wow Crucible of Storms Boss Previews

[Stan 5,240]

Crucible of Storms opens next week and it's time to look at the encounters in more detail. In this post, we're combining Dungeon Journal entries with video previews by FatbossTV.

Bosses

The Restless Cabal

Uu'nat, the Harbinger of the Void

The Restless Cabal

Called from the depths to retrieve three relics of ancient power, the Restless Cabal is bound to serve N'Zoth and attent to his will. Zaxasj speaks of promises and power while Fa'thuul crushes their opposition with brute force.

Overview

Zaxasj the Speaker assails targets from range while Fa'thuul the Feared strikes his main target with powerful melee blows. 

Whenever one of the members of The Restless Cabal loses 25% of their maximum health, they empower and activate the nearest Relic of Power.

Empowering a Relic of Power unleashes its full magic and also activates Visage from Beyond or Eldritch Revelation.

In LFR difficulty, Zaxasj and Fa'thuul ignore the Relics of Power they have already activated.

 Tanks

• Swap tanking Fa'thuul the Feared to ensure that Shear Mind does not stack too high.
• Position enemies within Custody of the Deep when the Trident of Deep Ocean is activated to deplete the shield.
• Ensure Fa'thuul the Feared is nearest to a Relic of Power he has not yet activated when his health nears 75%, 50%, or 25%.

 Damage Dealers

• Ensure only one ranged player receives Aphotic Blast from Zaxasj the Speaker to minimize its effects.
• Stagger interrupts on Witness the End to manage incoming damage.
• Destroy Visage from Beyond before it can cast Terrifying Echo.

 Healers

• Manage stacks of Promises of Power, as higher stacks will make the target more vulnerable.
• Players are unable to be healed under the effects of Embrace of the Void, ensure health is high before it occurs!
• Keep health levels high during Storm of Annihilation to prevent Annihilate from destroying players.

Relics of Power

Whenever Zaxasj or Fa'thuul reaches 75%, 50%, or 25% health remaining, they activate the powers of the Relic nearest to their location.

• Void Stone
  • Embrace of the Void (Healer Alert) - Void energy snakes out to all players, reducing healing received by 100%.
  • Umbral Shell (Damage Dealer Alert) - Darkness enshrouds the caster, absorbing the next 850 damage taken. Embrace of the Void only ends when this shell is broken.
  • Void Attunement - Utilizing the Void Stone increases the caster's damage done by 10%.
  • Void Essence (Mythic Difficulty) - Upon activation, begins to create Void Essence for 10 sec every 40 sec. Void Essence draws in all players towards the center. This effect increases each time Void Essence is created and resets when the corresponding relic is next activated.
• Trident of Deep Ocean
  • Custody of the Deep - The ocean's guardianship creates a protective bubble for the caster and its allies, redirecting 75% of damage taken to the bubble.
  • Abyssal Collapse (Deadly) - When Custody of the Deep expires, the bubble erupts and inflicts Frost damage based on the absorb remaining.
  • Oceanic Essence (Mythic Difficulty) - Upon activation, begins to emit Oceanic Essence every 6 sec. Essences last until their relic is next activated. Coming into contact with an Oceanic Essence stuns the player for 8 sec.
• Tempest Caller
  • Storm of Annihilation - Releases a decimating tempest for 15 sec, inflicting 8 Nature damage to all players every 1 sec. This causes targets to inflict 50% less damage for 3 sec.
  • Annihilate (Deadly) - If Storm of Annihilation strikes a target below 25% health, that target instantly dies.
  • Storm Essence (Mythic Difficulty) - Upon activation, begins to emit Storm Essence every 20 sec. Essences last until their relic is next activated. Storm Essence inflicts 4 Nature damage to the nearest player every 2 sec, increasing in damage by 10% per strike. Causes Annihilate if it strikes a target below 25% health.
• Power Overwhelming (Deadly) - Utilizing a specific relic more than once per caster causes unknowable power to flow through that caster, increasing damage done by 300%.

Pact of the Restless

Zaxasj and Fa'thuul are bound to N'Zoth and unable to perish. Upon reaching 1 health, they attempt to restore 20% of their maximum health. This pact is undone if both members are brought to 1 health simultaneously.

Zaxasj the Speaker

• Aphotic Blast (Important) - Launches a bolt of void energy at a player, inflicting 75 Shadow damage within 5 yds of the target and increasing threat generation by 150% for 30 sec. This bolt inflicts less damage the further away the target is. Upon expiration, transforms the target into an Agent of Demise.
  • Agent of Demise (Deadly) - Transforms the target into an Agent of Demise, making them hostile to all allies and reducing their healing received by 50%.
• Cerebral Assault - Blasts players in a cone, inflicting 25 Shadow damage and scrambling their brains, making them hostile to allies for 6 sec.
• Dark Herald - A targeted player becomes a Dark Herald, offering Promises of Power to all players within 5 yds every 5 sec for 10 sec.
  • Promises of Power (Magic Effect) - Promises power to a target, increasing their damage done by 10% and reducing their maximum health by 10%. This effect increases over time.
  • Wrack - When Promises of Power is dispelled, it inflicts 30 Shadow damage to the dispeller.
• Visage from Beyond (Important) - Upon activating a Relic of Power, the caster calls forth a Visage from Beyond for 3 min.
  • Visage from Beyond - An ephemeral image that regenerates its own health upon death.
    • Terrifying Echo - Inflicts 35 Shadow damage and causes all players to run in fear for 6 sec. Bringing the Visage to 1 hp will interrupt this spell.
    • Coalesce Void - Draws in nearby shadows, healing for 1% of maximum health every 2 sec. This healing increases over time.

Fa'thuul the Feared

• Shear Mind (Tank Alert) - Slices off a fragment of a target's mind, inflicting 150 Physical damage and reducing all stats by 10% for 20 sec. This effect stacks.
• Void Crash - Launches a mass of void energy at a location, inflicting 100 Shadow damage to players within 10 yds. If no players are struck, the mass bounces again, reducing in size and damage. This reduction can only occur up to 2 times.
• Crushing Doubt (Deadly) - Reduces movement speed by 25% and inflicts 10 Shadow damage every 2 sec for 12 sec. The damage increases every 2 sec. Upon expiration, strikes all players, inflicting up to 50 Shadow damage. This damage is reduced the further away players are from the blast.
• Eldritch Revelation (Important) - Upon activating a Relic of Power, the caster calls forth Eldritch Abominations to reveal the end of all things.
  • Eldritch Abomination (Important) - A ghastly being from the void that grants visions of annihilation.
    • Witness the End (Interruptible) - Destroys the Eldritch Abomination, inflicting 50 Shadow damage to all players.
    • Incomplete Form (Mythic Difficulty) - Eldritch Abominations are only vulnerable to interrupts for 2 min after being formed.

Enveloping Darkness (Important)

Leaving the central platform causes darkness to enshroud the player, inflicting 40 Shadow damage and reducing healing and damage done by 99% for 30 sec.

Uu'nat, Harbinger of the Void

When she struck her bargain with N'Zoth ten thousand years ago, Queen Azshara offered one of her most devoted followers into the Old God's service. Now Uu'nat and the crawling masses he commands herald the coming of their master, as foretold by the stars.

Overview

Uu'nat battles his enemies using the gift of N'Zoth, offering power and corruption. Only with the three Relics of Power do the forces of Azeroth stand a chance at survival. 

In stage one, Uu'nat calls upon the many eyes of N'Zoth to blast and confuse players.

In stage two, Uu'nat is assisted by waves of N'Zoth's minions who seek to overwhelm their enemies.

In stage three, Uu'nat uses the sheer power of N'Zoth's mighty gaze to wither and crush players.

 Damage Dealers

• Damage dealers can use Storm of Annihilation from the Tempest Caller to annihilate Undying Guardians.
• Interrupt Primordial Mindbenders when they cast Consume Essence to prevent them from healing.

 Healers

• Healers can use Embrace of the Void from the Void Stone to deny the healing from Oblivion Tear.
• Upon activation of the Void Stone, the bearer must take damage to break Umbral Shell and end the effects of Embrace of the Void.
• Keep health levels high during Storm of Annihilation to prevent Annihilate from destroying players.

 Tanks

• Tanks can use Custody of the Deep from the Trident of Deep Ocean to provide shelter and protection to players.
• Undying Guardians gain strength from Shroud of Whispers and must be kept away from Uu'nat due to Sightless Bond.

Relics of Power

Players are able to harness the Relics of Power while they are fully charged.

• Void Stone (Healer Alert) - Healers can pick up and utilize the Void Stone.
  • Umbral Shell - Applies Embrace of the Void to all creatures and players and additionally protects the caster, absorbing the next 150 damage taken. Embrace of the Void is removed if this shell is broken.
  • Embrace of the Void (Important) - Void energy snakes out to all creatures and players, reducing healing received by 100%.
  • Feedback: Void - Void energy overwhelms the caster, making them unable to pick up the Void Stone for the duration.
• Trident of Deep Ocean (Tank Alert) - Tanks are able to pick up and utilize the Trident of Deep Ocean.
  • Custody of the Deep - The ocean's guardianship creates a protective bubble for the caster and its allies, redirecting 75% of damage taken to the bubble.
  • Abyssal Collapse - When Embrace of the Void expires, the bubble erupts and inflicts Frost damage based on the absorb remaining.
  • Feedback: Ocean - Water magic overwhelms the caster, making them unable to pick up the Trident of Deep Ocean for the duration.
• Tempest Caller (Damage Dealer Alert) - Damage dealers are able to pick up and use the Tempest Caller.
  • Storm of Annihilation - Releases a decimating tempest for 15 sec, inflicting 12 Nature damage to players and lesser minions of N'Zoth every 1 sec. This causes targets to inflict 50% less damage for 3 sec.
  • Annihilate (Deadly) - If Storm of Annihilation strikes a target below 25% health, that target is instantly destroyed. Creatures destroyed in this manner do not trigger their death effects.
  • Feedback: Storm - Lightning magic overwhelms the caster, making them unable to pick up the Tempest Caller for the duration.

Unstable Resonance (Mythic Difficulty + Deadly)

Marks players with Storm, Ocean, and Void for 15 sec. Touching the corresponding relic with this mark funnels the power safely into the relic. After 15 sec the Unstable Resonance explodes, inflicting 120 Shadow damage to all players within 10 yds. Coming into contact with another player of a different Resonance also causes this explosion.

Stage One: His All-Seeing Eyes

• Uu'nat, Harbinger of the Void
  • Touch of the End (Tank Alert) - Blasts a frontal cone for 75 Shadow damage, marking the current target for 24 sec while inflicting 10 Shadow damage every 3 sec. All Undying Guardians are unnaturally drawn to this mark to feed.
  • Oblivion Tear (Important) - Opens a tear to the void. Players coming into contact with this cause it to rupture and inflict 30 Shadow damage. A fragment of their essence is drawn to the caster, healing it for 1% of its maximum health.
  • Void Crash - Launches a mass of void energy at a location, inflicting 100 Shadow damage to players within 10 yds. If no players are struck, the mass bounces again, reducing in size and damage. This reduction can only occur up to 2 times.
  • Eyes of N'Zoth - Calls upon the many eyes of N'Zoth.
    • Maddening Eyes of N'Zoth - A multitude of eyes open, blasting a straight line of void energy and inflicting 45 Shadow damage. Players struck have their minds scrambled and are hostile to allies for 8 sec.
    • Piercing Gaze of N'Zoth - The gaze of N'Zoth sweeps across the field, inflicting 20 Shadow damage and causing targets struck to suffer 15 additional damage every 1 sec for 4 sec. This effect stacks in damage and duration.
  • Gift of N'Zoth: Obscurity (Deadly) - Upon reaching full energy, Uu'nat blasts the ground inflicting 55 Shadow damage to all players. Gift of N'Zoth: Obscurity then creates an encroaching ring of void that inflicts 35 Shadow damage every 0.5 sec.
• Undying Guardian
  • Sightless Bond (Tank Alert + Important) - Undying Guardians form a permanent bond with their creator and reduce damage Uu'nat takes by 99% as long as they are within 10 yds of him.
  • Hunger for the End (Mythic Difficulty) - Periodically increases the caster's movement speed and damage done by 10%. This effect stacks. At 15 stacks, the caster becomes immune to crowd controlling and interrupting effects.
  • Shroud of Whispers - N'Zoth's whispers prevent the caster from being brought below 1 hp. In addition, damage done is increased the higher health the caster has.
  • Feed (Mythic Difficulty) - Upon reaching full energy, feeds upon the flesh of a target, inflicting 150% weapon damage and healing the caster for 40% of their maximum health.
  • Unnatural Regeneration - Upon reaching 1 health, the caster begins to heal for 1% of maximum health every 1 sec. This healing increases over time and ceases upon reaching full health.

Stage Two: His Dutiful Servants

• Uu'nat, Harbinger of the Void
  • Touch of the End (Tank Alert) - Blasts a frontal cone for 75 Shadow damage, marking the current target for 24 sec while inflicting 10 Shadow damage every 3 sec. All Undying Guardians are unnaturally drawn to this mark to feed.
  • Oblivion Tear (Important) - Opens a tear to the void. Players coming into contact with this cause it to rupture and inflict 30 Shadow damage. A fragment of their essence is drawn to the caster, healing it for 1% of its maximum health.
  • Gift of N'Zoth: Hysteria (Deadly) - Upon reaching full energy, Uu'nat blasts the ground inflicting 55 Shadow damage to all players. Gift of N'Zoth: Hysteria causes all minions of N'Zoth to heal for 50% health and permanently gain 50% haste and movement speed.
• Primordial Mindbender (Damage Dealer Alert) - Upon death, the Primordial Mindbender's remains spew forth a multitude of Swarming Voidspawns.
  • Hunger for the End (Mythic Difficulty) - Periodically increases the caster's movement speed and damage done by 10%. This effect stacks. At 15 stacks, the caster becomes immune to crowd controlling and interrupting effects.
  • Consume Essence (Interruptible) - The Primordial Mindbender tears a fragment from the minds of all players, inflicting 40 Shadow damage to them and restoring 100% health to the caster.
  • Swarming Voidspawn
    • Hunger for the End (Mythic Difficulty) - Periodically increases the caster's movement speed and damage done by 10%. This effect stacks. At 15 stacks, the caster becomes immune to crowd controlling and interrupting effects.
    • Voidstep (Mythic Difficulty) - Vanishes into the void, reappearing at another player's location within 60 yds.
    • Void Eruption - Upon death, erupts and inflicts 15 Shadow damage to players within 100 yds.
• Unknowable Terror
  • Unknowable Terror (Magic Effect) - An Unknowable Terror is drawn from the void, inflicting 55 Shadow damage to players within 80 yds. This causes them to run in fear for 6 sec.
• Undying Guardian
  • Sightless Bond (Tank Alert + Important) - Undying Guardians form a permanent bond with their creator and reduce damage Uu'nat takes by 99% as long as they are within 10 yds of him.
  • Hunger for the End (Mythic Difficulty) - Periodically increases the caster's movement speed and damage done by 10%. This effect stacks. At 15 stacks, the caster becomes immune to crowd controlling and interrupting effects.
  • Shroud of Whispers - N'Zoth's whispers prevent the caster from being brought below 1 hp. In addition, damage done is increased the higher health the caster has.
  • Feed (Mythic Difficulty) - Upon reaching full energy, feeds upon the flesh of a target, inflicting 150% weapon damage and healing the caster for 40% of their maximum health.
  • Unnatural Regeneration - Upon reaching 1 health, the caster begins to heal for 1% of maximum health every 1 sec. This healing increases over time and ceases upon reaching full health.

Stage Three: His Unwavering Gaze

• Uu'nat, Harbinger of the Void
  • Touch of the End (Tank Alert) - Blasts a frontal cone for 75 Shadow damage, marking the current target for 24 sec while inflicting 10 Shadow damage every 3 sec. All Undying Guardians are unnaturally drawn to this mark to feed.
  • Oblivion Tear (Important) - Opens a tear to the void. Players coming into contact with this cause it to rupture and inflict 30 Shadow damage. A fragment of their essence is drawn to the caster, healing it for 1% of its maximum health.
  • Insatiable Torment (Important) - Marks a player for an all-consuming hunger, reducing healing received by 100%. That target suffers 7 Shadow damage every 1 sec and triggers a Feed on the Unworthy every 2 sec.
    • Feed on the Unworthy - Feed on the life essence of allies within 5 yds, stealing 10 health. This ignores the healing reduction from Insatiable Torment.
  • Eyes of N'Zoth - Calls upon the many eyes of N'Zoth.
    • Piercing Gaze of N'Zoth - The gaze of N'Zoth sweeps across the field, inflicting 20 Shadow damage and causing targets struck to suffer 15 additional damage every 1 sec for 4 sec. This effect stacks in damage and duration.
  • Gift of N'Zoth: Lunacy (Deadly) - Upon reaching full energy, Uu'nat blasts the ground inflicting 55 Shadow damage to all players. Gift of N'Zoth: Lunacy causes all players to become hostile to allies for 5 sec.
• Undying Guardian
  • Sightless Bond (Tank Alert + Important) - Undying Guardians form a permanent bond with their creator and reduce damage Uu'nat takes by 99% as long as they are within 10 yds of him.
  • Hunger for the End (Mythic Difficulty) - Periodically increases the caster's movement speed and damage done by 10%. This effect stacks. At 15 stacks, the caster becomes immune to crowd controlling and interrupting effects.
  • Shroud of Whispers - N'Zoth's whispers prevent the caster from being brought below 1 hp. In addition, damage done is increased the higher health the caster has.
  • Feed (Mythic Difficulty) - Upon reaching full energy, feeds upon the flesh of a target, inflicting 150% weapon damage and healing the caster for 40% of their maximum health.
  • Unnatural Regeneration - Upon reaching 1 health, the caster begins to heal for 1% of maximum health every 1 sec. This healing increases over time and ceases upon reaching full health.

[DaltonIsPanda 18]

Wonder if there's gonna be an optimal class for the ranged dps tank to be...

[Seksi 208]

Anything with large HP pool and survivability works!

[Nightwinds 10]

22 hours ago, DaltonIsPanda said:

Wonder if there's gonna be an optimal class for the ranged dps tank to be...

 

10 hours ago, Seksi said:

Anything with large HP pool and survivability works!

Did somebody say "Warlock"?