The Nighthold

Skorpyron

• Skorpyron
• Crystalline Scorpid
• Volatile Scorpid
• Acidmaw Scorpid

Skorpyron's lair is a constantly spawning chamber of scorpids that join the battle following [Call of the Scorpid], but which also attack if any player strays too close.

• Damage Dealers: Take shelter behind [Crystaline Fragments] to protect yourself from [Shockwave].
• Healers: Take shelter behind [Crystaline Fragments] to protect yourself from [Shockwave].
• Tanks: [Arcane Tethers] accrue during [Arcanoslash], and need to be broken to reduce damage taken.
• Tanks: Take shelter behind [Crystaline Fragments] to protect yourself from [Shockwave].

Chronomatic Anomaly

• Chronomatic Anomaly
• Waning Time Particle
• Fragmented Time Particle
• Depleted Time Particle

The rate at which time flows fluctuates over the course of the encounter. These changes affect players' movement and actions, but the Chronomatic Anomaly is exceptionally sensitive to the flow of time and its abilities may be drastically affected.

• Tanks: Monitor your stacks of [Chronometric Particles] and be aware of any changes in their duration.
• Tanks: [Power Overwhelming] can be interrupted by a [Temporal Smash] from a Temporal Orb.
• Healers: You will have significantly different amounts of time to react to [Time Release] based on the the current Passage of Time rate.
• Healers: Waning Time Particles continually emit raidwide damage via [Warp Nightwell].
• Healers: [Power Overwhelming] inflicts increasing damage until it is interrupted by a [Temporal Smash].
• Damage Dealers: Waning Time Particles and Fragmented Time Particles continually emit raidwide damage via [Warp Nightwell] unless interrupted.
• Damage Dealers: Defeat Waning Time Particles quickly to allow your tanks to interrupt [Power Overwhelming].
• Damage Dealers: Once hit with [Temporal Smash] the Chronomatic Anomaly will take additional damage.

Trilliax

• Trilliax
• The Cleaner Personality Transference
• The Maniac Personality Transference
• The Cleaner
• The Maniac

As the fight progresses, the malfunctioning construct swaps between various modes that determine what abilities it uses. During Cleaner mode, eat [Toxic Slices]. During Maniac mode, avoid [Annihilation]. While Trilliax is in Caretaker mode, hop onto scrubbers when they malfuction to prevent the raid taking damage from [Cleansing Destruction].

• Damage Dealers: During Maniac mode, stand close to your partner when connected by [Arcing Bonds].
• Damage Dealers: During Caretaker mode, jump on Scrubbers when they channel [Cleansing Destruction].
• Damage Dealers: During Cleaner mode, stand apart from the raid when affected by [Sterilize].
• Damage Dealers: During Maniac mode, stand close to your partner when connected by [Arcing Bonds].
• Damage Dealers: During Caretaker mode, jump on Scrubbers when they channel [Cleansing Destruction].
• Damage Dealers: During Cleaner mode, stand apart from the raid when affected by [Sterilize]. $bullet,Kill the additional constructs activated by [Personality Transference]
• Healers: During Maniac mode, [Mana Rupture] pulses damage to the raid.
• Healers: During Cleaner mode, heal players affected by [Toxic Slice].
• Tanks: Take turns getting hit with [Arcane Slash].
• Tanks: During Maniac mode, stand close to your partner when connected by [Arcing Bonds].
• Tanks: During Caretaker mode, jump on Scrubbers when they channel [Cleansing Destruction].
• Tanks: Steadily move Trilliax around the room to avoid [Arcane Seepage].

Spellblade Aluriel

• Spellblade Aluriel
• Icy Enchantment
• Fiery Enchantment
• Animate: Mark of Frost
• Animate: Searing Brand

Spellblade Aluriel cycles between three enchantments: Frost, Fire, and Arcane. Each enchantment grants her an ability that she can only use while she's under the effect of that enchantment. She will then manipulate that magic with a few commands: replicate, detonate, and animate.

• Tanks: When Aluriel performs [Annihilate], gather together to share the damage.
• Tanks: Transfer [Mark of Frost] to an ally when its damage becomes excessive, but be mindful that each transfer triggers an explosion.
• Tanks: Quickly move away from the target of [Detonate: Arcane Orb], which deals more damage the closer players are to the impact point.
• Tanks: When Aluriel performs [Annihilate], gather together to share the damage.
• Tanks: Transfer [Mark of Frost] to an ally when its damage becomes excessive, but be mindful that each transfer triggers an explosion.
• Tanks: Quickly move away from the target of [Detonate: Arcane Orb], which deals more damage the closer players are to the impact point.
• Tanks: Interrupt Fiery Enchantments when they cast [Pyroblast], which deals critical damage to a target.
• Healers: Transfer [Mark of Frost] to an ally when its damage becomes excessive, but be mindful that each transfer triggers an explosion.
• Healers: Quickly move away from the target of [Detonate: Arcane Orb], which deals more damage the closer players are to the impact point.
• Damage Dealers: Kill Arcane Enchantments quickly to prevent them from triggering [Armageddon].
• Damage Dealers: Transfer [Mark of Frost] to an ally when its damage becomes excessive, but be mindful that each transfer triggers an explosion.
• Damage Dealers: Quickly move away from the target of [Detonate: Arcane Orb], which deals more damage the closer players are to the impact point.
• Damage Dealers: Kill Arcane Enchantments quickly to prevent them from triggering [Armageddon].
• Damage Dealers: Transfer [Mark of Frost] to an ally when its damage becomes excessive, but be mindful that each transfer triggers an explosion.
• Damage Dealers: Quickly move away from the target of [Detonate: Arcane Orb], which deals more damage the closer players are to the impact point.
• Damage Dealers: Interrupt Fiery Enchantments when they cast [Pyroblast], which deals critical damage to a target.

Tichondrius

• Tichondrius
• Tainted Blood
• Phantasmal Bloodfang
• Felsworn Spellguard
• Nightborne Wizard

Tichondrius wields foul carrion magic, unleashing waves of chaos and pestilence to assault the raid. As the fight progresses, Tichondrius periodically uses [Illusionary Night] to trap all players in an illusion, within which they may find some respite if they can endure his [Carrion Nightmare] assault for 30 sec.

• Damage Dealers: Carefully position to avoid spreading [Carrion Plague].
• Damage Dealers: Quickly kill Phantasmal Bloodfangs and obtain [Essence of Night] while trapped in the [Illusionary Night].
• Damage Dealers: Coordinate [Brand of Argus] detonations to avoid lethal raidwide damage.
• Damage Dealers: Carefully position to avoid spreading [Carrion Plague].
• Damage Dealers: Quickly kill Phantasmal Bloodfangs and obtain [Essence of Night] while trapped in the [Illusionary Night].
• Healers: Players with [Carrion Plague] take sustained damage until the debuff can fade during [Illusionary Night].
• Healers: Position for and quickly dispel [Burning Soul].
• Healers: Tanks suffer significant damage from Tichondrius' nightborne allies.
• Tanks: Position nightborne and Legion minions outside of [Vampiric Aura].
• Tanks: Avoid taking multiple stacks of [Feast of Blood].

Krosus

• Krosus
• Burning Ember

Players encounter Krosus on a broken section of bridge. Over the course of the encounter, Krosus smashes sections of the bridge, forcing players to retreat into a dwindling space. If Krosus is not defeated in time, players will be left with no foothold, and will plunge into the sea and perish.

• Damage Dealers: If afflicted with [Orb of Destruction], move as far away from other players as possible.
• Damage Dealers: Catch nearby [Burning Pitch] to prevent Burning Embers from being summoned.
• Damage Dealers: Do not stand near tanks during [Slam].
• Healers: If afflicted with [Orb of Destruction], move as far away from other players as possible.
• Healers: Catch nearby [Burning Pitch] to prevent Burning Embers from being summoned.
• Healers: Do not stand near tanks during [Slam].
• Tanks: Catch nearby [Burning Pitch] to prevent Burning Embers from being summoned.
• Tanks: Stand under Krosus' fists during [Slam] to absorb the force of the blow.

High Botanist Tel'arn

• High Botanist Tel'arn
• Naturalist Tel'arn
• Solarist Tel'arn
• Parasitic Lasher

High Botanist Tel'arn uses Arcane, Nature, and Solar magic to defend his garden. When he reaches 75% and 50% health remaining he divides his energy, creating empowered forms that focus in a particular school of magic. This division removes High Botanist Tel'arn's access to that school of magic, but the empowered form gains new abilities.

• Damage Dealers: Move away from targets of [Parasitic Fetter] and quickly kill Parasitic Lashers.
• Damage Dealers: Damage [Plasma Spheres] so that they die at least 5 sec apart from one another to avoid lethal damage from [Plasma Explosion].
• Damage Dealers: Avoid [Controlled Chaos] and [Solar Collapse].
• Tanks: Take turns tanking Tel'arn to manage the application of [Recursive Strikes].
• Tanks: Position Naturalist Tel'arn away from his allies and quickly move him out of [Grace of Nature].
• Tanks: High Botanist Tel'arn splits into images that must be tanked at 75% and 50% health remaining.
• Healers: [Plasma Explosion] inflicts significant damage to all players.
• Healers: Dispel [Parasitic Fetter] when your allies have moved far enough away to avoid Parasitic Lashers.
• Healers: [Controlled Chaos] inflicts moderate damage to all players with each explosion.

Star Augur Etraeus

• Star Augur Etraeus
• Thing That Should Not Be
• Voidling

Star Augur Etraeus fights within a stellar observatory of his own construction. At 90%, 60%, and 30% health remaining, he will activate his observation deck to project the raid through the nether overlooking different worlds, siphoning the energies of those worlds to empower his abilities in different ways.

• Tanks: Huddle together with clumps of players to remove [Absolute Zero], avoiding players with [Chilled].
• Tanks: Use [Fel Impact] to clear pools of [Felflame].
• Tanks: If a Thing Which Should Not Be is too close to Etraeus, they will both gain [Void Shift].
• Tanks: Turn away from Things Which Should Not Be when they cast [Witness the Void].
• Healers: Players affected by [Coronal Ejection] suffer heavy damage over time.
• Healers: [Fel Nova] and [Witness the Void] deal heavy raid damage.
• Healers: [Voidburst] deals increasing damage over time.
• Healers: Turn away from Things Which Should Not Be when they cast [Witness the Void].
• Damage Dealers: Move away from other players when afflicted by [Icy Ejection] to avoid damaging them with [Shatter].
• Damage Dealers: Avoid placing [Felflame] on other players when afflicted by [Fel Ejection].
• Damage Dealers: Turn away from Things Which Should Not Be when they cast [Witness the Void].

Grand Magistrix Elisande

• Elisande
• Recursive Elemental
• Expedient Elemental

Grand Magistrix Elisande harness the power of the Nightwell to shape time itself. When her health is low and she is nearing defeat, she rewinds time to send players back to the point at which they first engaged her. The fight recommences from this point, but Elisande uses new abilities mixed in with echoes of her past actions. She can perform this feat twice, after which time can no longer save her.

• Damage Dealers: [Epocheric Orb] damages the entire raid if allowed to strike the ground.
• Damage Dealers: Expedient Elementals continually damage the raid with [Exothermic Release] until they are dispatched. This damage increases with each successful cast.
• Healers: [Epocheric Orb] damages the entire raid if allowed to strike the ground.
• Tanks: In each time layer, Elisande employs a different ability to threaten tanks.
• Tanks: [Ablating Explosion] inflicts falloff damage to the entire raid when it expires.
• Tanks: Interrupt [Ablative Pulse].

Gul'dan

• Gul'dan
• Fel Lord Kuraz'mal
• Inquisitor Vethriz
• D'zorykx the Trapper

Gul'dan begins a ritual to bring his master into Azeroth, locking himself inside the active Eye of Aman'Thul and summoning his demonic lieutenants. However, proximity to the active Eye of Aman'Thul bestows equally powerful abilities to players, based on their role. After his lieutenants fall, Gul'dan leaps into the fray himself, harnessing the power of the Fel to bolster his frail frame. At 85%, 70%, and 55% health, Gul'dan again taps into the active Eye of Aman'Thul, empowering his abilities. As his health dwindles further, Gul'dan beseeches his Legion masters for additional power, unleashing his ultimate strength while disrupting the aid that players receive from the Eye.

• Damage Dealers: Assist [Bonds of Fel]-afflicted allies in order to reduce the damage to manageable levels.
• Damage Dealers: Move away from others when afflicted with [Eye of Gul'dan] or [Empowered Eye of Gul'dan].
• Damage Dealers: Use [Time Dilation] to increase damage at opportune moments or cover distances quickly.
• Damage Dealers: Assist [Bonds of Fel]-afflicted allies in order to reduce the damage to manageable levels.
• Damage Dealers: Move away from others when afflicted with [Eye of Gul'dan] or [Empowered Eye of Gul'dan].
• Damage Dealers: Absorb [Soul Corrosion] inside the [Well of Souls] in order to reduce raidwide damage taken from [Black Harvest].
• Damage Dealers: Use [Time Dilation] to increase damage at opportune moments or cover distances quickly.
• Damage Dealers: Interrupt [Carrion Wave].
• Damage Dealers: Assist [Bonds of Fel]-afflicted allies in order to reduce the damage to manageable levels.
• Damage Dealers: Absorb [Soul Corrosion] inside the [Well of Souls] in order to reduce raidwide damage taken from [Black Harvest].
• Healers: Fel Lord Kuraz'mal's [Shatter Essence] inflicts high damage.
• Healers: Assist [Bonds of Fel]-afflicted allies in order to reduce the damage to manageable levels.
• Healers: [Black Harvest] inflicts high raidwide damage.
• Healers: Use [Scattering Field] to absorb nearby allies' Fire damage taken at opportune moments.
• Healers: Fel Lord Kuraz'mal's [Shatter Essence] inflicts high damage.
• Healers: Assist [Bonds of Fel]-afflicted allies in order to reduce the damage to manageable levels.
• Healers: [Black Harvest] inflicts high raidwide damage.
• Healers: Use [Scattering Field] to absorb nearby allies' Fire damage taken at opportune moments.
• Healers: Coordinate use of damage-reduction abilities to help tanks with Fel Lord Kuraz'mal's [Shatter Essence].
• Healers: Dispel Inquisitor Vethriz's [Drain].
• Healers: [Black Harvest] inflicts high raidwide damage.
• Tanks: While fighting Fel Lord Kuraz'mal, be prepared for [Shatter Essence].
• Tanks: D'zorykx the Trapper will throw [Soul Vortex] at his current target, increasing their damage taken.
• Tanks: Use [Resonant Barrier] to survive moments in the encounter that may otherwise kill you.
• Tanks: While fighting Fel Lord Kuraz'mal, be prepared for [Shatter Essence].
• Tanks: D'zorykx the Trapper will throw [Soul Vortex] at his current target, drastically increasing their damage taken.