problem doing it another time, knowing what is coming. I just prowled my way through Scarlet Monastery and watched the corners with Track Humanoid. Once getting to him, I used Ravage (like any other boss, he is immune to Stun), Rake, Claw, Rake (once previous rake damage over time effect wears off), then Claw or Rake if it wore off, then Rip. After that, I got in caster form and healed. He was hitting for about 75 I believe, and I stayed in Dire Bear form most of the fight after that unless I needed to heal. When he's at 55-60% health, make sure you are at full health or make sure you have a Fire Protection Potion handy.

Overall, particularly easy fight since he is a caster (lower hit points, attack damage, and defense it seems). It also helps your group to have a higher average level so you will resist his spells more often than if you were a lower level. Arcane Explosion (as well as the area effect fire spell)can make a group's life hell if the group's average level is below level 37.

Hope this helps.

Edited, Wed Mar 9 21:18:48 2005

Commento di Allakhazam

The music in his room rules. Just felt the need to mention that.

Commento di Allakhazam

tried 6 times so far no staff drop..

Commento di Allakhazam

The list of items Doan drops -- listed above -- includes the Scarlet Key, and it's listed at 1.15%. This is somewhat misleading.

The Scarlet Key is obtainable 100% of the time -- not through a drop from Doan, but from the little black box in his room. If you look toward the north end of the room (furthest from the entrance to the room) you'll see a small black box on the floor.

Use your mouse, hover over it, and you'll get the yellow gear. Open it, and there is your key. The scarlet key goes directly to your Key Ring. If you ever lose it or mistakenly destroy it, you can go back and get another. Also note that everyone in the party who needs it can get it.. As I recall, the box doesn't disappear, you just take turns opening it.. if I'm in error, then it reappears momentarily, much like the book on the way to Doan's Room for the Quest "Mythology of the Titans" obtainable in Ironforge at level 34 or earlier (I got it at level 34, I'm fairly certain it can be obtained earlier, although the quest level is 38. The Allakhazam page doesn't have a "attainable" level listed).

It's an important key to get. Not only do you need it to open the two locked instances in the Scarlet Monastery, but later on when you do Stratholme, you will need it on the Live side (more commonly known as "Strat Live") -- it's the same key, so don't discard it when you're done doing SM runs.

As for using the staff until level 50 or so.. There IS a decent staff that drops in Zul'Farrek from the Witch Doctor Zum'rah -- Zum'rah's Vexing Cane.

This item has a low drop rate, approx. 12.43% but it's a very good item -- +10 to int and to stamina -- with an added +21 to healing and/or damage spells, making it nice for Resto druids, Priests, Shadow Priests, Mages, and Locks. ;)

For those wondering where to go after the Illusionary Rod or the Hypnotic Blade from the Scarlet Monastery, this is a good option.

I usually start doing ZF around level 42, although the five main quests are obtainable at level 40 (check under Zul'Farrek for the quests in that area) it can be rather hard to get a group at that level unless it's a guild group.

I obtained the staff for my first character and will be going after it for the one of the alts I'm working on (Shadow Priest) in 4-6 levels.. Zum'rah's Vexing Cane can be equipped at level 42, and so it's a good bridge between the Illusionary Rod and later item obtainable/usuable in the level 50's range.

Commento di Allakhazam

The Scarlet Key is in his lockbox.

Commento di Allakhazam

I wish my wife would play WOW with me. I guess I should have thought of that before. Some guys have all the luck--I was stupid and married for looks.

Commento di Allakhazam

Ive soloed him with my druid at 38
hes not that hard
just watch out for his AoE effects
and he gives off a "calling card" or whatever when hes about ready to do a big one

take this time to step away and heal yourself, bandage, whatever...make sure you take some mana potions and health potions

they help considerabley

Commento di Allakhazam

he doesn't have much health but he has some very powerful spells same as all casters.

From what I know here's what he casts:

AOE Silence
Polymorph
Arcane Explosion
Mana Shield
At 50% or so he'll cast a Pyroblast-like spell that does an incredible amount of damage to everyone in a huge radius.

The tank should pull him to the back of the room and ranged should stand in the doorway. If there's a priest in the group he should dispel any Polymorph or Silence.

Edited, Jul 14th 2007 5:31am by Slashr

Commento di Allakhazam

The staff has dropped every time I've took Doan down, that's about 4-5 times now.

Commento di Allakhazam

Had to run through it 4 times to get the staff. Finally got it after duo-ing Doan at lvl 40 with a 41 rogue.

Commento di Allakhazam

this is realy aggravating since no party wants to run through library. People do not want to run through library since it drops the least amount of good items, but i really need to run through library again now that i have the quest for it.

Commento di Allakhazam

Is he in the library? I want both his staff and his dagger.

Commento di Allakhazam

I hated it when he first used that Blast Wave thing on me and did a freakin 1k dmg crit on me....so i made a macro thats said "You burn in Fire you son of that B***h Whitemane" in a /yell type along with a blast wave spell....i activated it one time and i put him down dead...and i happened to get my sweetie..Illusionary Rod

Lvl 49 mage(this happened long time ago) Server: Stormreaver
Guild: Inimicus

Commento di Allakhazam

I dont beleive the 40% on staff anymore, 15 sm runs, dropped once

Commento di Allakhazam

You can stealth all the way to Doan and like said before the 2 monk guards at the door aggro you when you attack him. You need to kill the 2 monks which stinks for a druid because our DPS stinks and they flee.

There is a wandering mob in the hallway that will need to be killed then kill both monks. Most likely they will flee and cause adds but kill the monks at all costs. Yes you die but the doorway is cleared then.

Doan was cake for me at 46.
Sucky DPS making it harder for us like always :)

Commento di Allakhazam

i think it is just ppl being unlucky i mean i remember the staff dropping 2 outta 3 times for me but the chapeau in the cath run didnt drop until the 13th run. Its not like if u didnt get the staff the first few times the chances of getting the staff get better. Its still stuck at 40% so just consider urself really unlucky if it has only dropped once after 15 sm runs

Commento di Allakhazam

I did this guy like 8 times before the Illusionary rod dropped... and when it dropped is was lvl52 and soloing him and had much better gear...
I guess i was unlucky when lower lvl :P

Commento di Allakhazam

At 42 as a druid, I was able to prowl all the way to Doan and solo him easily. So if there are any 40ish druids that want an Ill Rod and you don't want to group for it, or you can't find one, or you're bored and want to solo Doan, it's not difficult.

Commento di Allakhazam

Is this guy not high enough to drop any epics?

Commento di Allakhazam

stupid question : which 1 of the 3 instances is he in.

Edited, Wed Apr 20 01:20:49 2005

Commento di Allakhazam

i believe it. 5 runs and teh dagger showed up the first time. the druid, w/o thinking... rolled for the dagger. :p. The loot was on need b4 greed and every1 was cheated by it. every1.

any1 know how to change the chances of getting the dagger. ive noticed that a group with a 47+ (or a 45+, or a 41 avge lvls, i dont know) increases the chances of dropping the staff and not the dagger.

I could only be guessing, but i dont know. all i know is that it's too easy to be spotted stealthed (yes, i maxed out deception). If anyone does anything group wise that they KNOW increases the chances of getting the dagger, i really really would like to know.

Commento di Allakhazam

I'm a lvl 44 NE Rogue and I can stealth through all of the crowds to this guy, including the two bodyguards outside of his chambers. I was just wondering if anyone around my lvl has successfully solo'd this guy. He is immune to cheap shot and any other immobilizing effect, making it almost impossible for me to get a backstab off him.

Commento di Allakhazam

Where is he? I did SM but didn't encounter him.

Commento di Allakhazam

If I'm not mistaken he casts his fire wave spell when he's down to about 50%.

So make sure everyone is healed when he gets there, otherwise.. :[

Commento di Allakhazam

Duo'd with a 47 Hunter, and me, a 46 Druid last night, twice. Got the staff on the first try. Hunter, my husband, decides he wants one too so we go back-and got the dagger. He is using it in his off-hand in dual wield now, but he really wants the staff, so we will be going back often until he gets it!
As a druid, I hit Farie Fire and Moonfire, then I went cat, spammed rake until I had 4 or 5 points on him then Ferocious Bite, then spam rake again. He was running around like crazy and we took him down pretty easy. Hunter used Viper sting and his cat helped too(though on the second run, the cat got sheeped-luckily it was her and not me!).
And I am *loving* this staff!

Commento di Allakhazam

lol i ot it firdt time with a party and im a 33 preist

Commento di Allakhazam

WOAH I had no idea Mindbenderloop was a .01% drop! I got that my second time through the inst!

Commento di Allakhazam

I'm a 38 rogue. Do you think I can solo him easily enough? I obviously can sneak to him easily, but I don't know about the fight. AE seems pretty quick to trigger, so it would be hard to get a kick in there. Let me know what you think.

Edit: I just found out that after 3/22's patch, the two guards outside are linked to him as well... looks like no then. Plus, his drops have been nerfed. I'm going to knock around his thugs for awhile then! :)

Edited, Wed Mar 23 16:29:33 2005