The Nexus Dungeon Guide

Before heading into The Nexus, we advise you to get all the dungeon quests related to it. To make this process easier, we have written a separate guide for the quests and their chains.

The Nexus is found on the directly in front of the entrance of the structure, on the bottom floor.

Here we will give you a full rundown of what you can expect from each of the bosses found here on both Normal and Heroic difficulties as well as the items they drop.

• Battle Shout
• Charge
• Frightening Shout
• Whirlwind

Alliance players will face Commander Kolurg, while Horde players will face Commander Stoutbeard. On Normal difficulty, this boss will not drop any loot. Melee players will want to be ready to quickly move away whenever the boss begins to channel his Whirlwind ability, as this deals very high amounts of damage to nearby enemies. Make sure to tank the boss far away from other trash mobs, as his Frightening Shout might fear you into additional mobs.

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Cleric's Linen Shoes	80	Cloth	Feet
Grips of Sculptured Icicles	80	Plate	Hands
Opposed Stasis Leggings	80	Cloth	Legs
Cloak of the Enemy	80	Accessory	Back

• Phase One
  • Firebomb
  • Ice Nova
  • Gravity Well
• Phase Two
  • Mirror Images
    • Arcane Image
      • Critter
      • Time Stop
    • Fire Image
      • Fire Blast
      • Scorch
    • Frost Image
      • Blizzard
      • Ice Barb

Make sure to spread out to avoid the Firebomb from disorienting multiple party members. While the party is being thrown around by the Gravity Well spell, use any instant-cast abilities available to continue dealing damage and healing while being tossed around.

At 50% health Grand Magus Telestra will split into 3 Mirror Images, each with unique abilities. Be sure to any interrupts and stuns available on these adds as their spells can be quite deadly over time. Quickly deal with the 3 Images to make Grand Magus Telestra reappear again.

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Belt of Draconic Runes	71	Leather	Waist
Insulating Bindings	71	Plate	Waist
Wand of Shimmering Scales	71	Wand	Ranged

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Arcane-Shielded Helm	80	Plate	Head
Bands of Channeled Energy	80	Mail	Wrist
Spaulders of the Careless Thief	80	Leather	Shoulder
Telestra's Journal	80	Off-Hand	Weapon

• Arcane Attraction
• Create Rift
• Rift Shield
• Spark

Anomalus deals high Arcane damage to all enemies. Try to dispel the Arcane Attraction debuffs to reduce Anomalus' damage output. Periodically throughout the fight, Anomalus will summon a Chaotic Rift that deals high AoE Arcane damage and spawns Crazed Mana-Wraith. While this Rift is alive, Anomalus himself is immune to damage. Quickly kill the Rift and return to damaging Anomalus. Repeat this process until the boss dies.

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Cleated Ice Boots	71	Mail	Feet
Gauntlets of Serpent Scales	71	Mail	Hands
Tome of the Lore Keepers	71	Off-Hand	Weapon

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Helm of Anomalus	80	Leather	Head
Hauberk of the Arcane Wraith	80	Mail	Chest
Rift Striders	80	Plate	Feet
Amulet of Dazzling Light	80	Jewelry	Neck

• Crystal Spikes
• Frenzy
• Spell Reflection
• Trample
• Summon Crystalline Tangler

Always watch your positioning on this fight and be ready to move off of the Crystal Spikes to avoid their high damage and knockup. Casters need to be aware of the Spell Reflection; wait for the charges to fall off before continuing to DPS.

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Chiseled Stalagmite Pauldrons	71	Plate	Shoulder
Greaves of the Blue Flight	71	Plate	Feet
Drakonid Arm Blade	71	Off-Hand Agility Fist	Weapon

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Gloves of the Crystal Gardener	80	Cloth	Hands
Girdle of Ice	80	Plate	Waist
Frozen Forest Kilt	80	Mail	Legs
Band of Frosted Thorns	80	Jewelry	Finger

• Intense Cold
• Crystalfire Breath
• Tail Sweep
• Crystal Chains
• Crystallize
• Enrage

Intense Cold is the main mechanic of this fight. Whenever a player stands in place, they will take increasing amounts of Frost damage. Moving or jumping will remove these debuffs, so players will want to be moving frequently to prevent too many debuffs from stacking up. Keristrasza has both frontal and rear attacks, meaning non-tank players will want to stay on the sides of the boss to prevent taking additional damage. Keristrasza will root players throughout the fight, preventing them from moving and resetting their Intense Cold stacks. Use any abilities available to remove these roots quickly to allow players to move again and reset their stacks.

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Attuned Crystalline Boots	71	Cloth	Feet
Band of Glittering Permafrost	71	Jewelry	Finger
Glacier Sharpened Vileblade	71	One-Hand Dagger	Weapon

Item	Required Level	Item Type	Slot
Crystal-Infused Tunic	80	Leather	Chest
Dragon Slayer's Sabatons	80	Mail	Feet
Bulwark of the Noble Protector	80	Strength Shield	Weapon
Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood	80	Accessory	Trinket
Interwoven Scale Bracers	80	Mail	Wrist
Gloves of Glistening Runes	80	Cloth	Hands
Flame-Bathed Steel Girdle	80	Plate	Waist
War Mace of Unrequited Love	80	Main-Hand Intellect Mace	Weapon
Design: Deadly Monarch Topaz	390	BoP Jewelcrafting Pattern	N/A

Achievement	Description
The Nexus	Defeat the bosses in The Nexus.
Heroic: The Nexus	Defeat the The Nexus bosses on Heroic Difficulty.
Intense Cold	Defeat Keristrasza in The Nexus on Heroic Difficulty without allowing Intense Cold to reach more than two stacks.
Chaos Theory	Defeat Anomalus in The Nexus on Heroic Difficulty without destroying any Chaotic Rifts.
Split Personality	Defeat Grand Magus Telestra in The Nexus on Heroic Difficulty after having killed her images within 5 seconds of each other during both splits.