Guide

Assault of the Zaqali

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Summary

DPS

Vigorous Gale run against the wind.

Phoenix Rush move from fixated birds.

Devastating Leap move and dodge.

Heavy Cudgel dodge.

Cave Rubble click and throw rocks.

Molten Barrier burst the shield and heal.

Blazing Spear dodge.

Volcanic Shield dodge.

Magma Flow heal and dispel.

Arbalest Fire dodge.

Barrier Backfire taunt/tag/damage wallclimbers.

Catastrophic Slam soak or wipe.

Flaming Cudgel dodge and spread.

Desperate Immolation mortal strike and heal.

Heroic Changes

In P1, Obsidian Guard adds cast a beam on a random player that the raid must dodge.

In P2, the 100 Energy attack of Kagni against the door applies a vulnerability. One half of the raid soaks first, then the second group.

Mythic Changes

In P1, an invulnerable big Phoenix regularly goes back and forth between both platforms and uses wind to throw players off the edges.

In P1, small phoenixes spawn on both platforms. They deal pulsing damage around them and fixate a player. They'll respawn shortly after being killed.

Abilities

Barrier Backfire

https://www.wowhead.com/en/spell=404687 - Zaqali Wallclimber abilityWallclimbers only auto-attack, BUT If they're not damaged or taunted, they rush toward the door between the platforms and kill the raid.

taunt/tag/damage wallclimbers

Desperate Immolation

https://www.wowhead.com/en/spell=409359 - At the start of P2, Kagni goes to the door between the platforms and drains his Phoenix, healing him for 35% of his HP. This ability is affected by healing reduction effects such as Mortal Strike.This also buffs him and makes him deal pulsing damage to the raid for the rest of the fight.

mortal strike and heal

Mechanics

Molten Barrier

https://www.wowhead.com/en/spell=397383 - Magma Mystic abilityShortly after spawning, Mystic adds gain a large shield and deal ramping raid damage until the shield is broken.

burst down the shield and heal through.

Devastating Leap

https://www.wowhead.com/en/spell=398938 - At full Energy, Kagni jumps to the other platform. A circle indicates where he lands. Players hit are knocked back and take massive damage. The impact also creates fissures, dealing damage to anyone they hit.

move out of the leap and dodge the fissures.

Cave Rubble

https://www.wowhead.com/en/spell=400450 - Rocks fall on the platforms, dealing large damage to anyone hit.Players can click a rock to pick it up. Take rocks to the edges and throw them at the marked locations to stop adds from climbing.

pick up rocks and throw them at marked areas.

Phoenix Rush

https://www.wowhead.com/en/spell=401108 - Ignara drops a few feathers on the platforms. After 10s, they turn into small phoenixes that fixate players until killed.Phoenixes respawn a few moments after dying. You'll deal with more of them the longer P1 lasts.

kite your birds away from other players and kill them.

Heavy Cudgel

https://www.wowhead.com/en/spell=401258 - Frontal cone cast by Kagni toward the tank. Deals damage to anyone hit and increases physical damage taken by 15%.This effect stacks but fades while Kagni is on the other platform.Causes rocks to fall on the platform.

dodge the cone and dodge the rocks.

Blazing Spear

https://www.wowhead.com/en/spell=401401 - Flamebound Huntsman abilityHuntsmen mark players with a circle and throw spears at them, dealing damage to anyone hit. The spears get stuck in the ground and explode a few seconds later.

dodge the cirles.

Volcanic Shield

https://www.wowhead.com/en/spell=401866 - Obsidian Guard abilityObsidian Guards cast a beam of fire toward a random player who's marked by an arrow. Deals large damage to anyone hit.

dodge the beam.

Arbalest Fire

https://www.wowhead.com/en/spell=406976 - Projectiles are constantly fired on the platforms, dealing damage to any players hit.

dodge the missiles.

Vigorous Gale

https://www.wowhead.com/en/spell=407017 - Ignara regularly alternates between platforms and casts a pushback, which deals damage and pushes players on that platform towards the edges.

use movement abilities and run against the wind to avoid falling off the edges.

Magma Flow

https://www.wowhead.com/en/spell=409271 - Mystic adds rapidly hurl lava at random players. Each hit deals damage and applies a stacking DoT. Dispellable.

spot heal debuffed players and dispel.

Flaming Cudgel

https://www.wowhead.com/en/spell=410351 - Frontal cone cast by Kagni toward the tank. Deals damage to anyone hit and increases physical damage taken by 15%. This effect stacks.When the smash lands, all players are marked with a circle and explode, dealing massive damage to nearby players. Everyone needs to pre-spread.

dodge the cone and spread out.

Catastrophic Slam

https://www.wowhead.com/en/spell=410535 - When Kagni reaches 100 Energy, he casts a shockwave toward the door that must be soaked to split the damage and burn Kagni's Energy.If not enough people soak, Kagni kills the raid.

soak the frontal to keep the boss from killing the raid.

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