Kill the Svanir shaman chief to break his control over the ice elemental

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Kill the Svanir shaman chief to break his control over the ice elemental

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Kill the Svanir shaman chief to break his control over the ice elemental is a level 10 event in Wayfarer Foothills and the final event of The Frozen Maw meta. Upon completion, a large chest spawns.

Objectives[edit]

Rewards[edit]

Reward tier Experience Karma Coin
Gold 472 Experience.png 63 Karma 14 Copper coin
Silver 402 Experience.png 54 Karma 12 Copper coin
Bronze 354 Experience.png 48 Karma 11 Copper coin
These are the expected rewards for a level 10 player. Higher level players receive dynamically adjusted rewards.

Event schedule[edit]

Event Start Countdown Zone Area Waypoint link
Svanir Shaman Chief 00:15 ... Wayfarer Foothills Hunter's Lake
Svanir Shaman Chief 02:15 ... Wayfarer Foothills Hunter's Lake
Svanir Shaman Chief 04:15 ... Wayfarer Foothills Hunter's Lake
Svanir Shaman Chief 06:15 ... Wayfarer Foothills Hunter's Lake
Svanir Shaman Chief 08:15 ... Wayfarer Foothills Hunter's Lake
Svanir Shaman Chief 10:15 ... Wayfarer Foothills Hunter's Lake
Svanir Shaman Chief 12:15 ... Wayfarer Foothills Hunter's Lake
Svanir Shaman Chief 14:15 ... Wayfarer Foothills Hunter's Lake
Svanir Shaman Chief 16:15 ... Wayfarer Foothills Hunter's Lake
Svanir Shaman Chief 18:15 ... Wayfarer Foothills Hunter's Lake
Svanir Shaman Chief 20:15 ... Wayfarer Foothills Hunter's Lake
Svanir Shaman Chief 22:15 ... Wayfarer Foothills Hunter's Lake

Walkthrough[edit]

The Champion Svanir Shaman Chief moves a lot throughout the fight in a wide area in front of the fallen Dragon Totem, charging forwards and knocking down players in his way. If he wanders too far from the event area, he will become temporarily Determined.png Determined and move back to the center.

Phase 1: 100% to 50% health[edit]

During the first phase, the shaman uses an icy jet attack that should be dodged to avoid the full duration of it and getting Chilled.png Chilled. He also summons large falling ice spikes which can be dodged or sidestepped.

Phase 2: 50% health and below[edit]

Upon reaching 50% health, the shaman will turn into an icebrood goliath with several new abilities and brutal melee attacks that can easily down players. However, most of his attacks are clearly telegraphed and can be easily dodged, sidestepped or blocked.

Throughout the fight there are also moving ice storms that are summoned and do persistent AoE damage. These cannot be attacked and are best just dodged and avoided. Be very cautious when reviving people near these ice storms.

NPCs[edit]

Allies[edit]

Foes[edit]

Dialogue[edit]

Event success
Scholar Brogun: With that Son of Svanir defeated, the elemental lost its traction in our world, as I predicted.
Scholar Brogun: And Jormag's hold on the grawl is shattered. This triumph must be documented. But first, a fine ale.

Notes[edit]

The large ice elemental at the Maw may sometimes shatter during the event, causing Ice Storms to despawn.
  • He originally was stationary and did not move from his spot. This was changed during the revamp of some of the world bosses during the release of Heart of Thorns, and he became mobile.
  • If the event fails, the Elemental shatters and the Champion Svanir Shaman Chief simply vanishes, with Scholar Brogun returning to Krennak's Homestead.
  • Despite being a Champion, the Shaman does not qualify as a "Champion Rank Enemy" for the Wizard's Vault. It does however count towards "Legendary rank enemy".