Sszorak

The Venomous Abyss. Not saved yet: showing auto-filled teams.

Fight Style
Single target / damage check with forced movement
Recommended Setup
2 Tank4 Healer14 DPS
Required Utilities
Two soak groups, speed boosts, grips/rescues for crosswinds. NSRT addon strongly recommended.
Hero/Lust Usage
On pull
  • Mythic Virulence Positioning
  • Mythic Marker Positioning
  • Mythic Raging Crosswinds

Serpent's Fury Timing

When the Fury landsHow to pop it
On pull, or just after the intermissionPop early, right as the last tank combo ends. If Ravage is the last cast, you can pre-stack.
On the 2nd Apex Predator combo (just before the intermission)It is delayed a few seconds after the last combo. Popping even 2 seconds early makes the first Fury after the intermission impossible to survive.

Use the NSRT Serpent's Fury timer for exact timing.

Assignments

From the Battle Sheet's active 20. “auto” = filled automatically, not saved yet.

Serpent's Fury Carrier

The mark goes to whoever stands furthest from the boss, so this player stands furthest out.

  • Carrier
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Last Viscous Cyst (Intermission)

Suggested: the first Mage. Any mobile player can do it.

  • Mage
    MageüssyArcane Mage
    auto

Crosswind Partners

Paladins, Priests and Shamans lack a reliable cancel. Each one's partner collides with, grips or rescues them.

  • TyronbigadinProtection Paladin
    — Empty —
  • LucillaaRestoration Shaman
    — Empty —
  • GremliinHoly Priest
    — Empty —
  • JustwinHoly Priest
    — Empty —
  • MohåwkkElemental Shaman
    — Empty —
  • NalamayElemental Shaman
    — Empty —

Mutilate Soak Groups

Two equal soak groups: Raid Groups Split template, Groups 1-2 vs Groups 3-4

Open in Raid Groups

Strategy notes

Serpent's Fury (the Mythic mechanic):

  • Whoever stands furthest from the boss gets a large red circle, and the boss starts gaining energy. At 100 energy he enrages and kills the raid.
  • Reset it by stacking 14 players in the circle to pop To the Slaughter.
  • Bait the mark onto the Fury Carrier: they stand furthest out.
  • Each Apex Predator set ends with one pop. There are 2 sets before the intermission.
  • Before the 3rd intermission the pops don't need to be perfect, since the enrage comes afterward anyway.

Virulence:

  • Everyone in the stack gets Virulence, which bursts in 4 directions.
  • Spread immediately and use speed boosts.
  • Use a personal defensive every other set.
  • Anyone clipped gets it reapplied with longer lines.

Raging Crosswinds:

  • Now 4 direction lines. Match your arrows and collide with someone in the air, or call for a grip or rescue.
  • Colliding also works when the winds are at right angles.
  • Don't use a cancel unless both players can cancel.
  • Paladins, Priests and Shamans have no reliable cancel (Shaman Gust of Wind slows the fall, so it doesn't help).
  • They pre-assign a partner and call or ping themselves, so the partner doesn't cancel the knock-up.

Setup:

  • Two equal Mutilate soak groups (a melee/ranged split is a good start).
  • Place markers around the room and tank the boss at one, usually the starting one.
  • Move around the room as the boss contaminates the floor.
  • Place Viscous Cysts on the correct markers based on where the winds show, per the raid leader's call or NSRT assignments.

Intermission:

  • Plays like Heroic, plus Serpent's Fury.
  • The Fury player can't pop it during Dig In: they wait for Dig In to begin before stacking with everyone.
  • They step out of the group after the 3rd knock, so it doesn't pop as Dig In ends.
  • The assigned Mage (or any mobile player) pops the last Viscous Cyst while the tank moves the boss to the opposite side. Use the knockback to get into position.

Biggest wipe causes:

  • Tornado deaths and failed Serpent's Fury pops.