Patch 8.3 PTR - New World Bosses

[Stoy]

Patch 8.3 PTR - New World Bosses
Patch 8.3 adds two world bosses to the rotation, each dropping baseline item level 445 loot. You will find Grand Empress Shek'zara as the weekly boss in The Vale of Eternal Blossoms while it is being assaulted by Allies of N'Zoth, and Vuk'laz the Earthbreaker in Uldum while it is being assaulted by Allies of N'Zoth.

Grand Empress Shek'zara
With the awakening of N'Zoth, Shek'zara, empress of the mantid, pledged her swarm to the old god's will. In service of her dark master, she unleashed her forces upon the Vale of Eternal Blossoms to claim Pandaria in N'Zoth's name.

• Overview - Grand Empress Shek'zara uses her powerful voice and Zara'thik Swarmguard to overwhelm enemies.
  
  • Healers -
    • Seek protection inside of a Sound Barrier during Force and Verve.
    • Avoid sound waves emitted during Song of the Empress.
  • Tanks -
    • Protect allies from Mantid summoned by Summon Swarmguard.
    • Seek protection inside of a Sound Barrier during Force and Verve.
    • Avoid sound waves emitted during Song of the Empress.
  • Damage Dealers -
    • Defeat waves of Mantid summoned by Summon Swarmguard.
    • Seek protection inside of a Sound Barrier during Force and Verve.
    • Avoid sound waves emitted during Song of the Empress.
• Song of the Empress - Shek'zara chants the Song of the Empress, emitting sound waves that travel outwards from her.
  Players that come into contact with Song of the Empress are Silenced and suffer 4 Nature damage every 0.5 sec for 3 sec.
• Force and Verve - Shek'zara shouts, inflicting 33 Nature damage every 1 sec for 6 sec.
  Players standing in a Sound Barrier take 70% reduced damage from Force and Verve.
  
  • Sound Barrier - Reduces damage dealt by Force and Verve by 70%.
    
• Summon Swarmguard - Shek'zara summons her Zara'thik Swarmguard to aid her in battle.
  
  • Zara'thik Swarmguard -
    
    • Bladestorm - Charges to a player's location and spins a blade around the caster, inflicting 33 Physical damage to all nearby enemies every 1 sec.
  • Zara'thik Ambershaper -
    
    • Amber Bolt Volley - Fires bolts of hardened amber at all nearby enemies, inflicting 25 Nature damage.

Level	Type	Slot	Name	Model Viewer
445	Finger	Finger	Loop of Abhorrent Celerity
445	Cloth	Head	Maniacal Speaker's Cover	Modelviewer
445	Leather	Head	Guise of the Voracious Prowler	Modelviewer
445	Mail	Legs	Greaves of Shattered Thoughts	Modelviewer
445	Plate	Legs	Chitinous Conqueror's Legplates	Modelviewer

Vuk'laz the Earthbreaker
Plumbing the forgotten depths of Azeroth, Prophet Skitra unearthed a devastating aqir known as Vuk'laz the Earthbreaker. Now freed from its subterranean slumber, Vuk'laz turns its destructive power against those who oppose N'Zoth.

• Overview - Vuk'laz is a living weapon of war that attempts to overcome its enemies with devastating physical attacks. As the battle rages Vuk'laz summons scarabs to its aid from beneath the Writhing Sands.
  
  • Damage Dealers -
    • Position carefully when Vuk'laz creates a Tremor Wave.
    • Quickly dispatch scarabs that emerge from the Writhing Sands.
  • Healers -
    • Position carefully when Vuk'laz creates a Tremor Wave.
    • Crushing Claws inflicts heavy unavoidable damage.
  • Tanks -
    • Position carefully when Vuk'laz creates a Tremor Wave.
    • Crushing Claws inflicts heavy unavoidable damage.
• Vuk'laz the Earthbreaker -
  
  • Tremor Wave - Vuk'laz unleashes a mighty tremor, knocking back all players in a 40 yard frontal cone and inflicting 50 Physical damage.
  • Writhing Sands - Vuk'laz summons a horde of Aqir scarabs from beneath the sands.
    
    • Aqir Scarab - Aqir Scarabs emerge from the sands to swarm and overwhelm players.
  • Razor Spines - Vuk'laz shoots razor sharp spines from its carapace, inflicting 30 Physical damage to all players within 0 yards.
  • Crushing Claws - Vuk'laz lashes out with both claws, inflicting 90 Physical damage to its current target.

Level	Type	Slot	Name	Model Viewer
445	Finger	Finger	Band of Insidious Ruminations
445	Cloth	Legs	Breeches of Faithful Execution	Modelviewer
445	Leather	Legs	Grotesque Mutilator's Leggings	Modelviewer
445	Mail	Head	Psyche Tormentor's Visage	Modelviewer
445	Plate	Head	Greathelm of Indiscriminate Brutality	Modelviewer

[Sanguinerd]

Is that really the full loot table?

[Daedius]

World bosses drop loot?! Lost count, and all I get is 60g off them... -.-

[MatthewOU2015]

Do they spawn the 14th or 21st?

[Kyphael]

Now I want Mantid as a playable race so I can make one and name him Zorak.

[Oneirophobia]

Where was N'zoth when Shek'zir was going to steamroll the Klaxxi and destroy your egg, Shek'zara?

Ungrateful bug.

[KainneAbsolute]

Now I want Mantid as a playable race so I can make one and name him Zorak.

I want a faceless and call it Zoidberg

[Gestopft]

Do they spawn the 14th or 21st?

Probably start on the 21st when the raid opens

[Whitedragon]

Where was N'zoth when Shek'zir was going to steamroll the Klaxxi and destroy your egg, Shek'zara?

Ungrateful bug.

Ya, I know she was an easy to use lore string for a reason that we have enemies, but they could have mixed things up a little. Honestly I think it would have been more fun if N'zoth showed up and most of the mantid followed him, but she instead denounces him and starts up the opposing rep faction, mostly because the old gods have done nothing but use the mantid up to this point.

[Myzou]

Where was N'zoth when Shek'zir was going to steamroll the Klaxxi and destroy your egg, Shek'zara?

Ungrateful bug.

Chained up under Azeroth? >_>

I'm more surprised this is even a thing. Why didn't we give her egg to the Pandaren to raise as a peaceful Mantid leader after we killed the Klaxxi?

@Stoy: Doesn't one of these bosses drop an Alpaca Mount?

[Oneirophobia]

Chained up under Azeroth? >_>

I'm more surprised this is even a thing. Why didn't we give her egg to the Pandaren to raise as a peaceful Mantid leader after we killed the Klaxxi?

@Stoy: Doesn't one of these bosses drop an Alpaca Mount?

It was a rhetorical question.

Also, our characters virtually never make good decisions. Just ask Gul'dan!

[MrLachyG]

Chained up under Azeroth? >_>

I'm more surprised this is even a thing. Why didn't we give her egg to the Pandaren to raise as a peaceful Mantid leader after we killed the Klaxxi?

@Stoy: Doesn't one of these bosses drop an Alpaca Mount?

well I would imagine after the Klaxxi pledged themselves to Garrosh they probably gave the egg to the other Mantid, who by that time were united together by the return of Y'Shaarj (or his heart at least)

[dewd]

there the recolors are. i was wondering if blizzard forgot how to recycle old shit

[TickTickTick]

Also, our characters virtually never make good decisions. Just ask Gul'dan!

Or giving Xal'atath to Sylvanas LMAO that's probably the worst decision a Horde character has ever made. Insane.

[Justpassing]

The empress fight looks bugged.

[chiddie]

Will they drop or is there a CHANCE to drop like stupid actual world bosses?

Never dropped anything out of them in months.

[MrLachyG]

Will they drop or is there a CHANCE to drop like stupid actual world bosses?

Never dropped anything out of them in months.

You must be extremely unlucky, I’ve gotten quite a few bits of gear over the last couple of months on multiple toons.

[Stoy]

Chained up under Azeroth? >_>

I'm more surprised this is even a thing. Why didn't we give her egg to the Pandaren to raise as a peaceful Mantid leader after we killed the Klaxxi?

@Stoy: Doesn't one of these bosses drop an Alpaca Mount?

As of now none of these are listed as dropping one of the 3 alpaca mounts. Dunegorger Kraulok, the bone t-rex in Vul'dun, is currently listed as the world boss source for one, which is odd but it hasn't changed on the ptr at all. The other two are from entirely different methods involving rare finds in uldum and vol'dun.

[Oneirophobia]

Or giving Xal'atath to Sylvanas LMAO that's probably the worst decision a Horde character has ever made. Insane.

Hey whoa, worst decision so far*.


Next expac we'll be giving The Jailer the keys to the corvette and all of our banking passwords.

[Mardux]

Or giving Xal'atath to Sylvanas LMAO that's probably the worst decision a Horde character has ever made. Insane.

Or siding with the allia... I mean saurfang.

I feel like actively siding with the enemy during war should have been a worse decision than giving an empty knife to sylvanas.

And now we see that at least one member of horse's ruling council is just hanging out with his best bud anduin in stormwind, instead of leading the horde. Lol