Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha - WoW The Eternal Palace Boss Strategies and Loot

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Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha is a boss encounter in The Eternal Palace raid in World of Warcraft. Our strategy guide will help you to defeat Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha encounter and the loot listing below contains all of the loot he drops on each difficulty.

Overview

Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha is the seventh encounter in The Eternal Palace. It is a single boss with four phases, requiring two tanks and a balanced mix of healers and DPS. The difficulty of this encounter is a significant step up from the previous bosses.

• Number of Enemies: 1 boss with priority add spawns.
• Primary Mechanics: Area Denial, Raid Coordination & Movement, Buff/Debuff Management, Dynamic Communication, DPS Check.
• Notable Abilities: Mind Tether, Crushing Grasp, Dread, Portal of Madness, Hysteria, Maddening Eruption, Punctured Darkness, Manifest Nightmares, Nightmare Pool, Reality Portal, Manic Dread, Caustic Delirium, Dark Pulse, Dark Passage, Fear Realm, Delirium Realm.

Fight Basics (Normal and Heroic)

Phase 1- Normal Realm(100% - 85%)

• Mind Tether is the primary tank skill. Both tanks must remain closest to one another the entire fight.
• Players must avoid running into or being knocked back into the Dark Beyond around the edge of the room, for the duration of the encounter.
• Large tears in the fabric of space, will open on the sides of the room when Crushing Grasp is cast. Do not be in line with them as a tentacle will smash straight through the room to the opposite side.
• Dread targets must be dispelled, but carefully to control the AoE damage from dispelling.
• Three large void zones will appear when Portal of Madness is cast.
• These void zones will spawn Horrific Summoners who begin to channel a spell. If not killed before the channel finishes, the raid will wipe.
• The void zones themselves fear and deal damage, do not stand in them.
• The Horrific Summoners will also spawn small Horrific Vision adds, which should be cleaved down passively.
• You have two minutes to kill all three Horrific Summoner adds, before the channel completes and the raid wipes.

Phase 2 - Fear Realm (85% - 70%)

• At the start of this phase, all players will be transported to the Fear Realm.
• While in this realm, all players will receive one stack of Hysteria every 15 seconds. This is passive damage the healers must deal with.
• Za'qul will cast Maddening Eruption which spawns a large void zone somewhere in the room.
• Tanks must drag the boss quickly to this void zone and position him within it, else the explosion will deal raid wide damage.
• When Za'qul is hit by his own Maddening Eruption he will take 30% increased damage for 20 seconds.
• Multiple players will be targeted with Manifest Nightmares.
• Players must continue to move while they have this debuff, dropping Nightmare Pool every 2 seconds for 6 seconds, and cleaving anyone within ~8 yards.

Phase 3 - Delirium Realm (70% - 50%)

• At the start of this phase, there will be no visible change to the realm. Players will still be in the Fear Realm.
• The boss will gain a new ability called Delirium's Descent.
• Za'qul will create three delirium zones in a line toward the direction he is facing.
• Three players must soak each one of these zones to prevent raid-wide AoE damage, and they will be pulled into the Delirium Realm.
• Players in this realm gain an 80% haste buff and gain stacks of Hysteria at twice the rate.
• Delirium Realm players are hostile to all friendly raid members and when they die they are sent back up to the Fear Realm and be stunned for 6 seconds. This stun can be dispelled.
• Within the Delirium Realm players will need to deal with the other mechanics of the encounter.

Phase 4 - Mixed Reality (50% - dead)

• In the final phase First Arcanist Thalyssra joins the fight and opens a Reality Portal that the raid can interact with.
• Standing on the portal will cause an extra action button to appear, allowing you to traverse realms.
• Several of the bosses abilities will now be empowered, such as Manic Dread.
• Caustic Delirium will appear and players who stand in them for a few seconds will take damage and eventually traverse to the Delirium Realm, and cause the puddle to despawn.
• When the boss reaches 100 energy in the final phase, he will begin to cast Dark Pulse. Players must break this shield or it is a wipe.
• Some players will need to have the haste buff from Delirium to make this DPS check.
• The boss will also summon Horrific Summoner adds from Phase 1. They will channel into a portal.
• These adds can only be damaged by players in the fear realm, which is accessed by standing on the portal near the Horrific Summoner and clicking the extra action button.
• Maddening Eruption will continue to happen in the final phase, but its location will only be visible by players in the Fear Realm, requiring on the fly raid markers and communication to the tanks.

On Heroic Difficulty and higher the Horrific Summoner adds will have to be killed much faster, or they transform into an empowered version that is likely to wipe the raid if multiple transforms. Additionally, players in the Delirium Realm will have to dodge Tentacle Slams throughout the room.

Strategies by Role

All Roles

• This fight will test your group's communication. Have a plan going into it. Know who will go into each realm and when.
• The first few phases are designed to let you learn the mechanics. The last phase is very long (50% of the fight) and you must deal with all mechanics at once.
• Stay clear of the tanks at the start so you don't accidentally get debuffed with Mind Tether.
• Position yourself so you never enter the Dark Beyond in the outer area of the encounter space.
• Crushing Grasp will be the personal responsibility of everyone to dodge.

DPS

• Take talents and essences for Single Target damage.
• There are priority adds throughout this fight, and some small adds to AoE. Be sure to switch to them quickly.
• If you are assigned to go into the Delirium Realm, try to have your cooldowns available for the 80% buff.
• Do everything you can to stay in the Delirium Realm for a long time to maximize your damage.

Healers

• Ensure you can see the various debuffs on your raid frames including Dread, Manic Dread, Manifest Nightmares, Hysteria, Shattered Psyche.
• Cooldowns will likely be needed when dispelling Dread and Manic Dread targets.
• Tanks will take steady damage the entire encounter.

Tanks

• Stay within 12 yards of one another to take as little damage as possible from Mind Tether.
• Drag the boss to the Maddening Eruption zones and position him within them.
• Be prepared to use externals during high raid damage moments so healers can focus on the raid.

Mythic Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha Strategy Guide

• A detailed Mythic guide will be available once Mythic difficulty unlocks, and the boss is defeated.

Eternal Palace Achievements

Name	Reward	Category
A Smack of Jellyfish Defeat Orgozoa in the Hatchery in The Eternal Palace after incubating a baby Zoatroid on Normal Difficulty or higher.		Battle Raid
Depths of the Devoted Defeat the following bosses in The Eternal Palace.		Battle Raid
Fun Run Defeat Radiance of Azshara in The Eternal Palace after running 6 consecutive complete laps around her arena without falling into the water on Norma...		Battle Raid
If It Please the Court Perform various emotes to earn Queen Azshara's Favor in the Eternal Palace, then defeat The Queen's Court on Normal Difficulty or higher.		Battle Raid
Intro to Marine Biology Defeat the Blackwater Behemoth in The Eternal Palace after collecting 50 samples of sea life from within the Darkest Depths on Normal Difficulty of...		Battle Raid
Lactose Intolerant Defeat Za'qul in the Eternal Palace after killing ten Twinklehoof Bovine on Normal difficulty or higher.		Battle Raid
Mythic: Abyssal Commander Sivara Defeat Abyssal Commander Sivara in The Eternal Palace on Mythic difficulty.		Battle Raid
Mythic: Blackwater Behemoth Defeat Blackwater Behemoth in The Eternal Palace on Mythic difficulty.		Battle Raid
Mythic: Lady Ashvane Defeat Lady Ashvane in The Eternal Palace on Mythic difficulty.		Battle Raid
Mythic: Orgozoa Defeat Orgozoa in The Eternal Palace on Mythic difficulty.		Battle Raid
Mythic: Queen Azshara Defeat Queen Azshara in The Eternal Palace on Mythic difficulty.	Title Reward: The Eternal	Battle Raid
Mythic: Queen Azshara Guild Run Defeat Queen Azshara in The Eternal Palace on Mythic difficulty while in a guild group.		Battle Raid
Mythic: Radiance of Azshara Defeat Radiance of Azshara in The Eternal Palace on Mythic difficulty.		Battle Raid
Mythic: The Queen's Court Defeat The Queen's Court in The Eternal Palace on Mythic difficulty.		Battle Raid
Mythic: Za'qul Defeat Za'qul in The Eternal Palace on Mythic difficulty.		Battle Raid
Simple Geometry Defeat Lady Ashvane in The Eternal Palace after having each cast of Arcing Azerite pass through her on Normal difficulty or higher.		Battle Raid
The Best of Us Defeat Queen Azshara in The Eternal Palace with one player still alive who is currently affected by Essence of Azeroth on Normal difficulty or higher.		Battle Raid
The Circle of Stars Defeat the following Bosses in The Eternal Palace.		Battle Raid
The Eternal Palace Guild Run Defeat the bosses The Eternal Palace on Normal difficulty or higher, while in a guild group.		Battle Raid
The Grand Reception Defeat the following bosses in The Eternal Palace.		Battle Raid
You and What Army? Defeat Abyssal Commander Sivara in The Eternal Palace while all three of her lieutenants are alive and engaged in the fight on Normal difficulty or...		Battle Raid

Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha Loot List

Commander Sivara drops item level 400 (LFR), 415 (Normal), 430 (Heroic), 445 (Mythic) loot. Loot can have higher item levels if it becomes Titanforged or Warforged, up to item level 455.