#1 Emerald Nightmare - Nythendra

[GM Fright]

strats incoming!

[GM Fright]

Icy Veins Strategy Guide

[GM Fright]

[GM Fright]

3. TLDR

Below is a TL;DR of how to handle Nythendra's abilities, this should be used to familiarize yourself with the boss's abilities, and not as a blueprint for success.

3.1. Tanks

• Move away from others, preferably towards the edges of the room, while afflicted with  Volatile Rot.

3.2. Healers

• Expect damage to ramp up at the end of each phase:
  • because of the increasing number of  Infested Ground poison zones in Phase One (compounded by the Infested stacking debuff in Heroic+);
  • because of the increasing damage of  Burst of Corruption in Phase Two.

3.3. DPS

• When transitioning into Phase Two, find a place to plant, clear of Infested Ground, so that you can focus solely on boss damage.

3.4. Everyone

• Stay away from your allies while afflicted with  Rot.
• Do not step in  Infested Ground poison zones.
• Quickly run out of  Infested Breath.
• Do not stand near insects during  Heart of the Swarm.

[GM Fright]

Phase 1

-Spread out 8 yards on both sides of the boss, slowly move or rotate boss to get to clear floor space.

-move out of the Breath when she turns towards a random raid member

-tanks run Volatile Rot as far away from the rest of the raid as possible.  Tank swap.

Phase 2

-spread out around the boss and don't get his by shit.

Bloodlust at whichever transition to phase 2 is closest to 25% boss health.

 

I've got a hairbrained idea or two that might make the fight easier, but you never know until you see it firsthand whether or not those types of ideas work out.  We'll see!