Brewmaster Monk Tank Nerub-ar Palace Raid Guide — The War Within (11.0.5)

• When to taunt: After every cast of Brutal Crush. Aim to have a defensive cooldown or Celestial Brew ready for each hit, as you will be unable to receive healing for 10 seconds afterward due to Tenderized.

• There are no unique cooldown timings to worry about for your damage.

• During each intermission, damage from the Ravenous Spawns will increase the longer they are alive. Gather and defeat them as quickly as possible

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• When to taunt: After every cast of Gruesome Disgorge. Do not stand in its cone if you are not actively tanking!

• There are no unique cooldown timings to worry about for your damage.

• As the tank, you are responsible for interrupting and tanking the Lost Watcher while in The Unseeming. Move it between the Forgotten Harbinger spawns to enable better cleaving; they are a higher priority to defeat than the Watcher.
• In The Unseeming, make use of Paralysis and Ring of Peace to keep any Blood Horrors from reaching the boss.
• The Bloodbound Horror's Spewing Hemorrhage beams will spawn 90 degrees to the left and right of it and slowly rotate. Face the boss accordingly so that your allies in The Unseeming can have as much time as possible to defeat the adds!
• Transcendence can be used to quickly return to the boss after each cast of Goresplatter, and can also get around Spewing Hemorrhage beams.

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Note: this section will be far more fleshed out as the Season progresses and additional tips/tricks are found.

• When to taunt: After two hits of Expose during each combo of Captain's Flourish. Do not be hit by Phase Lunge if you are debuffed by Expose.

• There are no unique cooldown timings to worry about for your damage.

• You can make use of Transcendence to quickly get back to the boss after running away from each cast of Shattering Sweep.
• Make sure you are not standing in the path of any Phase Blades as you maneuver Sikran around the room and away from the Cosmic Simulacrums.

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• When to taunt: Tanking and swapping on this fight are tied to the lingering Savage Wound DoT from each cast of Savage Assault. The more of this hit you mitigate or absorb with defensive cooldowns and Celestial Brew, the longer you can tank without the Wound's DoT becoming overwhelming.

• There are no unique cooldown timings to worry about for your damage.

• You or your cotank must be in melee range of the boss at all times, or she will cast Tacky Burst.
• Infested Spawn will create adds of the same name, which must be aggro'd (preferably while not actively tanking the boss). Take advantage of Leg Sweep and other stuns to reduce how often they can cast Infested Bite.
• If you are soaking Web Reave, take advantage of Lighter Than Air and Transcendence to negate the pulling effect.

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• When to taunt: After each cast of Volatile Concoction. Consider talenting into Vivacious Vivification and casting Vivify right as the debuff from this ability is about to expire so that your health is as high as possible and the final explosion of Nature damage is reduced.

• There are no unique cooldown timings to worry about for your damage.

• Ingest Black Blood will be cast on the canister of Black Blood that is closest to the boss. You get to decide which section of the room's eggs to deal with as a result.
• Keep the boss along the edge of the active pool of Sanguine Overflow (created after he casts Ingest Black Blood) so your fellow Raiders can hatch eggs more easily with Experimental Dosage. Do not allow any adds from the eggs to touch this Overflow, or they will be significantly empowered.
• Tiger's Lust can remove the Sticky Web debuff from players, but be careful not to root anyone with the Web Eruption triggered by doing so!
• Colossal Spiders, hatched from Colossal Eggs are the add that must be handled by you or your cotank. Do not underestimate their Vicious Bite, especially if they have been empowered by Sanguine Overflow.

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• When to taunt: After each cast of Void Shredders. This will also leave a nasty DoT on you, and you will be slain by Reaper if you ever fall below 10% HP. Commit extra defensives if you need to when getting low on health.

• There are no unique cooldown timings to worry about for your damage.

• This boss will always create one Nether Rift directly in front of her, along with one at every Nether Phantom's location. Position her before this mechanic to split the suction's strength on the raid across multiple rifts pulling in different directions.
• Being hit by any additional mechanics will trigger additional applications of the Queensbane DoT and make you more at risk of dying to Reaper.

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• When to taunt: After each of Anub'arash's Piercing Strikes. While Skeinspinner Takazj does need a tank to hold threat on her, she does not feature a specific swapping mechanic. Instead, she will continuously apply Poison Bolt and Void Bolt to her target, leaving a DoT that can be dispelled.

• For the most part, there are no unique cooldown timings to worry about for optimizing your damage. However, there will be brief periods where each boss will take 100% more damage. Aim to trigger Aspect of Harmony in these moments.

• Detox can be used to dispel the debuff from Poison Bolt.
• Skeinspinner Takazj will frequently teleport around the room and remain in her current position. Continue moving Anub'arash to her location over the course of the encounter for increased cleave damage from your raid.
• Leg Sweep and Ring of Peace can be used to help keep Shattershell Scarabs away from their fixated targets.
• Touch of Death acts as a quick and convenient way to free any players that have been Impaled by Anub'arash's Impaling Eruption.

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• When to taunt:
  • Phase 1: After each cast of Liquefy. Do not be hit by Feast while debuffed from this ability.
  • Phase 3: After each cast of Infest, or a channel of Gorge has finished.

• In Phase 1 save your Exploding Keg, Chi Burst, and a cast of Keg Smash for Silken Tomb. Touch of Death or Tiger's Lust can also be used to remove its root from yourself or another player.
• In Phase 2, Touch of Death may be immediately used on the Devoted Worshipper due to Worshipper's Protection converting all of its health to an absorb shield. You should also be ready to use Exploding Keg and Keg Smash on the Caustic Skitterers found on each web bridge.
• In Phase 3, ensure you have a cooldown ready for Infest, and be ready to make use of Leg Sweep and Ring of Peace on the Gloom Hatchlings created when the debuff expires.

• Phase 1:
  • Brewmasters are more naturally suited to tanking Liquefy rather than Feast. Keep Queen Ansurek near previously-spawned pools of Acid to increase the amount of available space in the room later.
  • If you do end up tanking Feast instead, be aware that you will be under a heavy healing absorb. Do not be afraid to commit an extra use of Purifying Brew during this to stay especially safe, alongside a cast of Vivify through Vivacious Vivification.
• Intermission/Phase 2:
  • Wrest's pull can be countered with either Lighter Than Air or Transcendence, but ensure you are still far enough away to react in time.
  • Be careful to not be knocked off the platform by a Chamber Guardian's Oust casts!
• Phase 3:
  • Brewmasters are more naturally suited to tanking Infest, taking advantage of mobility to spawn the Gloom Hatchlings somewhat far from the boss and controlling them with Leg Sweep and Ring of Peace.
  • Transcendence can be used in an emergency to get around the collapsing ring of Frothing Gluttony, but be aware that Queen Ansurek will jump to the active tank's position after the ability has finished. Move accordingly.
  • Be ready to pick up Acolyte's Essence from a slain Acolyte, but you may only do so once due to becoming Essence Scarred after clearing it with a Abyssal Conduit during Frothing Gluttony.
  • Position Queen Ansurek near the "leading" Acolyte in each set spawned from Queen's Summons. In addition, keep her near the Royal Shackles created by Royal Condemnation in Heroic.

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