Zuldazar Raid in 8.1 PTR Build 27934 - Name Update, Boss Models, Encounter Journal Updates

Posted 2018/10/01 at 3:39 PM by perculia

datamined broadcast textNew Zone Name - Burning of ZuldazarBattle of Dazar'alortemporaryBoss Modelsmany interesting NPCsuser Karigal

Frida Ironbellows, a boss in the Siege of Zuldazar raid
Grong the Revenant, an apparently undead version of King Grong, another boss in Siege of Zuldazar
Laminaria, who is part of the Sea Priest encounter in Siege of Zuldazar. Apparently the sea priests summon a Wrath of Azshara-type creature?

New BossesGrong the RevenantKing GrongGrimfang and FirecallerFlamefist and the IlluminatedKing Grong

Overview:

Damage Dealers:
Healers:
Tanks:

Tantrum: The caster pounds the ground, inflicting 30 Nature damage and applying a stack of to all enemies every 1 sec for up to 4 sec.
Tantrum is triggered when the caster's rage reaches 100.

Shaken: Increases damage taken from Tantrum by 30%.

Bestial Combo: King Grong unleashes a combination of attacks.

Bestial Smash: King Grong smashes his main target, inflicting 200 Physical damage and increases damage taken from Bestial Smash by 250%.

Crushed: King Grong smashes his main target, inflicting 200 Physical damage and increases damage taken from Bestial Smash by 250%.

Rending Bite: Grong bites the target, inflicting 3 Physical damage every 1 sec for 12 sec.

Reverberating Slam: Grong slams a neaby enemy, inflicting 85 Physical damage in a 10 yard radius. After a short delay, the area will explode, inflicting 80 Nature damage and knocking back all enemies in a 10 yard radius.
Bestial Smash: King Grong smashes his main target, inflicting 200 Physical damage and increases damage taken from Bestial Smash by 250%.
Ferocious Roar: King Grong releases an earthshaking scream, inflicting 30 Physical damage to all enemies within 80 yards. Any target not standing near an ally is feared for 5 sec.
Flying Ape Wranglers

Megatomic Seeker Missile: Flying Ape Wranglers unleash missiles that seek out a target, inflicting 50 Fire damage in a 10 yard radius. The missiles leaves a patch of flame, inflicting 15 Fire damage every 1.5 sec to all enemies in the area.

Apetaganizer 3000

Discharge Apetagonizer Core: The caster shocks Grong, inflicting 5% of his health and triggers him to cast Tantrum immediately.

Grong the Revenant

Overview:

Damage Dealers:
Healers:
Tanks:

Death Knell: Grong unleashes death energy, inflicting 30 Shadow damage and applying a stack of to all enemies every 1 sec for up to 4 sec.
Death Knell is triggered when the caster's death energy reaches 100.

Death Touched: Increases damage taken from Death Knell by 30%.

Necrotic Combo: Grong unleashes a combination of attacks.

Bestial Smash: King Grong smashes his main target, inflicting 200 Physical damage and increases damage taken from Bestial Smash by 250%.

Crushed: King Grong smashes his main target, inflicting 200 Physical damage and increases damage taken from Bestial Smash by 250%.

Rending Bite: Grong bites the target, inflicting 3 Physical damage every 1 sec for 12 sec.

Deathly Slam: Grong slams a neaby enemy, inflicting 85 Shadow damage in a 10 yard radius. After a short delay, the area will explode, inflicting 80 Shadow damage and knocking back all enemies in a 10 yard radius.
Ferocious Roar: King Grong releases an earthshaking scream, inflicting 30 Physical damage to all enemies within 80 yards. Any target not standing near an ally is feared for 5 sec.
Death Specter

Voodoo Blast: Death Specters unleash missiles that seek out a target, inflicting 50 Shadow damage in a 10 yard radius. The missiles leaves a patch of deathly energy, inflicting 15 Shadow damage every 1.5 sec to all enemies in the area.
Death Empowerment: The Apetaganizer 3000 shocks Grong, increasing his Rage by 10.
Spirit Dispersion: Upon death the Death Specter explodes, inflicting 25 Shadow damage to all enemies within 15 yards and knocking them back. If Grong is in the blast he gains 50 Rage.
Shadow Core

Discharge Shadow Core: The caster blasts Grong with shadow power, inflicting 5% of his health and triggers him to cast Tantrum immediately.

Grimfang and Firecaller

Overview: Players with face off against Ma'ra Grimfang, then Anathos Firecaller, and finally both combatants. As the fight progresses the combatants will perform different Team Attacks in addition to using their individual abilities.

Damage Dealers:
[Magma Trap] will knock you so high into the air that the fall will kill you.
Spirits of Xuen will [Stalk] a random target until they are defeated.
[Prismatic Shield]
must be damaged down so that you can interrupt [Pyroblast].
During Serene Showers, you are unable to pass through [Serenity] zones.
[Chi-Ji's Song] blocks targeting into and out of its confines.
Damage Dealers:
During Hostile Showers, you are unable to pass through [Serenity] zones.
[Prismatic Shield]
must be damaged down so that you can interrupt [Pyroblast].
[Chi-Ji's Song] blocks targeting into and out of its confines.
Healers:
You cannot heal the tank while they are going through their [Multi-Sided Strike] sequence.
Players inside [Chi-Ji's Song] will be obscured from your sight unless you step inside with them.
Once [Blazing Phoenix] is active, the entire raid will continually take damage until the Blazing Phoenix is dispatched.
Healers:
You cannot heal the tank while they are going through their [Multi-Sided Strike] sequence.
[Burnout] will hit the whole raid for a significant amount of damage shortly after each tank swap.
Players inside [Chi-Ji's Song] will be obscured from your sight unless you step inside with them.
Once [Blazing Phoenix] is active, the entire raid will continually take damage until the Blazing Phoenix is dispatched.
Tanks:
You're on your own during [Multi-Sided Strike], face each attack to mitigate the damage!
You must work with your fellow tank to manage each other's applications of [Rising Flames].
[Prismatic Shield]
must be damaged down so that you can interrupt [Pyroblast].
[Spinning Crane Kick] persists until the caster is engaged in melee combat.
[Chi-Ji's Song] blocks targeting into and out of its confines.

Ma'ra Grimfang: Monk who uses her powers of Storm, Earth, and Fire to attack the players with devastating attacks.

Harmonious Spirits: The caster is attuned to the life force of their ally. As the health of their ally gets lower than that of the caster, the caster will become more powerful.
Spinning Crane Kick: The caster whirls in place, sending out waves of jade energy that inflict inflict 10 Nature damage to all players within 100 yards every 1 sec.
This ability persists until the caster is struck in melee combat.
Multi-Sided Strike: The caster knocks their target into the air, and summons a series of Storm, Earth, and Fire images that strike the victim in rapid succession. If the victim fails to face each image's attack they will take 40 Physical damage.
!14
In Normal Difficulty, three strikes occur.
!15
In Heroic Difficulty, four strikes occur.
!16
In Mythic Difficulty, five strikes occur.
!17
In Looking for Raid Difficulty, three strikes occur.
Spirits of Xuen: The caster summons Spirits of Xuen to chase down a random player.

Tiger Paw: The caster strikes the target for 20 Physical damage.
Pounce: Strikes all targets within 5 yards for 100 Physical damage.

Anathos Firecaller: Fire mage who uses the power of fire to attack his enemies.

Fireball: Throws a fiery ball that causes Fire damage. The victim is afflicted with Rising Flames.

Rising Flames: Burns the victim for 2 Fire damage every 1 sec. When Rising Flames ends, a Burnout occurs.

Burnout: As the flames burn out a final burst of Fire damage hits all players for 30 Fire damage.

Pyroblast: Throws a massive boulder of super heated fire at the target.
!16
In Mythic difficulty, this ability instantly kills the victim.
Phoenix Strike: A Phoenix crashes down from the sky, inflicting 30 Fire damage to all players within 8 yards.
Magma Trap: Creates a zone of fiery magma at the location that persists until triggered. Once triggered, all players within 8 yards take 56 Fire damage are knocked into the air.

Team Attacks

Combined Power: As the fight progresses, the combined power of the combatants increases. When their combined power reaches sufficient thresholds the combatants will unleash team attack.
Fire from Mist: When the Combined Power of the combatants reaches 30 power, the duo teams up to summon living bombs shrouded in jade mist. Each bomb will continually blast all players with its Blaze of Glory. The mist prevents targeting into and out of the zone.

Chi-Ji's Song: Calls upon Chi-ji to create zones of mist that will block targeting into and out of the zone. While players stand in the zone, they take 1 Nature damage every 1 sec.
Explosion: The caster explodes, inflicting 25 Fire damage to all players.

Hostile Showers: When the Combined Power of the combatants reaches 60 power, all players are ported to one side of the playspace while the combatants teleport away. Anathos creates a barrier and continually summons Meteors to pelt the area while Ma'ra creates a maze of hostile rings to foil player's passage across the battlefield.
The combatants continually channel their abilities until players break down the barrier and interrupt them.

Ring of Hostility: Creates a zone of Serenity at the target location. Players who enter the zone are expelled from the area.
Meteor Shower: The caster calls down a meteor at the target location that inflicts 30 Fire damage to all players within 8 yards of the impact.

The Serpent and the Phoenix: The monk transforms into a jade serpent, and the mage transforms into a phoenix. The transformations persist until the encounter ends.
While transformed, each combatant continues to use their standard abilities.
This ability is used when the combatants reach a combined power level of 100.

Dragon's Breath: Burns all enemies in a cone for 40 Fire damage.
Blazing Phoenix: The caster transforms into a Blazing Phoenix. While transformed, all players suffer 10 Fire damage every 3 sec.
The transformation into a phoenix causes the caster to Cauterize a small portion of their lost health.

Flamefist and the Illuminated

Overview: Players with face off against Ma'ra Grimfang, then Anathos Firecaller, and finally both combatants. As the fight progresses the combatants will perform different Team Attacks in addition to using their individual abilities.

Damage Dealers:
[Magma Trap] will knock you so high into the air that the fall will kill you.
Spirits of Xuen will [Stalk] a random target until they are defeated.
[Prismatic Shield]
must be damaged down so that you can interrupt [Pyroblast].
During Serene Showers, you are unable to pass through [Serenity] zones.
[Chi-Ji's Song] blocks targeting into and out of its confines.
Damage Dealers:
During Hostile Showers, you are unable to pass through [Serenity] zones.
[Prismatic Shield]
must be damaged down so that you can interrupt [Pyroblast].
[Chi-Ji's Song] blocks targeting into and out of its confines.
Healers:
You cannot heal the tank while they are going through their [Multi-Sided Strike] sequence.
Players inside [Chi-Ji's Song] will be obscured from your sight unless you step inside with them.
Once [Blazing Phoenix] is active, the entire raid will continually take damage until the Blazing Phoenix is dispatched.
Healers:
You cannot heal the tank while they are going through their [Multi-Sided Strike] sequence.
[Burnout] will hit the whole raid for a significant amount of damage shortly after each tank swap.
Players inside [Chi-Ji's Song] will be obscured from your sight unless you step inside with them.
Once [Blazing Phoenix] is active, the entire raid will continually take damage until the Blazing Phoenix is dispatched.
Tanks:
You're on your own during [Multi-Sided Strike], face each attack to mitigate the damage!
You must work with your fellow tank to manage each other's applications of [Rising Flames].
[Prismatic Shield]
must be damaged down so that you can interrupt [Pyroblast].
[Spinning Crane Kick] persists until the caster is engaged in melee combat.
[Chi-Ji's Song] blocks targeting into and out of its confines.

Mestrah, the Illuminated: Monk who uses her powers of Storm, Earth, and Fire to attack the players with devastating attacks.

Harmonious Spirits: The caster is attuned to the life force of their ally. As the health of their ally gets lower than that of the caster, the caster will become more powerful.
Spinning Crane Kick: The caster whirls in place, sending out waves of jade energy that inflict inflict 10 Nature damage to all players within 100 yards every 1 sec.
This ability persists until the caster is struck in melee combat.
Multi-Sided Strike: The caster knocks their target into the air, and summons a series of Storm, Earth, and Fire images that strike the victim in rapid succession. If the victim fails to face each image's attack they will take 40 Physical damage.
!14
In Normal Difficulty, three strikes occur.
!15
In Heroic Difficulty, four strikes occur.
!16
In Mythic Difficulty, five strikes occur.
!17
In Looking for Raid Difficulty, three strikes occur.
Spirits of Xuen: The caster summons Spirits of Xuen to chase down a random player.

Tiger Paw: The caster strikes the target for 20 Physical damage.
Pounce: Strikes all targets within 5 yards for 100 Physical damage.

Manceroy Flamefist: Fire mage who uses the power of fire to attack his enemies.

Fireball: Throws a fiery ball that causes Fire damage. The victim is afflicted with Rising Flames.

Rising Flames: Burns the victim for 2 Fire damage every 1 sec. When Rising Flames ends, a Burnout occurs.

Burnout: As the flames burn out a final burst of Fire damage hits all players for 30 Fire damage.

Pyroblast: Throws a massive boulder of super heated fire at the target.
!16
In Mythic difficulty, this ability instantly kills the victim.
Phoenix Strike: A Phoenix crashes down from the sky, inflicting 30 Fire damage to all players within 8 yards.
Magma Trap: Creates a zone of fiery magma at the location that persists until triggered. Once triggered, all players within 8 yards take 56 Fire damage are knocked into the air.

Team Attacks

Combined Power: As the fight progresses, the combined power of the combatants increases. When their combined power reaches sufficient thresholds the combatants will unleash team attack.
Fire from Mist: When the Combined Power of the combatants reaches 30 power, the duo teams up to summon living bombs shrouded in jade mist. Each bomb will continually blast all players with its Blaze of Glory. The mist prevents targeting into and out of the zone.

Chi-Ji's Song: Calls upon Chi-ji to create zones of mist that will block targeting into and out of the zone. While players stand in the zone, they take 1 Nature damage every 1 sec.
Explosion: The caster explodes, inflicting 25 Fire damage to all players.

Hostile Showers: When the Combined Power of the combatants reaches 60 power, all players are ported to one side of the playspace while the combatants teleport away. Anathos creates a barrier and continually summons Meteors to pelt the area while Ma'ra creates a maze of hostile rings to foil player's passage across the battlefield.
The combatants continually channel their abilities until players break down the barrier and interrupt them.

Ring of Hostility: Creates a zone of Serenity at the target location. Players who enter the zone are expelled from the area.
Meteor Shower: The caster calls down a meteor at the target location that inflicts 30 Fire damage to all players within 8 yards of the impact.

The Serpent and the Phoenix: The monk transforms into a jade serpent, and the mage transforms into a phoenix. The transformations persist until the encounter ends.
While transformed, each combatant continues to use their standard abilities.
This ability is used when the combatants reach a combined power level of 100.

Dragon's Breath: Burns all enemies in a cone for 40 Fire damage.
Blazing Phoenix: The caster transforms into a Blazing Phoenix. While transformed, all players suffer 10 Fire damage every 3 sec.
The transformation into a phoenix causes the caster to Cauterize a small portion of their lost health.

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Comments

Comment by Olmagh

Melt the city down.
Probably worth a LOT of money,

We could buy the Goblins away from the Horde with that,

Comment by MorganBlack666

OK, so we have a Dark Iron Dwarf wearing armor from BRF. Lazy art dept is lazy.

Comment by desertpilgrim

Hunters: We need to be able to tame Grong the Revenant (too bad it's undead :( )

Comment by Jorth

OK, so we have a Dark Iron Dwarf wearing armor from BRF. Lazy art dept is lazy.

its amazing how people start criticizing things on EARLY ptr builds lmao

Comment by Karigal

Thanks so much for the mention! ^^

But ohhh that's kinda bull#$%^. Mestrah the Illuminated is a Lightforged draenei monk, but Lightforged draenei can't be monks? That's some BS right there

Comment by Gart

Worth noting Mestrah, the Illuminated is a Lightforged monk which isn't playable for the Flamefist &Illuminated fight.

Comment by ArchieAngel

OK, so we have a Dark Iron Dwarf wearing armor from BRF. Lazy art dept is lazy.

Right, because the people that must dress the models up are the EXACT same people...

Who cares anyway? It's not like there hasn't been reused stuff before.

Comment by Xexji

OK, so we have a Dark Iron Dwarf wearing armor from BRF. Lazy art dept is lazy.

Eh,it's a mix of the Blackrock set and the mythic BRF set. Besides, some Zandalari (including Vol'jamba) have a mix of two different colors of Antorus Shaman gear and Legion crafted shoulders.

Art dept is doing fine, using the entire scope of armor models rather than just the newest ones.

EDIT: Or it's like how Bladeguard Kaja and Warguard Rakera use weapons/shields from the Zandalari section of Throne of Thunder, instead of the newer Zandalar weapons/shields.

Comment by 153089

RIP best monkey

Comment by Truweil

OK, so we have a Dark Iron Dwarf wearing armor from BRF. Lazy art dept is lazy.

What do you want them to have for armor then? You know there were Dark Irons in WoD right? Its perfectly feasible that one separated and changed sides and acquired that armor while there.

Comment by Waycores

Grong the Revenant has kind of a Two-face vibe to him. Half decayed while the other side is fine. Looks super cool

Comment by Tombsv

Please let me tame that gorilla

Comment by 1717213

This post was from a user who has deleted their account.

Comment by Bonechill

OK, so we have a Dark Iron Dwarf wearing armor from BRF. Lazy art dept is lazy.

Actually that's a mix of the Mythic BRF set and the cosmetic Blackrock set from the garrison. Anyway, what's your point? Those sets are two of the best-looking plate sets in the game and the theme is perfect for a Dark Iron. Did you expect them to use the heritage armor for a raid boss?

Comment by Portergauge

Been Burning of Zuldazar since the first PTR build, so I'm fairly sure it's the intended name. Chances are it'll make sense when we actually see the raid, there are quite a few Dark Iron Dwarves.

Comment by Coldleo

"Flamefist and the Illuminated"

Sounds like an awful band name

Comment by kaleestraza

OK, so we have a Dark Iron Dwarf wearing armor from BRF. Lazy art dept is lazy.

its amazing how people start criticizing things on EARLY ptr builds lmao

It's amazing how placeholders like the Alliance horses with copy/pasted armor made it to live and people are still upset about complains regarding betas lmao

Comment by Fattbeard

Worth noting Mestrah, the Illuminated is a Lightforged monk which isn't playable for the Flamefist &Illuminated fight.

There's several race/class combos in game that aren't playable. Night Elf paladins are the first that come to mind. There is one in the Paladin order hall.

Comment by vindurza

gods that monkey is creepy

Comment by ED209

Worth noting Mestrah, the Illuminated is a Lightforged monk which isn't playable for the Flamefist &Illuminated fight.

There's several race/class combos in game that aren't playable. Night Elf paladins are the first that come to mind. There is one in the Paladin order hall.

There's also a panda DK from the garrison.

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