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Xavius Raid Boss Strategy Guide
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Emerald Nightmare Overview and Guides
Loot and Rewards
Quick Tips
Trash
Abilities
Strategy
Other Difficulties
Xavius
Xavius is the final boss of the
翡翠梦魇
raid, and can only be accessed after players defeat Cenarius. He is located in the Rift of Aln, a shadowy, surreal chamber beneath the roots of the Nightmare-corrupted Shaladrassil world tree. Players may access the Rift of Aln by speaking to Malfurion, who will turn the players into sprites of leaves and hurl them into the vortex at the heart of the Moonglade.
Xavius is the sole boss in the
艾林裂隙
wing of the Emerald Nightmare Raid Finder.
The Rift of Aln is a limitless expanse of shadows, with no clear boundaries. The darkness that creeps in at the edges of the lighter central circle is a vague indicator of the encounter area. Players who cross through this shadowy boundary into
永恒黑暗
beyond it will take extremely heavy damage until they return to the center of the Rift of Aln. During both trash and the boss fight, the raid should avoid stepping into
永恒黑暗
.
All Raid Strategy Guides:
Nythendra
,
Elerethe Renferal
,
Ursoc
,
Il'gynoth
,
Dragons of Nightmare
,
Cenarius
,
Xavius
Loot and Rewards
The boss loot table is the same between all difficulties. LFR 835, Normal 850, Heroic 865, Mythic 880. All loot has a chance to proc a higher ilvl, up to a max of ilvl 895. For more information on how ilvls and gearing work in Legion, please check the
Early Legion Gearing Guide
.
Armor:
Amulet:
焦黑传送石项链
Cloth:
黑色预见兜帽
,
疯狂秘密长袍
Leather:
无尽背叛之靴
,
恶心皮裤
,
萨特先祖的肩甲
Mail:
错环护腿
,
梦魇巨像镣铐
Plate:
淬炼光阴腰带
,
午夜使徒肩甲
Ring:
艾萨拉双套玺戒
Trinket:
腐蚀树枝
,
诡异雕像
Relics:
Arcane:
晶化永恒泪滴
Fel:
艾萨拉谋士带钩
Fire:
永恒怨恨碎片
Shadow:
梦魇榆树枝
Learn if this relic is desirable for your spec on the
Gear and Artifact Recommendation Guides
.
Killing Xavius is required to loot
梦魇之王的号角
for
翡翠梦魇:梦魇之中
. This is part of the
以史为镜
questline. Killing Xavius is also required for
梦中之物
which is part of "A Growing Crisis" for
苏拉玛楷模
.
New to 7.2, defeating Xavius is required for
小精灵与梦魇
as part of the questline for
哨兵的永恒庇护所
reagents.
In addition Xavius also has some special items:
Ranks 1 and 2 for
凡图斯符文:萨维斯
drop for Scribes
幻象:梦魇
is a new weapon illusion (not limited to dropping for Enchanters)
公式:附魔项链 - 隐匿萨特之印
drops for Enchanters
萨特先祖的肩甲
is a special transmog item that resembles the boss' armor
Defeating Xavius on Mythic difficulty rewards
Defeating Xavius cleanses the Emerald Nightmare and
梦境龙宝宝
battle pets spawn, which can be captured.
Defeating any boss on a specific difficulty can drop an Artifact Power item which scales up with Artifact Knowledge:
成就的赞誉
: 250 LFR
胜利之耀
: 400 Normal
英雄的赞誉
: 500 Heroic
史诗的赞誉
: 600 Mythic
Quick Tips
Most of Nightmare Lord Xavius's attacks inflict Corruption on their victims. As a player gains more Corruption, they become increasingly vulnerable to the power of the Nightmare, eventually losing control entirely and turning against their friends at maximum Corruption.
Players' only hope lies in the power of Ysera, who puts many of them into a deep slumber and forms a
of those players. When their Simulacrum perishes, the affected player will awaken, as any Corruption gained by their Simulacrum dissipates harmlessly.
Damage Dealers
:
Players affected by
should protect non-dreaming players by handling any abilities that spread Corruption.
Defeat Inconceivable Horrors before they can get close enough to cast
on Xavius.
Absorb
before it can reform back into Inconceivable Horrors.
Healers
:
Players affected by
should protect non-dreaming players by handling any abilities that spread corruption.
Dispel
and
as sparingly as possible to manage the amount of Corruption you gain.
Absorb
before it can reform back into Inconceivable Horrors.
Tanks
:
Players affected by
should protect non-dreaming players by handling any abilities that spread corruption.
Move away from others when
and
is about to be dispelled from you.
Quickly pick up Corruption Horrors when
is cast.
Absorb
before it can reform back into Inconceivable Horrors.
Notable Trash Mobs
Xavius trash creeps in from the shadowsThe trash before Xavius is a gauntlet consisting of five waves of adds. The first wave spawns as the party enters the Rift of Aln, and subsequent waves spawn just after the current wave of adds dies. The enemies spawn in the shadows at the edges of the room and march forward, converging on the party, giving a brief break between each wave.
There are four types of trash mobs players will encounter in these waves, with each wave having a different composition.
暗影生物
(3) and
黑暗吞噬者
(12)
梦魇融合怪
(3) and Dark Devourers (12)
暗影碾压者
(6) and Dark Devourers (12)
Creature in the Shadows (2), Shadow Pounder (4), Dark Devourers (12)
Creature in the Shadows, Nightmare Amalgamation (2), Shadow Pounder (3), Dark Devourers (12)
Dark Devourers are trivial mobs that deal only melee damage. Tanks should be sure to hold threat on them, and the raid should kill them with efficient cleave and AoE abilities, but they are the lowest priority adds to kill.
Dodge Crushing ShadowsCreature in the Shadows will periodically target the tank with
粉碎黑暗
.
At the end of the cast bar, the Creature in the Shadows will smash a limb into the ground at the center of the marked location
All players within 8 yards will take moderate damage
While
粉碎黑暗
is not interruptible, it can be dodged, as the Creature in the Shadows does not move while casting
Tanks should face the Creature in the Shadows away from the rest of the raid and dodge each others'
粉碎黑暗
area of effect
Nightmare Amalgamations deal heavy melee damage to the tanks, and will frequently cast
仇恨责难
at the raid.
仇恨责难
lobs a missile at
every player
in the zone
Each
仇恨责难
missile deals light damage to the targeted player and all players within 7 yards
If the raid is stacked, this can lead to fatal damage, especially when other dangerous adds are active
The raid should spread out to minimize splash damage from the
仇恨责难
Spread out for Hateful RebukeShadow Pounders are stationary tentacles that spawn around the edges of the encounter area.
They do not need to be tanked, as they deal no melee damage
Each Shadow Pounder will chain cast
梦魇箭
on random targets
梦魇箭
deals moderate single-target damage
If several Shadow Pounders target the same player, that player may take spiky, possibly fatal, damage
Healers should top injured players up quickly to avoid
梦魇箭
deaths
When both Shadow Pounders and Nightmare Amalgamations are present, use healing cooldowns to recover from raid damage and prevent spike deaths
None of these spells are interruptible, but the adds are all susceptible to stuns and similar CC effects. The raid should use AoE CC liberally to reduce the damage dealt by Xavius's trash.
Shadow Pounders' Nightmare BoltThe kill order for mixed-trash waves should be:
Nightmare Amalgamation
Creature in the Shadows
Shadow Pounder
Dark Devourer
If the raid wipes on a wave of this trash, the surviving trash mobs will withdraw slightly into the shadows and heal to full, but the trash that players killed will not respawn. It is extremely easy to accidentally pull the trash when re-entering the Rift of Aln after a wipe. Be sure to group up in Moonglade first, and teleport into the Rift of Aln together, so the raid is less likely to lose stray members to an unintentional trash pull.
Xavius Abilities & Strategy
This guide provides tips and strategies for defeating the
萨维斯
encounter on Normal difficulty. Changes to the fight for Looking for Raid, Heroic, and Mythic difficulties are listed below in their respective sections, including suggestions for dealing with the new mechanics introduced in these difficulties.
The Xavius encounter has three phases, initiated when Xavius falls beneath certain health thresholds (Phase 2 begins at 65% health, and Phase 3 begins at 30% health).
Each phase has a different set of mechanics that players must master
Once consistent mechanic is that, each time Xavius reaches 100 Energy, he will summon adds
Some of these adds are high-priority burst targets, particularly during Phase 1 and 2
These adds are infrequent and players will spend most of their time DPSing Xavius
Three tanks are recommended for this encounter. It is possible to do with only two tanks, and many groups do, but having three tanks will smooth out certain mechanics and may help the raid progress further into the fight. As always, evaluate your own raid's strengths and weaknesses when determining how many players of each role to bring to an encounter.
Corruption Mechanics
Corruption barCorruption: Crushing Shadows at 33 CorruptionCorruption: Unfathomable Reality at 66 CorruptionWhen the encounter begins, players will be given an Alternate Power Bar to track their Corruption levels. Corruption is gained from several of Xavius's abilities, and at certain thresholds, players will begin to 'hallucinate' new mechanics that only they can see or be affected by. It is important to avoid gaining Corruption at too fast a rate, as these additional mechanics deal heavy damage on top of the already hectic fight.
At 33 Corruption or higher, players will see
恐惧憎恶
s appear in the shadows at the edges of the encounter area.
The Dread Abominations will cast
腐蚀:毁灭之影
about every 10 seconds
This creates a large pink circle where the Abomination will smash its limb into the ground
Players at the center of the circle (near the edge of the encounter area) will take extremely high damage
The damage is reduced the further away you are from the center
The range is massive, so you cannot fully outrange the ability
Run as far away from the center of the AoE as is feasible
At 66 Corruption or higher, players will be affected by
腐蚀:虚幻现实
.
Smaller pink swirls will spawn in random locations around the encounter area every few seconds
After 3 seconds, a plume of Nightmare flames will erupt from the targeted locations
This deals moderate damage to players within 6 yards of the eruption
Players struck by this damage will also gain 5 Corruption
If a
腐蚀:虚幻现实
zone spawns near you, move away
When a player reaches 100 Corruption, they will gain the
腐蚀:坠入疯狂
buff.
For 20 seconds, the player's damage and healing is increased by 150%
When this buff wears off, the player gains
腐蚀:疯狂
, and becomes mind-controlled
The mind-controlled player transforms into a
疯狂生物
, and will attack players with
重击
The mind-controlled player's health is increased by 150%
Creatures of Madness are immune to all CCs except stuns
A player who transforms into a Creature of Madness must be killed, taking valuable DPS and resources away from managing Xavius and his mechanics, as well as increasing the likelihood that other players will become mind-controlled.
On Normal difficulty, a player's Corruption slowly decays
Some sources of Corruption are unavoidable, but most can be avoided if the raid executes the strategy properly
Most players should be able to avoid becoming mind-controlled
It is likely that some players will reach 100 Corruption during the final phase of the fight, which is a race-against-time burn phase
Those players should take advantage of the 20-second
腐蚀:坠入疯狂
buff and focus DPS on Xavius to attempt to kill him before transforming
Note that battle resurrections do not clear a player's Corruption.
This means that, if you battle res a player who was mind-controlled, they will pop up with full Corruption and immediately enter
腐蚀:坠入疯狂
. Battle resses should not be used on players who die to this mechanic early in the fight, as the raid will simply have to kill them again soon.
The Dream
Fortunately, players are not alone in their fight against Xavius. The
伊瑟拉之梦
will spawn twice during the encounter and send half of the party into the Dream, allowing them extra leeway in managing their Corruption.
The Dream of Ysera appears when Xavius reaches 95% health, and again when he reaches 60% health
This is right at the start of Phase 1, and again at the start of Phase 2; Phase 3 has no Dream
Half of the raid enters the Dream each time, so every player will see the Dream mechanic
Ysera will take an even split of roles so there are always tanks and healers in the Dream
The players taken for the first Dream are chosen at random - the raid cannot influence which players are selected
The Dream of Ysera flies overhead, placing half the raid into the Emerald Dream While in the Dream, players' bodies are unconscious, but the players may still interact in the encounter as a
梦境幻影
version of themselves.
Damage taken and Corruption gained while the player is a
梦境幻影
is "erased" when the player's Dream ends
Additionally, any cooldowns used during the Dream are restored when the player awakens
Healers should note that any mana they spend during the Dream is refunded when they awaken
The
梦境幻影
will last for 3 minutes or until:
The player takes "fatal" damage
The player reaches 100 Corruption, and would become mind-controlled
In the latter case, the player will benefit fully from the 20-second
腐蚀:坠入疯狂
buff
梦境幻影
players should assist the raid by performing tasks or soaking mechanics that cause Corruption gain, "shielding" the raid from that Corruption.
Dreaming tanks should taunt the Corruption Horror or taunt Xavius during
梦魇灌注
Dreaming healers should be the primary dispellers of tank debuffs
Dreaming players should intercept Lurking Terrors, soak
腐蚀流星
s, and absorb
污染倾泻
pools
For more information on these mechanics, see the Phase 1 and Phase 2 sections below
The goal within the Dream is to protect the raid as much as possible from Corruption gains, and to prolong your stay in the Dream so that you will reach 100 Corruption and gain the
腐蚀:坠入疯狂
throughput buff. Use cooldowns liberally to help defeat adds or heal through heavy raid damage.
When players enter the Dream, they are set to zero Corruption. However, upon leaving the Dream, players are set back to the Corruption levels they had before the Dream began.
For players who are Dreaming during Phase 1, this is almost always a full Corruption reset, since the first Dream occurs so quickly that players probably didn't have a chance to gain Corruption.
These players must be careful with their Corruption gains in Phase 2, as it will not be cleared again during the encounter
Players who are not Dreaming during Phase 1 should be careful to minimize their Corruption gains in Phase 1, so that when they emerge from their Dream their Corruption is low
While in the Dream, players are vulnerable to the
Corruption threshold mechanics
listed above, and are very likely to see them since they are soaking Corruption mechanics. Use personal damage reduction cooldowns to survive the additional damage these mechanics will deal.
Phase 1: The Descent Into Madness
During Phase 1, Xavius will summon
潜伏恐魔
and
腐蚀恐魔
adds, and threatens the raid with
梦魇之刃
. The adds are the most important part of this phase as they can cause players to reach high Corruption values.
Kite the Terror when fixatedWhen Xavius reaches 100 Energy, he will summon one of two types of adds: either Lurking Terrors or a Corruption Horror.
Xavius gains 5 Energy per second, and will therefore summon adds every 20 seconds
Usually, Xavius summons a Lurking Terror, who will appear under a random player with
潜袭喷发
However, 1 minute into the fight, and again at 2:20, Xavius will instead cast
显形腐蚀
These are the 3rd and 7th times that Xavius reaches 100 Energy
显形腐蚀
deals heavy raid-wide damage and creates a Corruption Horror add
潜袭喷发
spawns a Lurking Terror, which will cast
折磨锁定
on its target.
潜袭喷发
appears suddenly under a random player and deals moderate damage
潜袭喷发
prefers ranged players and
will not target players in the Dream
The
潜袭喷发
damage splashes to all players within 6 yards, so the raid should be spread out
The Lurking Terror spawns instantly, but is inactive for approximately 4 seconds before casting
折磨锁定
折磨锁定
causes the Lurking Terror to endlessly pursue its target
Whenever the Lurking Terror intercepts
any
player, it will cast
折磨感染
on that player, and then despawn.
折磨感染
deals heavy damage and grants the player 15 Corruption
The player targeted with
折磨锁定
should kite the Lurking Terror away from other players
A player in the Dream should then intercept the Lurking Terror and soak the
折磨感染
damage and Corruption gain
Face Corruption Horrors away from the raid for Tormenting SwipeThe player targeted by the
潜袭喷发
should move away from their location as soon as the Lurking Terror spawns, so the whole raid can easily see where the Lurking Terror will be kited. It may be beneficial to mark a location to kite the Terror towards, so that
梦境幻影
players will be able to quickly position themselves to intercept the
折磨感染
.
On the occasions where Xavius casts
显形腐蚀
instead of summoning a Lurking Terror, a Corruption Horror add will spawn.
The Corruption Horror is a priority target that must be tanked and killed quickly
Every 20 seconds, the Corruption Horror will cast
腐蚀新星
, damaging all players in the raid and giving them 5 Corruption
Every 12 seconds, the Corruption Horror casts
折磨挥击
at its target
折磨挥击
deals heavy damage to all players in front of the Horror, and gives those players 10 Corruption
The Dreaming tank should taunt the Corruption Horror when it spawns and bring it near the boss for cleave damage
Face the Corruption Horror away from the raid
All DPS should swap to the Corruption Horror immediately and burn it down quickly to limit
腐蚀新星
casts
Remember that Corruption Horrors spawn at 1 minute and 2:20 into the fight, and save short-term DPS throughput cooldowns to help kill these adds quickly. Healers should use cooldowns to recover from the
显形腐蚀
damage (particularly Dreaming healers, whose cooldowns will be refreshed when they exit the Dream anyway).
Nightmare Blades cuts a chord across the encounter area, passing through both targetsIn addition to these adds, Xavius will attack the raid with
梦魇之刃
.
Every 15 seconds, Xavius chooses two targets for
Nightmare Blades
Tanks are ineligible targets; otherwise, any player could be chosen, including players already in the Dream
The targets gain the
Nightmare Blades
debuff and are marked with a red arrow
After 4 seconds, a wall of
梦魇之刃
will spawn and traverse a straight line through the two targets
Any players struck by these
梦魇之刃
will take heavy damage and be knocked back
梦魇之刃
is extremely dangerous, especially while the Corruption Horror is active.
The targeted players must move out of the raid to avoid striking other players with the
梦魇之刃
wall
Run out to the side of the boss so that melee DPS targets can take a short path
Particularly avoid striking the tanks with the
梦魇之刃
Consider dropping a world marker to designate which side of the room players with
Nightmare Blades
should run to, since the room itself is featureless
Finally, during Phase 1, Xavius attacks the tanks with
晦暗灵魂
, a stacking debuff that deals heavy periodic damage.
晦暗灵魂
is applied to the current tank approximately every 8-10 seconds
The DoT damage is heavy and tanks will have to swap fairly frequently to avoid taking fatal damage or running healers out of mana
The
晦暗灵魂
debuff has no duration, and can only be removed by dispels
When
晦暗灵魂
is dispelled, it deals heavy
黑暗释放
damage to all players within 25 yards of the dispelled tank
In addition, the dispelling healer takes
黑化污染
damage and gains 25 Corruption
Run to the designated location for dispelsTanks must run away from the raid before healers can dispel
晦暗灵魂
.
Run to the opposite side of the room from the
梦魇之刃
target
Most groups' tanks swap at 3-4 stacks, which is approximately every 30 seconds
Use heavier cooldowns at higher stacks of
晦暗灵魂
Try to have a cooldown of some sort active when dispelled, as
黑暗释放
is extremely heavy damage
If you are two-tanking, then the tank who is
not
in the Dream will be tanking Xavius for a long period of time while the Dream tank handles the Corruption Horror. The non-Dreaming tank should save their heaviest cooldowns and active mitigation abilities for this time.
If you are three-tanking, then two tanks can continue to swap as normally scheduled for
晦暗灵魂
while the Dream tank handles the Corruption Horror.
Dreaming healers should be in charge of dispelling the
晦暗灵魂
debuff from tanks.
Each healer can only dispel 4 times before their Dream will end due to reaching 100 Corruption
If more than one healer is in the Dream, be sure to cycle dispelling duties so both healers stay in the Dream for a longer period of time
If only one healer is in the Dream, non-Dreaming healers can occasionally help dispel since, when they get Dream in Phase 2, their Corruption will be cleared
Phase 1 lasts until Xavius reaches 65% health. Avoid pushing Xavius to Phase 2 with a Corruption Horror still alive.
Phase 2: From the Shadows
Inconceivable Horrors channel Dark Ruination if they get close to XaviusDuring Phase 2, Xavius will summon
超凡恐魔
adds, and threatens the raid with
腐蚀流星
and
恐惧连结
.
Each time Xavius reaches 100 Energy, he will cast
梦魇召唤
, summoning a set of Inconceivable Horrors.
Xavius will reach 100 Energy every 40 seconds
The number of Inconceivable Horrors he will spawn depends upon raid size
The Inconceivable Horrors spawn at the edges of the encounter area and walk slowly toward Xavius
When an Inconceivable Horror gets close to Xavius, it will begin to channel
黑暗毁灭
.
黑暗毁灭
empowers Xavius to emanate waves of damage once every second
黑暗毁灭
damage is moderate, and players also gain 1 Corruption per tick
Xavius will do this for each Inconceivable Horror that reaches him
This has the potential to deal fatal damage or overload the raid's Corruption bars if too many adds reach Xavius
Horrors respawn from unsoaked DischargeThe raid should kill Inconceivable Horrors quickly, and use slows/stuns/CC abilities to keep them away from Xavius. Melee DPS and non-tanking tanks should attack the nearest Horrors, while ranged DPS should attack Horrors further from the boss.
When an Inconceivable Horror dies, it dissolves into a
污染倾泻
pool.
After 15 seconds,
污染倾泻
pools will spawn a new Inconceivable Horror add
Players can prevent this by standing in
污染倾泻
pools and absorbing them
Doing this causes moderate Shadow damage each second and also grants 4 Corruption
Only
梦境幻影
players should soak up the
污染倾泻
pools
It is important to prevent Inconceivable Horrors from respawning, so that the raid can focus more DPS on Xavius
Tanks can drag Xavius away from approaching Inconceivable Horrors if necessary
Split Corruption Meteor with Dream Simulacrum playersApproximately every 30 seconds, Xavius will target a player with
腐蚀流星
.
Tanks cannot be targeted by this, but all other players are valid targets
The targeted player is marked with a black arrow, and draws a red circle to depict the radius of the
腐蚀流星
attack
After 5 seconds, a
腐蚀流星
will strike the targeted player, dealing extremely heavy damage and generating 40 Corruption
This damage and Corruption is split evenly between all players inside the
腐蚀流星
's area of effect
Players with
梦境幻影
should help split the
腐蚀流星
damage, while players who are not in the Dream should avoid it.
Mark a location for the
腐蚀流星
target to run to
Players in the Dream should be near this location so that they do not have to move much to help soak
Players who are not in the Dream should stay away
Healers should use cooldowns to recover from the
腐蚀流星
damage when necessary
In Phase 2, Xavius attacks the tanks with
黑化灵魂
, a stacking debuff that deals heavy periodic damage.
黑化灵魂
is applied to the current tank approximately every 8-10 seconds
The DoT damage is heavy and tanks will have to swap fairly frequently to avoid taking fatal damage or running healers out of mana
The
黑化灵魂
debuff has no duration, and can only be removed by dispels
When
黑化灵魂
is dispelled, the tank gains
黑化
, taking 150% increased Physical damage for 30 seconds
Tanks should avoid taking Xavius's melee attacks while debuffed with
黑化
A pool of
污染倾泻
is also formed where the tank was dispelled, which must be soaked to prevent an Inconceivable Horror spawn
In addition, the dispelling healer takes
黑化污染
damage and gains 25 Corruption
Due to the 30-second
黑化
debuff, tanks should swap every 3-4 stacks. The periodic damage is very high at these stack levels, so be sure to use stronger cooldowns or active mitigation to survive. Run slightly away from the other tanks before calling for a dispel, so that only players with the
梦魇灌注
will soak the
污染倾泻
.
Dreaming healers should be in charge of dispelling the
黑化灵魂
debuff from tanks.
Each healer can only dispel 4 times before their Dream will end due to reaching 100 Corruption
If more than one healer is in the Dream, be sure to cycle dispelling duties so both healers stay in the Dream for a longer period of time
Additionally, Xavius will buff himself with
梦魇灌注
, causing his melee attacks to also grant his target 5 Corruption.
Xavius gains this buff once a minute, and it lasts for 30 seconds or until 6 melee strikes/30 Corruption has been applied
The
梦境幻影
tank should taunt Xavius during this time to safely eat the Corruption gain
Depending on timing, the
梦魇灌注
tank may gain a stack of
黑化灵魂
Tanks should plan around this when scheduling their tank swaps, so that the Dream tank's
黑化灵魂
stacks do not get too high
Phase 2 lasts until Xavius reaches 30% health. Make sure not to push Xavius to Phase 3 until all
污染倾泻
pools have been absorbed -
黑暗毁灭
during Phase 3 will surely cause wipes.
Phase 3: World of Darkness
The final phase of the encounter is a hectic burn phase. The raid must defeat Xavius before the inevitable Corruption gains lead to too many players transforming into Creatures of Madness and causing wipes.
Use
嗜血
/
英勇
/
时间扭曲
during this phase. Using strong cooldowns at the start of the phase will help remove a large chunk of Xavius's health before the fight becomes too hectic.
Nightmare Tentacles deal spiky damage and unavoidable CorruptionWhen Xavius reaches 100 Energy during this phase, he will cast
扭动深渊
.
Xavius gains 5 Energy per second, so this occurs every 20 seconds
扭动深渊
summons several
梦魇触须
adds
The number summoned depends upon the number of players in the raid
Nightmare Tentacles cast
梦魇箭
at a random non-tank target every 3 seconds
梦魇箭
deals moderate damage, but increases the target's Corruption by 3
梦魇箭
cannot be interrupted, and the Nightmare Tentacles are immune to CC effects
Nightmare Tentacles are immobile and do not need to be tanked as they have no melee attack
Nightmare Tentacles are a constant source of unavoidable Corruption gains, but the raid must balance killing the Tentacles with killing Xavius.
Tanks should drag Xavius to nearby Nightmare Tentacles so that efficient cleave abilities can kill them
Multi-DoTting Nightmare Tentacles is beneficial especially if this increases your single-target damage via procs or resources
It is not important to kill
every
Nightmare Tentacle
The goal is to reduce raid damage and Corruption gain just enough to avoid premature deaths or mind controlled players
Xavius will continue to use abilities from both Phase 1 and Phase 2 throughout this final phase.
梦魇之刃
will occur every 33 seconds
腐蚀流星
occurs approximately every 45 seconds
Tanks are afflicted with
黑化灵魂
, which still affects healers with
黑化污染
when dispelled, and still debuffs the tanks with
黑化
Xavius buffs himself with
梦魇灌注
every minute
Because this phase is a race against the Corruption bar, the raid must do its best to spread out these Corruption gains.
There will be no more Dream mechanic to help manage Corruption
The raid should stack up so that
腐蚀流星
is easy to heal through and spreads its Corruption over the largest number of targets possible
Players targeted by
Nightmare Blades
must run out to the side to avoid hitting the rest of the raid
The lowest-Corruption healer should dispel
黑化灵魂
on each tank swap
The lowest-Corruption tank should taunt Xavius for each
梦魇灌注
buff
It is very likely that at least some players will reach 100 Corruption during this phase. Ideally, these players can use the
腐蚀:坠入疯狂
buff to deal extremely high damage to Xavius and end the encounter before the buff expires. If any players become mind-controlled, the raid will have to decide whether they can ignore/stun them and keep attacking Xavius, or if they need to quickly kill off the player.
Many thanks to
Ranor of <Temerity>
on US-Windrunner for providing the screenshots of the Nightmare Tentacles!
Strategy Summary
Phase 1:
Phase 2:
Phase 3:
Yellow = tank instructions | Green = raid positionRed =
梦魇之刃
| Black =
腐蚀流星
Phase 1:
The raid should be loosely spread out behind Xavius
The two Xavius tanks should swap at 3-4 stacks of
晦暗灵魂
The
梦境幻影
tank should pick up the Corruption Horror and tank it near the boss, facing away from other players
All DPS should switch to the Corruption Horror when it spawns
Players targeted by
Nightmare Blades
should run out to the side
Players targeted by
折磨锁定
should kite Lurking Terrors into
梦境幻影
players
梦境幻影
healers should dispel tanks when they reach a safe distance
梦境幻影
DPS should intercept Lurking Terrors and soak the
折磨感染
Phase 2:
Ranged DPS and healers should split into two groups, right and left of the boss
梦境幻影
healers/DPS should stay near the middle
Tanks should swap at 3-4 stacks of
黑化灵魂
, and run slightly out for dispels to drop their
污染倾泻
梦境幻影
healers should dispel tanks when they reach a safe distance
Players linked together by
恐惧连结
should run to one another
Players targeted by
腐蚀流星
should run to the middle to split the damage with
梦境幻影
players
When Inconceivable Horrors spawn, all DPS should switch to the nearest targets and kill them quickly
梦境幻影
players should absorb the
污染倾泻
left behind when Inconceivable Horrors die or when tanks are dispelled
A
梦境幻影
tank should taunt when Xavius is buffed by
梦魇灌注
Phase 3:
Use
嗜血
/
英勇
/
时间扭曲
when this phase begins
Focus DPS on Xavius, but use efficient AoE/cleave to kill nearby Nightmare Tentacles when possible
The raid can stack behind Xavius to split
腐蚀流星
as evenly as possible
Players targeted by
Nightmare Blades
should run out to the side
Tanks should swap at 3-4 stacks of
黑化灵魂
, and make sure the lowest-Corruption tank takes the
梦魇灌注
Healers with the lowest Corruption should dispel tanks
Use healing cooldowns to efficiently heal through the high raid damage
Note that three tanks are recommended for this encounter.
Tanks can use cooldowns more aggressively since they will be tanking Xavius less frequently, allowing healers to dispel less frequently
This allows healers to stay in the Dream longer during Phases 1 and 2
Managing tank swaps around the Corruption Horror and
梦魇灌注
mechanics becomes more forgiving
During Phase 3, three tanks can spread out the
梦魇灌注
's Corruption gains to lower the chance that any tank will succumb to
腐蚀:疯狂
Tank Responsibilities
Phase 1:
Take as many stacks of
晦暗灵魂
as you can survive, using heavier cooldowns at higher stacks
Run away to a designated location for
晦暗灵魂
to be dispelled
Only the Dream tank should taunt and tank the Corruption Horror
Face the Horror away from the raid so
折磨挥击
does not hit any other players
Phase 2:
Take as many stacks of
黑化灵魂
as you can survive, using heavier cooldowns at higher stacks
The Dream tank should taunt Xavius for the duration of the
梦魇灌注
buff
Move Xavius away from approaching Inconceivable Horrors if possible
Phase 3:
Time tank swaps so that a different tank is tanking for each of Xavius's
梦魇灌注
buffs
Drag Xavius near clumps of Nightmare Tentacles only if it is convenient to do so
Use cooldowns frequently to help the healers, as raid damage during this phase is very high
At all times, if you have more than 33 Corruption, run away from the
腐蚀:毁灭之影
effects
At all times, if you have more than 66 Corruption, move away from the
腐蚀:虚幻现实
zones
Damage-Dealer Responsibilities
Lurking Eruption spawns a Lurking Terror -be ready to kite it away
Phase 1:
All DPS should switch to the Corruption Horror when it spawns
Move away from
潜袭喷发
to avoid
折磨感染
damage
If targeted by
Nightmare Blades
, quickly move out to the side of the raid group
Stay far away from the designated location to dispel the tank's
晦暗灵魂
debuff
Phase 2:
All DPS must switch immediately to the Inconceivable Horrors near them
Melee DPS should attack the Inconceivable Horrors near the boss, while ranged should attack the ones behind the raid
If targeted by
腐蚀流星
, move to the designated location so
梦境幻影
players can help soak its damage
Phase 3:
Only attack Nightmare Tentacles that spawn within comfortable cleave/AoE range, or with multi-DoT abilities
Mostly maximize your single-target DPS on Xavius to defeat the fight before the entire raid succumbs to
腐蚀:坠入疯狂
Use your most powerful cooldowns here to align with
嗜血
/
英勇
/
时间扭曲
If targeted by
Nightmare Blades
, quickly move out to the side of the raid group
If targeted by
腐蚀流星
, stay stacked in the raid so the maximum number of players can help soak its damage
At all times, if you have more than 33 Corruption, run away from the
腐蚀:毁灭之影
effects
At all times, if you have more than 66 Corruption, move away from the
腐蚀:虚幻现实
zones
Healer Responsibilities
Manifest Corruption deals heavy raid damage
Use cooldowns on tanks at high stacks of
晦暗灵魂
or
黑化灵魂
Use raid cooldowns for
显形腐蚀
and
腐蚀流星
damage, and again during Phase 3 as often as possible
During Phases 1 and 2, only dispel
晦暗灵魂
/
黑化灵魂
if you are in the
梦境幻影
If no healers are in the
梦境幻影
, or during Phase 3, the healer with the lowest Corruption should dispel tanks
Players targeted by
Nightmare Blades
,
腐蚀流星
, or
恐惧连结
, and players over 33 Corruption, will require additional healing
Move away from
潜袭喷发
to avoid
折磨感染
damage
If targeted by
Nightmare Blades
, quickly move out to the side of the raid group
If targeted by
腐蚀流星
, move to the designated location
At all times, if you have more than 33 Corruption, run away from the
腐蚀:毁灭之影
effects
At all times, if you have more than 66 Corruption, move away from the
腐蚀:虚幻现实
zones
"Dream Team" Responsibilities
Each player in the raid will enter the Dream state once in the fight. It is important that all members of the raid know what to do when they become a
梦境幻影
.
During Phase 1:
Tank: Tank the Corruption Horror off to one side of the raid
DPS: Intercept the Lurking Terror adds to protect others from
折磨感染
Healer: Dispel the
晦暗灵魂
debuff after each tank swap
During Phase 2:
Tank: Taunt Xavius when he is buffed by
梦魇灌注
DPS: Stand in the
污染倾泻
puddles that form after killing Inconceivable Horrors, and help split
腐蚀流星
damage
Healer: Dispel the
黑化灵魂
debuff after each tank swap
Use cooldowns freely, as they will be restored when you leave the
梦境幻影
state
Healing cooldowns are useful to counteract
显形腐蚀
in Phase 1, or
腐蚀流星
in Phase 2
DPS cooldowns are useful to kill adds - the Corruption Horrors in Phase 1, or Inconceivable Horrors in Phase 2
At all times, if you have more than 33 Corruption, run away from the
腐蚀:毁灭之影
effects
At all times, if you have more than 66 Corruption, move away from the
腐蚀:虚幻现实
zones
Looking For Raid Difficulty
There are no mechanical differences listed for Looking for Raid difficulty, although several abilities provide less Corruption than on Normal mode. However, this difficulty was not available for testing, so more information will be provided when the LFR wing opens.
Heroic Difficulty
Run together with Bonds of TerrorOn Heroic difficulty, Xavius gains a new ability in Phase 2 of the encounter:
恐惧连结
.
Every 15 seconds, Xavius will choose two targets for
恐惧连结
, linking them together.
Tanks cannot be targeted by this, but all other players are valid targets
Each targeted player takes light to moderate periodic damage
恐惧连结
is removed when the two marked players come within 3 yards of each other
Linked players should run together, but since this mechanic does not give Corruption, it does not take high priority over other mechanics
Additionally, several abilities provide more Corruption than on Normal mode.
Mythic Difficulty
On Mythic difficulty, the Lurking Terrors in Phase 1 now cast
折磨引爆
when they approach a player, rather than
折磨感染
.
折磨引爆
deals heavy damage to all players within 8 yards of the Lurking Terror
Any player struck by
折磨引爆
will also gain 25 Corruption
Much like the Lurking Terrors, the player targeted with
折磨锁定
must kite the Lurking Terror away from the raid, and a player in the Dream must intercept it. However, the addition of the AoE element to
折磨引爆
adds an extra restraint on this - the kiter must not be within 8 yards of the Terror, and the interceptor must make sure not to be within 8 yards of any other raid members. This is best achieved by marking a location in the room for the interception to occur, and having the player targeted by
折磨锁定
kite the Lurking Terror there.
No other new mechanics are listed in the dungeon journal for Mythic difficulty, and Mythic Xavius was not tested on Beta. More information will be added to this section of the guide when it becomes available.
The Emerald Dream
After completing the Xavius encounter, players may return to the Emerald Dream to view the result of their efforts in clearing out Xavius's corruption. The below screenshots are just a sample of the peaceful scene that players are rewarded with for repelling the Nightmare.
Emerald Dream Restored
Emerald Dragons Reunited
Ursoc, Uncorrupted
Cenarius, Cleansed
Thanks to
Zolvolt of <Exiled Legion>
on US-Zul'jin, who provided these screenshots of the Emerald Dream!
About the Author:
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Restoration Shaman
. Outside of WoW, you can find her here:
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评论
评论来自
TheAmadaun
Excellent guide, and the Emerald Dream screenshots are fantastic.
Would like to add that killing Xavius is also required for
梦中之物
, part of the A Growing Crisis storyline of
苏拉玛楷模
, and thus ultimately required for
破碎群岛探路者,第一章
.
评论来自
Kuronx
Is it possible to use an invulnerability ability like Ice Block or a pally bubble to absorb corruption meteor or tainted discharge without taking and corruption? Or does it just block damage and not corruption?
评论来自
majeedaf
What would happen though if a shadow priests uses Surrender to Madness as a Dream Simalcrum?
1- Will the priest die?
2- Will he be cast out of the Dream Simalcrum with all cds back? Since you leave the construct when you take fatal damage. That would be sweet. Imagine using two Surrender to Madnesses in one fight damn.
评论来自
Elyseon
And stay dead! No "merely a setback" for you!
评论来自
SaltLB
It's possible to cheese the normal version of this fight in Phase 3. Instead of dragging Xavius over towards clumps of Nightmare Tentacles, you can just bring him to the center of the room and, after lusting, just burn him down. This does of course require good DPS and good HPS.
评论来自
Alhazred01
battle rez does NOT clear corruption. you'll rez with 100 corruption and go MC all over again. confirmed.
评论来自
Abohassan
I hope this video will help you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkU0ckOvKsE
评论来自
Hordearmy
Healers must not dispel until the debuff has 3 stacks and they should have dreaming buff.In addition, do not worry if u reach high corruption while dreaming.
评论来自
Ulquiorra4thSwrd
In the emerald dream, there is also a "spirit" that looks like Ysera in "human" form walking near a cave, and a battle pet all around the zone :|
评论来自
Demonikhunter
Bonds of Terror seems to be a Heroic addition. It didn't appear on our Normal kill.
评论来自
CzechCloud
Dont be fooled. This boss isnt really that complex on normal or heroic.Basically you just need to know how much corruption you have and overall knew what to do.
And also, be sure to Hero/Bloodlust at the third phase, not at the start.
评论来自
kriS411
Please remove the battle ress hint after killing a corruption: decent into madness player - or at least note that this does not clear corruption.
The player will start with 100 corruption after the ress and will me MCed again after the 20 sec corruption: decent into madness phase.
It might be only worthwhile if these 20 extra seconds are the extra DPS needed to finish the boss.
评论来自
cephadex
Thank you so much for all your work in putting together this detailed guide! Just a silly question, would you know if on LFR difficulty you would still get to see the Emerald Dream after defeating Xavius? ^^
评论来自
fleaabag
What are recommended DPS requirements for normal/heroic? I have encountered multiple groups now that swear up and down that the second corruption should not spawn on the xavius encounter unless dps is just incredibly low, yet I have downed this encounter twice now by doing one of two things lusting at 30% of the second spawns health or pushing to the start of phase 2 and lusting. Neither time that have I used lust in 3rd. I would rather use lust on 3rd but because multiple people in the group want that add down they decide to lust. Any suggestions?
评论来自
Breadgehog
Am I right in thinking that if you DO hit full stacks of corruption, you're best to dump as much DPS as you can into the boss and then bail into the shadows to prevent the MC effect? Either way the player is effectively dead, but that way seems to at least mitigate most of the impact.
评论来自
Atraira
...ok seriously how can I view this
without
the guide. I just want to view the instance/bosses like all the old ones.
评论来自
Roqua
After Legion, this fights going to take a few Xpacks before people will be able to solo it.
评论来自
alec1012
Can you also use Cleanse as Retri Pally to dispel tanks from Darkening Souls? That could help damage dealers who receive Dream in phase 1 to reach the 100 corruption mark, as corruption gains during phase 1 are lower.
评论来自
swifty2016
I hope dps know that they can go full dps while they in dream.
评论来自
AmiYuy
This guide is missing a very important Mythic mechanic. You have to choose who gets Dream and it needs to be rotated. Details in the Fatboss video guide:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeBWBN2jJm8
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