The Silken Court Boss Guide - Nerub-ar Palace - Heroic/Normal - The War Within Raid 11.0
Summary
TLDRZax introduces a guide to defeating the Silken Court, the penultimate boss in Nerub-ar Palace, in a video brought to you by Wowhead's new raid cheat sheets. The fight involves two bosses with three phases and intermissions, requiring strategic use of mechanics like tethers to prevent raid-wide damage. Key strategies include managing the 'tether' mechanic, dealing with adds, and coordinating debuffs during intermissions. The guide also highlights the importance of role assignments and coordination for a successful raid.
Takeaways
- š The Silken Court is a boss encounter in the Nerub'ar Palace with two bosses: a melee and a caster.
- š Players must manage a 'tether' mechanic during phase one to prevent massive raid damage.
- šÆ On heroic difficulty, two pairs of players are needed to handle the tether mechanic effectively.
- š„ The melee boss's charge ability must be stopped by tethers to avoid a wipe.
- š¤ŗ Tanks need to taunt swap after the melee boss casts Piercing Strike to mitigate increased damage.
- š§āāļø The caster boss frequently casts Poison Bolt, requiring regular dispels on the tank.
- š Players marked with a green circle should spread out to avoid damaging explosions.
- š Adds spawned by the melee boss fixate on players and should beé£ē through the melee boss for cleaving.
- š”ļø Intermissions involve the bosses hiding and casting abilities that require raid-wide movement and avoidance.
- š Phase two introduces new abilities, including the Stinging Swarm debuff which must be transferred to the caster boss to interrupt a devastating cast.
- š WoWHead Cheatsheets provide quick access to key information and strategies for each boss in Nerub'ar Palace.
Q & A
What is the Silken Court boss fight in Nerub-ar Palace?
-The Silken Court is a boss fight in the game where players face two bosses simultaneously, a melee boss and a caster boss, in a multi-phase encounter with specific mechanics to manage.
What is the significance of the 'tether' mechanic in the Silken Court fight?
-The 'tether' mechanic is crucial in the first phase of the fight. Players must create tethers to prevent the melee boss from charging across the room and causing massive raid-wide damage.
How many players are needed to handle the 'tether' mechanic in the normal and heroic modes?
-In normal mode, two players are needed to handle the 'tether' mechanic, while in heroic mode, two pairs of two players, totaling four, are required.
What should players do when the melee boss is about to cast a charge?
-When the melee boss is about to cast a charge, one of the tethered players must move to the opposite side of the charge to stretch the tether across the path, stopping the boss and preventing damage.
Why is it important to manage the 'Piercing Strike' ability during the fight?
-The 'Piercing Strike' ability deals significant physical damage and increases damage taken from subsequent strikes. Tanks must taunt swap after each cast to mitigate this effect.
How should players deal with the adds that spawn during the fight?
-When adds spawn, they fixate on random players and deal increased damage with each stack. Players should drag these adds through the melee boss to be slowed and cleaved down.
What happens during the first intermission in the Silken Court fight?
-During the first intermission, the melee boss hides, and the caster boss goes to the center, gains a shield, and starts a long channel that spawns explosive cones around the room.
What is the main mechanic to focus on during the second phase of the fight?
-In the second phase, the main mechanic involves dispelling a debuff called 'Stinging Swarm' onto the caster boss to interrupt her 'Cataclysmic Entropy' cast, which would otherwise wipe the raid.
How do players manage the raid-wide pull-in ability during phase three?
-In phase three, players must manage the raid-wide pull-in by keeping tethers for the charge mechanic. Ranged and healers should keep their tethers unless specified otherwise by the raid leader.
What additional mechanics are introduced in the third phase of the Silken Court fight?
-In the third phase, players face a combination of mechanics from the first two phases, including the charge and the need to transfer debuffs to the caster boss. Additionally, the melee boss spawns rings on the ground that players must avoid.
What is the role of WoWHead Cheatsheets in relation to the Silken Court guide?
-WoWHead Cheatsheets provide a quick and easy reference for key information about each boss in Nerub-ar Palace, including strategies, assignments, and pro tips.
Outlines
š® Silken Court Boss Fight Strategy
Zax introduces a guide to defeating the Silken Court, the penultimate boss in Nerub-ar Palace, brought to viewers by Wowhead's new raid cheat sheets. The fight involves two bosses, a melee and a caster, and is divided into three phases with intermissions. The guide emphasizes the importance of the 'tether' mechanic, where two players (four on heroic) must manage a web explosion to create a tether that prevents the melee boss from causing massive damage. The caster boss requires frequent dispelling due to Poison Bolt, and the tanks must taunt swap after Piercing Strike. Additional mechanics include dodging swirlies, managing adds, and avoiding ground effects. The guide promises Patreon supporters exclusive content like mythic plus guides.
š” Advanced Phase Mechanics and Recap
The second paragraph delves into the advanced mechanics of the Silken Court fight. In the second phase, the melee boss no longer charges but instead applies a 'Stinging Swarm' debuff that must be transferred to the caster boss to interrupt a devastating cast. The third phase reintroduces the charge mechanic and requires the debuffs to be managed simultaneously. The guide suggests using Wowhead Cheatsheets for quick strategies and thanks Patreon supporters for enabling the creation of exclusive content. The guide concludes with a reminder to check out the provided links for more detailed guides and resources.
Mindmap
Keywords
š”Silken Court
š”Tether Mechanic
š”Bloodlust
š”Phase One
š”Intermission
š”Void Bolt
š”Cataclysmic Entropy
š”Piercing Strike
š”Phase Three
š”Raid-wide damage
Highlights
Introduction to Silken Court, second to last boss in Nerub-ar Palace, presented by Wowhead.
Fight mechanics involve two bosses: the caster boss and the melee boss, fought simultaneously with 3 phases and intermissions.
Key phase one mechanic involves the 'tether' ā players must create a tether by exploding webs and prevent the melee boss from charging into the wall.
Melee boss charge mechanic, when stopped, doubles damage taken by the boss for a few seconds.
Tanks should taunt swap on the melee boss after Piercing Strike, and dispel Poison Bolt from the caster boss.
Green circle mechanic requires players to spread out to avoid overlapping circles before explosion.
Phase one intermission: the caster boss gets a shield and starts channeling raid-wide damage while spawning exploding cones.
In phase two, Stinging Swarm debuff must be transferred to the caster boss, interrupting her Cataclysmic Entropy cast to prevent a wipe.
In phase two, melee boss no longer charges but places dispellable debuffs on random players that need to be managed.
Phase two intermission mirrors the first, but with rings around the room instead of cones.
Phase three combines mechanics from both earlier phases ā charge from phase one and Stinging Swarm from phase two.
In phase three, tethers are created randomly by the caster boss's raid-wide pull-in, and players need to manage them dynamically.
Melee boss no longer spawns adds or performs a frontal attack in phase three but instead spawns dodgeable rings and channels raid-wide damage.
Recommendation for ranged DPS and healers to keep their tethers for charge management, especially on heroic.
Introduction of Wowhead's new Cheatsheets for concise boss strategies and key assignments in Nerub-ar Palace.
Transcripts
Hey, we pullin'?
Hey Iām Zax and hereās our guide to theĀ Silken Court, the second to last boss inĀ Ā
Nerub-ar Palace. This guide is brought to you byĀ Wowhead and their brand new raid cheat sheets,Ā Ā
which weāll tell you more about rightĀ after the boss. Also big thank you toĀ Ā
our supporters on patreon, hope youāllĀ enjoy all the patreon-exclusive contentĀ Ā
weāve got coming out this tier,Ā like mythic plus guides and more.
Alright, so the Silken Court is dumb and dumberĀ over here. Weāll call the skinny one the casterĀ Ā
boss and this other guy the melee boss. They haveĀ 3 phases, with a couple intermissions in betweenĀ Ā
them. You fight both bosses at the sameĀ time, so itās a mostly two-target cleaveĀ Ā
fight. And youāll want to bloodlust on pull. But before you pull, you need to assign 2Ā Ā
players to be in charge of the ātetherāĀ mechanic of the fight, and you shouldĀ Ā
put a mark on them so theyāre easy to see.Ā Ideally they are mobile ranged dps or healers,Ā Ā
and on heroic, you actually need to assign twoĀ pairs of two players for this, so 4 total. ThisĀ Ā
assignment is for the most important mechanicĀ in phase one, and hereās what they need to do.Ā
When a bunch of these swirlies spawn onĀ the ground, everyone needs to dodge them,Ā Ā
and then stay out of the webs they leave on theĀ ground, and then the assigned players need toĀ Ā
move together next to one of the webs and wait.Ā Then when the melee boss gets to around 90 energy,Ā Ā
they both need to move into the web, and one ofĀ them needs to move into the little bubble in theĀ Ā
middle of the web to explode it, which creates aĀ tether between the two players. Then they need toĀ Ā
stay close enough to each other to not break theĀ tether, shown by this big circle around them. AndĀ Ā
finally, when the melee boss gets to full energyĀ and starts casting this charge across the room,Ā Ā
one of the players needs to move to the other sideĀ of the charge, to stretch the tether across theĀ Ā
charge path, so when the boss charges, the tetherĀ stops him and prevents him from hitting the wall,Ā Ā
which would do an insane amount of raid-wideĀ damage and probably cause a wipe. As a bonus,Ā Ā
the boss takes double damage for a few secondsĀ if you stop the charge, so thatās nice. ButĀ Ā
you have to do all this twice in theĀ phase before itās over, and on heroic,Ā Ā
you need the charge to go through two differentĀ tethers to stop it, which is why you need twoĀ Ā
pairs of two players to handle all that. Itās definitely a little complicated,Ā Ā
but if you can manage the charge, everythingĀ else in the phase is a lot simpler.Ā
The bosses share health, so it doesnāt matterĀ which one you hit, and the tanks should try toĀ Ā
keep them stacked as much as possible forĀ cleave damage, but the caster boss canātĀ Ā
be moved and he jumps around randomly, soĀ they canāt be stacked 100% of the time.Ā
The tanks also have to taunt swap on the meleeĀ boss after every time he casts Piercing Strike,Ā Ā
because it does a ton of physical damage andĀ increases damage taken from the followingĀ Ā
Piercing Strike. And the tank that has aggro onĀ the caster boss has to be dispelled pretty often,Ā Ā
because she spam casts Poison Bolt on them,Ā which does magic damage and applies a heavy dot.Ā
When everyone gets this green circle aroundĀ them, you need to spread out so youāre not inĀ Ā
each otherās circles before theyĀ explode after a couple seconds.Ā
When the melee boss spawns these adds,Ā they fixate random players and melee them,Ā Ā
giving them stacks of a damage taken increase, soĀ the fixated players need to try to drag the addsĀ Ā
through the melee boss so they can get slowed andĀ cleaved down by everyone. On heroic, the adds haveĀ Ā
a big damage reduction buff that goes away overĀ time, so they just take a little longer to kill.Ā
And when the melee boss casts this big coneĀ on the ground, everyone needs to quickly moveĀ Ā
out of it before the cast finishes andĀ it impales anyone it hits, doing a tonĀ Ā
of damage to the player and stunning them untilĀ the impaling spike is destroyed by other people.Ā
Once the caster boss gets to full energy afterĀ a couple minutes, the first intermission starts,Ā Ā
where the melee boss hides and the caster bossĀ goes to the middle of the room, gets a big shield,Ā Ā
and starts a long channel. This channelĀ does ramping raid-wide damage and spawnsĀ Ā
these cones all around the boss, which everyoneĀ has to avoid being in when they explode after aĀ Ā
few seconds. The timing of the cones can be aĀ little tricky because the whole room fills upĀ Ā
before they start exploding, but just stand in aĀ newer cone until an older one explodes and thenĀ Ā
move into the safe spot it leaves behind. Once the bossās shield is broken,Ā Ā
phase two starts, where the melee boss comesĀ back and both bosses get some new abilities.Ā
The only thing that changes for the melee bossĀ is that he doesnāt do the charge in this phase,Ā Ā
but now instead, he has the new mainĀ mechanic of the phase. At some point,Ā Ā
he puts a dispellable debuff, Stinging Swarm, onĀ three random players, and when this debuff getsĀ Ā
dispelled, it jumps to the closest player OR toĀ the caster boss if sheās the closest. And the goalĀ Ā
with these debuffs is to get them all onto theĀ caster, importantly getting the third stack ofĀ Ā
the debuff onto her when she gets to full energyĀ and starts her big raid-wiping cast, CataclysmicĀ Ā
Entropy. When she gets the third stack, itĀ interrupts the cast, preventing the wipe.Ā
The way we recommend making this happen isĀ by having the three players with the debuff,Ā Ā
which you can see based on this swirly purpleĀ effect on them, go stand in a triangle aroundĀ Ā
the caster boss while everyone else gets awayĀ from them. And then when the big cast starts,Ā Ā
quickly dispel all three of them, and gg. YouĀ could even use mass dispel from a priest toĀ Ā
make it real easy. Each dispel also does someĀ raid-wide damage, so the healers will need toĀ Ā
get everyone topped beforehand. So thatās the new main mechanic.Ā
As for the caster boss, herĀ abilities are all new but simple.Ā
The cast she spams at the tank is nowĀ Void Bolt, but it does the same thing,Ā Ā
just needs a dispel sometimes. She has a random cone on the groundĀ Ā
for everyone to dodge before it explodes. And she casts a raid-wide pull-in that alsoĀ Ā
tethers random players together, followedĀ immediately by a big explosion in a circleĀ Ā
around her that everyone has to quickly runĀ out of. You donāt actually need the tethersĀ Ā
for anything in this phase, so just make sureĀ to run away from your partners and break theĀ Ā
tethers to remove the dot it puts on you. Once the melee boss gets to full energy afterĀ Ā
another couple minutes, the second intermissionĀ starts, where the caster boss hides and the meleeĀ Ā
boss goes to the middle, gets a big shield, andĀ starts a long channel, very similar to the firstĀ Ā
intermission. But now instead of cones on theĀ ground, a bunch of these rings spawn around theĀ Ā
room that everyone has to avoid being in when theyĀ explode, or else they take a bunch of damage andĀ Ā
get impaled and have to be broken out. Once the bossās shield is broken,Ā Ā
phase three starts, where the casterĀ boss comes back and things get real.Ā
This phase has both of the main mechanics fromĀ phase one and two, so the melee boss does theĀ Ā
charge again AND puts out those debuffs that youĀ have to transfer to the caster boss at the rightĀ Ā
time. And to make things even more complicated,Ā the only way to get tethers for the charge isĀ Ā
from the raid-wide pull-in the caster does,Ā which just tethers random people together,Ā Ā
so you canāt really just rely on the assignedĀ people from phase one to handle it. There willĀ Ā
probably be some add-on or weakaura thingĀ that tells you who should keep their tether,Ā Ā
but otherwise, we recommend all the ranged andĀ healers keep their tethers and use them for theĀ Ā
charge, unless the raid leader calls for specificĀ people to keep their tether and then everyone elseĀ Ā
can break them to prevent some dot damage. AndĀ donāt forget, two tethers are needed on heroic.Ā
As for the other mechanics of phase three, theĀ melee boss doesnāt spawn adds anymore and heĀ Ā
doesnāt have a frontal. Instead he spawns ringsĀ on the ground for everyone to dodge, like in theĀ Ā
second intermission. And he has a big raid-wideĀ damage channel for the healers to watch out for.Ā
And thatās pretty much it!Ā
For our recaps this tier, we're excited toĀ introduce the new WoWHead Cheatsheets - aĀ Ā
quick and easy way to get all of the keyĀ info for every boss in Nerub-ar Palace,Ā Ā
including concise strategies, key assignments,Ā and any pro tips you might need. So checkĀ Ā
out the Cheat Sheet link in the description. Thanks again to our supporters on patreon! WeāveĀ Ā
got a ton of patreon-exclusive content coming thisĀ tier like extended heroic guides, mythic guides,Ā Ā
and a bunch more. So check out that link below. See you next time.
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