Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible Raid Encounter Journal – Early Look at Boss Abilities

Among the various boss encounters, we’ll fight an elementium dragon, encounter prototype Dracthyr experiments, face class calls reminiscent of Nefarian. Notable encounters include fighting a visage of Neltharion, and for the final boss, Scalecommander Sarkareth embracing the Void in the hopes of overthrowing the Aspects.

Which encounter mechanic sounds the most interesting so far?

Millennia ago, Neltharion carved deep places in the earth where he conducted world altering experiments. After his death, these sites were lost to time, until now. Forces seeking to claim the Earth-Warder’s legacy raid his dominion in search for powerful artifacts. Now the champions of Azeroth must venture into darkness and ensure the crucible’s dangerous power doesn’t fall into the wrong hands.

Kazzara

Before Deathwing, there were many attempts to infuse a subject with Shadowflame. The only one that survived was Kazzara. Driven mad by the excruciating pain inflicted by her elementium plates, she now serves as the ferocious guardian of the Shadowed Crucible.

• Overview: As a terrifying revenant of Shadowflame, Kazzara tears open unworldly [Dread Rifts] from which [Rays of Anguish] will seek to exterminate her enemies. Upon reaching 100 energy, Kazzara will unleash a devastating [Hellbeam] from her sinister jaws to execute intruders herself.
  At 80%, 60%, and 40% health remaining, plates of Kazzara’s menacing armor are shattered off during [Hellsteel Carnage], intensifying the chaos as her [Infernal Heart] is uncovered.





• Hellsteel Carnage: Powerful elementium plates maintain the integrity of Kazzara’s volatile core. At 80%, 60%, and 40% health, sections of armor are shattered off into Hellsteel Fragments. The calamitous blast inflicts 166519 Shadowflame damage to all players.
• Infernal Heart: Kazzara’s exposed core pulses with her molten heartbeat inflicting 33304 Shadowflame damage to all players every 4 sec, hastening as she loses more armor.
• Hellsteel Fragment: Kazzara’s armor shatters into blazing metal scraps, each inflicting 166519 Shadowflame damage within 4 yards of impact.
• Revenant’s Blood: Kazzara’s gruesome wounds spew out masses of her menacing lifeblood, each inflicting 124889 Shadowflame damage within 3 yards of impact.

• Dread Rifts: Kazzara releases a furious roar that afflicts several players with a sinister mark. After 4 sec, unworldly rifts tear open beneath these players in a torrent of dreadfire inflicting 35 Shadowflame damage within 5 yards.
  Kazzara’s exposed core causes Dread Rifts to target an additional player for each piece of armor that has been shattered.
• Riftburn: The searing heat of the Dread Rift inflicts 83260 Shadowflame damage every 1 sec to players standing within.

• Rays of Anguish: Kazzara summons fragments of blazing energy to blast out from Dread Rifts. Each fragment ignites a blistering beam and hunts a nearby player, leaving a Molten Scar in its wake. The beam inflicts 20 Shadowflame damage every 0.3 sec to players caught within. (Normal, Raid Finder)
• Molten Scar: Scorched ground that inflicts 18 Shadowflame damage every 1 sec to players standing within.

• Rays of Anguish: Kazzara summons fragments of blazing energy to blast out from Dread Rifts. Each fragment ignites a blistering beam and hunts a nearby player, leaving a Molten Scar in its wake. The beam inflicts 20 Shadowflame damage every 0.3 sec to players caught within.

  On Heroic difficulty, Rays of Anguish will continue to hunt players until they are consumed by a Dread Rift.

  (Heroic)

• Molten Scar: Scorched ground that inflicts 18 Shadowflame damage every 1 sec to players standing within.

• Rays of Anguish: Kazzara summons fragments of blazing energy to blast out from Dread Rifts. Each fragment ignites a blistering beam and hunts a nearby player, leaving a Molten Scar in its wake. The beam inflicts 20 Shadowflame damage every 0.3 sec to players caught within.

  On Mythic difficulty, Rays of Anguish will continue to hunt players until they are consumed by a Dread Rift.

  (Mythic)

• Infernal Fusion: If a Ray of Anguish crosses onto an existing Molten Scar, the amalgamation of energy erupts in a combustion of terror inflicting 112400 Shadowflame damage and an additional 45793 Shadowflame damage every 1 sec for 3 sec to all players. (Mythic)
• Molten Scar: Scorched ground that inflicts 18 Shadowflame damage every 1 sec to players standing within.

• Hellbeam: Upon reaching 100 energy, Kazzara unleashes an annihilating beam of horrific power from her jaws, inflicting 187334 Shadowflame damage every 0.3 sec for 3 sec to any players caught inside. Kazzara additionally disgorges increasing amounts of Revenant’s Blood as her armor is shattered off.
• Wings of Extinction: Kazzara thrashes her titanic wings, inflicting 104074 Shadowflame damage to all players and pushing them back. The wave of forbidding flames inflicts an additional 4 Shadowflame damage to all players every 2 sec for 20 sec.
• Terror Claws: Kazzara descends her incinerating claws upon the target, inflicting 150 Physical damage and 50 Shadowflame damage. The charred gashes inflict 12 Shadowflame damage every 1 sec and increase Physical damage taken by 200% for 20 sec.

Molgoth

The creation of Shadowflame destroyed countless elementals. Now only the strongest remain, Krozgoth and Moltannia. One of shadow, the other fire, these powerful elementals combine their powers to create a force of ultimate destruction.

• Krozgix

• Coalescing Void: Krozgoth condenses a point around them with intense void energy, this inflicts 333038 shadow damage to all players within 40 yards and applies Corrupting Shadow. Players farther from the center take less damage.
• Umbral Detonation: Krozgoth forms shadow into multiple players that detonates after 6 sec, inflicting 16 Shadow damage to players within 8 yards and appling Corrupting Shadow. This leaves Lingering Umbra at the location.
• Lingering Umbra: Shadow swirls around the ground for 2 min, inflicting 33304 Shadow damage every 2 sec and applying Corrupting Shadow

• Shadow Spike: Krozgix pierces their enemy with concentrated shadow for 145704 Shadow Damage and applying Corrupting Shadow to their current target.
• Corrupting Shadow: Krozgix pulses with intense shadow energy that applied a debuff to enemies in range. Inflicting 16652 shadow damage every 5 sec and reducing health by 2% every stack.
• Shadows Convergence:Shadow appear into the mortal plane and converge on Krozgoth inflicting 208149 Shadow damage to players in their path. This applies Corrupting Shadow

• Moltannia

• Fiery Meteor:Moltannia calls for a large meteor in front of her inflicting 832595 Fire damage split between all targets within 8 yards and applying Blazing Heat to all enemies.
• Molten Eruption:Moltannia erupts with fiery strength and launches several missiles into the air. After 5.2 sec, players can intercept the missiles inflicting 66608 Fire damage. If no players are struck, for each location, she instead inflicts 40 Fire damage to all players.
• Swirling Flame:Moltannia swipes at a player, causing swirling fire to move at their direction inflicting 40 Fire damage to all players caught in it’s path and applying Blazing Heat.
• Flame Slash: Moltannia focuses fire magic into their hand slashing for 145704 Fire Damage and applying Blazing Heat to their current target.
• Blazing Heat: Applies stacks of Blazing Heat that inflict 4163 Fire damage every 1 sec.

• Living Shadowflame

• Gloom Conflagration: Living Shadowflame creates a large meteor in front of them inflicting 1248893 Shadowflame damage split between all targets within 8 yards and applying Shadowflame to all enemies.

  The impact creates a ball of energy that inflicts 60 Shadowflame damage to all players within 40 yards and applies Shadowflame. Players farther from the center take less damage.

• Blistering Twilight:Living Shadowflame imbeds shadowflame into 4 players that explode after 5.2 secs inflicting 124889 Shadowflame damage. The explosions create Swirling Shadowflame at the location.
• Swirling Shadowflame: Concentrated flames burst from the target creating swirls of Shadowflame inflicting 208149 Shadowflame Damage and knocking back the target.
• Engulfing Heat: Shadowflame melts the ground for 5 min, inflicting 45793 Shadowflame damage every 2 sec.

• Convergent Eruption:Molgoth spews out several missiles of destruction into the air. After 5.2 sec, players can intercept the missiles inflicting 83260 Shadowflame damage. Orbs of Shadowflame converge on the spot of detonation inflicting 80 to any players struck. If no players intercept each location, they instead inflicts 50 Fire damage to all players.
• Crushing Vulnerability: Living Shadowflame crushes their current target inflicting 416298 Physical damage and causes them to take 200% increased damage from Shadowflame.
• Shadowflame Burst: Living Shadowflame releases a burst of flames at their current target inflicting 333038 Shadowflame damage to all players in front of the caster.

Experimentation of Dracthyr

On the road to develop dracthyr there were many failures. Some of these early versions were too volatile to destroy, and instead kept dormant to protect the world from their brutality. Now they awaken to test their prowess against the champions of Azeroth.

• Neldris

• Mutilate: Neldirs marks random targets, then charges to and mutilates them a few seconds later. Inflicts 208149 Physical damage to all players in her path, and causes them to bleed 41630 Physical damage every 1 sec for 15 sec. This effect stacks.
• Deep Slam: Neldris slams the ground with her fists sending out a shockwave, inflicting 291408 Physical damage to all players in a 55 yard cone in front of her.
• Ruptured Earth: The slam sends reverberations through the ground, causing a pillar to erupt inflicting 166519 Nature damage and knocking back all players 4 yds from the impact location.

  Each pillar inflicts up to 166519 nature damage to all players every 4 sec. This damage is reduced the further away players are from the pillar.

• Forceful Roar: Neldris bellows out a great roar, inflicting 187334 Arcane damage and pushing back all players for 1 sec.
• Infused Strikes: Auto attacks cause the target to suffer 10% Arcane damage. This effect stacks.

  When two player with Infused Strikes touch, their energies react clearing their stacks and causing an Infused Explosion.

• Infused Explosion: The unstable energies in each player mix and explode, inflicting 166519 Arcane damage to all players.

• Thadrion

• Unstable Essence: Thadrion infuses multiple players with unstable energies, causing them to take 2 Arcane damage every 3. This damage increases over time.

  Upon removal the player suffers 0 Arcane damage and leaves behind a substance that erupts, inflicting 270593 Arcane damage to all players standing within 16 yds and creates an Erratic Remnant at the location.

  The energy then disperses to a nearby player.




• Deep Spew: Thadrion coalesces energy in his mouth, spewing forth a barrage of missiles that inflict 70 Arcane damage to players within 10 yds of the impact location.
• Uncontrollable Frenzy: Thadrion relentlessly assaults players with unstable energies, inflicting 62445 Arcane damage every 1 sec for 8 sec.

  While channeling, existing Erratic Remnants react to the energy in the air, causing them to inflict 10 Arcane damage to all players.

• Infused Strikes: Auto attacks cause the target to suffer 10% Arcane damage. This effect stacks.

  When two player with Infused Strikes touch, their energies react clearing their stacks and causing an Infused Explosion.

• Infused Explosion: The unstable energies in each player mix and explode, inflicting 166519 Arcane damage to all players.

• Rionthus

• Deep Breath: Rionthus takes in a deep breath and flies to a location, spewing molten cinders inflicting 20 Volcanic damage every 0.5 sec to players in his path.
• Emerald Blossom: Rionthus creates an Emerald Blossom that attempts to reach him. If the blossom makes contact, it heals Rionthus for 20% of his health.
• Disintegrate: Thadrion tears into players with blasts of blue magic, inflicting 33304 Spellfrost damage every 1 sec over 3 sec.

  Upon finishing the magic persists, slowing their movement speed by 30% and inflicting 3 Spellfrost damage to all players within 5 yards every 1 sec for 16 sec sec.

• Infused Strikes: Auto attacks cause the target to suffer 10% Arcane damage. This effect stacks.

  When two player with Infused Strikes touch, their energies react clearing their stacks and causing an Infused Explosion.

• Infused Explosion: The unstable energies in each player mix and explode, inflicting 166519 Arcane damage to all players.

Zaqali Invasion

Warlord Kagni leads the Zaqali warband against the crucible. Brutal and Ruthless, Kagni is willing to employ any tactic in order to win.

• Zaqali Wallclimber: Throughout the fight, wallclimbers ascend the rampart walls and attempt to breach the sealed door.

• Battering Slam: Slams the door in an attempt to destroy it, causing Barrier Backfire.
• Barrier Backfire: The energies surrounding the door prevent attacks and cause a massive explosion inflicting 6244 Shadowflame damage to all players.

• Warlord Kagni

• Devastating Sunder: Kagni slams the ground in front of him three times, shattering lines of molten earth. Enemies hit take 30 Volcanic damage and have their defenses sundered, receiving 20% extra damage from all sources for 15 sec.
  The power of the quake causes Cave Rubble to fall.
• Heavy Cudgel: Warlord Kagni slams his molten hammer on his current target inflicting 499557 Physical damage to all players within 8 yards.
• Molten Swing: Kagni’s molten axe melts a player’s defenses, inflicting 208149 Volcanic damage and increases Physical damage taken by 15% for 15 sec. This effect stacks.

• Ignara: Provides Warlord Kagni aerial support by hovering near by him.

• Flaring Firestorm: Ignara rains down fire along the ramparts inflicting 164895 Fire damage to players within 5 yards of the impact.
• Vigorous Gale: Ignara unleashes a massive gust of wind at her location. Inflicts 145717 Nature damage to all players. Additionally, players are pushed away and suffer 20750 Nature damage every 0.5 sec for 3 sec.

• Zaqali Aide: Warlord Kagni calls upon two of his commanders to climb the wall and assist him in battle.

• Obsidian Guard

• Volcanic Shield: Obsidian Guard charges their shield with lava, blocking all incoming damage for 6 sec. The shield then erupts with a burst of magma towards a random player, inflicting 624446 Volcanic damage split between all enemies in a line.

• Flamebound Huntsman

• Phoenix Rush: The huntsman marks several players with a phoenix plume. After 5 sec, a phoenix swoops in and knocks nearby players up into the air.
• Blazing Spear: Heaves a Blazing Spear at the target location inflicting 48 Physical damage to players within 10 yards of the impact. Players hit by the blaze take an additional 15 Fire damage every 1 sec for 3 sec.

• Magma Mystic

• Magma Mastery: The mystic maintains a blazing internal heat, causing a trail of Volcanic Ground to follow them.
• Volcanic Ground: Inflicts 22147 Volcanic damage every 1 sec and reduces movement speed by 30%.

• Lava Flow: Magma Mystic sinks into the molten earth below, moving to a new location and leaving behind Volcanic Ground. Upon reaching their destination, inflicts 24 Fire damage to all nearby players.

Rashok

Rashok, once a great leader of the Zaqali, was imprisoned within these halls for millennia. His molten blood constantly siphoned to power the crucible, the elder was kept on the brink of death driving him mad. Due to the recent chaos, Rashok has broken his restraints and seeks revenge on any that cross his path.

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  • Rashok

  • Ancient Fury: Upon reaching 100 energy, Rashok unleashes his full fury at his enemies, inflicting 416298 Shadowflame damage to all players every 3 sec.
  • Molten Wrath: Rashok’s wrath causes 3 random Lava Reservoir to explode with Living Lava every 15 sec.
  • Searing Slam: Rashok leaps toward target player and slams the ground at their location, inflicting 187334 Firedamage and 30 Physical damage to all players within 10 yards of impact and leaves behind a pool of Lava Reservoir. Also causes all other Lava Reservoir to explode with Living Lava.

    If Searing Slam hits an existingLava Reservoir, an additional Lava Reservoir is created at a nearby location.

  • Lava Reservoir: Lava lies dormant in the area. Inflicts 10 Fire damage every 1 sec to all players within 10 yards.
    Pulses Living Lava during Blazing Inferno and causes Eruption when being hit by Searing Slam.
  • Living Lava: Inflict 312223 Fire damage to all players within 5 yards.

  • Raging Stomp: Rashok violently stomps the ground, inflicting 41630 Shadowflame damage to all players.
    Shadowflame energy erupts from the ground towards nearby locations.
  • Doom Flame: Remanent Shadow lava that inflicts 124889 Shadowflame damage to all players within 5 yards of impact.
    If this spell fails to hit a player, inflicts 45 Shadowflame damage to all players.
    All players hit are inflicted with additional 20815 Shadowflame damage every 1 sec for 25 sec. This effect stacks.

  • Shadowlava Blast: Rashok slams the ground with his weapon, crushing all enemies 75 yards in front of him with shadowlava, inflicting 1040744 Shadowflame damage to all players hit.
  • Charged Smash: Roshak smashes the ground with his energy-infused polearm, inflicting 2497786 Shadowflame damage to all players within 10 yards of impact, and inflict additional 33304 Shadowflame damage every 1 sec for 20 sec.
    All players outside of the initial impact area are inflicted with 333038 Shadowflame damage.
  • Volcanic Combo: Rashok unleashes a power combination of attacks at target player, casting Earthen Crush and Flaming Upsurge in random order.
  • Flaming Upsurge: Rashok swings his weapon and causes lava to erupt towards target player, inflicting 1248893 Fire damage and increases damage taken from Flaming Upsurge by 500% for 40 sec.
  • Earthen Crush: Rashok shatters the ground under the target player, inflicting 1248893 Physical damage and increases damage taken from Earthen Crush by 500% for 40 sec.

  • Unyielding Rage: After being drained of his energy, Rashok lets out a terrifying roar, inflicting 20815 Shadowflame damage to all players and knocking them back. Being back in the conduit while this effect is active increases the damage of Radiating Heat by 100%.

    Rashok gains an additional stack of this effect every 10 while he is inside the conduit with 0 energy.

  • Conduit

  • Siphon Energy: Rashok’s energy is being drained by the conduit, causing a series of violent reactions in the room.
  • Radiating Heat: Energy being drained from Roshak causes his body to emit scorching heat, inflicting 124889 Shadowflame damage every 1.5 sec.
  • Volatile Explosion: Shadowflame energy spews from Rashok’s body, inflicting 40 Shadowflame damage to all players within 3 yards of impact.

  Zskarn

  Zskarn walked these halls when they were first formed and bore witness to Neltharion’s many profound experiments. Now that the crucible stirs with power once more, Zskarn will stop at nothing to claim the crucible and continue his master’s legacy.

  • Section 1: A master at manipulating the battlefield, Zskarn will utilize several deadly traps to test his foes capablities. Zskarn will also create several Dragonfire Golems to aide him by activating nearby [Dragonfire Traps] to burn his enemies alive.
    Zskarn passively generates energy, and upon reaching 100 energy unleashes waves of [Tactical Destruction] from nearby dragon statues to decimate its foes.
  • Tanks:
    [Tactical Destruction] unleashes a lethal series of waves of Dragonfire to players caught within.
    bullet; [Searing Claws] inflicts increasing Fire damage to Zskarn’s current target with each swing.
    [Shrapnel Bomb] inflicts massive Physical damage to all players if not dealt with in time.
  • Healers:
    [Tactical Destruction] unleashes a lethal series of waves of Dragonfire to players caught within.
    [Blast Wave] inflicts heavy fire damage and knocks players back.
    [Unstable Embers] inflicts high damage to several players and causes them to damage nearby allies.

  
  

  • Dragonfire Traps: Upon reaching 100 energy Zskarn activates several Dragonfire Traps that inflict 62445 Fire damage every 1 sec for 10 sec to all enemies within 10 yards of the trap.
    This effect stacks.
  • Tactical Destruction: Zskarn unleashes a series of rapid explosions at nearby dragon statues, inflicting 1040744 Fire damage to all players caught within.
  • Shrapnel Bomb: After 30 seconds Shrapnel Bomb detonates inflicting 90 Physical damage and an additional 15 Physical damage every 1 sec for 10 sec to all players.
    Triggering a Shrapnel Bomb early causes a localized detonation, inflicting 832595 Physical damage and an additional 62445 Physical damage every 1 sec for 8 sec.
  • Animate Golems: Zskarn animates several Dragonfire Golems to assist him by seeking out and activating inactive Dragonfire Traps.
  • Activate Dragonfire Trap: Dragonfire Golems attempt to activate inactive Dragonfire Traps.
    If no inactive Dragonfire Traps are detected, Dragonfire Golems will assist Zskarn in eliminating all hostile entities.
  • Salvage Parts: Rummage through a defeated Dragonfire Golem’s parts, searching for a way to disable Dragonfire Traps.

  
  

  • Blast Wave: Zskarn unleashes a devastating Blast Wave, knocking back all players inflicting 166519 Fire damage and an additional 24978 Fire damage every 0.5 sec for 6 sec to all players.
  • Unstable Embers: Zskarn inflicts 70771 Fire damage to all players within 5 yards of the target every 1 sec for 10 sec.
  • Searing Claws: Zskarn’s claws burn the flesh of his target, inflicting 33304 Fire damage every 2 sec for 20 sec.
    This effect stacks.

  Magmorax

  Its eyes never close. Its will never breaks. Magmorax, the beast of legend, guards the passage into the deepest chambers of the Shadowed Crucible.

  • Catastrophic Eruption: Upon reaching 100 energy, Magmorax erupts into flame and releases a powerful explosion that inflicts 124889 Fire damage every 2 sec and increases Fire damage taken by 50%. This effect stacks.
  • Molten Spittle: Magmorax covers random players in fiery spit, inflicting 15 Fire damage every 1.5 sec for 6 sec.
    Upon removal the player explodes, inflicting 20 Fire damage to players within 10 yards and creating a Magma Puddle.
  • Magma Puddle: A pool of magma that continues to grow during the course of the fight, inflicting 49956 Fire damage every 1 sec to players standing within.

    Standing in the pool causes it to shrink over time.

  • Blazing Tantrum: While standing within a Magma Puddle, Magmorax violently thrashes about, gaining 5% energy and inflicting 41630 Fire damage to all players every 1 sec.

  • Igniting Roar: Magmorax unleashes a bellowing roar, inflicting 83260 Fire damage to all players and setting them ablaze, inflicting an additional 8326 Fire damage every 1 sec. This effect stacks.
  • Overpowering Stomp: Magmorax unleashes a powerful stomp, inflicting 208149 Physical damage to all players and knocking them back.
  • Blazing Breath: Magmorax unleashes a fiery breath, inflicting 50 Fire damage to all players caught in the breath.
  • Incinerating Maws: Magmorax’s heads viciously bite at its current target, each bite inflicting 124889 Fire damage, an additional 12489 Fire damage every 1.5 sec and increasing the damage taken from Incinerating Maws by 50% for 30 sec. This effect stacks.

  Neltharion

  Before the name Deathwing was whispered in terror, Neltharion was known as the Earth-Warder. During this time, the Aspect of Earth used his power to construct a massive hall deep beneath the surface where he accumulated secret knowledge. A visage of the black dragon still resides within the crucible, waiting for an opportunity to continue the work started so long ago… at any cost.

  • Overview: [PH] Neltharion uses his power as the Earth-Warder to summon walls of rock and split the arena, confining players and creating deadly fissures.
    When brought to XX% and YY% health, Neltharion Surrenders to Corruption, summoning Voices From Beyond that empower him with dangerous shadow spells. He will cast increasingly powerful Annihilating Shadows until he is no longer empowered by Voices From Beyond.
    After having Surrendered to Corruption twice and having all Voices From Beyond slain twice, Neltharion begins to rip open portals in a final bid to overwhelm players with Twisted Abberations and the unstoppable might of his Ebon Destruction.

  
  
  

  • Stage One: The Earth Warder

  • Echoing Fissure: Neltharion shatters the ground, causing quakes that inflict 520372 Volcanic damage to all players, reduced the further away players are from the quake. This effect echoes from every previous fissure Neltharion has created.
    Additionally, the quake causes Collapsed Earth to fall from the ceiling.
  • Rushing Shadows: Neltharion blasts several players for 124889 Shadow damage and knocking them back, additionally inflicting 30 Shadow damage to any players between Neltharion and his targets, stunning them for 3 sec.
    Players who collide with a piece of Twisted Eruption will Shatter it.
  • Shatter: Impacting Twisted Earth at high speed shatters it, impacting the player for 62445 Physical damage, an additional 5 Physical damage to all players, and sending a shower of Shattered Rock around the room.

  • Twisted Earth: Neltharion fires a stream of Shadowflame lava, forming it into a wall of twisted rocks, dividing the room. Players at the wall’s location are hit by a Twisted Eruption.
  • Twisted Eruption: Neltharion summons walls of rock, splitting the room. The rock inflicts 166519 Nature damage to players at the locations, and knocks them back. Additionally, the violent eruption of rock inflicts 41630 Nature damage to all players.

  • Calamitous Strike: Neltharion smashes his current target with a massive strike, inflicting 499557 Physical damage and knocking them far away. Additionally, increases physical damage taken by 200 for 3 sec.
    Players who collide with a piece of Twisted Eruption will Shatter it.
  • Shatter: Impacting Twisted Earth at high speed shatters it, impacting the player for 62445 Physical damage, an additional 5 Physical damage to all players, and sending a shower of Shattered Rock around the room.

  • Stage Two: Corruption Takes Hold

  • Surrender to Corruption: Neltharion surrenders to the power of Voices from Beyond, inflicting Shadow damage to all players every 1 sec. for 10 sec., and a final 124889 Shadow damage to all players upon succumbing.
    Additionally, Neltharion will force a class to succumb to Corruption.

  • Voice From Beyond

  • Empower Shadows: Voices from Beyond empower Neltharion with shadow power for as long as they live.
  • Hidden in Void: Voices From Beyond remain hidden in shadows until attacked.
  • Ruptured Veil: Voices From Beyond rupture the veil of shadows when pulled into reality, inflicting 24978 Shadow damage every 1.5 sec. to all players for 15 sec.

  • Corruption: Neltharion twists players with shadowy magic, corrupting their abilities but allowing them to see beyond the veil of shadows.
  • Wild Bladestorm: Neltharion drives the warrior into a Wild Bladestorm every 6 sec. for 30 sec, causing them to inflict 25 Physical damage to all players and creatures in 8 yards every 1 sec. for 4 sec.
  • Zealous Hammers: Neltharion corrupts the paladin’s faith, forcing them to unleash Zealous Hammers every 6 sec. for 30 sec, inflicting 30 Holy damage to all creatures and players that stand in their path.
  • Corrupted Beasts: Neltharion forces the hunter to call corrupted pets from their stable, forcing them to attack.
    On death, these beasts erupt with Unleashed Darkness.
  • Unleashed Darkness: The death of a creature summoned through Neltharion’s manipulation of corrupted players explodes for up to 416298 Shadow damage to all creatures and players in 10 yards.

  • Wild Treachery: Neltharion corrupts the rogue’s natural treachery, causing them to shadowstep to an ally every 10 sec. and stab them in the back for 40 Physical damage.
  • Desperate Scream: Neltharion’s corruption causes the priest’s faith to falter, forcing them to erupt in a Desperate Scream every 6 sec. for 30 sec, inflicting 7 Shadow damage every 1 sec. to players and creatures with in 0 yards, and causing them to run in fear for 6 sec.
  • Wild Grip: Neltharion takes hold of the death knight’s powers of undeath, forcing them to death grip allies to their location every 6 sec. for 30 sec.
  • Shadow Elemental Totem: Neltharion forces the shaman to summon a totem to bind a shadow elemental that will attack.
    On death, the elemental erupts with Unleashed Darkness.
  • Unleashed Darkness: The death of a creature summoned through Neltharion’s manipulation of corrupted players explodes for up to 416298 Shadow damage to all creatures and players in 10 yards.

  • Wild Magic: Neltharion corrupts the flow of arcane energies in the mage, forcing them to erupt with Wild Magic every 6 sec. for 30 sec, inflicting 20 Arcane damage to players and creatures in 10 yards every 0.5 sec. for 4 sec.
  • Wild Summoning: Neltharion forces the warlock to summon a Ravenous Voidbeast that pulses 12 Shadow damage to all players within 10 yards every 5 sec. for as long as it lives.
    On death, this beast erupts with Unleashed Darkness.
  • Unleashed Darkness: The death of a creature summoned through Neltharion’s manipulation of corrupted players explodes for up to 416298 Shadow damage to all creatures and players in 10 yards.

  • Spirit, Water, and Decay: Neltharion corrupts the monk’s essence, splitting three spirits from them that attack outside of their control, and leap to random players with Flying Spirit Kick.
    On death, these spirits erupt with Unleashed Darkness.
  • Unleashed Darkness: The death of a creature summoned through Neltharion’s manipulation of corrupted players explodes for up to 416298 Shadow damage to all creatures and players in 10 yards.

  • Wildshift: Neltharion takes advantage of the druid’s connection to nature, forcing them to shapeshift to a random form every 6 sec. for 30 sec.
  • Chaos Dance: Neltharion forces the demon hunter to erupt in a chaotic dance of blades every 6 sec. for 30 sec, causing them to inflict 20 Chaos damage to all creatures and players within 8 yards multiple times.
  • Wild Breath: Neltharion takes control of the Evoker, forcing them to cast Wild Breath every 6 sec. for 30 sec., inflicting to 10 Fire damage to all players as they fly over the battlefield.

  • Annihilating Shadows: Neltharion draws in dark power to annihilate players, inflicting 25 Shadow damage to all players. Each cast increases damage done by Annihilating Shadows and casting time by 0%.
  • Sweeping Shadows: Neltharion flings out shadowy power in a sweeping strike, inflicting 166519 Shadow damage to all players in front of him, and an additional 83260 Shadow damage every 1.5 sec. for 12 sec.
  • Sunder Shadow: Neltharion sunders the player’s shadow from their body, inflicting 120 Physical damage. Neltharion immediately attacks the player’s helpless body with a Shadow Strike.
    While in control of their shadow, the player is incorporeal and can move through Twisted Eruption.
  • Shadow Strike: Neltharion strikes the player’s shadowless body for 50 Physical damage, hurtling it through the room to rejoin the player’s shadow. The rejoining causes the player to take their body’s missing health as Shadow damage. Additionally, increases damage taken from Sunder Shadow by 300% for 30 sec.
    The player’s body colliding with Twisted Eruption will Shatter it.
  • Shatter: Impacting Twisted Earth at high speed shatters it, impacting the player for 62445 Physical damage, an additional 5 Physical damage to all players, and sending a shower of Shattered Rock around the room.

  • Stage Three: Reality Fractures

  • Shattered Reality: Neltharion rips nearby Twisted Earth into portals to the void realm, inflicting 0 Shadow damage to players in 150 yards of the detonation, and continuously allowing Twisted Aberrations into reality.
    Standing in a portal disconnects a player from reality, inflicting 41630 Shadow damage every 1.5 sec., reducing their damage done by 99%., and reducing damage taken from Ebon Destruction by 0%.

  
  

  • Ebon Destruction: Neltharion draws upon his might and blasts all players for 624446 Volcanic damage, and an additional 62445 Fire damage every 1.5 sec. for 15 sec.
    This power dispels any Shattered Reality players are standing in.
  • Rushing Shadows: Neltharion blasts several players for 124889 Shadow damage and knocking them back, additionally inflicting 30 Shadow damage to any players between Neltharion and his targets, stunning them for 3 sec.
    Players who collide with a piece of Twisted Eruption will Shatter it.
  • Shatter: Impacting Twisted Earth at high speed shatters it, impacting the player for 62445 Physical damage, an additional 5 Physical damage to all players, and sending a shower of Shattered Rock around the room.

  • Calamitous Strike: Neltharion smashes his current target with a massive strike, inflicting 499557 Physical damage and knocking them far away. Additionally, increases physical damage taken by 200 for 3 sec.
    Players who collide with a piece of Twisted Eruption will Shatter it.
  • Shatter: Impacting Twisted Earth at high speed shatters it, impacting the player for 62445 Physical damage, an additional 5 Physical damage to all players, and sending a shower of Shattered Rock around the room.

  Scalecommander Sarkareth

  Formerly one of the five Scalecommanders of the dracthyr, Sarkareth broke away to rebel against the dragonflights. Now leader of the Sundered Flame, Sarkareth leads an army into Neltharion’s Shadowed Crucible to claim the power within and use it to overthrow the aspects.

  • Overview: Scalecommander Sarkareth begins the battle using his strengthened dracthyr heritage to crush his foes. He starts the fight early on with [Oppressing Roar] and attempts to obliterate players with [Glittering Surge].
    When weakened, he draws upon the power of the Void to enhance his draconic powers, using [Abyssal Breath] and [Ebon Might] to summon and strengthen images of himself.
    Upon being damaged further, Sarkareth destroys the room to fully draw in powers of the Void and convert his abilities to their most powerful forms.

  
  
  

  • Oblivion: Being struck with a Void ability causes Oblivion, inflicting 2 Shadow damage every 1 sec for 25 sec. Upon reaching 10 applications, the target is lost in the Emptiness Between Stars.
  • Emptiness Between Stars: The target is stranded alone in the vast infinite of space, stripping all Magic effects and reducing damage and healing done by 99%. After 15 sec, if the target has not recovered fragments of their mind, they are lost forever and perish.
  • Stellar Flare: While stranded in space, players can absorb Stellar Flares to gain 5% increased Haste and 5% increased movement speed for 15 sec. This effect stacks.

  • Stage One: The Legacy of the Dracthyr:
    Scalecommander Sarkareth uses the full might of his dracthyr abilities to deter his foes.

  • Oppressing Howl: Sarkareth releases a bone-shaking howl at all players, pushing them away and increasing the incoming effects of Mass Disintegrate, Searing Breath, and Glittering Surge.
  • Echoing Howl: When Oppressing Howl is removed, echoing darkness erupts forth and inflicts 50034 Shadow damage to all other players. (Mythic)

  • Glittering Surge: Sarkareth releases pure magic, inflicting 87423 Arcane damage to all players every 1 sec for 8 sec.
    If Glittering Surge strikes a target with Oppressing Howl, it removes Oppressing Howl and applies Dazzled.
  • Dazzled: The target’s senses are dazzled, stunning them and inflicting 25 Arcane damage every 1 sec for 20 sec.

  • Scorching Bomb: Sarkareth places several Scorching Bombs nearby players. Each inflicts 35 Fire damage to players within 12 yards every 1 sec. After 12 sec, the bombs explode with a Scorching Detonation.
  • Scorching Detonation: A fiery blast consumes the bomb, inflicting 87423 Fire damage to all players instantly with an additional 33304 Fire damage every 1 sec for 6 sec.
  • Burning Ground: When a Scorching Bomb erupts, it creates a patch of Burning Ground. This ground inflicts 99911 Fire damage every 1 sec to players within.

  • Mass Disintegrate: Sarkareth forms a shimmering image that marks players. After 6 sec, energy blasts out in a line towards the targets inflicting 40 Arcane damage.
    If Mass Disintegrate strikes a target with Oppressing Howl, it removes Oppressing Howl and applies Disintegrated.
  • Disintegrated: The target’s mind and body are heavily fractured, reducing movement speed by 35% and inflicting 18 Arcane damage every 5 sec.
  • Corrosive Energy: Coming into contact with the magic residue left behind from Mass Disintegrate inflicts 31 Arcane damage every 1 sec and reduces movement speed by 50%.

  • Searing Breath: Sarkareth exhales outward in a frontal cone, inflicting 108237 Fire damage instantly with an additional 29141 Fire damage every 1 sec for 12 sec. This breath repeats 3 times and stacks.
    If Searing Breath strikes a target with Oppressing Howl, it removes Oppressing Howl and applies Seared.
  • Seared: Searing wounds torment the target, inflicting 5 Fire damage every 1 sec.

  • Drifting Embers: Motes of flame fall from above, inflicting 187334 Fire damage and knocking back players they strike.
  • Burning Claws: Sarkareth slashes out in a frontal cone, inflicting 160 Physical damage with an additional 16 Fire damage every 1 sec for 30 sec. This effect stacks.
    Upon expiration, releases a Blazing Blast.
  • Blazing Blast: A burning nova erupts from the target, inflicting 15% of the total Fire damage taken from Burning Claws to all players as Fire damage.

  • Stage Two: A Touch of the Forbidden:
    Sarkareth draws in power from the Void to enhance his abilities.

  • Void Bomb: Sarkareth places Void Bombs nearby players. Each inflicts 25 Shadow damage to players within 12 yards every 5 sec. After 20 sec, the bombs explode with a Void Surge.
  • Void Surge: The bomb erupts with void energy, inflicting 66608 Shadow damage to all players every 1 sec for 4 sec.
  • Void Fracture: A player stepping into the Void Bomb causes the void energy to dissipate into the player. Upon removal, the void energy erupts with a Void Surge unless that player is within the Emptiness Between Stars.

  • Abyssal Breath: Sarkareth takes in a deep breath and flies to a location, leaving void residue in his wake. Standing within the residue inflicts 9 Shadow damage every 0.5 sec.

  • Empty Recollection: Upon casting Abyssal Breath, Sarkareth leaves behind images of himself. (Mythic)

  • Rescind: Chronal magic rewinds damage taken, restoring 20% of the image’s maximum health every 1 sec.
  • Empty Strike: The image lashes out with an unerring strike that always hits and ignores armor, inflicting 145704 Physical damage and increasing damage taken by 25% for 12 sec. This effect stacks.

  • Null Glimmer: Upon casting Abyssal Breath, Sarkareth leaves behind images of himself.

  • Rescind: Chronal magic rewinds damage taken, restoring 20% of the image’s maximum health every 1 sec.
  • Blasting Scream: The image releases a mighty scream, inflicting 74934 Arcane damage to all players and interrupting spellcasting.

  • Desolate Blossom: Sarkareth grows bulbs of void energy at player locations which pulse waves to all players and creatures within them every 0.5 sec, absorbing up to 75 healing for 1 min and removing Rescind.
  • Infinite Duress: Sarkareth causes the infinite emptiness of space to weigh heavy on the target’s mind, inflicting 58282 Shadow damage every 3 sec for 30 sec.
    Upon removal, this triggers Dread.
  • Dread: An eruption of dread inflicts 108237 Shadow damage to all players and knocks them away.

  • Ebon Might: Upon casting any spell, Sarkareth empowers his allies with the might of the Black dragons. This effect increases their damage done and movement speed by 20%. Upon reaching 5 applications, the target becomes immune to crowd controlling and interrupting effects.
  • Void Claws: Sarkareth slashes out in a frontal cone, inflicting 175 Physical damage with an additional 45 Shadow damage every 3 sec, reducing healing and absorbs received by 50% for 21 sec. This effect stacks.
    Upon expiration, releases a Void Blast.
  • Void Blast: A void nova erupts from the target, inflicting 25% of the total Shadow damage taken from Void Claws to players within 30 yards as Shadow damage.

  • Stage Three: The Seas of Infinity:
    Eschewing his draconic abilities, Sarkareth fully embraces the Void in a final bid for power.

  • Void Bomb: Sarkareth places Void Bombs nearby players. Each inflicts 25 Shadow damage to players within 12 yards every 5 sec. After 20 sec, the bombs explode with a Void Surge.
  • Void Surge: The bomb erupts with void energy, inflicting 66608 Shadow damage to all players every 1 sec for 4 sec.
  • Void Fracture: A player stepping into the Void Bomb causes the void energy to dissipate into the player. Upon removal, the void energy erupts with a Void Surge unless that player is within the Emptiness Between Stars.

  • Cosmic Ascension: Sarkareth flies up through a void portal before crashing through the floor and inflicting 457927 Shadow damage to and knocking back players struck.
  • Astral Formation: Sarkareth launches several asteroids from his wings which crash into the ground and inflict 158193 Shadow damage to nearby players every 3 sec.

  • Hurtling Barrage: Sarkareth tears open portals to infinity, conjuring void images of himself that rush out in a line through a player. These images inflict 48 Shadow damage to targets struck.
  • Scouring Eternity: Sarkareth causes a massive supernova to grow and erupt, inflicting 1040744 Shadow damage and knocking back all players not behind an Astral Formation.
  • Embrace of Nothingness: Sarkareth focuses the crushing weight of space upon a player. After 8 sec, a black hole is formed inflicting 500 Shadow damage, split evenly among players struck.
    The black hole also pulls in and absorbs nearby Astral Formations before finally erupting and inflicting 200 Shadow damage to all players within 10 yards.
  • Infinite Duress: Sarkareth causes the infinite emptiness of space to weigh heavy on the target’s mind, inflicting 58282 Shadow damage every 3 sec for 30 sec.
    Upon removal, this triggers Dread.
  • Dread: An eruption of dread inflicts 108237 Shadow damage to all players and knocks them away.

  • Motes of Oblivion: Oblivion motes rain from above, inflicting 49956 Shadow damage in addition to 5 applications of Oblivion to players they strike.
  • Void Claws: Sarkareth slashes out in a frontal cone, inflicting 175 Physical damage with an additional 45 Shadow damage every 3 sec, reducing healing and absorbs received by 50% for 21 sec. This effect stacks.
    Upon expiration, releases a Void Blast.
  • Void Blast: A void nova erupts from the target, inflicting 25% of the total Shadow damage taken from Void Claws to all players as Shadow damage.