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Pyroturge Encratis
Location Black Drake Villa — Black Drake Athenaeum, Flooded Gardens
Race Imperial Gender Male
Health Normal3,157,473Veteran4,781,923
Veteran9,563,846 (Hard Mode)
Difficulty ON-misc-Boss 3.png
Reaction Hostile
Other Information
Faction(s) True-Sworn
Pyroturge Encratis

Pyroturge Encratis is an Imperial member of the True-Sworn who can be encountered in Black Drake Villa. He is trying to burn down the estate.

He serves as the final boss of the dungeon, and you will encounter him several times throughout the villa before finally confronting him. His fight consists of two phases; he will break through a carved wall and escape to a secret lair halfway through the battle.

Related Quests[edit]

Skills and Abilities[edit]

Fireball
A basic range attack dealing moderate flame damage.
Fire Hand
Pyroturge Encratis release a bout of flame from his hand, dealing continuous flame damage. He will adjust his positioning if you attempt to strafe to avoid the attack.
Explosion
Pyroturge Encratis casts a spell that triggers a fiery explosion at your location, as indicated by a quickly growing circular AoE, dealing very high flame damage.
Inner Bomb
Pyroturge Encratis casts a spell that triggers a delayed explosion within you, indicated by a small circular AoE that tracks your movement. The culminating explosion deals very high flame damage. You must time your dodge with the explosion's timing.
Infernal Summoning - Close
Pyroturge Encratis creates a large flame swirl beneath his feet, indicated by a very large circular AoE, dealing continuous high flame damage over time. During the course of the swirl, several Burning Specters will appear to assist Pyroturge Encratis. They have relatively low health and should be killed quickly to simplify the fight.
Infernal Summoning - Far
Similar to the above, Pyroturge Encratis summons an even larger flame swirl that covers almost the whole of the arena, leaving only a small circle in the middle where he is, forcing you close to him. During the swirl, this time a lone Fire Behemoth is summoned, which poses a larger threat.
Escape
Upon reaching 50% health, Pyroturge becomes invulnerable to damage and escapes the arena, crashing through a wall, leading to a secret lair. On the way, he regains health back up to 75%. He also gains access to some new abilities, on top of the previous ones.
Flame Fields
Pyroturge Encratis summons several flame fields in front of himself, indicated by small circular AoEs. These are likely to overlap over each other, resulting in massive flame damage being applied if you stand in more than one at a time.
Teleport
Pyroturge Encratis can teleport quickly to opposite ends of the lair. He often uses this to lead into his Infernal Summoning abilities.
Scalding Pit
If you fall into the large central pit in the secret lair, you will take continuous high flame damage, and Grotto Salamanders will come out of grates to attack you. You must use any of the nearby steam vents to propel yourself back onto the edge of the arena where Pyroturge Encratis is located.

Dialogue[edit]

Pyroturge Encratis
Location Black Drake Villa — Grand Archive
Race Imperial Gender Male
Reaction Friendly
Other Information
Faction(s) True-Sworn

He is found for the first time in the middle of the Grand Archive. There, he'll send his minions against you and put up a flaming barrier to block the way forward.

Pyroturge Encratis: "Someone else wants the book! We cannot allow this."
Pyroturge Encratis: "Hold them off while I keep looking!"

In a rotunda near the archive's exit, you and Eveli will catch up with Encratis and one of his commanders, Captain Geminus:

Pyroturge Encratis: "The book isn't here. Burn this—burn it all! Our lord demands it!"
Captain Geminus: "You go. We must finish the job. I can delay these worms."
Eveli Sharp-Arrow: "You take care of Captain Important there. I'm after the fire mage!"

After reaching the Walled Garden up ahead, you'll finally catch up and confront him:

Pyroturge Encratis: "You small creatures. The book belongs to the True-Sworn!"

Combat Dialogue[edit]

Idling before combat:

Pyroturge Encratis: "Witnesses, all! You cannot be allowed to leave!"
Pyroturge Encratis: "You think you know what you seek, but its power is beyond you!"
Pyroturge Encratis: "How brightly you'll burn!"
Pyroturge Encratis: "Come then! Try your best!"
Pyroturge Encratis: "Have you lost the spirit for combat? Unsurprising."

Racing Inferno:

Pyroturge Encratis: "Brimstone serpents, scour the earth!"

Immolation Sphere:

Pyroturge Encratis: "Creatures of flame, rend them limb from limb!"

Fire Storm:

Pyroturge Encratis: "Fiery winds, sear their flesh into coals!"

Starting second phase:

Pyroturge Encratis: "No! I must not fail!"
Pyroturge Encratis: "Blast it from history!"

Casting his Heartsfire Spear:

Pyroturge Encratis: "My heart's fire forges this blade!"

Throwing his spear:

Pyroturge Encratis: "Strike them down!"

Group wipe:

Pyroturge Encratis: "Now burn, like the rest!"
Pyroturge Encratis: "Naught but cinders, now!"
Pyroturge Encratis: "Fuel for the flames."
Pyroturge Encratis: "My lord shall be pleased."
Pyroturge Encratis: "None may witness my mission here."

Achievements[edit]

There are several achievements associated with this person:

Achievement Points Description
ON-icon-achievement-Flames of Ambition Scout.png Flames of Ambition Scout 10 Complete both Black Drake Villa and the Cauldron in Normal.
ON-icon-achievement-Black Drake Villa Vanquisher.png Black Drake Villa Vanquisher 10 Defeat Kinras Ironeye, Captain Geminus, and Pyroturge Encratis in Black Drake Villa.
ON-icon-achievement-Black Drake Villa Challenger.png Black Drake Villa Challenger 50 Complete the listed achievements for Veteran Black Drake Villa.
ON-icon-achievement-Black Drake Villa Conqueror.png Black Drake Villa Conqueror 10 Defeat Kinras Ironeye, Captain Geminus and Pyroturge Encratis in Veteran Black Drake Villa.
ON-icon-achievement-Snuffed Out.png Snuffed Out 50 Defeat Pyroturge Encratis after raising the challenge banner in Veteran Black Drake Villa.
ON-icon-achievement-Unsinged.png Unsinged 50 Defeat all encounters in addition to Kinras Ironeye, Captain Geminus, and Pyroturge Encratis in Veteran Black Drake Villa without suffering a group member death.
ON-icon-achievement-Speed Reader.png Speed Reader 50 Defeat all encounters in addition to Kinras Ironeye, Captain Geminus, and Pyroturge Encratis within 25 minutes of entering Veteran Black Drake Villa. Your timer starts when you engage the first group of enemies.
ON-icon-achievement-Ardent Bibliophile.png Ardent Bibliophile 50 Defeat all encounters in addition to Kinras Ironeye, Captain Geminus, Pyroturge Encratis after raising the challenge banner for each in Veteran Black Drake Villa within 25 minutes without suffering a group member death.
ON-icon-achievement-Salley-oop.png Salley-oop 10 Defeat Pyroturge Encratis after killing at least ten Grotto Salamanders during the fight in Veteran Black Drake Villa.