• Overview - Queen Azshara will use all of the forces at her command to disable the Ancient Wards and override the Titan device keeping N'zoth imprisoned. |
| • Tanks Powering up Ancient Wards or draining Azshara's Ward of Power Drained Soul the player. Make sure your healers have line of sight to you! Coordinate the lovers' line of sight to each other with every cast of Longing or Painful Memories. Move Azshara to keep her from Titanic Machinations your Ancient Wards or Energize Ward of Power the Ward of Power too much. Hide from Azshara to reset stacks of Arcane Vulnerability, or to avoid the damage of Arcane Detonation. |
| • Healers Powering up Ancient Wards or draining Azshara's Ward of Power Drained Soul the player. Coordinate your positioning to make sure you have line of sight to your allies. Hide from Azshara to reset stacks of Arcane Vulnerability, or to avoid the damage of Arcane Detonation. Hide from your allies and Azshara when afflicted with Arcane Burst. Coordinate the rate at which players attempt to Controlled Release charges from the Titan Console before a Massive Energy Spike. |
| • Damage Dealers Powering up Ancient Wards or draining Azshara's Ward of Power Drained Soul the player. Make sure your healers have line of sight to you! Make sure that Charged Spear does not impact any surface inside the playspace; but passes through any Crystalline Shield. Hide from Azshara to reset stacks of Arcane Vulnerability, or to avoid the damage of Arcane Detonation. Hide from your allies and Azshara when afflicted with Arcane Burst. Overzealous Hulks will Drain Ancient Ward your Ancient Wards Azshara's Devoted and Indomitable will Final Sacrifice themselves to the Ward of Power. |
Ancient Wards Ancient Wards keep the pressure of the surrounding ocean depths at bay but must be powered up by players standing on them. Azshara's forces will use various means to power them down. |
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| • Drained Soul |
• Stage One: Cursed Lovers - Azshara summons the cursed lovers: Aethanel, and Cyranus to attack the players. Overzealous Hulks storm the playspace in an effort to disable the Ancient Wards while Azshara herself torments players with her own abilities. This stage ends when both Aethanel and Cyranus are defeated. |
| • Aethanel and Cyranus, the Cursed Lovers - Aethanel and Cyranus have been cursed to constantly swap between periods of Longing to see each other and Painful Memories of a life that could have been. Their Cursed Hearts poison the ground beneath them. |
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| | • Aethanel |
| | • Cyranus |
| • Overzealous Hulk - These hulks from Azshara's army rush toward Ancient Wards and pound them into dust. After these Hulks have been crowd-controlled one time, they become Infuriated. |
| • Queen Azshara - In this stage Queen Azshara circles the playspace, looking for opportunities to employ her own abilities. |
• Intermission One: Queen's Decree - Azshara releases Arcane Orbs across the playspace; but issues a personal decree to all players limiting their actions. Any player who fails to follow their decree will be sanctioned. This phase ends shortly after the Arcane Orbs expire. |
• Stage Two: Hearts Unleashed - Azshara activates the final ward and joins the fight. This stage ends when Azshara is reduced to 70% life remaining. |
| • Azshara's Devoted - Can be crowd-controlled. |
| • Azshara's Indomitable - Immune to crowd-controlling effects. |
| • Queen Azshara |
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• Intermission Two: Adoration - Azshara summons waves of her minions to attack the wards. This stage ends when Azshara finishes summoning her minions. |
| • [NO DIFFICULTY] Overzealous Hulk - These hulks from Azshara's army rush toward Ancient Wards and pound them into dust. After these Hulks have been crowd-controlled one time, they become Infuriated. |
| • [NO DIFFICULTY] Azshara's Devoted |
| • [NO DIFFICULTY] Azshara's Indomitable - Immune to crowd-controlling effects. |
• Stage Three: Song of the Tides - Azshara calls her Tidemistresses to join the fight. Each will stand on one of the Ancient Wards and periodically drain them. |
| • [NO DIFFICULTY] Loyal Myrmidon |
| • Tidemistresses |
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• Stage Four: My Palace Is a Prison - Azshara turns her full force upon the raid. Players must contend with Azshara while attempting to keep the Titan Console under control. |