wow Sepulcher of the First Ones Heroic Raid Testing Videos: Lihuvim & Artificer Xy'mox

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Sepulcher of the First Ones raid testing continued last week on the 9.2 PTR with Heroic Lihuvim and Xy'mox. A lot of players joined the testing, so we're looking at some video footage to help you better understand the encounters and boss mechanics.

We covered the first round of Heroic testing (Dausegne & Skolex) here. Blizzard has also changed the boss order in the 9.2 raid in the latest build.

Artificer Xy' mox (Heroic Difficulty Testing) // 3rd Boss

Driven by greed, Xy'mox lead his most loyal associates to the Sepulcher of the First Ones. Using the chaos to plunder its riches, Xymox seeks to weaponize ephemera in order propel himself to unlimited power.

Overview

Xy'mox wants to harness the power of the Forerunner's Relic, and will stop at nothing to Decipher its secrets. At 80% health remaining, 50% health remaining, and 20% health remaining, Xy'mox calls in Hyperlight Reinforcements from the Xy Cartel while he attempts to Deciper the secrets of the relic, further unlocking its power.

Tanks

• Glyph of Relocation pulls all raid members to the target's current location when it expires.
• Hyperlight Reinforcements arrive throughout the encounter.
• Stasis Trap stuns all nearby players when triggered.

DPS

• Cartel Xy Plunderers channel Debilitating Ray, which can be interrupted.
• Hyperlight Reinforcements arrive throughout the encounter.
• Stasis Trap stuns all nearby players when triggered.

Healers

• Hyperlight Sparknova inflicts damage to the entire raid.
• Hyperlight Reinforcements arrive throughout the encounter.
• Stasis Trap stuns all nearby players when triggered.

Video

Riggnaros, the Guild Master of Soniqs Imperative (NA Hardcore Guild) managed to pull off a successful kill that you can watch in the following video.

Lihuvim, Principle Architect (Heroic Difficulty Testing) // 6th Boss

With great care, Lihuvim weaves ephemera into being in accordance with the hallowed will of the First Ones. Now this process is threatened as mawsworn forces seek to claim this power.

Overview

Lihuvim's workshop has been hastily converted into a combat reinforcement facility to aid in the fight against the Jailer. Help test new automa prototypes by engaging in combat with Lihuvim and their creations. As combat unfolds, Lihuvim accumulates protoform energy. When they have enough, they will redirect that energy to nearby Protoform Synthesizers, located along the walls of the arena. During this time, the protoform lattices become vulnerable and can be destroyed before the Sythesizers can finish their work.

Tanks

• Deconstructing Blast destroys Unstable Genesis Motes in its area of effect.
• Deconstructing Blast applies a long-duration Physical damage vulnerability.
• Protoform Cascade is cast in the direction Lihuvim is facing at spell start.

DPS

• Deconstructing Blast destroys Unstable Genesis Motes in its area of effect.
• Lihuvim's Attendant Automa pose a sizeable thread while active. See to it that they do not remain that way.

Healers

• Deconstructing Blast destroys Unstable Motes in its area of effect.
• Protoform Radiance scale in damage over time.
• Degenerate inflicts a large amount of damage over a short time.

Video

Although the group didn't kill Lihuvim, they managed to bring the boss down to 36%. The video's also by Riggnaros, the Guild Master of Soniqs Imperative.