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Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha

Your character vs. Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alothaCalculate DPS

Official Overview (Blizzard)

At health percentages, Za'qul assaults the players' minds, pulling them deeper into realms of insanity. While players are in these insanity realms, they continually gain stacks of Hysteria. The further they dive into these realms, the faster it stacks. Each realm employs its own method of assaulting players' minds. Within the Fear Realm, players continually spawn Horrific Visions from Manifest Nightmares. Within the Delirium Realm, everyone becomes hostile but has their haste increased. After all realms have opened, Za'qul gains empowered versions of his abilities that allow the players to move between realms in order to combat his mechanics.

Damage Dealers

• Defeat Horrific Summoners before the raid becomes overwhelmed. • Defeat Horrific Visions before they transform into Unleashed Nightmares. • Focus damage on Za'qul's echoes while he is casting Psychotic Split to trigger Mind Fracture. $bullet:Don't stop moving when affected by Manifest Nightmares to avoid Nightmare Pools. • Defeat Horrific Summoners before the raid becomes overwhelmed. • Defeat Horrific Visions before they transform into Unleashed Nightmares. • Focus damage on Za'qul while he is casting Dark Pulse to trigger Mind Fracture. $bullet:Don't stop moving when affected by Manifest Nightmares to avoid Nightmare Pools. • Defeat Horrific Summoners before the raid becomes overwhelmed. • Focus damage on Za'qul while he is casting Dark Pulse to trigger Mind Fracture. $bullet:Don't stop moving when affected by Manifest Nightmares to avoid Nightmare Pools.

Healers

• Dispel allies effected by Dread and Manic Dread. • Don't stop moving when affected by Manifest Nightmares to avoid Nightmare Pools.

Tanks

• Use damage reduction cooldowns when under the effect of Mind Tether. • Move the boss into Maddening Eruptions to prevent the raid from taking damage. • Don't stop moving when affected by Manifest Nightmares to avoid Nightmare Pools.

Abilities

Dark Beyond

Hysteria

Stage One: The Harbinger
Mind Tether

Snapped

Portal of Madness
Horrific Summoner

Summoned during the encounter by Za'qul.

Dark Tear
Horrific Vision

Periodically emerge from Dark Tears as long as they remain open.

Gathering Nightmare
Unleashed Nightmare

Forms from a Horrific Vision that has been alive too long.

Quivering Claws

Void Eruption

Crushing Grasp

Dread

Dread

Stage Two: Grip of Fear

Za'qul pulls players into the Fear Realm at 85% health.

Fear Realm

Manifest Nightmares

Nightmare Pool

Horrific Vision

Emerge from the darkness as long as players are effected by Manifest Nightmares.

Gathering Nightmare
Unleashed Nightmare

Forms from a Horrific Vision that has been alive too long.

Quivering Claws

Maddening Eruption

Punctured Darkness

Mind Tether

Snapped

Crushing Grasp

Dread

Dread

Stage Three: Delirium's Descent

Za'qul begins pulling players into the Delirium Realm at 70% health.

Delirium's Descent
Delirium Realm

Shattered Psyche

Tentacle Slam

Mind Tether

Snapped

Crushing Grasp

Dread

Dread

Stage Four: All Pathways Open

When Za'qul reaches 60% health, Thalyssra returns players to reality.

First Arcanist Thalyssra

Pulls everyone back to reality to prevent them from succumbing to Za'qul's madness.

Reality Portal

First Arcanist Thalyssra

Pulls everyone back to reality to prevent them from succumbing to Za'qul's madness, then falls victim to the whispers of the old gods.

Dark Pulse

Mind Fracture

Psychotic Split
Echo of Fear

Summoned during Psychotic Split and resides within the Fear Realm.

Dread Scream

Echo of Delirium

Summoned during Psychotic Split and resides within the Delirium Realm.

Void Slam

Dark Shield

Mind Fracture

Dark Passage
Horrific Summoner

Summoned from the Fear Realm during the encounter by Za'qul.

Shroud of Fear

Fear's Gate
Horrific Vision

Periodically emerge from Fear Gates as long as they remain open.

Gathering Nightmare
Unleashed Nightmare

Forms from a Horrific Vision that has been alive too long.

Quivering Claws

Void Eruption

Manic Dread

Caustic Delirium

Manic Dread

Caustic Delirium

Mind Tether

Snapped

Crushing Grasp

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