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Nerub-ar Palace in the Adventure Guide

Raid - The War Within

Nerub-ar Palace

8 encounters, 214 boss abilities and 114 drops, with the Adventure Guide’s own ability and strategy notes for each fight. Every drop links to its item page; tradeable drops carry an Auction House price.

Deep within the kingdom of Azj-Kahet lies Nerub-ar Palace, Queen Ansurek's seat of power. From this shadowed throne Queen Ansurek has tightened her grip on her Sureki followers, leading them along a dark path to a new future. As her paranoia grows, the members of the conspiratorial Severed Threads launch their final gambit against Ansurek's rule.

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Quick Facts

TypeRaid
ExpansionThe War Within
Encounters8
Boss abilities214
Drops114
Item level1 to 571
Tradeable drops6
DifficultiesMythic

Difficulties and Lockouts

Nerub-ar Palace has 5 difficulties in the game data: Normal, Heroic, Mythic and Looking For Raid save you to a weekly lockout; Story can be run again at any time.

DifficultyPlayersLevel rangeLockout
Normal3080Weekly
Heroic3080Weekly
Mythic2080Weekly
Looking For Raid3080Weekly
Story575+None

Raid Finder splits Nerub-ar Palace into 3 wings:

  1. The Skittering Battlements
  2. Secrets of Nerub-ar Palace
  3. A Queen's Fall

Loot Table Value

Drops 114Item level 1 to 571Slots covered 17Bind on Pickup 108Tradeable 6

6 of Nerub-ar Palace’s 114 drops are tradeable, and 6 of those are on the Auction House right now. The richest is Recipe: Sticky Sweet Treat at 112,500g (median across 16 realms).

Tradeable dropMedian priceCheapest listingListed on
Recipe: Sticky Sweet Treat112,500 gold42,237 gold16 realms
Pattern: Adrenal Surge Clasp41,678 gold1,396 gold43 realms
Plans: Siphoning Stiletto31,708 gold650 gold42 realms
Design: Magnificent Jeweler's Setting27,500 gold2,500 gold35 realms
Pattern: Duskthread Lining18,163 gold525 gold36 realms
Item 22314412,550 gold1,953 gold55 realms

Median is the middle price across every connected realm that currently lists the item, from our own Auction House scan, updated within the hour.

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Where It Is

The entrance to Nerub-ar Palace is in Azj-Kahet at 43.5, 90.4.

Azj-Kahet map with the Nerub-ar Palace entrance markedWorldsoul Memory: A Wounded SoulWorldsoul Memory: Old Gods ForsakenCity of ThreadsForging a PactSpecial Assignment: Bombs from BehindTak-Rethan AbyssThe Spiral WeaveEntrance 43.5, 90.4

Azj-Kahet, from the game’s own world map art. The framed marker is the Adventure Guide entrance; gold diamonds are the zone’s landmarks.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Instance Map

The Adventure Guide places 8 bosses of Nerub-ar Palace on 5 maps. Numbers follow the encounter order; each links to that fight below.

Nerub-ar Palace

Nerub-ar Palace map with 2 boss locations1Ulgrax the Devourer4Rasha'nan
  1. 1 Ulgrax the Devourer 53.2, 38.8
  2. 4 Rasha'nan 39.5, 59.5

Nerub-ar Palace

Nerub-ar Palace map with 1 boss location2The Bloodbound Horror
  1. 2 The Bloodbound Horror 43.5, 69.3

Nerub-ar Palace

Nerub-ar Palace map with 1 boss location3Sikran, Captain of the Sureki
  1. 3 Sikran, Captain of the Sureki 59.0, 30.1

Nerub-ar Palace

Nerub-ar Palace map with 3 boss locations5Broodtwister Ovi'nax6Nexus-Princess Ky'veza7The Silken Court
  1. 5 Broodtwister Ovi'nax 55.4, 77.0
  2. 6 Nexus-Princess Ky'veza 24.7, 47.3
  3. 7 The Silken Court 40.7, 52.9

Nerub-ar Palace

Nerub-ar Palace map with 1 boss location8Queen Ansurek
  1. 8 Queen Ansurek 47.8, 54.6

Encounters

MMythic

Sikran, Captain of the Sureki

Sikran established himself as an arrogant duelist within Queen Ansurek's court. Never knowing the cut of an enemy's blade, Sikran dispatched his rivals one-by-one and was proclaimed Captain of the Sureki by the queen herself. This indomitable fighter now ensures that any who threaten his queen fall before the throne's might.

Abilities & Strategy

Overview

Sikran's Phase Blade rips through the cosmos, and leaves behind a Cosmic Simulacrum which can then be destroyed by Decimate. Upon reaching 100 energy, Sikran casts Shattering Sweep, destroying all remaining Cosmic Simulacrums

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Phase Blades

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On Heroic and Mythic difficulties all players hit with Phase Blades will leave behind a Cosmic Simulacrum.

Cosmic Simulacrum
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On Mythic difficulty, Cosmic Simulcrums explode in a Collapsing Nova if placed within 8 yards of each other.

Cosmic Shards
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Cosmic Residue
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On Heroic and Mythic difficulties, Cosmic Residue will persist throughout the fight.

Collapsing Nova
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Shattering Sweep

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Captain's Flourish

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Rain of Arrows

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Loot

15 drops · item level 1 to 571 · 8 slots (Feet, Head, Neck, One-Hand, Ranged, Trinket +2 more) · 1 tradeable

Nexus-Princess Ky'veza

Nexus-Princess Ky'veza arrived at Nerub-ar Palace only recently, quickly establishing herself as a confidante of Queen Ansurek. However, rumors abound within the inner court that she may harbor a dark and deadly secret. If discovered, the princess is prepared to dispatch all witnesses without mercy...

Abilities & Strategy

Overview

Ky'veza marks targets for their Assassination while haunting Nether Phantoms emerge from her shadow to mirror the massacre. Upon reaching 100 energy, Ky'veza invokes a Starless Night as phantoms slaughter her enemies in the darkness.

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Stage One: The Phantom Blade

Assassination
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Queensbane
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On Heroic difficulty, Dark Viscera spews from the bursting player.

Nether Phantom

A spectral image of Ky'veza that mirrors some of her attacks.

Death Masks
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Death Cloak
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Twilight Massacre
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Queensbane
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On Heroic difficulty, Dark Viscera spews from the bursting player.

Nether Rift
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Nexus Daggers
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Void Shredders
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Chasmal Gash
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Stage Two: Starless Night

Starless Night
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Eternal Night
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Loot

14 drops · item level 1 to 571 · 7 slots (Feet, Hands, One-Hand, Ranged, Trinket, Waist +1 more) · 1 tradeable

Queen Ansurek

After a revelation of traitors in her court, Queen Ansurek decides she must eradicate the palace's invaders herself. However, paranoia over whom she can trust gnaws at her psyche. With her allies dwindling, Queen Ansurek may delve into dark powers to attain victory, even if that means her most loyal soldiers become her next meal...

Abilities & Strategy

Overview

As the battle begins, Ansurek ejects Reactive Froth and then unleashes Venom Nova. Eventually, Ansurek tries to feed on her weakened enemies with Predation. After players break her web shield, Ansurek begins ascending to her private chamber and calls reinforcements. They prepare to unleash Cosmic Apocalypse while Ansurek attacks players from afar. When players breach her private chamber, Ansurek stops casting Acidic Apocalypse and initiates Aphotic Communion. Using heightened cosmic power, Ansurek intends to consume Queen's Summons with Frothing Gluttony. Using heightened cosmic power, Ansurek intends to consume Acolyte's Essence with Frothing Gluttony.

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  • Liquefied players are highly vulnerable to Feast.
  • Infest inflicts significant damage to allies within a large radius upon expiration.
  • Gorge causes an increasing amount of damage with each strike.
  • Venom Nova makes Reactive Froth unusable upon contact.
  • Feast absorbs a signficant amount of healing.
  • Infest creates Gloom Hatchlings that cause lethal damage if they reach Ansurek.
  • Gorge causes several bursts of damage to all players that mitigation reduces.

Stage One: A Queen's Venom

Ansurek battles with poison and web to show her mastery of traditional Nerubian power.

Reactive Toxin
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Reactive Froth
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Venom Nova
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Reaction Vapor
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Silken Tomb
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Grasping Silk
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Acid Explosion
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In Heroic difficulty and above, the explosion inflicts damage to all players and Ansurek's globs of venom form Acid.

In Heroic difficulty and above, the healing absorbed increases based on this ability's inflicted damage.

Web Blades
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Acrid Presence
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Intermission: The Spider's Web

Ansurek shrouds herself in webbing and feeds on her weakened enemies.

Predation
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Predation Threads
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In Heroic difficulty and above, this affliction causes damage to nearby players.

Paralyzing Venom
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Stage Two: Royal Ascension

Ansurek calls reinforcements to her aid as she ascends to her private chamber.

Shadowgate
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Gloom Touch
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Shadowy Distortion
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Queen Ansurek
Acid Bolt
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Acidic Apocalypse
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Ascended Voidspeaker
Shadowblast
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Radiating Gloom
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Echoing Connection
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Devoted Worshipper
Gloom Touch
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In Mythic difficulty, this affliction also damages nearby players.

Worshipper's Protection
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Cosmic Apocalypse
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Chamber Guardian
Echoing Connection
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Chamber Expeller
Expulsion Beam
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Echoing Connection
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Chamber Acolyte
Dark Detonation
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Caustic Skitterer

Caustic Skitterers land and attack nearby players.

Caustic Fangs
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Stage Three: Paranoia's Feast

Ansurek embraces a dark power as paranoia takes hold.

Abyssal Infusion
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Abyssal Conduit
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Frothing Gluttony
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Glutton Threads
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Froth Vapor
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In Heroic difficulty and above, this effect also occurs if Frothing Gluttony touches Acolyte's Essence.

Queen's Summons
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Acolyte's Essence
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In Mythic difficulty, Abyssal Conduits do not consume Acolyte's Essence.

Dark Barrier
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Null Detonation
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Royal Condemnation
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Royal Shackles
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Infested Gloomburst
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In Heroic difficulty and above, this ability inflicts additional Shadow damage based on the amount of Physical damage done.

Gloom Splatter
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Web Blades
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Dreadful Presence
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Cataclysmic Evolution
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Loot

17 drops · item level 1 to 571 · 10 slots (Chest, Finger, Hands, Legs, One-Hand, Shield +4 more) · 1 tradeable

Ulgrax the Devourer

Queen Ansurek's evolutionary experimentation created a number of monstrous guardians for her throne, none more voracious than Ulgrax the Devourer. Driven mad by endless hunger, Ulgrax is now the ravenous protector of Queen Ansurek's court.

Abilities & Strategy

Overview

Ulgrax attempts to devour players by engaging in a Carnivorous Contest and places globs of Stalker's Webbing throughout the arena. At zero energy, Ulgrax goes mad with hunger, attacking players with Juggernaut Charge. Ulgrax then demands to be fed, unleashing Hungering Bellows until his energy is brought to full.

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  • Ravenous Spawn continually place applications of Disembowel on a player.
  • Excessively Tenderized players will become unable to be healed.

Gleeful Brutality

Carnivorous Contest
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In Mythic difficulty, bound players will emerge from the Contest Battered and Bruised. Ulgrax will enter a Contemptful Rage if fewer than 6 players participate in the Contest.

Battered and Bruised
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Contemptful Rage
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Stalker's Webbing
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Stalker's Netting
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Hardened Netting
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Digestive Acid
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Venomous Lash
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Brutal Crush
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Tenderized
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Hulking Crash
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Feeding Frenzy

Ready to Feed
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Hungering Bellows
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Juggernaut Charge
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Ravenous Spawn

Ulgrax spawns a host of delectible insects.

Disembowel
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Chunky Viscera
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Bile-Soaked Spawn
Bioactive Spines
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Disembowel
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Chunky Viscera
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Stalker's Webbing
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Stalker's Netting
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Hardened Netting
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Swallowing Darkness
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Loot

13 drops · item level 571 · 12 slots (Back, Chest, Feet, Head, Legs, One-Hand +6 more) · all Bind on Pickup

The Silken Court

Scarab Lord Anub'arash and Skeinspinner Takazj are Queen Ansurek's most trusted advisors, yet these two powerful nerubians harbor a hatred for each other even more powerful than their loyalty to the throne. While unleashing their considerable strength onto their enemies, each also fights to ensure their counterpart doesn't survive.

Abilities & Strategy

Overview

The lords of the Silken Court fight as rivals for the queen's favor, alternatingly assaulting their enemies with Web Bomb and Reckless Charge. Upon reaching 100 void energy, Takazj ascends into void form and begins to Shatter Existence. After rejoining the battle, Anub'arash begins to summon Stinging Swarms as Takazj evokes Cataclysmic Entropy. Upon reaching 100 anger, Anub'arash enters a raging fury and unleashes a Spike Storm. Now with both members of the court at their full power, Anub'arash storms across the chamber with Reckless Charge as Takazj conjures Cataclysmic Entropy.

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Whispers of The Silken Court

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Mark of Paranoia
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Mote of Overwrought Paranoia
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Mark of Rage
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Mote of Unrelenting Rage
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Mark of Death
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Queen's Proclamation

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Stage One: Clash of Rivals

Anub'arash
Reckless Charge
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Burrowed Eruption
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Call of the Swarm
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Impaling Eruption
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On Mythic difficulty, players hit by a spike create a Mote of Unrelenting Rage or a Mote of Overwrought Paranoia.

Piercing Strike
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Skeinspinner Takazj
Venomous Rain
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On Mythic difficulty, players hit create a Mote of Unrelenting Rage or a Mote of Overwrought Paranoia.

Skittering Leap
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Poison Bolt
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Intermission: Void Ascension

Shatter Existence
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Entropic Barrage
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On Mythic difficulty, players hit create a Mote of Unrelenting Rage or a Mote of Overwrought Paranoia.

Stage Two: Grasp of the Void

Anub'arash
Stinging Swarm
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Impaling Eruption
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On Mythic difficulty, players hit with this spell create either a Mote of Unrelenting Rage or a Mote of Overwrought Paranoia.

Call of the Swarm
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Piercing Strike
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Skeinspinner Takazj
Cataclysmic Entropy
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On Mythic difficulty, Takazj launches an Entropic Barrage as she begins casting.

Web Vortex
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On Mythic difficulty, players hit create a Mote of Unrelenting Rage or a Mote of Overwrought Paranoia.

Entropic Desolation
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On Mythic difficulty, players hit create a Mote of Unrelenting Rage or a Mote of Overwrought Paranoia.

Strands of Reality
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On Mythic difficulty, players hit create a Mote of Unrelenting Rage or a Mote of Overwrought Paranoia.

Void Step
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Void Bolt
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Intermission: Raging Fury

Spike Storm
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Seismic Upheaval
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On Mythic difficulty, players hit with this spell create either a Mote of Unrelenting Rage or a Mote of Overwrought Paranoia.

Stage Three: Unleashed Rage

Anub'arash
Stinging Swarm
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Reckless Charge
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Burrowed Eruption
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Spike Eruption
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On Mythic difficulty, players hit with this spell create either a Mote of Unrelenting Rage or a Mote of Overwrought Paranoia.

Unleashed Swarm
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Piercing Strike
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Skeinspinner Takazj
Web Vortex
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On Mythic difficulty, players hit with this spell create either a Mote of Unrelenting Rage or a Mote of Overwrought Paranoia.

Cataclysmic Entropy
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On Mythic difficulty, Takazj launches an Entropic Barrage as she begins casting.

Entropic Desolation
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On Mythic difficulty, players hit create a Mote of Unrelenting Rage or a Mote of Overwrought Paranoia.

Strands of Reality
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On Mythic difficulty, players hit create a Mote of Unrelenting Rage or a Mote of Overwrought Paranoia.

Void Step
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Void Bolt
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Loot

14 drops · item level 1 to 571 · 7 slots (Feet, Hands, Neck, Shoulder, Trinket, Two-Hand +1 more) · 1 tradeable

Rasha'nan

Twisted by Queen Ansurek's experiments, Rasha'nan was transformed from a proud nerubian into a monstrous, winged horror. Trapped within her new form, shattered memories of her former self drive Rasha'nan into an unquenchable rage.

Abilities & Strategy

Overview

Wounded during the events of the Dawnbreaker, Rasha'nan begins the encounter Wounded in Battle at 60% health. As the encounter progresses, she repositions around the arena casting Acidic Eruption and pelting players with Caustic Hail.

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Rolling Acid

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Corrosion
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Acidic Stupor
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Acid Pools
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Spinneret's Strands

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On this difficulty, Spinneret's Strands tether affects all players in the damage radius.

Spinneret's Websnap
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Tacky Threads
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On this difficulty, the first player to unleash a Spinneret's Websnap triggers Tacky Threads.

Sticky Webs
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Infested Spawn

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On this difficulty, Infested Spawn's initial damage affects players in a radius around the marked target.

Infested Bite
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On this difficulty, Infested Bite additionally reduces movement speed.

Enveloping Webs

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Savage Assault

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Savage Wound
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Web Reave

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Erosive Spray

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Lingering Erosion
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Acid Pools
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Acidic Eruption

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Acidic Carapace
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Caustic Hail

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Acid Pools
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Tacky Burst

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Loot

14 drops · item level 1 to 571 · 8 slots (Back, Feet, Head, Neck, One-Hand, Trinket +2 more) · 1 tradeable

The Bloodbound Horror

In the dark pits below Nerub-ar Palace, the blood of the Old Gods congeals in foul, black pools. The Bloodbound Horror rises from this vile ooze - drawing everything in its path into The Unseeming.

Abilities & Strategy

Overview

The Bloodbound Horror periodically manifests creatures into The Unseeming to aid its assault. When splattered by Gruesome Disgorge players enter The Unseeming and can attack the creatures directly. Upon reaching 100 energy, The Bloodbound Horror assails players with Goresplatter, inflicting deadly damage to those caught within.

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Gruesome Disgorge

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The Unseeming
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Lost Watcher
Forgotten Harbinger
Unseeming Blight
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Bloodcurdle

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Spewing Hemorrhage

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Goresplatter

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Seeping Transfusion
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Crimson Rain

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Grasp From Beyond

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Black Sepsis

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Loot

13 drops · item level 571 · 10 slots (Chest, Feet, Finger, Head, Legs, One-Hand +4 more) · all Bind on Pickup

Broodtwister Ovi'nax

Deep within the bowels of the queen's palace, Broodtwister Ovi'nax conducts abominable experiments with the black blood found in Azj-kahet. This corpulent horror lumbers through the palace's cavernous depths, regurgitating inky sludge onto hatchlings to observe its gruesome effects.

Abilities & Strategy

Broodtwister Ovi'nax injects players with Experimental Dosage which causes nearby eggs to hatch upon expiration, unleashing the horrors within. Upon reaching 100 energy, Broodtwister Ovi'nax will Ingest Black Blood, growing in power and causing the room to slowly fill with Sanguine Overflow

Tanks
  • Volatile Concoction inflicts damage to all players based on how much health the target is missing when it is removed.
  • Sanguine Overflow mutates any creatures it comes into contact with.
  • Colossal Spiders inflict increasing damage with Vicious Bite.
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  • Experimental Dosage causes nearby eggs to hatch, unleashing the horrific experiments incubating within.
  • Sticky Web immobilizes nearby players when removed.
  • Blood Parasites Infest their target upon reaching them.
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  • Experimental Dosage causes nearby eggs to hatch, unleashing the horrific experiments incubating within.
  • Broodtwister Ovi'nax inflicts increasing Shadow damage and healing absorbs as he receives more Unstable Infusions.
  • Volatile Concoction inflicts damage to all players based on how much health the target is missing when it is removed.

Experimental Dosage

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On Mythic difficulty, 2 simultaneous Experimental Dosage are required to cause a nearby egg to hatch.

Experimental Eggs

Colossal Egg
Colossal Spider
Squirming Egg
Voracious Worm
Quivering Broodcluster
Blood Parasite

Ingest Black Blood

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Unstable Infusion
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Vile Discharge
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Catalyze Mutation
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Mutation: Accelerated
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Mutation: Necrotic
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Mutation: Ravenous
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Sanguine Overflow

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Caustic Reaction
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Sticky Web

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Web Eruption
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Volatile Concoction

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Loot

14 drops · item level 70 to 571 · 8 slots (Feet, Finger, Hands, Held In Off-hand, Trinket, Two-Hand +2 more) · 1 tradeable

Collectibles from Nerub-ar Palace

2 collectibles whose in-game collection entry names Nerub-ar Palace as a source.

Mounts (2)

Quests

2 quests Blizzard’s quest data files under Nerub-ar Palace, all for level 80:

Achievements

27 achievements tied to Nerub-ar Palace, worth 255 achievement points in total.

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