October 19th Battle for Dazar'alor Alliance Story Encounter Raid Testing

The Zandalari Crown Jewels:
If the Alliance has any hope of defeating the Treasure Guardian, they must use the enchanted Zandalari Crown Jewels to aid in their assault.
Each player may take only one of the jewels.

Diamond of the Unshakeable Protector: Absorbs 50% of all incoming damage, up to a maximum of 50% of the player's maximum health in damage.
When the absorption is broken, the Diamond becomes Depleted.

Depleted Diamond: Once depleted, the Diamond requires 1 min to recharge. Once recharged, it will grant the absorption again.

Tailwind Sapphire: Your heals and absorbs grant their targets Tailwinds.

Tailwinds: Increases damage done by 5% for 30 sec.
This effect stacks.

Amethyst of the Shadow King: Your heals and absorbs also apply Shadow-Touched.

Shadow-Touched: Reduces Shadow damage taken by 90% for 1 min.

Ruby of Focused Animus: Damage dealt will apply Focused Animus.
However, this effect can not occur on a given target more than once every second.

Focused Animus: Increases damage taken by 1% for 6 sec.
This effect stacks.

Topaz of Brilliant Sunlight: When no players are standing nearby, gain Incandescence. If any players are standing nearby, you will lose stacks of Incandescene.

Incandescence: The power of the sun grants Incandescene. Players standing nearby will cause you to lose Incandesence.
Once reaching 100 stacks, players become Grossly Incandescent!

Grossly Incandescent!: You become a beacon of the Sun's power, granting yourself and nearby allies Brilliant Aura.

Brilliant Aura: Critical Strike chance increased by 100%.

Emerald of Earthen Roots: While standing still, you will gain stacks of Earthen Roots. While moving, you will rapidly lose stacks of Earthen Roots.

Earthen Roots: Increases damage done by 1%.
This effect stacks.

Opal of Unleashed Rage: Each new creature you attack while holding the Opal grants a stack of Unleashed Rage.

Opal of Unleashed Rage: Increases damage done by 2%.
This effect stacks.

Stage One: Raiding The Vault:
The Alliance must avoid traps and defeat the guardians of the Crown Jewels to gain their power.

The Hand of In'zashi

Crush: Smashes the ground with one of its arms, inflicting 90 Physical damage and stunning players on that side of the caster for 4 sec.
Volatile Charge: Applies a volatile charge to players. After 8 sec, players will expel their charge. Expelled charges periodically inflict 60 Nature damage to enemies within 6 yds.

Yalat's Bulwark

Crush: Smashes the ground with one of its arms, inflicting 90 Physical damage and stunning players on that side of the caster for 4 sec.
Flames of Punishment: The construct unleashes a series of cones of flame, each inflicting 80 Fire damage immediately and 10 Fire damage every 2 sec. for 8 sec to all players hit.

Traps: Traps line the hallways of the Zandalari treasure vaults.

Flame Jet: A jet of flame erupts from a trapped vault, inflicting 35 Fire damage every 2 sec. to players standing in its path.
Ruby Beam: The trapped Ruby creates a beam of blazing energy, following a targeted player and leaving Scorching Ground in its wake.

Scorching Ground: Inflicts 25 Fire damage every 2 sec.

Pulse-quickening Toxin: Inflicts increasing Nature damage.
If the victim is below 50% health when Pulse-quickening Toxin deals damage, they will gain Quickening Pulse.

Quickened Pulse: Increases Haste, Critical Strike, Mastery and Versatility by 8 for 10 sec.

Time Bomb: Applies a Time Bomb to players, detonating after 10 sec or when dispelled. When Time Bomb detonates, it inflicts 45 to players.

Stage Two: Toppling the Guardian

Draw Power: When the Guardian is engaged, he will attempt to Draw Power from the constructs. If they are alive when his cast finished, it will gain 100% increased damage done and 100 % increased health for each of the constructs still alive.

Liquid Gold: Covers a player in Liquid Gold, inflicting 30 Fire damage every 3 sec. for 12 sec.
When removed, creates a pile of Molten Gold at the player's location.

Molten Gold

Spirits of Gold: Summons several Spirits of Gold.

Spirit of Gold: Spirits of Gold move to the edges of the boss' platform and begin to Channel Gold.

Channel Gold: Begins to channel gold from the Zandalari Treasure vault, causing increasing amounts of gold to burst forth and fly around the platform.

Gold Burst: A pile of gold lands at the affected location, inflicting 33 Physical damage to players within 5 yards.

Coin Shower: Summons a large pile of coins to fall on a targeted player after 10 sec, inflicting 800 Physical damage to players within 7 yards of the targeted player, divided among the number of targets hit.

Wail of Greed: Channels a Wail of Greed for 10 sec, inflicting 15 Shadow damage to all players every 2 sec. The damage inflicted increases each time it deals damage.
When Wail of Greed is completed, Greed is applied to the Guardian.

Greed: This effect stacks.

Coin Sweep: The Guardian smashes a cone in front of him, inflicting 80 Physical damage and increasing Physical damage taken by 100% for 30 sec to all affected players.

Conclave of the ChosenDeep within the golden city of Zuldazar, the revered loa are worshipped within a chamber constructed to honor them. Six of the most prominent loa are represented here, guarded by their most devout champions. Any trespasser that dare enter this sacred hall will be met with the fury of Zuldazar's most powerful loa.Normal

Lightfeather Footpads

Blade of Encroaching Death

Mantle of the Skyterror

Enchanted Talon of Pa'ku

Crest of Pa'ku

Spawn of Krag'wa

Thundering Scale of Akunda

Pterrorwing Longbow

Crest of Pa'ku

Ridgeplate Pauldrons

Akunda's Shocksplitter

Vestments of Indomitable Will

Kimbul's Razor Claw

Arcing Thunderlizard Legplates

Loa Exultant's Shroud

Gonk's Scale Robes

Heroic

Lightfeather Footpads

Blade of Encroaching Death

Mantle of the Skyterror

Enchanted Talon of Pa'ku

Crest of Pa'ku

Spawn of Krag'wa

Thundering Scale of Akunda

Pterrorwing Longbow

Crest of Pa'ku

Ridgeplate Pauldrons

Akunda's Shocksplitter

Vestments of Indomitable Will

Kimbul's Razor Claw

Arcing Thunderlizard Legplates

Loa Exultant's Shroud

Gonk's Scale Robes

Mythic

Lightfeather Footpads

Blade of Encroaching Death

Mantle of the Skyterror

Enchanted Talon of Pa'ku

Crest of Pa'ku

Spawn of Krag'wa

Thundering Scale of Akunda

Pterrorwing Longbow

Crest of Pa'ku

Ridgeplate Pauldrons

Akunda's Shocksplitter

Vestments of Indomitable Will

Kimbul's Razor Claw

Arcing Thunderlizard Legplates

Loa Exultant's Shroud

Gonk's Scale Robes

Raid Finder

Lightfeather Footpads

Blade of Encroaching Death

Mantle of the Skyterror

Enchanted Talon of Pa'ku

Crest of Pa'ku

Spawn of Krag'wa

Thundering Scale of Akunda

Pterrorwing Longbow

Crest of Pa'ku

Ridgeplate Pauldrons

Akunda's Shocksplitter

Vestments of Indomitable Will

Kimbul's Razor Claw

Arcing Thunderlizard Legplates

Loa Exultant's Shroud

Gonk's Scale Robes

Overview: A pair of aspects join the fight at the start of the encounter, while the others observe. These aspects must be kept apart to prevent them from receiving [Loa's Pact]. Each time a aspect is defeated, any other active aspects heal to full and receives a stack of [Loa's Wrath]. Afterwards, a new aspect joins the fight. The encounter ends when all the loa's aspects are defeated.

Damage Dealers:
Kill Ravenous Stalkers.
Move away from allies when effected by [Akunda's Wrath].
Healers:
[Kimbul's Wrath] is continuously spread throughout the raid during the encounter.
Tanks:
Keep the aspects apart to prevent them from receiving [Loa's Pact].

Loa's Pact: While the loa's champions are close together, their damage done increases by 75% and their damage received is reduced by 90%.
Loa's Wrath: The life force of the fallen champion empowers their remaining allies, increasing their damage dealt by 15% and heals them to full.
This effect stacks.
Cry of the Fallen: As the champion falls, their loa lets out a death cry that inflicts 7 Nature damage every 0.5 sec for 6 sec.
Pa'ku's Aspect

Gift of Wind: At full energy, increases the haste of allies by 45% and movement speed by 75% for 15 sec.
Hastening Winds: With each consecutive melee attack against the same target, the boss' attack speed increases by 8%.
This effect stacks.
Pa'ku's Wrath: Violent winds surge, inflicting 40 Nature damage to all enemies farther than 10 yards from the boss and 7 Nature damage to enemies within 10 yards every 1 sec for 8 sec.

Gonk's Aspect

Crawling Hex: At full energy, curses an enemy, rendering it unable to attack or cast spells for 5 sec. In addition, upon expiring Crawling Hex spreads to players within 8 yards.
Raptor Form: Transforms into a raptor.

Wild Maul: Inflicts 15 Physical damage to all targets in a 9 yard 90-degree cone in front of the caster, every 0.3 sec for 4 sec.

Gonk's Wrath: Calls raptors that fixate on random enemies.

Ravenous Stalker

Pack Hunter: While the raptors are close together, their movement speed increases by 75% and they become immune to crowd control effects for 5 sec.
Mark of Prey: Fixates on their prey.

Kimbul's Aspect

Lacerating Claws: Swipes at nearby enemies in a cone, inflicting 60 Physical damage on impact and additional 7 Physical damage every 1 sec.
This effect stacks.
Kimbul's Wrath: Swipes at nearby enemies, inflicting 60 Physical damage on impact, knocks down the enemy and places bleeding wounds on the targets.
Bleeding Wounds: Inflicts 4 Physical damage every 1 sec.
This effect stacks.

Akunda's Aspect

Thundering Storm: Conjures lightning, inflicting 65 Nature damage to all enemies within 10 yards.
Mind Wipe: At full energy, wipes the mind of random enemies, causing them to forget their abilities for 30 sec.
Akunda's Wrath: Akunda electrifies random enemies that explode after 6 sec, inflicting 40 Nature damage to all players within 5 yards.
In addition, when Akunda's Wrath
expires, it creates Static Orbs that radiate outwards.

Static Orb: Touching a Static Orb inflicts 26 Nature damage.

Krag'wa

Krag'wa's Wrath: Inflicts Physical damage to all nearby enemies and knocks them back.

Bwonsamdi

Bwonsamdi's Wrath: Curses random enemies, reducing all healing received by 100%.
If an enemy dies while they have this aura or if it is dispelled, the curse jumps to the closest target that is not inflicted with this effect.

Blue Posts

On Thursday, October 18th and Friday, October 19th we will be conducting raid tests of the Battle of Dazar'alor. Once Heroic raid testing has concluded on Friday, we will open a portion of the zone for Normal raid testing over the weekend.

Due to the faction specific setup of Battle of Dazar'alor, Thursday's raid test will be HORDE ONLY and Friday's Heroic raid test will be ALLIANCE ONLY. Copying a character to PTR will apply a faction transfer that can be used at your discretion. Please ensure that your character is setup for the appropriate faction prior to the test.

Thursday, October 18th

HORDE ONLY:

Flamefist and the Illuminated - Heroic Battle of Dazar'alor
13:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 22:00 CEST)

Stormwall Blockade - Heroic Battle of Dazar'alor
14:00 PDT (17:00 EDT, 23:00 CEST)

Friday, October 19th

ALLIANCE ONLY:

Treasure Guardian - Heroic Battle of Dazar'alor
13:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 22:00 CEST)

Conclave of the Chosen - Heroic Battle of Dazar'alor
14:00 PDT (17:00 EDT, 23:00 CEST)

BOTH FACTIONS:

Normal Battle of Dazar'alor
15:00 PDT (18:00 EDT, 24:00 CEST)

As always, this testing schedule is very fluid and subject to the realities of a test environment. We might have to change the time of a testing session, change the bosses being tested, or cancel a test entirely, due to bugs, server hardware issues, etc. Keep an eye on this forum for the latest information, and thank you in advance for testing and providing feedback.

Q: How do I get into the raid zone?

A: In Zuldazar, Boralus, Dalaran, Orgrimmar, or Stormwind, you may speak to Nexus-Lord Donjon Rade III in order to teleport into the raid zone while it is open for testing. (The option to teleport into a zone will not be available when the zone is not open for testing.)

Q: What character should I use to test the raid?

A: Whichever you prefer. We will be scaling players' effective level to 120 for raid testing, and their item level to an appropriate threshold for the encounter(s) being tested.

Q: How long does testing last?

A: The primary purpose of testing is to give us the information we need to balance the encounters, evaluate how mechanics are playing out in practice, and identify bugs. Once we're satisfied that we've received that information for a given boss, we'll be shutting down testing. Usually this takes anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours, but there are no guarantees.
Conclave of the Chosen is the proper name for the Loa Council fight.

Comment by DrorithThis should be good, hopefully I'll try test it!Comment by SilverDragon234Let none impede the Proudmoore Fleet!