Online:Mad Architect

Mad Architect (lore page)
Location	Vaults of Madness
Species	Lich
Health	1,515,5874,703,728 5,409,287 (Hard Mode)	Difficulty
Reaction	Hostile
Other Information
Condition	Undead
Drops
Chain of the Bone Goliath (Shapeshifter's Chain) Architect's Shield The Mad Maul Grothdarr helmet Fragment of Madness

The Mad Architect

The Mad Architect is the final boss in the Vaults of Madness. He has a chance of dropping Architect's Shield, The Mad Maul, or a helmet from the Grothdarr set in veteran mode.

In life his name was Dutheil and he was known as one of the best architects of the age, as well as for his eccentric nature. A plan hatched by one of his rivals, Gasteau Chamrond, saw to it that his designs were stolen and plagiarized and that he was discredited by the Wayrest nobility.

This led to his mental collapse and his reaching out to the Daedra, who offered him revenge in return for becoming their personal architect. He accepted and was transformed into the Mad Architect. While he initially started with the three that had ruined him, over time he captured many more souls and upon the player group entering the Vaults, he aims to do the same to them.

Mad Architect (lore page)
Location	Vaults of Madness
Race	Skeleton	Gender	Male
Health	52,83136,004
Reaction	Friendly
Other Information
Condition	Spirit

Mad Architect

When he is approached in person, he will appear from the central skull door as a spectral skeleton, before transforming into a lich when he reaches the center of the room, in a massive burst of purple magic.

Related Quests

• Mind of Madness: Escape a labyrinthine structure in Coldharbour.
•  Pledge: Vaults of Madness: Prove you are truly Undaunted by clearing the Vaults of Madness.

Skills and Abilities

The Architect casts Obliterate

As a boss type creature, the Mad Architect is immune to all crowd control effects.

Grinning Bolt

A basic ranged attack that does high Magical damage. If taunted the Mad Architect will be forced to use this on the tank only.

Summon Undead

The Mad Architect summons Reanimated Atronachs, Reanimated Mages, Reanimated Monstrosities and Zombies to attack the party. These should be killed quickly to simplify the fight.

Claim the Dead

After summoning the minions, the Mad Architect creates a large explosion around him for moderate magical damage. This cannot be avoided and should be healed through.

Deathly Grasp

The Mad Architect places magical runes on the ground that do moderate magical damage over time as well as snaring those who stand in them. These do not have red circle indicators, so players should look for blackened areas on the ground and avoid them instead.

Undead Legion

The Mad Architect lets out a flash of light and summons spirits from the ground around him. This does very high magical damage over time and should be avoided at all costs. This area will affect the circle he is standing on only, so players can use that as a guide.

Obliterate

The Mad Architect summons a bubble around himself and the windows around the room break. Any player standing outside his bubble when the explosion goes off will take extremely high magical damage, so players should watch for this and position themselves accordingly.

Dialogue

When first entering the Vaults of Madness:

The Mad Architect: "You doomed yourself by coming here—you know that, don't you?"

Approaching the Mad Architect in his chamber:

The Mad Architect: "You've freed them. I've sacrificed much to bring those prisoners here, to keep them … occupied. I won't allow you to compromise that. Your head will make a fitting gift for Molag Bal."

Casting Summon Undead during the battle:

"You should never have come here."

"My minions will tear you asunder!"

"Those who serve me never stay dead."

"Rise! Rise and slay these fools!"

Gallery

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  Undead Legion

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  Obliterate

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Achievements

There are several achievements associated with this enemy:

Achievement		Points	Description
	Vaults of Madness Vanquisher	10	Defeat Ulguna Soul-Reaver, Grothdarr, Iskra the Omen, and the Mad Architect in the Vaults of Madness.
	Vaults of Madness Conqueror	15	Complete Veteran Vaults of Madness by defeating the Cursed One, Ulguna Soul-Reaver, Death's Head, Grothdarr, Achaeraizur, the Ancient One, Iskra the Omen, and the Mad Architect.
	New Mayor of Crazy Town	50	Defeat the Mad Architect in Veteran Vaults of Madness, after invoking the Scroll of Glorious Battle.
	Vaults of Madness Survivor	50	Defeat the Cursed One, Ulguna Soul-Reaver, Death's Head, Grothdarr, Achaeraizur, the Ancient One, Iskra the Omen, and the Mad Architect in Veteran Vaults of Madness, without suffering a group member death.
	Vaults of Madness Assassin	50	Defeat the Cursed One, Ulguna Soul-Reaver, Death's Head, Grothdarr, Achaeraizur, the Ancient One, Iskra the Omen, and the Mad Architect in Veteran Vaults of Madness within twenty minutes of starting the dungeon. Timer starts when players engage the first group of tormentors.