Sarevok Anchev/Combat: Difference between revisions

{{Infobox creature

| race = [[Human]]

| type = [[Humanoid]]

| ac = 20

| e hp = 183

| hp = 262

| t hp = 340

| movement m = 9

| weight kg = 80

| str save prof = yes

| con save prof = yes

| conditions = Legendary Resistance

| t conditions = Legendary Resistance: Incapacitation

| h passives = Legendary Action: Murderous Retort, Exceptional Plate @ Plate Armour +2, Extra Attack, First Blood @ Amulet of Bhaal, Indomitable, Opportunity Attack, Perfect Sentry, Permanently Armed

| passives = Exceptional Plate @ Plate Armour +2, Extra Attack, First Blood @ Amulet of Bhaal, Indomitable, Opportunity Attack, Perfect Sentry, Permanently Armed

{{CombatTab}}

== Attacks and Abilities ==

{{Feature box|Deathbringer Assault}}

{{Feature box|Deathbringer's Legacy}}

{{Feature box|Power Word Kill}}

{{Feature box|Murderous Retort}}

* {{Cond|Sanctuary}} (from Echo of Amelyssan)

* {{Cond|Warding Bond (Target)}} (from Echo of Amelyssan)

==Allies==

** Upon death, grants Sarevok {{Cond|Absorbed Essence: Amelyssan}}, healing him for {{DamageText|2d12|Healing}} each time he attacks.

 

 

** Casts {{SAI|Slow}}, {{SAI|Command}}, and {{SAI|Contagion}} on the party.

** With {{cond|Retributive Justice}}, casts {{SAI|Blight}} and {{SAI|Inflict Wounds}}.

 

*{{CharLink|Echo of Abazigal}} (Only if Sarevok is attacked after the player has become the ''Unholy Assassin'')

** Upon death of this echo, Sarevok gains {{cond|Absorbed Essence: Abazigal}} which causes Sarevok to deal maximum damage with all his attacks.

 

*{{CharLink|That Which Guards}}, {{CharLink|That Which Lurks}}, and {{CharLink|That Which Watches}} (Only if the door is open and combat gets too close to them)

 

 

Sarevok can be fought at the [[Murder Tribunal]] in the [[Lower City Sewers]]. He is joined by echoes of [[Echo of Sendai|Sendai]], [[Echo of Illasera|Illasera]], and [[Echo of Amelyssan|Amelyssan]], as well as other conditional allies.

 

If the player convinces [[Dolor]] to take up arms against the Murder Tribunal, Sarevok will cast [[Power Word Kill]] on Dolor, instantly killing him.{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/Kv0PNOK.png|title=Sarevok casts Power Word Kill on Dolor}}

This fight greatly revolves around the Echoes. Each Echo will contribute to the fight in one of three ways, depending on whether it and Sarevok are alive:

* When Sarevok is killed, any surviving Echoes gain {{cond|Retributive Justice}} and begin attacking the party directly.  

[[Echo of Amelyssan]]'s {{SAI|Warding Bond}} will often result in her dying first, but fortunately her Absorbed Essence is relatively harmless. It is advisable to avoid killing [[Echo of Sendai]] and [[Echo of Illasera]], since their Absorbed Essence effects make Sarevok much harder to kill and much more dangerous, respectively. They can instead be disabled through conditions such as {{cond|Stunned}} or {{cond|Silenced}}, or simply ignored by killing Sarevok before they can cause too much trouble. Even with {{cond|Retributive Justice}}, the Echoes by themselves are far less dangerous than Sarevok at full power.

This fight can also be "cheesed". Once the party has either presented the hand of a victim they killed or passed the {{Ability Check|Deception|20}} to convince Sarevok that they are worthy of becoming an ''Unholy Assassin'', he will stand up to walk into the sacrificial chamber next door while the Echoes teleport to the room ahead of him. Attacking him at this moment leaves him extremely vulnerable because the Echoes will be too far to come to his aid.

By luring Sarevok up onto the platform nearest the crack in the wall, and then creating any form of lingering obscurement or blockage on the pillars climbing up, he can be separated from the echoes in a way that prevents them from from casting many of their spells on him. This can give you a few extra turns of time before they can path around, or cause them to waste turns moving.