Ara-Kara, City of Echoes - The War Within Dungeon Preview

Posted 2024/06/22 at 11:41 PM by Ketsuki

Ara-Kara, City of Echoes Environment PreviewAra-Kara, City of Echoes Dungeon Journal

AvanoxxDeserted when Ara-Kara fell to ruin, the creature known as Avanoxx started as nothing more than a humble spider. Years of isolation in an area ripe for feeding has left her free to grow, overseeing her children, her followers, and her territoy with unmatched size and ferocity. Normal

Gauzewoven Legguards

Devourer's Gauntlets

Arachnoid Soulcleaver

Heroic

Arachnoid Soulcleaver

Silksteel Striders

Ara-Kara Sacbrood

Overview: Avanoxx consumes with [Voracious Bites] and signals to Starved Crawlers with [Alerting Shrill] that grow in [Hunger] over time.
Avanoxx unleashes [Gossamer Onslaught] and causes additional undercrawler eggs to fall from above. [Vile Webbing] serves as the perfect trap for her prey.

In Mythic difficulty, Avanoxx becomes [Insatiable].

Tank:
[Voracious Bite] inflicts heavy damage to its target and increases damage taken for a period of time.
Standing in [Vile Webbing] causes [Web Wrap].
[Hunger] causes Starved Crawlers to fixate on other players.
Damage Dealers:
Standing in [Vile Webbing] causes [Web Wrap].
Starved Crawlers grow in [Hunger] over time.
Healer:
Standing in [Vile Webbing] causes [Web Wrap].
[Alerting Shrill] and [Gossamer Onslaught] inflict substantial party-wide damage.
[Voracious Bite] inflicts heavy damage to its target and increases damage taken for a period of time.

Insatiable: Avanoxx feasts on any crawlers that reach her, increasing damage done by 50% for 12 sec. This effect stacks. (Challenge)
Alerting Shrill: Avanoxx releases a loud screech, alerting nearby Starved Crawlers and inflicting 5 Physical damage every 0.5 sec to all players for 3 sec.

Starved Crawler

Hunger: Fixates a random player and increases damage done by 10% every 3 sec. This effect stacks.

Gossamer Onslaught: Slings toxic web in all directions, inflicting 5 Nature damage every 1 sec to all players for 5 sec.
Additionally, leaves behind Vile Webbing at the target's location, inflicting 40 Nature damage to all players within 5 yards of the impact.

Vile Webbing: Standing on webs reduces movement speed by 30% and inflicts 9638 Nature damage every 1 sec. This effect stacks.
At 10 stacks, the webbing develops into a Web Wrap.

Web Wrap: Encased in web, renders the target incapacitated for 10 sec.

Voracious Bite: Avanoxx leaps to their primary target and unleashes 3 consecutive bites on them, each inflicting 25 Physical damage and increasing damage taken by 100% for 12 sec on the final bite.

Anub'zekt

While Anub'zekt has not yet earned his own ascension, he has been granted the honor of overseeing the Ara-Kara harvesting operation. Fiercely tactical and immensely strong, Anub'zekt will not hesitate to step in should his forces prove insufficient in their defense of Ara-Kara.

Normal

Heroic

Overview: Anub'zekt fights fiercely alongside his brood, attacking with brutal [Impale] attacks while [Ceaseless Swarm] roam the battlefield. When he's decide it's time to end things, he calls upon his entire brood, dragging enemies into the [Eye of the Swarm] where they can't escape.

Tanks:
Keep Anub'zekt facing away from your allies to keep them safe from [Impale].
During [Eye of the Swarm] it will be even harder to keep allies safe from [Impale].
Damage Dealers:
Watch out for players affected by [Infestation] and the [Ceaseless Swarm] that spawns from them.
The farther you are from Anub'zekt during their [Burrow Charge] , the easier it is to dodge.
Healers:
Watch out for players affected by [Infestation] and the [Ceaseless Swarm] that spawns from them.
During [Eye of the Swarm] it will be even harder to keep allies safe from [Infestation] and [Ceaseless Swarm].

Impale: Anub'zekt launches a cone of spikes through the earth at their current target, inflicting 120410 Physical damage to and knocking back all players hit.
Burrow Charge: Anub'zekt burrows through a random distant player to the other side of the arena, inflicting 10 Physical damage and slightly knocking back all players in its path.
At the end of their path, they erupt from the earth inflicting 25 Physical damage and heavily knocking back nearby players before casting Impale at a random distant player.
Infestation: Anub'zekt calls upon a swarm to feast upon a random player, inflicting 9633 Nature damage every 0.5 sec for 5 sec.
Once they are finished, they will form into a Ceaseless Swarm and hunt for more prey.

Ceaseless Swarm: The swarm prowls the arena to devour Anub'zekt's enemies. Every 1 sec, they are in contact with a player they leave festering wounds inflicting 9633 Nature damage every 0.5 sec and reducing movement speed by 3, lingering for 2 sec.

This effect can stack.

Eye of the Swarm: At 100 Energy, a massive swarm covers the arena, forcing all players into a close range fight with Anub'zekt.
While outside the safety zone of Eye of the Swarm, players gain 2 stacks of Ceaseless Swarm every 1 sec. Meanwhile, Anub'zekt will constantly cast Impale and Infestation to slaughter their foes.
Bloodstained Webmage: Every 15 seconds, a Bloodstained Webmage will spawn in the arena to assist Anub'zekt. (Challenge)

Web Wrap: The caster encases a target in webs, rooting them in place and increasing Nature damage taken by 15% for 15 sec. (Challenge)

Ki'katal the Harvester

As one of Ansurek's ascended, Ki'katal has been charged with overseeing the harvest of Black Blood from the very feet of the Queen's own citadel. Hardsh and unrelenting, Ki'katal will stop at nothing to see the harvest continue, utilizing every enhanced ability at her disposal.

Normal

Heroic

Overview: A stream of Bloodworkers ferry [Black Blood] for Ki'katal the Harvester. When struck, they drop their slime cargo and flee.
Upon reaching 100 energy, Ki'katal the Harvester manifests a [Cosmic Singularity], pulling all players in towards the detonation.

Tanks:
Stepping within Black Blood causes [Grasping Blood] to root players in place and prevent them from moving.
[Cosmic Singularity] pulls all players in and inflicts high damage.
Damage Dealers:
Stepping within Black Blood causes [Grasping Blood] to root players in place and prevent them from moving.
[Cosmic Singularity] pulls all players in and inflicts high damage.
Healers:
Stepping within Black Blood causes [Grasping Blood] to root players in place and prevent them from moving.
[Cosmic Singularity] pulls all players in and inflicts high damage.

Bloodworkers: Bloodworkers carry Black Blood. Any damage taken causes the drone to drop it and flee.

Grasping Blood: Stepping within a spilled pool of Black Blood causes it to congeal and root the target in place for 1 min, inflicting 9633 Shadow damage every 1 sec. The Black Blood can be destroyed to free the player.
On Mythic difficulty, Black Blood is absorbed after a single player steps in it.

Cosmic Singularity: Ki'katal the Harvester pulls in all players and begins create a spatial distortion. Upon finishing the cast, all players within 10 yards suffer 361231 Shadow damage and are knocked away.

Faded: Players struck by Cosmic Singularity have their essences partially dissolved, reducing damage done by 75% and increasing damage taken by 75% for 12 sec.

Venom Volley: Ki'katal the Harvester blasts all players with venom, reducing their movement speed by 30% and inflicting 48164 Nature damage immediately with an additional 38531 Nature damage every 2 sec for 12 sec.
Erupting Webs: Ki'katal the Harvester causes several spiderweb eruptions to occur, inflicting 40 Nature damage and stunning players struck for 6 sec.

Comment by LifetakerBIYMAra is a bratComment by ShadrazaarOk when looking at Avanoxx's model, I understand the arachnophobia mode. Damn, that's such a good (and unpleasent) looking spider model.Comment by silvercupWill never not call this dungeon Ara-AraComment by SoleniaOk when looking at Avanoxx's model, I understand the arachnophobia mode. Damn, that's such a good (and unpleasent) looking spider model.Comment by interfusorWill never not call this dungeon Ara-AraComment by cheiniitoo susComment by oOArcticWolfOoI am the only one who noted that the Dungion Bosses becoming fewer and fewer? In the last 3 previews they are only 3 Bosses... while in general in Dragonflight there were always about 4 Bosses or more. I don't know the other Dungions and how Bosses they have but for me its kind of sus that Blizzard gets lazier and lazier to create bigger content.

But I also know ppl which dont like long Dungions so I am just a little light in the Dark who is wondering.Comment by AesiriaI am the only one who noted that the Dungion Bosses becoming fewer and fewer? In the last 3 previews they are only 3 Bosses... while in general in Dragonflight there were always about 4 Bosses or more. I don't know the other Dungions and how Bosses they have but for me its kind of sus that Blizzard gets lazier and lazier to create bigger content.

But I also know ppl which dont like long Dungions so I am just a little light in the Dark who is wondering.Comment by haunterwingWill never not call this dungeon Ara-AraComment by livieWe ask for shorter dungeons, they deliver and you call them lazy. Shrine of the Storm wants to have a word with you over there.Comment by johntravolta342We ask for shorter dungeons, they deliver and you call them lazy. Shrine of the Storm wants to have a word with you over there.Comment by carterkaneWill never not call this dungeon Ara-AraComment by haunterwingAvanoxx lore kinda similar to Aragog giant spider from Harry Potter btw heheh<3Comment by NevlonnielWill never not call this dungeon Ara-AraComment by tupolew519WowComment by Cimegs5088The extra skills of last boss aren't mentioned in adventure guide nor here.