Mythic Imonar the Soulhunter Antorus Strategy Guide

By FatbossTV Updated: 2018/05/12

Imonar the SoulhunterMythic Difficultyclick hereImonar the SoulhunterImonar the SoulhunterImonar the SoulhunterKin'garothLoot

Cloth: Soulhunter's Cowl, Whisperstep Runners

Leather: Spaulders of the Relentless Tracker

Mail: Preysnare Vicegrips, Deft Soulhunter's Sabatons

Plate: Imonar's Demi-Gauntlets, Shoulderguards of Indomitable Purpose

Cloak: Drape of the Spirited Hunt

Tier: Tier 21 Leg Pieces

Arcane: Fallen Magi's Seerstone

Frost: Hoarfrost-Beast Talon

Holy: Venerated Puresoul Idol

Life: Mysterious Petrified Egg

Mythic Quick Tips

Overview – Imonar the Soulhunter is called forth by the Legion to hunt down and capture high priority targets. He starts out utilizing controlling and suppressing effects to defeat his enemies.
At 66% health remaining, Imonar backs up to a secondary platform, dropping several traps along the way. He then begins to use more lethal effects on enemies, calling in Legion ships to assist him.
At 33% health remaining, Imonar leaps back to the primary platform, once more plating traps along the way. His weapons are now empowered and fully operational.
In Mythic difficulty, these transitions occur every time Imonar loses 20% of his maximum health.

Damage Dealers –
Interrupt when the raid has safely arrived on the correct platform to prevent from stacking too high.
Avoid triggering traps such as and when traversing the walkways!
Move away from players afflicted with to avoid .

Healers –
Dispel from affected players after allies move to a safe distance.
Avoid triggering traps such as and when traversing the walkways!

Tanks –
Manage stacks of , , and to ensure they don't stack too high.
Interrupt when the raid has safely arrived on the correct platform to prevent from stacking too high.
Avoid triggering traps such as and when traversing the walkways!

Mythic Difficulty

This causes the bridge to become incredibly cluttered with traps and mines, forcing players to find safe, reliable and sustainable ways of traversing the bridge.

This also requires players to better "look after" the platforms. You'll return to each platform multiple times, so it's important that they are kept as clean as possible so that the raid can deal with mechanics efficiently.

Empowered Pulse GrenadeStage One: Attack ForceImonar the SoulhunterShock LanceSleep CanisterEmpowered Pulse Grenade

Make sure your raid stays spread to avoid multiple people getting slept by Sleep Canister!

Shock Lance

Melee DPS want to stack on one side of the boss and move to the other side each time Sleep Canister is applied to a melee DPS.
The melee player targeted by the Sleep Canister should remain still.

When the melee group is 10 yards away from the debuffed player, they should call for a dispel and then move onto the melee group so that everyone is stacked up again.

Ranged players want to be spread 10 yards at all times, so that they can instantly call for a dispel if they are targeted by a Sleep Canister.
Being spread also means you wont hit each other with the Empowered Pulse Grenades that are being applied during this phase.

If you get an Empowered Pulse Grenade, you want to make sure that you do not stand in the path people are going to take to get to the bridge when the boss transitions.

Stage Two: Contract to KillImonar the SoulhunterSeverCharged BlastsShrapnel Blast

Ensuring your group is properly stacked for Shrapnel Blast mines makes management much easier on later phases.

Upon entering this phase, you want to tank the boss over on one side of the room and have the entire raid stack up next to him.
Players with the Empowered Pulse Grenade from the previous phase shouldn't stack up with the rest of the raid. They should wait until their debuff has dropped before joining the rest of the group.

The reason you should stack is because you to keep the Shrapnel Blasts as stacked as possible, so that when you return to this platform during phase four you will have plenty of space to counter the bosses abilities.
Each time a set of Shrapnel Blasts spawns, you want to move along the wall as a group.

Whilst the tanks taunt off one another when their Sever debuff drops, they must also ensure that the boss is kept in Melee range of the stacked raid group at all times.
This is simply done by mirroring the movement the raid makes each time a new set of Shrapnel Blasts appear.

The off tank shouldn't need to soak the extra Shrapnel Blasts mines in the room as they should be neatly stacked against the wall.

However you may have the occasional Shrapnel Blast land on an Empowered Pulse Grenade player or Charged Blasts target. These should be soaked by the off tank if the blast is going to cause positioning issues during phase four.

During this phase, you'll frequently have 2 people targeted by the Charged Blasts.

These people need to move to either side of the raid, preferably moving towards their own ship so that the beam doesn't cut straight across the room.
If you move to the side of the room that is further away from your ship, it is more likely that you'll hit players with it.

As an example: if the right ship targets you, move to the right of the stacked raid, if the left ship targets you, move to the left of the stacked raid.

Stage Three: Marked For DeathImonar the SoulhunterShock LanceSleep CanisterEmpowered Pulse GrenadeShrapnel Blast

Groups usually use Bloodlust/Heroism on this phase. Stay spread and avoid Sleep Canister to make the most of it!

Phase Three is arguably one of the more tricky phases. Some guilds decide to use Bloodlust/Heroism here, whilst others save it for Phase Four.
During your progression you might want to try out both of these options to see what works best for your DPS cooldown alignments.

Tanks want to drag the boss to the far side of the room and place him against the wall, as well as taunt off each other when the Shock Lance debuff expires.

The melee DPS want to be stacked directly behind the boss, right against the wall.
Whenever a Shrapnel Blast spawns on the melee camp, they move as a unit as the boss is dragged a little further along the wall.

When Sleep Canister is applied to a melee DPS, they need to move away from the rest of the camp.
It's unlikely that they'll be able to make it the full 10 yards, so the melee camp might need to adjust before the debuffed player can be safely dispelled.

Because melee needs a space to move to, the ranged should make sure that they do not stand too close to the boss, otherwise, they could get hit by the sleep gas explosion.

Similarly to phase one, Ranged players should be spread across the room to counter the Sleep Canisters & Empowered Pulse Grenade.
The Shrapnel Blasts are likely to disrupt a perfect spread formation, as players need to move from them as they spawn.

Stage Four: Kill SwitchImonar the SoulhunterSeverEmpowered Shrapnel BlastCharged BlastsSleep Canister

You no longer need to be spread out for Shrapnel Blast, but you still need to avoid the mines.

The key to Phase Four is spatial awareness. Players need to be ready to react to other players who are targeted by either the Sleep Canisters or Charged Blasts.

You will have the Shrapnel Blasts on the ground from phase two which will restrict player movement somewhat.

Tanks, whilst taunting for Sever, want to keep the boss in the middle of the platform from the start of the phase.

Similarly to phase one, Melee DPS want to stack on one side of the boss and move to the other side each time Sleep Canister is applied to a melee DPS.
Ranged players want to remain spread 10 yards to allow Sleep Canisters to be dispelled as soon as possible.

Charged Blasts need to be aimed towards either side of the melee team.
As soon as the Charged Blasts players have aimed the beam away from the majority of the raid, they should remain still to give any ranged players time to react and move out of the incoming damage.

Empowered Shrapnel Blast zones simply need to be moved out of.

Stage Five: The Perfect WeaponImonar the SoulhunterEmpowered Shock LanceEmpowered Pulse GrenadeEmpowered Shrapnel BlastSleep Canister

Phase Five positioning is similar to Phase One's. Make sure to avoid Empowered Shrapnel Blast!

This phase is nearly identical to phase one, both in terms of the abilities you deal with and the strategy you use.

Tanks should position the boss in the middle of the room, whilst the melee DPS stack on one of his sides.
The melee DPS camp needs to move from one side of the boss to the other each time the Sleep Canister is applied, just like phase one.

Ranged players should be spread 10 yards apart around the room to negate the Empowered Pulse Grenade splash damage, as well as allow for quick Sleep Canister dispels.
Empowered Shrapnel Blast circles need to be moved out of. Players should return to their original location after moving from a landing zone to ensure that they do not disrupt the 10 yard spread formation the ranged players are in.

Tanks need to try and stay alive as long as possible against the Empowered Shock Lance debuffs.
Taunting off each other every 2/3 stacks whilst chaining cooldowns is pretty much all you can do.

Intermission: On Deadly Ground (Bridge Transitions)

This is done by having a few members of the raid clear the path for everyone else.

For each bridge you ideally want to clear one side of it, giving everyone a path to run down with enough space to sidestep the orbs moving towards you, which deal damage and slow you.

Pulse GrenadeStasis TrapBlastwireShrapnel BlastFirst and Third Bridge Phases (Green Traps)

To clear the path of green traps, a mobile immunity class such as a hunter or paladin should run along as much of the bridge as possible clearing the traps in the way.
Having a Warlock Demonic Gateway along one side is very useful, as the immune player can take the gateway whilst immune, which can clear a ton of traps in one go.

The immune will eventually drop, and it's likely the person wouldn't have cleared the whole bridge. At this point, the tank should take over and clear the rest of the traps.

Any players with Empowered Pulse Grenades need to move out of the way so that everyone else can move down first.
Once the coast is clear, those players should then follow the rest of the group.

One of the main challenges for these green trap crossings is dispels.
Healers need to be in range of the person clearing to quickly dispel the stun from the Stasis Traps, including dispelling the immunity clearer as immunities only stop the damage from the trap, not its effect.

Second and Fourth Bridge Phases (Red Traps)

To clear the path of red traps, you should have a single player clear the entire the way with an immunity such as Blessing of Protection. We recommend one of your tanks for the job.

They should also use a movement speed increase spell or Skystep Potion to ensure they make the most of their immunity, as well as ensure that the bridge is cleared quickly.

Stack up whilst the tank detonates the majority of the Blastwires blocking the path.

The Shrapnel Blast damage is mitigated briefly by the immunity, but the Blastwires will be bursting the raid.
To counter this, the rest of the raid should stack and wait at the start of the bridge.

Once everybody is stacked, the healers should use half of their cooldowns to cover the incoming Blastwire damage.

It is unlikely that all Blastwires will be cleared within one set of cooldowns, so mobile cooldowns such as Tranquility and Revival are best used as the group begins to move down the bridge when the last few Blastwires that are in the way are about to be triggered.

The person clearing the bridge is going to have a lot of Shrapnel Blast dot stacks.
The idea is that, once they have cleared the bridge, they simply die and get ressed by an Ancestral Protection Totem.

If you do not have a Restoration Shaman, then you can always use a Battle Resurrection here instead.

The player assigned to this job is usually a tank, as they are able to survive the damage from the Blastwires by themselves, whilst being protected from the Shrapnel Blast damage by a Blessing of Protection.

With these red trap bridge crossings, you should wait before clearing.
You can have a Charged Blasts come in just before, and those players will die if you pop a bunch of Blastwires without them being in the healing cooldowns.

So make sure you wait, ensure everyone is stacked and healthy and then pull the trigger and clear the bridge.

Once again, Warlock Demonic Gateways are useful at this point, not just for the clearer to use but the rest of the raid can use it to cross the bridge more quickly.

Additional Tips

During the standard platform phases: the off tank, or a tanky DPS, might want to move over to the bridge and clear any traps that are cluttering the entrance.
Whilst doing this, make sure that a dispel is available if triggering a Stasis Trap, or make sure that the raid is healthy if you are triggering a Blastwire.

When you cross the bridge and are about to interrupt the Conflagration, feel free to interrupt early as long as the majority of the raid is present.
The boss will not immediately bombard players on the bridge as he has a short grace period that allows slow people to catch up.

If you are able to interrupt him, this will stop the orbs spawning, stop the winds blowing, stop his damage increase, whilst also allowing you to start doing damage to him again.

Some guilds have opted to take 6 healers for this encounter.
This is to make the bridge safer and quicker, as you have more dispels for the green trap crossings and more cooldowns and healing for the red trap crossings.

The idea is, by having these bridges become much safer, quicker and easier you will have removed the hard part of the encounter.

For those of you worried about the enrage timer, bringing more healers may even be a DPS increase as you can spend more time actually damaging the boss as you swiftly cruise across the bridge.

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Comments

Comment by mmrghost7

ok so how long till the boss get enraged ?
and what will he gain during that phase ?

Mythic Imonar the Soulhunter Antorus Strategy Guide

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