Everyone

Marks a player with a soak circle and throws his axe, dealing damage split among players. At least 5 players need to be in the soak. The axe will explode shortly after landing, dealing damage to players within 40yd. Soak, then run away quickly!

Marks a player with a soak circle and throws his axe, dealing damage split among players. At least 5 players need to be in the soak. The axe will explode shortly after landing, dealing damage to players within 50yd. Soak, then run away quickly! On Heroic difficulty, players who soak Guillotine get a 500% vulnerability to it. Split into two groups and alternate soaking.

Guillotine

Soak

OVERVIEW

FIGHT OVERVIEW

FIGHT CHANGES

Heroic Changes

Mythic Changes

Random players are debuffed with a dispellable Poison DoT.

Venomfang

Dispel

Be prepared for massive raid-widedamage and avoid the puddles.

Massive raid-wide pulsing damage. Poison flows onto the platform, forming two massive puddles. The puddles fade over time. Puddles are larger each time this ability is cast. Zul'jan gains stacks of Twinfang Toxin during this channel, buffing his next several melee swings with Nature damage.

Fangs of the Coiled Altar

Raidwide damage

Pick up orbs and movethem into clusters

Circles mark where Coalesced Venom Orbs will land, dealing damage to anyone hit. Walking over an orb will pick it up for 5s and give the holder a DoT debuff. After 5s, the orb is dropped again. You'll destroy orbs with Sever, a tank frontal. Pick up and move orbs into clusters to destroy several at once.

Circles mark where Coalesced Venom Orbs will land, dealing damage to anyone hit.&nbsp; Walking over an orb will pick it up for 5s and give the holder a DoT debuff. After 5s, the orb is dropped again. You'll destroy orbs with Sever, a tank frontal. Pick up and move orbs into clusters to destroy several at once. On Mythic difficulty, after carrying an orb, you get a 200% vulnerability to carrying orbs for 10s.

Coalesced Venom

Orbs

Use the cone to destroyclusters of orbs

Frontal cone aimed at the tank. Deals massive physical damage and applies a 200% vulnerability to any players hit. Aim this frontal at clusters of orbs to destroy them. Each Orb does a burst of raid-wide damage when destroyed, so you can't hit too many at once. Any orbs left at the end of the phase will be destroyed, so you also can't leave too many behind.

Frontal cone aimed at the tank. Deals massive physical damage and applies a 200% vulnerability to any players hit. Aim this frontal at clusters of orbs to destroy them. Each Orb does a burst of raid-wide damage when destroyed, so you can't hit too many at once. Any orbs left at the end of the phase will be destroyed, so you can't leave too many behind either. On Heroic, orbs also apply stacks of a raid-wide DoT debuff when destroyed.

Sever

Destroy Orbs

Move Purple Orbs withouttouching any other orbs

Mythic has a new purple Venom Orb. You can carry this orb too, but it explodes if it touches another orb, it wipes the raid. Purple Orbs will wipe the raid if any are alive at the end of the phase.

Virulent Mutation

Mythic Orbs

Zul'jan throws several axes that spin around the room, dealing damage to anyone hit.

Axegrinder

Dodge

Dreadful Presence

Rot damage

Break the shield to stop mind controls

Several players are mind controlled and their characters walk toward the nearest edge. Break their shield to stop the mind control before they fall off the edge.

Dreadmarch

Mind control

Kite Ghosts in a cluster by lookingaway, then look at them so they stop.

Manifestation of Dread are ghosts that spawn and fixate players. They chase you but stop when you look at them. If it touches you, it mind controls you.&nbsp; Try to kite these ghosts into a loose clump so that they can be destroyed by Soul Sever, a tank frontal.

Manifestation of Dread are ghosts that spawn and fixate players.&nbsp; They chase you but stop when you look at them.&nbsp; If it touches you, it mind controls you.&nbsp; Try to kite these ghosts into a loose clump so that they can be destroyed by Soul Sever, a tank frontal. On Mythic, ghosts can only been seen by their fixated target. If two ghosts touch, they kill the fixated players.

Manifestation of Dread

Ghosts

Use the cone to destroyclusters of ghosts

Large frontal cone towards the tank. Deals massive Shadow damage to any player hit, and applies a 200% vulnerability debuff with a DoT. The tank will be debuffed with Gravebound. This cone destroys any ghosts it hits.

Soul Sever

Destroy Ghosts

Dodge and break the shield quickly

Malacrass gets a shield and begins a long cast that will wipe the raid if successful. Swirlies spawn that must be dodged, and the raid gets a stacking healing absorb. Break the shield to interrupt the cast.

Eternal Nightfall

Shield

Interrupt and kill the add.

Malacrass summons a Spiteful Soulcoiler. It will spam cast Wail of Terror, a raid-wide fear needs to be interrupted. It also deals damage to random players while alive. Kill the add before it reaches full energy, otherwise it becomes immune to interrupts. It will move away after every interrupt, so mostly ranged will have to handle it.

Spiritcackle

Interrupt

Use Gloombomb circles to remove damage reduction

The Spiteful Soulcoiler is protected by a 99% damage reduction. Hit it with Gloombomb circles to weaken the damage reduction. Additionally, interrupting Wail of Terror briefly makes ghosts visible for all players.

Spirit Shield

Mythic mechanic

Move out with the debuff, then collect your clones.

Several players are marked with a large circle and will explode for big damage around them. Their soul splits, creating clones that run around nearby. Collect the clones quickly by running into them, or you'll die.

Gloombomb

Clones

Stage Two: Usurper's Reprisal (After killing Zul'jan)

Damage amp. Popbloodlust and hit Zul'jan!

Malacrass channels, binding his soul to Zul'jan and healing them both. Zul'jan is vulnerable and takes 100% increased damage. Malacrass is immune to damage.

Soulbinding

Damage amp

Move to block souls, but watch the raid health.

Souls rush toward Zul'jan. Each one heals both bosses if they reach him. You can block them by moving in their way, but they deal raid-wide damage when blocked. Don't kill the raid by soaking too many too fast.

Souls rush toward Zul'jan. Each one heals both bosses if they reach him.&nbsp; You can block them by moving in their way, but they deal raid-wide damage when blocked. Don't kill the raid by soaking too many too fast. On Mythic, blocking a soul applies a raid-wide 20% vulnerability debuff for 2s.

Fragment of Malacrass

Souls

Intermission: The Claimed Vessel (After killing Hex Lord Malacrass)

Bolt of Shadow damage at the primary target.

Dread Bolt

Bolt

Kill the bosses evenly. If only one is left alive, it enrages.

Soulbound

Enrage

Tanks will have to swap to drop stacks

Tanks

This mechanic is mostly the same, but the Twinfang Toxin boss buff is replaced with Corrupted Toxin. It applies a stacking DoT debuff on melee swings. You'll have to tank swap to let stacks fall.

Defilement of the Crucible

Tank swap

Put orbs and ghostsnearby to hit them both.

You'll have orbs and ghosts to deal with! This tank frontal can handle both types of mechanic. The tank will be debuffed with Gravebound after and 200% vulnerability, like the frontal in phase 2.

Blighted Sever

Destroy Orbs and Ghosts

Stage Three: Coiled Union (After Soulbinding channel ends) Phase 3 has many mechanics from both phase 1 and 2, but some are changed or enhanced, or have different colors. Beware of the mechanics being stronger and more dangerous. You'll deal with: ghosts, orbs, Spiteful Soulcoilers, mind control, soaking souls, Eternal Nightfall shield, tank frontals, and Guillotine. Be prepared to handle a lot of mechanics at once!

The Coiled Altar

The Coiled Altar Sentinels strategy guide for Normal Heroic and Mythic difficulty in the Venomous Abyss raid. Learn about Weakauras, spells, timers, and abilities. Filter for DPS, healer, or tank.