wow Shrouded Affix in Shadowlands Season 4 - Everything We Know

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In this post, we summarize everything we currently know about the Shrouded affix coming in Shadowlands Season 4 

Shrouded Affix

Season 4 adds a new keystone affix named Shrouded that revolves around capturing dreadlords that provide your group with various stacking buffs.

Shrouded - Nathrezim infiltrators have disguised themselves among enemies throughout the dungeon. Cartel Ta will reward you handsomely for assisting in their capture.

How Does the Season 4 Affix Work?

At the beginning of each Mythic+ Dungeon, there is a bounty hunter NPC who offers you Critical Strike/Haste/Mastery/Versatility buffs for each dreadlords you help capture, stacking up to 20 times.

• Bounty: Critical Strike - Critical Strike increased by 2% for each dreadlord captured. This effect stacks.
• Bounty: Haste - Haste increased by 2% for each dreadlord captured. This effect stacks.
• Bounty: Mastery - Mastery increased by 2% for each dreadlord captured. This effect stacks.
• Bounty: Versatility - Versatility increased by 1% for each dreadlord captured. This effect stacks.
  • The effect has been recently nerfed from 2% to 1% Versatility per stack.

After you pick one beneficial effect, you will be granted a 1-2% buff to the secondary stat. You can always return to Cartel Ta at the beginning of the dungeon to change the secondary stat buff.

Nathrezim Infiltrators

Throughout dungeons, some NPCs will have a purple aura around them and the Disguised debuff, which indicates they will transform into Nathrezim Infiltrators when you enter combat. Nathrezim Infiltrators replace regular trash mobs in dungeons, so this will directly affect Mythic routes.

You will receive a 1-2% buff to your chosen secondary stat whenever you defeat a dreadlord. Shortly after the dreadlord is captured, you'll also receive a different buff which restores 6% health and mana every second for 3 seconds.

Restoration - Restoring 6% health and mana every 1 sec.

What Abilities do Nathrezim Infiltrators Use?

Nathrezim Infiltrators have 3 abilities at their disposal. The first one is a frontal cone which reduces healing received for a short duration, the second one heals the dreadlord for a portion of the damage caused and the third one puts the player into static. You cannot stun  or death grip Nathrezim Infiltrators and their spells cannot be interrupted.

Vampiric Claws - Strikes the target inflicting 50 Shadow damage and healing for [ 10,000% of E1 ]% of the damage dealt. (20 yd range, 3 sec cooldown, 1.5 sec cast) Carrion Swarm - Inflicts 38 Shadow damage to enemies in front of the dreadlord and reduces healing received by 50% for 10 sec. (100 yd range, 3 sec cooldown, 3 sec cast) Nightmare Cloud - Creates a wandering Nightmare Cloud for until cancelled. Coming into contact with a Nightmare Cloud afflicts players with $@spellname. (3 sec cooldown, 2 sec cast)