Trilliax Nighthold Raid Strategy Guide

By Wowhead Updated: 2018/05/12

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Life: Construct Personality Sphere

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Damage Dealers –
During Maniac mode, stand close to your partner when connected by .
During Caretaker mode, jump on Scrubbers when they channel .
During Cleaner mode, stand apart from the raid when affected by .

Healers –
During Maniac mode, pulses damage to the raid.
During Cleaner mode, heal players affected by .

Tanks –
Take turns getting hit with .
During Maniac mode, stand close to your partner when connected by .
During Caretaker mode, jump on Scrubbers when they channel .
Steadily move Trilliax around the room to avoid .

Notable Trash MobsPutrid Sludge

Putrid Sludge will cast Slop Burst, causing the Sludge to deal moderate damage to all players over 12 seconds

Slop Burst can be interrupted, or can be delayed with AoE CC and disruption abilities

The Putrid Sludge may fixate a random player with Sludge Crawl, chasing the player for 10 seconds

While channeling Sludge Crawl, the Putrid Sludge creates pools of Vile Sludge in its path

Vile Sludge deals moderate to heavy damage each second to players standing in the pools

Players should move away from Vile Sludge pools, and the Sludge Crawl target should kite the Putrid Sludge away from others

Putrid Sludge

When one of these Putrid Sludges dies, it creates a Slime Pool at its corpse's location

This Slime Pool will move toward the goo in the center of the room, leaving a continuous path of Slime Pool patches in its wake

Upon reaching the goo, the Slime Pool will be absorbed, but the existing Slime Pool patches will remain

Players who enter the Slime Pool will take periodic damage

Slime PoolSludgerax

Sludgerax creates pools of Bursting Slime at 3 players' locations every few seconds

These pools deal moderate damage each second to players standing in them

Bursting Slime puddles persist for 45 seconds

Bursting SlimeOozing Rush

The Oozing Rush fixate will last for 10 seconds

The targeted player is marked with a pair of green eyes over their head

While chasing the Oozing Rush target, Sludgerax will absorb any player in its path

These players will lose control of their characters during the Oozing Rush debuff, and will take moderate damage

At the end of the Oozing Rush debuff, the affected players are knocked back from Sludgerax

Oozing RushSlime PoolSlime PoolSlime PoolTrilliax AbilitiesTrilliaxThe CleanerThe ManiacThe CaretakerPhase-Independent AbilitiesArcane Seepage

A small warning zone will appear before the Arcane Seepage pool forms

Targeted players should move away from the area quickly to avoid taking any damage from Arcane Seepage

Players who stand in the Arcane Seepage will take moderate damage every second

Arcane Seepage pools persist for the entire encounter, or until they are consumed by a Scrubber

It is important to avoid dropping Arcane Seepage pools in the center of the room, where they will interfere with other mechanics of the fight

Arcane SeepageArcane SlashThe CleanerThe ManiacThe Caretaker

Arcane Slash deals heavy damage split evenly over up to two targets in front of it

The primary target of the ability - the tank with threat - will also receive the Arcane Slash debuff

Arcane Slash increases all damage taken by the affected player by 35% for 30 seconds

Arcane Slash

During The Maniac phase, Trilliax uses Arcane Slash twice, about 7 seconds apart

During the first The Cleaner phase, Trilliax uses Arcane Slash 3 times, about 12 seconds apart
Have one tank take the first Arcane Slash, then taunt swap

The second tank takes the next two Arcane Slashes

The first tank should take the two Arcane Slashes in the following The Maniac phase

The CleanerArcane SlashArcane SlashThe CleanerArcane SlashThe ManiacArcane SlashArcane SlashArcane SlashArcane SlashAnnihilationThe CaretakerArcane SlashPhase 1: The CleanerThe CleanerThe CleanerThe CaretakerBloodlustHeroismTime WarpThe CleanerToxic Slice

Trilliax will cast Toxic Slice twice per The Cleaner phase, 30 seconds apart

Each cast summons several Toxic Slice cakes around the perimeter of the room

Toxic Slice cakes that persist into The Caretaker or the next The Cleaner phase will trigger additional damaging mechanics that may wipe the raid!

Players can remove the Toxic Slice by running through it, "eating" the cake

This will apply a debuff, Toxic Slice, that stacks with each cake the player eats

Toxic Slice deals moderate to heavy periodic damage depending on the number of stacks

Ideally, each Toxic Slice would be eaten by a different player so the DoT damage is non-threatening

Players with strong defensive cooldowns can eat 2 Toxic Slice cakes, but should never gain 3 stacks

Healer should be sure to focus healing on players with Toxic Slice stacks

Toxic SliceThe CleanerPhase 2: The ManiacThe ManiacMana Rupture

Each Mana Rupture pulse will target half of the players in the raid, chosen randomly

This damage is unavoidable, random, and spiky

The ranged and melee players should try to stay clumped in their respective groups for AoE healing

Healers may wish to use cooldowns when the raid is low

The ManiacArcing Bonds

Linked players are marked with blue arrows and will draw a blue beam of lightning to each other

While this beam is blue and players remain more than a few yards apart, the linked players will take heavy Arcing Bonds damage

When players are close together, the beam will turn red, and the linked players will stop taking damage

Players with Arcing Bonds must stay close together for the entirety of the 30-second Arcing Bonds duration

Move carefully when you are targeted by this effect so your partner can keep up

Annihilation

After the initial 2.2-second cast time, Trilliax will begin to channel Annihilation

This creates a large laser beam in front and behind of the boss, that deals heavy damage very frequently to players who stand in it

Trilliax will also begin to spin in a random direction, so the Annihilation laser will move

Occasionally Trilliax may change direction and begin to spin the opposite way

Never be in front of or behind the boss during Annihilation

The raid should quickly run to Trilliax's side during the initial Annihilation cast, and keep moving to stay beside the boss

The two players linked together by Arcing Bonds must take care to move together during this mechanic

As there is nothing to tank during the Annihilation channel, tanks should move with the raid and deal damage

AnnihilationMana RuptureArcane SeepageAnnihilationArcane SeepageAnnihilationAnnihilationArcane SeepagePhase 3: The CaretakerThe CaretakerThe CaretakerSucculent Feast

Players who eat these Succulent Feasts will gain a protective shield that absorbs 3 million damage

The Succulent Feast buff lasts for 2 minutes

Players with the Succulent Feast buff should be soaking Cleansing Destruction from casting Scrubbers

Only one player can eat each Succulent Feast, so assign this role to players with mobility and awareness

Eat Succulent Feast to gain a shield

Destroy casting Scrubbers

The CaretakerScrubberTidy Up

Do not waste damage on the Scrubbers - they will self-destruct, and their abilities are useful!

The Scrubbers will emerge from the edges of the encounter area and begin Scrubbing the floor

Scrubbing will consume an Arcane Seepage pool, which grants the Scrubber 20 Mana

The Scrubbers move from pool to pool until they reach 100 Mana

At 100 Mana, the Scrubber will begin to cast Cleansing Destruction

If the cast completes, the Scrubber will explode, dealing heavy damage to the entire raid

Multiple Cleansing Destruction casts in a short period of time can wipe the raid!

To prevent Cleansing Destruction, run to the casting Scrubber and right-click on it

Any player who does so will leap onto the Scrubber and destroy it, taking moderate Cleansing Destruction damage

Succulent FeastSucculent FeastCleansing DestructionSucculent FeastThe Cleaner, RevisitedThe CleanerThe CaretakerThe CleanerSterilize

Tanks are not eligible targets; when possible, Trilliax will target ranged DPS and healers

The targeted players receive a warning buff, Sterilize, which will last for 5 seconds

At the end of the 5 seconds, the targets gain Sterilize, and begin pulsing Arcane damage to nearby players

This debuff lasts for 40 seconds

Players targeted by Sterilize should move away from other raid members before they begin to pulse with Sterilize damage

SterilizeArcane Seepage

Each time Sterilize pulses on a Scrubber, it drains 3 of the Scrubber's maximum Mana

It will take 3.5 seconds for Sterilize to remove the Mana a Scrubber gains from eating a single Arcane Seepage pool

This effect also increases the Scrubber's movement speed by 70%, allowing the Scrubber to consume Arcane Seepage more quickly

Each tick of also reflects a small amount of Energy Drain damage to the Sterilize target

SterilizeCleansing Destruction

The three targets should split up to chase Scrubbers that are not already affected by Sterilize

If there are multiple Scrubbers nearby, bounce between a few of them to drain Mana from all of them

Use a defensive cooldown if your Energy Drain damage becomes threatening

If the Scrubber you are following explodes, switch to another Scrubber

Keep chasing Scrubbers until your debuff fades

Arcane SeepageSterilizeSterilizeToxic Slice

Eating a Toxic Slice cake will instantly empower the Scrubber to full Mana

Move away from the Scrubber so that it loses the 70% movement speed buff

If possible, stun the Scrubber so that another player can eat the Toxic Slice - or call for a stun

If necessary, the Sterilize target can run ahead and eat the Toxic Slice, but Toxic Slice and Energy Drain damage may be dangerous

The CleanerToxic SliceCleansing Rage

Cleansing Rage will deal heavy damage to the raid for each Toxic Slice it destroys

Two or more Toxic Slices will likely be a raid wipe

This should only ever happen if players failed to eat Toxic Slice cakes from the previous The Cleaner phase

If there are no Toxic Slice cakes 10 seconds into the phase, Trilliax will not cast this ability at all

Cleansing RageToxic SliceThe CleanerThe CleanerToxic SliceCleansing RageToxic SliceCleansing RageStrategy Summary

Trilliax cycles through three phases:
The Cleaner (Sterilize, Cleansing Rage, Toxic Slice) lasts 45 seconds

The Maniac (Mana Rupture, Arcing Bonds, Annihilation) lasts 40 seconds

The Caretaker (Succulent Feast, Tidy Up) lasts 13 seconds

Arcane SeepageAnnihilationBloodlustHeroismTime WarpToxic SliceArcane SlashArcing BondsAnnihilationSucculent FeastCleansing DestructionSterilizeToxic SliceTank Responsibilities

At the start of each The Cleaner phase, pull Trilliax to the edge of the encounter area

Move Trilliax in a circle around the edge of the room to get away from Arcane Seepage

Stack together to split Arcane Slash damage

Swap tanking duties after 2 Arcane Slash casts/debuffs

Use Active Mitigation for each Arcane Slash, and cooldowns for Arcane Slashes that occur while you have 2 stacks

When Trilliax is using Annihilate or is in The Caretaker phase, deal as much damage as possible

Only eat Toxic Slice if absolutely necessary

Avoid Annihilation damage by staying on Trilliax's side

Do not eat Succulent Feast - leave them for Scrubber-soakers!

Only destroy casting Scrubbers if absolutely necessary, and use a cooldown

Damage-Dealer Responsibilities

Use DPS cooldowns at the start of the fight with Bloodlust/Heroism/Time Warp

Avoid standing in the center of the room, so that Arcane Seepage stays out of the middle

Move out of Arcane Seepage pools that spawn nearby

Move away from Toxic Slice spawn points

Consume Toxic Slices during The Cleaner phase, and use a defensive cooldown if you take 2 stacks

If targeted by Arcing Bonds, find your partner and stand on them

Avoid Annihilation damage by staying on Trilliax's side

Eat a Succulent Feast if assigned to do so, and destroy casting Scrubbers

If targeted with Sterilize, chase Scrubbers to drain their Mana

If possible, stun Scrubbers if they are approaching Toxic Slice cakes

Healer Responsibilities

Players with Toxic Slice, Arcane Slash, and Sterilize debuffs will require additional healing

Use raid cooldowns during The Maniac phase, while Mana Rupture and Toxic Slice debuffs coexist or during Annihilation

Use single-target cooldowns on tanks with 2 stacks of Arcane Slash

Avoid standing in the center of the room, so that Arcane Seepage stays out of the middle

Move out of Arcane Seepage pools that spawn nearby

Move away from Toxic Slice spawn points

Consume Toxic Slices during The Cleaner phase, and use a defensive cooldown if you take 2 stacks

If targeted by Arcing Bonds, find your partner and stand on them

Avoid Annihilation damage by staying on Trilliax's side

Eat a Succulent Feast if assigned to do so, and destroy casting Scrubbers

If targeted with Sterilize, chase Scrubbers to drain their Mana

If possible, stun Scrubbers if they are approaching Toxic Slice cakes

Looking For Raid Difficulty

Scrubbing provides only 10 Mana to the Scrubber for each Arcane Seepage pool eaten

Sterilize will remove 6 Mana from the Scrubber with each tick

Cleansing DestructionHeroic DifficultyToxic SliceStuffed

Players who are Stuffed cannot consume another Toxic Slice for 1 minute

Stuffed also reduces the player's movement speed by 25%

Toxic Slice

Two groups of players should be assigned to consume the two waves of Toxic Slice cakes

It is still useful to consume the cakes quickly after they spawn

Players who eat the second wave of Toxic Slice cakes will still have the Stuffed movement speed debuff when Annihilation begins

These players must be careful not to be clipped by Annihilation

Arcing Bonds deals 5 times more damage than on Normal mode, and must be handled very quickly

A single Annihilation tick will deal fatal damage on Heroic difficulty, so it MUST be avoided or immuned

Scrubbers gain 25 Mana from consuming an Arcane Seepage pool

Mythic DifficultyPersonality TransferenceTrilliax's Imprint

If Trilliax summons an Imprint during The Cleaner phase, the Imprint will mimic The Maniac personality

If Trilliax summons an Imprint during The Maniac phase, the Imprint will mimic The Cleaner personality

Trilliax will not summon an Imprint during The Caretaker phase, and no Imprint will ever gain The Caretaker personality

Imprints do not change their personality, but will remain in the same mode until killed

Every 20 seconds, the Imprint will cast Energized

While affected by the Energized buff, the Imprint gains 5% of its maximum Mana per second

Energized will last for 30 seconds, or until dispelled by an ability like Purge or Dispel Magic

Quickly dispel this buff to delay the Imprint from casting its ultimate

When this occurs, the Imprint gains Dual Personalities, and will gain 1% Mana per second

This buff cannot be removed, and in conjunction with Energized, may lead to max Mana

Ideally, the raid should kill Trilliax's Imprint before Trilliax's phase cycles through to match it

However, as long as the Energized mechanic is quickly dispelled, Imprints are unlikely to reach full Mana

Personality TransferenceThe ManiacThe Cleaner

This Imprint will cast Toxic Slice every 17 seconds, creating additional Toxic Slice cakes for the raid to consume

These Toxic Slice cakes act just like Trilliax's, applying the Toxic Slice and Stuffed debuff to players who eat them

These Toxic Slice cakes can trigger Trilliax's Cleansing Rage, and will also grant Scrubbers full Mana

If this Imprint reaches full Mana, it will also cast Cleansing Rage

The Imprint's Cleansing Rage functions identically to Trilliax's

Toxic SliceCleansing RageCleansing DestructionToxic SliceThe CleanerDual PersonalitiesAnnihilationUse Bloodlust/Heroism/Time Warp to kill this Trilliax's Imprint add.Personality TransferenceThe CleanerThe Maniac

This Imprint gains Mana Rupture, pulsing damage to half the raid every second

This damage can be dangerous when the raid is already dealing with Trilliax's Toxic Slice

Healers should use raid CDs to handle the additional damage

If this Imprint reaches full Mana, it will also cast Annihilation

The Imprint's Annihilation functions identically to Trilliax's, but deals less damage - 1-2 ticks could be survivable

The ManiacDual PersonalitiesCleansing DestructionSterilizenot

More Toxic Slice cakes will form with each cast

The Stuffed debuff's movement speed reduction is increased to 30%

Scrubbing an Arcane Seepage pool will give Scrubbers 40 Mana

Sterilize removes 8 Mana from the Scrubber with each tick

A successful Cleansing Destruction cast deals fatal damage to the raid

Destroying a Scrubber that is casting Cleansing Destruction will cause nearly 3 million damage

The Succulent Feast buff is increased to 6 million damage, so players can destroy up to 2 Scrubbers with the shield it provides

More Succulent Feasts spawn on Mythic difficulty to compensate

Strong defensive cooldowns like Blessing of Protection or Dispersion are required to take the Cleansing Destruction damage without a Succulent Feast buff

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Comments

Comment by Gigabear

An alternate strategy is to stack the entire raid with pandaren in order to avoid issues with eating ALL THE CAKES.

(this is a joke)

Comment by grekb

TIPS:
-You tank the boss at the outer circle of the room. Every time he casts pools on the ground you move the boss forward around the circle. Tanks are in front of the boss, the rest raid behind boss.This way you avoid putting pools in the center of the room for the Annihilation phase and help the players affected with Arcing Bonds debuff. EAT THE CAKES! (and run back behind boss)
-Watch the timers. Couple of seconds before the Annihilation phase run to the center of the room. You will know that annihilation starts because boss will jump at the center of the room.
-The 3 players that take the Sterilize debuff will also eat one Feast. The rest of the raid must eat the cakes.

Comment by Gyrospark

Hunters can remove the Stuffed debuff by disengaging so you dont have to wait 60 second for the debuff to wear off (Useful if you are assigned for bombs also, as you can eat a cake, disengage and then pick up feast to clear bombs, as well as eat 3 cakes in a minute without getting stuffed or getting 2 stacks).

Comment by 317714

I'm a bit confused by the wording of this paragraph:

As in the first The Cleaner phase, Trilliax will again summon two sets of Toxic Slice cakes, about 13 seconds and 43 seconds after the phase begins. This is after the Cleansing Rage check, so these new Toxic Slice cakes will never trigger a Cleansing Rage cast.

This seems to imply that after the first time Trilliax uses Cleansing Rage, further cakes being left unsoaked will not trigger another? So as long as the add is dead, Trilliax will not make uneaten cakes explode? Is this just me reading it wrong or what? After Mythic progression I'm pretty sure this isn't the case, so unless I'm mistaken does it apply only to sub-Mythic versions or am I just reading it wrong?

Comment by Thechieftain

As i notice last night arching line colors changed. Now when you closer its blue. When you are far away its Red. If you ask me that makes more sense.

Comment by Thechieftain

There are 2addon i like to share with you on trillax mythic progress
First one is adding a number and image to scrubbers. So u can see which scrubber going to blow or how much mana it has. https://mods.curse.com/addons/wow/258024-trilliax-scrubber
Second one is a weakaura2 script for a raidleader which marks ppl with sterilize debuff as star, purple and orange. So those 3person with debuff can go premarked areas and effect scrubbers. https://wago.io/EJ5Mg2lpz
Also one extra for everybody who wonders who Got stuffed and who is avaible
https://wago.io/4Jezvx5Fz

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