Fury Warrior DPS Ny'alotha Raid Guide — Dragonflight 10.2.5

Last updated on Jan 15, 2024 at 15:00 by Archimtiros 76 comments
General Information

On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Fury Warrior for each boss of the following raid: Ny'alotha. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Dragonflight 10.2.5.

1.

Introduction

This page is currently placeholder. Tips, advice, and specific talent/essence recommendations will be added over the following week before the raid releases.

In this section, you will find information and guidance for each boss individually in Ny'alotha as a Fury Warrior. These are not complete encounter guides, but rather provide specific tips for any Fury Warrior on each boss.

2.

Talent and Essence Cheatsheet

3.

Wrathion, the Black Emperor

We advise you to use the following essences against Wrathion, the Black Emperor.

  • Major Slot
    • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth Icon Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force Icon Condensed Life-Force
  • Minor Slots
    • The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3: Ancient Flame Icon Ancient Flame
    • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife Icon Strife
    • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes Icon Lethal Strikes
3.1.

Tips

  • Heroic Leap Icon Heroic Leap is useful throughout the encounter, to take Incineration Icon Incineration out of the raid, avoid Gale Blast Icon Gale Blast, and move across the platform during Phase 2. Bounding Stride Icon Bounding Stride generally more useful than Warpaint Icon Warpaint due to the amount of mechanics.
  • Bladestorm Icon Bladestorm is better suited to destroying Crackling Shard Icon Crackling Shard spawns, which typically do not last long enough for multiple Dragon Roar Icon Dragon Roar casts. It will also remove stacks of Creeping Madness Icon Creeping Madness on Mythic difficulty, though it is rarely a concern.
  • More tips will be added as Mythic difficulty unlocks and strategies are developed.

For more information, please refer to our Wrathion, the Black Emperor guide.

4.

Maut

We advise you to use the following essences against Maut.

  • Major Slot
    • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth Icon Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force Icon Condensed Life-Force
  • Minor Slots
    • The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3: Ancient Flame Icon Ancient Flame
    • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife Icon Strife
    • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes Icon Lethal Strikes
4.1.

Tips

  • Melee stack to the side of the boss to bait Black Wings Icon Black Wings away from ranged players.
  • Heroic Leap Icon Heroic Leap away from the raid to drop Devour Magic Icon Devour Magic in a convenient location and to reach safe locations during Stygian Annihilation Icon Stygian Annihilation.
  • Obsidian Skin Icon Obsidian Skin reflects 100% of damage done, making it extremely easy to kill yourself, especially when using Corruptions such as Infinite Stars Icon Infinite Stars.
  • More tips will be added as Mythic difficulty unlocks and strategies are developed.

For more information, please refer to our Maut guide.

5.

The Prophet Skitra

We advise you to use the following essences against The Prophet Skitra.

  • Major Slot
    • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth Icon Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force Icon Condensed Life-Force
  • Minor Slots
    • The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3: Ancient Flame Icon Ancient Flame
    • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife Icon Strife
    • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes Icon Lethal Strikes
5.1.

Tips

  • Heroic Leap Icon Heroic Leap is useful for both taking Shred Psyche Icon Shred Psyche out of the raid, and moving between mirror images during Phase 2.
  • Although you can hit multiple images, the damage is completely wasted. Prioritize the real target in order to push the phase faster. They typically die quickly, so save cooldowns for Phase 1.
  • More tips will be added as Mythic difficulty unlocks and strategies are developed.

For more information, please refer to our The Prophet Skitra guide.

6.

Dark Inquisitor Xanesh

We advise you to use the following essences against Dark Inquisitor Xanesh.

  • Major Slot
    • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth Icon Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force Icon Condensed Life-Force
  • Minor Slots
    • The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3: Ancient Flame Icon Ancient Flame
    • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife Icon Strife
    • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes Icon Lethal Strikes
6.1.

Tips

  • Heroic Leap Icon Heroic Leap is useful for moving between particularly bad Torment Icon Torment void zones. Howevever, the constant ticking damage throughout the encounter favors talenting Warpaint Icon Warpaint.
  • Ranged players will handle the Void Orb Icon Void Orb on lower difficulties, but melee will need to help on Mythic. The mechanic is easiest if you position yourself to let the ball hit you, rather than trying to move into it, as it will always redirect in the direction your character is facing.
  • More tips will be added as Mythic difficulty unlocks and strategies are developed.

For more information, please refer to our Dark Inquisitor Xanesh guide.

7.

The Hivemind

We advise you to use the following essences against The Hivemind.

  • Major Slot
    • Blood of the Enemy — Rank 3: Blood of the Enemy Icon Blood of the Enemy + Blood-Soaked Icon Blood-Soaked
  • Minor Slots
    • Purification Protocol — Rank 3: Purification Protocol Icon Purification Protocol
    • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife Icon Strife
    • Essence of the Focusing Iris — Rank 3: Focused Energy Icon Focused Energy
7.1.

Tips

  • Adds spawn continually, providing plenty of cleave throughout the encounter. There are several options for prioritizing them, depending on how well they are grouped up. Blood of the Enemy Icon Blood of the Enemy and Purification Protocol Icon Purification Protocol, and Essence of the Focusing Iris Icon Essence of the Focusing Iris are all strong major options, as switching between Reckless Abandon Icon Reckless Abandon and Anger Management Icon Anger Management depending on whether you want more burst or more frequent burst.
  • There are constant sources of damage throughout the encounter, favoring Warpaint Icon Warpaint.
  • More tips will be added as Mythic difficulty unlocks and strategies are developed.

For more information, please refer to our The Hivemind guide.

8.

Shad'har the Insatiable

We advise you to use the following essences against Shad'har the Insatiable.

  • Major Slot
    • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth Icon Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force Icon Condensed Life-Force
  • Minor Slots
    • Purification Protocol — Rank 3: Purification Protocol Icon Purification Protocol
    • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife Icon Strife
    • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes Icon Lethal Strikes
8.1.

Tips

  • Use Heroic Leap Icon Heroic Leap and Charge Icon Charge to quickly move to the Living Miasma Icon Living Miasma if focused, thereby allowing it to explode far away from the raid.
  • There are constant sources of damage throughout the encounter, but not much movement, favoring Warpaint Icon Warpaint.
  • Save cooldowns for the Execute phase, in order to burn through Frenzy Icon Frenzy.
  • More tips will be added as Mythic difficulty unlocks and strategies are developed.

For more information, please refer to our Shad'har the Insatiable guide.

9.

Drest'agath

We advise you to use the following essences against Drest'agath.

  • Major Slot
    • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth Icon Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force Icon Condensed Life-Force
  • Minor Slots
    • Purification Protocol — Rank 3: Purification Protocol Icon Purification Protocol
    • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife Icon Strife
    • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes Icon Lethal Strikes
9.1.

Tips

  • The is a considerable amount of movement between targets, and Tentacle of Drest'agath cannot be targeted with Charge Icon Charge, making Bounding Stride Icon Bounding Stride a strong talent choice. Rank 3 Ripple in Space Icon Ripple in Space minor can be a surprisingly useful option.
  • The boss itself heals all damage taken through Aberrant Regeneration Icon Aberrant Regeneration and cannot be effectively damaged unless the player is debuffed by Void Infused Ichor Icon Void Infused Ichor by picking up black puddles left behind by tentacle deaths.
  • More tips will be added as Mythic difficulty unlocks and strategies are developed.

For more information, please refer to our Drest'agath guide.

10.

Vexiona

We advise you to use the following essences against Vexiona.

  • Major Slot
    • Blood of the Enemy — Rank 3: Blood of the Enemy Icon Blood of the Enemy + Blood-Soaked Icon Blood-Soaked
  • Minor Slots
    • Purification Protocol — Rank 3: Purification Protocol Icon Purification Protocol
    • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife Icon Strife
    • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes Icon Lethal Strikes
10.1.

Tips

  • Blood of the Enemy Icon Blood of the Enemy is the strongest option for raw damage by prioritizing Cultist damage, though Condensed Life-Force Icon Condensed Life-Force is the stronger choice for prioritizing boss damage and beating the final phase.
  • More tips will be added as Mythic difficulty unlocks and strategies are developed.

For more information, please refer to our Vexiona guide.

11.

Ra-den the Despoiled

We advise you to use the following essences against Ra-den the Despoiled.

  • Major Slot
    • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth Icon Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force Icon Condensed Life-Force
  • Minor Slots
    • The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3: Ancient Flame Icon Ancient Flame
    • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife Icon Strife
    • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes Icon Lethal Strikes
11.1.

Tips

  • On Heroic difficulty, the fight is almost entirely single target priority. On Mythic difficulty, there is an additional add, making Sudden Death Icon Sudden Death a stronger option.
  • Use Heroic Leap Icon Heroic Leap to quickly break Charged Bonds Icon Charged Bonds and avoid Void Eruption Icon Void Eruption.
  • More tips will be added as Mythic difficulty unlocks and strategies are developed.

For more information, please refer to our Ra-den the Despoiled guide.

12.

Il'gynoth, Corruption Reborn

We advise you to use the following essences against Il'gynoth, Corruption Reborn.

  • Major Slot
    • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth Icon Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force Icon Condensed Life-Force
  • Minor Slots
    • Purification Protocol — Rank 3: Purification Protocol Icon Purification Protocol
    • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife Icon Strife
    • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes Icon Lethal Strikes
12.1.

Tips

  • Storm Bolt Icon Storm Bolt is useful for stunning Mind Controlled players, though Intimidating Shout Icon Intimidating Shout will typically cover the need without changing talents.
  • The fight is largely single target, though Blood of Ny'alotha periodically need to be killed, and players will need to be damaged down to 30% to break out of Mind Control.
  • More tips will be added as Mythic difficulty unlocks and strategies are developed.

For more information, please refer to our Il'gynoth, Corruption Reborn guide.

13.

Carapace of N'Zoth

We advise you to use the following essences against Carapace of N'Zoth.

  • Major Slot
    • Blood of the Enemy — Rank 3: Blood of the Enemy Icon Blood of the Enemy + Blood-Soaked Icon Blood-Soaked
  • Minor Slots
    • Purification Protocol — Rank 3: Purification Protocol Icon Purification Protocol
    • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife Icon Strife
    • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes Icon Lethal Strikes
13.1.

Tips

  • Although it is not typically used with Blood of the Enemy Icon Blood of the Enemy, Bladestorm Icon Bladestorm lines up perfectly with Adaptive Antigen Icon Adaptive Antigen and Nightmare Antibody Icon Nightmare Antibody spawns in Phase 1 and 3.
  • There is a good amount of movement throughout the encounter when moving between targets, which favors Bounding Stride Icon Bounding Stride.
  • More tips will be added as Mythic difficulty unlocks and strategies are developed.

For more information, please refer to our Carapace of N'Zoth guide.

14.

N'Zoth the Corruptor

We advise you to use the following essences against N'Zoth the Corruptor.

  • Major Slot
    • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth Icon Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force Icon Condensed Life-Force
  • Minor Slots
    • Purification Protocol — Rank 3: Purification Protocol Icon Purification Protocol
    • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife Icon Strife
    • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes Icon Lethal Strikes
14.1.

Tips

  • Although there is a high amount of incoming damage throughout the encounter, Bounding Stride Icon Bounding Stride is very useful for navigating tentacle spawns and Paranoia Icon Paranoia debuffs.
  • During Psychus phases, save cooldowns for two or three stacks of Synaptic Shock Icon Synaptic Shock in order to maximize burst.
  • In other phases, prioritize using cooldowns on N'Zoth over tentacles.
  • More tips will be added as Mythic difficulty unlocks and strategies are developed.

For more information, please refer to our N'Zoth the Corruptor guide.

15.

Changelog

  • 12 Oct. 2020: Page updated for the Shadowlands pre-patch.
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