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The Venomous Abyss

Sszorak

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Phase 1

No abilities for this difficulty.

Sszorak

FIGHT OVERVIEW

OVERVIEW

Single phase encounter with some damage amp windows.

Wind occasionally blows through the tunnels and shoves players.

Use the Viscous Cysts, which knock and slow, to stay on the platform.

The tank mechanic is a random sequence of 3 abilities: group soak, solo soak, and dodge.

FIGHT CHANGES

Mutilate applies a 500% vulnerability debuff. Alternate soaking.

Caustic Claws creates more venom puddles.

FIGHT CHANGES

Serpent's Fury is a new mechanic that 14 players need to help soak.

Serpent's Fury triggers Virulence, which causes players to drop puddles... yeah, Mythic has a LOT of area denial from puddles!

Phase 1

Watch out for the Winds position and order.

Drop the Cyst accordingly to survive the blow.

Make sure to save cooldowns for the winds.

Pick an ability to see its details.

Venomous Surge

Winds

Several players are marked and debuffed. They will drop a Viscous Cyst at their feet when the debuff expires.

This is the mechanic you'll use to solve the winds.

Touching the Cyst will pop it, knocking back all players and applying a slow.

Players should place these Cysts opposite of the marked tunnels. The goal is to have a Cyst to pop for each wind push.

Cysts pop on their own after 2 minutes. Make sure to safely pop any extras before they expire so players aren't knocked randomly.

Everyone

Drop Cysts opposite of marked tunnels and use them during Winds.

What to do

Place Cysts correctly

Howling Maelstrom

Winds

Heavy Winds push players in a sequence of 3 different directions.

The upcoming wind sequence is indicated above the wind tunnels around the edges of the room.

These winds are very strong. You'll use Viscous Cysts, left behind by another mechanic, to stay on the platform.

Sszorak takes 30% increased damage during winds.

Everyone

Beware of upcoming wind sequence. Maximize damage during winds

What to do

Watch for winds

Apex Predator

Tank combo

Sszorak's tankbuster is a random, 5-cast sequence of 3 moves.

You can taunt while he is already casting moves.

Ravage is a frontal; point this away from the group.

Mutilate is a frontal soak.

Tempest shoots out tornadoes to dodge.

Everyone

Be prepared to taunt and aim frontals.

What to do

Be ready to taunt

Ravage

Tankbuster solo

Ravage is a frontal cone at the tank, dealing massive physical damage and giving a 400% vulnerability debuff on Heroic difficulty.

It does not split damage and should be pointed away from the raid.

There will be two Ravages in each Apex Predator sequence.

Everyone

Tanks aim away from the raid.

What to do

Aim away

Mutilate

Tankbuster soak

Mutilate is a frontal cone at the tank, dealing group soak damage. Point this at the group.

There will be two Mutilates in each Apex Predator sequence.

Tank swap after this happens the first time.

On Heroic, soaking also applies a 500% vulnerability debuff.

You'll need to split the raid into two soaking groups and alternate.

Everyone

Tanks aim at the raid.

What to do

Aim towards raid

Tempest

Tornadoes

Tornadoes shoot from the boss, dealing massive damage and applying a DoT debuff to any players hit.

This happens once in each Apex Predator sequence.

Dodge

Dodge the tornadoes.

What to do

Dodge

Caustic Claws

Puddles

Circles mark where Venom will land and leave behind a puddle.

Players who are hit take massive damage.

Everyone

Dodge the venom puddles.

What to do

Dodge puddles

Serpent's Fury

Mythic mechanic

One player is marked by a large circle. Until you activate it, Sszorak gains rage.

If he reaches full rage, he will enrage.

To activate it, 14 players need to be in the circle.

Once activated players will take some damage and get Virulence.

Everyone

14 players need to help activate the mechanic.

What to do

Stand in the circle

Virulence

Mythic mechanic

After soaking, players are marked by a circle with crossing lines.

Shortly after, these players will burst for damage, spread the debuff to anyone hit, and drop a puddle.

Take this to the edges of the room and spread out to avoid spreading the debuff.

This adds a lot more area denial, so you need to be mindful!.

Everyone

Move to the edges of the room and spread.

What to do

Move out and spread

Corroding Venom

Tank mechanic

Boss melees apply a stacking 3% damage taken debuff.

What to do

Tank swap at high stacks

Ula'tek's Presence

Rot damage

Passive raid-wide rot damage happens the entire fight.

What to do

Heal through

Raging Crosswinds

Knockback

Players will be marked by a circle with a line pointing a direction.

After a short time, you'll be knocked in the direction of your line.

The knock is very strong!

To avoid being knocked off the platform, find someone with an opposite pointing line and "line up."

You'll be shoved into each other and cancel the knock.

Everyone

Pair up with opposites to avoid being knocked off.

What to do

Pair with opposites