Overview
-Location Arathi Highlands
-Encounter type Sustained raid damage, tank management, add control at health thresholds
-Difficulty Moderate–High
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- This encounter revolves around predictable timers (30–60s AoEs and tank hits) and add waves at 50% and 10%. The final burn is the danger zone: adds + enrage + overlapping AoEs.
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- Abilities
- -Core mechanics
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- Foul Odor — - Spell 7667 - Permanent aura on the boss; expect background pressure near melee. - -
- Black Rot — - Spell 16448 - Applied once at pull to the tank and one random non-tank; disease-type debuff. - -
- Necrotic Strike — - Spell 60626 - Every 20s on tank; healing reduction/physical threat — plan active mitigation. - -
- Ferocious Enrage — - Spell 52400 - At 10% HP; damage ramps up significantly — time raid cooldowns and burn. - -
Periodic abilities
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- Putrid Bile — - Spell 16575 - Every 45s on the tank; sustained DoT/rot pressure. - -
- Plague Stench — - Spell 71161 - Every 30s raid AoE; comes with a 5s warning yell — pre-empt defensives. - -
- Putrid Stench — - Spell 12946 - Every 50s; AoE pulse centered on the boss — watch melee positioning. - -
- Bile Vomit — - Spell 59018 - Every 60s; large AoE/cone-style effect — face away from raid. - -
Add summons
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- Summon Bile Slimes — - Spell 16865 - Triggers at 50% and again at 10% HP; adds must be controlled and burned quickly. - -
Phases and thresholds
-| HP Threshold | -Events | -Notes | -
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| 75% | -Flavor yell | -Tempo continues — no mechanic change; keep timers rolling. | -
| 50% | -Summon Bile Slimes | -Add wave; tank damage continues — assign kicks/CC and swap to adds. | -
| 25% | -Flavor yell | -Use this window to stabilize and prep cooldowns for 10%. | -
| 10% | -Summon Bile Slimes + Ferocious Enrage | -Final burn; layer raid CDs, kill adds fast, and commit personal defensives. | -
Strategy
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- Tanks
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- Mitigate tank busters: Plan cooldowns for Necrotic Strike and Putrid Bile. -
- Control facing: Turn boss away for Bile Vomit to avoid cleaving the raid. -
- Positioning: Keep the boss slightly off the group to reduce Foul Odor impact on non-melee. -
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- Healers
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- AoE prep: Time throughput CDs around Plague Stench (30s) and Bile Vomit (60s). -
- Early triage: Spot-heal Black Rot targets and stabilize the tank after Necrotic Strike. -
- Final burn: Layer externals at 10% during Ferocious Enrage + add wave. -
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- DPS
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- Add priority: Swap immediately to Bile Slimes at 50% and 10%; control with stuns/slows. -
- Burst timing: Save cooldowns for 10% to push through Enrage. -
- Safe positioning: Maintain spread during Plague Stench; avoid boss frontal during Bile Vomit. -
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- Raid
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- Use warnings: React to the 5s yell before Plague Stench — pre-position and pop personals. -
- Cooldown plan: Assign raid CDs to 50% adds and the 10% overlap; consider Lust/Heroism at 10%. -
- Mechanic discipline: Keep melee tight but safe; ranged loosely spread to limit splash. -
TL;DR cheat sheet
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- Tanks: CDs for Necrotic Strike and Putrid Bile; face away for Bile Vomit. -
- Healers: Prep raid CDs around 30s/60s AoEs; triage Black Rot targets. -
- DPS: Kill Bile Slimes first at 50% & 10%; save burst for Enrage. -
- Raid: Use the 5s warning before Plague Stench; coordinate Lust/Heroism for the final burn. -