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Zek'voz, Herald of N'zoth - Battle for Azeroth
Our friends at Fatboss are back with a preview of Zek'voz from the Technical Raid Test during the Battle for Azeroth alpha.
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
- Overview - Zek'voz attacks players while the compromised Titan Discs come online, calling forth powerful Old God magics and summoning their lesser servants. As new Titan Discs come online, previously activated Discs will power down.
- Tanks -
- Avoid being struck by Void Lash multiple times during Might of the Void.
- Consider the position of your allies when redirecting casts of Void Lash.
- Healers -
- Titan Spark strikes random targets peroidically.
- Surging Darkness inflicts substantial damage to all party members in addition to the lethal damage within each eruption.
- Damage Dealers -
- Keep a safe distance from your allies when Eye Beam is preparing to fire.
- Consider your positioning when Roiling Deceit is about to expire.
- Tanks -
- Titan Spark - Titan energy arcs from the damaged Titan Disc, striking several targets for 16 Nature damage.
- Surging Darkness - Upon reaching 100 energy, Zek'voz unleashes a series of eruptions in quick succession. Each eruption inflicts 175 Shadow damage to players caught within it. In addition, each eruption inflicts 15 Shadow damage to all players.
- Might of the Void - Zek'voz performs a series of powerful attacks.
- Stage One: Chaos - At 90% health remaining Protocol: Chaos begins. Summoning projections of C'Thun and replicating minions from the Qiraji empire.
- Eye Beam - The Eye of C'Thun penetrates the soul of the target, dealing 47 Shadow damage and leaping to any nearby allies for increased damage.
- Qiraji Warrior -
- Fixate - A Qiraji Warrior sets its attention on an enemy. Lasts 15 sec or until it strikes its target.
- Jagged Mandible - The Qiraji Warrior's melee attacks maim the target, inflicting 8 Physical damage every 2 sec. This effect stacks.
- Fixate - A Qiraji Warrior sets its attention on an enemy. Lasts 15 sec or until it strikes its target.
- Stage Two: Deception - At 60% health remaining Protocol: Deception begins. Summoning projections of Yogg-Saron and replicating servants from Azjol-Nerub.
- Roiling Deceit - Yogg-Saron corrupts the target, inflicts 29 Shadow damage every 3 sec and forms an Ominous Cloud upon expiration.
- Ominous Cloud - Ominous Clouds slowly drift through the area and will Boil Ominously if an enemy strays too close, summoning a Guardian of Yogg-Saron.
- Guardian of Yogg-Saron - Casts Shadow Nova upon reaching 100 energy or when defeated.
- Shadow Nova - Self destructs, Inflicting 81 Shadow damage to all enemies.
- Guardian of Yogg-Saron - Casts Shadow Nova upon reaching 100 energy or when defeated.
- Ominous Cloud - Ominous Clouds slowly drift through the area and will Boil Ominously if an enemy strays too close, summoning a Guardian of Yogg-Saron.
- Anub'ar Voidweaver -
- Shadowbind - The caster binds itself, preventing forced movement effects.
- Void Bolt - Launches Shadow energy towards an enemy, inflicting 66 Shadow damage.
- Roiling Deceit - Yogg-Saron corrupts the target, inflicts 29 Shadow damage every 3 sec and forms an Ominous Cloud upon expiration.
- Stage Three: Corruption - At 30% health remaining Protocol: Corruption begins. The magic released from the damaged Titan Discs appears to be unchecked and more than a mere demonstration of power...
- Overload - The damaged disc activates, increasing the frequency of Titan Spark.
- Orb of Corruption - Explodes on impact with the ground, inflicting 26 Shadow damage to all players. Pulses every 5 sec while grounded for 100% increased damage. Intercepting the Orb of Corruption launches the orb foward and afflicts the intercepting player with Corruptor's Pact.
- Corruptor's Pact - Overwhelming power courses through you. Maximum health, damage done, and healing done increased by 100%.
Afflicted by Will of the Corruptor upon expiration.
- Corruptor's Pact - Overwhelming power courses through you. Maximum health, damage done, and healing done increased by 100%.
- Will of the Corruptor - The mind of the victim is overtaken, forcing them to attack their allies until they are slain.
- Entropic Wave - Releases a wave of pure void energy, causing 26 Shadow damage to players within 0 yards and causing them to flee in fear for 6 sec.
- Entropic Blast - Blasts the target's mind for 17 Shadow damage and causes them to flee in fear for 6 sec.
- Stage One: Chaos and Deception - At 90% health remaining Chaos and Deception Protocols begin. Summoning projections of C'Thun and Yogg-Saron along with their minions.
$[!16 In Mythic difficulty, activated Titan Discs remain powered on indefinitely.
- Eye Beam - The Eye of C'Thun penetrates the soul of the target, dealing 47 Shadow damage and leaping to any nearby allies for increased damage.
- Roiling Deceit - Yogg-Saron corrupts the target, inflicts 29 Shadow damage every 3 sec and forms an Ominous Cloud upon expiration.
- Ominous Cloud - Ominous Clouds slowly drift through the area and will Boil Ominously if an enemy strays too close, summoning a Guardian of Yogg-Saron.
- Guardian of Yogg-Saron - Casts Shadow Nova upon reaching 100 energy or when defeated.
- Shadow Nova - Self destructs, Inflicting 81 Shadow damage to all enemies.
- Guardian of Yogg-Saron - Casts Shadow Nova upon reaching 100 energy or when defeated.
- Ominous Cloud - Ominous Clouds slowly drift through the area and will Boil Ominously if an enemy strays too close, summoning a Guardian of Yogg-Saron.
- Qiraji Warrior -
- Fixate - A Qiraji Warrior sets its attention on an enemy. Lasts 15 sec or until it strikes its target.
- Jagged Mandible - The Qiraji Warrior's melee attacks maim the target, inflicting 8 Physical damage every 2 sec. This effect stacks.
- Fixate - A Qiraji Warrior sets its attention on an enemy. Lasts 15 sec or until it strikes its target.
- Anub'ar Voidweaver -
- Shadowbind - The caster binds itself, preventing forced movement effects.
- Void Bolt - Launches Shadow energy towards an enemy, inflicting 66 Shadow damage.
- Stage Two: Corruption - At 30% health remaining Protocol: Corruption begins. The magic released from the damaged Titan Discs appears to be unchecked and more than a mere demonstration of power...
- Overload - The damaged disc activates, increasing the frequency of Titan Spark.
- Orb of Corruption - Explodes on impact with the ground, inflicting 26 Shadow damage to all players. Pulses every 5 sec while grounded for 100% increased damage. Intercepting the Orb of Corruption launches the orb foward and afflicts the intercepting player with Corruptor's Pact.
- Corruptor's Pact - Overwhelming power courses through you. Maximum health, damage done, and healing done increased by 100%.
Afflicted by Will of the Corruptor upon expiration.
- Corruptor's Pact - Overwhelming power courses through you. Maximum health, damage done, and healing done increased by 100%.
- Will of the Corruptor - The mind of the victim is overtaken, forcing them to attack their allies until they are slain.
- Entropic Wave - Releases a wave of pure void energy, causing 26 Shadow damage to players within 0 yards and causing them to flee in fear for 6 sec.
- Entropic Blast - Blasts the target's mind for 17 Shadow damage and causes them to flee in fear for 6 sec.
Blue Posts
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Mythic Dungeon Invitational APAC Rescheduling
Build of the Month - April 2018
Each month or so we will post a couple of hardware setups for those of you who are thinking of upgrading their computer!
All of the parts on this page are Amazon affiliate links. When you purchase your parts through them it helps support the site!
This month
The current SSD prices are fairly flat right now, with most SSDs under $0.50 per gigabyte when on sale.
Graphics card prices are still somewhat inflated due to cryptocurrency mining right now. There isn't much you can do beyond waiting for prices to come down or purchasing from somewhere that offers a bundled card with other hardware.
Depending on how much you want to overclock, you may need to spend a bit more for a better CPU cooler like the NH-D15.
Unless you are doing a lot of video rendering or streaming, you do not need the 8700K and would get more performance from spending that money elsewhere.
Make sure to keep your AMD and Nvidia drivers up to date.
Don't forget to visit the Computer Forum for any extra questions!
New AMD Ryzen CPUs
This month AMD released their 2nd generation of Ryzen CPUs. They come fairly close to their Intel counterparts at various price points when it comes to gaming, so we've listed a few comobs below:
CPUs
- AMD Ryzen 5 2600 CPU - $200
- AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU - $230
- AMD Ryzen 5 2700 CPU - $297
- AMD Ryzen 5 2700X CPU - $330
Motherboards
- GIGABYTE X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING - $140
- ASUS Prime X470-Pro - $185
- ASUS ROG Strix X470-F Gaming - $215
Peripherals
Puppy
Monitor | ASUS VS228T-P 22-Inch Monitor | $95 |
Keyboard | Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 | $13 |
Mouse | Logitech G Pro | $49 |
Speakers | Creative A250 2.1 | $30 |
Dolphin
Monitor | ASUS VS248H-P 24-Inch Monitor | $132 |
Keyboard | Corsair K55 | $48 |
Mouse | Razer DeathAdder | $50 |
Speakers | Logitech Z313 | $33 |
Narwhal
Monitor | Dell U2414H Monitor | $208 |
Keyboard | Logitech G710+ | $100 |
Mouse | Logitech G502 | $50 |
Speakers | Logitech Z323 2.1 | $45 |
Unicorn
Monitor | Dell U2717D Monitor | $399 |
Keyboard | Corsair K70 | $100 |
Mouse | CORSAIR SCIMITAR Pro RGB | $64 |
Speakers | Logitech Z523 | $69 |
Puppy and Dolphin
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Puppy and Dolphin.
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Puppy and Dolphin.
Puppy
Updated April 29, 2018$664
Case | Carbide Series 200R | $60 |
Power Supply | EVGA 600B | $40 |
CPU | Intel i3-8100 | $119 |
Heatsink | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO | $30 |
Motherboard | MSI Z370-A PRO | $90 |
Memory | 8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 | $110 |
Graphics Card | Gigabyte GTX 1050 | $150 |
Hard Drive | Western Digital Blue 1TB | $44 |
DVD | Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW | $21 |
Dolphin
Updated April 29, 2018$931
Case | Carbide Series 200R | $60 |
Power Supply | Seasonic S12II 620 | $61 |
CPU | Intel i5-8400 | $179 |
Heatsink | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO | $30 |
Motherboard | MSI Z370-A PRO | $90 |
Memory | 8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 | $110 |
Graphics Card | GTX 1060 3GB | $270 |
Hard Drive | Western Digital Black 2TB | $110 |
DVD | Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW | $21 |
Narwhal and Unicorn
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Narwhal and Unicorn.
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Narwhal and Unicorn.
Narwhal
Updated April 29, 2018$1322
Case | Cooler Master HAF 912 | $58 |
Power Supply | SeaSonic Focus+ 650W | $90 |
CPU | Intel i5-8600K | $239 |
Heatsink | Noctua NH-U12S | $58 |
Motherboard | ASUS TUF Z370-Plus Gaming | $127 |
Memory | 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 | $190 |
Graphics Card | GTX 1060
OR GTX 1070 Ti | $354 $510 |
Hard Drive | Western Digital Black 2TB | $110 |
SSD | Crucial MX500 275GB OR Samsung Evo 850 250GB | $75 $113 |
DVD | Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW | $21 |
Unicorn
Updated April 29, 2018$1683
Case | Corsair Air 540 | $125 |
Power Supply | SeaSonic Focus+ 650W | $90 |
CPU | Intel i5-8600K | $240 |
Heatsink | Noctua 6 NH-D15 | $90 |
Motherboard | ASUS TUF Z370-Plus Gaming | $127 |
Memory | 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 | $191 |
Graphics Card | GTX 1070 Ti OR GTX 1080 | $510 $600 |
Hard Drive | Western Digital Black 2TB | $110 |
SSD | SAMSUNG 850 Pro 256GB | $179 |
DVD | Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW | $21 |
This Week in WoW History
We're taking a look back at old MMO-Champion posts and World of Warcraft news that occurred during this time in previous years.
Patch 4.1: Rise of the Zandalari
The first content patch of the Cataclysm, Rise of the Zandalari, brought quite a few changes to the game. The Call to Arms system, which we are already used to by now, saw its introduction in this patch, rewarding players who queue up as roles that there are few of in the dungeon finder. The rework of Zul’aman and Zul’gurub were fully revamped and introduced as 5-man dungeons. Features such as Guild Challenges, and the Guild Finder also saw addition to the game.
Patch 4.2 Preview
A blue post, and developer interview gave us a glimpse into what to expect from the second major patch of the Cataclysm. Firelands was announced as the new raid, with Ragnaros being the last boss. In this raid, caster DPS also got access to a Legendary questline which would take several weeks to complete, and reward players with a weapon they would use for the rest of the expansion. The Molten Front daily quest hub was also previewed, where players got access to a new faction, and plenty of rewards.
Item Restoration
Have you ever destroyed, vendored, or disenchanted an item by mistake? In 2012, the Battle.net Item Restoration was announced. This feature allows players to restore items every 30 days, with some limitations. This system is still in the game today, and can be easily accessed through the Battle.net website.
Deepwind Gorge
The last battleground of Mists of Pandaria was added in Patch 5.3. Deepwind Gorge is a 15 player battleground for players above level 90. This is a hybrid map, the objective of which is to control the three flag points, and capture the enemy cart. Both of these objectives give resources, and the team which reaches 1600 first wins.
Legion Pre-Expansion Event
The Legion Pre-Expansion Event brought some interesting changes to the capital cities. Players will get whispers, corrupting their minds, turning them into a tool for the Legion. After 9 stacks of Frail Mind, players gained 5 abilities which allowed them to turn allies into Legion sympathizers, take on the appearance of targets, vanish, or corrupt the minds of targets causing mass Hysteria.
World of Warcraft on NES
Rkade Soup on Youtube made a short video of what World of Warcraft would look like on the NES. This video walks us through the story of a new Orc, and his journey through his first dungeon run.
Hayven Games
Last year, on the 18th of March we lost one of our beloved World of Warcraft content creators, Hayven Games. He passes away from epithelioid sarcoma at the age of 26 years old. A short tribute video titled “Last Video - Rest in peace, Hayven” was posted on his channel. All funds that go through his Patreon after his passing get directly donated to Cancer Research.
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