This article is about the creature. For the item set, see Baron Zaudrus (set).
| Baron Zaudrus | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | The Cauldron — Exalted Summit | ||
| Race | Havocrel | Gender | Male |
| Health |  3,367,972 5,702,217 (?) (Hard Mode) |
Difficulty |  |
| Reaction | Hostile | ||
| Other Information | |||
| Faction(s) | Order of the Waking Flame | ||
| Drops | |||
| Baron Zaudrus (set) | |||
Baron Zaudrus is a Havocrel chieftain[1] summoned by the Order of the Waking Flame in the Cauldron and acts as the final boss for that dungeon. He seeks to consecrate the site with the blood of mortals.
Related QuestsEdit
Into the Deep: Help Lyranth recover a map from a group of cultists.
Pledge: The Cauldron: Enter the Cauldron and return Undaunted.
Skills and AbilitiesEdit
- Strike
- A basic melee attack dealing moderate physical damage.
- Hammer Down
- Baron Zaudrus slams his hammer down on you swiftly, dealing high physical damage.
- Shocking Cleave
- Baron Zaudrus cleaves you with his lightning-charged hammer, indicated by a conal AoE, dealing high shock damage. After the initial strike, a circular shock field is applied around you, dealing moderate continuous shock damage for a duration.
- Galvanic Blow
- Baron Zaudrus rakes his hammer into the ground before swinging it down at you fiercely, dealing very high physical damage. A Molten Pillar is then summoned from the impact point.
- Galvanic Burst
- If a Molten Pillar is left alive for long enough, Baron Zaudrus will walk over to it and shatter it with his hammer, sending out a shockwave from it, dealing very high flame damage, as well as leaving four lingering fire fields around where it used to be, indicated by circular AoEs, dealing moderate continuous flame damage.
- Disintegration
- Throughout the fight, bouts of flame will erupt at random throughout the arena, indicated by small and quickly growing circular AoEs, dealing high flame damage.
- Ash Vent Disintegration
- Baron Zaudrus plants his hammer into the ground and stomps on it, causing four lines of fire to burst from the central structure in the arena, and then start circling around the arena. You must move around with the boss to avoid being hit. Touching them inflicts very high flame damage.
- Summon Daedra
- Baron Zaudrus occasionally creates several portals from which watchlings come out from to assist him in the fight. Magma Daedroth will also appear if playing with Hard Mode enabled.
Quest-Related EventsEdit
Further into the cave, through the Boiling Path, you'll encounter Lyranth and a force barrier blocking your way, which she easily gets rid of. After this, Baron Zaudrus will suddenly appear, knocking Drathas who tries to confront him and kidnapping Lyranth.
- Lyranth: "It's worse than I thought up ahead. They used the captives to excavate an old Mehrunes Dagon shrine."
- Baron Zaudrus: "Ah, Lyranth. Your reputation precedes you. I find you … useful."
- Drathas: "Who are you? Why did you take my people?"
- Lyranth: "Baron Zaudrus. We meet at last."
- Baron Zaudrus: "Lyranth. You are mine!"
You walk your way to the place where Zaudrus's ritual is taking place. Zaudrus there will taunt Lyranth before fleeing.
- Baron Zaudrus: "You defile the sanctity of this site! I must find another."
- Baron Zaudrus: "I know what you seek, Lyranth. Come find me if you wish."
You'll enter the Exalted Summit, where Zauldron is waiting for Lyranth:
- Baron Zaudrus: "What you want is right here, Lyranth. Come take it."
- Lyranth: "Hand the map to me, creature! Or die protecting it."
Combat DialogueEdit
Idling before combat:
- Baron Zaudrus: "My plans, ash!"
- Baron Zaudrus: "You dare! You will reap what you've sewn [sic] here today!"
- Baron Zaudrus: "Come! Take what you seek, if you can."
- Baron Zaudrus: "Approach, and suffer!"
Galvanic Blow:
- Baron Zaudrus: "Feel wrath!"
Lava Pool (Hard Mode only):
- Baron Zaudrus: "All shall kneel before me!"
Ash Vent Disintegration:
- Baron Zaudrus: "I'll tear you from the face of this realm!"
- Baron Zaudrus: "You will be unmade!"
Second Phase:
- Baron Zaudrus: "Behold! The true strength imbued within me!"
Group wipe:
- Baron Zaudrus: "Ah, perhaps this shall please my lord."
- Baron Zaudrus: "Dead. Your bones will go to use."
- Baron Zaudrus: "Such pitiful combatants."
- Baron Zaudrus: "Blasted insects! Feh! They're done."
AchievementsEdit
There are several achievements associated with this enemy:
| Achievement | Points | Description | |
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Flames of Ambition Scout | 10 | Complete both Black Drake Villa and the Cauldron in Normal. |
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The Cauldron Vanquisher | 10 | Defeat Oxblood the Depraved, Taskmaster Viccia, the Molten Guardian; free Lyranth; and defeat Baron Zaudrus in the Cauldron. |
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Hot-Footed | 50 | Defeat all encounters in addition to Oxblood the Depraved, Taskmaster Viccia, the Molten Guardian; free Lyranth; and defeat Baron Zaudrus within 35 minutes of entering Veteran Cauldron. Your timer starts when you engage the first group of enemies. |
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Relentless Justice | 50 | Defeat all encounters in addition to Oxblood the Depraved, Taskmaster Viccia, the Molten Guardian; free Lyranth; and defeat Baron Zaudrus in Veteran Cauldron without suffering a group member death. |
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Schemes Disrupted | 50 | Defeat Baron Zaudrus after raising the challenge banner in Veteran Cauldron. |
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The Cauldron Conqueror | 10 | Defeat Oxblood the Depraved, Taskmaster Viccia, the Molten Guardian; free Lyranth; and defeat Baron Zaudrus in Veteran Cauldron. |
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The Cauldron Challenger | 50 | Complete the listed achievements for Veteran Cauldron. |
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Daedric Demolitionist | 10 | Destroy 100 Molten Pillars using Lyranth's Cold-Flame Infusion synergy as a group in the Cauldron. |
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Flames of Ambition Delver | 50 | Complete both Black Drake Villa and the Cauldron in Veteran. |
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Hold It Together | 10 | Defeat Baron Zaudrus without suffering a group member death via Ash Vent Disintegration in Veteran Cauldron. |
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Subterranean Smasher | 50 | Defeat all encounters in addition to Oxblood the Depraved, Taskmaster Viccia, the Molten Guardian; free Lyranth; and defeat Baron Zaudrus after raising the challenge banner in Veteran Cauldron within 35 minutes without suffering a group member death. |
GalleryEdit
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Concept art
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Promotional render
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Painting: Baron Zaudrus Triumphs
NotesEdit
- In a hidden diary, it is mentioned that Baron Zaudrus is nothing like the types of Daedra the author summoned before. The species of Daedra he belongs to was revealed in Blackwood, with the book Havocrel: Strangers from Oblivion, with their existence being widely unknown to their rarity and reclusiveness. Painting: Baron Zaudrus Triumphs directly calls him a Havocrel.
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