Description
While fighting alongside Trakanon during the Ring of Scale Civil War, the mighty dragon Kodezal was mortally wounded by Phara Dar. In his final desperate moments, Kodezal called out to Cazic-Thule, who responded by transforming Kodezal into an undead dragon of terrible power. Now, with his memories all but forgotten and in the form of a dracoliche, Kodezal serves Cazic-Thule as his second-in-command in the Plane of Fear.
This towering skeletal dragon who breathes a flesh-rotting miasma is the second-strongest creature in the Plane of Fear.
Strategy
Engaging a dracoliche will not cause Cazic-Thule to agro if he is up.
Procs the same 1500 HP lifetap as Venril Sathir, Trakanon, and Nortlav: Deadly Lifetap. It also has a relatively weak disease AOE. It does not enrage or rampage.
It is recommended that the tank use Evasive Discipline to reduce the proc rate of the dracoliche's lifetap. Using a slower two-handed weapon will also reduce the number of ripostes and potentially the number of procs. The dracoliche will not proc when it hits a tank protected by Rune IV or a similar damage-absorbing spell.
The dracoliche, like other skeletal dragon-model NPCs, has an unexpectedly small hitbox. It is worth having enchanters, necromancers, and druids charm pets because they will have less trouble dealing damage than melee characters. Good charm-pet candidates include Irak Altil, A fetid fiends, and A Shiverbacks.
Despite its appearance, it is not flagged as undead.