What Tank Should You Play in the Ny'alotha Raid?

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IntroductionNy'alotha, die Erwachte StadtDer Ewige PalastDer Ewige PalastNy'alotha, die Erwachte StadtAnstachelndes GebrüllSegen der FreiheitTodesgriffAbout the AuthorTankNotesAcherusHammer of WrathCatalystImportant Tank Mechanics in Ny’alothaWrathion

The most notable mechanic on this encounter as a Tank is his Sengender Atem which will deal a large amount of Magic damage and apply a stacking debuff to all players in front of him. Ensure that only the active tank is standing in front.

If any players are behind him, he will cast Schwanzfeger which will likely kill non-tank players. Ensure all of your tank swaps are smooth to avoid Schwanzfeger being cast on the raid.

On Mythic your movement will be limited as you will gain a stack of Slow from Kriechender Wahnsinn. If you ever reach 50 stacks you will take a very large amount of Magic damage. Your positioning as a tank is vital for this as any unnecessary movements will also mean unnecessary movements for your raid.

Maut

There are various ways of handling this encounter where you either have a dedicated add tank or you alternate between the boss and the adds.

If you are tanking the boss, Schattenwunden will deal increasing amounts of Shadow damage.

If you are tanking the adds, you need to ensure that they do not complete a cast of Dunkle Opfergabe which will give the boss 20% of their mana (which will make you enter Phase 2 prematurely). You will also need to ensure they are not within 20 yards of Maut as he will consume the add and all of their Mana (unless you are trying to enter Phase 2).

During Phase 2, you will need to soak the mana orbs that spawn from the edges of the room. Aim to soak them as fast as possible as they will deal damage to the raid based on how long they have been active for.

Prophet Skitra

Communication is very important on this boss as you may not be able to see some of the mechanics but other players can, and vice versa.

Throughout Phase 1 the boss will cast Zerfledderte Psyche on players which will then create an add. Tank the boss on top of this add after it has finished casting Psychischer Ausbruch to allow for DPS to be effective.

Every 20% health the boss looses he will create images of himself and give the raid one of two debuffs. This debuff will allow the players to see half of the images. However each tank will receive a different debuff so you will need to communicate as to which ones you can see.

Dark Inquisitor Xanesh

The boss will knock back the tank when she casts Abyssischer Schlag. Ensure you do not get knocked off the edge of the room and die.

Ensure there is plenty of space around the boss so that when she casts Leerenritual your raid members can stand within it. If one of these is inside of Azshara's barrier it's quite likely they won't be able to get it.

Ensure the boss is not positioned in the way of the Leerenkugel as if any players are caught within the path of it, they will take damage from Schmähen.

The Hivemind

There is no tank swap during this encounter, however your positioning is vital. Unlike other encounters with multiple bosses you will need to be mindful which buff is active and this will dictate if the bosses should be together (Tek'ris' Schwarmbewusstseinskontrolle) or spread apart(Ka'zirs Schwarmbewusstseinskontrolle) .

Try and have the boss that the raid is killing on top of adds for efficient cleave DPS.

If you are tanking Tek'ris, ensure he is faced away from the raid so they do not have to avoid Nullifikationsschlag.

If you are tanking Ka'zir, ensure you call out when you need support with interrupting Geistbetäubende Nova.

Shad'har the Insatiable

The tanks on this encounter should be decided in advance. If you will be taking Zermalmen then you should be tanking the boss as well. If you will be taking Zersetzen then you will simply taunt for this debuff and survive the DoT.

During Phase 1 (Shadow) and 2 (Void) try and keep the boss in the middle to allow for the breaths to cover a small portion of the room and this will make it easier for your raid to dodge.

During Phase 3 you will want to tank the boss on the edge of the room and move the boss on each Schäumender Ausbruch cast so that the raid is not standing in it.

Drest’agath

One tank always needs to be in range of the boss, else he will Leerengriff whoever is highest on threat and start to melee them which will likely kill them.

The tank swap on this encounter is simply done by the application of the Instabiler Samen. When this debuff expires it will apply Instabile Verderbnis on all adds and players including yourself. Ensure you do not hit the players in your raid with this as they may die from upcoming damage.

Vexiona

As with all Dragons, her notable tank mechanic is Zwielichtatem which will deal a large amount of Magic damage and apply stacks of Leerenverderbnis to all players in front. Ensure that only the active tank is standing in front.

One tank will be tanking the boss, the other will be tanking all of the adds. The most notable add during this encounter is the Void Ascendant, as when it dies it will drop a Geschenk der Leere. This will allow you to cast Vernichtung and remove all of your Leerenverderbnis stacks.

Ra-den

The most notable mechanic on this encounter are the Essences which spawn from portals with pre-set positions. Your raid leader will have a set order in which they should die so if that orb is getting a bit too close to Ra-den be prepared to kite!

If you are not actively tanking the boss be prepared to pick the add(s) from the portal

When Ra-den reaches 100 energy in Phase 1, he will cast Neutralisierender Schlag which reduces your max health.

In Phase 2 ,he will cast Verrottungsschlag which will leave a DoT based on your remaining health after the hit. You will want to try and get intentionally low on health for this.

Il’gynoth

The tank mechanic on this encounter is Auge von N'Zoth which will deal a large amount of Magic damage and apply a stacking debuff to all players in front. Ensure only the active tank is standing in front. Be prepared to utilise defensive cooldowns for this.

During the intermission the Organs will need to be interrupted. It is likely the tanks will be assigned to their own one to keep interrupted. Ensure an interrupt rotation has been set up for this.

Carapace of N’Zoth

Positioning of the boss during this encounter is vital to ensure the raid is able to avoid the Tentacles slamming to the ground from the edges of the room (the locations of these can be determined by the shadows on the ground), and to optimize DPS.

Communicate with your co-tank when you are doing Sanity resets so that the boss doesn't try to follow the tank who is resetting.

The tankable adds on this encounter have very clear spawn animations. Be prepared to pick them up when they spawn.

N’Zoth

During this encounter you will be solo tanking different phases, so you will need to be comfortable with what is happening in each phase.

In Phase 1 (and the Mindscape in Phase 2) you will need to tank Psychus near the tentacles that are being killed as they will apply the Synaptischer Schock debuff to him. Making him die faster.

In Phase 2 (Physical Realm) you will need to ensure you get to the Basher tentacles as soon as they spawn so that the raid does not take damage from Turbulenter Ausbruch.

In Phase 3 you will need to position the Thought Harvester in a way that the damage done to it will cleave onto N'Zoth.

Tier List of Tanks

S Tier: Brewmaster Monk

A Tier: Protection Paladin / Vengeance Demon Hunter / Guardian Druid

B Tier: Blood Death Knight / Protection Warrior

Tank Tiers explainedBrewmaster MonkGabe des OchsenStaffelnStaffelnMystische Berührung

Wrathion - Tigerrausch allows the stacking Slow debuff from Kriechender Wahnsinn to be reset (Mythic Mechanic).

Prophet Skitra - Ring des Friedens can be useful to control the Image of Absolution (Heroic Mechanic).

The Hivemind - Ring des Friedens is useful to keep the adds grouped together for AoE and to stop the Darters from escaping.

Shad'har the Insatiable - Tigerrausch allows you to remove the root from the Living Miasma (Mythic Mechanic).

Drest'agath - Your high mobility will allow you to place Volatile Seed on Tentacles far away.

Carapace of N'Zoth - Statue des Schwarzen Ochsen beschwören is very useful to group the adds together in Phase 1 and 3.

N'Zoth - Your high physical damage reduction will make tanking the Gedankenernter easier in Phase 3.

Protection Paladin

Wrathion - Segen der Freiheit allows the stacking Slow debuff from Kriechender Wahnsinn to be reset (Mythic Mechanic).

Maut - Segen des Zauberschutzes + Segen der Aufopferung can be used on high burst DPS players to allow them to nuke the boss in Phase 2.

Dark Inquisitor Xanesh - Schild des Rächers is very useful for keeping the Erweckter Schrecken adds interrupted (Mythic Mechanic).

Shad'har the Insatiable - Segen der Freiheit allows you to remove the root from the Living Miasma (Mythic Mechanic).

Vexiona - Segen des Zauberschutzes can be used to negate gaining stacks of Leerenverderbnis from the Zwielichtatem.

Ra-den - Segen des Zauberschutzes can be used to negate gaining stacks of the tank debuffs.

Il'gynoth - Schild des Rächers is very useful for keeping an Organ der Verderbnis interrupted throughout Phase 2 without any external support allow for the other tank to support another Organ der Verderbnis group.

Vengeance Demon HunterDämonischer SchutzStaffelnFlammendes Brandmal

Prophet Skitra - Zeichen der Ketten can be useful to control the Image of Absolution (Heroic Mechanic).

The Hivemind - Zeichen der Ketten is useful to keep the adds grouped together for AoE and to stop the Darters from escaping.

Drest'agath - Your high mobility will allow you to place Volatile Seed on Tentacles far away.

Il'gynoth - Zeichen der Ketten is useful to keep the Blut von Ny'alotha grouped together for efficient AoE DPS.

Carapace of N'Zoth - Zeichen der Ketten is very useful to group the adds together in Phase 1 and 3.

Guardian DruidAnstachelndes GebrüllTotem des WindsturmsWiderhallende Leere

Wrathion - Anstachelndes Gebrüll can be very helpful to allow your raid to move for Brennender Kataklysmus.

Maut - You can remove the Uralter Fluch with Verderbnis entfernen (Mythic Mechanic).

Prophet Skitra - Massenumschlingung can be useful to control the Image of Absolution (Heroic Mechanic).

Dark Inquisitor Xanesh - Anstachelndes Gebrüll can be very helpful to allow your raid to move from the last hit of Qual.

The Hivemind - Ursols Vortex is useful to keep the adds grouped together for AoE and to stop the Darters from escaping.

Vexiona - Anstachelndes Gebrüll can be very helpful to allow your raid to move from Zwielichtdezimierer (Dragon breath that covers 1/3 of the room in fire in Phase 2).

Carapace of N'Zoth - Ursols Vortex is very useful to group the adds together in Phase 1 and 3.

N'Zoth - Your high physical damage reduction will make tanking the Gedankenernter easier in Phase 3.

Blood Death KnightAntimagische HülleAntimagische HülleVampirblutTodesgriff

Wrathion - Antimagische Hülle can be used to negate gaining stacks of Sengende Rüstung from the Sengender Atem.

Prophet Skitra - Blutschattens Griff can be useful to control the Image of Absolution (Heroic Mechanic).

The Hivemind - Blutschattens Griff is useful to keep the Aqir Drones grouped together for AoE and Todesgriff can be used to bring the Aqir Darters to the boss for efficient DPS.

Vexiona - Antimagische Hülle can be used to negate gaining stacks of Leerenverderbnis from the Zwielichtatem.

Ra-den - Antimagische Hülle can be used to negate gaining stacks of the tank debuffs.

Carapace of N'Zoth - Blutschattens Griff is very useful to group the adds together in Phase 1 and 3.

Protection WarriorSchildblockZauberreflexionVision der PerfektionAvatarBastion der MachtZauberreflexionAnspornender Schrei

Maut - Anspornender Schrei is very useful for the high amounts of damage the raid will be taking.

Shad'har the Insasiable - Schildblock is very strong to mitigate the damage taken from Zermalmen.

Drest'agath - Anspornender Schrei will be helpful to use during Entropischer Einsturz if multiple Tentacles are up.

Vexiona - Anspornender Schrei is very useful for the high amounts of damage the raid will be taking in Phase 3.

Ra-den - Anspornender Schrei is very useful for the high amounts of damage the raid will be taking in Phase 2.

N'Zoth - Your high physical damage reduction will make tanking the Gedankenernter easier in Phase 3.