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Drakeeh the Unchained
Location Blackrose Prison, Drakeeh's Cage
Race Naga Gender Male
Health Normal1,683,986Veteran9,266,104 Difficulty ON-misc-Boss 3.png
Reaction Hostile
Other Information
Faction(s) Blackguards
Drakeeh the Unchained
Trophy of Drakeeh's head

Drakeeh the Unchained is the Naga leader of the Blackguards and a descendant of one of the prisoners held at the brutal Blackrose Prison.

After it was abandoned by the Imperials, Drakeeh has turned the prison into his base of operations and his gauntlet, where he pits people against his best soldiers (and then himself if they can manage to get that far) for entertainment, as well as to settle disputes with anyone who challenges his rule.

He has kidnapped a former member of the Blackguards, Pimaxi-Taeed, who you must rescue during the related quest. He serves as the final boss of the arena, during Round 5: Drakeeh's Cage.

He wields a two-handed greatsword and employs several magical abilities in his arsenal. He is also a devout follower of Sithis, which some posits is what grants him control over ghosts and wraiths.

Related Quests[edit]

Skills and Abilities[edit]

Uppercut
Drakeeh winds up his greatsword before delivering a powerful blow, dealing massive physical damage and knocking you away. This attack can be blocked.
Cleave
Drakeeh will channel a frontal cleave with his sword, indicated by a thin but wide conal AoE. This does a massive amount of damage of physical damage, so make sure the tank has Drakeeh taunted so they can absorb the damage. The cleave AoE adjusts to your positioning if you attempt to strafe the ability.
Charged Leap
Drakeeh will target a faraway player, leap into the air and drive his sword into the ground. Roll-dodge or block this ability; it deals a lot of physical damage damage. After he lands, stones will fly into the air around him and deal moderate physical damage to anyone nearby.
Void
Drakeeh raises his sword towards the ceiling and channels a dark spell that must be interrupted. If he is allowed to cast it, the spell will explode on the ground and send three small AoEs outward, dealing very high magical damage each.
Spirit Ignition
Drakeeh will select three wraiths for him to use in his next ability. Players must absorb the wraiths with golden circles around them and cleanse themselves at one of the ritual stones in the arena. Spirit Ignition also applies an enemy AoE around all players, as well as does some moderate initial magical damage. If player AoEs are touching when Spirit Ignition wears off after 6 seconds, then all overlapping players cause each other to take a large burst of magical damage. If a player is not touching another player's AoE, then no damage occurs.
Spirit Scream
A few moments after marking the wraiths, Drakeeh will attempt to absorb them and cause a massive explosion. If the players have cleansed all of the wraiths, this ability does little damage, but if any of the wraiths are up, this ability will deal increased damage for each wraith he has absorbed.
Negate
After Spirit Scream, Drakeeh will set a negate down around him. This ability can be very easily avoided, and deals plenty of damage while you're standing inside of it, so try not to stand in it.
Summon Shadow Proxies
Drakeeh can summon shades of himself that have all the same abilities as him, but weaker health and damage output.

Quest-Related Events[edit]

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Drakeeh the Unchained
Location Blackrose Prison
Race Naga Gender Male
Health 52,800
Reaction Friendly
Other Information
Faction(s) Blackguards

He yells out from the stands during the first four rounds.

Drakeeh the Unchained: "Let us show them what the Blackguards are made of!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Behold! The might of the Blackguards!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "You may have survived so far, but the worst is yet to come!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Keep watching, you kuudas! You might just learn something."
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Don't lose your stride, challengers! The fight isn't finished yet."
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Your challenge isn't over yet!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Do you wish for more? Very well!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Will this next bout be your undoing? Let's find out!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "At last, a fight worth watching!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "You may have survived so far, but there is more to come!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "So the challengers have some bite after all!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "At last, challengers who fight back!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Perhaps the challengers have some fight left after all!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "That's it, challengers! Put up a fight!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Finally, something worth watching!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Oh! We may need to start recruiting after this fight!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "A sturdy blow from the challengers!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "At last, the fight gets interesting!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Come on, Blackguards! Fight back!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "What are you doing, Blackguards? Get it together!"

When you get to round 5 on any stage:

Drakeeh the Unchained: "Finally, it is time for the real fight to begin!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "And now it's time to face one of the Blackguards' finest!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Finally! It is time for the final fight!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Time to face your final opponent!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "And now for the true challenge! Our champion!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "It's time to finish this fight!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "At long last, our champion emerges!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Very good! But how will you fair against our champion?"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Impressive! But now it is time to face our champion!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "You may have held your own, but now comes our champion!"

When you win a stage:

Drakeeh the Unchained: "Against all hope, the challengers succeed!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Victory for the challengers!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "And so ends this bloody contest!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "The challengers have triumphed!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Against all odds, we have new victors!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "The challengers have won!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "The gauntlet has a new victor!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "And the match goes to the challengers!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Quite the show! Give a cheer for our victors!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "A stunning victory for our challengers!"

Group wipe:

Drakeeh the Unchained: "You're supposed to dodge, challenger!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Oh! Having trouble there? Hmm?"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "That's how the Blackguards fight!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Keep on your toes, challengers!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "You'll have to be quicker than that!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Come on, challengers! Give us a fight worth watching!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Feel the savagery of the Blackguards!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Come now, challengers, put up a fight!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Strike quick and true, Blackguards!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Let's see how long these challengers last!"

Match restart after a wipe:

Drakeeh the Unchained: "Oh! Looks like our challengers haven't gotten enough!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Our challengers return for another fight!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "And so the challengers come crawling back!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "And the challengers return for another bout!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Look at that, Blackguards! The challengers have returned!"

Stage 1 start:

Drakeeh the Unchained: "Let's see if the challengers can outlast our first arena!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Can the challengers defeat Battlemage Ennodius? Let's find out!"

Stage 2 start:

Drakeeh the Unchained: "It's time for Tames-the-Beast to show off his collection!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Let's see how the challengers fare against our beasts!"'

Stage 3 start:

Drakeeh the Unchained: "How will challengers fair against our lovely Lady Minara?"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Our challengers triumphed over flame and beast! But how will they fare against the undead?"

Stage 4 start:

Drakeeh the Unchained: "Burning flames! Raging beasts! Malicious undead! Can our challengers handle them all?"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "The challengers have triumphed against our champions. But can they face them all at once?"

Stage 5 start:

Drakeeh the Unchained: "At last, our challengers face the final arena! But will they stand against my might?"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "It's finally time for our challengers to go against me, Drakeeh the Unchained!"

Entering the ring:

Drakeeh the Unchained: *"Finally, new challengers for our gauntlet!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "At last, challengers worthy of the Blackguards!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "We are the unshackled! We are the unchained!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Blackrose Prison is no place for mercy! Strike quick and true!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "You'll find no mercy from the Blackguards!"

Absorbing wraiths:

Drakeeh the Unchained: "Be lost in the void of death!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Hear the screams of the undead!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "The spirits cry out! Do you hear them?"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "The void will take you! As it takes us all!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Sithis, give me power!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "The agony of these spirits only gives me strength!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "The void shall become my power!"
Drakeeh the Unchained: "Chaos, death, destruction! All are mine to control!"

Notes[edit]

  • Drakeeh keeps a journal, of which you can find three pages: 1, 2, 3

Achievements[edit]

There are several achievements associated with Drakeeh the Unchained:

Achievement Points Description Reward
ON-icon-achievement-Blackrose Prison Vanquisher.png Blackrose Prison Vanquisher 15 Defeat Battlemage Ennodius, Tames-the-Beast, Lady Minara, and Drakeeh the Unchained in Blackrose Prison. Title: Blackrose Condemner
Apricot OutrageApricot Outrage
ON-icon-achievement-Cleansing the Damned.png Cleansing the Damned 10 Have a single group member successfully absorb at least three of Drakeeh's targets during his Spirit Ignition ability and cleanse themselves without dying.
ON-icon-achievement-Blackrose Buccaneer.png Blackrose Buccaneer 50 Defeat Battlemage Ennodius, Tames-the-Beast, Lady Minara, and Drakeeh the Unchained in Veteran Blackrose Prison in under 40 minutes without dying. The timer starts when the first arena begins.
ON-icon-achievement-Blackrose Prison Conqueror.png Blackrose Prison Conqueror 50 Defeat Battlemage Ennodius, Tames-the-Beast, Lady Minara, and Drakeeh the Unchained in Veteran Blackrose Prison. Title: Blackrose Executioner
Skin: Marshmist Palescale
ON-icon-achievement-Gauntlet Gallop.png Gauntlet Gallop 50 Defeat Battlemage Ennodius, Tames-the-Beast, Lady Minara, and Drakeeh the Unchained in Veteran Blackrose Prison in under 30 minutes. The timer starts when the first arena begins.
ON-icon-achievement-God of the Gauntlet.png God of the Gauntlet 50 Defeat Battlemage Ennodius, Tames-the-Beast, Lady Minara, and Drakeeh the Unchained in Veteran Blackrose Prison in under 40 minutes without dying and without activating Sigils during combat. The timer starts when the first arena begins. Title: The Unchained
ON-icon-achievement-God of the Gauntlet.png Sigil Stingy 50 Defeat Battlemage Ennodius, Tames-the-Beast, Lady Minara, and Drakeeh the Unchained in Veteran Blackrose Prison without using Sigils during combat.
ON-icon-achievement-Spirits Sundered.png Spirits Sundered 10 Defeat Drakeeh the Unchained while always ensuring he absorbs at least 2 spirits before casting Spirit Scream in Veteran Blackrose Prison.
ON-icon-achievement-Unchained and Undying.png Unchained and Undying 50 Defeat Battlemage Ennodius, Tames-the-Beast, Lady Minara, and Drakeeh the Unchained in Veteran Blackrose Prison without dying.