Val'yler, the Shield Maiden

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Val'yler is a giant shield wielding valkyrie who's sheer armor and defense makes her incredibly durable. Val'yler was once a powerful warrior, who fell in a mighty battle, lost to history. She was found many days later, barely alive, lying on the battle field, and was taken back to a "research" facility, where countless experiments have turned her into what players see. Despite all of the experiments Val'yler has endured and all the rage she has accumulated, her human mind and spirit are still present, and willing to escape. Val'yler is the 13th boss in Omegaheim.
==Abilities==
===Shield of the Great Valkyrie===
This fight has no phases, instead, over the course of the fight, Val'yler gains a stacking armor buff, and her chance to block the attacks increase, as well as decreasing her enemies armor and defense.
*http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20061231142406/wowwiki/images/thumb/9/9b/Inv_shield_05.png/32px-Inv_shield_05.png Shield Slam: Will slam her main target with her shield, dealing 60,000 damage and knocking the player back 10 yards.
*http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070113142652/wowwiki/images/thumb/f/f7/Ability_warrior_shieldmastery.png/32px-Ability_warrior_shieldmastery.png Devastation Bash: Will slash her main target with her sword, dealing 70,000 damage and reducing the targets armor by 25% for 15 seconds.
*http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080805063213/wowwiki/images/thumb/5/58/Ability_warrior_swordandboard.png/32px-Ability_warrior_swordandboard.png Master of Shields: Empowers her shield, increasing her armor by 5% and block chance by 3%.
*http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100910171146/wowwiki/images/thumb/b/bf/Warrior_talent_icon_thunderstruck.png/32px-Warrior_talent_icon_thunderstruck.png Shield of the Immortals: Surrounds herself with a mighty shield, making her invinsible for 10 seconds.
*http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20061231142746/wowwiki/images/thumb/f/fd/Inv_shield_06.png/32px-Inv_shield_06.png Shield Swing: Grips her shield at the top, and swings it in a ark, dealing 30,000 damage to all players within 15 yards.
*http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060930054149/wowwiki/images/thumb/6/61/Spell_holy_devotion.png/32px-Spell_holy_devotion.png Stunning Blow: Smashes her target for 40,000 damage, stunning for 10 seconds, and applys one stack of Dented Plates.
**http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070322023905/wowwiki/images/thumb/0/07/Ability_warrior_devastate.png/32px-Ability_warrior_devastate.png Dented Plates: Reduces armor by 5% for every stack.
*http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080805011740/wowwiki/images/thumb/b/b5/Ability_warrior_vigilance.png/32px-Ability_warrior_vigilance.png Shield Dance: Val'yler increases her blocking speed, increasing block chance by 75% for 10 seconds.
*http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080925212359/wowwiki/images/thumb/f/f7/Ability_warrior_warbringer.png/32px-Ability_warrior_warbringer.png Piercing Blade: Val'yler finds the weaknesses in her targets armor, and stabs that part of the armor, dealing 100,000 damage, and applys a stack of Dented Plates.
*http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060930053041/wowwiki/images/thumb/b/b0/Spell_holy_ashestoashes.png/32px-Spell_holy_ashestoashes.png Intimidation: Val'yler shrieks, applying 3 stacks of Dented Plates to all players, and reduces all damage the players deal by 50%.
*http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080805063225/wowwiki/images/thumb/e/e2/Ability_warrior_unrelentingassault.png/32px-Ability_warrior_unrelentingassault.png Ark of the Great Valkyrie: Val'yler swings her sword with all her might, dealing 465,000 damage to anyone in 20 yards, in a 90° cone infront of her.
*http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070113142349/wowwiki/images/thumb/8/85/Ability_warrior_commandingshout.png/32px-Ability_warrior_commandingshout.png Valkyr Seperation: Val'yler will begin to glow will radioactive energy, and rupture, dealing 100,000 damage to all players.
==Preperation==
As with many fights before Val'yler, it is recommended to stack for survivablility rather than power. Make sure all players are using their cooldowns whenever they come up, to take down Val'yler faster.
==Tactics==
For this entire fight, make sure you are constantly reapplying buffs to decrease melee damage taken and armor. With the constant reduction of players armor, her attacks will deal a lot more damage. Many higher end raid groups decide to switch out their Main Tank for their Off Tank at 50% armor reduction. Once a tank gets to ~20% reduced armor, healers should start to use their shorter cooldowns, just to keep up with the increased damage, and at ~40 start to use larger, but not raid term cooldowns. For any ability that deals AoE damage, make sure that all players move out, depending on the amount of "Dented Plate" stacks, they can kill. Val'yler will gain her defense buffs every 1:00 - 1:30.
==Quotes==
Intro:
*Val'yler screams" I. CAN'T. TAKE IT ANY MORE! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME! I AM NOT LIKE THIS! NOOOOO!
Aggro:
*I SHALL TAKE MY ANGER OUT ON YOU! YOU SHALL... *Val'yler coughs* I NEED to calm down.
Shield of the Immortals:
*I am the MASTER of shields, I am INVINSIBLE!
*You will never get past this defense!
Piercing Blade:
*Looks like I foung the chink in your armor.
*Oh. What is THIS!?
Ark of the Great Valkyrie:
*I. AM. NOT. A VALKYRIE!
*MY RAGE IS.... Calm down!
*I am sorry friends!
Killing a Player:
*gasp* NOOOO!
*I'M SORRY!
*What... WHAT HAVE I DONE!?
Valkyr Seperation/ defeat:
*Val'yler: I have... fallen. Thank you friends, my torture is at an end.
*Val'yler begins to glow*
*Val'yler: What... What is this? What is happening to me!? My rage... I feel it surging out of my body! Careful friends! I CAN'T CONTROL IT!
*A flash of light ruptures from Val'yler, a tall human form alls to the floor.*
*The R.B.: Hereoes! Are you all right! we saw a.... Who is that!
*Nick Shadius: I don't know buddy.
*The R.B.: Do you know who this is champions? ... No?
*The R.B. runs up to the body*
*The R.B.: She's still alive! Quick, get the medics!
*Nick runs up to the body*
*Nick Shadius: So this is who you fought? A Valkyrie? Hmmm... We may be able to recliam her soul, we've seen it before.
*You hear a slight whisper through the air, with a slight hollow sound to the voice. "Just like me..." *
*Nick Shadius: Thank you heroes, you have done a great service to this person. We may have gained a new ally this day.
==Loot==
===Prodigy===
*[Chestplate of the Great Valkyrie]
*[Ring of New Friends]
*[Bracers of Impervious Hide]
*[Cowl of the Soul Explosion]
*[Deja Vu Signet]
*[Choker of the Unwilling]
*[Valkyrie Battle Horn]
===Master===
*[Towering Shield of the Great Valkyrie]
*[Blood Forged Ancient Broadsword]
==Achievements==
*(Shield Bearer) Defeat Val'yler on Prodigy.
*(Shield Breaker) Defeat Val'yler on Master.
*(Breaking the Impervious) Defeat Val'yler on Hardcore.
*(Blade Breaking) Defeat Val'yler after she gain upwards of 70% armor.
*(Multi-Forged Plates) Defeat Val'yler with no player gaining more than 40% armor reduction
*(Tylious Be Creepin all up in this B*tch) Have the entire raid wave at Tylious during the final speech at the end of the fight.
==Notes==
*During the end, when Nick and The R.B. are congratulating you on your victory, at the back of the room up on a raised balcony, you can see Tylious standing there, looking down on the raid. After you hear the whisper of "Just like me" you see Tylious perform a sigh animation and walk out of the arena.
Category:Omegaheim bosses