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Nerub-ar Palace

Queen Ansurek

Boss #8
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FIGHT OVERVIEW
  • Encounter in 3 phases with an intermission between P1 and P2.

  • In P1, Ansurek makes players drop froth pools. Walking into them burst them and knock nearby players upwards.

  • Trigger the froth pools when she casts Venom Nova to jump above it and dodge it. If Venom Nova hits an unburst froth pool, the raid dies.

  • After 2min30s, intermission starts. Break her shield before she paralyzes the raid, drags you to her and eats you.

  • In P2 she ascends above the platform, summons multiple adds on 2 pairs of 3 connected platforms and becomes immune.

  • Split your raid in 2, each group climb up their 3 platforms and kill their adds. You have 1min30 to kill all of them.

  • After climbing up their 3 platforms, both groups reunite on the P3 platform. Ansurek must die before casting Frothing Gluttony a 4th time.

  • In P3 she makes 2 players drop portals. When the raid walks into one it's teleported to the other.

  • She summons adds that must be killed before she casts Frothing Gluttony.

  • Cross portals when she casts Frothing Gluttony to dodge her nova and break her threads. If the nova hits an add, the raid dies.

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Phase 1

Drop froth pool on edge of the platform near Ansurek.


Raid walks into them right before the boss' nova to be sent upwards and dodge the nova.


Group up near the boss when she roots the raid and dodge the lines.


Intermission starts after 2min30s or when she gets to 35% HP.

EVERYONE

DROP FROTH POOLS ON EACH SIDE

OF ANSUREK. ONE NEAR EDGE,

OTHER TOWARDS CENTER OF PLATFORM.

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Reactive Toxin
Player Bomb

Ansurek puts a bomb on 2 players. They deal damage to nearby players and explode after 6s.


The explosion deals heavy damage and knocks back nearby players. It also leaves behind a small pool of Froth.


Drop both pools on each side of Ansurek. One near the edge of the platform, the other more towards the center.

EVERYONE

RAID IS DIVIDED IN 2 GROUPS FOR

EACH FROTH POOL. TRIGGER

THEM TO JUMP ABOVE NOVA.

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Venom Nova
Lethal Nova

At 100 Energy, Ansurek casts a massive expanding Nova. Players within 8yd of the boss are killed.


Players hit by the nova are massively slowed and take heavy damage. If the nova hits an unburst froth pool, the raid dies.


Divide raid in 2. Go to the froth pools right before the nova. When both group are in position, trigger them and knock the raid above the nova.


If a froth pool doesn't knock enough player, the raid receives extra stacks of a debuff that deals massive damage shortly after landing.


Each froth pool must be soaked by half the raid. Each player can trigger a froth pool once.


The nova turns burst froth pools into permanent big pools of acid.

EVERYONE

DODGE THE WAVES

AFTER DODGING NOVA.

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Toxic Waves
Damaging Waves

Shortly after bursting, froth pools explode, dealing massive damage to anyone close.


The explosion also launches large waves that deal heavy damage to players hit and knock them back.

EVERYONE

GROUP UP WITHOUT STACKING TOO MUCH.

DESTROY WEBS OR USE ANTI-CC.

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Silken Tomb
Raid-wide Root

Ansurek roots all players in webbing after a 4s cast. All players deal a burst of damage around them when rooted.


Rooted players take damage until freed. Either destroy the webs or use anti-root abilities.


When freed, players leave permanent webbing on the floor, further reducing available space on the platform.

EVERYONE

DODGE THE LINES.

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Web Blades
Damaging Lines

Ansurek throws web blades across the platform. Players hit take heavy damage and are slowed 95% for 3s.

EVERYONE

TANK SWAP AFTER LIQUEFY

AND DODGE PROJECTILES.

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Liquefy
Tank Mechanic

Ansurek deals massive damage to the tank and applies a 30s DoT and a Physical damage taken vulnerability. The raid also takes a burst of damage.


Swap tank after each Liquefy.


She also drops a pool of acid beneath her and launches globs of venom at players that deal massive damage to any player hit and leave permanent acid pools.

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Feast
Heal Absorption

Right after Liquefy, Ansurek deals massive Physical damage attack to the tank that leaves a big healing absorption.

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Acrid Presence
Raid-wide Damage

Ansurek deals constant raid-wide damage every 2s.

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Feast
Heal Absorption

Right after Liquefy, Ansurek deals massive Physical damage attack to the tank that leaves a big healing absorption.

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Acrid Presence
Raid-wide Damage

Ansurek deals constant raid-wide damage every 2s.

Intermission

After 2min30s or if the boss falls to 35% HP, intermission starts. Ansurek goes to the middle of the platform.


Break her shield before she paralyzes the raid, pulls you to her, and eats you.


Dodge the waves and run away from her when she tries to wrest you towards her.

EVERYONE

PLAYERS STAY SLIGHTLY SPREAD.

BREAK SHIELD BEFORE THIRD WREST

AND DON'T GET DRAGGED UNDER BOSS.

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Wrest
Boss' Pull

Ansurek goes to the center of the platform, shields herself and binds all players to her with web threads. Players can't stack on top of each other.


Regularly, she violently wrests players towards her, dealing heavy damage. If any player is dragged under her, she eats them.


As long as her shield holds, players remain webbed and take damage.

EVERYONE

DODGE WAVES, BREAK

THE SHIELD BEFORE

BEING PARALYZED

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Paralyzing Venom
Damaging Waves

Ansurek keeps spitting venom, progressively slowing the raid and increasing damage taken from Wrest.


She also launches waves that apply more stacks of venom, deal damage and knock back.


Dodge them and don't get knocked off the platform.

Phase 2

When her shield is broken, Ansurek ascends to the top platform and becomes invulnerable.


She summons adds on 2 sets of 3 connected platforms. There are 5 different types of adds.


Divide your raid in half, each climbs up their 3 platforms, killing their adds.


Don't get thrown off the platforms when she grips you towards her!

EVERYONE

DIVIDE RAID IN 2 TO CLIMB PLATFORMS.

EACH GROUP KILLS THEIR ADD

AND GETS KNOCKED TO THEIR PLATFORM.

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Gloom Eruption
Bump To Climb Platforms

Start of P2 & platform 3 - Ascended Voidspeaker Add


At the start of P2, Ansurek summons 2 Voidspeakers on the main platform, one in front of each of the 2 starting platforms.


Divide your raid in 2, keep them near their platform, interrupt them and kill them. Their body explodes soon after they die, knocking back nearby players.


Each group must use the explosion of their add to reach their platform.


There is another Ascended Voidspeaker for each group on the third platform of P2.


Kill them and use their knockback again to get to Ansurek's platform which interrupts her Acidic Apocalypse and starts P3.

EVERYONE

DODGE THE ORBS.

DON'T GET KNOCKED OFF.

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Gloom Orbs
Orbs That Knockback

Ascended Voidspeaker Add


While dealing constant damage to nearby players, these adds also fire orbs that deal heavy damage to players hit and knock them back.


Dodge the orbs.

EVERYONE

DODGE THE BEAMS AND

DON'T GET KNOCKED OFF

THE PLATFORM.

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Expulsion Beam
Beams

Platform 1 & 2 - Chamber Expeller Add


On the first and second platform for both groups, there is one Chamber Expeller.


This add teleports around the platform and shoots a beam. Players hit take damage and are knocked back.


Don't get knocked off the platform.

EVERYONE

TANK ADD AND DODGE SMALL PROJECTILES.

DON'T GET KNOCKED OFF THE PLATFORM.

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Oust
Beam That Knocks Back

Platform 1 - Chamber Guardian Add


On the first platform for both groups, Ansurek summons one Chamber Guardian.


This add deals heavy damage to the tank and knocks them back. They also throw little projectiles that knock back players hit.


Don't get knocked off the platform.

EVERYONE

RUN TO EDGE OF PLATFORM

OPPOSITE BOSS, SPREAD, AND DON'T

GET THROWN OFF THE PLATFORM.

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Wrest
6s Cast

Similar to Intermission


All throughout P2, Ansurek grips violently all players towards her after a 6s cast. Players dragged off their platform fall and die.


Players can't stay stacked on top of each other while she casts Wrest.


To survive, run to the edge of your platform that is opposite from Ansurek.

EVERYONE

CLICK ON PILLARS AFTER KILLING ADDS

TO BUILD BRIDGE TO NEXT PLATFORM.

GATHER AND KILL SMALL ADDS.

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Caustic Skitterer
Build Bridge To Next Platform

After killing the adds on a platform, 2 pillars on the edges become clickable.


Click on both to create a bridge to the next platform. This cancels any ongoing Wrest cast from Ansurek.


This also spawns a group of Caustic Skitterer that must be tanked. They increase damage taken by their target. Bring them to the next platform and kill them.

EVERYONE

DRAG ADDS ON TOP OF WORSHIPPERS.

BREAK THE SHIELD QUICKLY AND

DISPEL DEBUFFS IN STAGGERED FASHION.

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Gloom Touch
Priority Kill & Dispellable DoT

Platform 2 - Devoted Worshipper Add


On the second platform for both groups there is one Devoted Worshipper.


This add is static and only has 1 HP but a big shield. They cast a very long spell, if it goes off it's a wipe.


They also apply a dispellable 12s DoT on 2 players. When it expires or is dispelled, it deals a burst of damage to players on the platform.


Stagger the dispels and drag the other adds onto them to cleave.

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Acid Bolt
Raid Damage

Ansurek launches bolts at random players, dealing damage and applying a 30s DoT.

Ascended Voidspeaker
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Shadowblast
Interrupt

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Interrupt the Voidspeakers or they deal lethal damage to random players.

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Radiating Gloom
Raid-wide Damage

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The Ascended Voidspeaker deal constant damage to players within 45yd and fire orbs to dodge.

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Gloom Eruption
Knock To Get To Platform

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When they die, their body explode shortly after, knocking back nearby players. Each group uses the explosion to get to the next platform.


They also leave a pool where they died.

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Echoing Connection
Linked Adds

Don't try to group up the 2 Voidspeakers at the start of P2. They become immune and deals massive raid-wide damage.

Chamber Guardian
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Oust
Tank Mechanic

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They cast a massive Magic and Physical damage attack on the tank, knocking them away.


It also launches projectiles that deal heavy damage and knockback any player hit.

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Echoing Connection
Linked Adds

The Chamber Guardians on each platform share their health.


If for some reason they manage to get on the same platform, they become immune and deal massive raid-wide damage.

Caustic Skitterer
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Caustic Fangs
Tank Adds

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When you activate the bridges between platforms, a swarm of small adds spawn. They must be tanked and killed quickly.

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Acidic Apocalypse
P2 Enrage

After 1 min in P2, Ansurek starts a 35s cast, if it goes off the raid dies.


Kill all adds and get to her platform which interrupts her and starts P3.

Chamber Expeller
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Expulsion Beam
Beams To Dodge

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This add teleports on a side of the platform and shoots a beam towards a player. Players hit take damage and are knocked back.

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Echoing Connection
Linked Adds

The Chamber Expellers on each platform share their health.


If for some reason they manage to get on the same platform, they become immune and deal massive raid-wide damage.

Devoted Worshipper
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Worshipper's Protection
Shielded Adds

These adds have 1 HP but a big shield that prevents Ansurek from taking damage.


Break their shield to kill them.

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Cosmic Apocalypse
Lethal Explosion

If the Devoted Worshipper's aren't killed before they finish casting, the raid dies.

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Gloom Touch
Dispellable DoT

Presented Above


They apply a dispellable DoT on a few players that explode after 12s, dealing heavy raid-wide damage.


Stagger the dispels.

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Acid Bolt
Raid Damage

Ansurek launches bolts at random players, dealing damage and applying a 30s DoT.

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Acidic Apocalypse
P2 Enrage

After 1 min in P2, Ansurek starts a 35s cast, if it goes off the raid dies.


Kill all adds and get to her platform which interrupts her and starts P3.

Ascended Voidspeaker
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Shadowblast
Interrupt

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Interrupt the Voidspeakers or they deal lethal damage to random players.

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Radiating Gloom
Raid-wide Damage

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The Ascended Voidspeaker deal constant damage to players within 45yd and fire orbs to dodge.

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Gloom Eruption
Knock To Get To Platform

Presented Above


When they die, their body explode shortly after, knocking back nearby players. Each group uses the explosion to get to the next platform.


They also leave a pool where they died.

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Echoing Connection
Linked Adds

Don't try to group up the 2 Voidspeakers at the start of P2. They become immune and deals massive raid-wide damage.

Chamber Expeller
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Expulsion Beam
Beams To Dodge

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This add teleports on a side of the platform and shoots a beam towards a player. Players hit take damage and are knocked back.

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Echoing Connection
Linked Adds

The Chamber Expellers on each platform share their health.


If for some reason they manage to get on the same platform, they become immune and deal massive raid-wide damage.

Chamber Guardian
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Oust
Tank Mechanic

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They cast a massive Magic and Physical damage attack on the tank, knocking them away.


It also launches projectiles that deal heavy damage and knockback any player hit.

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Echoing Connection
Linked Adds

The Chamber Guardians on each platform share their health.


If for some reason they manage to get on the same platform, they become immune and deal massive raid-wide damage.

Devoted Worshipper
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Worshipper's Protection
Shielded Adds

These adds have 1 HP but a big shield that prevents Ansurek from taking damage.


Break their shield to kill them.

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Cosmic Apocalypse
Lethal Explosion

If the Devoted Worshipper's aren't killed before they finish casting, the raid dies.

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Gloom Touch
Dispellable DoT

Presented Above


They apply a dispellable DoT on a few players that explode after 12s, dealing heavy raid-wide damage.


Stagger the dispels.

Caustic Skitterer
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Caustic Fangs
Tank Adds

Presented Above


When you activate the bridges between platforms, a swarm of small adds spawn. They must be tanked and killed quickly.

Phase 3

When one group gets to Ansurek's platform after killing their adds, P3 starts.


Drop the 2 portals on opposite sides of the platform. Cross them to dodge her new nova.


Quickly kill all the adds that spawn. If her nova hits a living Acolyte, the raid dies.

EVERYONE

BURST THE BOSS WHILE

SHE'S STARTING P3.

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Aphotic Communion
20s Cast

20s cast at the start of P3 where Ansurek imbues herself with dark energy and becomes extra evil.


At the end of the cast the raid takes a massive burst of damage and P3 really begins.

TARGETED PLAYERS

MOVE AWAY FROM THE RAID

AND DROP PORTALS FAR APART

EVERYONE DODGE THE ORBS.

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Abyssal Infusion
Portals

At the start of P3 and then after each Frothing Gluttony, Ansurek applies a 6s bomb on 2 players.


When they explode, they deal heavy damage to nearby players, knock them back, and create 2 connected portals.


Portals fire orbs across the room when they spawn, dealing damage and knocking back players in their path.


Drop one portal on the inner edge and the other on the outer edge of the platform. Walking into one teleports you to the other.


Cross them to survive Frothing Gluttony.

EVERYONE

BREAK SHIELD, INTERRUPT & KILL ADDS.

PICK UP THE SOULS BEFORE THE NOVA

AND CROSS PORTALS WITH THEM.

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Queen's Summons
Interrupt

Ansurek summons 3 adds. These acolytes spawn with a small shield that makes them immune to crowd controls.


Quickly break their shield, interrupt them, and kill them. When they die their soul remains and can be picked up by players.


Picking up a soul deals a lot of damage. Crossing portals with a soul removes it. Each player can only pick up 1 soul in the fight.


If Frothing Gluttony hits a single add OR soul, the raid dies.

EVERYONE

CROSS PORTALS WHEN NOVA

IS BETWEEN BOTH TO DODGE.

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Frothing Gluttony
Lethal Nova

At 100 Energy, Ansurek binds all players with webs and drags you towards her. The pull strength increases.


She also draws in a massive nova that deals massive damage and slows players hit.


If you're dragged under the boss she eats you. If the nova hits an add or its soul, the raid wipes.


Cross portals at the right time to dodge the nova and break the webs.

EVERYONE

AFTER CROSSING PORTALS

MOVE AWAY, SPREAD & DODGE.

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Abyssal Conduit
AoE Damage

Portals explode shortly after players with souls cross them. dealing damage to nearby players and firing orbs that knock back. Everyone must cross at the same time!


After crossing portals, players explode shortly after, dealing damage to nearby players. Raid must quickly spread.


Destroyed portals leave a permanent shadow pool.

EVERYONE

DROP SPIKES AWAY FROM RAID,

A LITTLE IN FRONT OF THE

BOSS AND DESTROY THEM.

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Royal Condemnation
Massive AoE

Ansurek drops spikes on 2 players. When they land they deal massive raid damage, reduced by distance.


Spikes then connect shackles to all players, dealing damage and increasingly slowing players. After 30s players are cocooned.


Drop the spikes away from the raid, in front of the boss ,and kill them. If you go too close to a spike you're cocooned instantly.

EVERYONE

FOCUS THE SMALL SPIDERS,

DON'T LET THEM REACH THE BOSS.

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Infest
Add Management

Ansurek deals massive Physical and Magic damage to the tank and infest them with spider eggs.


After 4s the eggs hatch and baby spiders rush towards their mom.


If they reach Ansurek, she eats them, each dealing massive raid wide damage and increasing her damage by 20%.


When the baby spiders die, they leave a permanent shadow pool.

EVERYONE

SWAP TANK, HEAL THROUGH

AND DODGE THE PROJECTILES.

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Gorge
Tank Mechanic

Ansurek takes bites out of the tank, dealing massive Physical damage and increasing Physical damage taken by 150%.


Swap tank each time.


This also deals damage to the raid and launches projectiles at random players that leave permanent shadow pools. Dodge them.

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Web Blades
Damaging Lines

Similar to P1


Ansurek throws blades towards players. Players hit take heavy damage and are slowed 95% for 3s.

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Cataclysmic Evolution
Enrage

Shortly after casting Frothing Gluttony a 4th time, Ansurek enrages and quickly kills the raid.

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Dreadful Presence
Raid-wide Damage

Ansurek deals constant raid-wide damage.


Damage is increased after each Frothing Gluttony casts.

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Web Blades
Damaging Lines

Similar to P1


Ansurek throws blades towards players. Players hit take heavy damage and are slowed 95% for 3s.

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Dreadful Presence
Raid-wide Damage

Ansurek deals constant raid-wide damage.


Damage is increased after each Frothing Gluttony casts.

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Cataclysmic Evolution
Enrage

Shortly after casting Frothing Gluttony a 4th time, Ansurek enrages and quickly kills the raid.

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