Diablo 4’s next major addition to the endgame, Abattoir of Zir was finally officially added to the game on December 5th! To help you better experience this newly introduced endgame content, I will introduce everything about it!
About Abattoir Of ZirThe Abattoir of Zir is a new level 100 piece of endgame content that, at the start, is going to be more difficult than level 100 Nightmare Dungeons. This new system is going to be very similar to Rifts from Diablo III.
You need to enter one of these dungeons and you’ll have 10 minutes to defeat enough enemies to summon a boss and then defeat that boss to actually complete that run of the Abattoir of Zir.
If you die once, the run’s over. And if you don’t defeat the boss within that 10 minutes, the run’s over. Even if you’re in a group of 4 people, if any person in the group dies, the run’s over. Even looking past that, just the difficulty of the enemies is going to be higher than nightmare 100 dungeons. It’s also only going to be one light. So, this is going to be very difficult.
To even start this new system, you will have had to complete the entirety of the Season Journey. So you’ll basically have to be level 100 and pretty progressed into the endgame to even get into the first level of this new system. And it’s going to work in a similar way to Nightmare Dungeons.
Once you complete that Season Journey, you’ll get a new recipe to craft Tier 1 of the Abattoir of Zir. And it’ll take sigil dust like your normal Nightmare Dungeon Keys.
Once you go in and complete the first tier of the Abattoir of Zir, you’ll then get a recipe to craft Tier 2. And you can go all the way up to Tier 25. But this is going to be much more difficult than going from level 66 to 67 in Nightmare Dungeons.
The difficulty increase from Tier 1 to Tier 2 is going to be a substantial jump. So, getting up all the way to Tier 25 is something that the vast majority of players will not accomplish.
One of the biggest saving graces of the system is how they’re going to be scaling that difficulty. Because they’re not actually going to be scaling the damage that enemies do to you very much.
In fact, we’re not actually certain if they’re going to be increasing the damage enemies deal at any point during the Abattoir of Zir. It did sound like they’re going to be slightly increasing it. But the primary way they’re increasing the difficulty is increasing the health of these enemies.
The reason this is actually really good is that these enemies are already going to be dealing ridiculous amounts of damage. In fact, Tier 1 of the Abattoir of Zir is going to be equivalent to level 104 of Nightmare Dungeons. That’s already going to be doing a lot of damage to you. But primarily scaling the health is going to allow a lot more builds to be able to do this.
And remember, you’re on a timer. Even if you have a super tanky build that can survive everything, you need to be doing enough damage to be able to kill enough things and then kill the boss to be able to beat that 10-minute timer or you fail. So, I think they’re actually scaling this difficulty in a much better way that’s going to actually allow a lot of builds to at least attempt some of these higher tiers.
RewardsThe rewards from Abattoir of Zir are also going to be pretty substantial.
Now, we don’t actually know how gear drops are going to work in the system. Presumably, you’re going to be getting a lot of really high item level gear. Presumably, you’ll have really good chances to get 925 item level. But there are going to be some more specific rewards.
First off, you’re going to be getting a lot of glyph XP. Completing a Tier 1 of Abattoir of Zir is going to reward you with 1,000 glyph experience that you can either use on all of our normal glyphs right now or you can use on the other new reward of this system, which is going to be the first unique glyph ever added to Diablo 4 called Tears of Blood. This glyph is going to work in a completely different way than all of the other glyphs.
It’s going to start at level 1, but you’re going to be able to level it to level 200 or maybe even more. So, instead of being capped at 21, you’re capped at 200 or more, which is pretty crazy. This is also another reason why you need that massive amount of glyph experience. This glyph is also going to start at radius 4 and we know you’re at least going to be able to increase the size of this glyph at level 50 up to 5, which is bigger than any other glyph. We don’t know if you’ll be able to increase the size past that as well.
Now, the actual effects of this glyph are for every 5 core stats purchased within range. You gain 2% increased multiplicative damage. And again, this is at level 1, so that increase is also going to be increasing every time you level it up.
And then, it grants a 50% bonus to all rare nodes within range. This bonus is increased by 10% every 10 levels. Every 10 levels you put in, it’ll go up by another 10%. So, 1% per level, but it probably won’t actually increase until you get the full 10 levels. All in all, massively increased bonuses to rare nodes and just absurdly high damage increases.
What’s really interesting is this is just for every 5 core stats within range. This doesn’t mention the main stat for your class. This just says any core stat. This could potentially still mean that it’s just your main stat for your class (Willpower for a Druid). But it’s seeming like it’s meaning just any of the primary stats in the game, which would be pretty ridiculous.
And either way you look at it, either way this is going to play out, this thing is going to be giving you pretty much the biggest damage increase you can possibly get. This is probably going to give you close to infinite progression for the rest of the season, because getting like 200 levels on this one glyph is still going to take a lot of time and it’s just going to give you absurdly high damage increases.
ConclusionBecause of how the Abattoir of Zir is going to be scaled, where they’re scaling enemy health more than anything else, and because this glyph is tied into this, you’re probably going to actually need to continue to heavily progress this glyph to even have a chance to do higher tiers of the Abattoir of Zir. Because you’re getting such absurd damage increases with this glyph, that they would need to balance the higher tiers in a way to where you legitimately could not get enough damage without this glyph.
I do think this is actually a pretty good way to give more content and more progression halfway into a season, to continue to give you new and more difficult things to do. Because when this comes out, we’re going to be relatively halfway into the season and getting this is basically going to give you another tier of progression in the endgame.
The healer is part of the Holy Trinity and Expedition and Trial Explorations. Your main goal is to keep your teammates alive. The primary target is your tank and then your DPS buddies. This build will make sure you have the highest chance of survival and PVE content.
Essential PerksFirst, we will talk about three essential perks for any healer in PVE. These are Health, Enchanted Ward, and four stacks of Refreshing. Health is good in all situations as it increases your maximum HP and it is the best way to protect yourself against any form of damage. Enchanted Ward is very useful as the most common form of the enemy's offense is a light or heavy attack. Element Aversion is a good substitution for these perks. However, compared to light and heavy attacks, spells are much less frequent. Therefore, the Enchanted Ward is a better form of protection. The last perk that you want to have at maximum stacks is Refreshing. A lower spell cooldown means that you heal more often.
GearLet's take a look at almost the best in slot gear that is very strong in PVE situations. It is your faction gear. It is Health and Enchanted Ward and Refreshing — all of the perks that you need. If you buy all five gear slots, you already have the very strong gear to complete at least M2 as the recommended gear level is 675. I am fully aware that you will waste a perk slot because you will use more than four stacks of refreshing. But their turn for having health and an Enchanted Ward as your other two perks is much more valuable than not having them. New World Items are meant as a placeholder until you get a higher gear score with health and an Echanted Ward or you will get an artifact of your choice.
ArtifactsOn the topic of artifacts, I recommend two of them. One is Featherweight. This one allows us to wear two heavy gear pieces on the head, gloves, or feet. This will give us more Armor overall and we will take much less damage and the game will be easier to play. So our gear will now look like this. You will have a heavy or light head. Featherweight as your chest piece. Then heavy or light gloves, light pants, and heavy or light feet. Up to a maximum of two heavy pieces, if you want to stay in light equip load. The next artifact that I would use as a Healer is a Nimble coat. It is a medium chest piece that gives us more refreshing. With four Stacks plus the unique perk, we will be sitting on a maximum of 24% cooldown reduction. This will allow us to spam more skills and in certain situations with a refreshing move on your weapon and life stuff passive you can have almost zero cooldowns on your skills.
ArmorI will now cover some of the New World Items that are very strong and can replace your faction gear. One of them is the Azoth Crystal set that can be crafted with mutation Material in the gypsum kiln. This set gives you an Enchanted Ward and Refreshing. It is guaranteed a gear score of 700 and the third perk is randomly picked. With health having a 15% chance of being picked. But do not worry, you can change the perks later with some other items as well. The other set that is easy to get can help you and it is two perks you want to focus on is the Empress Joe's set. It is healthy and refreshing as its primary perks and the enchanted ward has a rather small percentage of rolling at 3%, but you can change it later.
WeaponWith all the gear covered, now let's talk about the weapons. For the life stuff, you have many options that can be crafted from a gypsum kiln. You just pick your favorite one, of all the three options is hard to pick the one stuff that is the best. The corrupted one can be farmed in Merk guard and the other two can be crafted with material in a gypsum kiln.
GemsWhen it comes to Gems, each mutation has one element that is more prevalent and generally you will want to slot in the Gem that is resistant to it, however. I would just take the general Elemental Gem that has less resistance against one element, but has against many. In the long run, this is much cheaper than wasting your New World Coins on getting all your gems replaced each time you want to do a mutation.
JewelryThe same as with the previous gear set with the body gear covered let us focus on the jewelry. My Amulet of choice that is always good is the passage of time. It has a constitutional attribute. It is guaranteed a gear score of 700 when it is crafted from a gypsum kiln. The primary perk is refreshing and stamina recovery. As a third perk, you can pick the element ward of the mutation you are doing or you could just Select Health. It will not be as perfect as element Ward perks such as fire or Abyssal. But it will do. As for the ring, I like using Vivify. It has focus as its attributes and has refreshing and Healing Breeze as its primary perks. I like taking sacred as the third perk as this gives us more healing. my favorite jewelry artifact is Endless Thirst. It gives you a big potion drink in a time of need. Usually, you do not need to drink one, but when you do you need a strong one. As a third perk, I like picking a healing heart as it heals us when we use the Heartune.
HeartrunesWhen it comes to Heartrunes, you have two options Stalwart Heartrune of Stoneform or brutal Heartsrune of Grasping Vines. Stoneform is more defensive and Vines are a more offensive option. I would use Stoneform in critical situations. Vines I would use in more offensive situations when the DPS of the group needs to be as high as possible.
SkillsWhen it comes to the skills, I would use the a healing skills such as sacred ground orb of protection and Beacon. I would cycle through them and then swamp to your other weapon. This playstyle would come in handy if all of your teammates are melee DPS. I would slot in the Divine Embrace if you have one or more ranged ones as it has very strong single target healing. Remember that your light attacks also can heal.
Secondary WeaponAs our secondary weapon, I love taking lifetaker. It is a Void Gauntlet Artifact. Its unique perk is that it applies to disintegrate on ranged attacks on both weapons. Disintegrate is a DOT and a 10% rent that stacks up to three times. Giving us up to 30% rent, as the final perk I would take blessed as we are a healer and none of the weapon perks are suited for PVE situations. Now let's take a look at the skill tree for the VG. The primary skills that I like taking is Oblivion. It gives you and your teammates 15% in power among other buffs. Next I would take the orb as it heals your group and it applies disintegrates to your enemies. I also like using the blade for non-boss fights and essence rupture for the boss fight.
WoW Classic Season of Discovery has had us looking all over Azeroth for new rune abilities. A lot of players are enjoying finding these runes blindly because it is super fun.
But some can be easily missed, so I wanted to cover the first 4 runes that you can find on a Rogue in the Human starter area. All of these can be found in either Elwynn Forest or Stormwind City.
1. ShadowstrikeStarting with number one, and it’s an easy one, it’s Shadowstrike.
Shadowstrike is the rune that lets you go invisible and teleport to your target. You get this at the very start of the game.
Simply go to your class trainer in Northshire and take the quest to recover a stashed item. If you head over the river and go to the Vineyards, it’s just south of this.
As you get to the mountain, you’ll see a little shack with a couple of Defias outside and there’s a chest in front. Defeat the Defias, pop the chest, and there’s your Shadowstrike rune. If you have enough SOD Gold, you can buy some weapons and armors to equip yourself so that you can easily defeat the monsters you encounter.
2. Quick DrawThe rune we can go for next is the Quick Draw rune, which is a bit difficult to get.
Quick Draw is a quick shot with a ranged weapon that slows enemies down.
To get this rune, you need to pickpocket parts of a Treasure Map and put that map together. Then, go find the treasure and the treasure is the rune.
The 4 map pieces all drop from different Humanoid monsters around Elwynn Forest. So first, get to level 4 and unlock Stealth and unlock Pick Pocket. And then, start looking for the different Humanoids.
The top left piece can be found from Defias. So, go and pickpocket some Defias. We saw this one at Jerod’s Landing. There was a Defia there. Pickpocket it, got the piece. I assume it can be any of the Defias.
The top right one comes from Kobolds. And this one was pickpocketed at Jasperlode Mine, which is where you go in the Goldshire quest. There are the Spiders at the end. But you just pickpocket the Kobolds around here.
The bottom left one is from Gnolls, which are located conveniently at the bottom left of Elwind near Hogger (near the where the map changes over on the west).
Then, the bottom right piece can be found at Murlocs. And these are all around Crystal Lake, just east of Goldshire.
Once you find all 4 pieces, you’ve pickpocketed all four pieces, that’s when you put the map together. If you’re struggling to fight these, you can just stealth and pickpocket while other people are fighting, especially on release when these servers are completely full. You can just go and pickpocket as people are just clearing the different comps.
Once you’ve got them all, put them together. It tells you to head to the treasure west of Ridgepoint Tower, near the Wolf’s Den. So, head over there and you’ll see a stump. Go to this stump and use your scroll, use your map, and then you’ll find the Quick Draw rune.
3. MutilateOnto the third one, Mutilate.
This deals damage with 2 weapons, and it is a super powerful rune once you get dual wield.
It again requires pickpocketing to start or to learn about it. So, you need to pickpocket an important NPC. You can get this from Morgan the Collector in the house near where Princess is on the bottom right of the map.
But I’ve also heard it can be got from Garrick Padfoot in Northshire. But this guy gets defeated in like 2 seconds because of how many people are queuing up for it. So, Morgan the Collector definitely seems easy to get it from. And he survives a little bit longer, so you can actually pickpocket it.
This note tells you to follow the river north of Crystal Lake and south of the wall. Just head south of Northshire and follow the wall right up to the east side. There’s like a hidden Stealth guy here. Just talk to him and he’ll teach you Mutilate.
Some people are saying you need to be level 10 and have unlocked Dual Wielding to get this. But it’s worth getting. It’s not that hard to get.
4. Between The EyesNext up is Between the Eyes, a ranged finisher that also stuns. This is one thing Rogues have always wanted for gap closing.
Pre-warning, this includes a fight against two level 10 mobs. So, make sure you have friends or you’re leveled enough. And this can be found in Stormwind.
Just head to the Canals, like the lake around the Dwarven District, and look for a house on the left side. Head through and you’ll be in an alley. Follow it all the way to the end and you’ll see an open house. Head upstairs to the house and as soon as you get to the top, you’ll see a big bed. And there should be a chest in front of the bed.
If it’s not here, you need to wait for it to respawn because someone’s already done it. Click the chest and two mobs will spawn. Defeat those, and that’s how you get the rune.
At the beginning as you progress, you will see a purple option which is the mission displayed on the right. This part will introduce you to the core content of the game.
First Codex (Missions/Quests)After arriving at the first Village, additional options will unlock codex. You will need to click on the icon on the right side of the screen. This will open a content notification and it is recommended to follow up on the content to have stable progress.
Type Of CodexIn the game, purple represents an adventure codex, light blue is an exploration codex, yellow is a resistance group request and light green is a guild request option.
The adventure codex is a mission that contains the main story of the game. As you progress, you can reveal new areas and acquire items essential for your growth. Click the Codex at the top of the menu and click the adventure tab to view the progress of various adventure codexes. If you have enough Throne & Liberty Lucent, you can grow faster!
Adventure codex is divided into several chain adventures, and after completing each stage of the adventure codex, you will be able to claim the reward up to the final reward. In some cases, you can select the final reward as desired as it is shown in this case. There are also additional recommended tasks in each of the stages that can help with your growth. But they are not mandatory to complete and obtain a final reward from the adventure codex.
The next is an exploration codex. These are additional ambitions that are in most cases bound to hunting in regions and have their rewards once completed. You can see the collection codex and these are practically the documents that you will find during your adventures at random locations. And once collected, you obtain cosmetic coins which you can use to purchase cosmetics Throne & Liberty Items.
"Resistance Of The Army"Next we have a request from the resistance army. If you go to villages quest manager, you can complete these quest and receive various rewards. However, the quest can only be accepted if you are level 11 or higher. What you need to pay the most attention to is the adventure codex and not keep the mandatory parts to progress and not leave the quests unfinished.
So you won't end up reaching the limit on several quests that you can have simultaneously. This number is usually between four and five, but it all depends on a level. Make sure to receive multiple quests targeting the same monster since there are duplicates you can complete the quest more quickly and efficiently. Each time you accept the quest contract rights are consumed but they are recharged after a certain period of time.
However, if the number of quest contracts you have exceeded the maximum quantity, they are not recharged. You can also board the quest once accepted the request. But in this case, you cannot receive a refund for the contract rights. So before accepting the request, please take a good look at the rewards and the content of it.
Guild RequestsGuild requests are quests that can be completed by guild members together. These requests can be checked in the guild menu and the guild leader or appointed guild officer can accept or change the quest. These quests include handing a large number of monsters and this is why it is needed to join forces with the guild members. When it comes to guild requests in some cases, guild members participate and complete the task and all guild members can receive the reward.
Local-Regional EventsIt is better to join the guild from the very beginning. Lastly there are local events that involve hunting in an open field. This is a competitive content where you can compete for ranking by collecting Throne and Liberty Items. There are various strategies for collecting items in each region. So if you utilize them well, you can create a dramatic turnaround. By clicking on the notification under the map, you will be able to see regional events displayed and the ones that are currently active. There is a detailed schedule table button on the map which can help you organize and prepare on time for those events.
Contribution SystemEach of the local events is ranked according to contribution. The higher your rank, the more rewards you can earn. Regional events are divided into beast zones and conflict zones. Battles between users are not possible in the beast zones, but battles between users are possible in the conflict zones. In particular, the first regional event to be opened is the beast zone one. So be sure to give it a try. There are also guild area events because you can compete for ranking by the guild. Now that we have gone through the basics and explained how important knowledge of codex is.
Weapon Combination SystemWe can start talking about weapon combinations and environment systems. Necessary for efficient combat and quick hunting, players can equip two weapons and they can freely combine and use them in various ways. In this example, after equipping the longbow and magic wand, you can check in the skill window of the two weapon sets as follows.
The top is the one equipped in the set number one. It is a longbow skill and the skill at the bottom is a magical one skill equipped in set two. Each skill set is divided into use skills and active skills. The left one is a use skill that must press directly to use. And the right one is a skill that is used automatically when register it in the quick slot. This is the active skill that is applied.
At the bottom, there is a quick slot to set the skill you will use. You can add it by dragging the skill at the bottom and removing it outside or double clicking it. There are 12 skills in the quick slot and two skills to use. You can use eight active skills. This means that you can freely mix the active skills between the two weapons that you have equipped. Basic attack is based on the weapon.You're currently holding and it is automatically activated when you use a skill with a weapon from a different set.
Basic AttackSo by changing a weapon, you're making changes to your basic attack. You can select up to eight of the 16 active skills of different types of weapons equipped in each set. If you register in the quick slot, you can add the weapon even if you're not using it.
Combination Between SkillsYou will receive the bonus effect of the status, but you can see various combinations and you can play around with it until you create your own weapon combination and set of skills is ranged. You would want to avoid melee attacks and make stable long-distance damage.
In this example with a you can disable target by using the nightmare skill that puts the opponent into a sleeping state. Now what is important is that if you attack an opponent who is in a sleep state, you can deal a guaranteed critical attack by combining weapons. You can then use a skill with the most damage, so you can maximize the efficiency. Each in-game situation requires a different approach whether you're are fighting a single target or multiple targets.
There are always options that you can test to find the best solution for such type of combat. Each skill set has one of the defense skills that you can see on the left most side. Every weapon has a unique defense skill. You can use only one of the two defense skills and to use the one that you want. You must register it in the quick slot. While fighting with the longbow, you can then switch to a magic one to quickly use the defense skill and then switch back to the longbow to continue DPS.
There is no single right answer for weapon combination and what you have seen so far, it is just an example. Each weapon skill set and recommended combinations have different synergies and effectiveness depending on each situation.
Environment EffectSo it is best to carefully consider how to use the skill in a different environment rather than blindly following it. By hovering your mouse cursor over the icon on the left side of the mini map, you will see the current weather and you can check the hour to be aware of the day and night shifts. When it rains you can see the water droplets forming on the screen and it becomes brighter or darker depending is it day or night. These changes in the environment also affect the battle if you take a look at the long-ball skill arrowhead which is an active skill. The direction that matches the wind additionally increases the firing.
Environmental changes also apply to specific dungeons where you can enter only at a specific time of the day or night. And then we have dungeons that open only when it rains, but some dungeons are not affected by these changes at all. Keep in mind that weather changes also affect the MPC behavior patterns as there are goblins that only appear at night to attack the villagers. And then we have also monsters that fall asleep at night and lose their aggressive state. Also the damage received from some plant type monster decreases when it rains. There are many details that you'll be able to experience in the game now.
Transcendence Skill (Weather Change)The interesting part is that there are also transcendence skills that allow you to change the environment yourself. Using a specific skill you can change the direction of the wind day and night or make it rain. However, the transcendence skill can only be used by the best ones and have a really long cool down and it would be the best to use it only when necessary.
I hope you're excited as I am with the upcoming official release. Please do tell me which part you find most interesting and which weapon combination you're looking first to test.
The megadungeon Dawn of the Infinite has been split into 2 separate M+ keys for WoW Dragonflight 10.2 Season 3.
In this guide, I will go over the most important mechanics to watch out for in Murozond's Rise!
This instance contains the last 4 bosses of the megadungeon and it’s the longest key this season with a timer of 37 mins. The dungeon’s entrance is located in the temporal conflux in Thaldraszus.
Dungeon StartYou start off on the first bosses platform. Dungeon start You have to deal with the 3 named mobs channeling into the Oathstone before you can engage Tyr, the infinite Keeper.
Before I explain the mini bosses, let’s talk about the normal trash mobs you will encounter on this platform.
The Vanguards cast a frontal bleed that follows the tank, so be careful about positioning here. The mages cast Epoch Bolt on the tank, dealing magic damage and occasionally Corroding Volley. This should be interrupted because it does initial damage to the whole group and leaves behind a magic debuff that slows.
One of the 3 mini bosses is Keeper Valow. He creates swirlies underneath each player’s location occasionally and also spawns a bubble around him, reducing damage taken by mobs standing within it by 50%. This buff also applies to players, so you can move into the bubble for a nice damage reduction!
Another mini boss is Maiden Lerai. She casts an unavoidable AoE once in a while and she sends out an orb towards a random player, stunning and dealing damage to anyone in the orbs path. This orb returns to the Maiden’s snapshotted position she was in when she finished the cast.
The last mini boss is Sentinel Spurlok. His main ability is a charge towards a random player, spawning a shroud on his end location. He will then stand within his own shroud and start pulling a player towards him. This channel stuns the targeted player and has to be stopped by someone stepping into the shroud and interrupting the mini boss.
Tyr, The Infinite KeeperOnce all the mini bosses are dead, Keeper Tyr spawns.
Tyr has 2 kinds of frontals. Titanic Blow is a cone towards the tanks location, leaving behind consecrated ground. This ability also knocks back the tank, so be careful to not fall off.
And Infinite Annihilation is a frontal cone towards a random player, leaving behind consecrated ground as well. He also casts Dividing Strike, which is a split damage ability circle spawning close to the boss. At least 2 players have to soak the circle, otherwise the boss gets a damage increase for the rest of the fight, stacking up.
Tyr also applies 2 magic debuffs to random non-tank players. The debuff does ticking damage to the player and anyone standing within the circle around the players.
Additionally, it also does AoE damage to the group on removal. This means you want to stagger the dispels of the debuffs to make sure players have enough time to recover their health in between.
Once Tyr is out of energy, he shields himself and channels into the Oathstone in the middle of the room.
During this time, orbs will spawn around the room and move towards the middle. Players can intercept the orbs to gain a haste buff, stacking up to 5 for 50% haste in total. If orbs reach the Oathstone, they will increase the absorption amount of Tyrs shield, do AoE damage to the grp and also push players back.
Once he finishes his cast, he continues with his normal abilities.
Leave the middle of the room as free of consecrated ground as possible to make sure you can soak all the orbs properly!
Next up, you have to deal with a Timeline Marauder and an Inifnite Watchkeeper. Both of the mobs have a non interruptible AoE damage channel, which can be deadly if it overlaps, so make sure you are ready to use big defensive cooldowns here!
Make sure to also interrupt Displace Chronosequence from the Marauder, otherwise they gain a shield.
Gauntlet, Trash & PortalsOnce you finish off the mobs, the door opens and you will need at least one player to make it through the maze to unlock the portal.
It can be pretty tricky to get through the maze, but I’ve noticed it gets easier if 2 players move simultaneously on opposite sides, to bait the abilities away from each other. The more players make it through, the faster you can open the portal for everyone else!
Once everyone is through, you have to deal with two proto dragons, an Infinite Saboteur and an Inifnite Diversionist. I recommend focusing the diversionist because of the same AoE damage channel the previous dragon casted.
The 2nd dragon isn’t too scary, just casting a frontal towards the tank dealing magic damage.
After the dragons are dead, the barrier dissolves and you can enter the portal room.
To open the portals, you’ll have to kill all of the rift mages in this area. The Deviations and Fusions continue to spawn and don’t do much other than tank damage and a small AoE explosion on death. They do remove the puddles on the floor wherever you kill them.
Infinite rift mages cast Infinite Burn on random targets, leaving behind a magic dot if not interrupted or dispelled, also slowing movement speed. Additionally, they cast Temporal Blast on the tank, dealing magic damage.
Once you finish off the rift mages, you can enter the portal to either Morchie or Time-Lost Battlefield. If you decide to do Morchie first, take the right portal.
The Infinite Timebenders have portals nearby. They activate once you engage them. They spawn a few different murlocs out of the portals with simple mechanics. Once in a while the timebender shields a murloc. This shield absorbs damage and pulses AoE damage around them.
Additionally, the Timebender also casts Dizzying Sand, disorienting players if not interrupted, so make sure you do so!
MorchieNow, you can fight Morchie.
One of her main abilities is “More Problems!”. The boss disappears and spawns multiple mirror images of herself in a circle around the room. You then have to find the correct Morchie to be able to dodge the frontal breath she is casting from her real position. The real Morchie is the NPC without any headgear, just her blue hair.
Another one of her signature abilities is Familiar Faces, where she spawns mirror images for every player. The images then fixate on each player, radiate AoE damage in a circle around them and melee attack if they reach their target.
You can CC the image with most slows and stuns, but the way you are supposed to deal with them is by kiting them into the time traps Morchie spawns.
If an image enters a trap, they will get disabled until she recasts the ability, but they also explode for group damage when they enter a trap, so make sure to not kite them all into traps simultaneously or use big defensive CDs if you do so.
Other than that, tanks just need to watch out for Sand Blast. It’s a frontal that follows the tanks position, so don’t aim it into the middle of the room!
Time-Lost BattlefieldYou now have to go to the other portal to defeat Time-Lost Battlefield.
On the way to the bosses platform, there is a swarm of Pendules flying over the platform. If you engage them, they cast Time Beam onto random players, make sure to interrupt this as much as possible.
To start the next boss fight, you will have to clear a trash event in the boss room. This event will look different and the mobs will have different names depending on which faction the group leader is, but the abilities do the same thing.
For the sake of this guide, I will be going with the Horde names. The Horde Destroyer will occasionally spawn sappers that fixate on players and detonate if they reach their target. Make sure to CC them and don’t get hit!
Additionally, the boss also throws bombs, and swirlies at a player marked with a red arrow. If this ability is on you, make sure to keep on moving!
Once the destroyer is dead, you will have to deal with a Farseer and 2 Raiders. The Farseer casts Earthquake, so make sure you move the mobs out of that, and healing wave, which is a heal that can be interrupted. The Raiders cast a rallying shout, make sure to interrupt that too!
Now the boss, Grommash Hellscream, will spawn. There will be multiple friendly untargetable npcs in the room and any AoE boss ability that hits them will kill them and give the boss a stacking buff called Thirst for Battle, doing AoE damage to the group on successful melee attacks.
One of the bosses abilities is shockwave, targeting 3 random players after another with a frontal cone. Make sure to not bait the cone towards NPCs if possible, to avoid stacking up Thirst for Battle.
Additionally, the boss also casts Bladestorm, jumping onto a random player and chasing after them while doing AoE damage around him. Again, make sure to not kill off too many NPCs with this ability!
The boss also spawns some adds once in a while. Make sure you deal with them fast so you don’t get overwhelmed!
Chrono-Lord DeiosAfter defeating both Morchie and Time-Lost Battlefield, you can access the portal to Chrono Lord Deios.
But first, you have to deal with a pretty nasty trash pack with 2 Marauders and an Infinite Slayer. All 3 mobs have an unavoidable AoE damage channels, so make sure to coordinate defensive CDs and healing CDs properly for the first few AoE casts and maybe focusing them one by one to reduce incoming damage might be a good idea!
Now, you can start the fight against Chrono-Lord Deios. He has 2 abilities he keeps throughout the whole fight: one is a tank frontal cone you need to face away and the other is Infinity Orb (2 orbs spawn in the room which fall to the ground and explode for AoE damage leaving behind a 4 sec debuff on everyone, increasing subsequent dmg of the explosion by 300%).
To deal with this mechanic, let one orb fall to the ground and have another player stand beneath the 2nd orb to slow down its descent. Assigning one designated orb soaker beforehand makes sense, so this player always knows to stand underneath an orb, while all the other players move away!
Additionally, the boss also spawns infinite keepers in phase 1, they run towards the side and start summoning adds from a portal. Kill these adds quickly to stop the summoning!
Each keeper removes 20% health off of the boss. Once you defeat all 4 keepers, the boss goes into phase 2. In phase 2, he will continue to cast his frontal breath and the Infinity orbs.
On top of that, he also spawns puddles around the room, reducing the space you can use over time, so make sure to not get cut off from your group and move together until you defeat the boss!
Today we’re talking about the upcoming Elder Scrolls Online Gates of Oblivion Celebration Event. In this guide, we'll talk about the event's Rewards, new Y'ffre's Fallen-Wood Style, Indrik Vendor, Event Tickets, and more.
IntroGates of Oblivion Celebration Event commemorates 2021 Elder Scrolls Online content. During this event, you can earn unique rewards by participating in various events in Blackwood and Deadlands.
In addition, places such as Dread Cellar, Red Petal Bastion, Black Drake Villa and Cauldron Dungeons have different activities that provide rewards. You can also earn tons of ESO Gold by selling excess loot.
When Does The Event Start?We don’t have an official start date for the event yet, but we do know it will begin in November 2023. To participate in this event you need to own Blackwood and Deadlands DLC. This year's four dungeons are also a must if you want extra loot. If you have access to all event-related areas and dungeons, you'll be ready to start the campaign.
How To Get Started?To start the event, you can head directly to Blackwood and Deadlands. Alternatively, you can start the event tutorial quest "Burdensome Beasts" for free from Crown Store, or speak directly to quest giver Plokun in Blackwood's Wilderness.
Earn Double RewardsDuring the event, you can also get double rewards in the following ways:
Defeat World Boss Kill bosses and enemies at Delve Boss and Oblivion Portals Complete daily repeatable missions in Blackwood and Deadlands Defeat the boss in Rockgrove Trial Defeat the bosses in Dread Cellar, Red Petal Bastion, Black Drake Villa and Cauldron Dungeons Reward CoffersDuring Gates of Oblivion Celebration Event, Harvesting nodes in Blackwood and Deadlands will yield twice as much. Additionally, you can also get Glorious Coffers and regular reward Coffers.
Players can earn one Glorious Coffers by completing the first daily repeatable mission in Blackwood and Deadlands. Also, you can sometimes find regular reward Coffers by completing more daily repeatable tasks and participating in events in Blackwood and Deadlands. Other activities where regular reward Coffers can be found include:
Kill this Delve, World, Public Dungeon or Oblivion Portals boss Oblivion Portals Final Chest Random enemies in Blackwood and Deadlands Chests and Safeboxes Resource Nodes Thieves Trove Pickpocketing NPCsIt is worth noting that regular reward Coffers have fewer opportunities to provide special rewards than Glorious Coffers.
Glorious Coffers Bonus ContentYou can earn Glorious Coffers once a day by defeating the ultimate boss of Dread Cellar, Red Petal Bastion, Black Drake Villa and Cauldron Dungeons. Of course, if you want to complete the dungeon multiple times, you can also get more rewards.
If you kill the last boss while under Veteran Difficulty, you will receive two reward Coffers. If one of them qualifies for Glorious Coffers, you will receive one Glorious Coffers and one regular reward Coffers. You have a chance to find Glorious Coffers and it will reward you with:
Crafting Materials Set and Style items from Blackwood and Deadlands Set and Style items in Dungeons Treasure maps or survey reports that provide recipes Treasure Companion gear available for sale Y’ffre’s Fallen Wood Style Pages Style Pages for Blackwood and Deadlands DLC Style Pages for Dungeon DLC Blackwood Daily Repeatable QuestsNow we’ll discuss Blackwood’s daily repeatable quests. In Blackwood, you can find Delve and Group Boss daily repeatable quests.
Leyawiin’s Deetum-Jas will give you one of six daily repeatable exploration missions. Britta Silanus of Leyawiin will give you one of six group boss daily repeatable quests.
Each character can only find one Delve and Group Boss per day. However, if you team up with other players and ask them to share quests, you can complete all 6 Delve Boss daily quests and all 6 Group Boss daily quests.
Rockgrove Trial Weekly Repeatable QuestYou can also complete weekly repeatable trial tasks in Rockgrove Trial. Dust-On-Scales provides Stone and Steam quest for Rockgrove Trial. When you enter Rockgrove Trial, you’ll find the weekly quest giver at the entrance.
Deadlands Daily Repeatable QuestsThere are 2 types of daily repeatable missions in Deadlands. We can find both daily quest givers in Fargrave City District and unlocked immediately.
Players can start the daily world boss repeatable quest after talking to Vaveli Indavel. Luna Beriel provides you with daily repeatable quests.
Event TicketsDuring Gates of Oblivion Celebration Event, each account can earn 2 Event Tickets per day through the following activities:
Complete your first Delve and Group Boss daily repeat mission in Blackwood and Deadlands Kill and loot the ultimate bosses of Dread Cellar, Red Petal Bastion, Black Drake Villa and Cauldron Dungeons Complete Rockgrove Trial’s weekly repeatable trial missionsThis means that this time you can choose your favorite event to get Event Tickets every day.
Impresario Event MerchantAs always, Impresario Event Merchant will be opening her shop during Gates of Oblivion Celebration Event. This year, her offerings include:
Passion Dancer Blossom fragments The first and second fragments of Hoardhunter Ursauk Mount Y’ffre’s Fallen Wood Style PagesPhilius Dormier will also open his store during the event. He offers Unstable Morpholith fragments and Dagonic Quasigriff Mount fragments in the fourth quarter of 2023.
ESO’s Gates of Oblivion Celebration Event is a great opportunity to experience Elder Scrolls Online story and earn some unique and valuable rewards. Good luck!
In this guide, we’re going to be taking a look at Galakrond’s Fall, one of the two wings of Dawn of the Infinite that’s available in Mythic Plus in WoW Dragonflight Season 3!
Dungeon StartGalakrond’s Fall starts out with some challenging pulls. To better meet the challenge, you can use your WoW Dragonflight Gold in advance to equip yourself. This way you will fight with relative ease.
You can absolutely skip some of this section with Shroud of Concealment.
If you do try to fight it, maybe take it a little smaller than Golden Guardians and don’t fight everything all at once!
ChronikarMove out of Timerip from the Epoch Rippers, and use stuns or other disrupting effects to stop Timeslicers from channeling Temposlice.
Chronikar has a few tricky mechanics.
Try to spread near the edges of the room when the boss casts Sand Stomp to avoid polluting too much of the arena. And make sure to dodge both the initial hit and the projectiles spawned by each Eon Shatter jump. Then, have someone dance back into the area to catch the falling Eon Residue!
Aside from these group mechanics, the Tank and Healer need to work together to handle Chronoshear, which applies a healing absorb and a massive damage taken increase that can’t be dispelled until the healing absorb is gone.
Use defensives and spot healing to survive and get the healing absorb off and then land the dispel to stabilize the tank!
The next area has a lot of trash and many different mechanics that require dispels, so don’t pull too many enemies at once to avoid getting overwhelmed!
Make sure to kick Infinite Bolt Volley from the Coalesced Time and watch your feet because there’s a lot to dodge!
Manifested TimewaysThe Manifested Timeways is a very challenging boss.
The ground will get sliced into four pieces, two darker Decaying Time zones and two lighter Accelerating Time zones.
These slices will shift clockwise around the boss, meaning in general, if you need to get to the other colored zone, you should run counterclockwise rather than trying to chase it clockwise.
During the Fragments of Time bullet hell, it’s easiest to dodge inside the slow Decaying Time zone and look for a gap created where the bullets changed zones.
The boss will also debuff two players with Chrono Faded. This DoT is quite nasty and when it’s dispelled, it creates an expanding ring that deals damage.
This ring expands very quickly if it’s dispelled in an Accelerating Time zone, but very slowly if dispelled in a Decaying Time zone. So, try to quickly dispel one of these in an Accelerating Time zone and then use heals and externals on the other target until the debuff expires, again ideally in an Accelerating Time zone.
After this boss is a nasty Infinite Infiltrator miniboss that you should pop CDs to kill. Or, if you can get your group to mount up and move together, it’s possible to skip right past it!
Blight Of GalakrondTrash in the next area is again very dangerous!
Risen Dragons are a huge threat due to their pulsing Necrotic Outburst, so pull only one or two at a time and use cooldowns if you’re fighting more than one!
The Blight of Galakrond encounter revolves around the Corrosion mechanic, a DoT that mind controls the target on expiration. It can be transferred by walking on top of a different player, which resets the timer, but does a sizable chunk of damage.
Aim to get this debuff on to the tank and then the Blight Reclamation frontal will clear it.
As you deal more damage to the boss, it will infect and reanimate various proto drakes around the room, adding more stuff to dodge, like Necrotic Winds and stuff to kill, like Necrofrost.
But the most important thing to focus on is juggling the Corrosion, so it never expires and it’s on the tank when the Blight Reclamation is happening!
Iridikron The StonescaledThe final area of the dungeon is full of the Epoch Rippers and Timeslicers from the start of the dungeon, plus Iridikron’s Creations, which just need to be interrupted on Stonebolt if possible!
Iridikron the Stonescaled is an epic end boss of this dungeon, and you’ll need Chromie’s Iridikron the Stonescaled help to stop him!
Extinction Blast needs to be taken to Chromie for protection, while the rest of the group dodges out of the way. This is followed by Stonecracker Barrage, where you’ll need to have most of the group in the big soak with Chromie and the tank alone in the smaller soak in front.
Heal up Chromie afterwards and then dodge the Earthsurge lines until you can break through the shield on the boss.
Dodge out of the Pulverizing Exhalation frontal, which also makes the area underneath the boss unsafe. And then, interrupt and kill the adds it spawns!
Once you get the boss to 90%, he begins casting Cataclysmic Obliteration. This is the final burn of the fight.
Get inside Chromie’s Timeline Transcendence to have a chance of victory and use everything you have left!
Greetings, adventurers!A knight of the Round Table has discovered forbidden knowledge from the Ancients. Their goal is to use this knowledge to bring about an eternal winter and subjugate humanity. It is up to you and your team of Silver Crows to gather and persuade Daichi, a fire mage with a grumpy demeanor, to aid you in tracking down and defeating the knight before they can cause destruction in the realm of Aeternum. Take the opportunity to get acquainted with the new characters introduced in Eternal Frost, and then continue their thrilling journey in-game starting from December 12th.
New commander of the Frostbound (Varangians) Quotes “Why oh why must I talk to these plebeians.” “Let all crack and bend before my might!” “The power I sought was never meant for you, Artorius, it was meant for me.” Bio Where to find him: Delving into Ancient ruins in search of powerful artifacts Cultural background: Celtic Occupation: World domination Likes: power, suffering, power that causes suffering Dislikes: meddling commoners, a.k.a. the Silver Crows, and King Artorius Little-known facts about him: He’s related to at least two others in the court of King Artorius The Commander's BackgroundHe grew up admiring King Artorius and later served as a loyal Knight of the Round Table, driven by youthful courage and passion. He embarked on the journey to Aeternum's shores alongside the rest of the court. However, a falling out with Artorius during the Wars of Crimson Madness led to his banishment. This devastating blow stripped him of his entire identity, leaving him adrift and searching for meaning in life.
For decades, he lived in seclusion, consumed by vengeance and lost in the depths of his own madness. He has now formed an alliance with Ser Loth, a Knight who has tapped into ancient forces beneath the mountains of Great Cleave. As the new commander, he leads an army of mutated Varangians called the Frostbound, seeking powerful artifacts to unleash a terrifying force upon Aeternum and the world at large.
Quotes “Mm.” “The lady in the big hat keeps telling me what to do.” “‘Not bad’ was a compliment.” “I do not. Feel the urge to hug.” Bio Where to find Daichi: Brooding on the edge of any crowd Cultural background: Japanese Occupation: Silver Crow Likes: solitude, a good fight, Dog Dislikes: crowds of more than one person, those who believe themselves smarter than they really are Little-known facts about Daichi: His mentor on Aeternum fell Lost. He can’t stand covering his feet when he sleeps. Daichi's BackgroundDaichi was a skilled warrior in feudal Japan, quickly rising through the ranks. However, his rebellious nature and disdain for authority grew as he honed his samurai skills. Eventually, he became disillusioned with his feudal lord and decided to become a ronin, frustrated by what he perceived as incompetence.
Being pursued for his betrayal, Daichi sought refuge in Aeternum, hoping to find new opportunities. There, he found guidance from Jubei Mori, the master of a Fire Temple. Although Daichi proved to be quite stubborn, Mori helped him find clarity. However, witnessing his master's defeat at the hands of his own students only deepened Daichi's mistrust of others. He developed a chip on his shoulder and became quick to anger and judge.
Even after joining the Crows, Daichi's rebellious tendencies persist. His aversion to authority immediately clashes with Grace. Despite his challenging personality, Daichi can still be a formidable and loyal ally.
Please share with us what you are anticipating the most from the Eternal Frost narrative. Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you in Aeternum.
Some Diablo 4 stats reveal typically the most popular and least popular classes in Blizzard's recently released action RPG.
According to the game's achievement stats, typically the most popular class in Diablo 4 may be the Sorcerer, as the least popular may be the Druid. Diablo 4 continues to be out for a few weeks now, giving action-RPG fans sufficient time to explore Sanctuary, clear its many dungeons, and check out all five from the launch classes.
Diablo 4 has five classes for action-RPG fans to select from at launch: Sorcerer, Druid, Rogue, Barbarian, and Necromancer. Hardcore fans that took part in the Diablo 4 beta tests could try out the various classes in advance, which likely informed their decision when deciding which class, to begin within the full game. In any case, each class comes with an achievement associated with them that may be unlocked within a couple of hours, which achievement unlock statistics reveal typically the most popular and least popular classes within the game.
As revealed through the unlock rates for Diablo 4's achievements, the Druid class may be the least popular class within the game, with only 12.25% of Xbox gamers choosing it and progressing far enough to obtain its Shifty Swipes achievement. Barbarian may be the second-least popular class, having a 14.33% unlock rate. The Diablo 4 Necromancer class finds itself dead-center having a 25.25% unlock rate. Rogue is slightly ahead with 25.55%. By far typically the most popular class in Diablo 4 is Sorcerer, with 31.34%.
Diablo 4 Classes Ranked Sorcerer - 31.34% Rogue - 25.55% Necromancer - 25.25% Barbarian - 14.33% Druid - 12.25%The Diablo 4 achievement stats complement Blizzard's declaration that the Sorcerer is typically the most popular class in Diablo 4. It's possible that Necromancer and Rogue could eventually overtake it, but that does not seem likely. In the meantime, you have to imagine the negativity all around the Diablo 4 Druid throughout the testing phases played a job in players choosing to skip it and judge a different type of character within the full game. Blizzard has since improved the Druid class according to fan feedback, however, it seems many fans remained as not thrilled at the idea of playing one out of Diablo 4.
Rumor has it that Diablo 4 has more classes in route, with Blizzard potentially adding them towards the action RPG alongside DLC expansions sooner or later down the road. Nothing official to that particular effect continues to be announced at the time of this writing, but even if those new courses are added, they're unlikely to shake things up an excessive amount. The middle spots might swap, however, it seems like Sorcerer is really a lock for many popular Diablo 4 classes while Druid is going to be known as the least popular class within the game.