First Look at Rashok, the Elder Boss Guide

After defeating the Assault of the Zaqali encounter the Elder’s Door will open, permitting gamers to confront Rashok, the Elder. Let’s check out what he can do.  

Rashok’s Talents

If Rashok reaches 100 vitality he’ll acquire Ancient Fury which makes him resistant to the Elder’s Conduit and offers lethal Shadowflame injury to all gamers each 3 seconds. That is meant to wipe the raid so gamers can by no means let him hit 100 vitality. The center of the room can have a circle impact round it, this exhibits the radius of the Elder’s Conduit. That is used to empty Rashok’s vitality all through the battle however can solely be used 3 occasions. Tanks ought to solely transfer Rashok into the center at round 90 vitality to maximise utilization. 

Rashok has a novel tank buster mechanic that may be a combo assault. He’ll forged some mixture of Flaming Slash, Flaming Slash, and Earthen Crush or Flaming Slash, Earthen Crush, and Flaming Slash. What Flaming Slash does is deal hearth injury and will increase the injury the goal takes from Flaming Slash by 500% for six seconds. Earthen Crush will deal heavy bodily injury and will increase the injury the goal takes from Earthen Crush by 500% for six seconds. Each tanks might want to use correct defensives for this and should tank swap instantly after the primary Flaming Slash.  

His subsequent capacity is Searing Slam which targets a random participant and places a big circle round them. When he finishes the forged he’ll soar to that participant, inflicting hearth injury to them and anybody within the circle. A Lava Vortex can be created at that location. Searing Slam’s injury is elevated by 50% for every Lava Vortex within the chamber. The slam’s influence causes every Lava Vortex to spawn Lava Waves that transfer throughout the room. 

Gamers with Searing Slam ought to drop these Lava Vortexes at a delegated space. They are often positioned subsequent to one another, so all of the Lava Waves come from the identical space. Nevertheless, if  a Lava Vortex is overlapped with one other, then they may trigger a Lava Explosion that inflicts heavy hearth injury to all gamers each second for 10 seconds. It is a lethal mechanic particularly if it goes off throughout different mechanics, so participant have to be cautious about how they place Lava Vortexes.  

Rashok’s subsequent capacity is Doom Flames which releases a barrage of Shadowflame missiles throughout the chamber. The place these will land is proven by circles and have to be soaked by 1 participant. If a missile fails to hit a participant it erupts and offers heavy Shadowflame injury to all gamers. If the missile hits one participant it offers Shadowflame injury to them and applies a dot that offers Shadowflame injury each second for 8 seconds. This impact stacks so gamers which have already soaked ought to wait till the dot falls off. Gamers that do soak ought to use a defensive and healers ought to prioritize therapeutic them again up so they don’t die to dot injury.   

The following capacity is Charged Smash, Rashok will goal an space close to him to slam. Gamers ought to transfer into this space as a result of when the forged finishes he’ll offers 1.4 million Shadowflame injury cut up evenly amongst all gamers hit. This injury will increase to 2.2 million in Heroic and 4.9 million in Mythic. Rashok beneficial properties as much as 15 vitality, decreased by the variety of gamers hit. If not sufficient gamers soak it can lead to a wipe as Rashok might doubtlessly acquire sufficient vitality to hit 100. Rashok will sometimes forged Shadowlava Blast which is an enormous frontal cone aimed toward a random participant. Gamers ought to transfer out of this ASAP to keep away from lethal Shadoflame injury.  

When Rashok is delivered to the Elder’s Conduit he can be shocked because it drains his vitality. Whereas his vitality is being drained Rashok can be emitting Scorching Heatwave periodically. This offers raid huge Shadowflame injury that healers ought to plan CDs round. Shadowflame Fissures will even erupt from Rashok’s physique in land within the space, the place they may land is proven by vivid swirls. Gamers ought to keep away from these as getting hit by one offers heavy Shadowflame injury. 

As soon as Rashok’s vitality is drained he’ll roar inflicting raid huge Shadowflame injury and beneficial properties a brief buff known as Smoldering Rage that will increase the injury of Scorching Heatwave by 500%. If Rashok stays within the Elder’s Conduit with this buff it’s going to wipe the raid. Tanks want to ensure to not put Rashok again into the Elder’s Conduit till after this buff falls off. 

The Elder’s Conduit can solely be used 3 occasions to empty Rashok. After it’s used the third time it’s going to set off Shattered Conduit. This creates a big circle across the Elder’s Conduit, anybody inside when the conduit shatters takes heavy Shadowflame injury. Gamers ought to run out of this ASAP.  

Heroic modifications 

The primary change is that Lava Vortexes will emit Lava Waves extra often. Subsequent Charged Smash will apply Overcharged to all gamers hit. It is a dot that offers Shadowflame injury each second for 30 seconds. As a result of this teams will need to have in all probability 15 gamers soak, if 1 participant reduces the vitality Rashok beneficial properties by 1.   

The ultimate change is to Scorching Heatwave, which is able to now apply Scorched Flesh to all gamers. This will increase the injury taken from Scorching Heatwave by 2% and stacks. This stacks shortly as it’s utilized with each tick of Scorching Heatwave. It is going to be vital to avoid wasting main therapeutic and raid CDs for when the injury can be at its highest. Scorching Heatwave shouldn’t be everlasting and so it won’t carry over into later intermission phases.  

Mythic Modifications 

On Mythic gamers might want to handle a brand new mechanic known as Shadowflame Energy accurately or the raid will wipe. Rashok will forged a brand new capacity known as Unleash Shadowflame which does raid huge Shadowflame injury and spawns 2 Shadowflame Vitality orbs within the room. If a participant touches the orb they take heavy Shadowflame injury, so don’t stand on them. These massive orbs explode after 15 seconds, dealing heavy raid huge Shadowflame injury.  

When an orb explodes it additionally places a debuff on all gamers that will increase the injury they take from Shadowflame Vitality by 2,000% and places an enormous therapeutic take in defend on all gamers. Mainly, if you happen to let two orbs explode then it’s a wipe. To eliminate one of many orbs gamers should use Searing Slam. All of the focused participant should do is put their Searing Slam circle over the orb. When Rashok jumps to the participant he’ll destroy the orb. 

There may be all the pieces it is advisable find out about Rashok, the Elder’s talents and easy methods to deal with them in Aberrus.