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Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible Guide & Overview

Check out our Dragonflight Raid Guide for Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible. From Basics to more Advanced Tips & Strategies. All you need to know about Warcraft!

General Information

Raid: Aberrus, The Shadowed Crucible
Entrance: Zaralek Caverns at 48/10
9 Bosses in the Raid
Itemlevel Reward: 402-457
Special Features:
- Class Tier Sets
- Dragonriding Customization: Embodiement of the Storm-Eater
- Only Lieutenants will reward Bind-on-Equip Items
- Bosses can drop “Very Rare” Items with elevated Itemlevel

Available Bind-on-Equip Items

(Cloth,Bracers)(Cloth,Shoulders)
(Cloth,Pants)(Cloth,Belt)
(Leather,Boots)(Leather,Shoulders)
(Leather,Chest)(Leather,Gloves)
(Mail,Shoulders)(Mail,Belt)
(Mail,Belt)(Mail,Chest)
(Plate,Helmet)(Plate,Helmet)
(Plate,Bracers)(Plate,Boots)

Opening Times for each Difficulty

May 10	Normal, Heroic, Mythic and 1. Wing of Looking for Raid
May 24	2. Wing of Looking for Raid
June 07	3. Wing of Looking for Raid
June 21	4. Wing of Looking for Raid

Itemlevel Reward

Encounter	LFR	Normal	Heroic	Mythic
Boss 1-3	402 (Very Rare: 408)	415 (Very Rare: 421)	428 (Very Rare: 434)	441 (Very Rare: 447)
Boss 4 & 5	405 (Very Rare: 411)	418 (Very Rare: 424)	431 (Very Rare: 437)	444 (Very Rare: 450)
Boss 6 & 7	408	421	434	447
Boss 8 & 9	411 (Very Rare: 418)	424 (Very Rare: 431)	437 (Very Rare: 444)	450 (Very Rare: 457)

Kazzara, the Hellforged

Although Neltharion would not use them himself until much later, he experimented with elementium plating in the early days of Aberrus. The end result of elementium and shadowflame was Kazzara, who was deemed far too unstable to release. Driven mad by the excruciating pain of her elementium plates, she now serves as the guardian of the Shadowed Crucible.

Most notable Abilities:

Kazzara, the Hellforged will mark a few players which will cause them to drop Dread Rifts after 5 seconds.
Kite the beams from Rays of Anguish away from the raid into the Dread Rifts.
At 100 energy, Kazzara, the Hellforged will face a random direction and channel Hellbeam, a frontal cone.

Heroic Difficulty:

Rays of Anguish must be kited over active Dread Rifts, otherwise they will follow the fixated player forever and deal damage to all players.

Kazzara Ability Overview

Dread Rifts

Kazzara, the Hellforged will mark few players which will cause them to drop

Dread Rifts after 5 seconds.

Dread Rifts will explode when dropped, and leave behind

Riftburn, a voidzone that deals damage to players inside of it.

Rays of Anguish

After

Dread Rifts expire, each fragment will cause a beam to fixate and follow a nearby player.

The

Rays of Anguish leave behind a

Molten Scar. Kite the beams away from the raid and avoid kiting it over other players.

Hellbeam

At 100 energy, Kazzara, the Hellforged will face a random direction and channel a frontal attack.

Wings of Extinction

Kazzara, the Hellforged frequently thrash her wings, which knocks players back, then deal damage and apply a 20 second dot.

Hellsteel Carnage

At 80%, 60%, and 40% health, Kazzara, the Hellforged will deal a burst of damage to all players.

Source: Wowhead

The Amalgamation Chamber

The Eternal Blaze burns with the heat of a thousand suns, while the essence of Shadow blooms with darkness incarnate. Although exceptionally powerful on their own, when combined, they surge with the unchecked might of shadowflame, creating a whirlwind of ultimate destruction.

Most notable Abilities:

The Essence of Shadow and Eternal Blaze should never be within 25 yards of each other.
Coalescing Void will create a mass near the boss, which will draw players in, and explode after a few seconds.
Several Swirling Flames will be sent in the direction of a random player.

Heroic Difficulty:

Shadows Convergence will summon several orbs around itself, which will converge on its location.
The Eternal Blaze will summon a few fireballs around itself, which will deal damage to the whole raid unless at least one player stands in each.
Convergent Eruption is a combination of Shadows Convergence and Molten Eruption.

Amalgamation Chamber Ability Overview

Shadow Add

Coalescing Void

Coalescing Void will create a mass near the boss, which will draw players in, and explode after a few seconds.

Umbral Detonation

A few players are marked with a debuff which after 6 seconds explodes to deal damage to players within 8 yards, and drop

Lingering Umbra.

Shadows Convergence

Essence of Shadows will summon several orbs around itself, which will converge on its location.

Blaze Add

Fiery Meteor

The Eternal Blaze will call down a meteor in front of itself, requiring at least one player to stand in it.

Swirling Flame

Swirling Flames will be sent in the direction of a random player.

Molten Eruption

The Eternal Blaze will summon a few fireballs around itself, which will deal damage to the whole raid unless at least one player stands in each.

Second Phase – Amalgamation

Gloom Conflagration

A meteor is called down near the boss, which must be soaked by at least 5 players.

Blistering Twilight

Blistering Twilight is a combination of

Swirling Flame and

Umbral Detonation.

Convergent Eruption

Convergent Eruption is a combination of

Shadows Convergence and

Molten Eruption.

Source: Wowhead

The Forgotten Experiments

The development of the dracthyr produced many iterations, some more successful than others. Early versions of the experiment proved far too volatile to destroy. Kept dormant for thousands of years, these creations have now awakened, and seek to test their prowess against the champions of Azeroth.

Most notable Abilities:

Few players will be marked with Rending Charge, which will indicate who the boss will charge. Make sure to not stand in its path and spread out.
The Unstable Essence debuff will always jump to a nearby player, but reset in intensity when it’s dispelled.
Players can keep the Temporal Anomaly away from the boss by running into it, which deals damage and knocks it back

Heroic Difficulty:

Unstable Essence debuffs persist even after Thadrion is defeated.
Each time and Unstable Essence is dispelled, it will spawn an Erratic Remnant.

The Forgotten Experiments Ability Overview

Phase 1

Rending Charge

A few players will be marked by a debuff, which will indicate who the boss will charge.

The marks players should move to a designated marker near the raid and spread out.

Massive Slam

This is a frontal cone attack that should be dodged.

Bellowing Roar

Bellowing Roar is an area attack which deals falloff damage to the raid.

Move away from the boss while this is cast to reduce the damage taken.

Phase 2

Unstable Essence

A permanent debuff will be applied to a random player which grows in intensity over time.

When dispelled, the debuffed player will leave behind a puddle which will explode after a few seconds.

The Unstable Essence debuff will always jump to a nearby player, but reset in intensity when it’s dispelled.
Each time and Unstable Essence is dispelled, it will spawn an Erratic Remnant

Erratic Remnants will chain cast

Erratic Burst, which deals raid damage, so they must be killed quickly.

Violent Eruption

Violent Eruption is an 8 second channel which pulses damage to the entire raid.

Erratic Remnants will also echo the damage of the channel, so make sure there are as few alive as possible

Phase 3

Deep Breath

Rionthus casts a series of

Deep Breaths across the encounter area.

Temporal Anomaly

The boss will summon a

Temporal Anomaly which always drifts towards the boss.

If the

Temporal Anomaly collides with the boss, it will shield it for 10% of it’s maximum health.

Disintegrate

A few players will be fixated and the boss will channel

Disintegrate into them.

Targeted players will take damage, be slowed, and pulse damage to other players within 5 yards.

Source: Wowhead

Assault of the Zaqali

Led by Warlord Kagni, the Zaqali warband has launched an all-out assault against the Shadowed Crucible in search of their missing Elder, Rashok. Brutal and ruthless, Kagni is willing to employ any tactic to succeed.

Most notable Abilities:

Magma Mystic will Molten Barrier themself which deals pulsating AoE damage. Flamebound Huntsman will cause players to spawn a voidzone with Blazing Spear. Obsidian Guard deals damage to players within 25 yards with Scorching Roar.
In Phase 2, at 100 energy the boss will send out Catastrophic Slam towards the barrier which must be soaked by at least 10 players.

Heroic Difficulty:

Obsidian Guards gain the Volcanic Shield ability, which will require players fixated by the frontal attack to face it away.
Being hit by Catastrophic Slam will apply Weakened Vitality.

Assault of the Zaqali Ability Overview

Adds

Magma Mystic

These are the highest importance ads to kill.

Molten Barrier will shield them, pulsing ramping aoe damage. Break it quickly by focusing this add.

Magma Flow will apply a dot which can be dispelled that deals ticking damage.

Lava Bolt is an interruptible cast which deals damage to random targets.

Flamebound Huntsman

These adds will cast

Blazing Spear at random targets.

Blazing Spear is a simple space-limiting ability which will require the targeted players to move to the edges of the platform to drop their debuffs.

Obsidian Guard

These adds will channel a quick

Scorching Roar, which deals damage to all players within 25 yards.

Ranged players should try to stay out of this range.

Obsidian Guards gain the

Volcanic Shield ability, which will require players fixated by the frontal attack to face it away.

Zaqali Wallclimber

These adds will just run towards the barrier, unless attacked or aggroed by players.

Warlord Kagni

Devastating Leap

At 100 energy, the boss will leap from one platform to the other, dealing damage to payers in the impact location and sending out a shockwave of lines that need to be dodged.

Catastrophic Slam

In Phase 2, at 100 energy the boss will send out a shockwave towards the barrier which must be soaked by at least 10 players.

Standing in the shockwave will split the damage with others within in, and reduce the boss’s energy.

If not enough people are in the shockwave, it will trigger a

Barrier Backfire.

Being hit by

Catastrophic Slam will apply

Weakened Vitality.

Source: Wowhead

Rashok, the Elder

Imprisoned within Aberrus for a millennia, the Zaqali elder Rashok has been perpetually drained of the raging flame within him to power Neltharion’s twisted laboratory. Existing on the edge of death for so long has driven the elder mad. Should he break free, his vengeance will scour the Shadowed Crucible’s halls.

Most notable Abilities:

All players must soak Charged Smash to prevent the Boss from gaining more Energy.
Moving Roshak to the center of the room will trigger the Elder’s Conduit, which drains Roshak of his energy.

Heroic Difficulty:

Scorching Heatwave will apply a debuff called Scorched Flesh, which causes each tick to deal increasing damage.
Being hit by Charged Smash will apply Overcharged, a 30 second dot.

Rashok Ability Overview

Searing Slam

Searing Slam will target a random player and cause the boss to leap to them.

When the target is hit, they will leave behind a

Lava Vortex which periodically shoots out

Lava Waves.

Never overlap a

Searing Slam with an existing

Lava Vortex, because it will wipe the raid.

Doom Flames

Several glowing circles will appear, which will require one person to stand in each.

If there is no one in a circle, the missile will deal its damage to the whole raid instead.

Shadowlava Blast

Frontal attack which will kill any players that are hit.

Simply move out of the indicator.

Charged Smash

Rashok will smash the ground, dealing a large amount of split damage.

All players should try and stand in this to split the damage taken. Rashok will gain energy based on the number of players hit.

Being hit by

Charged Smash will apply Overcharged, a 30 second dot.

Elder’s Conduit

Moving Roshak to the center of the room will trigger the

Elder’s Conduit, which drains Roshak of his energy.

While Rashok’s energy is drained, he will deal damage to the whole raid with

Scorching Heatwave.
Shadowflame Fissures will continually emit from the center. Simply dodge them when they appear.
Scorching Heatwave will apply a debuff called

Scorched Flesh, which causes each tick to deal increasing damage.

Source: Wowhead

The Vigilant Steward, Zskarn

Long ago, Zskarn was tasked with testing the mettle of Neltharion’s experiments. Only the most powerful would pass muster and keep their lives. The latest visitors to the Shadowed Crucible have attracted his unwavering attention—but his approval will be much harder to earn.

Most notable Abilities:

Position the boss close to the edge of the room so outside Dragonfire Traps are triggered first.
Kill the Animate Golems quickly and interrupt them, then use the extra button to extinguish active Traps.

Heroic Difficulty:

Several random players gain Unstable Embers which will cause them to pulse damage within 5 yards for 10 seconds.

Zskarn Ability Overview

Dragonfire Traps

Zskarn will activate three nearby traps every 33 seconds.

Zskarn will always activate two close traps to him, and one random one in the room.

Animate Golems

Zskarn will periodically summon three Dragonfire Golems who will attempt to activate new

Dragonfire Traps.

These golems will cast

Activate Dragonfire Trap, which must be interrupted

Use Salvage Parts on traps which activate around the center of the room.

Blast Wave

Zskarn will cast

Blast Wave which deals damage and knocks all players away from the boss.

Tactical Destruction

At 100 energy Zskarn will activate the closest dragon statue, which will deal lethal damage to all nearby players.

Unstable Embers

Several random targets will gain a debuff which will cause them to pulse damage within 5 yards for 10 seconds.

Source: Wowhead

Magmorax

Raised from a pup by Neltharion, the only thing stronger than the loyalty of Magmorax is his appetite. The lava hydra guards the passage into the deepest chambers of the Shadowed Crucible, keeping his master’s secrets safely hidden from prying eyes.

Most notable Abilities:

Overpowering Stomp is a powerful knockback that deals physical damage to the entire raid
Random players will get marked with a debuff, taking ticking damage for 6 seconds, then exploding and dropping a Magma Puddle.
Standing in a Magma Puddle will cause it to shrink while it applies a stacking Searing Heat

Heroic Difficulty:

Searing Heat will instantly kill players who reach 25 stacks.

Magmorax Ability Overview

Magma Puddle

These are puddles generated by

Molten Spittle or

Lava Ejection that was not intercepted.

Standing in a

Magma Puddle will cause it to shrink while it applies a stacking

Searing Heat debuff to the player. Once all stacks are soaked, the

Magma Puddle disappears.

If the boss ever walks on top of a

Magma Puddle it will gain

Blazing Tantrum, which gives it 5 energy and causes it to pulse damage to the entire raid.

Blazing Breath

Magmorax will turn towards a random player and cast

Blazing Breath.

Overpowering Stomp

Overpowering Stomp is a powerful knockback that deals physical damage to the entire raid.

Igniting Roar

Magmorax will deal a burst of damage to the raid and apply a stack of

Igniting Roar.

Each stack of

Igniting Roar will deal damage to the player, and cannot be reset until the end of the encounter.

Echo of Neltharion

Tucked away in the depths of the Shadowed Crucible, Neltharion’s sanctum was a place of refuge and research for the Earth-Warder. Some say that echoes of his powerful presence still linger here, contemplating the future of the black dragonflight and how to obtain the power to ensure its success.

Scalecommander Sarkareth

As leader of the Sundered Flame, Scalecommander Sarkareth broke away from the rest of the dracthyr to forge a new future. He has since led his forces to Aberrus, intent on claiming the legacy he believes rightfully belongs to his kind, and is willing to do anything to obtain it.