This strike deals damage and lowers the target dodge by 20% for 5 seconds. The fight is fairly simple, with the only real complication being the fear and soft enrage. As time goes by his fear and DOT will be harder and harder to heal through after due to his rebuff. After a fear players that can prevent damage or heal some of the damage against themselves should, especially once hopelessness starts to stack to higher numbers. Merlyn is the second boss, and is encountered after fighting 4 waves once you have defeated Folic. He is in essence the final wave of the gauntlet.
Marks of Surgeries are form higher level enemies. Legion Hold and The Death Forge is a prime farming spot in Shadow moon Valley. Felt Armaments are random drops from the same enemies which sell for a lot of cheap gold than the individual marks. You will get a ton of cloth too while farming most of the enemies.