Master the Devour Affix in The War Within: Essential Spells and Strategies

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Find out how to effectively deal with the Xal'atath's Bargain: Devour iconXal’atath’s Bargain: Devour affix in The War Within!

What is the Devour Affix?

This week’s Xal'atath's Bargain: Devour iconXal’atath’s Bargain: Devour causes Xal’atath to tear open rifts that devour the essence of players. This effect can be removed using certain class spells.

Self-Dispel Abilities for Devour

Here is a list of personal cooldowns that you can use to remove Devour from yourself:

  • Death Knight: Anti-Magic Shell iconAnti-Magic Shell with Unyielding Will iconUnyielding Will
  • Hunter: Feign Death iconFeign Death with Emergency Salve iconEmergency Salve, Aspect of the Turtle iconAspect of the Turtle
  • Monk: Diffuse Magic iconDiffuse Magic
  • Paladin: Divine Shield iconDivine Shield
  • Rogue: Cloak of Shadows iconCloak of Shadows
  • Warrior: Bitter Immunity iconBitter Immunity

Abilities for Self and Target Dispel

Here is a list of abilities that you can use to remove Devour from yourself and others.

  • Druid: Nature's Cure iconNature’s Cure (Restoration), Remove Corruption iconRemove Corruption
  • Evoker: Cauterizing Flame iconCauterizing Flame, Expunge iconExpunge, Naturalize iconNaturalize (Preservation)
  • Mage: Remove Curse iconRemove Curse
  • Monk: Detox iconDetox
  • Paladin: Cleanse iconCleanse (Holy), Cleanse Toxins iconCleanse Toxins
  • Priest: Purify iconPurify (Holy), Purify Disease iconPurify Disease
  • Shaman: Cleanse Spirit iconCleanse Spirit, Purify Spirit iconPurify Spirit (Restoration)
  • Warlock: Singe Magic iconSinge Magic (Imp Pet)

AoE Dispel Options

Here is a list of the abilities that can be used to AoE dispel Devour in Mythic+

  • Monk: Revival iconRevival (Mistweaver)
  • Priest: Mass Dispel iconMass Dispel
  • Shaman: Poison Cleansing Totem iconPoison Cleansing Totem

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