Kaz'tik the Manipulator

Kaz'tik the Manipulator is a mantid member of The Klaxxi that can be found in Klaxxi'vess after being freed from amber in Briny Muck. Kaz'tik is a user of sonic-based magic, particularly using it to control the minds of enemies and kunchong minions. He has trained a kunchong named Kovok.

Some time after he was awakened by the wakener, he joined the other Paragons in allying with Garrosh Hellscream who obtained the heart of Y'Shaarj.

In the past, the mantid used to use force to control kunchong, but Kaz'tik realized that they were intelligent creatures and that his people didn't fully understand them. He thus bonded with a young Kovok and formed a partnership with the creature.

When Kaz'tik was chosen for encasement as a paragon, he didn't want to risk his experiment, so he studied the notes kept by Korven the Prime on his development of the preservation chamber. Kaz'tik was able to create a modified version that could preserve Kovok as well, and thus continue his experiment where he left off when he was called on by the Klaxxi in the future.

Some time later after he was awakened by the Wakener, he joined Garrosh, who obtained the heart of Y'Shaarj, in the Underhold.

• By the Sea, Nevermore
• Reunited (Dread Wastes)
• Feed or Be Eaten
• The Kunchong Whisperer
• Feed or Be Eaten
• Falling to Pieces
• A Little Brain Work
• Brain Food
• Free From Her Clutches
• Kunchong Treats
• Rampage Against the Machine
• Shackles of Manipulation
• Sonic Disruption

• About
• Such a beautiful creature, wouldn't you agree? Do not let his small size deceive you. Even at a young age the kunchong are lethal.
• Before my discovery the kunchong were used as weapons with little regard for their intelligence. We struggled to control them until it occurred to me that we didn't fully understand them.
• By forming a bond with the creatures we no longer needed to exert control forcefully. Instead a partnership occurred.
• Kovok was the next step in my experiment.

• Conversation with Korven the Prime
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• Conversation with Rik'kal the Dissector
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• Klaxxi enhancement
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• Siege of Orgrimmar

• Kaz'tik possessed the Manipulator's Talisman, a lost treasure found in the Dread Wastes.
• Kaz'tik uses Priest abilities like Smite and Power Word: Shield during Reunited (Dread Wastes). If this indicates mantid can be priests, it is unknown from what divine source they draw their power from.
• Kaz'tik is voiced by Richard Horvitz in patch 5.4.