Enhancement Shaman DPS Liberation of Undermine Raid Guide — The War Within (11.1.0)

Vexie and the Geargrinders is an AoE fight in the primary phase, with a single-target burn intermission meaning we need a mixture of damage profiles. We have a lot of options here, but generally Stormbringer brings the strongest burst for the burn while having strong cleave to cover the main phase comfortably.

• Use Astral Shift if targeted by Spew Oil as you will get hit by the initial pool landing. Also save Spirit Walk for these moments to get to the correct drop spot.

• The burn intermission happens at the earliest at 1m45s and lasts for 45 seconds, meaning you can safely send Ascendance and have it come back up for then.

• Make sure to focus target a Pit Mechanic as they come in at the intermission start so you can interrupt Repair without switching targets.
• Since Stormbringer picks up Crash Lightning for single target anyway, make use of it to cleave down adds in the main phase. This is also the reason for switching to Converging Storms for a minor amount of extra funnel.

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The Cauldron of Carnage combines a single-target main phase and a 2-target cleave intermission, repeating until the encounter is complete. The flexibility of Stormbringer's build picking up cleave as standard makes it the recommendation, as its cooldowns align for the 2-target burn.

• There are no specific defensive requirements for this boss, so use Astral Shift freely when you feel unsafe, such as during Colossal Clash.

• Aim to use Ascendance during the intermission. You should be able to get one use in at the beginning and have it align naturally after.

• For the Flarendo side you need to actively dodge a lot of mechanics, so use Spirit Walk if you get caught in a bad position. Use Wind Rush Totem to assist the raid during particularly bad wave patterns.
• For the Torq side you need to be much more careful with movement to avoid being stunned. Stutter step during Thunderdrum Salvo to avoid the swirlies while avoiding a lethal stun.
• These are also why Stormbringer is more suited, as it is punished less if forced away by boss mechanics.

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Rik Reverb is predominantly a single-target encounter, however the add spawns triggered by Sparkblast Ignition need to die as quickly as possible to avoid a wipe. Due to their frequent spawns, Totemic's cooldown timers suit this fight best.

• Use Astral Shift if assigned to soak Lingering Voltage. If not, make sure to use it if targeted by Faulty Zap.

• Primordial Wave and Sundering should be ready for each add wave that spawns, so use it to burst down the largest clump. Overlap every other set with Doom Winds to kill them off even faster.

• Use Wind Rush Totem during the intermission to help the raid get to amplifiers and avoid Sound Cloud
• Tremor Totem can be used to remove the charm if a raid member is affected by Entranced
• Be careful of positioning to avoid the Sonic Blast frontal.

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Stix Bunkjunker has single-target as the most important aspect, but frequent add waves that require burst AoE to avoid them overwhelming the tank is very helpful. Due to that, Totemic's cooldown profile suits best here.

• There are no specific defensive requirements for this boss, so use Astral Shift freely when you feel unsafe.

• Totemic has two options for its cooldowns. Territorial Bombshells need to be burst down very quickly to break Territorial so they can be moved in for cleave. If these are a problem, use them here, otherwise save Primordial Wave for them to be grouped up.
• Sundering on the other hand can comfortably be saved to burst down the smaller adds that will be clumped up and dropped under the boss using Rolling Rubbish.

• Save Wind Rush Totem for the intermission to help the raid get out of the final Trash Compactor slam.
• Interrupt Scrapmasters from ranged so you can still target Bombshells without having to run around the arena.

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Sprocketmonger Lockenstock is a pure single target encounter that has a large amount of movement throughout. Due to its better time dealing with disruption and more frontloaded damage, Stormbringer is recommended.

• Astral Shift is best saved for the intermission as healers will be busy moving to get into position, and raid damage is high.

• Ascendance has the advantage of making you ranged while active, so this should allow you to consistently stick to the boss even when mechanics are happening during your highest damage moment. Do not change its use pattern to leverage this though, it is just an extra perk of Stormbringer.

• Wind Rush Totem should be organized with your raid to cover the most awkward movement sections. There are a lot of different moments in the encounter that require additional speed, so discuss where the problem points are.
• Feral Lunge can be used to jump to the boss in the intermission, but beware your hitbox is active while travelling and it is quite easy to take lethal damage doing this.

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The One-Armed Bandit is a long encounter split between a phase with extremely high priority adds and a pure boss burn. Due to how important burning the adds down are in the first phase, Totemic is recommended here for more suited cooldowns.

• Astral Shift is best saved for the most dangerous combinations involving the Flame coins that deal raid-wide damage.

• Totemic should aim to use its cooldowns on adds spawned by Spin To Win!, as killing these adds quickly is vital. This will cause some desync and lost uses, but if these do not die in time the fight is over.

• Pay very close attention to Pay-Line spawns, both to gain the High Roller! Haste buff and to avoid being killed by standing in its path.
• Earthbind Totem and Capacitor Totem are useful specifically during Reward: Shock and Bomb to keep adds stacked for longer during cleave.

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Mug'zee is mechanically very complex, but there is not as much in the way of DPS optimization needed as they are all encounter specific things that need to interact. As the fight has a fixed 40% burn phase, Stormbringer is recommended due to its stronger cooldowns and easier time dealing with disruption.

• Astral Shift is best saved for Disintegration Beam, otherwise it can be freely used during one of the many raid damage moments.

• Remember that the boss transitions at exactly 40% and begins the enrage burn. Make sure to have Ascendance ready for this as damage dealt before is not as important.

• While there are a lot of add spawns, it is hard to get much cleave value as Unstable Crawler Mines are immune and Earthshaker Gaol will be split. You can find ways to activate Crash Lightning, but don't go out of your way to risk it.
• Earthgrab Totem can be taken to give an extra emergency root for Unstable Crawler Mines until longer CC can be applied to manage them.

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This boss was not testable on the PTR servers. Information will be forthcoming once it is available on Live servers. For now, Stormbringer is a more broadly usable tree here but both may have their uses.

• Check back after the boss has been seen on live servers.

• Check back after the boss has been seen on live servers.

• Check back after the boss has been seen on live servers.

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